The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
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I electric globes. was apparently a Delhi
&c shrine for the people Of VEINS
II was our first introduction m INV
thing resembling superstition av,o-z
I'ese people and to me- At raasr =
came as . great surprise for r, me
world o. light, beauty and harmony
SUCH thing seemed Strst-fr-g7-- 80 =
place The evident ave yEifL 49, -
I reSaTued this high priest Of u7vsfe--y- H.
pleased me also
contrary 10 what ore might expsc+
i-a-- VINO was % extraordinary
St1tuI e-i should say nearly seven fesr
tail-shoVTed no signs of age ne seemed
20 tle IL middle lie. and very vigorous
and- rs ne sat on a kind OF throne ~
some black highly polished metal with
Ms eti,oN resting on a short pillar can
ped with CiT-let Of red Jewels ne
plszeH bSc living Coafs. his huge he'd
ana strong face were marveIousIv fr7-
DTeSSi-e-
else II was besrdleSs and as white -
HlaILie Usually he allowed only his
profile TO be seen. and one r-o-TI5 ~
ZOE UPON u without a creeping Of the
nerves His nose was immense rssarr1-
bling a great curved beak- and his dea0-
sunk eyes. Toofed with projecting brou5s
were as black as Jet but curI01IsTv f7lrr7-
ltOls as tnsy cleaned sideWise out Of
their penthouse
But when he TUNED his fun face even
EdInurld started back. He seemed 10
PROJECT his countenanCe toward Us IKE
4 lnonSLrOuS bird stretching ont IFS
neck, and his glowing ewes aDDeaTe5 10
penetrate our inmost thoughts
mis- lasted only for a moment. AMI
laen ne turned his profile again and re
ALatL-t4 LlOIo0leSS-
Ala then had a long communication
Win ECmuncs at the end Of which h.
turned 70 US and said.
This is the most remarkable thing
that We have vet encountered =
seems that this is the center Of their
IellGlOuS system and that strange man
II us mead II IS, as far as 7 can make
out. based upon a kind Of sun vrors7ir
AT rare intervals the CIOud-dou1e
open overhead in a narrow rift
through which the sun appears for a
rev moments as a vast. binding ball
OF nTe- larger and brighter, of course
than We see Il from the earth Some
tunes a whole generation passes with
heavens
Ala herself has never seen the vision
or the bright god Of the SEv but ike
al ner people, she regards il as a mani
Iestatlon OF a higher governing power,
and every time that the phenomenon
occurs tnere IS an extraordinary out
Durst OF enthusiasm which arrests al
otner aualTSs and the whole planet is
swept BY 2 wave Of religious frenzy
rms nigh priest Is regarded as the
mortal representative OF the power
above Upon his death another. chosen
by what 1 suppose may be called a
council OF augurS. takes his place He
has all the sacreduess and influence of
a Delphic oracle. and his uttersnces. are
considered as sure prophecies OF future
events"
I'd never come 10 him for a for
tune. broken in Jack Il don't like his
looks
Hush But that's just what you
have come for replied Edmund with a
smile. And / don't know how the
thing IS going 70 work out for Us Ala
has brought US here to learn this
priests opinion abOut-u-en, about ne
You VIII understand If he proves IN
propitiOUs. It won't be well 1 hope for
a favorable oracle
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