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the voice of the living goddess spoke.
saying:
Accept We her whom l have set to
rule over you. that my judgments and
my purposes may be fulfilled.
The voice ceased. the fiery torches
burned again. and we bowed the knee
to the new Hesea, and named her
mother in the ears of all. That is the
tale to which hundreds can bear wit
ness"
Thou nearest. Atene," said the He
sea "DOst thou still doubt?"
''Ay." answered the Khania. for
hold that Oros also lies. or if he lies
not then he dreams. or perchance that
voice ne heard was thine own. Now If
thou art this undying woman. this Aye
sha. let proof be made OF il to these
two men who knew thee in the past
Tear away those wrappipgs that guard
thv loveliness thus jealousy. Let thy
shape divine. thy beauty incompatible.
shine out upon our dazled sight. Surely
thy lover VIII not forget such charms:
surely he viii know thee and bow the
knee. saying: This is my immortal.
and no ether woman
Then and not till then. viii 1 be-
heve that thou art even what thou de-
clafeSI myself TO be. an EVIL spirit, VINO
bought undying life with murder and
used thy demon loveliness TO bewitch
the souls of men,"
Now the Hesea on the throne seemed
to be much troubled. for she rocked
herself to and fro. and wrung her white
draped hands.
"Kallikrates. she said in voice that
sounded like a moan, lis this thy viii
For If 1t be. know that ] must obey.
Yet l pray thee command it not. for the
time is not YET come the promise un-
breakable is not yet fulfilled. l am
somewhat changed. Kallikrates. since |
kissed thee on the brow and named
thee mine. yonder in the caves of kor."
Leo looekd about him desperately. till
his eyes fell upon the mOcking face OF
Atene who cried:
bid her unveil. my lord. / swear To
thee I'll not be jealous"
At that taunt he took fire.
"Ay," he said. II bid her unveil that
/ may learn the best or worst whu
otherwise must die of this suspe use
Howsoever changed, If she be Ayesha
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ern land beyond. He Is disturbed; he
reasons with her, till. after one swift
glance round. she lets drop her veil,
bending toward him, and-their lips
meet.
AS she flies her face is turned toward
us, and 10! 1t is the very face of Atene,
ard amid her dusky hair the uraeus
itself in ieweled gold, the symbol of her
royal rank She looks at the shaven
priest; she laughs as though in triumph; ;
she points to the westering sun and to
the river. and is gone.
Ay and that laugh of long ago is
echoed by Atene at our side, for she also
laughs in triumph and cries aloud to the
old Shaman:
True OWNERS were my heart and
thou, Behold how 1 won him in the
past"
Then like ice on fire fell the cold voice
of the Hesea.
BE silent. woman. and see how thou
didst lose him in the past"
Lo! the scene changes. and on a couch
lovely shape lies sleeping She
dreams; she Is afraid; and over her
bends and whispers in her ear a shad-
owy form clad with the emblems of the
goddess In the shrine, but now wear.
ing upon her head the vulture cap. The
woman wakes from her dream and looks
round, and oh. the face is the face OF
Ayesha as il was seen OF us when first
she loosed her veil in the Caves OF Kor
A sigh went up from US; we could not
speak who thus fearfully once more be-
held her lovelinesx.
Again she sleeps, again the awful
form bends over her and whispers. It
points. the distance opens. Lo, on a
storm sea a boat, and In the boat two
wrapped in each others arms. the priest
and the royal woman, while over them
like a Vengeance, raw-necked and
ragged-pinioned, hovers a following vui-
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slay them presently. as I am command
ed
yet Ayesha slew not. for now their
sin was her sin, since she who had
never loved came 10 desire this man.
She led them to the Place Of Life. pur-
posing there to clothe him and herself
with immortality, and let the woman
die. But il was not so fated. for then
the goddess smote. The life was Aye
sha's. as had been promised, but in its
first hour, blinded with Jealous rage be-
cause he shrank from her unveiled glory
to the mortal woman at his side. this
Ayesha brought him TO his death, and
alas, alas, left herself undying.
Thus did the angery goddess work
woe upon her faithless ministers, Civ
inE 70 the priest swift doom. to the
priestess Ayesha long remorse and mis-
cry, end 70 the royal Amenartas ieal-
ousy more bitter than life or death, and
the fate Of unerding effort to win back
that love which, defying Heaven. she
had dared TO steal, but TO be bereft
thereof again.
'Lo! now the ages pass, and, at the
ine appointed. to that undying Ayesha
Tho. whilst awaiting his rebirth. from
century TO century mourned his loss,
and did bitter penance for her sins,
came back the man. her hearts desire
Then whilst all went well for her and
him. again the goddess smote and
robbed hcr Of her reward Before heI
lovers living eyes. sunk in utter shame
and misery. the beautiful became hide
Gus. the undying seemed 70 die.
yet. O KilIikrates. / tell thee that
she died not. Did not Ayesha swear L.
thee youdcr in the caves OF Kor that
she would come again? For even in thai
awful hour this comfort kissed hel
soul Thereafter. Leo Vincey, who art
Kallikrates. did not her spirit lead the,
in thy sleep and stand with thee upor
this very pinnacle which should be thy
beacon light 10 guide thee back TO her
And didst thou not search these man,
years. not knowing that she compan
ioned thy every step and strove t,
guard thee IN every danger, till a
length in the permitted hour thou cam
est back TO herY'
She paused. and looked toward Leo
as though awaiting his reply.
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ture. such vulture as the goddess wore
for headdress.
That picture fades from it's burning
frame. leaving the vast sheet OF fire
empty as the MONDAY sky. Then an
other forms. First "A great. smooth
walled cave carpeted with sand. a cave
that we remembered we'll Then lying
on the sand, now no longer shaven,
but gOlden-haired, the corpse Of the
priest staring upward with his glazed
eyes. his white skin streaked with
blood, and standing over him two
women. One holds "a javcin in her
hand and is naked except for her flow
ing hair, and beautiful, beautiful be-
yOnd imagining The other, wrapped
in "a dark cloak beats the air with her
hands. casting up her eyes as though
TO call the curse Of heaven upon her
rivals head. And those women were
she into whose sleeping ear the shadow
had whispered. and the royal Egyptian
who had kissed Ler lover beneath the
pylon gate.
Slowly all the figures faded; It was
as though the fire ate them up, for
first they became thin and white as
ashes: then vanished. The Hesea, who
had been leaning forward. sank back
ward in her chair, as IL weary with the
toll Of her own magic.
For IL while confused pictures fitted
rapidly To and fro across the vast mir
ror of the flame, such as might be re
hectcd from an intelligence crowded
with the memories Of over two thou
sand years which it was too exhausted
10 separate and define. These vision:
sprang up and multiplied and melted
one into the other, and despite theil
indistinctness. all were so vividly rea
that II seemed as though 1t were lift
Itself we gazed upon.
Wild scenes, multitudes of people
great caves, and in them IL ces. amonl
others our own. starting Up distorte,
and enormous, to grow tiny in AN in
stant and depart; stark imagination
Of forms towering and divine; O
things monstrous and inhuman: armie
marching. illimitable battlchelds, an,
corpses rolled in blood, and hoverinj
over them the spirits Of the slain
These pictures died as the other
. y - .ltod and ,he 80 wras blank a y, ~
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frame shake as though beneath some
fearful inward effort of the will. Look
now behind you" she cried. throwing
her arms wide.
We turned. and at first saw nothing
save the great curtain OF fire that rose
from the abyss of the volcano. whereof.
/ have told. the crest was bent over
by the wind like the crest of breaking
billow. But presently as we watched.
in the depths OF this red veil, natures
awful lamp fame. a picture began TO
form as it forms in the seer's magic
crystal.
Behold a temple set amid sands and
washed by wide. palm -bordered river.
and across its pyloned court proccssions
of priests. who pass TO and fro with
Haunting banner. The court empties.
l could see the shadow Of a falcons
wings that fed across it's sunIit floor
A man clad in a priests white robe.
shaven-headed and barefooted enters
through the southern pylon gate ana
walks slowly toward a painted granite
shrine. I'm which sits the image of a
woman crowned with the double crown
OF Egypt, surmounted by a lotus bloom
and holding I'm her hand the sacred sis
trum. Now. as though he heard some
sound. he halts and looks toward us.
and. by the heaven above me, his face
is the face OF Leo Vincey In his .outh.
the face. too. OF that KalIikrates whose
corpse we had seen In the Caves OF
ho--
Look. look!' gasped Leo. catching
me by the arm; but / only nodded INV
head in answer
The man walks on again, and knceIins.
before the goddess In the shrine. en-
braces her feet and makes his prayer To
her. Now the gates roll open, and a pro-
cession enters, headed by a yelled. noble
looking woman, who bears offerings
which she sets on the table before the
shrine. bending her knee to the effixy o,
the goddess. Her oblatlons made she
turns 10 depart, and as she goes brushes
her hand against the hand Of the watch
ing priest, who hesitates, then follows
her.
When all her company have passed
the gate she fingers alone in the shadow
OF the pylon. whispering to the priest
and pc.ntIn9 tc - ,,ws- -. : - .hc sc,,.,.
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By H'EI[)EB fIAGGARD

Then the Hesea spoke in voice very
faint at first, that by slow degrees grew
stronger.
rs thy question answered, o Atene2
Il have seen strange sights, mother,
mighty Innings worthy of thy magic
but how know 1 that they are more than
vapors Of thine own brain cast upon
yonder fire to deceive and mock us p"
Listen then" said the Hesea. IN her
weary voice, ito the Interpretation OF
the writing Many an age ago. but
shortly after 1 began 10 live this last,
long life of mine. Isis. the great goddess
of Egypt. had her holy house at Behbit'
rfear the Nile. 1t is i ruin now, and isis
has departed from Egypt. though still
under the power that fashioned 1T and
her: she rules the world, for she Is
natures self. or that shrine certain
man. a Greek. Kallikrates by name. was
chief priest. chosen for her service by
the favor of the goddess, vowed 10 her
eternally and to her alone by the dread
full oath that might not be broken with
out punishment as eternal
There lived also a daughter of Pha-
raoh's house. one Amenartas. who cast
eyes OF love upon this Kallikrates. and,
wrapping him in her spells-for then as
now she practiced witcheries-caused
him to break his oaths and fly with her
Thou, Atene vast that Amenartas.
Lastly there lived a certain Arabian,
named Ayesha. a wise and lovely wo1n-
an, who, in the emptiness Of her heart,
and the sorrow of much knowledge had
sought refuge In the service Of the uni
versal mother. thinking there to win the
true wisdom which ever fed from her
That Ayeshe, as thou sawest also. the
goddess visited in a dream. bidding her
TO follow those faithless ones. and work
Heavens vengeance on them. and prom
ising her in reward victory over death
upon the earth and beauty such as had
not been known in woman.
She followed far; she awaited them
where they wandered. Guided by a sage
named Moot, one who from the begin
ming had been appointed to her service
and that of another-thou. Holly,
vast that man-she found the essence
in which TO bathe is to outlive genera
tions, faiths, and empires. saying:
y win slay these guilty ones. ! will
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"Of the first part of the tale, except
from the writing on the sherd. | know
nothing. lady" he said: "of the rest I.
or rather we, know that il is true Yet
I would ask a question. and I pray
thee of thy charity let thy answer be
swift and short. Thou sayest that in
the permitted hour / came back to
Ayesha. Where then is Ayesha? Art
thou Ayesha? And If so why is thy
voice thus charged? Why art thou less
in stature? Oh, in the name Of what
ever good thou dost worship tell me. art
thou Ayesha?''
Il am Ayesha." she answered. sol
emnnly, that very Ayesha TO whom
thou didst pledge thyself eternalIy."
"She lies. she lies" broke in Atene.
4 tell thee, husband-for such with her
own lips she declares thou art to me
that yonder woman who says that she
parted from thee young and beautiful,
less than twenty years ago, is none
ether than the aged priestess who for a
century at least has borne rule In these
halls of Hes. Let her deny ii IL she
can"
.Oros.' said the mother. tell thou the
tale OF the death Of that priestess Of
whom the Khania speaks"
Ihe priest bowed, and in his usual
calm voice, as though ne were narrat-
ing some event of every day, said. me-
chanieaIly. IN a fashion that carried no
conviction to my mind:
Eighteen years ago, on the fourth
night of the first month of winter in the
year 1888 OF the founding of the worship
of Hes on this mountain, the priestess of
whom the Khania Atene speaks died Of
old age in my presence in the hundred
and eighth year of her rule. Three
hours later We went to lift her from the
throne on which she died. TO prepare her
corpse for burial in this fire. according
to the ancient custom. Lo, a miracle.
for she lived again, the same, yet very
changAd
Thinking this work of evil magic,
the priests and priestesses of the college
rejected her, and would have driven her
from the throne. Thereon the mountain
blazed and thundered, the light from
the fiery pillars died, and great terror
fell upon the souls Of men. Then from
the deep darkness above the -ltar where
stands the statue Of the Mother OF Men,
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is possible to escort them from the land,
whether by the road they came or
across the northern hills and deserts.
Should the Khania Atene attempt to de-
tain them against their will, then raise
the tribes upon her in the name Of the
Hesea; depose her from her seat, con-
quer her land and hole It. Hear and
obey"
Mother. we hear ana we will obey"
answered Oros and Papave, as with a
single voice.
She waved her hand 70 show that this
matter was finished; then, after long
thought. spoke again, addressing herelf
to the Khania.
"Atene. last night thou didst ask me
a Question-why thou dost love this
man." and she pointed TO Leo. ITO that
the answer would be easy, for is he not
one who might well stir passion in the
breast of a woman such as thou art?
But thou didst say also that thine own
heart and the wisdom of yonder magi-
clan. thy uncle, told thee that since thy
soul first sprang TO life thou hadst loved
him. and didst adjure me by the power
to whom 1 must give my account to
draw the curtain from the past and let
the truth be known
Woman, the hour has come. and
obey thy summons-not because thou
dost command. but because it is my will
OF the beginning i can tell thee moth
ing who am stlll human and no god
dess- 1 know not why we three are
wrapped in this cell of fate: / know
not the destinies to which we journey
up the ladder of a thousand lives. with
grief and pain climbing the endless
stair of circumstance. or, If l know.
may not say Therefore 1 take IN the
tale where my own memory gives me
light"
The Hesea paused, and we saw her
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Go Be Continued Next Sunday,)
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miles west of Esmond at about day
light to enquire the way, but the
trail was soon lost. The officers came
to De Smet in the afternoon and took
the train for the west, hoping to
catch the trail again. AS yet we
have not heard that they were sue
cessful.
LArER-Tbe horses were found
near Mitchell, but no trace of the
men.
Regular meeting of De Smo.
Camp, No. 1906, M. w. A., Saturday
night, Oct. 7th. National lecturer
Thos. H, Duffy, of Dubuque, Iowa,
will attend the meeting and deliver
an address at that time. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
D. w. WILMARrH, Clerk.
Mrs. E. M Savage went to
Cakes, N. d., today on business.
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Personally Conducted Tour to Colorado
and the Pacific Coast.

A a U1AAN wv
Leave Chicago Oct. 18th via the Chi
cago, Union Pacific a. North West.
ern Line and the newly opened Salt
Lake Route. Sl75G0 from Chicago
includes all expenses, railroad fare,
sleeping car, dining car aud hotel
accommodations. Ample time for
numerous side trips at Denver, Col
orada Springs. Salt Lake City, Los
Angeles and San Francisco. Exclu
sively first class. For itineraries and
particulars address S. A. Huthison,
Manager Tourist Department, 2lz
Clark ST., Chicago, Ill.
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promise made TO the groom SIX years
ago.
"A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Denevan Saturday last.
-Geoge N~awottney was on the
sick list a few days the past week.
Judge and Mrs. Chas. S Whiting
are happy over the arrived of a young
lawyer at their home Monday even.
ing of this week.
Miss Marie Smith has closed her
dress making parlors in this city and
Tuesday departed for Huron where
she has accepted a position in the
telephone office.
%. A. Wurl and Geo. j. Saba
were callers at this office Friday last.
The boys were feeling good over the
seasons crops and divided some of
the good feeling with the printer.
R. Fl. Doeden was over from
Bancroft Friday. r. H. is buying
grain for the chase Elevator Co.
when he has room to take it in. At
that time his house was filed to the
roof.
Mrs. r. j. Miller and Children
departed Wednesday morning for
Benton, Wis, to spend a couple
weeks with relatives and friends.
r. j. will have to batch and he has
our sympathy.
&C. E. Whiting, of Fairbault,
Mimi, has decided to locate at Ar
lington and engage ia the practice
of dentistry. He spent Sunday in
this city, the guest of his uncle,
Chas. S. Whiting.
F. p. Imly started overland Tues
day for his new location at White,
this state. MI. INLAY has the only
hotel in that thriving town and
thinks it will prove a money maker,
We sincerely hope that it will meet
all his exceptions, and more. De
Smet would prefer TO have this family
remain in this city.
Ruth, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Robson, was three years
old Monday of this week. The two
boys in the family insisted that the
anniversary must be celebrated by d
party. Accordingly sixteen little
people were invited to the Robson
home that afternoon and from al
reports the event was celebrated il
grand shape.
j. r. Wills, living on the L. S
Murdick farm, nine miles north o
De Smet, five miles west and tire,
miles north of Erwin, will hold al
auction sale Of personal property. oil
Monday, October 10th. Property
consists of horses, cattle, and farm
machinery. Mr.. Wills expects Il
move to Cando, N. D., for the white
and in the spring 60 to western Can
ada.
"A. j. Hilton was down from
Erwin Friday last cleaning up bust
ness matters preparatory to moving
from the county. Mr.. III. has locat
ed IN business at Andover. Ii
the removal of the Hilton famil,
} Erwin loses some of its most promin
ent citizens, both socially aud il
business circles, while Kingsbur.
county loses II II its pioneer AM
Highly respected families. Mr.. II
is a gentleman that is a valuable &C
QUESTION to any locality and, Will
we greatly regret to have HIM leave
we congratulate the community int
, which he moves. Should they eve
conclude to return to this count
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THE INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From, sH Around the Town and
County.

"A son was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. o. V. Munger.
Barney Austad, of the east end,
was in the city Saturday evening be-
tween trains.
Mrs. N. p. Bush, of Lake Pres
ton, spent Tuesday in this city, the
guest OF her friend Mrs. |. j. Miller.
Mrs. d. F. Wilmarth came down
from Iroquois Friday to spend a
week with friends. d. F. came down
and spent Sunday.
Mrs. L. F. Altfllisch and child
rem went to Aberdeen Saturday for a
visit of a week with Mrs. Margaret
Wilmarth and family,
AT the Congregational church Sun
day, Oct. Sth. Morning, Spiritual
Commercialism." evening sermon
will be for young men. Everybody
invited.
Father Keating, formerly the
priest Of the Bryant parish, was in
jured in "A runaway in Montana aud
died a short time slnce from the
effects.
The county commissioners have
decided to put in "a cement curb on
the south and west side of the court
house block. Carl Schultz is doing
the work.
old soldiers will rally round the
flag at the home of j. S. Roberts,
in Spirit Lake township, Friday of
next week, Oct. 18th, A picnic
dinner will be served.
A. H.. Hart, of st. Charles, Mimi,
arrived in this city Wednesday morn
ing for a short visit with old friends
and to close a deal for the sale of
his section of land northwest of here.
Mrs. Mike Nancy, Of Mathews
township, returned Friday last from
Aberdeen where she had been to con.
suit an eye and ear specialist. The
lady feels greatly improved, which
is good news to her friends.
Tim. Healy reports to this
writer that he purchased the f. p
Inlay billiard hall outfit at the re.
quest Of A. f. Erikson, who will ship
it from this city as soon as he de
cides on a permanent location.
"A man named Peck, from Storm
Lake, Iowa, expects to load a car o
live poultry at this station the latter
part of this week. The gentleman
and his agents were here last weet
and contracted for the delivery o
the birds.
j. M. Parry has the contract fol
a large amount of cement walk ant
curb on Judge Writings residenc'
lots and also for putting in a cemen
floor in the basement, except tn
laundry room which was provided
with a cement floor at the time o
building the house.
On October l1th at Huron Rev
G.. I'll. Starring will deliver an ad
dress before the Congregational as
ISOLATION. Later on the same da
he will perform a marriage ceremon
for a young couple of that city
which will be a fulillmept Of
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REGISTERED SHoRTHoRNs Il have
a shorthorn bull and four COWS and
heifers for sale, cows fresh this fall.
r. A. BOAST.
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PIANO CONTEST.

Below we print the names of the
candidates entered in the INDEPEND
EMIT pia % contest and the number
of votes recorded for each:
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CIaTa StduutnilaIeTt oplIIt Ldht'' A'-"f
Subscribers should save the cou
pons in each issue of the INDICTMENT.
Each coupon counts one vote in this
contest. For all money paid on
subscription the subscriber is entitl-
ed to cast 40 votes for each dollar.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-09-22
CLAIMS ANOTHER
Another life lost the in treacherous
Snake.


c. S. Branning, of 462 West
First street South, Salt Lake City,
was drowned in Snake river Sunday
His body has SO far not been recov-
cred. Branning with three COM
panions left town Sunday for a
fishing trip below Twin Falls. The
party separated, and when time
came to return home, Branning was
missing A search of the spot
where he was seen last, located on
a rock shelf above the swiftest part
of the stream, revealed the fact
that he had lost his footing and
plunged into the treachcrous cur
rent. His fishing rod was found
lodged short distance below. A
search was made for the body with
out result. The search still con-
tinues, but owning to the fact that
considerable time elapsed between
the accident and the discovery, but
little hope is entertained that the
body will be recovered. The river
below the falls is a succession of
rapids and whirlpools, and the
dead man was probably carried far
down the stream
Branning came hele from Salt
Lake about two weeks ago He
was wood worker and accepted
employment in the sawmill here.
He left wife and child in Salt
Lake. Statesman.