The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-14

shadowy beings whose forms are so mis-
shapen and indistinct at The first II. al.
aLo SO clear TO an adept. w neref ne, list
en- 10 the words Of eda," ana tnen she
spieied Sanskrit for awniie. The room
was niied with mysterious perfume the
lsht was DIM. and 1. being a SCORER and
suffering no excitement, was growing
sleepy.
GU are now ready she said Fear
not. But before you go, urnk each of
you, little OF the wine of AchItophel
that your earthly bodies may keep warm
for your RETURN
She poured from the jug into a set of
little earthen beakers. We drank | sp-
pea the curious, rather bitter liquid, with
misgVing, but the eye of the Mahatrna
was on me. The perfume seemed heav-
err the room DINNER, the voice of the
prophecies, speaking reassur.ng words
more drowsy.
was IN space. with nothing under or
above me. Just iying en- the ether IN absa-
lutte rest. 1t was neither br ght nor dark
region filed With Uttered nght. ike the
caves OF the sea. ] must have lain a
century like that, when | was aware of
wonderful music, music such as | had.
never heard before. / began TO look for
It's source, For Gel ghted ages and ages
scared on and en-, searching searchi g
with that music in my ears Suddenly /
was aware OF man seated at an organ
made OF gold and jasper, ike the walls of
TIE New Jerusalem. The music died
away, as l came upon him, and was sue
ceeued by heavenly oars, symphony VI
scents. BY and by he turned toward me.
He had diamond for one eye and an
opal tor the other.
You have made beat On them ALL"
he said. This isn't exactly what he said
it was put in higher-souloing language
/ but It's what ii meant.
How is that?' / ventured to ask
"HpAVen and earth are tn he DESTROYED
| tomorrow, and you have the exclusive
story. / was now aware, without his
telling me, that he was a celestial city
editor. 1T is scoop. Would you like
to see the pressesf'
The odors swept over me again;
was transported to a on where pres s.
men in yellow robes We're putting forms
of ruby type-real ruby-on a golden
press. II began to run at a speed beyond
all conception and then even faster than
! that-faster and faster. ] faded away on
the ether again. he next thing / re-
member was fall through infinite space.
and d jar which shocked every bone and
every nerve. and 10, L was lying my
divan, looking into the dark eyes of the
tailor-made Mahatma. She was waving
her ivory wand to and fro, and her coun-
tenance wore an. expression of beatific
joy. The other investigators lay sleeping
with ashen faces, all but one or two, who
like me, had Weakened oversoon. one by
one they shivered, moaned and awoke
The Mahatma spoke reassuring words
and babe us BECOME. We crept into the
ante-rooms, doffed our yellow robes anc
departed.
L awoke next morning with sensator
not totally unfamiliar In my head, and al
old memory came back to me with {
jump-a night in San Francisco when ar
/ East Indian from Calcutta had told ms
something of his people and initiated ms
into some of their customs. / went K
the next seance with a small wide-neckeC
bottle, closed with tight stopper, strap
ped about my neck. l pulled that stop
per as ! donned the yellow robe, anc
! chose a moment when the Mahatma wa!
not looking TO receive the wiae of Achi
tophel in the bottle. One by one, the eye
of the others grew heavy, and they fei
! over in deep sleep: l pretended to DO tn
same. The Mahatma watched us narrow
! ly for time; then she passed into tn
next room. When she returned, / detect
, ed an odor of absinthe and cigarettes
: Settling herself into an attitude very un
dignified for a taIlor-made Mahatma, sh
looked at us with expression of in
{ tense amusement. An investigator stir
; red. She took up her wand and began [
wave it in air. with her characteristic
! drowsy gesture.
= AS we left, Slessinger connded in m
l that the Mahatma the real thing. II
said that he hat been lea. -ng choru
e OF ten thousand hours with a golde
staff. Only, he thought that the reactio
caused by the reunion of the astral bod
{ and the tenement of clay was somewha
trying. l agreed with him. / had nc
then recovered from the previous seanc'
i nor have / done so yet. | still have tina
tired feeling in my head mornings.
J, have ii now.
e But an analysis of the wine of Achitc
! phel lis before me as l write" Here
n an extract:
Dear Sir: The liquid you left us Il
e analysis is made up Of nine parts of goo
California sherry and one part of Car
y nabis Indica known also as hashees
u and Indian hemp. Cannabis Indica is
4 drug which has the power of making II
"a beholder see wonderful dreams and ha
'e lucinations. The quantity n the samp
IS you have given me would. If taken int
: nally make the recipient see green plal
cts fighting with purple angels.
l. The tailor-made Mahatma has move
G her lodgings. Barbara has taken up II
l. study of Maeteriink.
"a RAYMOND RUSH.