Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-12
CHAPTER XIV

CRAVINGS. Opened by magic keys.
Eours,t 4 grehE number of BEsIhrnEass,
hroEhsrs of the work and priesIesssss IT
BowhaEiea.. At the head of these I,EzEFe.
wass Iulooea. She wlIlie,i tiiret,T-F "a
the little Group OF veilss,i figures, auL
bowling before them, aatEa'i:
WI hat chief of tile uFrrIlbi. work h.as
made resound the saeresd rpags:''
DieIIa advanced TWO steps. And I'D
swere,i:
TT is l."
who ara you@'
The Queen
/ po,1buiess rf...s.. words s11t11er4ti fur
recognition, for .T1bloes prpsEr:lre'l lf-r-
self for her. and IifTing the hem Vt her
robe. PRESSED it to her lips.
| w hat ara the wishes Of rhe best
| loved daughter OF the goodies, o. asked
| ,Tubbe.a.
In the moment Of the completion Of
| the holy work b.egun by CUT taTIlers, :"
| answered DielIa. I wish III prove III
/ the chiefs that Bow ha ME always pro-
| tecrss her Children
And this proof y ast1e,f Tubbe.e.
| How shall we give it To them? -
In showing than that the ny9rpr1-
| GUS Gifts which constitute our y-1wet
/ have l3E left the s;icruary"
The .hie=f Lriesress extended hey
hand toward tha monument Of red
marble separated from the visitors by
the abyss.
Queen" she said. slowly. as II Civ
in. these. who listened time 10 weigh
Eer wort1s, The SANCTUARY is there be-
fore OUT eyes. ! gulf encorn PASSES it.
1t whose bottom over sharp-poinreo
r'1chs flow the sacred walters Of rht.
Gangas. Night and day succeed each
othtr- Our eyes never close The gifts
committed to our care never will leave
the SANCTUARY until the day predicted
by OUT prophets-~
This day-whar Is IT." questioned
Della
That On which BowhanTe, for H.
fta's glory. VIII put the veil ana ring
Upon the man chosen by her 10 repre-
SAINT her Upon earth
When viii it dawn
To-rnorrow. or in d thousand vea.S.
The goddess alone can say
The PriesreAss Juf,bee.. W. we'll
know. cpntint1e,i Iha princess. is
worthy guardian Of this sacred
charge"
i do my duty" answered .Tubbee:
but it IS an easy task Friehrful and
Inevitable death awaits the sacrIleei.
Gus one who world violate. the. Sancr1,
airy The yawning abyss IS NOT the
only danger which the pagu+la CON
ce:tIs'r
The others-whar are they
-Iubbee Indicated the slab Of -e,i mar
bic which the fakir touched.
IL the foot OF the inprtrdenr press
tais tag. she continued the gongs Of
alarm sound everywhere, calling us. If
ne tGuch this one, designating auoth-
CT Of black marble not far frpu, the
arsr, the ground slips from under him
and he slldes into tn. abyss The 9th
er concsals the poisoned blades. Ev-
cry here dire punishment. almost pre-
venting the thought of crime. anu rem
cering its accomplishment impossible"
'lrnposskbie.- nurrnured Diella.
1es-it is true. oh, the relics are
we'll guarded repeated the. uriestess
enthusiastically. India NAV sle..D in
peace under the shield of It's tails |
r1ansT
Let the priesress Of Bowiari4 show
~ the sacred arsenal" said DfeIla af-
ter q minutes pause.
The queen so ortters:"
Yes
I am ready"
Eve watt
On the edge Of the abyss was A star.
ue OF oiack marble-some Hindoo di- |
v'hity-fepfesenunS strange animal. |
having three heads Of a dog on thu.
body OF a horse. Jubbee took one of
these heads, the middle one. and slow.
" turned it about At the same time
Brahmin, obeying sign, touched tho
spring hidden at the base Of the, starua
Ire effect was instantaneous. Th-
grating surrounding the monument
opened without producing the slighr.
EST noise. The bronze door lowered it.
self and formed a suspended hr,ga
over the gulf
Jubbee, with firm step. crossed t4,a
bridge, and reached the monument
whose entrance was hidden by a see.
'nd interior door. She turned.
PROSTATE yourselves.'' she COM
handed IN the name Of thu. god
less. PROSTATE yourselves.'
All the witnesses Of this scana fa,,
Upon their knees. Jubilee then tourbe,f
/ spring. The second door flew omen
Ind the interior of the sanctuary IN.
scared, illuminated by a, warm an,
singular splendor.
In its center. on a pedestal Of r,Sa
granite, reposed the statue of Bowhsn-
G, entirely concealed by the folds of ,
feil the color of fire and starred in
igures of gold.
Silence profound and absolute rei.na,,
n the temple. Naught could be- herr
ave half-drawn breathings and haat.
ng hearts. Superstitious terror seized
1pon all.
Djella was the FIRST to lift her head
At sight of the resplendent sanctuary
IN enthusiastic exclamation escanei
her lips.
Brothers Of the sacred work " che
said, "see! The veil of the goddess -
our palladium" Is
Children OF Bowhanier exbortod
The chief priestess, ''the chosen Of tho
goddess alone may touch this veil with
put instant humiliation. Beneatb -
slitters the ring. The talismans have
been well guarded. You NAV haa,u
he struggle. She from u,hS en