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CHAPTER XVI.
Continued.

He was prepared to make even
such an ass of himself rather than
risk any harm to SYPHILIS dear head.
Babcock burst into q sneering
laugh.> You may have pressing rea-
sons for getting beyond the jurisdic-
tion," he said, "but 1 doubt If you
and the idol will get much further
than Monaco"
"Ach!" retorted Nebelsen. "eVen
now you do not beleaf!"
Well" said Babcock, there may
be a ghostly tirthankar ramping
about in Campion's studio, but we've
only your word for it,
ut is only through two DOORS
said the Chela, go and see for your
self, if you dare!"
Thanks very much" said Bah
cock, but it's no business of mine.
I see nc necessity for moving. Per-
haps the colonel-will step down and
see boyle, eh, colonel?'
II will not, sir" said the colonel,
testify; 81 don't give any opinion one
way or the other-but unless I pro-
posed to face that thing, I see moth
ing very courageous in sneering at it
behind its back. I wish it was over
somehow"
Let us go, Nebelsen, said Cam
pion, but Sybil stopped them.
ooh, think first what you are going
to do" she cried. "Herr Nebelsen,
how can 1t be right to lend yourselves
to help that idol to deceive more peo-
pie. What good can ever come OF
it,"
mo goot," said Nebelsen, "it is
the only way, that is ALL"
There are other ways she re-
joined, IF you have not been mis-
taken in your powers. Didn't you
tell us there were magnetic currents
along which you could send things
for immense distances wherever o
wished? Why can't you send him
by one Of those?'
He does not want to go that way
said the Chela, land it Is not sur
brising, for you see I hat not had
great practice with the currents;
sometimes they will not altogether
work, and the magnetical force stream
will into contact with some oder CON-,
and so the body which was committed
to it is not found to arrive, but in
stead flies off into trackless Gosmic
space regions
But that wouldn't matter to u.s."
said Sybil, lit would be all the better
he couldn't do any harm in track
less space!"
'Nebelsen," said Campion, "you
know how far your powers 60, but it
seems to me this accomplishment
gives you the upper hand of the idol
altogether. Why, you can project
him where you like-to Fusi-yama,
Chimborazo, the North Pole, any
where-and if he goes off the track,
why, that's his AFFAIR.""
Nebelsen hung back. 81 am sure
my Mahatma would not approve" he
objected.
IF he approved of your plan, he'll
approve of this" said Campion, i'm
patiently; come back with me now,
Nebelsen and do it."
The Chela pulled himself together.
What I can do I will do" he said.
II cannot do any more-let us CO.
Without trusting himself to speak
to Sybil, Campion left the room with
Nebelsen. There was a little passage
between the door they had left and
that which opened upon the painting
room, and in this passage Campion
felt himself seized violently by the
arm, and heard Nebelsen whisper
through the gloom:
II could not tell her." he said in
the greatest agitation, "this thing
that she wants me to debut
but"
But WHAT" said Campion, as he
hesitated painfully.
II a treaten at him, of course,
and if you wish it, I will-but If he
takes me at the World hat quite
forgotten how it is done!"
Campion gave a short laugh.
"Well, we're in for it now, Nebelsen,"
he said dryly, land under the circum-
stances, I think III ask you to go in
first"