The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-06
The Story Of On AIdC0n Form.
By OLIVE scHREIEER.


Ale narrow forest that ran between the
mountains and the sea the air was rlch d
.,,,,th the scent of the honey creepef
.,,at hing from dark green bushes. ana
through the velvety grass little streams
ran purling down into the sea ne sa'
on high. square rock among 'ne
bushes. and Lyndall sat by him anu
gang 10 him. She was only q Sihaii
child withia blue plnafore ana grave
crave. urle face. lie was looking up
81 Tho mountains. Then suddenly when
IN hooked round she was gone lie
slinped down from his rock ana went
~ loci, FOR Ier. but he found only hcr
ltt,le footmarks He found them On
Tho bright green grass and IN the moist
sand and there where the little strehlhs
ran purling down into the sea In ann
on, in and out. and among the bushes
where The honey creeper hung, he went
looking for her. ~
AZ last. FAR Off. in the sunshine he
saw her Stherlng shells upon the sahu'
She was not child now but woman
and the sun shone on her soft brown
loir. and I'm Der white dress she put the
shells she gathered She was STOPPING.
but when SHE heard bis step She sio1a
M holding her skirt close about hef.
nnd waited for his coming one Manu-
shc put IN lis. and together they walk.
"a On over the glitterug sand and pink
sonshells. ana they heard The leaves
talking. and they heard the water Bah
bling on their way 10 the sea. ana they
heard the sea singing 20 itself singing,
singing
At last they came to a place where
was a long reach Of pure white sand.
There she stood still aud dropped on to
IL tie shells that she
had .lutL. taoa She looked up into
his face VIII her beautiful eyes She
said nothing: but she lifted one hand
and laid il softly on his forehead The
other she laid on his heart
With a cry OF suppressed agony Wal
do sprang from the bed. flung open the
upper half OF the door and leaned out
breathing heavily.
Great God, 1t might be only dream
but the pain was very real. as though q
knife ran through his heart. as though
some treacherous murderer crcpt Oh
him In the dark The strong man drew
his breath like a frightened woman.
"Oniy a dream. but the pain was VERY
real" he muttercd az he pressed his
right hand upon his breast. Then h'
folded his arms on the door and stoos
looking out into the starlight
The dream was with him still. Tn
woman who was his friend was no
separated from him by years. Onl.
that very night he had seen her. III
looked mp into the night sky that al
his life long had mingled itself viii
his existence. There were thousan'
faces that he loved looking down u
~hm. n thousand stars IN their glory 4
crowns and circles and solitary graz
deur To che man they were not les
dear than 10 the boy they had been no
less mysterious. yet be- looked up z
them and shuddered 40 last turme
away from them with horror sue
countless mulitudrS stretching on
far into space. and yet not Ia one 3
them all was She. Though he scarcl
ed through them all. 70 the fartbes
faintest point Of light. now hcre Shout
lac ever say. "She is here fomo
rows sun would rise and Gid I'll
worlds mountains and shine into il
thousand valleys. Il would set nn
the stars creep out again Year att
year. century after century the %
changes OF nature would 20 on ola
and night. summer aud wiutcr, seei
time and harvest but IN nonc of the
al would she have part
lie STINT Tire door to keep out tne
hdcous shining anl because the dai
was lntolerable lighted q canlle ~
paced the little room faster and fast
Yet. lie saw before him ihe long ae'
of eternity thai would rull en oR, q
and never bring her She would eyi
40 more dark mist Hilrd tie my
room
oh. little hand. oh, lille yoie
oh little FORM he cried oh lit
soul that walled with mine! oh, III
soul that looked SO fcarlcssiy dow
into the depths DO you exist no mo
forever. for nu tImeT lie cried mo
bitterly. IT il FOR this hour this Oh
/ men blind reason and crush Q
IN thought For this hour this, THIS
they barter truth end knowledge. taI
an, lie any creed. SO II does NOT VII
pcr fo them Of the dead that they o
dead o God. God. for hereafter
MuttcriHg 10 himself. Waldo walls
with bent head the mist ia his eyes
To ale sours wild cry for us ov
there are many answers. He hegi
10 think OF them. Was not there q
OF them all from which he might su
one drop Of comforif
you shall see her again says I
Christian. the true Bible Chrlstln
"Ycs sou shall see her again 'Ald
saw the dead great and small sta
before God And tile books were op,
ed and the dead were judged frc
those things which We're written ln
bools Aud whatsoever was mt fou