Something has got on to your nerves." And coolly sweeping his pile into his pocket, he gave up the game.

With an oath Bruce left the table, took another drink, and went unsteadily out to his horse, and soon we heard him ride away into the darkness, singing snatches of the hymn and swearing the most awful oaths.
The missionary's face was white with horror.

It was all new and horrible to him.
"Will he get safely home ?" he asked of The Duke.
"Don't you worry, youngster," said The Duke, in his loftiest manner, "he'll get along." The luminous, dreamy eyes grew hard and bright as they looked The Duke in the face.
"Yes, I shall worry; but you ought to worry more." "Ah!" said The Duke, raising his brows and smiling gently upon the bright, stern young face lifted up to his.

"I didn't notice that I had asked your opinion." "If anything should happen to him," replied the missionary, quickly, "I should consider you largely responsible." "That would be kind," said The Duke, still smiling with his lips.

But after a moment's steady look into the missionary's eyes he nodded his head twice or thrice, and, without further word, turned away.
The missionary turned eagerly to me: "They beat me this afternoon," he cried, "but thank God, I know now they are wrong and I am right! I don't understand! I can't see my way through! But I am right! It's true! I feel it's true! Men can't live without Him, and be men!" And long after I went to my shack that night I saw before me the eager face with the luminous eyes and heard the triumphant cry: "I feel it's true! Men can't live without Him, and be men!" and I knew that though his first Sunday ended in defeat there was victory yet awaiting him..