The evening world., 1914-03-28
fhor OF 1.-THE BLUE LAGOON," 6tc.=

n severe illneoo, he fet newborn. H
was seated upon a bank. and ab0vO
huge fronds OF ferns, and before him
lay a field Of canes overripe. that
had been spared the canecuttof1
knives.
Half drowsy, stiii exhausted, But
wrapped In the new feeling OF we'll
being. like "A man who In recovering
from an anaesthettc. he noted his
surroundings; and. az his eyes trav-
ellet from point to point, they sud.
denly came to rest on spot just
before him. ~
On the dust OF the road. sheltere1 ~
the bank, and the ferns from the vino.
lay the imprint of a naked foot. n
woman's little foot had pressed n
dust OF the road but n short time -
fore: the print was warm to the aese
and living. one could almost see to1
neeting figure swiftly moving a. the
breeze, and graceful as the bending
palm. The print OF the heel was tar
less marked than that OF the fore
part.
The volcanic dust, though gone from
the foliage. still lay upon the road. and
on this dust OF ruin lay the woman's,
foot mark. vivid. triumphant over
death. Gaspard gazed at 1t. He glanced
at the fountain beside him singing and
laughing beneath the shadow OF the
ferns, then he remembered. II was
here that he had paused that day with
Marie: Il was here that she had givsa
him the ratifa, II was here-it was
here. ~
lie rose to ms rect gafcd again ~
the marx IN tne Toad ana iomoweo ~
printing. Further ON he lost u, for the
wind had blown the dust across u
further on he found II. very faint.
but still discernible.
Then. where i'ttie Sde pain nrosc
on from the road ne round u clearly
ST.. had ,aL.r tho ,a,b
Along tho National Road YOU ind
many paths like these. short cuts ta
villages. paths used by the cane cut
tiers and market folk. often mere
traces half smothered by the tropical
grasses.
He followed the path which ied ~
, ward wood OF ceibas ana angcnnes.
palms with enormous trunks, thlck -
the trunks OF fuil grown OAK trees'
: tree ierhs ana "nu p'"es,
As ne came voice naiieu nun troea
the 'iqu'd shadow q, 'he trees. ~ We
the voice OF the sinieur us hontaSns;
clear siiVery, neu-hke' .ne ,oo ~
inc piru came 'hruusn .ne ~
the su',ry nooh' % ~.
SOUND nut the srr"s " INC p~''
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4 pusncu tmS na""o ~ ."o -
OF the WHO pine as,ue, voSe os S
man tho soS. VI .no rS" ia S~a
, tagne mot ms eat % Jill ~
! ceased. ana tnrousn tno NV, "
the voice OF woman, s~ee's' -"
, 'ho Voice OF t"o "''u'
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, yotnry came 10 him for whom sh..
was giving thanks.
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4 ,,'u Wv oo".as Pr'se-ano
a 1890. '.ouy Ho.n PRAYER OF
a ,,i,a",, uv
n la o., @ ~, ."S u.s"
: ~" ~ '"S Y'ihs, ~ "'sS'e ScSvn.
who hau peeh spared even as she had
spa.ou, .or nerseu, a vre"ture
;, w. o''"s w. P,p'cs'.o" INA, hau
y .aNeu neI' .nat hau icu her away 10
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