The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-09-02

hIaNul my bFhml my DfOlnefl
There is one comfort for mc.-n
knew that he stlll lived. II one hope
thou could give mel"
What hope there Is, will go and
see. and II there is good news. will
DO glad for thee"
Not half an hour was Bran away:
and yet. to tho miserable girl. how
grief and fear heightened out the mo-
ments! When Bran came back. Il
was with word OF hope on his lips.
II have seem" he said. "who dost
thou hink7-tho jew Cohen. lie OF
oil men. he has sat by Capt Hydo's
side all night. and he has dressed the
wound the English surgeon declared
beyond mortal skin And he said to
me. Three tunes. In the Persian des.
ort. | have cured wounds stu worse.
and the Holy one hath given me the
power Of healing; and. II He Wills. the
Young man shall recover That Is
what he said. Katherine"
Forever | will love the Jew. Though
he fail, ! will love him. SO kind he Ia.
even TO those who have not spoken
well, nor done well, to him"
AT this moment the family returned
from the morning service. and Bran
rather dehantly drew his sister to his
side. Joris was not with them. lie
had stopped at the Kings Arms" to
ask II Capt, Hyde was still alive: for
In spite OF everything, the young mans
heroic cheerfulness in the agony OF
the preceding night had deeply touch.
ed Joris. No one spoke to Katherine:
even her mother was annoyed and hui
inflated at the social ordeal through
which they had Just passed, and she
thought It only reasonable that the or.
ring girl should be made to share the
trial
As the time went on poor Katherine
Van Heemskirk shlverod and sickened
IN the presence OF averted eyes and up.
lifted shoulders. and in that chill at.
mosphere OF disapproval which sep.
arated her from tho sympathy and
confidence OF her old friends and nc.
qualntancos.
1T Is thy punishment" said her
mother, bear II bravely and patiently.
In little while. II will be forgot" But
weeks went on. and the wounded men
slowly fought death away from their
pillows, and Katherine did not recover
the place In social estimation which
she had lost through the ungovernablo
tempcrs OF her lovers
But nothing III lasts forever: and In
three months Neil Semplc was In his
Office again. wan and worn with fever
and suffering, and wearing his sword
arm In sling, but stlll decidedly
World-like and llfe-lilSe. II was eyi.
dent that public opinion was in large
measure with him, and though In the
Middle KIRK the affair was sure TO be
the subject OF n reproof. and OF n sus.
pension of It's highest privileges. vet
u was not difficult TO feel the sym.
PATTY often given to deeds publicly
consurod, but privately admired. Joris
remarked this spirit with a little as.
constituent and dissent. He could not
find In his heart any excuse for either
Nell or Hylr and, when the elder en-.
larged with seine acerblty upon the
requirements OF honor among men.
Jcris offended him by replying:
We'll, then, elder, little I think of
that honor which runs not with the
laws OF God and country"
LET me tell you. Joris. the voice of
the people is the voice Of God In a
measure; and you may see with your
ain cen that II malr that acqults Nell
o. wrong-doing. Man, Jorisl would
you punish Il fair sword.hght WI the
hangman7"
"a better way there is. In tho
plllory ! would stand these men of
honor. who OF their own feelings think
more than OF the law of God. A very
quick end that punishment would put
To custom wicked and absurd"
"Woel, Jorls. wen haze no quarrel
nnent the question. Here comes Neil,
and wen let the question IA to the
ground. There are wiser men than
either you or on bath sides"
Jorls nodded grayoly. and turned
to welcome the young man. More
than ever he liked him; for. apart
nom moral and prudential reasons, II
was easy for tho father TO forgive an
unreasonable love for his Katherine.
Also, he was now more anxious for a
marriage between Nell and his daugh.
ter. Il was indeed the best thing 10
fully restore her to the social esteem
OF her own people; for by making her
his wife, Neil would most emphatically
eNonerate her from all blame In the
quarrel Just this far, and no farther,
had Neil's three months suffering
aided his suit.--ne had now the full
approval OF Jorls. backed by the
weight Of this social justification.
But. in spite OF these advantages,
he was really much farther away from
Katherine. She had heard from Bran
the story Of the challenge and the
fight; heard how patiently Hyde had
PARTED Nell's attack rather than re-
turn 1t, until Neil had so passlonately
refused any satisfaction less than his
life; heard. also. how even at the point
OF death, faintlng and falling, Hyde
had tried TO protect hers ribbon at his
breast She never wearled OF talking
with Bran on the subject: she thought
OF Il all day, dreamed Of II all night.
And she knew much more about Il
than hpr naraufo as Toa,pa .,,....a..-.a