The chronicle=news., 1913-07-16
SONG IN the NIGHT
Uy JAa WILLIAM JACKSON.

so1uFanea, and the leader was bur.
deoed with . terribie responsibiiity.
TSs sasmy was close u hand and ab-
so1uts silence imperative. The colonel.
. few hearS bslors. had Detailed this
littls foroe 70 ont out Q detachment Of
Tie s1e0y. - .fHNl
~ hssrs NssC ~ psoved through
Ne 0Ud, sasse.l6e he sAoosntsr Be-
fors darkness foil tho discovery was
made that ths snamy aumbsrsd four
times ~ many pan - supposed. II
vosl6 b madness 70 hops for mors
than drawn battle. the lieutenant ~.
6ectsd: and yst-ths ooSoasl had giv.
en- his orders. At daylight the CON.
nAndes would march o. the assamp-
tlon that the work Vas done.
= can't 20 back and say vas
afraiA... The boy told hinsaaf: but Il
would b. murder 70 charge with this
little hand. II had to think only Of
myself"
There vas ssothsr hosr bseoss -
nssd oct.
And ! vo0Aer." he thossht. IN Q
iistbass way. Il wonder vhses she 10
teaisht:'
A fsw husdred ysrda bahisd tAs gsi.
" loousd up a. old maasioa. A IN
men now lay 10 silence. save for The
dsaasy. pattsrinG preudls Of the r1in
and tho slusAing Of mud - oae
changed his position slightly. . light
sAoes out across the vet f,sid from .
window Of the houss. A moment later
the distant. sweet tones Of = plano
we're audible. The Lieutenant heard the
opening CHORDS With . sense Of their
familiarity.
were not distant: NOT even the music
was SHARPLY deAaed ai that dissanos.
Bss - ,hs sonG proceeded. coming out
into tho night with = mystic sweet.
Ness and power. ths lieutenant rensN.
1 bared lie mesmerie harusoay.
0Fantoa called 10 misd certain day
befora bis uniform grew rn&s-d. Tue
ssttiaGs Of the song then had been .
/ nn~ old room. . glorious woman. .
fsseiuatisG voinr. II was not soas
that tails: II thrilled and lifted high
and higher II exalted. ustil the impos.
sib's scanned easy to grasp.
A. the soaG proeseded the neutsa-
aat felt iha full ssreagth OF It's quioA.
sainR impslse: aud gradually he pse
away nom himself the weak and un.
aesviss deapondeucy. Aiaost besees
the last sott died away on th~ nighs
h~ had The sSssd asoos. eoaodsai that
his ovn spiritual lssoxicstioa was
SHARED 10 some measure By bis follow.
sss.
Just hsyos1 The woods . faiat iaAt
cation Of . sentry wss dasosrss1 u .
half defined shadow.
TIE iissle hand. dspsoyins. cane oss
Of he aseDer sAaaovp 10 Q long line.
esaoed asaissl The whole faos OF ths
opDosinS foros.
AZ that isslant jsst one tAril1tns
-CAarss:- vas ordered. Il came from
The iseutenant. and u vas keyed In
The sAarp. snthralliaG haFDoay Of Tie
eoas.
II vas over sooa. The charge itsssf
became . Wild parsait- The lisstsasat
stiii led the way uatil-ths sword
slipped from his fingers asd hs sank
headloug into the soft mud and lay
s,ill. while his men hurried on.
II vss hours ssser. and another day.
when the lieutenaat's eyes opened
with inteiliseWee. For . few minutes
his Riapce ranged about . sunny room
In . questioning way. Prom tho couch
where b. lay he could see bat part of
the room: and - he strove to turn
himself . auiet figure cams quickly
to his side. Then bis eyes looked
straight up into those Of . woman.
There came another wondering ques-
ton into his glance and . great. glad
assonishment 70 dnd her there. But
his lips formed . different query.
Tho aSht:- he asked. weakly. and
with the brevtty Of speat strength.
"four oolooei 10 hero" sha said.
Nth . smils. a. she drew . little near
~. land he bids me say that this day
surely makes you . captain and .
hero"
And tho msn-my men!- hs
begged.
Two wounded-and yourself: moth
Ing worse.' she replied. softly.
1T was the sons we heard In the
rain and the night" he told her. In
whisper.
Last Night, Il thrilled me to con.
quer an army. n need he: and no~ I,
makes mc bold for myself Last night
cursed the satea that took me from
you before could tell you how oar~d
for you. I would have lost that hGhi
heaven forgive me. would have
murdered my men In my weakness
and home&ick longing. II was your
song. that wonderful song. which gave
me strength: and Il stve~ me courage
now to brave your verdict---to tell you
that love you batter than anything In
all this world. Are you glad! SAy
you are"
Il am glad" she murmured. with =
world OF eArnestnesa. Tho SONG was
all for you. I was thinking Of you