New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26

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with the lamp in hand and the slip in the
| other.
Presently. however, her mind absorbed the
printed lines. and sometimes happens, they
! Immediately began to form part of this expert
ence. Afterward she could never recall this III
ness without recalling word for word, what she
read then. And always her whole being strenu-
ously and pteously rebelled, as we mortals
must rebel to the end OF time even though
we have phases Of faith and hope.
Where the voices Kings were glad to hear.
Where now the feast. the song. the bayadere?
The end is nothing. and the end is near.
and AI Y, yonder lovely rose; alas, my dear.
The end Is nothing. and the end Is near.
Then thyself no wnh thought austere,
Take what thou canst while thou abldcst here,
Seek finer pleasures each returning year;
The end is nothing. and the end is near.
Joy Is the Lord and Love his charioteer
BE tranquil and rejoicing. OH my dear
Shun the wild seas. far from the breakers steer;
The end Is vision and the end IL near
List 10 the wisdom learned Of Saint and Seer.
The living Lord IS JOY. and peace His sphere:
Rebel no more, Throw down thy shield and spear.
Surrender all thyself; true life Is here:
The end Is vision and the end is near.
Forget not this. forget not that my dear
'TIs all and nothing. and tn" end Is near
Writ on ruined palace In kashmir.
Having read these verses twice through. Mrs.
Gerry walked across the room and carefully
placed the lamp the table. She nolselessly
put some wood In the stove. She would sit
up the rest Of the night. Why should she lie
down? She could not s.eep. Probably Saome
would not need her. but she could not sleep
And the child had been reading such words
as these? They were Pagan words. There was
no gmmer Of high faith In them. II was
II this world all there This world.
Why, this world nothing. nothing In the
world TO come was the substance. the frution.
the fulhlment OF Gods promises. II II were not
So Here the womans thoughts. which had
gone on coherently. suddenly paused. az over
a black abyss But her faith spread wings 10
fly over this abyss. II that faith might only
take Salome. her own child. with her. In death.
as in life. she must take care OF Saome.
Sitting there motioness. with her hands rest
ing on the slip of paper. the mother endured
that night what she could never tell.
And in the next room Salome slept.
In the morning Mrs. Gerry. when she
sure her daughter was fully awake took In n
dainty breakfast. carefully arranged. She said
that as Salome had fallen asleep so late. she
would indulge her
BY noon the invalid was up and dressed and
In the armchair by the kitchen stove. She
would rather be where her mother at work.
She did not seem very H. Mrs Gerry had not
sent for Moore. because he was to arrive this
afternoon.
Salome sat where she could see him when he
turned the curve In the road from the station.
There lie was tall and strong. and striding |
along briskly He recognized her and tossed |
up his hat. She saw his eyes shine: his teeth |
cleaned under his yellow mustache.
Mrs. Gerry was furtivey watching her daugh- !
ters face. A look OF intense agony on !
hat face for an instant; then 1t was gone.
salome did not take her gaze from her hus-
band as long as he was in sight.
The next moment he had entered the room
md she had sprung up to meet him.
All the rest OF the day Mrs. Gerry felt like n
coward. She carefully avoided being alone with
Moore for a moment 1t seemed TO her that
he could not say to him what she knew she
must say
At last the time came. Moore followed her
nut into the shed, where the wood stored.
'aome was asleep on the lounge. She had
zen coughing, and he had the splotches
f blood on her handkerchief. though she did
lot know that he had seen them.
Mrs. Gerry felt her taken In a fierce
odd.
She looked up Meeting the young mans eyes
he suddenly leaned against him. shivering.
But he did not shiver. He was tense.
I'VE will go to Florida next week." he whis-
cred eagerly. "The South cured her before: 1t
,ill cure her again.
He held his companion closely to him.
She shook her head.
NO. no. 1T will do no good. The doctor will
I'll you. But don't need any doctor to tell
lie. I've seen this before. We must try to be
heerful with her"
She removed herself from Moore's hold. lie
ept himself rigid
Good God. Good Godr he cried II can't
ear It,"
He went out Of doors. He had gone only n
w yards when Mrs. Gerry called him back | {
ne had his hat and overcoat She told him that {
e must keep well.
When Dr. Bowdon came out he forbade them
thnk Of going South
Make her as comfortable as you can here"
One day Salome told Moore that there were ]
yo or three things she wanted to saw He !
sponded that there was time enough in which /
But she insisted. She was quite calm. as sick c
sope will often be-
She explained that one reason why she had !
.cided that she would not go South was he !
use she thought that perhaps this very thing
oud happen. She almost hoped II would '
She moved more closely to him. This Is !
UGH the best way. And now I'm sure you will /
ways think OF me az long to have you think y
nd If | went OF living year after year I +
uldn't possibly keep being good I'm con 4
need OF that And to be by your side through j
long life. and to be out Of step with you. and !
It OF step with true and high things which
u value. and which my mother vaues-'
re she broke off. but oh, Randolph. we've
lown what 1t is to be happy. haven't we?' v
Moore did not speak. He sat silently holding :,
n. ;,
They took care Of her for more than two n
onths. In March she died. Il
dark saturnine man who had not como Il
ar the cottage. sometimes. later. went to the a
ave- a