Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

to the August Nymphs "Nymphis
Lvcanvs Et. Erotis V. S. L. NJ. To
the Nymphs, Lueanus and Erotis:. exact
fulfillment of a spon taneouS VOW. And
so on. Thus read the battered marble
chunks that hilve almost lost their form,
buried almost 1000 years. ''riberius
Ciaudius Rufus, liberated from sickness,
paid his vow to the nymphs."
Valley of Lost Altarsl The temples of
the local Gaulish god, Abolition, were
overthrow by conquering Rome. In the
time of the Emperor Augustus the rich
valley. with its scenery and healing
springs, was a rich Roman watering
place. Patriciau fanlilies-like the rich
Parisians today-had their villas IN toy
cities round the Aquae Convenarum-
Waters of the Tribe of Convenes. Where
lone peasants today grubbing potatoes
hit buried paving stone and "cuss' it
stretched smooth Roman highways to
OAK Agen and Aries. and gilded filters
of imperial beauties flashed past. Jupiter
was the great god-"To Jupiter, Most
Powerful and Most Clement" so run the
inscriptions
Broken affairs. In the walls of ST. Justs
Church are broken bits. used as mere
stones of masonry, with the names of
"Abellion" and Jupiter alike contempt
uously placed upside down These bro
churches of these valleys are extremely
ancient; St Justs dates from the sixth
century. and the topstone of its Christian
altar table is an antique sacrificial stone
to lost Abolition, with a raised edge to
hold the blood.
Lost affairs. Flowing peasants turn
up Christian carvings, smashed, forgot
ten in the same way. Huns, Goths.
FRANKS. barbarian hordes swept down
on Gallo-Roman Christian peace And
Christianity-to save a church like ST
Justs, here and there-also to save the
hateful hordes themselves from utter bar
bariSm-had to temporize with fire and
sword Ruined churches. up and down
the valley, mere names, mere founda-
lions. tell the story.
''Yet faith looked up always muses.
Yyonne Chazel. ever faith looked up
and plodded onward.
Broken affairs of the Christian Goths
Franks. Vandais. Now the Saracens were
up and RACED the land. We find their
mosque foundations III this valley. some
spots they held full 200 years Christian
armies drove them out. ana in new Chris
tian church walls are cemented trouby
stones with Moorish arabesques. Ell Al
lah IL Allah.
''All in one small valley" muses. Yyonne
Chazel How can one not feel the in
fiuence. of so much faith, continually
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Yvonne Chazel is sensitive to Influences
During her first week in Luchon. sba
felt an ebsessing influence that weighed
her down. She said: "The work does not
go forward" Her lleutenants wondered
When they saw the crowds of fashion
ables, sitting rapt and silent, in the meet
ings. they felt that the work was going
strongly. But Yvonne ChazeI denounced
an evil influence.
One day, in walking down the Alice a
strange, dark-faced young man passed
her. Shes fell back and said: oh But
he did NOV hear her. To Henrietta Fuller
ton. sweet-faced. tall and slender Eng
fish girl of singularly spiritual temper
rnent, Yvonne Chazel murmured:
THAT man.
And she shuddered.
.'He is Chitan,'' (Chitan is the deviI)
s;ertainIy he had strange look. SOM
Der. tall. athletic, of dark dignity.
srnooth-faeed. thin-lipped. with a long