The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

young man. who attires himself in the
silken hnery of the Oriental. lounges
back In the luxurious depths Of spa
cious divan. burns incense. draws lazfly
upon Turkish water pipe. gazes into
CRYSTALS and speaks in the terms OF
mysticism, becomes an entirely different
Individual once his client Is disposed OF
and he is alone with Valeska Wypne, MS
pretty assistant. The robes OF Mahat-
ma are changed for practical business
suit, the languor and indifference are
dropped, and he becomes at once
shrewd, calculating. alert. ready 10
grasp every ciew that will aid him IN
untangling the problem with which ne
10 confronted.
yaIeska accompanied Astro on all his
investigations, Is sent by him TO ais
cover certain of the more easily tan
Chile cIews, IL constantly catecniseo py
him As to her discoveries. and Is praised
or good naturally chided as she mas
been clever or dull. valeska Is no whit
less fascinating than Astro himself,
and her sweet girlishness adds q de-
li9htful touch to the story until poth
learn what they are TO eacn other:
Through Il all the reader Is aware OF
the undercurrent which ID tending TO-
ward the elimination Of their nappi-
ness. The story has been publisneo IN
serial form in the Saturday Evening
Post.
cHElRo,s MEMOIRS: the "Reminiscences Of 30
] ciety Palmist Illustrated Published os j. D.
Lippincott Company. Philadelphia
M other nerson In modern times raised
a branch Of the so-called occult studies
to q greater perfection or position OF
spect than did the author during tne
period in which he was known protes
| 80 mi
meaning Hand" the word being taken
from the Greek. Excellence In any
branch of oecultism Is attained by the
same effort which II Is necessary 10
make in order to succeed In any other
art .cIence. or profession. Science has
proyed that even metals have their oc-
cult or unknown qualities-stones at
tract stones and atoms are ora"h
towards atoms by an Intangible Some
thing called affinity. lnanimate ID inc
wrong word, for there Is nothing with
ar, ne and SO a number may be as
much a living force for good or evil az
the greatest man or woman who exists.
Az there is a moment fixed for lie 10
BEGIN and another moment for II 70 emo
saws the author. between the two points
the Years. the days. the hours, and even
the minutes may also Mt into ther ap-
pointed actions. He adds: srea'
philosopher has said that the universe Is
built on mathematics and that GOD
g.ome,rises down TO the smallest frac-
tion Of time II this Is so, why should
Won so dislike TO think that your little
life should obey the same laws, or that
the soul within responds TO the pulse OF
God, as do other things in NE!
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