Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08

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of Joy, but Valentine Kyle and his wife
remained back in the shadow.
IT cannot meet him. wife. 1 cannot
meet himl" cried the unhappy man
Meet him. husband. Even II he
should recognize you he can bear you
no malice. DR.. Blanchard was ever your
friendr'
"No, will remain In the shadow
till ! can escape from here"
THAT you must not do. Valentine
Look out, my husband See, time has
30 changed him that could not tell
that / had ever set eyes ON him before.
The children are shouting his name
That alone assures me am not mistak
en-. II you wish to remain unknown, he
cannot recognize you Only In your
brave heart and love for me are you
the Valentine Weldon Of 10 years ago
Here, here they are. Do not crouch back
III the darkness Sec how like our Nora
the young girl looks
Mra Kyle seized her husbands arm
and kept him standing back near tho
entrance to the cave. where. without
being directly observed. they could see
all that was going on outside
"And Valentine Kyle and his wife
have arrived, " said the Prophet. raising
bis bronzed face to the sun. II knew
that God would answer my prayer.
Where are they2p
''1n the cave" shouted tho children,
and every hand was pointed In the d.
Fection that he might not make q mis-
take
Dr. blanchard and the Prophet helped
Clara from her horse, when ahe was at
31ce surrounded BY the women and chill
dren. and she was kissed and cried aud
laughed over till her cheeks were red
dened with kissing and her brow whisen-
ed with that rareA Of cosmetics, tho
tears If friendship. Mr.. Kyle's old
herder appearing. the Prophet ordered
him to take tho. horses to the other side
Of the valley, "where he said. never
horse grazed before. for the valley has
been sacred But tho horse that carries
the fugitive from cruel persecution is an
instrument of the Lord aud becomes
sacred In his service Place the animals
p tho best grasa No harm can como to
them bere."
With the saddle and equipments on
bis arm tho Prophet entered the cave
and found Valentine Kyle and his wife
sitting in the shadows away from tho
altar. Striding over. be took q hand Of
each. and In q voice flled with unusual
pathos no said:
"Ye mourn still for your children -
&hn ASxy haax@ In xxytkh
In your sore affiiction: bat, as God reign
eth and my soul liveth, the clouds shah
pans away and the sunlight Of peace and
Joy shall pour In on your purified hearts.
Oh. ye who havc 90 iong wsiked with
downcast eyes, tho end OF the gloomy
way Is nearinsi The atonemont has bssn
pade and the Joy awaits those who have
been sanctified by sorrow."
May your words provo true. sished
MIRA Eyis.
''They have ever come true. for all
my Thought has bean devoted to learn
log the ways Of tho Great Architect who
piled mp the mountains, followed the
vaIleys and filed tho world with Light
There arc no mysteries savs In our o<Rp
ignorance, no miracles save whore we
arc blind. The doctor md his daughter
need rest. Then they will speak TO you.
and you Will love them for your kindred
trtala"
Tho Prophet took thar hands again
and bowed over them M Il he were call
Ing down o benediction- Then be went
of 10 nnd the doctor and Clara
Mary Clyde had anticipated what he
would do. and at once prepared cuuchea
while others prepared food Tho doctor
ate with thnnkfulness. and lay down on
the robes with feeling Of awe such ~
no Iad never before experienced. for he
could not but feel that no had left the
world
Az has beon mentioned, tho Prophet
had Nh instructive conception Of the
time and could tell tho hour II be had
been days in absolute darkness Dr..
Blanchard could not be G1peoted to DO
this. He woke up before day, and 9uid-
Cd by the igiltS On thu altar went over
and sat near IT. toy there was . rotn-
pAnionShip In the HetprtnR hnmea As
ho aat hero he hos<d deep sigh. nc
companied by light step Oh the rocky
door. He looked DIP and Saw hasgard