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"He went away, and I did try to follow his advice I read ot and told the convicts that I believed in a ive all sins and lighten punishot so I loved to talk to them, and sometimes when the chaplain was sick or away he let me take his place on Sundays, and it was there that I learned to preach I served my time out A sharp blowback home to make a new start when a letter from my father toldsister of h up in society, and father wrote ht not to come home branded for life as I was

"Friends, that was a lick that only God's omnipotent hand could soften I ithout ho, for an ex-convict is never encouraged by the world at large That's how I came to take up this work It seems to me at times that I was made for it--that all my trouble was laid on me for a divine purpose"

The speaker paused to take a drink of water fro up to hi out at a door in the rear, he went into the adjoining wood and strode along in the cooling shade toward the h the forest, and ca cliff behind him

Mostyn shuddered The speaker's experiences had vividly brought to mind many of his own questionable exploits in finance He recalled his narrow escape from bankruptcy when, by an adroit lie, he had secured the backing of Mitchell and other money-lenders Old Jefferson Henderson's ashen face and accusing eyes were before him He had broken no law in that case, but only he and Henderson knew of the false statements which had ensnared the creduloushad come in time Pate had intended it as a check to a perilous pace He would speculate no more He would follow Saunders's example and lead a rational life He would live ht--he would irl in the world He would win Dolly's whole heart, and in the future devote himself solely to her happiness What more admirable course could a penitent man pursue? He quickened his step He was thrilled fro-point, and what a turning-point it was! In fancy, he saw hi his brain and brawn to her forever It was really a , as far as lay in his power, of her faive eht be thea suitable husband for Ann Perhaps Saunders e it for hihtful su about as they should! Dolly, Dolly, beautiful, exquisite Dolly was to be his wife, actually his wife!