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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1898)
T H E T O R C H O F R E A S O N , S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N , D E C E M B E R , 1, 1898. lady and the child, and when the red lights of the rear car had faded away in the distance, Rushton went back to his room, and, flinging! himself on his hard couch, sank j into the deep sleep of exhaustion. Morning brought the superin tendent, a middle aged man with a stern mouth, hut kindly eyes. Ere he had been in the office ten minutes, Rushton began his confes sion of how he had squandered the company’s funds, and thereby prov ed himself untrustworthy. The whole wretched story was told. Once turned on the right track, Rushton was not the man to gloss over or palliate any of his own faults, and, when ended, he said, with quivering, white lips: “I ’ve told you all, sir—every bit. I know I have done wrong, and I am ready to let the law take its course.” I “ And so am I,” said the superin tendent, with a kindly look in his eyes. “The law of mercy shall take its course, but, Hugh Rushton, you are too noble a man to wear the striped clothes of a convict. I Coolidge s Brick, Opposite Bank, mean to put you on your feet again. No one shall know o f - SILVERTON, OREGON, ahem—your fault. Ever since my wife reached home she has been de vising plans for your benefit.” “Your wife?” inquiringly. “ Yes. You did not know, did you, that it was my only child you MRS. D. L. FIESTER, PROP. saved last night? Ah, it is my turn to thank you, Hugh Rushton. 3 K eep Y o u r ..The... vz MZ MZ MZ o n t h i s s p o t . MZ MZ MZ MZ w The New S tore MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ The Paris MZ MZ MZ MZ 1 an am ungrateful a " Z one. but not ... FASHIONABLE M ILLINERY... MZ MZ Years afterward, when Hugh MZ Rushton, esteemed and respected, LA TEST STYLES was visiting his friends, the super L A R G E S T STO CK MZ intendent and his gentle wife, he P R IC E S R IE H T MZ told the latter, in low tones of shame and with tears in his eyes, MZ of the evil design his frenzied brain SEE THE LOVELY PRODUCTIONS MZ had once meditated against her. : OUR “ The thought of it has haunted MZ me for years, dear lady, has dark- ened the happiest moments, and I Chicago T rim m e r ! MZ can not ease my conscience until MZ you know just what a vile wretch I MZ was!” SALEM - OREGON “ My friend!” and she took his MZ hand with her white fingers—“my MZ friend, I knew about it all, and for Six Tracts to Promote gave you. The moon was bright MZ that night, you remember, and by Q r" ¡ p r if i f ¡G MZ its light I saw your figure reflected in the water. From the stealthy, § ( | q jYI MZ suspicious manner I apprehended MZ some violent assault. But then”— » and a smile overspread her fair face 1 Can ins be Forgiven? MZ _“hoW quickly the black, ugly 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil- MZ thought was changed into a beauti- o « ,• n « fu] and noble deed. 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. MZ 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? MZ t h ( 6 Immortality or Annihilation? Remember, if you send us MZ names and addresses of 25 of 291 Commercial Street, In Place of C h ristianity: . , 6 , . . j * „ • Liberal University MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ T H E O NLY S C H O O L MZ OF T H E K IN D . MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ F ree from Superstition MZ MZ Strictly Non-Sectarian MZ MZ MZ — MZ MZ Pupils are Given Every Opportunity to Learn MZ MZ Without Being Hampered by Supersti MZ tions and Dogmas. MZ MZ MZ MZ T L o c a t i o n H e a l t h f u l I' MZ MZ S o c ie ty G ood. MZ E x p e n s e s M o d e ra te A Splendid Corps of Teachers and Good Faci - ities for Teaching. For information, address o • 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? J. E. H O S M E R , Ph. D., B. S. D., P R E S ID E N T , JU ST T H E T H IN G to your Christian friends. Send your Liberal friends and acquaint to 2 hand cents for 6, or 6 cents for 25 tracts, to E liza M owry B i . iven , Brook ances, we will make you a present lyn, Conn., or send 10 cents of a copy of the Torch of Reason for 50, either kind or as sorted kinds, to Song Book No. 1. This will only cost you a few minutes’ work and a THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO., 2 cent stamp. Shverton . . . Oregno S IL V E R T O N .