Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29

most more remarkable. 1t appeared that
the innumerable little frets and inconyeni-
ences which are, he would have said in
separable from the ordinary life of every
day, were unable to touch him. Round him
there seemed to be some atmosphere as Of
high mountain places in which these bac-
terra OF worry could not live; nothing could
dim or speck those happy, childlike eyes.
chllds faith, as Maud had recognized
last summer, shone there, and 1t was
backed up and supported by the KNOWLEDGE
ana experience of a man. Like all faith
1t was instructive and every day of his life
proved the truth Of his instinct And II
either Thurso or Maud could have guessed
how passionate and furious was the strug-
gle going on all the time within him he
tween the desire of his human nature and
no right to use this intimacy into which he
was thrown with Maud, by this call to cure
her brother, for his own ends they would
nave SAID that miracle was going on be-
fore their eyes. The waves of desire. the
longing for her, and, more dangerous than
either, this knowledge that he loved her
with all the best that was in him. continu-
ally beat upon him, but the abiding place
or his soul was absolutely unmoved by the
surrounding tumult, and not for a moment
was his serenity troubled. He often talked
to her alone, and their talk would be of
Ihurso, or of this treatment under which
ne was markedly getting better or 1t
ranged more Euperffcially over the topics
of every day.
1t was the third day after he had Gonna
70 Long Island. and he and Maud were sit
ting together alone in the hour before even
ing closed in. The weather this morning
mad suddenly broken, and instead Of the
Winoless, sunny frost a southeasterly gale
aau SET chimneys smoking. ice melting and
grove torrents of cold rain against the win
doWs or the shuddering house Maud AT
TINS moment was wiping her eyes, which
the pun8ency of the wood-smoke had
caused to overflow.
You were quite right ba e,y5
you warned me not to have the fire lit here
And what makes it more ANNOYING ia thai
you don't weep also. 1 think we had bet
ter move into the other room. If Won will
I can't stand it." "-
Inc other room was the billiard room.
Where they did not often sit. 1t was free
from smoke, however, and the fire pros
pered. Thurso had gone upstairs half an
hour ago to write letters, and had not come
back yet. ~ Soiiie
He is so much better" said she. as she
. seIileo herself into a comfortable chair.
his recovery has been quite steady. too
DO you any longer fear q relapse ?''
oh, never feared it," said he .In the
sense mat ever thought it would battle
when error has gone very deem Won son,a'
times tap a sort Of fresh reservoir OF II
even Wnen you seem to be coming To tho
emo emq OF II. or course. that may not happen,
put nave seen sudden attacks and on
siaughts of very violent kind. even when
plete." ""s heafiy COM
fo9r Gays oniy!" said Maud. ut is
10y. l S'I oays since you really began to
progress" A"i VENUS
oh. he has,"
You have looked serene enough" s.,a
why, l hope So It's by serenity and
complete conviction Of the Omninotence ~
Ail-fower that you fight error. II vo,,
within ~ Hshe 'hem
III He looked at her. and for the moment he
WORD or gesture, in spite of himself And
surely there was some answering struggle
gong on In her. Was it only sympathv,
ohdy gratitude for what he had done, that
sne mad 1t in control also.
Won't you tell me some Of them?" she
sald. don't think 1t is voicing error to
them" "a
"Ah, the one that has been worst today
Is an absolutely private affair" he said,
there Is another have been letting my
self be anxious about your brother. When
! treated him this morning all sorts of
doubts kept coming in. Half the time I
self wholly to him."
But you never really doubted?" said
you"
choked channel for Divine Love to pass
through. And I am now. I have to be
continually busting and cleaning myself
have been having fears
Specific onesT
Yes, of a violent accession of error. and
for no reason, either. Because. If it did
occur. should know quite we'll what to
do. There couldn't be anything to fear