The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-28
The Change In
Edwin Leroy
BY ETHEL HOLMES

Suni pitunectiou IL was IOr science
though even in this he read only wha
was written for popular instruction
Circumstances had compelled him t
assist himself on several occasions, and
this had given him reputation for be
ing combative.
One day-rather, one moment-a great
change came over him. He was walk
Ing ON road and met a girl. He
looked at her; she looked at him. She
lowered her eyes, but before she did
80 some vague internal announcement
was made in both that they were
mates. Leroy turned and Joined her
There was no conversational introduc-
ton. They walked ON together.
The mating between Edwin Leroy
and Camilla Head was a spiritual as
well as physical one. The two souls
became one at the moment of meeting.
A year after their marriage Camilla
died. LeRoy laid away his earthly
partner with no great show Of feeling.
He did not weep ut her grave. To
him she had not been buried She had
not wholly departed from him. He
was denied material communication
with her, but there was spiritual
unity between them that could not be
broken
One day Leroy was strolling about
In his garden. He seemed to be talk
ing TO his flowers, but he was com.
muning with the spirit of his wife. A
man entered and hurried toward him.
Sir" said the stranger. 81 loved
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 to visit her
grave. VIII you tell me where you
have buried her?''
81 have not buried her"
The writer looked at Leroy wonder
ingly.
THAT receptacle continued Leroy,
that conveyance, that machine of
flesh which Is intended to hold soul
during brief period of preparation
for superior existence. has been
buried. You will find 1t in the church.
yard short distance up the road"
Having given this information, Lee
Roy turned again to his flowers. The
fact that another had loved his wife
did not seem either to interest or move
him This indication that he was so
sure that his dead wife had belonged
to him alone antagonized the visitor.
Had met Camilla" said the latter,
"a few months before you found her
the result might have been different"
NO" said Leroy, at would not"
why are you so sure of thatT'
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
Of LeRoy's with reference to the wo-
man who had refused the one and
mated with the other While the wild
over remained unruffled, the discarded
lover waved warm with smoldering
anger.
"Your love for her was human" he
said. you possessed her in the flesh.
Now she is mine Some day will go
10 her"
MANY are going. but who shall meet
IN the infinite we cannot know while
here"
"In the infinite there is no marriage |
Camilla win be to me at least as much
a. she will tp 70 voiln
''She will not be to you what she has
been to me-"
This reference to the fact that the |
woman he had loved had been in the
lesh possessed by his rival caused the |
stranger TO lose his equanimity.
"You lie" he said.
Leroy stopped to pick a flower.
"Did you hear me?" said the other
lngrily. Il say you lie"
IF you wish to quarrel with me-"
said Leroy, rising and at the same
line inhaling the perfume of the flow
n he had plucked. you will have to
select some other cause. There can |
le no quarrel In which the dead is con
,erned.'
The man stood looking at Leroy in
sort of confused wonder, This last
word shamed him.
Pardon" he said II have not been |
ised to living in this world wherein /
vou live am mortal; you seem to
AVE placed your foot on the threshold |
Il the infinite
u have not placed 1t there; she Is
lrawing me. She is the magnet, / the
leedle. Where she is there point"
II beg that you will excuse this I'M
intrusion; 1t was not intend
d as such when came here"
Forgive my want of attention to
our wish. Come; l will show you
he grave
The two walked in silence to the
and Leroy led the way
mong the tombs, some of pure, fresh
Iewn marble others crumbling and
rown with age, and stopped at one on
7hich was inscribed, 1.-THE Former Cas-
et Of Soul"
The stranger removed his hat and
ent reverently beside the grave. Le-
Toy stood with folded arms and head
overed
"Do you not revere this spot?" asked
be stranger.
NO
Eve differ. Down there lies the wo-