The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13

| III the library at ElmhurSt,
ne added to Swain. You can get them
| tomorrow"
them" 1'"'
Yes, at the inquest; I've promised
10 produce you there" said.
AT what timer
YOU'D better be there by TO-"
very wen; that's all the more rea-
son Tor getting back to my base of
supplies. II went on the stand look
ing IKE this, the jury would probably
laughing.
My answering smile was decidedly
INN. Godfrey did not even try to
force one.
Wait few minutes" he suggested
and I'll take you down in my car,
~ try to get back, Lester" he added
apologetically. Tn far from an idea
nost-but you'll find some books on
my desk that may interest you'll got
mem up today. Take a look at them
He went back to bring out his car,
ana swain sat down again beside me.
Mr.. Lester" he said, in a low voice
promise" '
What promise?"
To put Miss Vaughan in a safe
place and to look after her interests, -
NO. l said, Il haven't forgotten. !
am going to ask to see her after the
inquest tomorrow. II she wishes us
70 represent her, we will"
And to protect her." he added
quickly. She hasn't even a mad ia :
| Their now!" 49,
shes safe enough for the present, "
l pointed out DIR. Human has EN-
ployed another nurse, so that one Is
| with her an the time"
Il won't he satisfied aoid cJ,,,ak..
until you get her out Of that house
ana away from those damned Hindus.
one nurse. or even two, wouldn't stop
them"
Stop them from what?"
don't know" and he twisted his
fingers helplessly.
We'll, the police will stop them.
There are three or four men on duty
there, with orders to let no one in or
out" -
His face frightened
All. that's BETTER" he said. II didn't
know that. How long will they be
| there?"
Till after the inquest, ANYWAY"
And you will see Miss Vaughan aft
er the inquest?"
Yes"
Roger" ~ %
"Yes-but I don't think she'll need
much urging. I'll get a note from Mrs.
Royce. I'll telephone to Mr.. Rovce
now, and you can stop and get the note
as yon come up in the morning"
Godfreys car glided up the drive and
stopped at the porch. Swain held out
his hand and clasped mine warmly.
Thank you. Mr. Lester" he said;
and moment later the car turned in
to the highway and passed from sight.
Then / went in. got Mr.. Royce
on the phone. and gave him a brief
outline of the incidents Of the night
before. He listened with an exclama-
ton of astonishment from time to time,
and assented heartily when 1 suggested
that Miss Vaughan might be placed in
Mrs. Royce's care temporarily.
She's a beautiful girl" concluded.
and very young. I agree with Swain
that she mustn't be left alone in that
house"
Certainly she mustn't" said my
partner. I'll have Mrs. Royce write
the note, and get room ready for
her"
"Of course" I said, its possible she
won't come-thoush I believe she'll be
glad to. Or there may be a family
lawyer who will want to look after her.
Only she didn't appear to know Of any
when she was talking to Swain"
We'll, bring her along If you can"
said Mr.. Royce. We'll be glad to have
her. And AXE your time about COM
ing back, If you're needed up there.
We're getting along ali right"
thanked him, and hung up; and,
presently, Mrs. Hargis came to sum
mon me to dinner. That meal over, I
went in TO Godfrey's desk to see what
the books were he had suggested that
I look at; There. was quite a
they all related to mysticism or
to the religions Of India. There was
Sir Monier Williams "Brahmanism
and Hinduism" Hopkins THE Relig-
ions Of India" work on Crystalloman-
cy, MIR. Lloyd Tuckey's standard work
on ''Hypnotism and Suggestion" and
some half dozen others whose titles
have forgotten. And; as I looked at
them, / began to understand one rea-
son for Godfrey's success as a solver
of mysteries-no detail of a subject
ever escaped him.
lit my pipe, sat down, and was soon
deep in the lore Of the east. I must
confess that I did not make much of
it. In that maze OF superstition, the
most / could do was to pick up a thread
here aud there The yogi had referred
to the White Night of silva, and I soon
found out that silva is one Of the gods
of Hinduism-one OF a great trilogy-
Brahma the creator, Vishnu the pre-
server. and silva the destroyer He had
also spoken OF the ATTRIBUTES OF KAN,
and. after n little further search, dis
covered that Kali was Siva's wife--a
most unprepossessing and fiendish fe-
male.
But when I passed on to Hinduiom
itself. and tried to understand its ten
cts and its sectS, 1 soon found myself
out of nay depth. They were so jun
bled, SO multitudinous, and so diverse
that could get no clear idea of them.
read of the Vedas, the Upanishads.
the Brahmanas; Of metaphysical alb
stractions too tenuous to grasp; Of
karna or action. OF maya or illusion.
and know not what tangled tumble
OF ghosts and demons, demi- gods, and
deified saints. household gods, village
gods, tribal gods, universal gods. with
their countless shrines and temples
and din of discordant rites" At last.
in despair. gave it UP, and turned to
the book On crYstallomancy.
Here, at least, was something COM
prehenSihle, If not altogether believ-
able, and | read with interest OF the
antiquity Of crystal gazing as a means
of inducing hailucination for the pur-
pose of seeking information not to be
gained by any normal means. read
OF its use in China, in Assyria. in
Egypt. in Arabia, in India. in Greece