XXXV. "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" [322]
XXXVI. "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" [329]
A MONK OF CRUTA.
CHAPTER I
"THE BLACK-ROBED PHANTOM 'DEATH'"
"Father Adrian!"
"I am here!"
"I saw the doctor talking with you aside! How long have I to live? He told you the truth! Repeat his words to me!"
The tall, gaunt young priest drew nearer to the bedside, and shook his head with a slow, pitying gesture.