The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-02
CHAPTER XVI.
Copyright 1918. by The star Co

Professor Stliliter." said Mary.
selected Celestial an a perfect speci.
men Of childhood. She was Md.
mapped and brought up In great
underground system OF cayerns
somewher. IN the Adlrondaeks. e
Hut she would remember"
No other child has ever been
brought up a. she was From the
moment they kidnapped her she was
kept In a state OF hypnosis She
Was taught by hypnotic suggestion.
The caves in which she was
brought up seemed vast TO her ns
space Itself Bright angels appear.
ed TO come and go Thru the caves
II the only access 20 certain
mountain top. There she could cX.
erciae IA the fresh air unseen By
am one. Her physical life wAn
Just az real an yours or mine. her
mental life was nothing. but
dreams. Authorizations and lmRg.
inlnEa
"stllliier VAS her teacher. and
one other man
What man - asked Tommy.
His name doesn't matter Just
before Il was time to bring her 20
earth. he-wsli. they caught him
trying 20 make her klss him. and
ever since then he's becn--deai.
Her memory tells her OF no
/ physical his or wants. only OF a
I wonderful. insffable. discm bodied.
serene state Of happiness aud holt.
ness. There VAS Voice to which
I all bowed down In worahip That
voice told her NJ last that she must
descend to earth and do as she
has done"
What an extraordinary story
exclaimed Tommy. but Incredible -
No. said MARY. not IN tho
least. extraordinary, II you like:
but not Incredible You don't know
Stllliter Her name before they
took her 10 heaven and named her
Celestial was plain Ameshury"
At that name n boat Of old and
poignant rccollections flooded Tom
my's mind For the second time he
sprang 90 HIS feet
My God" he cried. my llttis
Ameshury Rlrl or course she ~
4 hundred times I've been on IN,
verge Of that knowledge-ani ye'
because Il was impossible that sh,
should he-the definite knowlcdg,
never really came 10 me. For
heavens sake"
Now do you believe me-" asked
Mary. coldly.
Il must, Mary. Bu, how did got
find this OUT"
IT doesn't matter wormcd Il
out OF somebody. Now what vii
you do7"
'1ll go down 10 Celestia and tel
her about herself. and shake hei
faith in herself"
"You'll need proofs
You think so7 I'm not sure
Are there any"
Il cant produce any. But"
But WHAT"
We'll. II might he n good thing 4
YOU could locate tho cave. ThAt'i
the only thing I can think Of Off
hand
Tommy fell into n brown study
Then he said
Mary. what Is your motive II
telling me all this7"
Perhaps | don't want MIR Bar
clay elected Perhaps dislike &c
lestia 80 much that want her tC
be humbled even Mt my own ex
pense The motive doesn't mat
ter"
Mary's real motive in making the
foregoing revelation to Tommy wal
not entirely clear even TO herself
Above all things she wanted 10 bt
rid Of Celestial. The promise OF :
fortune In pearls TO the person who
brought her definite word OF Celes
tia's definite elimination from mum
dane affairs had not borne fruit
Now Mary thought that collaps,
Of CelestlA's power over men. thru
a shaking OF her faith in herself
might produce definite results. Go
lostia. on learning that she was not
a divine being but faker. woult
become not only valueless to tho
arch conapirators. but n stern ant
awful menace 10 their plans. They
would succeed swiftly and without
mercy where Mrs Gunsdorf hat
failed
II wasn't for want Of trying that
Mrs Gunsdorf had failed. Mrs
Gunsdor' had only had one good
chance. She had failed then be
cause she had been 30 foolish ms &c
look Celostia In the eyes. and the
power TO do the wicked deed hat
been stricken from her.
She didn't have money enough &c
track Celestia all over the country
MARY should have provided for
thisD But she had done her best.
Now another excellent opportuni
~ seemed TO offer.
Celestia's snow.whlte train. prac
tically deserted. occupied the sid
ing II would be taken off at mid
night, and run slowly so as to ar
rive not too early In the chief city
Of the North woods.
Mrs. Gunsdorf chose moment