Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-12
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The Voice ct sFuislsee canctuEed.
Hear CUR vows and rapNlEa Nc
uhenl nGr thy children. Permit then
uts strike deep and often. and Unt.'
/ their UireIssH hands let fresh hi6ot
: isw,''
The rerriiai.s prayer WIS about rfN ctsn
TINE. when an Unexpected Noise MAIDS
iTseis heard. 4 gsn:s sIryltA in rhfs cen
IeE of the tenlpIa.
sElentte"' commanded. ,Fufs{a.s.s Les
NV listen
The gnng AMIN sounded The eillet
prissIfssH hnwe,i her heast-
You have hsArtii the genr?" she said,
The s:,ssresl gs1nG. whose nzysNeri9szs:
Vsice. twice repe:iIet5. announces co T1s
thar the. Masters OF tbs. fr,sI Gite:rrs..
eTosa the threshold CT uhs. temple. We
r.Usl leave free TO uhsrl the enrrance
into rllts sfncGEary az the gc.stiesFs e''ial-
I,san,.s. LeE us separate, ny Sisters
wiThnUr oue backward glance
SHE took from her heil L key and
with it opened the grazing that shu1 of
che ct tie passagEs
| The pEieaIEsHea AROSE and. bowling
| before the monument pslsE.sst one af-
ter another around .Iufpll+:*s, and slowly
| went QUIZ. Shs. followed LAST. closing
| after her the grating.
| The pagxsia htseanae solitary. and for
/ few nai1nrEa a profound siIens.s rest
| Ell in IFS vauIEe4d depths
| Suddenly ole Of the hssngings WIS
| Fitted. ai pale held cautiously p...arta,t
| through Until the c3aiI.f EaziI still tot
( Eerin@ With weakness, WAS fully re-
/ veaIe.I
| Come" he SKID. turning around
| 'coE11t., We ara alone.
George Malcolm and Stop. in their
tyuru- ernerwe.t from. the dark passage
let us hasten master" Resumed
kazil: butt be prudent. Here tile dan
gar il illanlan:st=, and presents itself III
der L thousand FORMS. On every side,
IN these nrIrllI1erisss galleries. the Brah-
nlins1 watch relieved from hour to
Eour ty tf1os. who GUARD ELs relics Of
Bow hanie. Let one Of these give the
alarm. and GUT ruin vlg1Isi be imnae1tI-
Ate and inGvicahIe The prlea-esses OF
BowLanie watch day and night IN the
temple, but, Unless the sacred gong
bad driven them away do not Know
LOW VIZ: could lave penetrated here
The sacred gong you say" said
George. what does it ANNOUNCE: "
The arrival of the chiefs. the init
aTeft- the MASTERS
George shIvert.s1
Child, be et,attnUesI. WHO has IT.
folstesi to- you the secrets IF these un-
known races: Who has revealed to
You the mysteries Of this tempIs:7
Have I not already told yo1
Never"
Well frpE. my Infancy / have been
c6Esecra ted To rhe goddess have
crrr7Tn UP anlaLg the priesIess in the
sacred heart at the temple. This is
why, MASTER. I understand So we'll its
hidden places
ENazil rnrrrrlured George. 'yeU
VIII know that have GREAT confidence
N YOU YET 0lcs- YOU have betrayed
me
The child hung his head in silence.
HI. felt himself crushed by the weight
Of this reproact-
Have not Tonight To- far trap
George asked
The boy lifted his head ana Let his
eyes feartessIy meet lis masters.
Here is my hand he said Take
it Do not let it 60 as long as We re-
main in this temple You are armed |
Il I have He'd, Kill me. Z shall nos
Something IN the manner LII which |
thessf. words were pronounced sealed |
them with such frankness that ii was
i'm possible longer TO preserve the shad- |
CIV of doubt. |
Let US go on he said I believe
you
and I. also added Stop Why. l
do not know. but I am full Of conf
dence il this little Hinfioo-
Eazil thanked the valet by q grateful |
glance. then listened artentiveEy.
Steps sounded Oh the flags he mrr- /
The et:hoes Of the gallery re-
peat the sound The chiefs approach
f.er US enter here
And he Indicated by a gesture, a
ng drauery.
:one by that We shall be .ert1iusy sur
1rised''
There is nothing TO fear replied
he child This dark gallery has 10
outlet
The noise drew nearer
Enter quickly cried Kazii, lifting
Ilc !IaE4GluS. ana not movement, not
/ word Hold your breath Let us
'revent- If possible. the beating Of our
:eartS. Come. CONE. GOMEZ
George and Stop followed the boy,
,ut just as the curtain fell upon them.
he valer could not resist murmuring:
''Ah- by 81 Drstsn. it was time to
liSappear..-
For. with the rrreranee ct these
words the key ,Urned in the grating.
nd 81 little .rcnp Of dozen natives
merged into the sanctuary.
The faces Of all these newcomers
we're tFkien by long wells, with open
fses for the eyes. as in i mask. Among
hem YVES one woman
Three Of these. nocturnal visitors are
nown 10 US. They were the Princess
,jeiia. the Kajah Doorgal Sahib and !
he FakIr Souniancy. The names Of
sie others do nos interest Us.
After having passed the grating.
d orgal stopped and threw about him
nenacIng glance.
Il thought / heard voices" he said,
ri.h vague uneasiness.
Those Of the priestesses. who have
bandoned the sanctuary to u.s." an
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