The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 14, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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SYNOPSIS.
Giles Dudley arrived In San l'rani lam
ft* Join Ills friend anil distant. relative
Henry Wilton, whom lie was to assist
In un important anil inyaterinua task,
ain1 aim accompanied Dudley nil the
ferry boat I risk Into tin* city. The re-
markable renemblunre of tiie two men
la noted anil i onimented on by passen-
gers on the ferry. They aee a man with
make e> i s. wlileli semis a tlirill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones ail explanation
of the strange erranit Dudley is to tier-
form. Imt in eurrencea eauae him to
know it is one of no ordinary meaning.
Wilton leaves (tiles In their room, with
I in.! met Ion to await Ills rettirn. Hardly
lias lie gone than lliles is atarlleil by a
ery of ''Help *' | luilley is atmiinoned to
the morgee end there .finds tin* dead
body of ids friend, Henry Wilton. And
thus Wilton dies wlthnm ever explaining
to Dudley the puzzling work lie was to
perform In San !‘r.tnelseii. in order to
discover the seen*! mission his friend had
entrusted to him. I Hid ley eotitfnues his
disguise and permits himself to lie km
guise and permils himself to tie known
Henry Wilton. Dudley, mistaken for
lion, is
in a stork broke-rag
IIS
W
ry \\ ihoti. Dudley. 11
is employed by Knapp
brokerage deal, lliles
to assist I
Dudley
1 Willi
Mother Horton who makes a eonfldant
of him. lie run b-arn pnlliing about the I
mysterious hoy further than that It is )
ige
tinds himself closeted In
mysterious hoy further than Halt
Tim Ten-Ill and Durhv Meeker who .arc
after him 11. is told that "Dicky" Nuhl
is u traitor, playing both hands in tiie
Dudley gets his first knowledge of
eltig both hands In the
game. Dudley g.
J leeker. who is
Hoard. Dudley \tslts the home or am
and is stricken hv the heunty of Hoe
Ids daughter. He learns the note was
forgerv. lie Is provided with four guards,
about
app
■lla.
Ill-own. li n k turns.■. l-'ltzhug
lie learns there Is to lie no
all expenses will
four goal
1 and 1*0 r
i rouble
xprases will he paid, the
lards being paid by one
bodv of Henry Wilton
Dudlei
ry re-
Mntlu-r Dor-
iu (*or
mow
1 lire of the gu
■•rtli limond.” Tl
Is eominilted to the vault
spends to a note and visit!
ton In company with I’olieenuin t'orson
(Jib-s Dudley again visits the Knapp
hone-. He is fascinated by l.uella slid
bored by Mrs. Bowser. Slumming tour
through Chinatown is planned. The trip
I I Clilnutown. (libs Dudley lenrns that
the party Is being shadowed by Terrill.
CHAPTER XVII—Continued.
"Oh. isn't it sweet! So charming!"
erted Mrs. Howser, ns we came into
lull view of the scene anti crossed the
invisible line Hint carries one from
modern San Francisco into the an-
cient oriental city, instinct with for-
eign life, that goes by the name of
Chinatown. Sordid and foul as it ap-
pears by daylight, there was a charm
and romance to it under the lantern-
lights that softened the darkness.
Crowds of Chinese hurried along the
streets, loitered at corners, gathered
about points of interest, but it seemed
as though it was all one man repeated
over and over.
"Why, they're all alike!” exclaimed
Mrs. Bowser. "How do they ever tell
each other apart?"
“Oh. that's aisy enough, ma'am,” re-
filled Corson with a twinkle In his
eye. "They tie a knot in their pig-
tails. and that's they way you know
’em.”
"Laws! you don't say!” said Mrs.
Itowser, much Impressed. "I never
could tell ’em that way."
"It is a strange resemblance." said
Mr. Carter. "Don't you find It almost
impossible to distinguish between
them?"
"To tell you the truth, sor, no," said
Corson. "It's a trick of the eye with
you, sor. If you was to lie here with
'em for a month or two you'd ntver
think there was two of ’em alike.
There's as much difference betwixt
one and another as with any two
white men. I was lotke you at first.
1 says to nieself that they're as like
as two pease. But. now. look at those
two mugs there In that door. They're
no more alike than you and me, as
Mr. Wilson here can tell you, sor."
The difference between the two
Chinese failed to Impress me. liut
1 was mindful of my reputation as an
old resident.
"Oh, yes; a very marked contrast,”
I said promptly, just as I would have
sworn that they were twins If Corson
had suggested It.
"Very remarkable!” said Mr. Carter
dubiously.
In and out we wound through the
olrnetal city—the fairy-land that
stretched away, gay with lanterns and
busy with strange crowds, changing at
times as we came nearer to a tawdry
reality, cheap, dirty, and heavy with
odors. Here was n shop where Ivory
in delicate carvings, bronze work dial
showed the patient handicraft and gro-
tesque fancy of the oriental artist, lay-
side by side with porcelains, fine and
coarse, decorated with the barbaric
taste in form and color that rules the
arl of the auclent empire. Next the
rich shop was a low den from whose
open door poured fumes of tobacco
and opium, and in whose misty depths
figures of bloused little men huddled
around tables and swayed hither and
thither. The click of dominoes, the
rattling of allcks and counters, and the
excited cries of men. rose from the
throng.
"They're the biggest gamblers the
Onld N’ick Ivor had to his hand." said
Corson; "there isn't one of 'em down
there that wouldn't bet the coat off Ids
back.”
"Dear me, how dreadful!” said Mrs.
Bowser. "And do we have to go down
Into that horrible hole, and how can
we ever get out with OUT lives?"
"Weis not going down there,
ma'am." interrupted Corson shortly.
'And where next?” asked l.uella.
The question was addressed to the
policeman, not to me. Except for a
formal greeting when he had met. I.tl-
ella had spoken no word to me during
the eventug.
'Here's the biggest Joss-house In
town." said Corson. "We might as
well see >* now •» s"» t'””*."
"Oh. do let us see those delightfully
horrible Idols,” cried Mrs. Bowser.
The policeman led the way Into the
dimly-lighted building that served as
a temple.
I lingered a moment by the door to
see thut all my party passed In.
“There's Walnwright," whispered
Porter, who closed the procession.
"Where?" 1 asked, a dim remem-
brance of the mission on which 1 had
sent him In pursuit of the snake-eyed
man giving the Information a sinister
twist.
Porter gave a chirrup and “Wain-
wright, halted nt the door.
"He's just passed up the alley here,”
said Walnwright in a low voice.
"Who? Terrill?” l asked.
"Yes,” said Walnwright. "I’ve kept
him In sight all the evening.”
"Hasn't he seen you?" asked Porter.
"I spied you as soon as you turned the
corner.”
"Don't know." said Walnwright;
"hut something's up. There he goes
now. 1 mustn't miss him." And
Walnwright was off.
The presence of Terrill gave me
some tremors of anxiety, for I knew-
that his unscrupulous ferocity would
stop at nothing. Then I reflected that
the presence of Doddridge Knapp's
daughter was a protection against an
attack from Doddridge Knapp's
agents, and I followed the party Into
the heathen temple without further
apprehensions.
The temple was small, and the dim,
religious light gave an all- of mystery
ins my arm, "but it's certainly stupid
at times."
1 suspected thut Mr. Carter had not
been entirely successful in uieettug
Miss Knapp's Ideas of what an escort
should be.
"I didn't suppose you could find any-
thing stupid." 1 said.
"I atu Intensely Interested." she re-
torted. "but unfortunately the list of
subjects has come to an end.”
"You might have begun at the begin-
ning again.”
"He did," she whispered, “so
thought it time he tried the guide *
Aunt Julia."
"Thank you,” I said.
"Thank him. you mean." she sa'< 1
gaily. Now don't be stupid yourself,
so please change the subject. Do you
know," she continued without giving
me time to speak, "that the only way
1 can he reconciled to this place and
the sights we have seen is to imagine
I am in Canton or Peking, thousands
of miles from home? Seen there. It Is
Interesting, instructive. natural—a
part of the people. As a part of San
Francisco it is only vile."
"Come this way,” said Corson, halt-
ing with the party at one of the doors.
“I’ll show you through some of the
opium dens, and that will bring us to
the stage door of the theater."
"How close and heavy the air Is!”
said Luella, as we followed the wind-
ing passage iu the dim Illumination j
that came from an occasional gas jet ,
or oil lamp.
"The yellow man Is a Arm believer j
in the motto, ’Ventilation is the root ]
of all evil, "I admitted.
The fumes of tobacco and opium j
were heavy on the air, and a moment
later we came on a cluster of small ;
rooms or dens, fitted with couches and 1
bunks. It needed no description to j
make the purpose plain. The whole I
process of intoxication by opium was
before me, from the heating of the |
metal pipe to the final stupor that is !
the gift and end of the Black Smoke. |
Here, was a coolie mixing the drug; j
there, just beyond him, was another, ;
drawing whiffs from the bubbling nar- j
eotic through the bamboo handle of
his pipe; there, still beyond, was an-1
other, lying back unconscious, half-
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to the ugly figure of the god and the
trappings of the place.
"That's one of the richest carvings
ever brought Into this country," said
Corson, pointing to a part of the altar
mounting. "Tin thousand dollars
wouldn't touch one side of it."
"You don't say!" cried Mrs. Bowser,
while the rest murmured In the effort
to admire ihe work of art. “And Is
that stuff burning for a disinfectant?"
She pointed to numerous pieces of
punk, such as serve the small boy on
the Fourth of July, that were ronsiim
Ing slowly before Ihe ugly joss.
"No, ma'am—not hut they needs It
all right enough." said Corson, "but
that's the haythen way of sayln' your
prayers.”
This information was so astonishing j
that Corson was allowed to finish his !
explanation without further lemarks !
from Mrs. Bowser.
■‘I'll show yon the theater next." |
elad. repulsive, a very sorry reality In
deed to the gorgeous dreams that are
reputed to follow In the train of the
seductive pipe.
"This is depressing." said Luella.
with a touch on my arm. “Let's g<>
on.”
“Turn to the right there.” Corson
called out, as we led the way while
he was explaining to Mr. Carter the
method of smoking.
"Let us get where there Is some
air," said Luella. "This odor Is sick-
ening."
We hastened on. and. turning to the
right, soon mme on two passages. One
led up a stair, hidden by a turn after
half a dozen steps The other
stretched 50 or 75 feet before us. and
an oil lamp on a brarkett at the fartb
er end gave a smoky light to the pass
age and to a mean little court on
which K appeared to open.
"We had better wait for the rest.”
said he. as he led the way of the ] said Luella cautiously,
temple with Mrs. Bowser giving her
views of the picturesque heathen In
| questions that Corson found no break
in the conversation long enough to an-
swer. As I lingered for a moment In
some depression of spirit, waiting for
the others to file out. a voice that
thrilled me s|ioke In my ear.
"Our guide Is enjoying a great fa-
vor." It was Luella. noticing me for
the first time since Ihe expedition had
started.
"He has every reason to be delight-
ed,” I returned, brightening at the
favor 1 was enjoying
"Foreign travel Is said to be of great
ie «di<ca>ion,' *»IU Lu*Ha. tak
As she spoke, one of the doors to-
ward the farther end of the pasting*
swung back and a tall, heavy figure
came out. My heart gave a great
bound, and 1 felt without realizing it
at the moment that Luella clutched
my arm fiercely.
In the dim light the figure was the
figure of the Wolf, the head was the
head of the Wolf and though no light
shone upon It. the fare was Ihe fact
of the Wolf, livid, distorted with an
ger, fear and brutal passions.
"Doddridge Knapp!” t exclaimed,
and gave a step forward.
It flashed on me that one myster>
was cip's.ined I had found out w*«r
the Doddridge Knapp of plot and coun-
terplot. and the Doddlrdge Knapp who
was the generous and confidential em-
ployer. could dwell In the saute body.
The King of the Street was a slave of
tbo Black Smoke, and. Itee many an
other, went mud under the Influence
of the subtle drug.
As I moved forward. Luella clung to
me and gave a low cry. The Wolf
figure threw one malignant look at u*
and was gone.
"Take me home. oh. take me home!"
cried l.uella In low suppressed tones,
trembling and half-falling. I put my
arm about her to support her.
"What Is It?" 1 asked.
She leaned upon me for one mo-
ment. and the black walls and gloomy
passage became a palace filled with
flowers. Then her strength and reso-
lution returned and she shook hArself
free. •
“Come; let us go back to the oth-
ers," she said a little unsteadily. “Wv
should not have left them.”
"Certainly," I replied. "Thoy ought
to be here by this time.”
lint as we turned a sudden cry
sounded as of an order given. There
was a bang of wood and a click of
metal, and us we looked we saw that
unseen hands had closed the way to
ottr return. A barred anil Iron-bound
door was locked in our faces.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Battle in the Maze.
For an instant 1 was overwhelmed
with terror and self-reproach. The
bolted door before me gave notice of
danger as plainly as though the word
had been painted upon Its front. The
dark and lowering walls of the pass-
age In Which tin- Wolf figure of Dodd-
ridge Knapp had aitpeared and disap-
peared whispered threats. And I, in
my folly and carelessness, had
brought Luella Knapp Into this place
anJ exposed her to the dangers that
encircled me. It w-as this thought that
for the moment unnerved me,
"What does this mean?" asked Lo*
olla in a matter-of-fact lone.
"It is a poor practical joke, I fear.”
said 1 lightly. I took occasion to shift
a revolver to my overcoat pocket.
"Well, arn't you going to get me out
of here?” she asked with a little sug-
gestion of impatience.
"That Is my present Intention." I re-
plied. beating a tattoo on the door.
"You'll hurt your fists," she said.
"You must find some way besides
beating it down."
"I'm trying to bring our friends
here,” said I. "They should have been
with us before now."
"Isn't there another way out?" asked
Luella.
"I suspect there are a good many
ways out," I replied, "but. unfortun-
ately, 1 don't know them." And I gave
a few resounding kicks on the door.
“Where does this stairway go.
wonder?” said Luella. "It can’t be the
way out. Isn't there another?”
"We might try the passage."
She gave a shudder and shrank to
ward me.
"No, no,” she cried In a low voice.
"Try the door again. Somebody must
hear you. and It may be opened.”
I followed her suggestion with a
rain of kicks, emphasized with a shout
that made the echoes ring gloomily
in the passage.
1 heard in reply a sound of voices,
and then an answering shout, and the
steps of men running.
"Are you there, Mr. Wil(on?” cried
Ihe voice of Corson through the door.
"Yes. all safe. 1 answered.
"Well, just hold on a bit and
j we'll—"
The rest of his sentence was lost
In a suppressed scream from Luella
1 turned and darted before her, just
in time to face three Chinese ruffians
who were hastening down the passage
The nearest of the trio, a tall dark
savage with a deep scar across his
cheek, was just reaching out his hand
to seize Luella when I sprang forward
and planted a blow square upon bis
chin. He fell back heavily, lifted al-
most off his feet by my impact, and
lay like a log on the floor.
The other two ruffians halted Irreso-
lute for an instant, and I drew my re-
volver. Their wish seemed to be to
take me alive if possible. After a
moment of hesitation there was a mut-
tered exclamation and one of the des
la radoes drew his hand from his
blouse.
"Oh!” cried Luella. "He's got a
knife!”
Before he could make another
movement I fired once, twice, three
time*. There was a scramble and
sniffle In the passageway, and the
stnoke rolled thick In front, blotting
out the scene that had stood la nil-
hnnettte before ns.
Fearful of a rush from the Chinese
I threw one arm about Luella. and.
keeping my body between ber and
IMisalble attack, guided ber to the stair
that led upward at nearly right angles
from the passage She was trembling
and her breath came short, but her
spirit bad not quailed. She shook
herself free as I placed ber on the first
step.
"Have you killed them?" she asked
quietly.
"I hope *o.” 1 replied, looking ran
tiously around the coiier to see the
results of my fusillade. The smoke
had spread into a thin haze through
Ihe passage
(TO HK CONTINCKD. I
Tima Lost Means Slavery.
The time wasted In delaying and
liostponlng and procrastinating and
putting off. If rightly utilised, would
be sufficient to accomplish the most
Important of tasks, which when thus
shunned for the present because of
some little unpleasantness or diffi-
culty are liable to never be performed
The road of Hy-aad by” leads to (ha
(owe n| ">'•»« "
A Prophet
Scorned
Jercmlwh Warneth the Jews
in Egypt.
BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY”
PREACHER
U'orillflli, »w«. lt| lh« -ktllhtar, W 1 Salats11 )
!tum them from their ways and
tiring them hark lo the worship of the
true God," he urged wistfully to him-
salf one day as he pondered over the
situation "After all, I am glad that
Johanau laid violent hand* upon mo
and dragged me thither, for I alone
remain faithful to God. Oh. that Ho
would give me his message to speak."
"But of what use Is It to apeak?”
rame a voice from within.
"Yea, I know It seems futile.” he
admitted dejectedly, "but that is no
reason why 1 should not speak. It
Outline of the I’roplie. ies of Jeremiah
The natural grouping of the prophecies - I* not for tue to withhold because fho
ns suggest*-<t by Bunsen and Kwultl is ground Into which ihe seed falls Is
that which Is marked by the recurrence hari, and ul,productive. Woe is me If
of the formula. **The word of flu* u»nl . . . . . . . #
came to Jeremiah." and I. a. follow. 1 "«» <>»•* against the iniquities of
Chapter i Introduction chapters *-il— I my people. Oh, God. gtve me thy mes-
Probably tli* roll written by llarut h sage**
Mftrr the roll read In tlM ear* of
Jrholaklm had bts*n burnt by him Chap
ter* li-'i* Hhortsr prophct-le* d**liv**r«*«i
uKMlnut the klnKM of Judali and fain**
prophet*. riiapt**n» Two great
pro|>l»«H*l**s» of th«* fall of J**ruaaleiu
«*hapt«m 3-31 Tin* meaaage of comfort
for the exile* In Babylon. Chapter* K-44
History of the la*t two year* before the
eHpture of Jerusalem t’hapter* 4rf-51 —
Prophecle* again*! foreign nation*, end-
ing with the great prediction* again*!
Babylon, t’liapter i.’ Supplementary nar-
rative, whirl) I* alao a preface to I«amen-
tation*. wlileli book I* an appendix to the
lx»ok of Jeremiah In the shape of an ode
full of pathetie tenderness. The genu-
ineness of tin* book of Jeremiah ha*
never bwfl aerlotialy r|neatlon«*d. neither
ean the date la- doubted.
Scripture Authority—Jeremiah, chap-
ter 44.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
SERMONETTE.
Disloyal to their God in their
own land, the Jews fell easy vie
tims to the influences with
which they found themselves
surroi vded in Egypt, and It was
not long before they were in-
dulging in all the idolatrous
practices of the Egyptians, burn
ing incense to the queen of
heaven and pouring out drink
offerings unto her.
Then the word of the Lord
came to Jeremiah concerning
all of the Jews that dwelt in
Egypt- ,
Note two things;
First. The mercy and long-
suffering kindness of God in
seeking to turn his people from
their evil ways. Despite their
wicked refusal to listen to his
voice and not go down into
Egypt, he goes after the wan-
dering sheep there and strives
to bring them back to himself.
God never gives up a soul until
the utmost effort on his part
has been exhausted to win it
back to the paths of righteous-
ness. Remember that.
Second. Johanan's evil pur-
pose in dragging Jeremiah off
to Egypt turns to the bringing
about of good. Jeremiah in
Egypt will not be silent, and
there amidst the wickedness of
the Jews he lifts his voice
against their idolatrous prac-
tices. and warns them of the
awful evils that are to come
upon them becauee of their
wrong doing.
Notice, also, as you read this
forty-fourth chapter, the reply
which the people make to Jere-
miah, betokening the depths
spiritually to which they had
fallen. Before they had come
into Egypt they had spoken of
“our God.” and had excused
their refusal to obey the words
of Jeremiah by declaring that
he, the prophet, had spoken
falsely. But now. after per-
haps a year’s sojourn in Egypt,
they go many lengths farther
and blasphemously declare
that blessing came not from
God. but from the queen of
heaven. Thus repudiating God.
they step over the line, where
it only remains for God to bring
final judgment upon them.
It it a solemn fact that there
dees come a time in God's deal-
ings with every heart when the
Spirit of God speaks its final
word of entreaty. When such
a time comes, then nothing re-
mains for that soul but the day
of judgment and the condemns-
X Don of Ood. at he ehall say:
6 "Depart from
UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THE STORY.
|F JEREMIAH had heped whrn ho
1 eras carried down in'o Egypt with
the people under Johanan that there
would be a turning of the people bark
lo God and a longing for return to
Jerusalem, he was forred to abandon
surb ' bought »HA- a few months' so-
journ In the land of the Pharaohs On
every hand he saw evldenres of Ihe
alter abandon of the Jews lo the
Egyptian Influences Partly to Ingrati-
ate themselves Into the favorable eon
tide rat.on of the Egyptians and partly
lo gratify an intensely religions na-
ture which demanded some form of
worship, the Jews seemligly vied
with each other li\ seeing how com-
pletely ibex could do homage to the
gods of the Egyptian* and 'bey be-
came regular devotees at the altars
of these gods, burning Incense and
pouring oat drink offerings before the
queen of heaven.
At Mlgdol. and at Tahpsnbes. and
at Noph. and in ibe country of Path
roe. where it! Jews had set:led the
same renditions prevailed, as Jeremi-
ah ihe prophet discovered as be
passed from place to place and beheld
tbs Idolalroos practices of the Jews
it seemed as tboqgb tbs heart of the
prophet would br-sk with its burden
of sorrow at the sight* which he be-
held—God sweating!? was utterly for-
ge* tew. sad caJy ifca names of the gods
of the Egrt'Ians we e upon the lips of
•he Jaws.
Perhaps we shall yet ho this to
Tho heart that feels the overburden-
ing desire to know God's word and to
speak It. never fails of receivng Di-
vine enlightenment, and the opportu-
nity of becoming the mouthpiece of
God. So It was with Jeremiah. God's
message cann to him, and he went
forth to speak It.
Tho first one he encountered was
Johanan himself, who had eoiuc long
since to treat the prophet with a sort
of good-natured Indifference. Had not
Ihe rouifort and apparent prosperity
with which the Jews now found them-
selves surrounded more than justified
ihe wisdom of his move in taking tho
people into Egypt? He hud nothing
further to feur from the Influence of
Jeremiah over the people. Had not
the prophet's dire warnings Ix-en unful-
filled thus far? And was there any
likelihood that they would ever be ful-
filled? And feeling thus. It was with
supreme satisfaction that he hnd seen
Jeremiah passing from place lo place
where the Jews had their dwelling
place. "He'll learn a thing or two,"
Johanan had rhurkled to himself.
And Jeremiah had learned a thing
or two. but not the ihlhg or two whlrh
Johanan had had in mind. Jeremiah.
Indeed, had observed the prosperity of
the Jews, bill it had only appeared
llkt* a most horrible thing, being noth-
ing more nor less than ihe purchase
price of their souls. Aud as we have
already said, he had observed the
utter abandon of the people lo the
Idolatrous practices of the Egyptians,
hud agonized over It in prayer to God.
and now was going forth with his
message from God. And the first per-
son whom he chanced to meet as he
set forth upon his new mission was
Johanan himself.
His first Impulse was to turn from
him as from one accursed of God. but
instantly there rame the thought:
“Set not the bounds upon God's
grace, neither do thou become judge
in God's place.”
Humbly be turned and addressed
himself to Johanan. |xmrlng out such
a message of entreaty and condemna-
tion upon sin as to fairly make the
man writhe In tbe turmoil of conflict-
ing emotions and an accusing con-
science. But when Jeremiah came to
declare the evil which God would cer-
tainly bring upon tbe people because
of their sins, a contemptuous sneer
curled the lips of Johanan, and, as he
turned away, he exclaimed:
"Thou ever prophesleth evil, but
good cometh lo us. Thou art indeed a
false prophet.”
Nothing daunted. Jeremiah passed
from place lo place, speaking to the
Jews and pointing to the desolation of
Jerusalem and Judea as the evi-
dences of God's certain punishment
upon slu and declaring that God had
spoken, saying. “I will punish them
that dwell In ihe laud of Egypt, as 1
, have punished Jerusalem, by the
sword, by the famine and by the pes-
tilence; so that none of the remnant
of Judah, which are gone Into the
land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall
escape or remain, that they should re-
! turn Into the laud of Judah, (o tbe
whlrh they have a desire to return to
dwell there; for none shall return but
such as shall esca|>*.”
But, however much Johanan pro-
fessed lo be indifferent to the prophet,
he had a lurking fear of the influence
he might exert over the people, and
so, as tbe prophet went about deliver-
ing his message, he followed him,
seeking to unify the people against the
prophet. How well he succeeded was
apparent when the men all rame to-
gether and made answer to Jeremiah
In these words:
"As for the word that thou hast
spoken unto ua in Ihe name of the
iaord. we will not hearken unto thee.
But we will certainly do whatsoever
thing goeth forth out of our mouth, to
burn Incense to ihe queen of heaven,
and to pour out drink offerings unto
her, as we have done. we. snd our
fathers, our kings and our princes In
the cities of Judah, agd In the streets
of Jerusalem, for then had w# plenty
of victuals and were well and saw no
evil.”
Hick and disheartened. Jeremiah
faced that great assembly. They had
scorned him they bad rejected God's
word There remained nothing for
him to do but to deliver God's final
word of judgment.
Thus salth tbe Lord of boats, the
. God of Israel,” he cried "Behold. I
will watch over you for evil, and not
1 for good; and all ibe men of Judah
that are In the land of Egypt shall be
consumed by the sword snd by the
famine until there be an end of them
And I will give Pharaoh, king of
Egypt. Into the bauds of bla enemies,
and Into the hand of them that seek
hls life; as I gave Zedeklah, king of
Judah. Into the hand of Nebuchadnes-
zar. king of Babylon, hls enemy, and
• hat sought bis life.”
Cheap and Good Pavement.
A cheap, yet durable pavement has
been laid by the city of Mankato.
Mleh consist Ing of a misture of
crushed fine stone, gravel and tar.
top^treseed with cement end sand. It
coat only hu cents a linear foot, SB
feet wile.
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