The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-03-16

yogi. simply. They are all my broth
ers. We are children of the same
I was silent for moment. Then
took SWANS letter from my pocket.
IF you are sincere" 1 said, you can
easily prove it. 1 have a letter here
from Swain. He gave 1t to me to-
day, and l promised to give it to Miss
Vaughan tonight"
Without a word, he crossed to the
bell and rang it. The maid answered.
MIR. Lester has a letter which you
will give to your mistress" he said.
And you will wait for an answer"
added.
The girl took the letter and went
away. Silva sat down again, and when
l glanced at min, / saw that his eyes
were closed. Five minutes passed, and
the girl appeared again at the door.
Miss Vaughan says there is no
answer, sir" she said, and let the cur
tain fall into place again.
l made a gesture of despair; I felt
that the game was lost.
After all, Mr.. Lester" said Silva,
kindly, what is this fate that you
would prepare for her? You seek her
marriage with a young man who, when
L saw him, appeared to me merely
commonplace. Admitting for the mo-
ment that he is innocent of this crime,
you would. nevertheless, condemn her
to an existence flat and savorless, diff
fering in no essential from that of the
beasts OF the field"
1T is the existence of all normal
people" l pointed out, and the one
which they are happiest in"
But Miss Vaughan would not be
happy. She has too great a soul; that
m FNFNN /, L. ~
yourself have felt it,"
l could not deny it.
Few men are worthy of a good
woman" | said lamely.
"Faugh! Good woman!" and he
snapped his fingers. II abhor the
words! They are simply cant! But
great woman, woman of insight,
of imagination-ah, for such a woman
the way that prepare Is the only way.
There she will find Joy and inspira-
ton; there she will grow in knowl-
edge; there she will breathe the breath
of life! Mr.. Lester" and he leaned
forward suddenly, have you the cour-
age to consult the sphere?"
What do you mean?"
You saw how spent the
White Night of silva" and he
viii you gaze for an hour on the
crystal?"
For what purpose?"
Il do not know what may be revealed
to yOu," he answered. THAT Is in the
keeping Of the Holy One. Perhaps
nothing; perhaps much. Will you make
the trial?''
His eyes were distended with excite
ment, his lips were trembling with
eagerness.
4 feel that it will not be in vain"
he added.
There was something compelling in
his gaze. After all, why not? l strug-
gled to my feet.
With a strange smile. he held back
the curtain, and ! passed before him
| into the hall and up the stairs. AS |
hesitated at the top, he opened the
door into the entry, and again my
senses were assaulted by a heavy,
numbing odor. In the middle Of the
room the crystal sphere glOwed soft =
ly.
Take your place upon the couch" he
said; sit thus, with your legs crossed,
and your hands folded before you. But
first, listen to me. There is in this no
magic; this sphere is merely a shell of
crystal, in which a small lamp burns.
1t serves only to concentrate the mind,
to enable it to forget the world and to
turn in upon itself. The visions which
will come to you, If any come, will
out. They will be such visions as the
Holy One may will; and by the Holy
One l mean that Spirit which pervades
the universe, even to it's farthest
bound; the Spirit which Is in all of us
alike; the Spirit which is in good men
and in bad, men like you and me, and
men like the one who slew my pupil.
1t is with this Spirit, IF the Holy One
so wills, that you will commune, so
that you will see no longer with the
poor eyes Of the body, but with eyes
from which nothing is concealed, either
in the past or in the future. Do you
understand"
II think So" / murmured, unable to
take my eyes from the glowing circle.
Then to the Holy One / commend
thee" said the yogi, and sat down on
the couch opposite me.
l felt that his eyes were upon me,
but mine were upon the sphere, and IN
moment l was no longer aware of
him. l was aware only of the glow
ing circle, which seemed to widen and
widen until the whole universe re-
Volved within 1t. The sun and the
moon and the stars were there, and
l gazed at them as from q great dis
lance. l saw stars glow and fade; I
saw great nebulae condense to points
Of light and disintegrate to dust; then,
slowly slowly, O single planet swung
into Vley, 100000 miles away, at first,
but growing clearer and more clear,
until l was looking down upon its seas
and continents; and suddenly, as It
turned before me, I recognized the
earth. Europe, Asia, the broad Pacific
swung below me; then land again
America! / saw great mountains,
broad plains, and mighty rivers.