The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-12-10

said. cor at any rate should be where
nobody could hurt me" She pointed at
dim lantern fastened to the gate
tower by an iron clamp. then waved
her hand toward the surrounding dark.
ness. That's life. isn't IT, she asked
eff believed that could go to mon.
seigneur would go tonight-nay,
would have gone at Mikcvni. 1t was
only putting my he'd out Of that ditch
a minute sooner! If believed even
that could lie IN the church there
and know tlat he was near! If be.
lieved even thut could lie there quiet.
ly and remember and think Of him!
You're mau of science; you're not a
peasants child. as | am. What do you
think? You mustn't wonder that I've
had my thoughts too. At Lady Mcg's
we did little else than try TO find out
whether we were going anywhere else
That's all she cared about And II she
does ever get to u next world she won't
care about that She'll only go on try
ing TO find out whether there's still an
other beyond What do you thinkT
81 hardly expected to find you so
philosophically inclined" he said.
ITS practical question with me
now. On its answer depends whether
come with you or stay hereby mon
selgneur In the church"
Basil said something professional
something about nerves and temporary
strain. But he performed this homage
to medical etiquette in n rather per
AaNsn Co.
a woman more composed or more obvi-
ously and perfectly healthy. Sophy
smiled and went on
But II I live. I'm sure at least OF
being able to think and able to remem-
Der. 1t comes TO a gamble, doesn't It?
It's just possible l might get more; it's
quite likely think it's probable-l
should lose even what have now"
IL think you're probably right about
the chances of the gamble" he told
her, Though no doubt certainty is out
of place or at least one doesn't talk
about II. Shall tell you what science
gaysT
mo" said Sophy smiling family
Science thinks in multltudes. and I'm
thinking of the individual tonight.
Even Lady Meg never made much Of
science, you know"
He pointed at the smoky lantern
That's not life" he said. growing
more earnest, yet smiling THAT'S now
Just here and now-and, yes, it's very
smoky" He waved his hand over the
darkness. That's life. Dark2 Yes. but
the night will lift, the darkness pass
away. Valley and sparkling lake will
be there and the summit Of the heaven
kissing hills. Life cries TO you with q
sweet voice"
ayes" she murmured, with a sweet
voice. And perhaps some day there
would be light on the hills. But, ah
I'm torn In sunder this night. | wish
had died there at Miklevni while my
blood was hot" She paused a long
while In thought. Then she went on;
'Tf go, / must go while It's still dark
and while these good people sleep. Go
and tell Lord Dunstanbury to be ready
to start an hour before dawn and do
you and he come then to the door OF
the church. II I'm not waiting for you
there, come inside and find me-"
He started toward her with an eager
gesture Of protest She raised her hand
and checked him.
"No, I've decided nothing. can't
tell yet" she said. She turned and left
him. He heard her steps descending
the old winding stair which led from
the top Of the wall down into the
street. He did not know whether he
would see her alive again, and with
her message of such ambiguous mean
ing he went to Dunstanbury. Yet Curl
ously. though he had pleaded so
urgently with her, though to him her
death would mean the loss OF one OF
the beautiful things from out the
earth, he was in no distress for her
and did not dream Of attempting any
constraint She knew her strength
Ehe would choose right. II life were
tolerable, she would take up the bur
den. If not, she would let 1t lie unlift-
ed at her quiet feet
His mood could not be Dunstan-
bury's, who had come to count her
presence as the light OF the life that
was his. Yet Dunstanbury heard the
message quietly and quietly made ev-
cry preparation in obedience to her bid
ding. That done. he sat I'm the little
room of the inn and smoked his pipe
with Basil. Henry Brown waited his
word TO take the horses to the door of
the church. Basil Williamson had d.
vined his friends feeling for Sophy
and wondered at his calmness.
'Tf l felt the doubt that you do,
shouldn't be calm." said Dunstanbury.
But / know her. She Will be true to
her love-"
He could not be speaking of that
love Of hers which was finished. whose
- end she was
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