Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-12
THE MAN WHO VANISHED.
BY FERGUS HUME.
CHAPTER lII-CoNTINUED.

human beings in a separate body.
have seen my master leave his own
body apparently lifeless and re-incar-
nate his own soul in a corpse; the
dead arose walked. talked. and lived
under the animating influence of the
soul of Lal Chunder and then re-
turned to its former lifeless condition
when the animating soul came back
once more to its accustomed tene-
ment. This secret was withheld from
me. as Lal Chunder considered / had
not achieved q sufficient degree of
publication 10 be blessed with such a
boom so in order to gain this last
secret l travelled to Thibet and took
up my abode with the mystic brother
hood who have their home in those
distant wids. l remained some years
with. them, and, ut last having at
tanned the highest degree of spiritu-
ality possible for denizen Of this
planet / returned to Lal Chunder
whom l found on the point of death.
His hour had come and his soul was
about to leave his emaciatel body for
the last time. Previous. however to
his departure being satisfied with my
efforts to deserve knowledge. he in
itiated me into the last secret OF all
and then his soul departed from this
earth for ever TO return to the spirit
world from whence it originally came.
When this took place ! eagerly
tried the effect of my newly acquired
knowledge, and leaving my own
body l projected my soul into the
shell OF Lal Chunder The expert
ment was entirely successful. for in
the guise OF Lal Chundcr 1 arose and
walked, while at my feet my former
tenement remained motionless and
empty. The laws OF the universe,
however forced me TO return once
more to my own body and having
done so. | buried the mortal part OF
the yoghi in tho earth to resolve into
its original elements. and thea left
India for Europe.
81 did this as | was still an object
Of enmity TO the priests and although
l now possessed spiritual powers
equal TO their own. was unwilling TO
come into collision with them IN any
way. had plenty of money. and. as
far as material wants were concerned.
was amply provided; while. of
course my lifelong studies gave me
complete command over the spiritual
part o. myself.
Il only arrived in England last
year and established myself ia this
house, which l found convenient to
the city and also isolated enough to
permit me to live my own life without
comment have one servant whom
] hired when first settled down. and
he serves me Sufficiently well-that Is
he does everything necessary for my
material wants and speaks to
no one about the life | lead
/ frequently leave my body for
days and soar untrammelled. through
the wide eSpanse of the indnite-I
have strange visions. wild dreams mex
plainable ecstasies land my only regret
is that being bound by tho laws of
the universe. which are fixed and I'M
alterable l have TO return at certain
intervals TO this body. OF course. my
servant knows nothing of my frances
as his knowledge of me Is bounded by
the life lead in this house.
'Curiously enough. in spite OF my
years OF spiritual training. my ma
terial desires were not yet conquered.
and six months after my arrival
in this country fell in love. What
attracted me most about the young
lady | became attached 10. was not
her beauty Of face and form. although
In hnfh nf fhnsn hn me-
but the strong masculine spirit which
inhabited her feminine body. l was
introduced to her through the medium
of her father on whom | called to de-
liver letter OF introduction from
friend in India. Finding that my
material nature had surrendered TO the
spell she had cast over me. | deter
mined to marry her and initiate her
into the mysteries OF occult science
so that like myself her soul would
be able TO leave her body and fly side
by side with mine through infinite
space. She however was already in
love with a young man about her own
age. and. not finding my ancient years
and my SCARED and emaciated body
sufficiently attractive refused to
marry me-so alter many trials, fail
ing 10 shake her resolution. L. gave
up all thought of attaining my oh, ect
and returned here to await in patience
the period of my solution, when my
soul via at last leave this body and
reside forever in the unseen world
which it loves.
''Gou may imagine that now the
only being l ever loved has so disdain.
fully trampled on the affections / Of
fered her have no wish to stay on
the earth longer than l can help. As
/ told you. however the laws of the
universe do not permit me to leave
my body until the period appointed
by God. Although | am now sixty
years of age. and my body has been
exposed TO tortures and privations
which would have killed nm ordinary
man. yet 1 still live on. and so far as
/ can see. there is no probability OF
my dying for some years. Ardeptly
desiring. however, to cut short my
period OF earth-lile. / sought for some
other solution OF the enigma besides
death. / could not die. and l dare
not kill myself, for suicide is terribly
nt1nioho1 In the frftuaI tun.lI a..