New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

Miss Amelia did; bu, ,on,,hing followed
Immediately upon the striking clock deliver,
ing its final stroke that She found less eaSy@
comprehension That something was
curious and unnatural silence hat illled tns
house. Not a sound Of any voice, or OF any
movement; although It was long past 'ns
time for little Ayltta % Cowe tapping al
the door TO have her hair t-r he'd and tns
finishing touches put % hcr -ofning tois.
before going down 20 brcaE-.. Nha'e'u
could the child have been doing al this tine
Shocked and diSmayed, 1e two lad'S
dressed hastily and hurried mmedm'eIy "
the child'S room.
1t was quite empty. the h.- ,aretully re-
made. the window open, and every article o.
apparel gone. GOOD
Startled beyond expression 'aey haSienea
back TO the passage and rang ne oeH ~ y.
Summoning his HighneSS' SIS a..endan'S' W
one responded to H. ~.
More frightened now than ever MN
Amelia overcame all scrupie and ran uF
stairs to his HighnesS'S quarters. \ nD
ment later Miss Phoebe following IN AS,
wake. heard her give a little cry. ana gueSS =,
what had been discovered even before s.'
found her leaning against c oaluS'e'''
pale with alarm, and shaking IKE 4 N".,
The door of his Hghness room We.
standing wide open. On the i..or lay a slys'
pile of faded roses disposed 80 The ioIih .
cross: on the mantelpiecc stood cufiousi
carved box of Sandalwood. These things, Az
nothing more than these, the room coh'"NLt, ~
Even more myStcriouSly than -ney 40. no.
come. his HighncSS and little .lyh'Ia az az
the four Hindu attendants bad 1ailiSnso
and the place that had known mem o'''
knew them never again IN .ue. II,
Shaking with nervouSncss. Miss A I. -
passed by the dead rose cross. ana wen. :
the box on the mantelpicce, di'inIls ~.
the conSpicuouSneSs OF It's position v ,:.;, .
must have been left purposely' ana HUNS
the unlocked cover, glanced IN. Il.
II contained merely a folded paper -
dressed To herself. .,h
She took it out and untolded II VIZ -
shaking fingers and called Miss PhpO'
her. o,s
1t was a document written in a curious,
crampcd hand, and At the top OF 'Ie prs
first there was pcnncd the Singuld, ,he
mcnt: "On this day died the LORD OF r.,s
Mountain of the Moon, and under 1t W.
written this: ..hs
Ginda Hamadi. Servant OF the Lord o. ~, ne
Mountain of the Moon (whence Gomez oSa.
sapphres of Ceylon and the riches OF Ills
rios) To Miss Amelia Lavender: DREh 'o,de,
What has been done has been done " 90 D;
of my Lord and Master. marriage up DE-
Ahlemma. the daughter of the lrasiar NJ and
dscoverer of the great Hill OF SapphneSH be
upon whom peace be. For my Lord wo"'a and
gathered not to his Fathers uuoonteSSea, him.
with the shadow of evil things yet upon nrd 10
Therefore | am to tell all these things az for
make clear that which is dark unto thee; any
the child Aylitta is no kin OF his, nor t U-
of his faithful servitors he that has peel n,o
here as his Highness being a servant M ords
all the rest of u.s. and doing as we DO, my lines.
will The child is a child Of na', elied i' and
man. lent for the purpose she mas t L,,,r for
she went in fear lest she should DC oea,
giving any knowledge that should Deu"o the
By order of the Lord of the Moun'a,," hv his
Moon was this house purchased anu s.o =, the
order also were the roses stripped is.;tb 10
trees and placed as a symbol OF the JAW"