The evening world., 1911-03-14

IN X. y did not SOC any
lANyZ a one: and. IL there had
~ been. I must have seen him.
The moon was shSing ON the snow and
made the night quite light"
q. "Was 1t possible for IN ono 20
hide behind the tombstones?"
Il. mo. monsieur. They were quito
small, poor tombstones, partly hidden
under the snow. with their crosses Just
above thc level OF h ground. The
only shadows were those OF the crosses
aud ourselves. Tho church stood out
quite brightly. | never saw so clear "A
night. II was very fine and very cold
and one could see everything"
q. Are you nj all supcrsiitlousY
Il. NO. monsieur. | am a practising
Catholic"
O. in what condition OF mind were
you?"
II. Very healthy and peaceful. I as
sure you. Mile. Daae's curious action In
going out Mt that hour had worried me
at first. but, as soon as | saw hor go to
the churchynrd. | thought that she
meant to fulhl some pious duty on her
fathers grave and I considered this 81
natural that / recovered all NY calnness.
I was only surprised that she had not
heard me walking behind her. for my
footsteps were quite audible on the
hard snow. But she must have been
taken up with her intentions and ! re-
solved not to disturb her. She knelt
down by her fathers grave. made the
sign OF the cross and began to pray.
At that moment, II struck midnight.
Al the last stroke I saw Mile. Daae
lift her eyes TO the sky and stretch out
her arms as though In ecstasy, was
wondering what the reason could he,
whom ! myself raised my head and
everything within me seemed drawn
toward the Invisible, which was playing
the most perfect music, Christine and
] know tho music; we had heard II as
children. hut It had never been exc
cuted with such divine art. even by NJ.
Dnne. I remembered all that Christine
had told me OF tho Angel OF Music.
Tho air was the Resurrection OF Lax-
arus. which cid NJ. Dnac used TO plav
20 MS I'm hts hours of melancholy and
OF faith. II Christine's Angel had OK
listed, he could not nave played better.
that night. on the late musicians violin.
when the music stopped. I seemed TO
hear n noise from tho Skulls IN the
heap OF bones; Il was as though they
were chuckllny and I could not help
s~huddorlng."
q. "Dld II not occur 70 n that the
musician might he hiding behind that
very heap OF bones?'
II. 1T was the ono thought that ala
occur to me. monsieur. so much IN that
! omitted to follow Mile. Daae. when
she stood up and walked slowly to the
gate. She was 10 much absorbed Just
then that | am not surprised that she
did not see me"
q. Then what happened that YOU
werc found IN the morning lying half
dead on the steps OF the high altar"
X. First n skull rolled 10 my feet
hen another then an
other II was as II I we're the
mark OF that CHASTITY game Of bowls.
And I had an i1ea that n false step must
have destroyed the balance OF the
structure behind which our musician
was concealed. This surmise seemed TO
DO confirmed WREN ] saw a shadow
suddenly glide along tho s~acrIsty wall.
| ran up. The shadow had already
pushed open the door and entered the
church. But | was quicker thar the
shadow - caught hold OF a corner
of lts cloak.
AT that moment, we we're Jus, in
front OF the high altar; and the moon
cams Tell straight upon us through the
stainHd-gl1ss windows Of the apse. As
I dld not let 20 OF the cloak, the shndow
turned round ana ] saw n terrible
deaths head. which darted a look at
me from "A pair OF scorohing eyes. |
tolt az II | were face t. face with Satan:
and. I'm the presence OF THIS unearthly
npparition, my heart gave way, my
CoWagr failed me and re-
member nothing more uutil | recovered
consciousness az the Setting sun"