Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1925, Page 37

THE EVENING November the Nineteenth BY ELSIE SINGMASTER. pyright, 1925, by (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) The minister spoke rapidly, and when he passed the vear '63 without alluding to Gettysburg, Riley drew a | long breath: so long and loud that the | boys nearby thought he was awak-| ing from sleep and giggled softly From now on he listened with joy so Intense that it was almost painful He forgot the mistaken views of his family; he forgot the dimly-lighted stabie; he listened as one able at last to worship openly a divinity which he had hitherto had to visit in secret. He leaned forward a little, and the | beauty of his old head and its rapt | expression impressed even the un-| thinking youths beside him But his rapture did not last; he suddenly plunged back into the p even into a deeper pit. Said the young preacher in his pleasant, earnest voice “We cannot leave our contempla- tion of this great and beloved figure without recalling that this is the 19th of November and that on another of November he trod these streets, slept under a roof of this town, looked upon our sky and our beautiful hills zed as a hero He was | despised | Even his | here were re.| with laughter. | im a small horse | sked ridiculous . scorned, incident has often Ge n to serve His pur- Another Who rode a palm-strewn road on a small beast to a triumph beyond which waited Golgotha."" Riley sank back into his chair, a cold sweat upon him. He could not believe that he had heard aright, vet every word was graven on.his mind A new aspect of h vation opened if he had provided this parallel, then the ghouls would be more than ever on his track. [ven the friendly preacher, whom he loved, might try 1o develop further this interesting idea! He heard none of the brief conclu sion, and the procession out of the church seemed interminable. He went home, and in his house muttered as he prepared his dinner.. He could not eat, and when there was a knock at the door he started with terror. Without stood the kindly minister. “Prof. Law and Dr. Tolman and ‘half a dozen other men who remember Lincoln are going to walk out to the | cemetery w me—wouldn't you like 1o come, too Riley hunted desperately for an ex cuse “‘Some one is coming to see me." “But the afternoon is so beautiful; §t's a pity not to be out of doors.” “I wish I could go with vou,” said Riley from his heart As if to punish him for his lie, some one did come to see him. Presently | there was another knock, this time at his front door, and he peered out | through the sidelight. Miss Gant | stood waiting: she had still the aspect | of the rabbit who sniffs cabbage. To | Riley she looked like one who believes cabbage near at hand He tiptoed through the house, flew down the boardwalk to the rear gate and fled out Long lane toward the fields. His| anxious mind compared his crime now to that of Booth, of Guiteay, of Czol 8osz Cutting line where penetra ast through the Union battle Gen, Lee had hoped to went toward the south s and mark traveled as though stranger and Miss Gant and the | preacher and all curious persons were pursuing him. His active imagination pictured newspaper reports with large | headings of chapters ignominy forever. But could say in defense that the substi-| tuted horse was quieter than the tall | black one he had disabled, that no vicious purpose had been in his mind a ad only meant to play He stopped once « ! order to think better and. the | practical twice in When No. 22 Better | hedge, he | were still. Automobiles the Pictorial Review Co One of a series of th:fl year's best short ‘ stories. | standing still, he talked to himself. Then suddenly he shook himself as though he shook off a burden. He would go home and never repeat this nonsense. He looked at his watch: it was 3:30. The windows of the church must be closed, the bulletins nd hymn books placed neatly in the acks, and a little draft turned on the fire. He would cross to the Baltimore Pike as quickly as possible. But when he was facing the West his heart sank. No shaking of his shoulders, no exercise of common sense, n urance of freedom from publicity would rid him of his burden. Lincoin had been held in contempt and he had promoted it; he, Riley Ty- ler, had made Abraham Lincoln ridl- culous in the eyes of 20,000 human beings. His remc emed impos- sible to bear; he would cheerfully ex change it for infamy if he could for- give himself. The road home seemed long; Round Top lay at an immeasurable distance. He plodded on, hoping that some one would offer him a ride, but all the were going away from Gettys- He_ climbed ®ne hill, then an- rom here he could shorten hi; crossing first the citizen: then the nationa way by cemetery, Walking set graves he would one day lie self there, away from thought. ping over the stile in the evergreen walked more slowly. He often came thither on Sunday aftet- noons, believing this to be not only the most beautiful spot in the neigh borhood of Gettysburg, but the mos beautiful in the world. Even in his wretchedness he could not fail to see the unfaded emerald of the grass, the dark, lofty wall of the spruces, the brilliant, honey-colored fbliage of Nor- way maples, lighted by the fast sink- ing sun. At the far end there was a memorial to the butt of his bitter joke, an exedra with a fine portrait bust and a bronze plate bearing the dedicatory speech. He had almost walked into it before he realized where he was. In terror he whirled about and looked the other way, toward the marble shafts rising to the treetops and the thousands of tiny headstones dotting the rd in the regular ranks. He had the place to himself: the minister and his friends had long :e completed their pious pilgrim age, the tourists had sped home ward, and even the birds that lin- gered late in this sheltered sanctuary He was afraid to look a the bronze face, but an sis force turned him around sed the spot where He wished him- Step- The head was like that living head | which he remembered: bent, sorrow ful, and inexpressibly pitying and ten der. Hot, slow tears filled his eyes, welling up from his heart. He felt indignant toward the young minister who had_added cent bot- | A tle of delightful, refreshing “Dan- derine” will do wonders for any woman’s hai After a few app cations you can ! not find & particle : of dandruff or auy falling hair. Hair grows long, heavy, luxuriant | and full of life. Drug stores and toilet counters sell millions of bottles of “Danderine.” Are Buile, | i flection to those which he had to bear already, and he appealed to the sad face as if for vindication and comfort Suddenly as he gazed his ptartled heart missed a beat. Blinking back the tears, then rubbing his eyes with his hand, he stared. Something queer had happened; the red sun, which seemed to lie upon the crest of the hills, sent its last rays directly upon the memorial, and the glittering hori zontal beams had a - strange effect upon the face and upon Riley. There was a twinkle in the bronze eve, a twist of unmistakable humor in the corner of the grave mouth. On No. vember 19, 1863, those eyes had searched Riley's soul;: now they searched it again. Then they to say, “Unkind! Unkind!" sald, “Oh, foolish! foolis| amazing idea came into Riley’s mind— it was queer that it had been almost 60 yvears in taking shape.. He put it into loud, shrill words. “You never cared a snap of your finger what kind of a horse you rode!” He put it in other words. “You're Jaughing at miek You never gave a Tip! He sat down weakly on a bench, resisting an impulse to kneel. The sun still showed half of its great circle and the twinkle still enlivened the eve; the smile still played around the fine mouth. He sat till twilight blotted out twinkle and smile. Then he rose; he would like to lay his hand s impulse s His eyes traveled across the green hedge to the dim place set with crowded white stones where he could distinguish the monu ment beside which he would soon lie. He grew pale, but it with expec tation, not with terror. A great wind seemed to blow upon him, sending chills down his spine, lifting his hair. It came and passed and he walked on WindowShades If you'll get our eatimate we'll xet your order ere Reason. MC DEVITT Main 3211 for Estimates lin & Martin Bids. 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Then over my grave will my Emperor ride. And swords will be flashing and falling ! And hearing a voice, 111 aris from the dead: My Emperor! My Emperor is calling! He understood now why he had played the song a thousand times. He went on, still marching, as though the trump of resurrection had already sounded. THE END. 1924, by The Pictorial Review Company’) HANGINGS ARE DELAYED FIFTH TIME BY COURT Double Gallows Ready for Pair When Judge Sends Cases to Supreme Court. (Copyright, By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ga., June 25.—Ropes in the Muscogee County jail had been prepared for z double execution to- morrow, when Judge Charles Roop granted a supersedeas staying the hanging of Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth, youths, who five times have been scheduled to die on the gallow: . The pair were twice convicted for the mu December 3, 1923, of Howard F. Underwood, and five times dates have been set for their execu- tion. 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