The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

the sands Each time the tide
track must be and
traveller whether on foot or in carriage must direct MS steps
strong post placed the
plain erlous qucksands mperceptbe TO any eye
which sIuggishIy in straight black line
has its banks marked out by rows OF
high eahess twigs at the top OF
dreary desoae and barren scene is with no NE IN
it except the isolated human life upon the mont - .
This little family of human beings separated from the great
its sands numbers scarcely hundred and nan
there other occupation to be
sterile rock. ia 80,
From Pontorson lies along the old bay
Michel with low hedgerows of feathery amatna o
1t is not at all soiary roau'
for resembling artillery wagons
a busy scene of digging in the heavy sand
while the shaggy horses stand by hanging their neaos
work at every cart one OF them
standing the rising pile and beating nat
with spade while cheerful clater OF voices Is heao " every
But at one time man might there working
alone quite alone space left about him. as II an
r. word were aunc at him across this imaginary
nothing taun curse and was insarap1S
toled on doggedly with looking face
until driven off by the owner
who employed lower than his comrades Inen
would blouse his shoulders and tramp
away with heavy tread ot along Mc Se a'n'S
The only voice that spoke fetfu queruous
voice of an old lifted the latch and
opened house the ampars which mad
no entrance he lived alone with his
mother accidental intercourse with his neighbo
Michel How late thou art she exclaimed III tnou
n noGr' it O is." a s''' son 'n'' "'''N'' ~ -
in patient voice - nave nu the ~ tyn in with them
anvwberer she continued like everybody else
thou friend to pass thy time with 1t Is
hard for me thy mother the world
that and hate thee they do this
there is no hope for thee IL thou art SO
must hell though named thee AFTER our
rea archange brought thee good Chris
a and 9uG h of y in the DANES Of hell mayst
Wen perish will not weigh for thee M lie Cure
saws hereto perhaps the good Coo
taken into account But thou vert porn Gn[ls
Christian all the world and tnou mast SOLO .ny
devil then ana take my
thou wilt have nothing but misery IN the ne
81 thee-never!" he answered breny. Il nave
fear Of the next world -,
He OF evidently. Perhaps the silence
maintained around partly of speech
but little though her complaining
the loft overhead where her
him from his sleep she only called
Mchel He clearly position him
Paris years before where ne came
VIII had taught him to read the Tesla
nen their religion The faith had
snnt nature though the
others and scarcely to himself So long as ne had oeen
But now compelled him return to his
atve Mace and to the little people
a Pierre Ioros SON fisherman like
think than they had The fercenes of the perse
encountered filled him with dmay though had not
fidelity faith But often dumb inarticu-
g n Of the Change in him but speech failed him
accepted his lot without complaint and without bit
daily the cistern of the monastery he
ams OF the old and children If he had leisure he
three times
word of thanks his help being vouchsafed to him.
found AT night would
creep cautiously and descend by quiet STAIR
of where could look
upon gathering ownsok in the inn where he had often
The landlord Nicolas.
There was the familiar room filed
and the brighter flicker of
vber landlords wife cooking.
in valance stretched
held bed with pillows. of which
chds curly sealed the
a the landlord
of the mont busly and seriously eating
and them the he
Thou Dable." said childish O I'm one
evening a small hand laid for
Delphne. Nicolas eldest girl. daring child.
full of spirit yet she shrank back
two him stood ready flight
"I answered IN
which won SIDE Why dost
Dabler'
"Al calls thee that answered Dephine Thou
are a heretc a good Christian say and
If thou wilt do the thing
will call Michel lie Diable"
afraid OF me! he ASKED Tor the enid put her
hand again his
mas great
archangel st will deliver from all evil What
hou dor cansts children
ncross
theo peaof