The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-27
CHAPTER Kxlv-(continued.)

saw Just now" he answered. BE
brave! Be strong! l believe heaven
is guiding you. I too have felt the
psychic influence of something
strange and very, very terrible in the
air Of this house."
In a moment more the beginning of
the end came.
The great ~twelve-foot circle Of light
flashed out upon the screen, but now
with an extraordinary brightness and
vividness, such as the spectators had
not seen before during the course of
the experiments. For a space of per-
maps ten Is there was NO sound
at all. Nobody quite realized that any
Thing out Of the ordinary was happen
ing. except. possibly, the scientists,
who had a complete grasp of the me-
chanical methods Of the experiments,
and realized that in this room, at any
rate. no M war wearing the cap.
There was d loud cry OF astonish-
ment. and. 20 II seemed, Of alarm.
Clearly s~ilhouetted against the bril-
liant circle. sharply outlined in a gi-
gantic shape, and standing full in the
screen OF the light that streamed from
the lens Of the protector. the specta-
tors saw that Sir William Gouldes-
brough was standing. They caught a
glimpse Of his face. 1t was a face like
the face of q dead man. His arms
were whfriing In the air like mills, and
then. as the cry died away in mourn
1Sno 0rhnAc In tho hivh ~oof ~ <ho 1nh
OratOry, there was a dull sound as the
figure of the scientist disappeared and
fell out Of the circle of light upon the
floor.
Upon the screen itself there came
q picture. 1t was the picture Of a girl,
but of a girl with a face SO sweetly
tender and compassionate, SO irradi-
ated with utter confidence and trust,
- panied and yet SO tender. that no
painter had ever put so wonderful a
thing on canvas. and no Madonna in
the galleries Of the world was more
beautiful or more kind.
And the face was one they all knew
we'll ~ad recognized in a moment.
1t was the face of one of them, the
lace Of Marjorie Poole, and It was so
beautiful because it was painted by an
artist whose pictures have never be-
tore appealed SO poignantly to human
eyes: 1t was painted by despairing
Love itself.
At that marvellous sight-a sight
which none Of those present ever for
got In after-life--a strange cry went
up into the high-dOmed roof. 1t was
A.cry~~utteEed by many voices and in
many keys. There was a gasp Of ex-
element and OF fear. shrill women's
tones, the cultural of the Teuton. the
haas q the startled Englishmen, the
high. staccat0 cry of the Latin, as the
French savants joined in 1t. But in
Whatever key the EXPLANATIONS were
stitched. they all blended into some-
thing like Z wall, q composite multiple
thing. the vail Of q company Of people
NJ chad see0 something behind the
Wel for the first time in their lives.
s~The picture glowed and looked out
at them In all its ineffable tenderness
ana glory. and then grew dim.
eFembled. dissolved, and melted away.
Then upon the screen came words
Gerrtble. poignant words:
''A[aEj0rie. Marjorie, dear, I know
MT you are near me now in body, as
20 are always near me In thoughts.
( eeel Il, I know 1t, and oven In this
GEusl peison-this hopeless prison,
W1eee I nm dying. and shall shortly
1le- know that you are near me in
Aody, ana that In spirit you are always
mlne and I am always yours. Love.
e tho thought that they are robbing
- a, U the thoughts that I'LL my
0fn1 ana which those two flends are
orobahay looking 1t and laughing over.
Ave ny power ct all, then send
oAom 10 you with my last effort In one
ut attempt to reach you and to say
eAak I love yoa and to say good-by."
The circle Of white light grew dim
0e. HAlnt,- eddying spirals of some
Glng thaE seemed like smoke rose up
G4A ohscurod the words. They saw an
anhea vapor Of gray creep over the
elrc14, - the shadow Of the moon
0eeos over the sun ut an eclipse.
T&sa the circle disappared finally.
"a thsg were onie Q left In the
anEk q tho dark. indeed. but not In
o2onoe.
Y tnmult of agonized voices filled
- laboratory. And over them all a
voice beat In upon the sound
~ ~ Strong and regular assurance
- areat bella bell like the mighty
no1nof metal which hangs in the an
neShGlfry Of Bruges.
E1ura alGalyfn was calling to them TO
elm ma silent-was telling them
49, - knew what Ill this meant. and
&c ~ must b Of courage and good
ehooe.
To- someone struck a match. It
- Lard LAndsend, his face very
vdlite ma seriouA He held it up
ahove H. haad md called to Lord NAL
!,
~Hera yoa are. sir." he said. Il will
- 6oSvn o you n . second. Then we
~ ~ ~ switch 70 turn on the cleo
- otnmhlsd down to where Lord
5000 eae-~ehowing the value Of the
nnnm and pOlo-player In q