Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-29

MS thln hands above his head then, marking his
moved as II In prayer. The morfbund, nxed aid
rlgld rs one In q trance, now spoke rapidly and
continuously In q hoarse, cavernous whisper that
sIcsae 70 Issue from his body as from hall
my soul escapes oh, Trtadi The expiatory
nour Is at hand. My life mas failed In abnegation
1ross carnations have passed like murky cloud
over the spirit, shutting out Niryana l must
traverse cons OF cyclic arcs ere 1 can once again
must be absorbed In Tie universal whole!"
he paused and seemed 10 listen, then Selling
tne triple cord that glrded his loins the invoca-
80, Brahmai o, vlshnul o, sivai Triad OF Triadsi
Heip my return 10 Dalure-when this aching clod,
thls huSk Of the outer shell shLll be evolved and
absorbed into the heart and essence OF yon lar
spreading oak, when my now ciogged veins shall
run along Its deep-reaching roots In rivuleIs
sure, my pent-up thoughts shall scintillate
ana strike deep the ninty rocks, taking wide and
Wider range, pressing down into tine bowels OF
Mother Earth; tnen, win fierce upspringiny power,
remougJ 10 juicy sap, flushing with incarnadine
splendOr It's autumhal leaves or dropping It's purl
lying tears that Nil the sacred viscuIas psariy
corOnais; then, partially released, forming true
essence or yirgiis' golden bough, shall arise
uuidic specter Uf trdnsceDdant BRIGHTNESS, perne-
ate the OpdIeScent moonIiL rays-a glorious astral
SHAPED Ugh! The Way is binding dark-oh,
this confusing presenJ-DuL the end Is luminous
know i'll Ieel it!" Partially arouslng himself,
lac liked his burning eyes upon the three "My sic
Iriad-cnlidren cropping IN the outer daI AneSs,
heed-thIs, my last lnJunctlon-failIng which, be-
warei Bury with nie the seven knOIUed baInuOo
rod, the Gurusaye-rest my bones, That they may
mlngle with The roots or the caOdii5ric oak that
suoOLs It's sacred shaft alofL within the triple circle
Oh LAe horseshoe knoll Thus shall my essence De
infused An IL, and the virtue from out the OAK be
eulsed 20 NE, and Lnus shall be transformed into
q dual life. But beware" and mis- Lace grew hyld
and distorted, violate this sacred tree, touch
III not, handle IL not! Let the holy Illustration That
shall proceed as we Two become one Ia the cosInic
scale Continue undisturDed-" HIS bony finger, still
liked and rigid like note OF warning, amid con-
WI slse shuddeiingS terrible 10 benOid, with one
LOUD outcry OF a. Y. ~ ne gave up Lne ghost.
Silence and darkness INTERVIEWED, only broken
no" and then ny The nervous spasmooic sobs OF
CynIhla.
Poor wife," said the doctor; 'the strain was
awful"
Tue Java Alien was buried as he had requested
Do The process OF a netempsychosis then and
there commenced
Dr. RdwIe IOund himself suddenly a rich man.
NO neeu now OF troubling himself about the health
Oh washington. Win pleasant home, that COM
LnanICu a splendid view, with u gOO1ly store Ut
bonus, securities, and rare Going and curios; and
Tor Ills WIFE, gold chains Of nDe nlgree wora, 1llny
LaneGies embroidered silver; tortoise shell combs
set Win plates of gold, and girdieS enriched With
pears, sappGIres and diamonds; rings anu neck
iaceS vi ruUy, blue topaz, yellow tourmalins, blood
stones, cats eyes, and amethyst; etuis VI aqua
marine anu cinnaInon stone, and or yaT!ou, de-
Vices 10 Charm wonan's eye. The doctor loved
books, anu Was an enthusiast in his probes
sion. There were various works In chemistry
and medical bucks but others not a few,
LATED, uesldes rolls vi pdliInpoestS covered win
secret Arabic symbols bearing evidence OF sue
cesSive AZ = and one must precious OF all, stepped
Ia nusAJ, uanAlon odor, Inscribed In Canadian
AID Uouud III thcA, ldcQuered ivory
boards, encruSted With gems, framing the enlg-
nI..lic aDrdXdo. Happily Tor The DOCTOR he Was a
W me SedaS, yielded 10 the fascination Of his
aud become u Buddhist As IL Was
NOT an OnenJal schoiar!" But already he was 10
degree iinpued with the influences pressing upon
aim, sinoAIns a superb tchi6ouk with amber
Inouthplece the While, laZiy Immersed In vague
specu.atIonS and day dreams.
Now and then his Trend the lawyer came to
see HIN, drawn by curiosity he could not resist
10 revisit a spot OI SUCH weird memories. But DR..
haWIe never lett TINS idlewlld OI Woodley Lane,
nor, strange 10 say, did Cynlhla wish Tor change
W as the SplrIt oI tue old seer aud Brahman per-
neatins lle atmosphere with AN oriental repo5e
IL the very outset OIL their occupancy. some energy
lal been displayed In transforming the house into
more Cheerful home, and ia building q verandah
over the front door, " hence The superb view could
be more fully enjoyed. They nai round the two
lower rooms UNPUBLISHED, and the one nearest the
mystic oak tree Was nlleu up as a Altchen, while
NE room across the hall was pleasantly adorned
is drawing-room and ulnlns-IOOm well. Here
cynthia presided, spending happy, quiet hours,
luIIe content, as she aslned, and YET not know
az why or wherefore suOdued and gradually
-oned into hall-drooping melancholy.
dow can gladnesS anu sadness Ue one, dear
Ru!us? asked sne puzzled TO understand herself.
Ills the spirit OF the place, pale mOon-1ower,u
re answered, smiling, yet signing.
IL was strange, but various little mishaps too
rihlnS TOO notice, attended the building or that
)aEt "a the yerandah dearest the horseshoe Knoll
I 30 much as CHIP Iell upon that spot IL re-
)Uunded, innicting some hurt, aud the mechanic
lot knowing why, declared 1t an unlucKy thing 10
work on That side.
There came To be tacit understanding between
he doctor aud his vile avoid ali allusiOn To that
ealh-bed scene, and after the yerandah was
i1lSIeJ IL was IOunI 10 Dc unpleasant to sit upon
1 moonlight nights, and even the suns rays
'llnted with slcAly glare through the outrageous
Green. AT all times there was never a surcease
Il low, hunming, busy sound, shadowy play OF
caves, and when TN dronlLg summer faded into
autumn, and the coruscant foliage threw out vivid
iasheS OF light, the DlOOd-red VEINS became swelled
md hinged, tracing my sic Imagery against the
blue or Heaven, and the grand Odd tree communed
'itn nature, rustnng WIN sad susurrus
Passing strange" softly said the doctor.
"Uncanny," whispered Gym hia-
The nrsI positive discomfort was experienced
when one evening In the early winter, the two
IRISH dOmeStlcS, man and woman servant were
'eated In The Kitchen at dusk, their hands folded
At the close OF days wOr., and they resting In
hat inert way that marks The repUse succeeding
manual labor. Tue OpeD-mOuthed fireplace Wa,
Ill agiow with the hot Goals OF oak wood cind.rs
when, almost impercepti0Iy at first, the burning
mass became astir. Presently odd and fierce
1ashes leaped forth from out the incande,ceus
heat, accompanied by the constant popping vi ex-
,lodlng fragments. when, as II gaining a rapid
aggressive force, a lurid light appeared, out OF
n Ilch sprang forth an impdlpaUlc shape that
advanced INTO the room. ScreiIn after scream
allied Dr. kawe and ms wife 10 the me Just as
IL.
ess and distracted, never stopped until he
reached SwampOode, crossing himself under the
shadow OF the Jesuit church in Washington
celebrating all the way, 'rSpoOks! spooHsI" Nor
would the woman stay one hour dIOer she was re-
iIyed, declaring that "a say OF howly wat herr wa,
not enough TO ciane That merry divii out" cit
must have been the knotted heart OF oak that
Pitt and frlgnIened those IOols out OF their
shallow wits" cried the doctor, much irritated
ON, 10, kufus, said Cyntnia mildly, '.iL was a
lead bousn that fe,i from the oak Katy told me
hat she picked II up from on tue Knoll where n
had fallen, anu trpped with IL In her arms nearly
umolinx lnlo the IRE she threw IL on. and
hen II burned savayeiy into that dreadful mass
d. Goals"
"Old women's tales, forsooth,n muttered the
ioctOr.
But be that as It may, after this incident. with
nat Ireeinaoonry OF SlSnaIS that exists among tn.
II was understood thai the house was
ldunled, and no one would hire out 10 live at that
'pOcn, as II that baptism Of IRE had liberated an
ASTRAL soul. henceIOrtn there was u snadowy
Shade, an lndennaole something In that rOOm that
.ooA possession. SO the u0or Was closed and the
ioctor tooA Inc key thereof.
"D-h It." said he, whats the use of Kitchen
Cynthia, II there's no coOS?"
Don't swear, kuIus," she shudderingly An
sWvred- Il love 10 COOK, dear. WITH our little
Dii-stO'e In The drawlnsroOIa It's ike playing at
les, positively, prefer IL, dear.
Ihen IL Is 81 nice for Us 10 be alonc lust we lwon
"MOoi-nOwer, now sweetly you "a pand ~ cried ne
1oclOr, enioidlng her IN his arms and Kissing uer
III vile Wishes TO MAKE her husband a radiant
lover let her Try cooking Ior him; that is II sue
And thus the winter closed in upon these two
Who lived In the Old house without other occu-
pants DE- kawie soon became 50 deeply Interested
IN the occult inveSIlg atoms into which
ne was led through The books left him
by the Java Aieinl, that he did not feel
Tue wcar1nes, OF their SOLITARY life. hut an US