The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-11
CHAPTER xxx.
The Miracle.

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Il shall know it," he had thought.
when 1t comes"
And as he drove there came to him
the knowledge of his miracle. 1t came,
not with the lazy luxuriousness of
youth drifting, ignorant and caring not
for wisdom, toward mate, nor yet
with the ecstatic feverish excitement
of the passionate man, but with deep,
solemn, allpervading joy. Peace fol-
lowed 1.-THE peace of gertrude, for
he knew that in the woman who had
sinned he had found the one who fit
ted into him as member into it's
body, completed him, with him formed
the perfect unity-of content, for he
knew that from It's infinite precious
ness neither trial nor failure, disap-
pointment nor misstep could subtract.
She must know" he thought. "She
must be made to know-that nothing
else counts-that we are to begin over
again together"
He remembered his mission.
There was a rumble of thunder. He
glanced overhead and saw the black
ened sky, heard the rushing wind. A
few scattered drops fell. He urged the
horse forward.
He was miles away from the village
and near the foot of a hill that tow
cred we'll above its neighbors. He
smiled as he saw trace of an old
road, almost obliterated by weeds, that
led zigzagging UP the eminence. It
was Hedges Hill and near the crest,
he remembered, was the clubhouse that
sheltered the unhappy Piotr.
The storm overlook him before he
was halfway up the hill. When he
reached the clearing on the edge of
which stood the shed. he made his
horse fast to tree, and drenched to
the skin by the pelting rain, entered
the shelter.
At first, in the shadows of the win
doWless shed, he saw no signs of Piotr.
lie stood In the doorway, watching
the storm.
He had been there several minutes
When queer choking sound came
from behind him. He turned quickly.
and as his eyes became used to the
darkness, made out the figure crouch
ing half hidden behind a bench in the
far corner.
Hello! Is that you. Piotr? What
are you doing over there?"
The noise came again.
is something wrong with your"
Mark went closer to him. "I.m Mark
lrultt. Don't you know me, Piotr?"
Yves" quavered Piotr.
What's the matter-sick?"
I'm a-afraid," came the whimnaring
reply. Its the storm"
MARX smiled pityingly. So this poor
creature, who covered
before little wind and rain and light
him. ". " naim
He's in bad way.n ha thouoht
anere' now" he said. gently, 'T'm not
gong to hurt you. Piotr."
rlotr was in his corner, half crouch
ins' staring axedly at Mark. His ewes
inaue tiny points of light In the deem
Deoid you come here to get mel"
uiu. 0GarQ YOU were
nereaoouts and wasn't going to let
you stay up here and starve to death.
Wn-what are you g-going to do with
For one thing" Mark answered
sraveiy. when this rain let's up I'm
SONG 70 take you back to town and
set you In the habit of eating three
s meals q day. think it's be-
SHINING to let up little now"
Who" came Piotr's ouavar,nv
voice, who told you was hera7a
a. me doctor who found you yester.
.H Hazia! she-she is herer
Yes. She came to get YOU.
She knows?"
que guessed-she and the Matka
suessed-you were up to some mis-.
vann ,ou frightened the Matka with
s ,s WIG talk. But wen discuss ths,
come. Wen make a start now.-
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