Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-07

They are gone" she muttered 1T is lust
as thought Fool that was no, to Sc il
long ago."
She turned and seemed lost N thought
Presently she looked up, with a look OF de-
terminafioo upon her features Il will dc
I'll" she muttsred If they have broken the
rules OF the society, why should not Il Shall
be bound by ideas which they treat
As idly as the windf Ah," here
she started abruptly, Il Will do
morel l will avail myself Of the
knowledge i possess to. thwarf
their designs aud blast the flower OF theis
loves, l will see whistler nv power
will no. suffice to call to my aid one who car
help me if he viii"
Miriam Hathaway bent down and traced
rith aer fore-fnger upon the floor Of tbs
eOnservatory some lines. which, however,
Nft no visible mark behind them She then
stepped into the space round which she had
drawn the lines, and drawing her graceful
and commanding figure mp to its fun height,
cenainsd motionless, looking steadily for
ward Then, in her rich. melo6ious voice,
though in low and concentrated key, she
chanted what sounded like a verso or hymn
in some language with which I was not
familiar. After about minute she paused,
and seemed % wait for response strained
my eyes TO see whether anything unusual
would occur, Tut there was neither
sign nor sound. Again the beautiful girl
raised her arm. and resumed her invocation
in what seemed TO be even more earnest and
imprisoned tones than before As she
finished became sensible Of stir in the air.
and an appearance as OF gray, misty vapor
between Miriam and the glass wall Of the
conservatory. This vapor seemed 70 concen-
trate and take on the samblance Of a
human shape, though so dinly AMI vaguely
that 1t was impossible TO define its outline in
the dubious moonlight. A low whisper came
apparently from the misty figure.
What wouldst thou7
Il desire your aid, replied Miriam. in
clear, unfalterin2 tones. ito bring back joy
TO my life, TO restore and re-awaken the love
that is lest, 10 crush out my rival, and
win back my lover to me.'
Il can aid thee replied the voice: abut
knowest thou the penalty If thou failest or
falterest when thou givest the commission
TO the agent | will send thee, Has thy
training Yet made thy courage SO stron, Us
~ tit thee to cope with the beings whose
powers, If thou canst not control, will de-
stroy thee. Take heed that thy spirit is fear
less Dost thou darei / send but | warn
thee
i dare answered the dark, beautiful
form, with a defiant gesture. Il dare all for
the love have lost, if by that l regain it
Go. command YOU
The misty figure fadei slowly away, and
again there was pause o: minutes durs
ton. Then in the space between Miriam
and the conservatory wall. where the shad-
owy figure had been, ! beheld another
cloud-liks emanation gathering. II va.
not, however, the whitish .emi- Transparent
mist had seen before, but u black murky
cloud which completely obscured the glass
beyond il, and even the moonlight. from tbs
figure of Miriam. Ths cloui seemed 10 roll
s-uggi kly and cOnvolite upln itself like
mas ~ Shiny, crawiin: ,erpents. Wa il
fancy. OF was II fast, wat ! then saw an
broken roniisnration through and bs.ween
The fcwer->t ms that PARTIALLY olscu-ei IA.
fed oi Wis Oat Was IL merely the natural
e.le y. moonlight and shallow projecting "a
vi 10 Up ~ n strained uni heated ina gina
tom. dii actually see a portion OF face
So lur.d an / terrible. 50 hideDu, in its awful
ietOrliity. W IN eyes OF sJcl piercing and
ieviiish u;alignity that | instilctively cIJseI
my own, p,w.rins a | was u avert my
head from tn fearful specJaclsi Ifegvcu;ly I
trust that will never know
had scarcely closet my eyes to escape |
the terrible i'm Drss,!Ol. whsI ops1e,i IN IN I
again, startled by the piercing Shrek that 1
rang through the stiil niy It air. 81 awful I
AMI blooi-curiling WAS til. sound. that /
l.aFe from my seat AMI r;ishet forward u I
the center OF the conservatory. The spell o. /,
my paralysis was broken. As did so Julian /
Armitage. Agatha HDwarI ant D. Hath !
away came flocking throngi the drawing !
room door, in wonder AMI alarm Thero /
ay Miriam groveling on the floor. her raven /
reSseS floating over her shoulders in dis I
heveled masses, her beautiful features con-
vulsed with CHASTITY and terrible laughter
The lovely girl was hopeless and raviag
maniac.
On ME developed the onus OF explanation
To others than members Of a Theosophica (
ociety my explanatory narrative, just |
nave now detailed it, would have souniei
Ike the maunderiugs II weak mind or the
1agaries OF a diseased brain. To my friends,
however, it was ample AMI convincing.
{ has great and imme late effect upon
heir mode OF life. The TheosophicaI So
'iety OF San Francisco was at once broken
Ip. 1t was carried mem. con. that the perils
attendant upon the pursuit OF occult
together with the stringency u.
habit necessary 10 carry such pursuit 20
uccessful issue. would not Compensate the
ne"rhyte for the questionable benefits re-
'ultins from 4 Con rOI over the secret forces
Il Eature.
IL l. now year since ths occurrence OF
lie foregoing events. AMI though old DIR.
hathaway still cling, ioldly - his old ideas.
nd sIm,tni-. talks OF hi, cOntsm plated
'i!grima,e TO Thib-t, my friend ArInitags
nj Miss Howard have married and settled
Iown To the ordinary affair, OF life As 70.
nysel.. / have no wish TO repeat nay theo-
optical experiences, but am quite content
. accept tie caution Of my friend the adept