The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-09-20
The Change In
Edwin Leroy
BY Ell Ell HOLMES

Edwin Iuituy was not an especial.
spiritual n,in. tn ugh he was what
may he termed u thoughtful one. ~
was not given To phll"sophi' spV.uli
lions. nor was he Of a devotional IA
turc. II he had any especial mtrl'c..-
tual prediction II was for ..'cIrr.
though even Ia this he read Gully VIVA,
was written for popular iustu.tio.I
circumstances had compelled h.4n Z
assist himself on several ocDa Ions au !
this had given him a reputation for I,c-
ing combative
One day rather, one momrut- great
change came over him. lie was walt.
ing on II road and met girl. lie
looked at her. she looked at him. she
lowered her eyes, but before She Id
- some vague internal aunuun cmcht
was made ia both that they were
mates. LcIioy turned and joined her
There WAS no conversational introduc-
tlon. They walked on together.
The mating between Edwin IoRoy
and Camilla Head was spiritual rs
well as n physical one. The two soul,
became one NJ the moment OF meeting
A year after their marriage Camilla
died Leroy laid away his earthly
partner with no great show Of feeling
lie did not weep ut her grave r.
him she had not been buried. She had
not wholly departed from him lie
was denied material communication
with her. but there was II spiritual
unity between them that could not be
broken
one day Leroy was slrolling about
in his garden. He seemed TO be talk
ing To his lowers, but he was com.
muning with the spirit of his wife. \
nan entered ard hurried toward him.
Cir said The stranger, II loved u
woman whom have been told. you
married Though she did not love me,
| loved and still love her am told
that she Is dead desire 20 visit her
grave. viii you tell me where you
have buried herr
Il have not buried her"
The writer looked. at Leroy wonder
ingly.
That receptacle" continued Leroy,
that conveyance, that machine Of
flesh which /, intended to hold a soul
during brief period Of prepargtl Ton
for superior existence, has ben
buried You vii! find II /. !he church
;sIIS short it,ia6;t IL itt fooai.+
Having given this information, Is
Roy turned again To his howcr-. The
fact that another had loved his wife
id hot seem either to interest or move
him. Th'- Indication that he was 50
sure that his dead wife had belonged
tu him alone autagonized the visitor.
Had met Camilla" said the latter,
"a few months before you found her
the result might have been different
NO" said I.cl,oy, lit would not
why are you so sure of thatf'
Because Camilla was destined for a
perfect union She could never have
accepted ANY other
There was something irritating to
/ the stranger in this complacent view
( uf LcRoy's with reference to the wo'
mau who had refused the one and
mated with the other, While the Wild
over remained unrullled, the discarded
lover waxcd warm with smolderina
anger.
"Your love for her was human he
| said. you possessed her In the flesh
| Now she IL mine Some day | will "a
10 her"
Many are going, but who shall meel
i'm the infinite we cannot know while
here"
an the Infinite there j. no marriage
Camilla will be to me at least as mncl
as she will be To you
she VIII not he 10 you what she Ia
been 10 me,
This reference to the fact that th'
woman he had loved had been in tn
ncsh rosScsScd by his rival caused IN
stranger to lose his cquaumity'
"You lie" he said.
LEROY stopped 10 pick n flower.
"pid YOU hear met' said the othe
augrily. 81 say you lie.
"If YOU wish to quarrel with me-
said LeRoy. rising and at the sam
time mhaling the perfume OF the nov
or he had pluckcd, "you Will nave y
select some other cause. There en-
he no quarrel in which the dead Is COT
| ccncd.'
The man stood looking at leRoy !
"A sort Of confused wonder, This m'
| word slamed him,
Pardon" he said, Il have not bee
used 10 living in this world whercl
YOU live. am mortal; you seem
have placed your foot on the threshol
of thc'inhnite.
81 have not placed ii there; she
Idrawing me. She is the magnet, l I'll
needle. Where she is there point
81 beg that YOU will excuse this N
warranted Intrusion; It was not inton'
ed MS such when came here
"Forgiyc my want Of attention
YOUR wish. Come; ! viii show vo
the grave"
The two walked IN silence {" q
churchyaul. and Leroy led the wa
among the tomhs. some of pure, Tres
Ihevu marble others crumhling m