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Show I '-- jfie JEff mm (lister jit Continued) only a natural event Had" the .centurion learned something -. . they did not know? What were they to do all through the night? the young,; " soldiers asked the centurion. " ; "Watch," he said. Watch the tomb of a dead man! But still, there had been those rumors that the followers of the Nazarene would attempt to take away the body and then proclaime that it of had risen from the dead. Supers'titionl Craftiness.-Onthe soldiers tried to stir the stone. He could hot even budge it. Others tried, and failed. It would take many. strong men to roll it aside. , ; had been It of not all day, third day. It was the eve the but with darkness it began to turn cold. The jackals had .carried rabies with taken, up their wild lament again.-The.them, so tholdiers rapidly built a number of fires to keep them away. The men began .to sing as they put pots on the fire for their evening meal and set out their wine and earthen goblets. This was a most desolate place: they needed all their high spirits to last them through the long watches of the night ITiey talked of their wives in distant Rome, or of their sweethearts in Jerusalem, and one or two of the older men spoke of their children. They cursed and made jokes. The steam and fragrance of their meat filled the air. Perhaps it would not; moon-brig- ht be too bad after all. ; The centurion, unlike his usual way, sat apart at the edge of the firelight He looked steadily at the stone sealing the entrance to "'the tomb. Red light flickered on it, and the moon crowned the top of the sepulcher. The centurion's heart was in a turmoil. He didnot know T what to expect. Perhaps nothing. Surely nothing, he assured himself. It was all superstition. But when his . subaltern brought him his supper, he found himself without appetite. He drank only a little wine. He was at once tired and JesustMother, held it briefly in her arms and wept over it. The servants wrapped the broken body.in fine linen, placed it in a litter, and, followed by old Joseph and Mary and a few women, carried the litter with its silent burden to the lonely, spot where the sepulcher waited. " -- J V MEDICATED MS11 TRY THIS HOSPITAL-PROVE- D LOTION FOR WONDERFUL, SOOTHING RELIEF' FROM SKIN IRRITATIONS TONIGHT Your first massage with Der-m'assa- ge will show you why thousands of hospitals and nurses use and recommend this, medicated lotion. pure-whit- e Soothes, relieves rough, tive, "all-over- sensi-- " skin; that itch. Not greasy, weather-drie" won't stain. d Money-bac- k guar- antee. At, all d rug counters. 4,000 'fltff 'nil Sia with Economy ' r-- A mighty stone stood at one side, ready to be rolled across the entrance to the tomb. Joseph and his servants waited while the women hurried away for spices and ointments to anoint the dead; it was close to sunset. Within a short time, the women returned, lifted away the linen, and anointed the body so dead and so broken. Then, weeping agahv they-d- e for-t- he city-to-prepare-f- ltd. tax Nw Ottric PAINT 5PRAYGR wftkiMrf.'t-i- a n y C ut "bbathTThesuntoodn-the-wester- Isz. Hzs, 89 Alt walls of Jerusalem behind which the Sabbath lights would soon be shining in every house. x ofjsolid rock, was wait-; The white sepulcher, parved-Oing. The women looked within and saw the wide white shelf on which the body would be placed. .They looked at each other timidly, for this" was a very grand tomb. The servants gently removed the long, slender body and laid it on the shelf. There was no priest present to say prayers fp; the dead, so Joseph, his face noble with its beard, bent and said the prayers. The women wept. Mary looked with mysterious intensity at the sky, and sher pale and beautiful face was parted 59 v ed - HOSPITALS I hurry. This was the holy season of the Passover and, after sunset, it would.be the Sabbath and no one "could have anything to do with the deacl The procession-quickenIts pace, Weeping, not glancing at the yellowish and twisting iUuminated. USED IN OVER The dark red sun was falling in the west, and the hills against the .fiery sky. J oseph knew they must : . YT1 rA; mountain like a red shield, then slowly disappeared. Joseph's servants, struggling and sweating, pushed the heavy vstone across the opening of the tomb. " It was all oyer, Darkness began to very tense. Mr. and Mrs, Marcus Reback (she Metal plates clattered and knives made sweep over the desert placeand jackals is Taylor Caldwell) relax at home, barked at a distance. In the city," every sharp sounds as; theoldiers ate and drank. They began to tell rude jokes door and window blazed with Sabbath v and laughed louder and louder. After their meal, they built .lights But here in this place was only the desolation of a . closed, mute the fires higher and started to play dice. They cursed their sepulcher, its shadow sharp and black on the luck, yawned, scratched themselves. They were accustomed . crumbling earth. Dawn came, but noone visited the tomb not an apostle', to night watches. Soon they wenild divide themselves up not a disciple. No one was there except ior the birds wheelso that some could sleep as others watched. ' 'X ing through sudden little golden dust storms. No one kept the men 'removed their helmets, wrapped blankets guard iri this isolated spot Half themselves, and lay down, snoring immediately. T last, it was the end of the Sabbath. Just before the Firelight fell on their ruddy faces, picked out sparkles oil the hilts of their swords and from their, breast armor. The sun set, the soldiers and their centurion arrived, march other half of the watch, in deference to their sleeping ing smartly. They looked at the great white tomb disgustedly. What was there to guard here but a dead man? He was comrades, played more quietly and tended the fires. The moon rose higher. The centurion waited, weariness heavy supposed to rise from the dead,' was he? Laughing and grumbling, the soldiers stared at the tomb. Thfe Centurion upon him. He alone could hot sleep. It was not permitted did not stop them; soldiers were permitted to grumble at an officer, unless another officer was. present. V., all times, except before civilians. It was the privilege of all J Then the soldiers who were on guard: prodded their s soldiers everywhere. -companions, and the sleepers sat up, yawning and com- : plaining that they had fallen The soldiers - watched - their officer - carefully, noting - his asleep only a , moment ago. air of despondency and sadness. He was a young mail like They put on their helmets and looked to their swords. They had long forgotten the tomb in which lay the dead Jew. themselves," and he was known for his good temper and It was only another watch. A; silly? one. The subaltern gaiety. When alone with his men, iie joined in their games. Jiowhe-wascame- - to the centurion- - and filled his wine goblet - He was iBut grave, his facedrawn and haggaroVAh, yes," he had been present at the crucifixion of the Jew, and . concerned at- his officer's somber expression and asked if ' there Were many rumors. The soldiers had seen the darkness he were sick.' The centurion silently shook, his head ' and had felt the earthquake at their posts in the city, but The centurion watched the moon sloping down the sky. He turned his, head to the east Very soon now, the first- they had thought the first a dust storm and the second ' ' . " ready to use. just plus in and spray paint, .varnish. enamel moth- proofers, tardea sprays1 ! and insecticides. Paints 3 to 7 times faster than a brush. 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