The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-31
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Judges taeay- -tha-latiGls- eXptes-
sion Of mingled pain and pity had
taken him back 10 the hour when he
had first known that the mother he
adored despised him. He went down
the avenue 10 the gates OF the com
pound Evening was close AT hand
and long cool shadows stretched
themselves across his path. Behind
him he heard the murmur or voices
and Mrs. Chichester's gay insouciant
laughter, but all around him was me
peculiar sleepy hush which heralds
nightfan. On Just such an evening
he had set out on the great adveu.
ture OF his life. II had ended in gray
disillusionment. but II stood out in
his memory with all the gorgeous
coloring OF an eastern fairy tale, ana
now In this atmosphere of subdued
mystery it came back TO him still as
a haIf-discredited legend OF his child
hood. but intensely, painfully beauti'
full.
He lifted his face TO the distant
hills and recognized them. But there
was pain also In that recognition.
They had remained unchanged. Now,
as then, they kept their solemn watch
over the wide valley, shutting within
their forest-grown walls the secrets
OF centuries: but he who came back
10 them no longer answered 10 their
appeal. The boy who had found God
I'm the sunset had lost the power 81
worship in a world which called God
its own. Something in him had hard
IL ND J.. fTf4
was as the sound Of music TO deal
musician The vibrations OF its
beauty beat against his physical be-
ing, but he heard no sound though
his whole soul listened with the long
ing OF starvation. Yet at least ne
felt himself al peace TIC HIS NO
longer spoke 10 him. but their silence
was majestic. contemplatye. without
contempt To his embittered fancy
they accepted him uncomplainingiy as
part of the eternal unknown N0'her
in whom they still had their being
they asked no explanation nc excuse
from him: he belonged 10 them by ali
the ties OF their common origin. Thus
he reached the gates, and there
paused, conscious for the first time
that he was not alone. A man came
toward him from out the shadows and
stood quietly by his side laying his
fingers to his tips as though 10 com.
mand silence
you must ue unite quiet5 l. he Ssria
i'm an imperative whisper. Listen
aud you will hear and see. They IKE
IL not when there are watchers. DO
you not hear already"
Hurst listened. In the far distance
there was faint throbbing sound like
the regular beating OF drum and
the high wall OF pipe. He glanced
questioningly at his companion. but
the latter seemed to have forgotten
his existence. He had drawn back
into the shadow of the gateway, and
David could only perceive the short.
somewhat thick-set figure and the dim
outline OF a bearded face. But the
stranger showed no inclination 20
talk. and David waited with the pa
tient acquiescence of mental and ply
steal WEAKNESS The sounds had
grown louder Along the broad white
road myriad OF dancing lights had
sprung up in fantastic disorder and
come toward the bungalow. rising and
falling like fiery insects 10 the beat
of the discordant music. AS they APP
preached, David saw that they were
torches held by crowd of half-naked
natives who came on, now and again
breaking into loud monotonous
chant. In front. apparently leading
them, man marched alone. He
walked quietly, with grave com
posure which separated him from his
n0isier followers, and as he passed.
his eyes set immovably In front OF
him. David caught glimpse of face
startlingly familiar Where he had
first seen IT, he did not know, but the
clear-cut even noble features be-
longed to his memories as surely as
did the hills, the valley. the very
torchlight; even their expression,
somberly impassive. was known 10
him as something which had lain. tenn
porarily forgotten among his minds
pictures of the past The man passed
on. and gradually the throb OF the
drum died away in the distance. but
David's eyes followed the dancing
lights until the dusk swallowed them.
He had half forgotten his unknown
companion, and whom he at last
turned he was startled to find the
broad shoulders almost touching his
own.
"you saw that man." the stranger
asked eagerly.
David nodded
THE leader?--yes
% x.po faef. ne a. ,,,e,-
esting face--the face OF a fallen
Lucifer. Yes. saw you thought as I
do. That proved you are not a fool
Hut those--those--"
He jerked his head toward the bal
conv with ferocioss contempt which
found no words 20 express itself
What do, think you. they know OF
such things? They laugh and they
play their mad games, and the devil
goes past with lighted torch In one
hand and a powder-cask under IA,
other arm. Ia, do yon laGgh,2 ! tell
,you that these half-clothedl Sanatids
[n<< as powder, and he who led them
Y devi. One day he will wave the
torch. and then then YOU will not
jnue1,. my young friend
: N AM not laughing" David said His
Inforeaf Was aroused. not only by the
1900. bnt BY the face OF the man be.
N ~ Mn. In spite OF the growing OBJ
;11nrlto and the dhsgnise of heavy
1n<1 Ukpld could still distinguish
&<6 = "a htgh forehead. the aqui.
E ~ eyes deep-set under
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