He tried to remember the sermons he had heard. He
had, in Public Speaking, never been a failure norever for one second interesting.
His mother was crying, Oh, this is the happiest hour of my life,dear! Hed take the
firsttext he turned to and talk on that.
Was I, he wondered, just a plain damn fool? He was
unable to pump up evenone good sneer.
But they weresobbing with affection for him. Mighty
proud to have you let me come butting inhere in this informal way. Now thats what I
wanted to explain about Love, and heres how itapplies. Now I suppose I cant ever
even smoke again without going tohell.
Jim shied a thin book at him, and sank again into
infidel sleep. Roberts was really a competent athlete, and he really had skill
inevoking pictures. Think of the joy of being rid of all those nasty little sinsthat
youve felt so ashamed of! He was among them, Judson Roberts, with his arms held out,
hisvoice a bugle.
None of his business if I come out and dothe fair
square thing!
Whatd she thinkif she ever saw him with
Juanita?
Elmer felt himself victorious over life and king of
righteousness. Are you going to let me go awaymiserable and beaten, old man? It
shines upon the cradle of the babe, and shedsits radiance upon the quiet
tomb.
He was among them, Judson Roberts, with his arms
held out, hisvoice a bugle. Going to allow me to be a friend of yours, ifI dont butt
in on your business?
His mother was crying, Oh, this is the happiest
hour of my life,dear!
Been hearing a lot about you, Hell-cat, and you,
Jim. It was the first to dream of immortality.
And they DID look up to me when I gave themthe
invitation! You could knock outany of em, couldnt you! This wasnt buying the baby
any shoes; this wasnt gettinghis spiel done.
Think of the joy of being rid of all those nasty
little sinsthat youve felt so ashamed of! Therewas a light on the washstand beside
Jims bed, but it was a smallkerosene lamp turned low. And I dont require anyJames
Blaine Lefferts to tell me, neither!
I thought, young man, that you lived up toem! It
was all inspired, everyword, no matter what scoffers like Jim said.
Fat nerve of Jimto suggest his pinching anything
from Ingersoll! Trouble withhim is, he thinks he knows it all.
It was all inspired, everyword, no matter what
scoffers like Jim said.
He was among them, Judson Roberts, with his arms
held out, hisvoice a bugle.
It seemed menacing that Eddie should be on the same
train back tocollege.
This wasnt buying the baby any shoes; this wasnt
gettinghis spiel done.
It was an echoing andgaping church, and presently
it was packed, the aisles full.