The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17

day, I took advantage Of Edwards abb
Sence this morning to visit. the place
again and this time salone The sky was
clear and the air balmy, and as l ap-51
preached the spot from the nearby sta
ton was not surprised to see another
woman straying quietly about the exterior
i of the chapel gazing at walls which, in
teresting as they are are but rough
shell hiding the Incompatible beauties
within. / noticed this lady: I could not
help it. She was one to; attract any eye.
Seldom have I seen such grace, such
beauty and both infused by such melan-
choly. Her sadness added wonderfully to
her charm, and I found it hard enough
f to pass her with the single glance allow
able to a stranger, especially as she gave
evidence of being one of my own coun-
trywomen.
However, I sawSEno alternative, and
once within the charmed ediice, forgot
everything in the congenial task I had
set for myself. For. some reason the |
chapel was deserted at this moment by
| all but me- AS the special scroll work |
wanted was in a crypt down g. short |
fight of steps at. the right of the altar,
was completely hidden from view to
any one entering above and was enjoying
both my seclusion and the opportunity it
gave me of carrying out my purpose un-
watched when heard a light step above
and realized that the exquisite beauty
/ which had so awakened my admiratio
had at last found its perfect setting. Such
a face amid such exquisite surroundings
. was a rare sight, and interested as 7
always am in artistic effects was about
i to pocket pencil and pad and make my
way up to where she moved among the
carved pillars when L heard soft sigh
above and caught the rustic of her dress
as she sat down upon bench at the
head of the steps near which stood.
/ Somehow that sigh deferred me. I hest
i tated to break in upon a melancholy so
| invincib1e that even the sight Of all this
.|loveliness could not charm it. away, and
4 in that moment of hesitation something
). occurred above which fixed me to my
4 place in trrepressible curiosity.
Another step has entered the open
door of the chapel-a mans step-eager
and with purpose in it eloquent Of some
thing deeper than a mere tourists interest
4 in this loveliest of interiors The cry
4 which escaped her lips, the tone in which
4 he breathed her name in his hurried adj
vance, convinced me that this was a meet
4 ing of two lovers after a long heart-break
4 and that should mar the supreme mo-
ment of their lives by intruding into it
the unwelcome presence Of a stranger.
4 So I fingered where I was and thus heard
4 what passed between them at this moment
4 of all moments in their lives.
i It was she who. spoke first.
zts = IdliClS, you udNe CUNT GU nave
: sought met
ITO which he replied in choked accents
s which yet could not conceal the inexpres-
sible elation of his heart:
!" Yes, have come, I have sought
. you. Why did you fly? Did you not see
that my whole soul was turning to you
las it never turned even TOTO her in the
best days of our mistaken love; and that
{ could never rest till found you and told
lyou how the eyes which have once been
blind enjoy a passion of seeing unknown
S to others-a passion which makes the OBJ
ject seem so dear-so dear--'
S He paused, perhaps to look at her, per-
{. haps to recover his own self possession,
J. and caught the echo of a sigh of such
Utter content and triumph from her lips
that was surprised when in another mo-
ment she exclaimed in a tone SO thrilling
that I am sure no common circumstances
e Ehad separated this. pair:
: $ Have we a right to happiness while
: lshe-O, Francis, Iscannot She loved you.
t It was her love for you. which drove her
d .. 9. Coral came. with a sort of. loving
lauthority, we have buried our erring one