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But Tim wheeled round and strode off with something like a sob in his throat. Teddy had little idea of the mighty conflict in his breast. The child's words had awakened many memories, and Tim was at that stage now when the powers of good and of evil were contending for his soul. BUT TIM WHEELED ROUND AND STRODE OFF WITH SOMETHING LIKE A SOB IN HIS THROAT TEDDY HAD LITTLE IDEA OF THE MIGHTY CONFLICT IN HIS BREAST THE CHILD'S WORDS HAD AWAKENED MANY MEMORIES AND TIM WAS AT THAT STAGE NOW WHEN THE POWERS OF GOOD AND OF EVIL WERE CONTENDING FOR HIS SOUL
d how dared I keep from being His soldier when He loved me so? You know that, don't you?' 'Ay, so Saxby tells me; but it don't make no difference.' 'No more it didn't to me,' continued the boy eagerly, 'until I went to God and enlisted. I did it quite by myself in the wood. You do it too, Bouncer--you give yourself to God as His soldier, and He'll take you and keep you.' 'I've been too bad; it keeps me wakeful at nights, the very thinkin' of it!' 'But won't God forgive you if you ask Him to?' 'Saxby says so; but I don't know. The fact is, a soldier can't be a Christian in the Army.' 'I don't believe you want to be one of God's soldiers,' said Teddy in a disappointed tone; 'you keep making 'scuses!' There was silence; then Tim Stokes heaved a heavy sigh. 'I won't come no further, youngster; I ain't in a mind to-day to see company, but I'll be at the tea to-night.' 'Oh, Bouncer, do come!' and Teddy's eyes filled with tears. 'You promised you would. I do want you to see mother and granny! MISTER UPTON SAID TO ME HE TOLD ME JESUS HAD DIED FOR ME AND HOW DARED I KEEP FROM BEING HIS SOLDIER WHEN HE LOVED ME SO YOU KNOW THAT DON'T YOU AY SO SAXBY TELLS ME BUT IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE NO MORE IT DIDN'T TO ME CONTINUED THE BOY EAGERLY UNTIL I WENT TO GOD AND ENLISTED I DID IT QUITE BY MYSELF IN THE WOOD YOU DO IT TOO BOUNCER YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO GOD AS HIS SOLDIER AND HE'LL TAKE YOU AND KEEP YOU I'VE BEEN TOO BAD IT KEEPS ME WAKEFUL AT NIGHT'S THE VERY THINKIN OF IT BUT WON'T GOD FORGIVE YOU IF YOU ASK HIM TO SAXBY SAYS SO BUT I DON'T KNOW THE FACT IS A SOLDIER CAN'T BE A CHRISTIAN IN THE ARMY I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WANT TO BE ONE OF GOD'S SOLDIERS SAID TEDDY IN A DISAPPOINTED TONE YOU KEEP MAKING EXCUSES THERE WAS SILENCE THEN TIM STOKES HEAVED A HEAVY SIGH I WON'T COME NO FURTHER YOUNGSTER I AIN'T IN A MIND TO DAY TO SEE COMPANY BUT I'LL BE AT THE TEA TO NIGHT OH BOUNCER DO COME AND TEDDY'S EYES FILLED WITH TEARS YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD I DO WANT YOU TO SEE MOTHER AND GRANNY
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