The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-05

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the Son of God who lived aad died.
The reasoning Of man seemed but
the crying OF children; the logic OF
the schoolmen no more than children's
castles on the sands. There were
great deeps beyond all their theories
-deeps never to be understood by
the mind, but felt by the soul. God
had spoken.
When he rose to his feet he also
knew that he had risen from the dead.
There was a new life in his heart,
and he was conscious of it, The Rad
ford Leicester of hours before. anu
the Radford Leicester of now, were
different He had passed from death
unto life.
For time he walked on, almost
unheeding whittier he went, but pres
entity. as the sky became clearer, he
saw the dim outline of the tor which
had been his landmark As he saw
it. he realized that he was not more
than an hours walk from Vale Lin.
den In two hours or SO he would see
Olive again. and he would tell her
what was right for him to tell For
he knew what he had to do now The
only course was the right coarse and
he must take it. He knew what it
meant. too When he told Olive who
he was, and related the story of the
past six years, she would bid him
20 away, as she had bidden him lonS
ago: but he must tell her all. He
owed it to her. and he would pay his
debt. The future was NOT in his hands,
but in Gods, and he would fight
against his Maker no longer.
Good gracious, sur you've been
out in all this weather
In every bit of it, Mrs. Briggs.
And there's not a dry thread on
ee"
Not one" and he laughed as he
spoke.
i've been wonderin' bout zee for
ours. It's been terrible storm
ITS been very wonderful. Have
YOU any hot water, Mrs Brggs?'
Plenty. sur
I'm have a bath and dress for din
ner. The simpler the meal the better,
Mrs Briggs
Certainly, sir. I'm thankful you
are safe. | was afraid you was struck
by the lightning, sur. Were you afraid
of it all, sur?'
Yes, | think | was
well, thank God you are safe, sur. "
Yes, thank God, too, Mrs. Briggs.
The woman looked at him curious
ly: there was new tone in his voice,
new light in his eyes. He no long
er seemed strange Eastern gentle
man" to her.
He ate his dinner in silence. He
had but little appetite, but he went
through the form of eating for fear
Mrs. Briggs should think he was not
pleased with her cooking.
Presently he rose to go out. Coin
out again, sur? should have thought
you'd been tired out in all that storm.
| should think you don't get any wild
er storms in the parts you've come
from
different. Mrs. Briggs. entirely diff
ferent."
Il suppose it's very grand, in the
furrin parts" said Mrs Briggs, but
don't want to leave Vale Linden.
Nor l. Mrs. Briggs; but | shall
have to-
Not yet. sur, hope
Yes very soon, expect
81 am sorry | was hopin' you d
stay a long time, ] was, for sure. Ihe
house won't seem like the same with
out zee. You do git more English too
sur. maxim so bold.
Thank you, Mrs Briggs; you've
been very good to me-
You won't be laivin' before the
end of the summer, will zee. SUR
Very likely ! shall leave tomor
row"
"Nothln wrong has happened, |
'ope, sur?"
"A great deal has happened, but
nothing wrong. Mrs Briggs, do you
believe a man can rise from the dead?
Not in these days, sur. or course
they did in the time of our Lord
There was Lazarus, and the young
man in the village of Main. OF course
the Lord can do whatever he will
Yes" said Leicester quietly. Il be-
lieve He can
He went out into the night. The
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