The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

ago. Inc CAienoAf on my oe0k R48 .
motto for each Leaf Today's Il this:
Every man carries His bate On q RIB
and about his neck Last night
uouId have smiled at that, perhaps:
today say to myself, It's trucks
rue.' Two little hours ago could
have sworn that whatever haSpensd
To ms 8assoon vouA suffer no harn
Judith. I could not avoid The meet
ing You uill know the eircum-
stances. and Win see that II vas forced
upoa NE But though ws met on the
not fall By my hand"
She had begun to jtrenbls % that
the paper shook in her hands. and
from her breast, shattered BY hsf
quick breathing. the brown Jessamins
petals busted down in her lap It vas
some moments before she could calA
herself sufficiently to read on
He fired NJ the signal and the shot
went vide threw my pistol on the
ground. Then-vhether maddened By
my refusal to nre. l cannot teIl-hs
turned his weapon all It once and shot
himself through the breast II vas
OVER In an instant The seconds did
not guess-do not even nov. for II
happened but an hour ago. A. Tie
code DEGREES. their backs vere turned
when the shots vers fred But there
were circumstances cannot touch
upon to You which made them disap-
prove-uhich made ny facing him
Just then seea unehiyalrous. l saw
II In Bristow's face. and liked him ths
better for It. even while Il touehed
my pride. They could not know. Of
course. that did not intend to Ars.
Well. ron and they win know II nov.
And Brktov has my pistol; he win
md 1t undischarged = thank God.
thank God.
Bat win that matter to you! II
yoa loved Sassoon. I shall always in
your mind stand n the indirect cause
OF his death! II II for this reason I
am going avay| could not bear to
look In your accusing eyes and hear
you say II Nor coald bear to stay
here. . reminder to you Of such Q
horror. II you love NJ, you viii wYits
and call ne back 10 you Oh, Jp-
dith. Judith. my own dear 1oves 1
Dsy Oo0 ~ WIZ
She pat he letter down ana laid
her face upon II -Beautys Beanty.-
she whispered. dry-eyed- Il nsysr
knew! nsvsr knsv! But Il vea1A
Nave nade - diGsraoeo. AaxitaG. 1
would hAve eorgtvsn 5pa aaytAinS
sverythfngs Y0a knew that, now,
Gear! Yos have been certain II Il an
these yeaxs that have been 10 empty.
empty to ms!-
But when de faded rose scolorsd
gown and the poor time-yelloued slip
pers had been laid back in the hair
cloth trunk: when. her door once more
unboited. she lay in her bed in the dim
glow Of the reading- lamp. with her
curling silvery hair drifting across the
pillow and the letter beneath II, ~
last the tears came eourstng down her
cheeks
And with the loosening Of her tears,
gradually and softly came joy-inn-
nitely deeper than the anguish and
sense Of betrayal 1T poured upon her
like trembling hood. Long, long ago
he had gone out Of the world 1t was
only his memory that counted to her.
Now that could NO longer spell pain
or emptiness or denial It was engoid-
ensd BY new light, and In that light
she would walk gently and smilingly
to the end.
She found the slender golden chain
that hung about her neck and opened
the little black Iocket with its circlet
Of laureied pearls. And ~ she saxed at
the face It held. which time had not
touched with change. the sound Of
8hirley's harp came softly in through
tho window. She was playing an old.
fashioned song. Of the sort she knew
her mother loved best:
Darling. am growing old.
silver threads among the gold
Shine upon my brow today.
Life 10 fading fast away
But. my darling. you will be
Always young and fair to me-
Outside the leaves rustled, the birds
called and the crickets sang their un.
ending epithalamia Of summer NIGHTS,
and on this tone-backsFound the mel.
ody rose tenderly and iingerfngly like
haunting perfume Of pressed flowers.
She smiled and lifted the locket to her
face. whispering the words of the re-
| frain:
Is: my d.1iin.: you vii ,.
Tho smile was still on her lips when
she fell asleep. and the little locket
still lay In her fingers,
CHAPTER xxxiv.
When ths Clock Struck.
Sorrow weeps-sorrov sinxs." Al