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don't know what has become of my
own coat and shirt"
l looked at Godfrey quickly.
No, l forgot them,' he said. "They
are over in the library at Elmhurst,"
he added to Swain. You can get them
tomorrow
Il shall have to he there to,,or,ou-
then?"
Yes, at the inquest; I've promised
to produce you there" / said.
AZ what timer"
You'd better be there by TO-"
Very well; that's all the more rea-
son for getting back to my base of
sunpiles. IT went on the stand look
ny IKE this, the jury would probably
laughing. 'A
MY answering smile was decidedly
.hln. Godfrey did not even try to
force one. w
wait a few minutes" he suggested,
q, aha ~ take you down in my car.
80 tis 20 get back, Lester" he added
apolosetlcally. I'm far from an ideal
nost-,but you'll find some books on
my desk that may interest you-I got
tIen up today. Take a look at them
after dinner"
re Went back to bring out his car,
ana swan sat down again beside me.
Mr.. Lester" he said, in a low voice
i nope You haven't forgotten your
promise" so"i
What promise?'
put Miss Vaughan in a safe
place and to look after her interests"
NO. said. Il haven't forgotten. I
am going to ask to see her after the
inquest tomorrow. If she wishes ms
TO represent her, we will"
ana to protect her. he added
quickly. She hasn't even a mad fla
Their now!'
Shes safe enough for the present.
l pointed out. DIR. Human has en-
with her all the time"
Il won't be satisfied said Swain
untll o get her out of that house
ana away from those damned Hindus.
one nurse, or even two, wouldn't stop
them" s'op
Stop them from what?''
Il don't know" and he twisted his
fingers helplessly. ~
We'll, the police will stop them.
There are three or -four men on d1Itv
there, with orders to let no one in or
out" 0"' ~ u
His face frightened.
"Ah, that's better" he said. 81 didn't
there?" Ivy NC
Till after the inquest, anyway"
AND you will see Miss Vaughan aft
er the inquest?"
yes"
And urge her to go to Mr.. and Mrs.
Royce?" Ni'''
.Ies-but I don't think she'll need
much urging. I'll get a note from Mrs.
Royce. III telephone to Mr.. Royce
noW, and you can stop and get the note
as you come up in the morning"
Godfrey,s car slided up the drive and
stopped at the porch. Swain held ont
his hand and clasped mine warmly.
-Ihank you. Mr.. Lester he said;
and n 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 exc,ama-
ton of astonishment from time to time.
and assentcd heartily when I suggested
that Miss Vaughan might be placed in
Mrs. Royce's care temporarily.
shes a beautiful girl | concluded.
ana very Young. ] agree with Swain
that she mustn't be left alone in that
house,
Certainly she mustn't" said nv
partner. III have Mrs. Royce write
the note, and get a room ready for
of course l said, ITS possible she
Won't come-though 7 believe sbell he
glad to. Or there mag 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 lake your time about com
ing back, if you're needed Up there.
We're getting along all right
/ mi him, and hung up: and.
presently, Mrs. Hargis came to sum
mon me to dinner. That meal over.
went In to Godfrey's desk to see what
the books were he had suggested that
Innl< nt .. rT1n~1 -
pile Of them, n saw that
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" a work on crystalloman-
cy' Mr.. Lloyd Tuckey,s standard work
on "Hypnotism n Suggestion" and
some half dozen others whose titles !
have forgotten. And, as I looked al
thom, ! began to understand one rea-
son tor 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. | must
confess that 1 did not make much of
1t. In that maze of superstition. the
most could do "a to pick up a thread
here and there. The yogi had referred
to the White Night of silva, and I soon
found out that silva is one of the gods
49, VI {" SlSal lIllORV-
Brahma the creator. Vishnu the pre-
server, and silva the destroyer. He had
also spoken Of the attributes of Kali.
and, after a little further search, I dis,
covered that Kali was Siva's wife-a
most unp-repossessing and fiendish fe-
male.
But when l passed on to Hinduism
itself, and tried to understand its ten
cts and it's sects, | soon found myself
out of my depth. They were so ium-
bled, SC multitudinous, and so diverse
that ] could get no clear idea of them.
| read of the Vedas, the Upanishads.
the B~rahmanas; of metaphysical abb
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
delf1ed saints. household gods, village
gods. tribal gods, universal gods, with
their countless shrines and temple
n din of discordant rites" At last.
In despair, / ave it up, and turned to
the book on crystallomancy.
Here, at least, vas something COM
~prehensihle. if not altogether beIiey-
able, and e with interest of the
antiquity of crystal gazing as a means
NJ ipI,11;Dr.