The Washington times., 1905-11-05
CHAPTER III (cOntinued.)

only he not mistaken. she is no i'm
mortal; nothing Is immortal She IS
but q being held back by her own pride.
her own greatness If you viii, upon the
path toward Nirvana. That pride will
be humbled, as already If has been hum
blcd; that brow OF majesty will be sprin-
lded with the dust of change and death.
that sinful spirit viii be purified by soT-
rows and hy separa tions. Brother Leo,
If YOU win her. it viii be but TO lose, and
then the ladder must be climbed.
Brother Holly for you as for me- loss is
our only gain, since thereby We are
spared much woe. Oh! bide here and
pray with me"
Nay" answered Leo. we are sworn
70 a tryst. and we do not break our
wcrd. %
Then. brethren, go keep your tryst
and when you have reaped its harvest
think upon my sayings, for I am sure
that the wine You crush from the vint-
gge OF your desire viii run red Ike
blood. and that in its drinking you will
find neither forgetfulness nor peace" p"
And with deep sigh the old man
turned ard LETT Us.
Il do not think that he knows any
thing Of Ayesha and her destiny" said
Leo. looking az him.
''Who can ten2- answered. More
Nft4f y tlsAA - the use OF IttSDl4LLE- Leo.
we have no choice; we follow our fate
To what that fate may lead Us we shall
learn in due season.
Then we went 20 rest, for il was late
though ] found little sleep that night.
A strange theory that Of KOu-en's.
that Ayesha was the goddess IN old
Egypt 10 whom Kallikrates was priest
or at least her representative. That the
Princess Amenartas, with whom he fed
seduccd him from the goddess to whom
he had sworn. That this goddes IS Incar-
nate in Ayesha-or using the woman
Ayesha and her passion for her instru-
nents-was avenged upon them both
at Kor. 7nd that there in an after age
The bolt she shot fell back upon her own
head.
We'll I had often thought as much nv
self Only 1 was sure that She herself
could be no divinity. though she might
be q manifestation Of one, a prIestess. a
messenger. charged 10 work fits viii. to
ayenge or TO reward, and yet herself
a human soul. with hopes and passions
- De satisfied. and a destiny 10 fulfill
IN truth writing now, when all IS past
sd done with. / find much TO confirm
me in. and little to turn me from, that
theory. since life and powers Of a quail
fly that are more than human. DO not
alone suffice 10 make a soul divine. But
OF all these things L hope to speak in
their season.
Meanwhile. what lay beyond the noun
taius? Should we find her there who
held the scepter and upon earth welded
the power Of the outraged goddess. and
with her. that other woman who
wrought the wrong? And If So would
the dread, inhuman struggle reach its
climax around the person or the sinful
priest2 In a few months. a few days
even. We might begin 70 know Thrilled
by this thought. at length / fell asleep.
On the morning Of the second day
from that night the sunrise found US
already on our path across the desert
There, nearly d mile behind us. we could
see the ruined statue OF Buddha seated
IN front Of the ancient monastery. and
iu that clear atmosphere could even dis
tinguish the bent form OF our friend. the
old abbot kou-en. leaning against IL
until we were quite lost TO sight