The Washington times., 1905-12-10

Copynsht 1909. IN Great Britain and the
United states by H. Rider BaggardD
SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Leo Vincey and Horace Holly make their
way back to England after their terrible
adventures in Hor. but the spirit OF unrest
Is in then and Leo especially burns 20 see
his lost love once more-for, be it remem-
bered. when Ayesha perished in the flames
cf the pillar Of Life she called tc her lover
that she would come again and would once
more be beautiful. Finally. tortured by un-
certainty. Leo Is OF the verge Of taking his
life, when a vision comes 10 him IN which
he sees Ayesha and is guided by her TO
where she may be found The place seems
TO be in Asia and :he distinguishing feature
IS Gre-crowued mountain peak. The two
men 60 IN search OF this. and after sixteen
. Ears wandering come 10 lamasery In
TEbct where ttfcy find ancient lama
named Knu-cn. who processes 10 have seen.
long yyars before. woman who answers
the 0es' ription of she and who seemed
10 possess some OF her power. lie tells the
Two travellers that he believes this mysterious
woman may be found on the farther side
of Hell-nish imDassable mountain range.
inithcr they journey. and after frightful
hardshius reach the and Of Kaloor where
ar, ,ft,bl,- ,-.cof..od t.,. a..
Nhania. OF queen They learn that the
frc-crOWucd mountain which they are in
what rs known as the College Of Hes Dssf,
and an cver-burning fire. tended by mys-
teTious nTicstcsS. who - always Veled. The
Inhabitants Of kalooR- and the people Of the
mountain have tons been on unfriendly
terms. but there Is Of armed
'ruce. both siGes agreeing not TO invade each
others territory under penalty Of war. BY
some means the Vcilcd priestess has learned
~ the cotainE of tho Two strangers across
tle Tloant;iin and has sent word to thar
effect 10 the khania. together with the de-
I.anJ that they be sent TO her. But Atene
falls in love y ith Leo and resolves TO wed
him. even though this viii nereSsftafe her
doing away with her present husband: 8,
she sends the Yelled pricstess word that the
strangers have arrived hut that they are
both very old and so physically worn that
they VIII D. unable to obey her bcheSi 10
COM" a ons-e 10 hcT domain Holly soon
discover. that th" beautiful Atcne is iE
l"Ne Wit 6! p" and Ecromes CoEnizant OF the
1nteu'spa go disregard them through over
h'afInE - conversation between Atene and
Per gEeJf-uuclc. Simhri. Tho Eha uf1' :
husband assists tltTtI to- e-scauo from his
f"fiff. hut WHOM they aie hut Il fcw miles
distant pUfSUes them horseback with his
'ioath hounds determined IN "A burst of
insane fiiry. 10 put them to death. -, kills
th' Khan ana after night Of rest on an
island in tho river thcv prefrarc o. enter tho
mysterious Iu1Untain country. The Khania
"Nertakes tfion and urges them 10 return
offering u make Leo ruler Of the ana IA fbo
place of The man d" has killed but they r~.r-
Si7t 10 advancing TO the Mountain II F-Ira
MHrreulon tho khania declares that she viii
foliuW the4u-thaf 81 Is her fate. The fw.,
Adf iiturers are met hy a mysterious masked
woman VINO guides them into n gully where
they are surrounded hy "A band Of natives
lmp"'ious ret silent gesture Of tho masked
woman s. NDY throws herself before them