The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-30

understand CeleGtia was simple. She
could not explain herself. She be.
Iieved beyond question that che bad
always lived in heaven until the day
before. when after a glorious rush
through space she found herself on
earth. seated by a pool OF water and
looking into the eyes Of Tommy Bar
clay.
Educated TO her finger tips in the
languages OF this world. she had never
had n master. In dreams she had
been taught. without knowing that she
was learning. all hat n great and un.
%scrupulous dreamer had thought best
for her to know.
And az she leaned 60 the work OF
cooking. her lovely face. red with the
heat OF the FIRE. that very dreamer
was watching her. from a neighbor-
ing thickct. with almost as much ad.
miration as he felt for himself And
why not? lie felt that what she wa,
what she a going 10 be. was all the
work Of his own mind.
lie arose from his hiding place and
stepped cautiously toward her. u
was his intention TO hynotize her end
get her away from that place quickly
and quietly so that Tommy should not
have an opportunity 10 make further
trouble. II needed no more now than
a glimpse Of that sphere Of rock crys-
tai which Professor Stilliter carried al
ways with him TO reduce Cclestia to
that condition Of mind In which she
spoke and acted upon impulse, that
did not rise within herself But
though he flashed the crystal suddenly
In her face and exclaimed In a tone
OF sharp command sleep, Celestia, %
either she was too startled and Devil.
dercd TO see the crystal at all or for
once something vas lacking Ia the
process. for she sprang 10 her feet
with a cry OF fear and ran from him,
calling upon Tommy by name at the
top OF her lungs
SO she ran after Tommy. and Still-
tier ran after her, and the two guides
and old man Smollsgood came out OF
hiding and followed after him. And
in this order they came to the shore
Of the island. toward which Tommy,
alarmed by Celcstia's cries. was strug.
Cling In a wolter of foam.
Bat when he actually saw Celestial,
Tommy's enthusiasm for being OF
service 10 her seemed suddenly "a
cool He let his feet drop to the bot.
tom and stood with lust his head out
Of water. So standing. he saw Stilli
ter seize Cclcsiia by tho wrist end At
tempt to force her back toward the
camp He saw her shake herself free
with an astonishing show OF energy
and u was "a II her eyes no less than
her hand went out 10 him In an ap
peal for help
The veins stood out on Tommy'i
forehead
Don't let him take me away. Tom
my" she cried
You leave her alone!" shouted
Tommy ~ you touch her I'll knoci
your head on
But Stllliter by now appreciated
Tommy's predicament and smiled
dryly
Come and do Il, he said.
"You know | can't como and do I
now. Won dog. said Tommy. furious
IS. but you Just wait"
Cant" Stlllitcr On great hurry
Come. Celestial Youn be better Of
with me. You can see for yoursel
that the young mar has no intention
Of risking himself against four ~ us
Cclestia meanwhile drew herself uT
tall. proud and cold, she looked a
b Tommy, Just once more, and sh
looked as " she had seer hir
, before Then she turned TO Stillitel
J - will 60 with YOU, she said
Two plans had presented then
selves to Tommy lie could have tol
2 Celestial 10 shut her eyes until he toll
her 90 open them then he could hav
come out Of the water and fought n
her but he discarded that first pla
because he liked the second bette.
In this be would come out Of the W
ter when she had gone slip into SON
Of his clothes md follow her.
CelostiR. Stilliter. the two guide
and last % all old man Smellsgo0
y vanished I'm the thick ~ the wood
J. Tommy gave them two minutes hea
start. and then beautiful as a Gree
. God. ne rushed ont or the water 20 m
q trees whore he had hung his clothes
They were gone
Tommy having failed her. II was %
vious 10 Professor Stllliter that Cele
tia no longer even wished TO cscap
n The heart had been taken out Of he
There was no need To throw her int
a hypnotic trance She would do q
a she was told
Since her emergence from that II
aginary heaven, which nothing cou'
d persuade her was imaginary, Coles;
had proved less manageable than !
Is had expected He thanked his sta
n that she had taken a sudden fancy
running away with Tommy rath'
than with some other young man }
disliksd Tommy for three good re-