The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-26


from the stalls on the left. they found
Fastening until she came to the
church.
Q. "Wa-sne gate open?"
r. 1es, monsieur. and this sur.
prised me, but did not seem to sur,
prise Mile. Daae.'
.. Was there no one IN the church,
yard?"
r. Il did not see any one: and. II
there had been, must have seen him
The moon was shining on the snow
and made the night quite light"
Q. Was it possible for any one to
, hide behind the tombstones?"
~ ~e~No. monsieur. They were quite
snfo cor tombstones, partly hidden
under the snow, @r crssses
just above the level o, the ground
The only shadows were whose OF the
crosses and ourselves. The church
stood out quite brightly. l never saw
SO clear a night. 1t was very fine
and very cold and one could see every,
thing"
Q. Are you at all superstitious?
r. mo. monsieur, l am practicing
Catholic"
Q. In what condition OF mind were
you?"
R. Very healthy and peaceful. as
sure you. Mile. Daae's curious action
in going out at that hour had wor.
ried me at first; but, as soon as |
saw her go to the churchyard,
thought that she meant to fulfil some
pious duty on her fathers grave and
| considered this 30 natural that |
recovered all my calmness. | was
only surprised that she had not heard
me walking behind her, for my foot,
steps were quite audible on the hard
snow. But she must have been taken
up with her Intentions and | resolved
not to disturb her. She knelt down
by her fathers grave, made the sign
Of the cross and began to pray. AT
that moment, it struck midnight A,
the last stroke, l saw Mile Daae lift
her eyes to the sky and stretch out
her arms as though in ecstasy. | was
wondering what the reason could be
when l myself raised my head anC
everything within me seemed drawn
toward the invisible. which was play
ing the most perfect music! Chris
tine and | knew that music; we had
heard 1t as children. But 1t had never
| been executed with such divine art
even by NJ. Daae. | remembered ali
that Christine had told me of the An
| gel of Music. The air was The Resur
rection Of Lazarus, which old NJ. Daae
used to play to us in his hours OF
melancholy and OF faith. II Chris
tines Angel had existed, he could not
have played better that night, on the
late musicians violin. When the mu
sic stopped, | seemed to hear noise
from the skulls in the heap OF bones
it was as though they were chuckling
and l could not help shuddering."
Q. Did 1t not occur to you tina,
the musician might be hiding behind
that very heap OF bones?'
II. 1T was the one thought that did
| occur to me, monsieur, so much sc
that | omitted to follow Mile. Daae
when she stood up and walked slowly
to the gate. She was so much alb
sorbed Just then that / am not sur
prised that she did not see me-"
G. Then what happened that you
were found in the morning lying half
dead on the steps OF the high ALTAR
h. First skull rolled to my feet
then another then an
other 1t was as II | were
the mark OF that CHASTITY game OF
bowls. And | had an idea that a false
step must have destroyed the balance
OF the structure behind which our mu
stefan was concealed. This surprise
seemed to be confirmed when | saw
a shadow suddenly glide along the
sacristy wall. | ran up. The shadow
had already pushed open the door and
entered the church. But | was quick
er than the shadow and caught hold
| of corner Of its cloak. At that mo
ment, we were Just In front OF the
! high altar; and the moonbeams fell
straight upon us through the stained
glass windows of the apse. AS | did
not let go OF the cloak, the shadow
turned rouad; and | saw terrible
deaths he. furIsh darted look at
| me from pair OF scorchlng eyes.
felt as II | were face to face with
Satan; and. in the presence OF this
unearthly apparition, my heart gave
way, my courage failed me
and | remember nothing more until
recovered consciousness at the Set
ting Sun"