Bad Bill's Break

"Bail Bill" was a well-known eharíicter in the west, and thero are many stories told of his exploits, but one oí the best has never been printed, and was related to a Washington Star reporter by a man who was present when it occurred. Great Bentl, Kas., now one of the best towns in the state, was at one time about the worst. This was when it was a railroad terminus before Dodgo City was established. A travellng evangelist went to Great Bend and tried to start a revival. There were a few Chrlatlans in town and thpse all attended IHo flrst meeting, the only one of the unregenerate being present heing "B:id Bill," who took a front soat. Every one f '-od trouble when he walleed into i. hurch, but he sat there quietly dür'ng the exhortation. The ivangellst iiiested all who wanted to go to heaven to stand up and every erson present except Bill aróse. When they were seated again Bill got up, nul. drawing two pistols, said: "You say you want to go to heaven. Now, anything I can do to help this game along ana give pleasure to the players I'm in for. You all want to go to heaven and I'll give you as goed il chance as you'll ever have. The first man that gets up I'll glve him a ticket clean through .without any stop-ovors." The evangelist crawled under a seat and the members of the congregation laiil on the chaire." "Well," said Bill, "I see you wasn't in earnest, so we'll put out the lights and cali this meetin' adjourned." One by one he shot out the lights an i by morning the evangelist was on hif way to Hutchlnson, while the members of the congregation lipt quiet and made no further attempts at holding a revival.