The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-01-11
A DREAM IN THE M0eNsc

Thou hast loved much "
Yes she answered, and most of ALL Time is
empty till he come to me- and yet the years shall be rs
days if he come ut last.
Then shadow as of human pity fell upon the face of
the One and he answered his place is not thine except
he win it by ways of full peril that may be described
The soul cried out sharply, and looked upon him as
though he enemy, though she stood within
the walls of that which the earth-born call heaven
His place shall be mine, she cried if mine may not
be his. will go down to hell, if he be there
Nay" said the One, compaSsionatey, these be
childish words left of the old earth hbabbe of place and
lot But choose Wilt thou rebel against the Mighty
wilt though submit to what hath been decreed from of
old ??
The soul stood white and thin as if in that moment,
she endured second death.
There is no way she asked. by which can give up
my place him while descend and pray for him in his?'
- No way.
Then must submit" The soul paled and withered
like in whom the second death had already been ac-
compshed though the fires of hell alght in in her
anguished eyes She turned her about and then looked
back upon the One and sad rs there little in
stant marked out from all time when may meet an
instant only?"
1.-The instant is thine" said the One, in sweet knd-
ness and this how thou shalt find it. Straight before
thee thou standes lies silver track, and that shalt
thou follow till thou hast reached the end which overhangs
the void below and there at the end shalt thou cling with
backness above thee and baciness beneath For that
way shalt he after many years hurled by the winds
upon his darkenng way and for as long as though canst
cling to him he is thine.
Then the eyes of the soul became swee " alive once
more for hope had fed and nourished them
And if cling altogether, she faltered, and find
draw nm Dack upon the way
NAY" said the One sorrowfully "if thou canst the
gift hne but no one yet hath done so fearsome and so
great deed"
The soul paused for no further question lest she might
be altogether denied but she hastened swiftly upon the
appointed way, who JOY the endof the jour
ney And when she had found the silver track she sped
fast upon it. needing not her loneliness the strange
fears that would assail her. And she went the way
narrowed until il lay before her line of light, and she
d ,6aH nd acF sng 6 dP Rr ad fee a
where midnight regned without star Yet still her
heart prayed ceaseesy to the Love which is for all that
the love which was for one might not lose that which had
given life And when the way became so narrow that
none without wings might it. she lay down. clasp
ing it with both arms, and so crawed outward until she
had reached the point overhangng the void
Now, how long the soul lay clnging there none may
know but the Infinite Love with whom all other loves
before yet that other SOUL loved and so desired was
done with mortal life. But there came moment when
like rustling leaf upon wal ing wind it feetng
down the void where lay its mate with stfening but
everything eyes. And she cried aloud with gadness
Oh thou hast comel thou al mine again. and with
hand she drew him to her face 50 that they cng and
kissed of DID, though the backness of the void
Thou shalt do as bid thee, she broke forth, in great
sobs or else undone Hold thou fast to my hand
and cling this line of light Look behind thee, tho
thy hand be uoosed but cling with all thy strength;
and when thou hast gained foothold wak-nay
till thou hast reached the fair country beyond and thought
thou hear not, look not behind thee"
So still clinging with hand, and holding her love
with the other she dropped her fa figure from its rest
ing place and hung perousy over the nothngness be-
low. And not knowing what he did, her love climbed
fearfuy to her place. and made his along the narrow
track still holding her hand that she dragged pain
fully for many PAGES. And there moment when
she cried. Loose me now and let me go, and look not
back for me y
She drew her hand from his, and threw up her other
in silent signal of farewell, Though he might see
and gave herself up to darkness and the pitt but To-
the void would receive her. and the air was as earth
her joyful feet And treading thereon she overlook her
love, he made his slow way upon the road and
and walked beside him, with cheering words, though
only the blackness under her. And when he COM
pretended what she had endured for his sake it
he had been born, through much travail and anguish
q knowledge of that which hph and Of