The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

when she found the second casket. "Oh, Mistress Martha" she said, what shall do? I should so love to keep the glo- rious thingsr'
 Keep them," said the vain and worldly woman. Keep them and do not tell your mother. You can run in here every day and wear them."
 Mephistopheles made Mistress Mar tha's acquaintance and soon introduced Faust into the house, while Margaret was there. Her soft and tender beau l ty, her simplicity and her brave young innocence filled Faust's heart with de- vout and true love, worthy of the trusting creature on whom it was de- slowed. But the Satanic potion made l flame of another sort burn more hercely still, and Mephistoph eles watched with sheer to see the evil devour the good.
 He prospered all too well for Marga- ret's peace of mind. Flushing, alarm ed, but surrendering helplessly, she listened to Faust's wooing. and con- fessed that she loved him. With one 1 last effort Faust's soul rebelled against temptation. He fled into the noun tains and dwelled long days in caverns. | Mephistopheles refrained from pursu- ing him until the time was ripe. Then he appeared and drew a path etic pie ture of Margaret, pining for him.
 "Accurst one. exclaimed Faust away and do not name the glorious creature. Conjure not again the desire for her before my half-mad brain!"
 MephistOpheles smiled She looks forth from her window said he, and watches the clouds pass beyond the city wall. Were I a bird,' she sighs. and waits for you. All day and half the night she longs for you. The pow CT of your eye, the power of your smile! They have robbed her of rest. She can find it no more except in your | arms. ."
 serpent! Serpent! groaned Faust. q cannot forget her. I cannot leave hern
 Raging against his evil spirit, yet burning with eager impatience, he re- turned to the city. Hurried on his course by the victorious Mephistopheles, he yielded to him, blind and insensate. Assured now that Faust was his, Mephistopheles dragged him from ex- citement to excitement, and with ridi- cule and ever new temptations and joys crushed down every faint word of repentance.
 Margaret, clinging to her love and more desperately for the wretch edness that it was bringing her, became the mark of gossip at last. The scandal. ous tales that were whispered about her came to the ears of her brother Valentine, a soldier in the imperial service. Wild with fury he hurried to the house to confront her.
 At .he door he met Faust and Meph istopheles. lie rushed on them with drawn sword. Mephistopheles parried every stroke till Valentine exclaimed, Am I fighting with the devil himself? My wrist is wearyH'
 Thrust! Thrustr' whispered Meph istopheles to Faust, who obeyed help lessly Valentine fell with a loud cry, and his murderers vanished.
 Margaret ran down to the street and sank to her knees beside him. His dying eyes famed when he saw her. May God pardon you!" gasped he But be cursed on earth! Crush back those tears! That you have lost your honor. that gave me my fatal blow. die as a soldier and shall find my way to God"
 In wild flight Mephistopheles carried Faust to the Brocken and made his senses drunken with the fantastic, dig zy, crazed revels of the witches and spirits that were celebrating Walpurgis Night there.
 The great mountain was sorcery mad. owls fitted every where with blazing eyes. Lizards and snakes dart ed toward the peak. Bats beat the black air with leathery wings. The bride of the winds rode under the wilc sky The columns of the forest aileS crash ed headlong. As the great trunks thundered in their fall, a thousand echoes answered from breaking brancf and twig, from owl and beast, from tumbling rOck and scourged stream
 "Listen" said MephistOpheles. High CT than the gale louder than storm and wrack, h ear you not the voices oi the witches? See wonder, how Nam. mon glows deep in the heart of tht rocks"
 Far overh cad a black throng,' crowd, ing, jostling. struggling. rode toward the summit of the Broeken Man ana woman mounted on broomsticks, pitch forks, goats. pigs and rats. swarmet l rendezvous.
 Will O the wisps ran obediently ,tC guide their master. Mephistopheles. tc