Evening star., 1943-01-03

sonay? And when the minister didn't the rest of his salary
he went on preaching, regardless Why?
There Dr. Locke superintendent of schools one-tne
president of NEA. why hadn't he taken position COM
mensuate with his ability? Why did people allow them
selves rooted place where all their poentaties dry
rotted and their youthful dreams died?
Thou oh show me the path Of life -
single from singer invisible in the back row,
had picked up the oated pescient hush with the
aching wistfu quality of a flute played in the Open
1t caught Nancys breath until she thought she would
suocate 1t dug her heart Sweety pognany flooding the
church. filling with memories She had played for David
Bannon when he practically everything town Nancy
and Davy Their had been hyphenaed But even IN
high school years Nancy had felt their goals to be unnk
able.
And after their college years we'll David had come back
prepared to take over job he had inherited running the big
stock farm which had been his fathers pride.
They sat- day. one vranda of the old stone house
by the river where she would live if she married David
Sinewy and ceancut David had risen and stood looking
the land He like bright blade polished for USE
His light brown hair blew in the wind his fair skin never would
enough that you couldn't the color come and CO.
He had turned Nancy and his eyes blue with the eo
quence his lips found hard
Nancy had spoken quickly Davy she asked what do you
want in le?"
Ills lower lip twisted in that little had Me He had
tried into words before We'll not lot OF money
Not >" he laughed, Ito be President DOggone, Nancy,
guess just live among folks like doing work like
Running my farm belonging to the Chamber OF Commerce
and the Rotary Club directing the Scouts You know Small
town stuff"
you could go places with your voice. Davy.
But don't want to 60 places, he protested
pause and then he asked, with difficulty: What do you
want of life Nancy?
She had stretched out her to the auIing horizons
She had to David understand Il want everything life
has gve To 60 where things happen do things that count
know important people.
Davids hands about her face and lifted it. HE sad
slowly You're going to leave aren't you, Nancy?
It was at once avowa and renuncation 1t had sitten
Nancy all these years
She had been popular with But always pocrastnatmg
reaching. For what?
oontrao voice now and Nancys eyes filled with tears.
am the resurrection
The words evoked her earliest memories creeping down.
stairs in the gray the morning to at strange object IN
the living room draped casket and Mother with her
arms clasped about if she could hold what dear with
in son. reserve officer Of the First World War killed in
active duty on flying field the resnreciio this same
minister ntoned at the cemetery while taps sounded from
a far corner and planes droned overhead.
All about her the church this morning Nancy saw people
associated with that day They'd filled the kitchen with cakes
and TELEPHONE But these of hers Nancy thought
weren't grief They all bound with her irepressbe Joy
But they we're deeper than joy; deeper than grief
Lift ub your heads, oh ye gates
1t was the finale Church over Hands were graspng