Evening star., 1942-07-18


were bigger and better than I an
thinking, doctor?"
He smiled, remembering. DO yo,
remember in school in the Apology
DO YOU remember Socrates says
some one will say, And are yo'
not ashamed, Socrates, OF a cours'
of life which is likely to bring yo'
to an untimely end?" To him ! ma!
fairly answer, There you are mis-
taken: A man who is good for any.
thing ought not to calculate IN.
chance of living or dying; he ougn'
only tn consider whether he is dolne
rigbt or wrong" Orden paused
irving to remember. rs
DR. Winter sat tensely 1orwaIe
,ow and he went on with 1t, Ac1-
inr the part of good man or Oh !,
bad 1 don't think you nave 80 :
quite right. You never were sou.
scholar. You were wrong III 'i'e
denunciation, too.
Oraen chuckled. do you reheih-
ber tfAA.::- -, w.
ives" said Winter eagerly, i re-
,,,.r,her II well. You forgot a nne
~ a word. 1t was graduation, ai,o
Won were SO excited YOU 1orgot ~
f,,ck In your shirttail and your snl,..
tail was out. You wondered why
they laughed" .,s h,s
Graen smiled to himself, ana nus
,.nd went secretly behind him ano Pc
natrolled for a loose shlrttan:
was socrates" he said ana az
,,o,,nced the school board. now !
dsno,,nced them! beloved IT, aiie'
= nn,,id see them grow red.
Winter said, "They were hoiollas
4,,s;r hreaths to keep from Laughing
Yonr shirttail was out.
Mavor Orden laughed. How long
ego? Forty years"
~Furty-six." s,r
Tha sentry by the bedroom door
moved quietly over to the senuy Dy
ths outside door. They spoke soltiy
o,,t of the corners Of their mouths
I 1;ts children whispering In schooi.
~How long you been on dutye
.ATI nipht' Can't hardly keep my
eyes OPEN" .,,r u;fe
stMe. too. Hear lTolIi JouA
on the boat yesterday"
eyes! She said say hello TO you
Said she heard you was wounoeo
she don't write much.
@Tell her I'm all right.
~Sure-when I write."t
Lanser Returns.
The Mayor raised his head and
,ooked at the ceiling and he NUT
tared "IJm-um-um I wonder II /
can remember-how does it go?
And Winter prompted him, land
now. o men"
And Orden said softly, "And
now, o men who have condemned
me-"
Col Lanser came quietly into
the room, the sentries st1f1eneo.
Hearing the words, the coionei
stopped and listened.
Orden looked at the ceiling, lost
in trying to remember the old
words. aAnd now, o men who have
condemned me-" he said, IT would
fain prophesy to. you-for am
about to die-and-in the hour
of death-men are gifted with
prophetic power. And I-prophesy
to you who are my murderers-
that Immediately after my-my
death"
And Winter stood up, saying,
Departure"
Orden looked at him. "What?"
And Winter said. The word is
departure, not death You made
the same mistake before. You made
that mistake rs years ago"
"No, it is death. 1t is death" "
Orden looked around and saw Col
Lanser watching him. He asked,
isn't 1t 'death'?"
Col. Lanser said, g" Departure.
It is immediately after my de-
parture.'
DR.. Winter insisted, "You see,
that's two against one. Departure
is the word. 1t is the same mistake
you made before"
Then Orden looked straight ahead
and his eyes were in his memory,
seeing nothing outward. And he
went on, "I prophesy to you who
are my murderers that Immediately
after my-departure punishment
far heavier than you have inflicted
on me will surely await you
Hears Orden Through.
Winter nodded encouragingly,
and Col. Lanser nodded, and they
seemed to be trying to help him to
remember.
And Orden went on, "'Me you
have killed because you wanted to
escape the accuser, and not to give
an account of your lves-i'"
Lit. Prackle entered excitedly cry
ing, Col. Lanser!"
Col Lanser said, "Shh--" and he
held out his hand to restrain him.
And Orden went on softly, but
that will not be as you suppose !;
far otherwise" His voice grew
stronger. For I say that there will
be more accusers of you than there
are now he made a little ges-
ture with his hand, speech-mak-
ing gesture - "'accusers whom
hitherto / have restrained. and as
they are younger they will be more
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