The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12

day and all today she had swiftly and
steadily been mending. Thurso was up.
stairs, too: the opportunity she hal
desired was completely given her. And
she stopped. It seemed almost as II
Mr.. Cochran had expected this, for he
had wheeled round in his chair. and
when she stopped he was facing her,
quiet. cheerful. with those strong.
childlike eyes.
"Mr. Cochran. = she began.
She, took step closer to him.
"I don't know whether / am right
to ask you this, she said, .'but. to
begin with, if it is what the nurse
thinks, it is quite useless to send for
Dr.. symes: But don't ask you in the
spirit Of derision Or Of curiosity. Tor
sa as is and at make M w 70
sno,'I shall quite understand that you
feel. somehow, honestly I am sure, that
it is not tight for you to do So But l
"Why, certainly I win,'' he said.
"But if I am to make him better, you
you think he is coming round or not,
send for the doctor. There must be
none Of that. will go to him if you
wish, but then the case is in my hands:
ali. not mine. but in the hands of Di-
vine Love. It may take some hours;
! don't yet know how far he has en-,
he has made round hinn But if you
ask me to make him well. believing that
/ can. / will do 80. But you must trust
me completely. You mustn t ask IT
dreadful indecision. She knew she was
taking an awful responsibility on her
self. for tho. if the nurse was right,
Sandy was beyond human power, yet it
was serious thing she was doing And
as she hesitated he spoke again. still
quite quietly and eheerfully:
Don't hesitate he said; "Yopr
direct power of God to make Sandy
well, or you reject it. Don It think for
a moment that it is I who can make
him well. BY myself I can do as little
as the doctor. So choose, Lady Maud"
She hesitated no longer;
oh, be quick,
The human cry sounded there: she
was terrified at her choice. And this
stranger, whom she had seen yesterday
for the first time, soothed her like a
child.
"Don't. be frightened" he said.
"You have chosen right, of course,
but I know the flesh is weak. Or
rather our faith is weak, while our
Hesn Is stLohS, ~ plndS Ano ConCIols
be silent a minute r.
He moved his chair round again to
the table where they had dined, made
a backward sweep of his hand, to clear
a small space, and leaned his head on
his hands, clasping his fingers over his
eyes to shut out all material things,
and brought his whole mind home to
the one great fact that he believed, the
Presence, the Omnipotence, the love of
God. From fishing, from all the ordin-
airy preoccupation of life, from Thurso,
from Maud herself, he called his
winged thoughts home, and they set
tied in his soul like horning doves. For
a minute or two he remained motion
less. Then he got up, and his face,
ordinarily so cheerful and content, was
trimming over with happiness so that
he almost laughed.
"Come up with me, Lady Maud he
said, "since you have asked me this
in sincerity. I should like you to see
it since you are ready to believe. Like
the Israelites you shall stand still and
see the salvation Of God
Maud did not hesitate now.
eyes. will come, !" she said.
The whole house, except the few
rooms which Thurso and she and their
few servants used, had been trans
formed into a hospital, and Sandy g
bed was in the little serving room out
side the dining room. There was space
there for only one bed, and the two
under the guidance Of the nurse passed
thru into it. Then Mr.. Cochran turned
to her.
owe will be alone here, Lady Maud
and IT, he said. 2 Thank you SO much
for showing us. -
She went out again into the big din
ing room, where somea twenty beds had
been put. Lady Maud had said she
would make all arrangements for send
ing for DR.. Symes, and till he came
nothing could be done for Sandy, while
night l %s rob With her o other
TENTS. She wondered for moment who
this strong, cheerful eyohng man was,
who had said with such assurance that
he and Lady Maudswould be alone with
Sandy. that it never entered her head
to question it: she wondered. also, tho
again only momentarily, why Lady
Maud had come up with, him. Then
since her hands were full with thu