Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-29

settling In Paris. 1Ou won't lose al
your Kravonian friends"
"You assume that I'm coming with
you tomorrow morningw
1 I'm quite safe In assuming that
Dunstanbury won't 60 unless you do"
he answered. smiling. 1--WE can't leave
you alone here. you know"
II shouldn't stay here anyhow" she
said, ',or at any rate should be where
nobody could hurt me-" She pointed at
q 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 itr' she asked.
'Tf believed that could go to mon
seigpeur, would 60 tonigbt-nay, I
would have gone at Miklevnl. It was
only putting my head out of that ditch
4 minute sooner! II I believed even
that l could lie In the church there
and know that he was near! II be-
lieved even that could lie there quiet
~ and remember and think Of him!
You're a man Of science; you're not
!!peasant's ehild as ! am. What do you
think? You mustn't wonder that I've
had my thoughts too. At Lady Meg's
we did little else than try to find out
whether we We're going anywhere else.
That's all she cared about. And II she
does ever get to n 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 think?'
II hardly expected to find you so
lphilosophically Inclined" he said.
Its a practical question with me
! now. On its answer depends whether !
come with you or stay hereby mon
!seigneur in the church"
Basil said something professional
something about nerves and temporary
strain. But he performed this homage
to medical etiquette in a rather per-
functory fashion. He had never seen
a woman more composed or more obvi-
ously and perfectly healthy. Sophy
smiled and went on:
But If I live. Pm sure at least Of
being able to think and able to remem-
Der. 1t comes to gamble. doesn't it?
It's Just possible might get more; it's
quite likely-I think it's probable-I
should lose even what have now"
II 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 it. Shall tell you what science
says"
NO." said Sophy. smiling family.
Science, thinks in multitudes, and I'm
thinking of the individual tonight.
Even Lady Meg never made much Of
science, you know"
He pointed ut 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. Dark? 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."
"Yes." she murmured, with a sweet
voice. And perhaps some day there
would be light on the hills. But, ali,
I'm torn in sunder this night. I wish I
had died there at Miklevni while my
blood was hot" She paused long
while In thought Then she went on:
IF 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 dc
you and he come then to the door Of
the church. II I'm not waiting for you
there. come inside and md me-"
He started toward her with an cage,
gesture OF protest. She raised her hand
and checked him. 'r
mo. rye decided nothing. cant
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 81
urgently with her, though to him hel
death would mean the loss OF one OF
the beautiful things. from out the
earth, he was In no distress for he,
and did not dream Of attempting any
constraint. She knew her strength
she would choose right. If life were
tolerable. she would take up the bur.
den. II not, she would let it lie unfit
ed at her quiet feet.
His mood could not be Dunstan
bury's, who had come to count he,
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 in 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.
IF I felt the doubt that you do. !
shouldn't be calm" said Dunsta n hurv