Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
CHAPTER xXIV-Continued.

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Harold la fer long Time ,,;r,i,, .
The events of the day were ao
,hrorrI, his brain. in their own sequence
and 1T their pace A..
- eve so close TO him that Tue
breath famed his hair lay 'io
,nsv face of the beautiful child '"e
child whose life he had saved ne
bud az = mouth was partly opened as she
h-cathcd If anything c"u'o "'''
t,r noacoful holy feeling. one wo"'o
have thought it would nave p'e'' ~
,,a 70, II seemed to call back to him all
thc memory of that other race wiz"
p baby of equal age he had seen '''e II"
time he came to Normanstand ANU wiz
inc memory came a sense OF uh ''
misery: of an unspeakable loss vi So
hitter sense of injustice that ne ALMOST
writhed under 1t.
IIera he became conscious OF move
mont of the child in his arms: shuooer-
ing movement and a sort of smothereu
proan. The little thing was living over
again in sleep the perils and fears OF '"e
sov The action of her mind was now
ever. complete: for instinctive!y she put
I'M her hands and felt the arms rouno her
Thou with a sigh clasped her arms ronou
his roct. and with n peaceful look lald
,,ar bead 11oon his breast. Even through
+ro gates of eIeep her instinct nad recos-
,fzad ard realized protection.
And then this trust of httla ch,iu
1,rnr1pht hack the man to his nchler SELL
O~cn again came back to him that love
which rn had had. and which pc kne"
row that he had never lost. for the niue
child that he had seen grow INTO 1n,i
,-cp,onhood and whose image must dwell
IN his heart Of hearts for evermore-
Surely. surely Isaiah's nronhAcy 1s en-
tira1v spiritual and illustrative When
ha said "a littlH child shall eco 'he''
tha WOLF and tho leopard and IN" F"n
rare bvt tynes of the passions that l1rk
ard no,lnr, and sn1ite. But the hand or
Tho little child is eternal 1t hHiongs NOT
only to r1ronhAcy and idealiZntion ana IL
Iustration hut to those realities Whera
ratura rpisns: to those gardens wherH inc
fownrs arc virtues and hopes. and whHrH
n9esions and selfish desires are weeds
that chCkn.
lraw the toare walled from his ewes: the
ti+torross o. his dAsoIate heart melted in
tho living trust of the it'll" on" whose
angel behold thn face of tie Most High
.s no la quiet in the dimness Of the
cabin n" became conscious OF aho.her
,-eseoca. li<e speaks to ike in cther
wavs than in words. Turning his head
slowly. last Ivy any Quick movement he
should wake the child. he saw IN me
srace Of the doorway kept omen nv the
hook a face which 10 presently Tada out
TO be that of Mrs. Stonenouse he Wills
perah to her softly:
she is sIeening sourdly. She is not
even dreaming now Come IN ava see
her. The mother crept in as SOFTLY as
shadow. and kneeline down beside the
bunk looked closely at the child. THANK
Godr' she whsnered. as though uncon-
scf6usIv Harold's hand lay outside the
covarlit she took it in hers and lifting II
ur kissed it.
The man was disconnected. He dared
NOT make movement 10 draw 1t away
lest he should wake the child. and he
rnaw rather than feared that to wake her
would he to wake her to new and multi
rljed fear So he said. in whispered pro-
test:
.Oh. please. please don't. I would really
rather Won didn't"
The mother made a plea which sounded
pitiful in his ears:
do let me bold il for a few moments.
T. saved nv child's life. II YOU knew Row
much il is 10 me 70 touch it am sure yon
would not mird,"' He feared she would
oct hvsterica1 or weep. and so acQuiesced
in what he thought would arrest such a
calamity He answered as sweetly as he
onuld: after all she was a mother. He
lad saved her child. and must expect her
gratitude:
My dear lady. if it comforts you in
a9v wav please do as YOU wish" For
faw seconds she held his hand tight. and
tlle, said before relinquishing it
''Ie YOU have any sorrow. and oh, my
dear hoy. / can see that YOU navel can
sac it i'm your eyes-may God so comfort
Won IS Won have comforted us. May He
in HIS mower and His wisdom turn your
sorrow into ioy and give you your heart
haei~-,'' Harold was alarmed and spoke
1ricklv:
please, 7 must ask Won not to speak
20 me: not to think of me. I am very
dofnite about this. and 7 sure Won
will observe the only request / make.
The lady recognized his earneStness and
respected his desire that she should keep
The secret which, she had surprised She
Nowed her head he knew that 1t was a
delicate promise of silence
The long nights sleep quite restored
Pearl. Size woke fairly early and with
out any recurrence of fear. At first she
lav still fearing she would wake The
Men hut finding that he was awake he
had not slept wink all nlght-she Kissed
linn and then scrambled out of bed He
s1Iitlad her with OutStrefched arm as she
crossed the slopng floor: she climbed on
the sofa. from which she could look out
throurh the port on the tossing ca he
feared. naturally. that the sight OF 1t
might unset her But his fears were
groundless: she looked out undismaye
and reported to him in her own way the
state of the weather:
1T is getting fine. These are not near
" so big as our waves" Fear had not
mind
II was still early morning. but early
hours rule on shipland. Harold rang for
the steward. and when the man came he
told him to tell Mrs. Stonehouse that the
child awake In very few minutes
both the father and mother appeared.
with the nurse in dressing gown Of fear
ful and wonderful pattern bringing up the
rear. Their delight when they found the
child unfrightened looking out of the
port was unbounded. She promised. as
she was covered up. wrapped carefully
IN the warm shawl in her fathers arms.
10 come back TO Harold when they should
both have had their bath and been
dressed for breakfast.
When they met on deck Pearl was full
of secret. Harold saw. but the remem-
brance of the other wee girl whose secrets
We're of equally decorating force schooled
him To the necessary calm. Pearl. unable
to contain herself gave hints; but to her
wonder and secret delight The Man
would not understand even that there
Gas such Z thing secret. The child
almost shrieked. she could not contain
herself with delight. and it was we'll that
the hour for breakfast was at hand, or
further reticence would have been impos-
sible. When the bugle blew she came to
him and held out her hand. saying, de-
mureIy:
well goodbye till after breakfast. for.
of course. we shall not meet till then"
TIE greeting. even the circumst ance OF
the secre; had something to do with the
coming meal. Therefore. in order to play
lis part Of the game properly. he made
OF nrDccptip1r al