The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-30

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death the bell OF the ancient church
rang joyously. and men sang and feast
ed IN the gray city Of the hills. Thirty
from Nolserl had beaten a hundred
from Slavna; the guns were at the bot
tom OF the Krath; it was enough. II
Sophy had biiden them. they would
have streamcd down on Slavna that
night in one Of those fierce raids In
which their forefathers OF the middle
ages had loved TO swoop upon the
plain.
But Sophy had no deluslons. She
saw her crown-that fleetlng phantom
ornament. fitly foreseen In the visions
OF a charlatan- passing from her brow
without a sigh. She had not needed
lDunstanbrry's arguments TO prove 20
her that there was no place for her left
In Kravonia. She was content TO have
1t so; she had done enough. Sorrow
had not passed FROM her face. but
serenity had come upon il in fuller
measure. She had struck for mon
selgneur. and the blow was witness 20
her love. IL was enough In her and
enough in little Volseni. Let the might
Ter avengers do the rest
she had allowed Dunstanbury %
leave her after supper In order TO make
preparations for start to the frontier
at dawn. "You must certainly GO"
she had said. ''and perhaps I'll come
with you"
She went at night up on TO the wall.
always her favorite place. She loved
the spaciousness Of air and open coun-
/ try before her there. Basil Williamson
found her deep IN thought when he
came to tell her OF the progress OF the
wounded.
They're all doing well. and Peter
Z Vassip win live. Dunstanbury has
made him promise 20 come 10 him
y when he's recovered. SO you1l meet
him again al all events. And Marie
ZeTkovitch and her husband talk OF
settling in Paris. You won't lose alt
your Kravonian friends"
"You assume that I'm coming with
7 you tomorrow mOrningr
I'm quite safe In assuming that
Dunstanbury won't go unless you do
he answered. smiling ave can't leave
you alone here. you know
Il shouldn't stay here anyhow. she
said. "or at any rate should be where
nobody could hurt me-" She pointed at
a dim lantern fastened 10 the gate
tower by an iron clamp. then waved
her hand t.tssri the surrounding dark
ness. "Thps's life. isn't itT' sas asked.
'1f believed that I could go 10 mon-
selgneur, would 20 tonlghf-nay.
would have gone at Miklevni. II was
only putting my head out Of that ditch
a minute sooner! II | believed even
that could lie In the church there
and know that he was near! II be-
lleved even that ! could lie there quiet
ly and remember and think Of him.
You're n man OF science; you're not
peasants child. 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 10 ind out
whether we were going anywhere else.
That's all she cared about. And II she
does ever get TO a 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"
Il hardly expected to find you so
philosOphically 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
70 medical etiquette in a rather per-
functory fashion. He had never seen
woman more composed or more obvi-
ously and perfectly healthy. Sophy
smiled and went ON:
But II / live. I'm sure at least Of
being able TO think and able 10 remem-
Der. II comes TO gamble, doesn't Il?
It's just possible might get more; it's
quite likely-I think it's probable
should lose even what have now
Il think you're probably right about
the chances of the gamble" be told
her. though no doubt certainty is out
OF place or at least one doesn't talk
about It, Shall tell you what science
saysy
40" said Sophy. smiling family.
Science thinks in multltudes. and Tn
thinking OF the Individual tonight.
Even Lady Meg never made much OF
science. you know"
lie 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 Dark Yes. but
the night will lift, the darkness pass
away. Valley and sparkling lake will
be there and the summit OF the heaven