The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-30

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hand and knocked the candle from II.
The place was IN total darkness.
Then Tommy heard Professor still
liter's voice:
Got him. by Godi"
Tommy had the sense 10 keep per.
fectly still. Io even held hls breath.
Then he heard cautloun footsteps. as
n who CROPPED in the dark. and then
dted away until there was no longer
any sound at all. He wont down ON
hts Knees and began TO grope for tho
candle.
Freddie the Ferret had not given
warning for tho simple reason that
Professor stilliter having. az no
thought. disposed Of Tommy, had gone
now TO ind Celestia. Just within the
cave he found her. Tommy's coat
about her shoulders.
Come he said.
The driver told inc TO wait for
him."
4 tell you TO come with mo You
ar" no longer 10 obey the driver. Ho
IL a dirty hound"
She rose with a kind OF reluctance
The driver Is a dirty hound" re-
peated tho professor. Say II your
self"
He is q dirty hound"
He is dead, You are glad"
Il am glad"
You want to come with me-"
Il want 10 come with YOU
Up the mountain there ls-there
IL a minirter and witness. We are 20
ing TO be married tonight. have tele.
grhphed the triumvirnte that. your
work done, you have gone back 10
Heaven. Soon you will be ia Heaven
Say that II will be heaven with me-
my bride"
1t viii be heaven with you
Nothing colder or more automatic
thai Celesiia's voice can be imagined
Kiss me-"
She kissed him. And as 10 wha,
has been said Of her voice the same
may be said OF her kiss. And at tina,
moment. Il may be said that Professor
siilliter earned whatever fate might
befall him.
Grinning like n Ratyr, his pulses
numbering with passion. the beast
tool beauty by the hand and led her
up the mountain side toward n little
hut that was known to him.
At that moment Tommy. cropping In
the darkness. half dead with dread
and anxiety. had not yct found his
candle, but was just going to-too late
to be OF any help.
But az that moment Freddie the Fer
ret, coming up the trail. with his usual
luck, perceived Ceiostia and tho pro
fe9sor In the moonlight.
He dared not shout 70 Tommy in
the cave. Ho laid down the great
double nrmful Of balsam boughs On
which his divinity was 10 have rested
and, Weighing IN his unbalanced mind
he little peuknlfo that hi carried
ngainst his mortal fear OF Stiuitor. he
drew q deep breath and followed after
thom up the mountain side. on feet
that made no sound.
In far New York. tho triumvlrate .
dining at Gordon Barclays house. 20
ceiycd the following telegram. which
Professor stllliter had sent. so sure
was he Of outwittlng Tommy. from the
village In which he had intended tc
marry Celestia.
"Wayside Adlrondacks.
To Gordon Barclay, ESQUIRE:
Sure 10 that the cause for which
she came to earth will triumph. Co
lestia the Goddess has gone back &c
Heaven. We shall never see her any
moro. sTILLITER"
Said semmes: Tho blank of
blank has abducted her himself"
said S%turtevant: What the devil
does he mean?'
Gordon Barclay, after thought said
'Her work is over. We are going &c
win. There Is no doubt about that
T. is better for humanity that she
should go. And yet Il is very horrible
to think-to think what Il Is possible
10 think, ! hope TO God that II wasn't
bungled-that she didn't suffer
lilo was silent for a moment. Then 7
MS voice strengthening:
The Gospel that we have taught
her TO preach has more 10 II than we
thought. Let us speak bluntly. Many
years age the scheme was conceived
by greed and the lust Of power. With
the years these passions fail in me. n
would like 70 do good TO humanity
Our scheme-the Gospel which we
have preached through Celestia-is a
weapon with n double edge-a philos
ophy to use-or abuse. II l am elect.
ed president, gentlemen. / shall do
what ] may to-to-oh, you know
what | mean. | thought 4
wanted power. To hell with power
want 10 be great
He shut his mouth on the word like
a steel trap and, deeply moved, SEN
his butler, and told him 10 bring
another bottle OF wine.
Celestia and Stilliter came to the
door Of that little log hut.
That said the psychological. rs
gate to heayen-enter, my angel
As the beast was about to force her
INTO the hut the silence OF tho night
broken by a t"wig.crackling sound