The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-10

Are these thy people2" She asked.
They are my friends"
And thy faitn?"
rs in God"
She turned TO him
Then Is thy faith my faith" she
said, For in all me world there Is
but one God-Brahma, the All one"
We cali Him by another name.
Hurst said He took her hands ana
drew her TO him. "Wilt thou learn 70
know Him as we know Him Saras'
yati?"
Surely has God as many names ana
as many forms as there are stars in
heaven, she answered. why should
| not know thy God my beloved
Hurst threw . glance OF fierce tri-
umph at the priest. who stood silently
attentive. Heilg dropped back on
his pillow with grim satisfied laugh
Verify out of tho mouths OF babes
and sucklings.' he muttered.
But Hurst paid him no need. Once
again he turned 10 the woman who
watched him in grave wonder and his
voice softaned TO a compassionate ten
derness.
Once thou saldst that on ca
there was no peace" he said. "Saras-
vati | am no god. but a man, and my
world Is hard world. Art thou
afraid"
Il love thee" she answered, and
said no more.
Il seemed as though in those three
short words she had given the answer
to every question. had laid bare the
deepest secrets Of her soul And the
( three men were silent, oYertaken by
| the awe which comes TO those who
stand on the threshold OF beautiful
cathedral Then Heilig brought his
fist down with thump upon his COW
ering.
Marry them. Romney," ne said
Marry them. in Gods name. They
Will break their necks, but what is
that? 1t Is good-it is beautiful is
worth IL We haf not the right TO
stop them. Marry them, | say!"
The priest laid his white hand on
Hurst's shoulder
you have counted the COST" ne
said In English.
Hurst did not turn.
There ls no cost" he said 81 am
free and have chosen my own course
that is all. 1t remains for you to
give me your answer.
! Il consent"
| Hurst swung around.
"Your faith mus. be worthy OF you"
he said
Father Romney made no answer.
His face was set and white, but his
eyes CLEANED with the fiery enthusi'
asm OF the believer who feels the
! flame of his belief pass on to other
souls. He motiored his two strange
converts TO kneel and In the quiet or
the dimly-lighted room the solemn ser.
vice OF acceptance into the Catholic
church began. Shorn OF all pure cere'
mony and ritual 1t gained in dignity
and there was something at once tragic
4 and pathetic in the little group be-
meath the lamplight--the haggard,
blood-stained man with the dark reso-
lutte face, and beside him woman OF
an alien race, exotic yet beautiful still
touched with the mystery OF her llte,
her profound and wondering eyes INT
ed TO the white.robed priest who stood
before them, his hands clasped about
the silver crucifx. his lips moving In
silent prayer Heinrich Heilig lay on
his couch and watched them. The
grimly contracted brows and hvid
cheeks told that be suffered but ne
was also smiling with n curious tender
II ness free from all mockery Though
weakness constantly threatened &c
master him he never shifted his posi-
ton until the last blessing had been
pronounced over the strangely united
pair. Then he fell back with a low
gasping sigh and lay still, but appar-
emily fully conscious for an instant
later his eyes opened.
See that your wife becomes dry
clothed" he muttered. ''The shawls
are in the top drawer. See TO 1t,
Schafskopfe"
Then he lay quite still. Romney
came quietly TO his side and bent
over him.
"He is asleep" he whispered. "Do
as he says--or VIII you go straight
homer"
| Hurst shook his head. His arm still
encircled Sarasvati's shoulders and
she leaned against him with eyes half
closed in happy exhaustion.
with your permission my wife will
remain hidden here" he said. AT the
earliest opportunity | shall start with
her for f: gland. Until then she VIII
be safest with you. Are you willing
Perfectly" A faint smile fickered
about the priests grave mouth. "fiay-
ing begun the business We must at
least be thorousS Ny room is next
door 1t Is at youf-~+ss's disposal. j
shall give orders that no one Is TO en-
ter IT,"
Five minutes later, when David
Hurst returned. he found that the cur
! tains had been drawn back and that
the Judge stood at Father Romney 3
side In the dreary morning light he
/ looked OLD and weary. and yet he
came forward with his Auoyant step,
both hands outstretched, his. pale face