The General rose, came to his daughter's coffin, and five others joined
him. The father of her betrothed came forward, and several of his
relatives joined him. They lifted up the coffins and in slow
procession carried them to the hearses. At the cemetery they
lowered them into the ground, covered them with flowers then stood
back. The pastor came forward and opened his prayer book.
"Oh Holy Lords," he prayed, "divine Light of love and truth,
accept these souls into Your Glory, oh Lords, take them forth to that
Place You have promised shall be prepared for them, and honor them as
they should be honored. Sing the songs of their praise and let
them feast at the table of victory, for they have won the battle
against evil. So must it be!"
The General picked up the first handful of earth, went to the grave,
and threw it in. Suddenly two shots rang out in rapid
succession. Everyone gave a startled cry. Two soldiers
carrying sniper's rifles emerged from the woods and cried "Over here!"
Everyone hurried to where they were. When they got there they
found two members of The Brotherhood Of Racial Purity in their white
robes lying on the ground, rifles with telescopic sites lay by them!
"I think they intended to interrupt the services," one of the marksmen
remarked. "We weren't about to let them."
The General stared at the bodies and snapped "Very good! Very
good! Thank you, gentlemen!"
The soldiers nodded. The party withdrew so the civil authorities
could deal with the matter. The General and Jeffrey hurried
home. They barely got into the master bedroom when Jeffrey began
to fade away. The General felt a tingling throughout his
body. The room began to disappear. He concentrated very
hard on the person he wanted to reach, he concentrated VERY hard on
that person!