eetest woman lay upon
her couch! She had talked with her children much that day, and told
them many things--of plannings for their futures. She had, for the
first time, told them of all their father had designed, or hoped, or
guessed for each of them. And they had been very happy, and thought
she would recover. And she had slept peacefully, and had not awakened.

I looked upon her face, and the smile upon it was something wonderful.
It was one of the things which makes me believe there is some great
story to it. There was none with her but her youngest daughter when
she left us, and the child could not tell when worlds were touching.
But upon that face was the expression which tells of what is all
beyond. I do believe that, even before she quitted her earthly frame,
dear Jean knew that she had found Grant again.

Why have I told this story of two people, which is no story at all, but
only what I know of what has happened to those closest to me? There is
no more of it. It ends with the deaths of them, and yet I do not know
that it is sad. They lived and loved and died. They had more
happiness than comes to one-half humanity. Their life was of the gold
of what is the inner life of the better ones of this great new nation
of a new continent. They lived and loved, and their children live, and
will be good men and women.

* * * * * *

I cannot understand the problem. No learning clears it. I only know
that there were Grant and I, that there were bees and perfumes, and
wild, boyish delights, and the older life, and the feverish life of a
city, and the rare, great love I looked upon.

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