joined of God; our union has never been questioned of man.

We stood there watching, longing to prevent the sacrifice, as he moved
away from us slowly upon his crutches. It was a pitiful sight, that
slender figure, in frayed, tattered black robe, going forward alone,
and in agony, to death or torture. It was in my heart to cry after
him, but she understood far better the mighty motive of his sacrifice,
and restrained me with uplifted hand. Far up the canyon, he paused a
moment and glanced back. The distance already veiled his face, but up
into the sunlight he lifted the silver crucifix. Then he
disappeared--to endure his fate in Christ's name. Then, hand in hand
and heart to heart, our voices silent, Eloise and I went down into the
valley to where the boats lay. The dead past was behind us; the future
was our own.

THE END

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