Gunnison news-champion., 1918-08-09

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YOU. with rh" "y,., ur saint" said
poor Ward "Iu Try Ia tell ur that YOU
nrr wicked -r" that it j.. Impos-
slbl". think can >Ir"p nov"
Tn" nurse put her hand. which was
Inrr" and I!l-shaped but very light and
tender on his head. And 50 he went
to sleep
WhD h" was quite settled, the nurse
went OF into the hall where ElInor
had sut there alfUus' all of the time
since Ward was carried up the night
before.
III" Is sound nslcep," she said smfl-
lngly. 'Ii" thinks am someone
named 'ElHor. and he calls me that.
As my own maine Is Sarah, it's rather
pleasant"
Ward had been shot on Sunday
night BY the following Wednesday
he wAs out OF danger.
On thut same Wednesday the rector
Of Saint Juhc's brought himself and
his rheumatism back to his parish.
For three days Elinor had hardly
slept or eaten. Never once had she
been in Wards room, but always, day
and night, she was just outside. When
on that Wednesday evening the doctor
said Ward would live she went down
once more into her garden.
Many times during those three days
had Elnor tried to pray to Wards
God and found herself vOicelesS and
lnarticulate. But now, out Of the
depth Of her great relief. came wclling
the first prayer OF her life. She stood
walst-dcep among her phlox and lark
spur.
81 thank thee" she said 81 thank
thee"
Nothing had been heard of Hun.
The assault on the assistant rector Of
Saint Judc's had been of line with
the other mysterious happenings
around the village. The little town
was hng-riddcn with fear. Extra con-
stables had been sworn in. and from
the hall, during her long night vigils,
Elinor had seen many lighted win
dows. where there had been but the
one.
The problem of her future began to
obsess her. 1t was plainly impossible
to stay on here-not that she feared
exposure: she was quite past fear
but the thought OF going on with her
life was lntolerable To meet Ward,
to see again the scnrn and loathing In
his eyes, more than all, to continue to
deserve thcm-thoSe were the things
that to 'Elinor seemed worse than
death itself.
All the philosophy that old Hilary
had taught her failed her now. The
revolt of the individual against laws
made for the maSScs-what had 1t
brought her but isolation and grief?
OF what use was revolt? All must go
through the mills OF the gods She
knew that now. There were no ex-
ceptions. And something else she had
learned: that If one is to live through
great crises one must have a higher
power to turn to for help. She had
felt It vaguely at the time of. her ia
Tiers death. Sitting outside Wards
door she had known it. Every breath
had been prayer to something, she
knew not what, to save him.
II thank thee" she said again.
The phlox and larkspur quivered
about her as If under the touch of a
gentle hand.
Boroday had been free for three