Arizona republican., 1914-04-12

A second Holy Man appeared upon the scene, wanting in breath His dropped and his eyes started leave ter sockets. Knowing his ik so thoroughly well, he flung himself down before the brazer and beat his fore head upon the ground in any cdasened spirit but because he had oversep that morning This glory might have been his, Ai oi!
 Later the conferred During the day they should guard the prestes because having taken human form, she might some day tire of this particular temple At night sae would be well guarded by the lion
 Several stricken women came forward with bowls of cooked rice and fruits nd copper drinking seL These they reve-enty placed Kathlyn's feet.
 Gradually the spirit which lad comforted Kathlyn withdrew, and at length Nathlyn became keeny alive. Ii entered her mind clearly that these poor foolish people really believed her celestial being and so long they laid hand upon her she was alarmed. She had recently passed through many be disturbed by but of kindness even if stirred into being by re gous fauaticsm.
 Kathlyn ate
 By pairs the villagers departed and none remained save her sefappointed guardians, the two Holy Men Kathlyn felt desire explore this wonderful temple She discovered what must have been the inner shrine The chamber filed with idols here and there bit Of gold leaf centuries old slistened upon the bronze the clay the wood. The caste mark on the largest idols
 
 loot She swept the dust from tue jewel with the tip of Ter finger ard the dull shiver of delight her She was still a woman.
 As she wandered farther in her foot touched something and she looked down. It was a bone: in fac the floor strean with bones She quickly dscerned, much to her relief. that none of these bones was human This had been, tho len of the lion There an acrd unpleasant odo7 She hurried back to the bazer Vaeacl, she comprehcadd that she must keep the irs rrpcnshod from time to mc in order to pacify the two Holy Men. At night it would of any approach of tho lion.
 Where waS Bruce? Would he ever find her? That philosophy which she had inherited from her father that quiet acceptance of the inevitable was the thing which carried her through her trials saney An crdrarg would have died from mere exhaustion
 Bruce, indeed. At that very moment he was rushing of the kumars presen wild be off toward the road Alala, since Kathyn had not been seen upon it. He found where Bajah had veered off into the jungle again. and followed the trail trelessly But # was be his misfortune always to arrive too late
 To Kathyn the day passed with nothing more than the curiosity of the natives to disturb her. They brought her blankets which she arranged in the sareophagus There worse beds in the world than this least shielded her from the bitter night wind
 She ate again at sundown and builded high the sa- cred ire and tried to plan some manner of escape; for she did propose to be demi goddess any longer than was necessary. From Punda she had learned many words and a few phrases in Hindustan. and she venturei speak them 10 the Holy Men, who seemed quite delighted. They could understand her. but she on her part could make little nothing of their jab bering. Nevertheless. she rroterded
 Finally the Holy Men departed, a.ter having indicated the sacred fire and the wood beside it. This fire pleased Kathlyn nightly While it burned brightly the lion would prowl in her immediate vicinity. She dered where this huge cat had from, since she knew her natural history well enough to know the African lions did inhabt this part of the globe. Doubtless it had escaped from private menagerie.
 The fire, then giving her confidence. she did get into the sarcophagus but wandered about building in her fancy tie temple it had stood in its prime The ceilings had been magnihcenty carved, two sub jects alike and the walls of marble and jasper and porphyry. magic continent this Asia in its hey day. When her foreathers had been rude harbarians sailing the north sacrf,ing in Druidcal rites there had been and culture here such has been surpassed. India of splendid pageants, brave warriors and gallant kings! Alas how the mighty had fallen. About her. penury meanness hypocrisy, un- cleanliness. thieyery, and unbridled passions .. |. What was that? Her heart missed a beat. That pad pad that shifting noise
 She whirled about knocking idol. It came down with crash and being of clay, lay in shards her feet Unfortunately the holy of holies in