Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-03

buttress Of the ramparts N
scarcely knew how the time sped by but the sun had
below the horizon he had quite the
The brown sand and the dank mist all that he could
yet he plodded westward toward the sea- calling
the growing darkness At he caught chud
crying which when he turned
that direction and shouted "Phne Calling to another it
before the child wandering foorny and
desoatey the sobbng his and
Michel lifted her and held her to his heart with strange
rapture.
that hast found me-" said cingng closely
him Garry me back to my mother am safe now quite SAFE
Did the archangel ST. Michel send theeT'
There not moment to be lost Michel knew that fun
we'll He could waste time breath in talking to the child
he held his pale CLEAN of moonlight shone
gmmer huedly breathing
hardly through his teeth and cans Dephne so fast that she
grew frightened at his silence and haste.
where art thou taking Michel lie DabieT she said begin
struggle in his arms. 'Let down. let me down,
tell heei Maman has said must never look at thee Thou
shalt not carry farther"
There strength enough In the child and her vehement
struggles free herself to hinder Michel his desperate haste
He Obliged to stand st for minute two to paciy her.
speaking in his quiet patient voice which she knew we'll
BE tranquil, little Phine he said II am come to save
thee the Lord seek and to those who
are lost so am come to seek thee and carry thee PACK 10 my
mother II is dark here child and the sea Is rising quickly
quickly But thou shalt be safe Be tranquil and let me make
haste back 10 the mont"
Lord save thee in this Delphne
eagerly -, an 49,,
down his life for mine Now thou must let me save thee"
will be WISE" child, putting her
regain the few moments that had been lost But II was not pos
sbe that before another komeer when
through the mist there before him the dark colossal form
mont away for 1t in
safety Thirty the gates
with his burden, little than the would be
dashng round the walls The tide was yet out Of sight and the
sands dry but 1t would rush in before minutes and
the swifest runner with weight could not ouun it.
Both Could either OF hem2 had fore
seen this danger and provided for it.
Ny little Prime" he said 'thou wilt afraid place
my nett will thee within and hang of these
quick, very win be like
FOR thee and thou wilt not be afraid long stand below
while spoke busy fastening the Of his
securely the stake hanging above the reach of the
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pleasant like with him
taking shelter the turet The net held her
fortaby and by STOPPING
stretched the Of Michel stood below her his
fast locked round the stake and his face uped to her in the
faint light
lies below thee. IL do speak Thou art safe"
"Ar thou safe also, Micher she asked
yes safe also he answered "but shall be quiet
speak thee the Lord Christ caring for
as l himself bind myself
and himself for Tell them tomorrow what
thee am safe as thou art tranquil and happy
said Dephine half in confidence
half dread Of the which was sugng louder and
mot thou" he cheerily. But Phine
that shall never more be solitary and sad leave thee
and then shall be with Christ wish could have
spoken them but heart and tongue heavy Hakl
There S the bell ringngp
THE bell which is toled at night when travellers crossing
guide them the mont flung its clear sharp notes
the great ndsnct rock looming through the dusk
like voice to the voice Of friend, but It is
aeP murmured Michel art thou happy Delphne my little
asleep perhaps Say thy Paternoster now for it grow
q
as il fevered with Impotence The
ing poured in rapidly the plain almost
drowned its cang.
'eTouch me thy little hand-touch quckyr' cried
Michel tell them that loved them
always would have given myself for them do for
thee my little Prime Come quickly Lord Jesus!'
aerward that the fast that she
dared but shut her IL spread white and
shmmeng the moonlight all around her. She began repeat
her Paternoser how the words But she
voice saying "Our Father only he
also the words for he did not than
Forgive respasses we forgive Then he became
quite silent spoke him after long while he did
not answer supposed he had fallen asleep, he had
help crying and calling TO him again and
again seaguls her screaming but there
Of what
her beforehand frightened thought
there alone with swiring beneath
1t than two three hours that Dephne
hung Graded Mchels for the tide lie
the Mont Michel and flows out again swiftly
The people the
lor hope finding bodies of Michel the
child for they expectation meeting of them
alive three of them heard the voice Dephne
who gmme of their lanterns the
shrlly loudly for
They swinging safely by
water Michel had sunk down his knees though his
still fastened about the stake. His
forward upon breast
They lifted a spoken Delphnes
ife at of his
1t was perpexng problem to the simple people said
that permitted the child by dlaboc
agency had failed him when he sought himself
maintained that other than the great archange
the the stake and
preserved Dephne, while the hereto was left to perish
few secretly whispered in fear that Michel had
done thereby The cure who came
to upon face opened his lips after long and