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anything? You're not going to tell
me it's still hallucinating?"
II do not think it. From so much
force-expenditure as the personality
must have made, there will be a re-
coil period; and, besides, he has &C.
complished his aim. Mr.. Campion
will not again try to bury it."
"Well-no," said Campion, che
may make himself easy about that"
Now he will save himself up for
his real object-to be to the spot on
which he formerly fourished, with
no more delay sent back"
and as we don't know it, and are
not likely to guess it." said Campion,
81 suppose I may, in the words of the
weather prophet, expect fresh dis
turbances?'"
There is a way" said Nebelsen,
solemnly-"diflcult and dangerous
but q way still, and I am now about
to try it,"
and what do you propose to do?"
asked the colonel.
II shall, by concentrating my will
power, compel this invisible spirit of
the false tirthankar himself to ma
terialize. He will then be able to be
asked questions and to answer! then
I can convince him that, If he will
only help, we are willing to assist him
to return-it is the only way"
There was something 80 u%nosten-
tatiously self-assured in his manner
that even Babcock was impressed for
the moment, and Mrs. Standard was
seized with unmitigated horror.
"Mr. Nebelsen," she said, "let me
go before you begin. I can't stay
here and see an evil spirit raised!"
mo one must stay except me only"
he said, as he began to describe a
large figure upon the bare boards
with a piece Of Campion's charcoal.
May I ask" said the colonel, in
speeding it c%uriously, what that isl"
"The sacred tetragram Of all mys-
TICS" explained the Chela, still draw
ing. "See, at each angle / write one
ledder of the mirilc name-the four
Buddhas who came and have passed
away"
"Ha! exactly" said the colonel,
"and what's it for?"
"To step inside, if the spirit when
he appears should rampageous be-
com. I wish 1 could have had some
leedle lamps of naphtha burning with
them, it is more safe-but there Is no
time for that. And now" he added,
as he rose to his full height, now I
am prepared, and perhaps, if you
would care to hier how I succeed,
Mr.. Campion will tell you where you
can all wait till it is over"
There is my sitting ROOM" said
Campion, "if you will come there.
Nebelsen," he, added, in a lower voice,
"are you quite sure anything will
come Of this? For Heavens sake,
don't let this end in some CHASTITY
foolery!"
Nebelsen turned upon him with an
air Of solemn offense. ut will end
either that I com to a settlement
with him-or that I myself am into
bieces torn" he said.
Campion was infected by his ear
nestness. Then I can't let you face
this thing alone" ne answered; II
will stay, too"
"No, no." protested the Chela,
that will only make it more taincher-
Gus for both! Go with those peoples,
and by and by, when it is time, I com
for you. One wort before you leaf me
you must gift me berfect liberty to
act for you, oderwise car I do nod
ing!"
MY dear fellow" said Campion,
eff you really can get me out Of this
frightful business, make any terms
you please-but I'm afraid you are
going to find yourself disappointed"
Il imblore you to say noding to me
just now that is disgourging-I want
all my Falkland you dry to brighten
her away" said Nebelsen, pathetical-
ly. Now 60, and IL I do not com
soon to fetch you, it will be BECAUSE"
and here he wiped his eyes-"be-
cause I shall be all torn up!"
"You shall not run the risk" cried
Campion, Its not worth it. I'll put
up with anything rather than let you
do it-give it up, Nebelsen. I wish
it,"
"You forget" said the Chela, there
is anoder whose happiness depends on
me. And, between you and me, I do
not beleaf he could get at me, inside
my leedl tetragram-eVen If he is so
bad enough to try. And now I am too
far gone to stop-take them all
away"
He produced a small steel wand
from his pocket, and pointed with it
imperiously to the door.
Where is this room of yours, Mr..
Campion?" said the colonel, because
really, it's all so extraordinary that
I'm rather curious to see the end Of
it,"
So there was nothing for Campion
to do but allow the Chela to have his
way, and conduct the whole party to
his room, for they all decided to re-
main; Mrs. Standard from a feeling
that if she consulted her own wishes
and went, her brother would do some
thing foolish; and Babcock to watch
the cast on his own behalf.
Campion felt his position more for
lornly ridiculous than ver Hope as
he might, he could not really believe
that Nebelsen would make good his
professions. If he had believed, he
unnld NOT hc We deserted him so read