Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-30

and lifting its head TO tbe iaaping
fame: an immense cobra. sleek and
white as ivory, it's swelling hood as
large as a mans two hands, with
binocular mark on Il as yellow as topaz
and with vicious eyes glowing like
twin rubies in Its vile little head
Amber's breath clicked in his throat
and he shrauk back, rising; but this
instructive move had been provided
against and before his knees were
fairly on the rocky floor he was forced
down again by the hands on his shout
ders. He was unable TO take his eyes
from the monster, and though terror
such as man is heir to lay cold upon
his heart, he did not again attempt to
stir.
There was no sound Alone and UNI
disturbed the bleached viper warmed
to its dance with the pulsing fame,
burning ard twisting, weaving and
writing in its Internal glare. ..
Hear ye, o my peoples,"
4 Amber iumped. The voice had
seemed to ring out from u point d.
rcotly overhead.
He looked up and discovered above
him, vague in the obscurity, the out
lines of gigantic bell. hanging mo-
tioaiess. The green glare, shining on
its rim and partly illuminating its
empty hollow tie saw no clapper) re.
vealed the sheen of bronze of which
It was fashioned.
Out of its immense bowl, the voice
rolled like thunder.
Hear ye, o my peoples!"
A responsive murmur assembled from
the company round the walls;
we heart We hear, o Mcdhyama!"'
MARK web this man, 0 children Of
my Gateway, Mark well Out Of ye
all | have chosen him to lead thee in
the work of healing; for thy mother,
I Medhyama, l Bharu.a, ! the body
from which ye IRE spring, call me by
whatever name We know mel am laid
low with a great sickness.
Yen. am stricken and laid low with
sickness"
In the brazier the fame leaped high
AID sEbsidcd, and with it the cobra
leaped and sank low upon its coils.
Il, thine old mother, have called We
together to help in MY healing. From
MY feet to my head / am eaten with
pestilence; yea. | an dcyoured and
possessed by tho evil. Even Of old
was 1t thus with thy mother: long
since she complained Of the Plague
that is Scarlet--moaned and cried ont
and turned in her misery. But
We failed me. Then my peoples we're
weddings and their hearts all were
craven: the Scarlet EVIL dismayed
them; they fed from its power and
left it TO batten on me in my sick
ness"
A deep groan welled in uncounied
threats and resounded through the
cavern.
viii we fail me again, o my chill
dren?"
NAY, nay, 0 our mother!"
"Tco long have l suffered and been
patient in silence. Now I must be
cleanscd and made wboie as OF old
time; yea. I must be purgea altogeth-
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