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10 THE OMAHA DAILY Bflfl1 SUNDAY , AUGUST 5 , 1894. err. HESUME OF GOURDES. Jlrlof Hynninmoftlin Portion ofolo'n ( Irciit HtnryVMcli linn llrrn I'lilillnliril. KIRST DAY. , , . CHAITER I. The openlnt ? scene of "Lourdps. " which wns commenced In serial form in Hun- day1 * tlee of April IB , Is In n car of tlic "white train , " whlcli carries the \cry sick pIlKrlma from Paris to Lnunlf * . Amons the pllitrlms Is Mnrle ile aiiormlnt. n young wotimn , who , for years , him been bedridden. She l accompanied by her father and the Abbe I'lcrro 1 romcnt. CIIAITER II. The AMie I'li-rre wni the son of a chemist who llvcil nt Noullly. Wylng next them were M. dp ( luersnlnl nnd hli family. Llttlo Marie tie auprsalnt nnd 1'lcrru played tonether , nna llnnlty fell In love with each other ni they Brew up. Mnrle received nn Injury which re sulted In nearly totnl paralysis. AH slip could never ho his wife , IMcrn- became " priest. CHAITER III. The suffering In the train IB In- tensp when It stops nt I'oltlcrs half an hour for lunch. . . . . CIIA1TKH IV. Sophie Coutcau tclli the story of the cure accorded to her diseased foot by simply dipping It In the wnlpr of I oimb-s. CHAITIIU V. The Abbe reads the history of Ilernndcttc , nna describe the visions In the Krutto. As the train rolls Into the station nt an unknown mun die : ) . SECOND DAY. CHAPTER I. A vivid picture Is given of thu confusion when the Invalids ur landed nnd cone - \e > ed to the hospital. CHA1TER II. The hospital It Kreatly over crowded. At 8 n. m. the procession to the urottfl starts , rnther Massnla a ks the vnst const-ega- tton to prny for a great mlnicle. us the body of the man who died In the train Is to bi Im- mcrHed In the pool In hopes tliat life will bo restored. CIIAl'Tnil III. The Abbe meets Ills old frlfnd , Dr. ChassalKno. The crowd force the AUV to the pool. The dead mnn Is brought In nnd Im mersed. No mlrncle occurs. On coins out the Abbo finds that Mnrlo has been bathed without C1IAITKII IV. Dr. Ctuusnlcne nccompnnles the Abbe to the Kureau of Ucrtlllcntlons. I > a Qrlvottp , who hail been In III" lust Htaces of consumption , comes rushing In , shouting , I am curc-dl" CHAPTER V. The Abbo visits Marie , who Is losing her fnlth. He reads to the Invalids , con tinuing the story of Jlcrnadette. TIIIItD DAY. CHAPTER I. Pierre discovers that Mme. Vol- mar , a devout pIlKrlm , has coma to Lourdes to meet her lover. CHAI'TKR II. Pierre nnd M. do Guersalnt meet Mine. Deaunne.iux , Mile. Itnymondp anil M. do 1'cyreloiiKui' , to whom Hayniondc Is en- 1'aKcd. They visit places of Interest. CHAITKR III. Marie , accompanied by her father and Pierre. watches the magnificent torchllKht proccr.slon. CHAI'TKH IV _ Pierre tnlces Mnrle to the crotlo to remain tluoughout the nlKht. Union bulre shows I'lerie the miraculous spring. CHAI'TKH V. Ur. Chass.-rljrno tells nbout his Interview with Itvrnadettc , nnd describes the efforts of the Abba 1'eyramale to build a church at Lourdes. FOURTH DAY. CHAPTnil I. The death of Mmc. Vetu Is vividly porttnycd. CHAPTER II. There Is great religious fervor shown during the services. In the midst of It Brother Isidore dies. CHAITEH III. As Pierre stands beside . Marie's cnrt ho remembers that one of the physicians called In consultation said uho could bo cured In a. perfectly natural way. Suddenly Marie stands up In her cart. Shu walks to the Bureau , and her cure * Is put on iccord. CHAITEH IV. Maile drags her cnrt In the procession. Pierre ban lost Ills faith , nnd by bis \rnva has lost the light to love Murle now that Bhu can bo a wife. CHAPTER V. Dr. ChassnlRnc taken the Abbe to llernadette's room. He also takes him to the church thut the Abbe Peyrnmule started to build. The ambitions nnd ilrcnnii of the Abba 1'eyramnlo arc graphically described. FIFTH DAY. CHAPTER I. The abbo It too agitated to sleep duilng the last night of the pilgrimage. He nervously awaits the return of M. do Guer- Balnt from n pleasure trip. Curly In the mornIng - Ing he Is summoned to the next room , to nnd nlrcady dead an old lady whose fortune goes tea a crippled boy , who has been brought to Lourdes to be cured. The father regards the old lady's death ns a divine recompense for the lack of n mlrncle In healing thp boy. Pierre meets Mmc. Vulinar In the halt leaving her lover's room. She confessM nil to him. She has no sooner left than Marie appears , full of llfo and health. "Ixmides" will be continued In next Sunday's lice. lice.CIIAITER CIIAITER II. Mnrlo Is greatly annoyed by the attention her cure boa attracted to herself. With Pierre nnd her father she makes a llnal visit to the grotto nnd buys souvenirs. The money making feature of Louides disgusts the abbe. CHAPTER III. Continued. "I am going with him. Yes , he came to fetch mo and Is taking mo away. Yes , yes ; wo nro going to Luchons together ; oh , together. " Then she pointed with nn ecstatic look to a big , dark man , gay , with reddish lips , who was buying some newspapers. "Thero ho Is ! my husband ; that handsome man who Is laughing ever there with the news dealer. Ho tumbled In on mo this morning , and ho Is carrying mo off. Wo ata tnklng the train for Toulouse in two minutes. Ah , dear friend , I told you nil my troubles , so you can understand my happiness , can you not ? " But she could not keep still and she again told about the tcirlblq letter she had received on Sunday , a letter In which ho hinted that If she made lisa of her stay in Lourdes to como to him at Luchon ho would shut his door In her face. This from a man married for love ! A man who had neglected her for ton years , who made use of his constant change of habitation to take miserable women with him from ono end of Franco to the other ! This time It was nil ever , and she prayed heaven to lot her die ; for she know that the unfaithful man was nt that moment at Luchon with two mistresses , sisters. And then , what had happened , my God ! Surely these women had heard n thunder clap , or n stroke of lightning from above had warned them of the sudden consciousness of their sin ; or , perhaps , they had had a dream In which they saw themselves In lu-ll. Ono night , without uny explication , they had left him , while ho , who could not llvu alone , felt punished to such a degree that ho con ceived the sudden notion of fetching his wlfo back with him for a week. Ho did nut say so , but certainly sumo grace had bsen showered on him. Sim found him too delighted not to think thcro must bu the beginning of n real conversion. "Ah ! What gratitude I feel toward the Holy Virgin ! " Hho continued. "Sho alone has acted , anil I understood her well last evening. * She seemed to make mo u little sign , just at the very moment my husband was deciding to como to get me. I asked him the exact hour , and It agrees perfectly. Thcro has never bcun such n great miracle ; all the others made mo smile , those restored limbs and healed sores. Ah ! may Our Lady of Lourdoa bo blessed , for she has honied my heart ! " The big , dark man came back , nnd she riuheil forward to join him , forgetting even to iay farewell. That unhoped-for dawn of love , the tardy risings of the r Honeymoon , n whole week to bo passed at luncheon With the man so deeply regretted , made her wild with joy. Ho , the high and mighty , who had taken her back In uu licur of bore dom nnd aolttudo , ended by being really touched nnd amused by the adventure , find ing nho was much nicer than he hid be lieved her to bo. Just then the train from Toulouse finally arrived , lit the growing- crowd of Invalids that was gathering. There wju a second tumult , an extraordinary contusion. Dells were ringing , signal * moved , and the sta tion master ran , crying out with nil his might : "Look out there ! Clear the line ! " H was necessary for nn oOlcla.1 to precipi tate hlnuslf to push a little wigan off the rails thut hud be n forgotten , containing un eld woman , A frightened Iwml of pilgrims ran acres within thirty yurda cf the engine , which advanced itovvly , pulling and smoking. Other people , losing their heads , would have turned back on to the 1-no If the employes hid col nelztd them roughly by the shoul ders , At Ust the train stopped , without having crushed nny one , In the mlddlo of the mattresses , pillows nnd cuihlons that were knocking nbout In the hurried groups that were running hither and thither. Then the doors were opened , a flood of travelers got out , while another crowd got In , In n con trary motion , with the obstinate way that makes the tumult como to a head. Heads looked out of the windows of the closed com partments , curious nt first , and then dumb founded before the astounding tight two girls' heads especially , extremely pretty , whoso large , candid eyes finally took on an expression of sorrowful pity. Hut Mmc. Maze had entered n carriage , followed by her husband , so happy , so light hearted that she looked 20 , as she had done on Hint fnr-nway evening of her wedding Journey. The doors were shut again , the locomotive gave n great , shrill whistle , nnd then started slowly , henvlly , amid the crowd that flooded the line behind the train , like n pouring forth of some spring freshly lib- crated. "Close up the platform ! " cried the station master to his men , "and look out when they put the engine on ! " In the mld't of all this haste came the pilgrims and Invalids , who were late In ar riving. La Grivotte went by with her fever-heated eyes nnd bar dancing mien , fol lowed by Sophie Couteau nnd Kllse Houauet , very gay and all breathless with running. They hastened to get Into the railway cnr- rloge , where they were scolded by Sister Hyaclntho. They had nearly been left be hind at the grotto , where sometimes pll- grlniH did forget , unable to tear themselves nway , when they were Imploring or still thanking the Holy Virgin , when the train was waiting for them at the station. All nt once Pierre , who was very uneasy , not knowing what to think , saw Marie nnd M. de Ouersalnt quietly stopping under the marquee , talking with Abbe Judalne. He ran to join them , and could not help showIng - Ing his Impatience. "What have you been about ? I really was losing all hope of seeing you ! " "What's that ? What were we about ? " answered M. do Guersalnt , astonished , with a peaceful nlr. "Why , wo were nt the grotto ; you knew It ! A prle-t was there , who preached In a remarkable manner. We should still have been there If I suddenly hnd not remembered we were about to start. Then we took a cab , ns we promised you to do. " He stopped to look at the largo clock. "There Is no hurry. AVhy , the train does not start for a quarter of an hour. " H was true and Mnrle smiled with divine Joy."Oh. "Oh. Pierre , If you knew what happiness I have taken In this last visit to the Holy Virgin ! I saw her smile upon me , and I fait her give me the strength to live. Heally It wns n delightful farewell , nnd you must not scold us , Pierre. " He began to smllo himself , rather put out by his anxious nervousness. Was he , then , so desirous to get far nway from Lourdes ? Did he fear that Mnrlo kept on by the grotto , might never return ? Now that she was there ho was surprised at himself , ho felt so calm. Aa ho was ndvlslng them , how ever , to go und establish themselves In the carriage lie recognized Dr. Chassalgne , who was running toward them. "All , my dear doctor , I have been waiting for you. It would have pained mo greatly not to have embraced you before we started. " But the old physician , who was trembling with emotion. Interrupted him : "Yes , yes , I have been belated. Ten. minutes ago , when I got here , just fancy , I was chatting with the commandant you know that old origi nal ? Ho Joked at seeing your Invalids going back In the train to & > home to dlo , as ho expressed It , what they should have com menced by doing when suddenly ho fell down before me struck down. It was his third attack of paralysis the ono he was waiting for. " "Oh , my God , " murmured Abbo Judalne , who had heard all. "He blasphemed , and heaven has punished htm. " M. do Guersalnt and Marie , greatly In terested , listened , and were much moved. "I had him carried over there , tinder a corner of the shed , " continued the doctor. "It Is nearly over ; I could do nothing ; he will be dead before a quarter of an hour , surely. Then I thought about a priest , and I hastened to run. " And turning ; "Curate , you know him ; do come with mo. One cannot leave a Christian to die like that. Perhaps he may relent and acknowl edge his error and become reconciled to God. " Abbe Judalne followed him quickly , and behind them M. de Gueraalnt , taking Marie and Pierre with him , anxious to witness the notion of the drama. All tour arrived under the messenger's shed , within twenty feet of the crowd , that growled nnd grumbled , without knowing that a man was near at hand In death agony. Thero. In a solitary corner ; bjtween two bags of flour , the commandant lay on ono of the hospital mattresses , that they had taken from the reserve sleek. , He was clad In his eternal frock coat , the button hole containing his largo red ribbon ; and someone ono had taken the precaution to pjck up his silver-headed cane , nnd had carefully placed It on the ground bsslds the mattress. Abbe Judalno at once leaned over h'.m : "My poor friend do you know us ? You can hear us , can you not ? " Only the commandant's eyes seemed to bo alive , but they still lived and glistened still with a flame of obstlmita energy. This tlmo the right side hud been stricken , and the attack had stopped all speech. Yet ho stammered a few words and made them un derstand ho wished to dlo there ; that they must not move him , nnd not nnnoy him any further. Having no relations at Lourdes , whore nobody knew anything nbout his past or his family , having lived for the three paat years by his slight employment about the station , ho had a perfectly happy air , and saw his ardent wish , his soul wish , realized that of dying , of falling Into eter nal sleep , that great restorer. His eyes o.xpresscd his great joy. "Have you any wish to express ? " asked Abbo Judalno. "Can wo bo of any use to you In nny way ? " No , no ! Ills cyca answered that ho was all right ; lie was content. For thrco jeara ho had never got up In the morning without hoping that by night ho might Bleep in the cemetery. When the sun aliono he seemed to say , with an envious air : "Ah , what a flnb day to dlo ! " And It was very welcome , that death , who came to fr a him from this oxccrnbla existence. Dr. Chassalgno said , In a bitter tone , to the old priest , who was asking him to try some remedy ; "I can do nothing. Science Is Impotent , lie Is doomed. " Just then an old woman , a pilgrim , nbout SO years old , who hnd lost her way , entered the shed. Shu dragged herself along with a htlcl ; . limping and humpbacked , shrunken as uin.ill as a. child , and allllctsd with all the Ills of extreme old ago , and slio carried , hung on a string , n can filled with water from Lourdcs. in order to prolong still further this old ago. In the awful state of ruin that had fallen on hor. For u moment her senile Imbecility left her. She gazed at this man stretched stlflly out. who- was dying. Then with a. grnndmother'a klnd- lioartudness alio expressed a kindred feeling in her troubled eyes , and the fraternal sen sation of a very old nml suffering person made her com nearer. With her feeble , shaking fingers she undid her can and held It out toward the man. To Abbo Judalna It came like a sudden light , an Inspiration from on high. He , who had prayed to much for the euro of Mme. Dleulafay , and to whom the Holy Virgin had not listened , seemed filled once more with fresh faith , convinced that U the commandant would ilrlnK ho would be healed. Ho foil on his knees , on the edge of the mattress ; "Oh , my brother ! God has sent for this woman. Reconcile your self with God , drink and pray , while wo ourselves will Implore with all our Souls for dlvlno mercy , God wishes to prove his power. God will perform the. great miracle of causing you to stand up , tnnt you may pass long years on this earth , to love Him. and glorify Hlrn. " No , no. tha shining eyes of the command * ant cried. No ! Should he be as mean as these flocks of pilgrims who came so far through no much fatlgiio. to crawl sobbing on the ground , supplicating heaven to let thorn llvo a month , a. year , ten years more ! It was so good , so simple to dlo quietly lit ono's bcdl Ono just turned to the wall and died I < "Irlnk , oh , my brother ! , I conjure you. U Is llfo that you will drink , strength and health , and with It the joy of living. Drink , that you may become young , to recommence a pious existence , Drink , that you may sing the praises of the dlvlrvo Mother , who will have saved your soul and body. She has spoken , for resurrection Is certain. No , no. The eyes refused , pushed nway llfo with growing obstinacy ; nnd now ho mingled a dumb fear of the miracle. The commandant did not bcllovo , nnd for the past three years had shrugged his shoulders at their pretended cures. Hut can ono ever bo stiro In this droll world ? Sometimes very extraordinary things happen by chancel And If , perhaps , their water really pos sessed some supernatural virtue , and If they forced him to drink It , It would bo so terrlblo to live again , to recommence his serving time , that abomination of Lazarus I that piteous elect ono of the great miracle , who had twice suffered. } 'o , no , ho would not drink. Ho would not tempt the fearful chance of a resurrection. "Urlnk drink , my brother , " repealed the old priest , won by his tears ; "do not harden your heart by refusing celestial blcsilng . " Then wns cnncted a terrlblo scene. The half dead man raised himself , though bound by suffocation , by the fearful cords of pa ralysis , untied his fettered tongue for an Instant , stammering In a hoarse voice the words : "No , no , no ! " Plerro wni obliged to lead away the poor old pilgrim , and put her In the way she wished to P.O. She hnd not comprehended the refusal of the water that she was carryIng - Ing off as an Inestimable treasure , even the gift of eternity , from God to those poor pcoplo who did not wish to die. Limping , humpbacked and dragging along by the aid of her stick what wns left of hqr sorrowful eighty years , she disappeared In the trampIng - Ing crowd , devoured by her pa slon to live , craving nlr , sunlight and noise. Mnrlo and her father shuddered at the sight of this desire fur death , this overpow ering longing for oblivion , displayed by the commandant. Ah ! to sleep , sleep without dreaming. Nothing In the world could bo so delightful ! He had not the hope of an other , better life , or any desire to be at last happy , In a paradise of equality nnd justice. To him came only the need of a black night , a sleep without end , the joy of cxi-tlng no more , the felicity of the moment ho should cease to live. Dr. Chassalgne gave a shiver , for ho nourished but ono slnglo thought , nnd he , too , nwalted with Joy the call to de part. Hut In the future existence his be loved dead , his wife and daughter , were were waiting to meet him , In the life eter nal , and what a hand of ice clutched his heart If ho thought for a single Instant that ho would not find them again ! Abbe Judalne raised himself painfully. Ho thought he noticed that the commandant's eyes were flxed upon Marie. Despairing at his own useless supplications , he wanted to show him an example of this goodness of God , that he was now refusing. "You recognize her , do you not ? Yes , It Is the young girl who arrived on Saturday , jo very III , paralyzed In both legs. And now look nt her , so well , so strong nnd beautiful. Heaven has shown her Its favor , and she has regained her youth , and the long life she wns born to exist in. Have you no regrets , ns you look on her ? Would you wish her to bo dead , too , this child , and would you advise her not to drink ? " The commandant could no longer answer , but his eyes never left Marie's youthful face , on which ho read such happiness In living again , such a vnst hope for the numerous to morrows of the future , and great tears formed and rolled from his eyelids all down his cold , pale cheeks. He certainly wept for her , for he thought of the other miracle he had wished for her If she were cured that of being happy ! It was the pity of an old man who knew well all the miseries of thin world , and who realized all the sorrows that awaited this creature. Ah ! the poor , sad woman ! How many times perchance may she regret not to have died wheii she was only 20 ! The commandant's eyes grew dull , as If thojo flnal tears had melted them. The end had como. Coma bet In and his conscious ness departed with his last breath. He turned over and died ! Dr. Chassalgno Instantly said to Marie aside : "The train Is going. Hurry ! Hurry ! " It was true , for a loud ringing of bells was distinctly heard In the midst cf the tumult Increased by the crowd. And the doctor , having given the body In charge or two stretcher bearers to bo taken away later when the train should no longer be there , went with nls friends as far ns their railway carriage. Every ono hurried. Abbo Judalno In des pair had rejoined them after saying a short prayer for the repose of that rebellious soul. But ns Marie , followed by Pierre and M. de Guersalnt , was running down the plat form , she was once moro stopped by Dr. Bonamy. who presentsd her In triumph to Father Fourcado. "fteverend father , here Is Mile , do Guer salnt , the young girl who was so miracu lously cured on Monday. " The priest gave n beaming smile , like that of a general to whoin Is brought the news ot n most decisive victory. "I know. I know. I was there. My dear daughter , God has blessed you above nil others. Go and ndore His name. " Ho then congratulated M. do Guersalnt , whoso paternal pride enjoyed this greatly. The ovation was beginning again the con cert of loving words nnd astonished looks that had followed the young girl nil the morning in the streets ot Lourdcs , and that again surrounded her at the last inln- ute before her departure. The bell had to ring again , for n circle of enchanted pil grims had formed , and It seemed as though she bore In her own person the glory of the entire pilgrimage' , that should hence forth bo told out In the four quarters of the globe. At this moment Plerro wns greatly touched to notice the Borrowing group that hud formed just near them , consisting of M. Dloulufay und Mine. Jutisser. Their looks were centered on Marie , nnd they were as surprised ns every ono else to see the ex traordinary rcsuncctlon of this young girl , so lovely and well , that they had seen helpless , wasted , and whoso face had been pale ns ashes. Why this ; child ? Why not that young woman , the beloved wlfo , that they were taking back In a dying condition ? Tholr confusion and shame seemed to In crease , nnd they drew back In their distress nt seeming so rich , and It was a comfort to them when three stretcher bearers had with great dllllculty got Mine. Dleulafay up Into the first clnbs compartment and they were able to disappear In turn , accompanied by Abba Judaluo. The olllcials were already calling out : "All aboard ! All aboard ! " Father Mas- sals , who had charge of the pious direction of the train , had taken his seat , leaving on the platform Father Fourcade , who leaned heavily on Dr. Bonamy's shoulder. Gerard and Burtliaud rapidly bowed once moro to the ladles , whllo Hnymomlo got In with Mme , Desagneaux nnd Mine. Volmar , who wore each Installed In their corner , and Mmo. do Jonqulere finally run to her car riage , which she reached at the same time ns the Da Guersalnts. Every ono pushed , there wore cries , calls , and hurried runs from ono end ot the Interminable train to the other , ni\cl \ now they had attached the engine u vast brass machine that shone like a star , Pierre made Marie get up before ho did , when M , Vlgneron came tearing back , cry ing : "U is good , It Is good. " And , very red lu the face , lie showed his ticket. Ho ran aa far aa the compartment that contnlned his wlfo and son to announce the good news to them. Aa boon aa Marie and her father were comfortably settled Plerro remained n mo ment longer on the platform with Dr. Chas salgno , who embraced him like a father. He tried to persuade him to come back to Paris , to come back onca more to his. old llfo. But the old physician shook bis head : "No , no , dear child ; I shall stay hero. They are here. They keep watch over me. " Ho meant his beloved dead. Then ho added , greatly overcome and sDftly : "Good- by. " "Not goodby , doctor , but till we meet again. " "Yea , yes , goodby. The commandment was right after all. There _ Is nothing BO good aa to dlo but to live again. " Baron Hulro lud ordered the white flags taken down that were at either end ot the train. The cries ot the employes became more and mora linporlous. "All aboard ) Alt aboard1 ! The pushing waa worsa tb.au ever , the Ut one * rushing wildly , all In perspiration and quUo breathless. In the railway carriages Mmo. do Jonqulcro and Slstor Hyaclntho wcro counting their load. La Orlvotto , KIsIC Houquet And Sophie Coutcau wcro all th ey Mme. Sabathler was sitting In her place. , opposite her husband , who , with half c/gseq eyes , waa patiently awaiting the start ] , Then a volco nuked : "And Mmo. VincentIs , she not going back with us ? " ' Sister Hyaclnthe , , who waa leaning out , exchanging a final smllo with Pcrrnnd , who stood on the doorstep1 ot the canteen van , cried , "Hero she Is. " Mmo. Vlnodnt was tunning across the lines , the very last , breathless and haggard , and with an Involuntary glance Plerro looked nt her arms. They were empty ! Now all the doors were shut and slammed to , ono after the other. All the carriages wcro full and there remained nothing but to glvo the signal to start. 1'udllng , smoking , the cnglno gave a first whlsle , shrill with delight , and just then the sun , that had been ovcrcurt till now , came out of the light clouds and shown down resplcndcntly upon the train , making the engine look like gold ns If It were starting for the paradise of story books. It was a departure filled wlht childish gayety , without any bitterness what soever. All the Invalids appeared to bo cured. In splto of their going back In just the same state as thnt In which they had been brought , they seemed comforted , hap pier , for an hour at least. And thcro was not the least jealousy to spoil .the fraternal feeling. These who had not been cured were bright and triumphant over the euro ot others. Their turn would surely como. The miracle of the previous day meant n formal promise to them of a future miracle to come. At the end of those three days of ardent sup plication the fever of doslro still continued , and the faith of the forgotten ones remained as keen as ever In the certitude that the Holy Virgin had simply put them off till later for their soul's salvation. In every one , In all these miserable creatures hungering for life , burned the Inextinguishable llaino ot love , an Invlnclblo hope , so that as they got Into the. crowded carriages , the last burst of Joy , a turbulent exuberance of happiness , through laughter nnd cries , came the words , "Until next year. Wo will como again. Wo expect to como again. " And the llttlo sis ters of the Assumption gayly clapped their hands , while the chant of gratitude , the Magnificat , sung by 800 pilgrims , swelled and rose : "Magnificat anlma mea Domlnum. " The station master , with waving arms , then gave the signal. Once moro the en gine whistled , then moved and rolled out Into the brilliant sunshine as Into a glory. Father Kotireado had remained on the platform , leaning on Dr. Ilonamy's shoulder suffering greatly from his leg , but bowing all the same with smiles at the departure of his children , while Dcrtlmnd , Gerard and Baron Sulre formed another group , and near them Dr. Chassalgne nnd M. Vlgneron waved their handkerchiefs. Happy faces hung out of all the departing doors , hand kerchiefs also Iluttered In the breeze caused by the motion ot the train. Mine. Vlgneron forced llttlo Gustavo to show his palo face. Kor a long time Haymonde's waving hand might be seen sending back salutations. Hut Marie was the very last to gaze at Lourdes , as It faded away among the green trees. Thus the train disappeared across the bright country , triumphant , resplendent , glowing out , yet chanting In a loud voice : "Et exultavlt sjllrltus meus In Ueo salu- " ' " ' ' tari meo ! ClfAPTEK IV. Once more the white train started In mo tion , now on the return trip bound for Paris. And In the third , clas's car , where the Mag nificat , In the highestpitch of shrill voices , drowned the rumbling pi the wheels. It was the same scenet the 'spinel stirring and common hospital section thpt jijie took In at a single glance over the , tow partitions. In the dis order and disarrangement of a temporary ambulance. HaJfH cpjicealed under the seat were the vases , basins' brooms and sponges. And everywhere ypereplled , packages , misera ble collections of poor , soiled garments , encumbering - cumbering the air again ; bundles , bags hung on the copper pegs , where they swung with out cease. The sam'6 Sisters of the Assumption , the same hospital nurses were there with their sick charge's1 ! Jti the crowd of hearty pilgrims , already "suffering from the enervat ing heat and the unbearable odors. There was still In the rear the section filled with women , where ten pilgrims pressed close against ono another , young ones and old ones , all with the same affliction of ugliness , sang noisily in an unpleasant and false key. "At what time will wo be In Paris ? " M. do Guorsaint asked Pierre. "Tomorrow , at about 2 o'clock In the after noon , I think , " replied the priest. Since the start Marie had looked at the latter with air of uneasy preoccupation , as though filled with a deep grief that she did not express. She found , however , n smile Indicating her return to good health. "Twenty-two hours on the road , eh ? It will bo less long and less hard to stand than the going , " she said. "Besides that , " put In her father , "we have left people there ; we are very com- ° The absence of Mme. Maze loft a free corner at the end of the seat , that Marie who was now sitting , no longer filled with her wheeled chair ; little Sophie had been placed In the neighboring compartment , vacated his Sister cated by Brother Isador and Martha , who had remained In the servlco of pious lady In Lourdes. it was said. On a the other side Mme. da Jonqulere and Sister of nn extra Hyaclnthe also hail the advantage tra seat that of Mme. Vetu. They had. besides the Idea of getting rid of Ellso Uou- nuet by placing her with Sophie , so that and the Sabathler family there only remained La Grivotte. Thanks to this new arrangement - suflocatlng , and there was ment It was less a chance for a little , sleep. The last verso of the Magnificat was sung arranged themselves as comfortably the women and fortably as possible , and put their little household in order. was. above all. es sential o find places for the llttlo tin cans , their ulled with water , that Incommoded The shades of all the windows on the legs left had been pulled down , for the sun's train and came nbllnuo rays fell on the ttSi with fiery heat. But the recent storms should have laid the dust , and the night would certainly be fresh. Then , thcro less suffering ; death had carr ed away was thosu most nflllcted. and there remained only nvallds , stupefied , benumbed by fatigue , falling Into a gradual torpor. There was Son to como a reaction from the stupor that always follows great mental shocks. The souls had made their effort , the mira cles had been performed , and relaxation began In the stupefaction of a profound ' Tarbes all were preoccupied ; they nil settled down and resumed possession of their seats. As they drew out of that sta tion Sister Hyaclnthe got up and clapped ! " children ! " she exclaimed , , "wo must not forgot' the Holy Virgin , who has been so good. Let usbegin , the rosary. " The whole car said with her the first beads the five happy1 mysteries , the Annun ciation , the Visitation , the Nativity , the Purification nnd 'Jestls refound. Then they chanted the hymn , "Sco the Heavenly Arch angel , " In tones'so loud that peasants work ing In the ftelds ; raised their lioada to see the passing traln | 'from which the song Marie looked o'nt frith admiration at the surrounding country , nnd the vast sky that had gradually loht Its clouds and become a brilliant blue. 'It w-as the beautiful close of n fine day. Her eyes wandered back to Plerro nnd remained i fixed on him with that mute sadness that bad firmly obscured them , when wild soba suddenly broke out before her , The hymn wu finished , Mme. Vincent cried out , stainmcHng In Jumbled words , strangled by learn. > "Ah , my poorvllttlo girl ! Ah , my Jewel , my treasure , my life ! " She had until than remained In her corner , keeping to. herself and attracting no atten tion , Slio bad been mournful ami had had no word to cay as she sat with her lips closed , her eyelids cast down , as though to further Isolate herself In the depths of her awful sorrow. But on opening her eyes she had perceived the leather strap that hung near the door. The Bight of that strap which her child had touched , with which her cblld had played , had thrown her Into such despair that the. spasm took away her desire for silence. "Oh , my poor llttlo Hose. Her little hand seized that and she turned It , she looked at It , It was surely her last plaything. Ah. wo were there together , she still lived , I still held her on my knees , In my arms. It was then to nice , so nice ! And I no longer have her , and I'll ' never have her again , my poor little Hose , ray poor little Ilosc. " Having , sobblug , she looked at her empty knees , her empty arms , with which she no longer know what to do. She had so long rocked , so long carried her daughter , that now It wat as though a part of her being had been amputated , a limb taken from her , leaving her lessoned , without occupation , wild to feel her members useless. Her arms , her knees wcro In her way. I'lcrro anil Marie , deeply touched , had quickly found kindly words and tried to console - solo the distracted mother. Llttlo by little , through the disconnected sentences that she nttorcd between her sobs , they learned the Calvary that she had climbed since her daughtcr'1) death. When she had on the preceding morning carried the dead child In her arms through the storm , she must have walked a long time In this manner , blind , deaf nnd beaten by the torrents of win. She no longer remembered the places she hnd passed , the street that she had followed , through that Infamous LourdcH , thnt child- killing Lourdcs that she cursed. "Oh , I don't remember , I don't remem ber , " she cried. "Yes , some people took me In , had pity on me some people I don't know , who llvu somewhere. Oh , I don't re member , some place. "P there , very fur , at the other end of the town. But surely they are very poor people , because I recall 1 was In a very poor room , with my poor little girl , grown cold , that they had put Into their bed. " At this recollection n new fit of sobbing shook her body suffocated her. "No. no , I did not wish to part from her dear little body by leaving It In that horrid town. And I can't say exactly but It must have been those poor people who showed mo the way. Wo walked far , oh , over so far , andwo , saw all the gentlemen of the pilgrimage nnd of the train. I kept saying to them : 'What difference does It make to you ? Let me take her back to Paris In my arms. I brought her that way when she was alive ; I surely can take her away dead. Nobody will notice anything. They'll all think she Is asleep. ' And everybody all the officials cried out and sent mo nwny as though I asked them something horrible. Then I fin ished by tnlklng stupidly to them : Don't you think that when so many stories nro told , that when they bring so many people sick unto death , that they should take care to bring back the dead ? And at the station , do you know what they finally asked me for ? Three hundred francs ! Yes. It seems that that Is the price. Lord ! Three hundred francs ! And I , who came with 30 francs In my pocket , and who now have only B ! I don't earn that much In six months' serving. They should have asked me for my life ; I would have given It up so willingly. Three hundred francs ! Three hundred francs for that poor llttlo blrdllko body , that would have consoled me so If I could have carried it on my knees ! " Then she muttered her woes to herself. "Oh , " she resumed , "If you knew all the sensible things these poor people said to In duce mo to leave. A working woman like me , with work waiting , should go back to Paris ; and then I couldn't afford to lose my return ticket , and I must take the train at forty minutes past 3. They said besides that wo must put up with many things when we are not rich. For only the rich keep their dead nnd do with their dend what they will Isn't thnt so ? I don't remember , nnd 1 don't remember again. I did not even know the time. I would never hnvo been able to flnd the station. After the burial over there , In a place where there were two trees , I suppose those poor people took me from there half crazy and led me to the car and pushed mo In Just the moment the trnln stnrtpd. But what n tearing away It was ! Just as though my heart had remained under the earth , and It's awful ! That Is awful , my God ! " "Poor woman , " murmured Marie. "Be brave ; Implore the Holy Virgin for the help that she never refuses to the aifllcted. " "That Is not true ; the Holy Virgin makes sport of me ; the Holy Virgin Is a liar ! Why did she deceive mo ? I would never have gone to Lourdes If I had not heard that voice In n church. My little girl would still bo alive , and perhaps , the physicians would have saved her for me. And I , who would not for all the world have put my feet Insldo a priest's house. Oh , I was right. Indeed ! There Is no Holy Virgin ; there Is no good God ! " And she kept up without resignation , with out Illusion or hope , blaspheming in her violent lent vulgarity of the common herd , declaim ing the sufferings of her flesh so loudly that Sister Hyaclnthe Interfered. "Unfortunate woman , keep still. It Is God who -Is punishing you by keeping your wound bleeding. " The bceno had lasted for a long time , and as they passed with full steam on through niscle she again clapped her hands , giving the signal for singing , "Laudate , laudato Marlam. " "Come , come , my children , all together and with all your heart. " On earth and In sky Let all that bo In sweetest song cry , Mother , to thee , Laudate , laudute , luudate Marlam. Mme. Vincent , whose voice was drowned by this loving hymn , sobbed only through her hands , which she held to her mouth , having come to the end of her rebellion , with no strength left nnd with the trembling feeble ness ot a poor woman overcome by sorrow and fatigue. All In the wagon after the hymn felt worn out There were only Sister Hyaclntho , still vivacious , and Sister Claire des Anges , sweet , serious and slender , who were , ns when they left Paris , as during their stay In Lourdcs , of a professional serenity ac customed to everything , victorious over all In the light gayety of their white stomacher and cap. Mme. de Jonqulere , who had not slept scarcely at all for flvo days , made great efforts to keep her poor eyes open , charmed with the trip , however , returning with a joyful heart at having her daughter married and bringing back with her the best miracle , a woman of whoso miraculous euro every one was taiklng. She was counting on having a good sleep that night , desplto the jolting , but she still had vague fears on the subject of La Grivotte , who appeared to her pe culiar , excited , haggard , with wandering eyes and purple spots on her cheeks. On ten occasions she had tried to get her to keep quiet , without succeeding In restraining her from moving , with hands clasped and eyes closed. Happily , the other sick women dl not cause her any bother , as they were all so much relieved or so tired that they were already asleep. Ellso Itouquct had bought herself a pocket mirror , a largo , round glass , Into which she never tired lookIng - Ing , considering herself beautiful , noting from minute to mlnuto the progress ot her cure , with coquetry that Induced her to purse her lips and try to smile , now that her monster's face was becoming human. As for Sophie Coutcau , she played nicely. She had taken off her own stockings , and , as nobody asked to see her foot , elie kept saying thnt she must have had a pebble In her shoe : as no attention wan paid to the llttlo foot healed by the Holy Virgin , she held It In her hands , petted It and seemed pleased to touch It ami to play with It. M. de Guorsaint had stood up , leaning his elbow on the partition , to talk to M. Sabathler. "Oh , father , father , " suddenly said Marie , "see this dent In the wood. It was the Iron work on my wheel chair that did It. " This mark that she had found made horse so happy that In an Instant she forgot the secret sorrow that she seemed anxious to conceal. Just aa Mme. Vincent had sobbed on noticing the leather strap that her llttlo daughter had touched , she hid at once given way to joy at the sight of that dent that recalled her long martyrdom , on that occasion with the trouble gone , vanished Iko a nightmare. "To think that It Is scarcely four days ago I was lying there , I could not stir , and now I go and come and I am at case , my God ! " Pierre and M. do Guersalnt smiled at her. Then M. Sabathler , who had overheard , said slowly : "U Is very true , wo leave a llttlo of our selves In such things , In our sufferings , In our hopes , and when wo find them again .hey speak to us , they recall their existence , ; hey sadden us or make us happy. " With an air of resignation , he had re mained silent In his corner since the start 'rom Lourdea and even his wife , when she tad wrapped up his legs and aaked If he was n pain , had only obtained from him a shake of the head. He was not Buffering , but he was overwhelmed by extreina dejection. "U Is so with me , you see , " ho continued. 'During the long trip going I had occupied ny mlud counting the friezes up there on he celling. There were twelve rows from ho lamp to the door. I have just counted hem again and there are naturally still thirteen. It Is Ilko this copper knob be- sldo me. You cannot conceive the dreams had lu seeing It shine during the night when tha abbe road to us the history of Jcrnsdette. Yes , I saw myself cured. I WAS mnklnu the trip to Home , of which I have been talking for twenty years. I walked , I wondered about the world ; In n. word foolish and charming dreams. And now wo are on otif way back to Pnrls , thcro are thirteen rows up there , the knob shines , all that tells mo that I am again on the seat with my dead legs. Well , It's under stood I am nnd I will remain a poor old finished creature. " Two tears appeared In his oycs ; ho wns doomed to nn hour of hideous bitterness. But ho lifted his great square head , with a jaw Indicating patient obstlnatlon. "This wns the seventh year that I have been to Lourdcs , nnd the Holy Virgin has not listened to mo , No matter , though ; Hint will not prevent mo from returning next year. Perhaps she will finally design to listen to me. " He did not revolt. Pierre , In talking , re mained astounded at the persistent , long- lived belief , that returned In spite of all the cultured brain of that Intellectual man. On what ardent deslro for euro and for life wore based such disregard of evidence , such blinding wish ? He had determined to bo saved outside Of all natural probabilities , when experience of the miracle had failed him so many times. Ho had attributed hla latest check to lil'l distraction before the grotto , to his probably Insufilclont repent ance , to many kinds of minor Sins , which had doubtless displeased the Holy Virgin. He had already determined to do nine days pennnco the following year'before going to Lourdcs. "That reminds me , " ho resumed , "you know about the good luck my substitute had. Yes , you remember ; that consumptive for whom I paid the fifty francs for the trip ; who was being treated in the hospital. Well , he has been radically cured. " "Heally ; a consumptive ! " cried M. do Guer salnt. , , "Certainly , sir ; cured by the divine hand ! I had seen him so low , so yellow , so shrunken ; nml he came to the hospital to sco me , quite restored. Indeed , I gave htm flvo francs. " Pierre had to suppress n smile , for ho knew the story , having heard Dr. Chas- salgno tell It. The claimant of n miraculous cure wns a feigner , whose tricks were finally discovered by the .Medical Bureau of Au thentications. H must have been the third year that ho presented himself there , the first tlmo for paralysis , the second for n tumor , both effectually cured. Each tlmo ho had himself taken around , lodged nnd fed , and he left only nfter he hnd been over whelmed with charity. Ho was formerly a hospital attendant , nnd ho wrinkled his face , transformed his appearance nnd ns- sumed the symptoms of Illness with such extraordinary art that It wns only by chance that Dr. Bonamy discovered the fraud. The priests had promptly exacted silence about the affair. What would have been the use to make this scandal a text for newspaper jokes ? When they discovered such fraudu lent miracles they were content to get the guilty parties out of the way. The frauds were , as a matter of fact , quite scarce , not withstanding the funny stories about Lourdes spread by Voltairian wits. Alas ! outside ofalth , folly and Ignorance suffice. M. Sabathler was greatly moved by that Idea that heaven had cured that man , sent at his expense , while ho himself returned impotent , still In the same lamentable con dition. He sighed , and he could not lieip adding , with a touch of envy in his resig nation : "Well , after all , the Holy Virgin must understand what she does. Neither you nor I will demand an explanation for her con duct , will we ? When It pleases her to look toward me she- will always flnd mo at her feet. " At Mont de Marsan , after the Angelus , Sister Hyaclnthe had the second string on the beads told , the five painful mysteries Jesus In the Garden of Olives , Jesus whipped , Jesus crowned with thorns , Jesus carrying His cross , Jesus dying on the cross. Then they dived In the car , for there was no stop before Bordeaux , where they only arrived at II o'clock at night. All ot the pilgrims' baskets were stuffed with food , without counting the milk , bouillon , chocolate and fruits that Sister St. Francois had sent from the canteen. There were fraternal divisions ; all ate .on their knees like neigh bors ; each compartment became a common mess table , and each guest contributed his share to the meal. They had finished and put away the rest of the bread and the greasy papers when they passed Morceaux. "My children. " said Sister Hyacinthe , get ting up , "tho evening prayers. " Then followed a confused murmur , Paters , Avcs , an examination of conscience , an act of contrition , an abandonment of self to God , to the Holy Virgin and to the saints , devoted thanks for a happy day , concluded by a prayer for the living and for the faith ful dead. "At 10 o'clock , when we will be at La- mothe. " resumed the nun , "I warn you that I shall exact silence. But I believe that you will alt be very good and that there will be no necessity of rocking you. " That caused a laugh. It was half past 8. Night hod slowly enveloped the coun try. T'liT Tillls alone retained the faint farewell of dusk , whllo the thick cloak of darkness cohered the lowlands. The train , with all steam on , entered an Immense plain , and there was only a sea of shadows where It rolled over onward under a blue black sky riddled with stars. For a moment Plerro had been watching the movements of La Grlvotto. While thu pilgrims and the Invalids wcro already nod ding , sunk down amid the baggage , that fluctuated with every Jolt , she had straight ened herself , she had clung to the partition In a sudden agony. And , under the pale , yellow , dancing beams of the lamp she seemed thin again , her face was livid with a look of torture , "Madam , look out ! She will fall , " cried the priest to Mme. de Jonqulerc , who , with closed eyes , wns giving awayi to sleep. The latter made haste , but Sister Hya clntho had turned with quick motions. She caught In her arms La Grivotte , who was thrown to the Beat by a violent attack of coughing. For flvo minutes the unfortunate woman choked ; shaken by so bad n cough that her poor body cracked. Then red streams ran and she spat out mouthfuls of blood. "My God , my God ! That Is coming again , " repeated Mme. de Jonqulero In de spair. "I feared BO. I wns not cosy to see her look so strange. Walt , I will sit by her. " The nun did not consent to this. "No , no. madam ; sleep a llttlo , I will watch. You are not accustomed to It. You will wind up by making yourself 111. " She took her place and kept against her shoulder La Grlvotto's head , wiping the blood stained lips. The coughing spell passe- ] , but her weakness became such that the unfortunate woman scarcely had the strength to stammer : "Oh. It is nothing ; it is nothing at all. I am cured , I am cured ; entirely cured. " Plerro remained confused. That rapid rclipso had upset the travelers. Many raised themselves and looked with terror. Then all resumed their corners ; no ono spoke , no ono stirred any more. Plorro thought about the wonderful medical case presented by the girl. Her strength re turned back thcro ; her largo appetite , her long wnlks , her radiant face , her dancing limbs then that blood spitting , that cough , that lenderi , agonized face , the brutal return of the Illness , victorious after all. Was It some peculiar sort of consumption , com plicated by a nervous disorder ? Was It some other ailment , an unknown disease that accompllsed Its end tranquilly amid contradictory diagnostics. Then began tha sea of Ignorance and of mistakes a darkness In which human science Is rtlll struggling. Ho again saw In his mind's eye Dr. Chassalgne disdainfully shrug his shoulders , while Dr. Bonamy , full of serenity , calmly continued his labar of au thentication. In the absolute certainty that nobody could prove to him the Impossibility of his mlraclcH nny more than ho himself could have demonstrated their possibility , "Oh , I am not afraid , " La Grlvotto kept murmuring ; "they all told mo then that I am cured , completely cured. " ( To bo continued next Sunday ) MARRIED AT THE FAIR A Lost Lover from Ponnsjlvanln Found on the Groundi , r.pft the KrTMono Stale Hick nntl I > l rniirnc < > < ' I-sft 111 11 Dinr , Din I.OTO nnd I'or- tune to Hook llcnlth In California. SAN FHANCISCO. Cnl. , Juno. There was a pretty scene enacted In tlio Manufactures ntiil Liberal Arts building nt tlm exposition on Tuesday. Tlioro wns ft wedding there , nnd the only guests were a newspaper man nnd the gentleman who gave the lirldo nway. It hnpiicncd just In front of the booth of ono of the big morning papers , nnd was unique- Its way. The contracting parties were William Hal- ford Johnson nnd Aimlo Clortriido Hough. 1L appears that it coupleof years ngo Mr. Johnson , then nbout ! ! S years old , left Ster ling Hun , In Pennsylvania , and cnmo to Call- fornl.i. llo wns In that atnto of mind com monly known nu "on the verge of Insanity. " Ho confesses that his wretched plight was duo entirely to debauchery In his younger days , and neglect of his case when serious symptoms cropped out. lie says ho wns "better than half dcnd , without llfo nnd hope. " Ho loved a joung lady , whoso homo was In 1'hlladelphln , passionately , but rc < luctantly ho had to resign nil claim to her hand , ns ho wns not flt to enter married life. This mndo him moro despondent than over , nnd throwing up everything , ho came to California , hoping that the glorious ell- mnto ho had heard so much nbout might restore him somewhat , so that , as ho put It , "death might come n llttlo bit easier. " In Monterey ho picked up n San Francisco morning paper ono day nnd caw an Invest ment that struck his fancy. Ho decided to coino hero to close n bargain. Ho did so , ! but when signing the final papers ho fainted j In the attorney's olllcc. A messenger wns Immediately dispatched to the Hudson Medical - cal Institute , 1032 Market street , nnd ono of the Specialists hurried to the rescue. The case proved serious , nnd for some weelts Mr. Johnson needed unremitting cnre. Hut thcro ; came n blessing Indirectly through the Ill ness. When ho hn'l somewhat recovered ho , found ho had perfect confidence In the skill 1 of the physicians of the White Institute , nnd before ho knew It ho had told them the i history of his case. 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