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"Why, Hellgum and Anna Lisa. They marched themselves down to Clementsson's in the night and kidnapped Gunhild." A cry of amazement escaped Ingmar. "I'm beginning to think my Anna Lisa is married to a brigand!" said the old man. "In the middle of the night they came and tapped on Gunhild's window, and asked her why she wasn't at the Ingmar Farm. She told them about her parents having locked her in.
"'Twas Satan who made 'em do it, said Hellgum. All this her father and mother overheard." "Did they really?" "Yes, they slept in the next room, and the door between was partly open; so they heard all that Hellgum said to entice their daughter." "But they could have sent him away." "They felt that Gunhild should decide for herself.
"It's your belief, then, that Big Ingmar would have approved of calling all persons who do not belong to Hellgum's band devils and anti-Christs, and that he would have refused to associate with his old friends because they held to their old faith?" "I hardly think that such people as Hellgum and Halvor and Karin would behave in that way," said Ingmar.
"For if you join Hellgum's angels it isn't likely that they will let you associate with me." With an oath Ingmar jumped to his feet. "If you go on talking in this strain it may turn out just as you say," he warned. "You may as well understand, once for all, that it is of no use your trying to turn me against my own people, or against Hellgum, who is the grandest man I know."
"Yes," he answered; "these doings of Hellgum are driving me mad. They must be stopped!" "What must be stopped?" "You'll find out before long." Gertrude shrugged her shoulders. "Good-bye, Gertrude!" he said in a choking voice. "And remember what I tell you. You will never join the Hellgumists!" "What do you intend to do, Ingmar?" asked the girl, for she was beginning to feel uneasy.
"The people are looking to you for deliverance from Hellgum. You may be sure that we were spared a lot of unpleasantness by being away from home all winter. It must have been something dreadful in the beginning, before people had got used to this converting craze and to being called devils and hellhounds. But the worst of all was when the converted children started in to preach!"
You may know it by these signs: the gifts of the Spirit which descended upon the early Christians, have also fallen upon us. There are some among us who hear the Voice of God, others who prophesy, and others, again, who heal the sick " "Can you heal the sick?" Halvor broke in eagerly. "Yes," answered Hellgum. "I can heal those who have faith in me."
"Yes; she tried to reason with Gunhild, but Gunhild wouldn't listen." "I have not seen Gunhild at our house," said Ingmar thoughtfully. "No, for now she is back with her parents. It seems that when Gertrude left Gunhild she met Hellgum. 'There stands the one who is to blame for all this, she thought, and then she went straight up to him, and gave him a tongue lashing.
Karin immediately felt a current of life and health shoot through her body, but she was so offended at the man for his obtrusiveness that she pushed away his hand and raised her own as if to strike him. Her indignation was beyond words. Hellgum withdrew toward the door. "One should not reject the help which God sends, but accept it thankfully." "That's true," Karin returned.
On two or three occasions Hellgum had spoken at prayer meetings and outlined his teaching, which he maintained was the only true Christianity. But Hellgum, who was not as eloquent a speaker as Dagson, had made no converts.
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