The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
p x.-(Continued3.

adept calmly.
Where were you at the timer
i was gazing at the sphere"
Do Q mean" asked Goldberger, in
c~redulously. that you sat for five hours
and more staring at that thing?"
my vigil began at sundown,' said
the adept with a slight smile. Last
night was the White Night OF Siva. 1t
must be spent in meditation by allEwho
follow him."
Golberger worried his mustache with
nervous fingers, as he stared at the
adept. plainly at a loss how to proceed.
Perhaps" yen-ured Godfrey. softly,
your crystal could give us some fur
Their information which we very much
DESIRE"
The adept turned his dark eyes on
the peaker. and 1t seemed to me that
they glittered more colby. as though
they recognized an adversary.
VIVA information. sir? ?" he asked.
information as to b manner of Mr..
Vaughan's passing-can you tell us
anything OF that?"
The adept shook his head.
Il only saw the soul as it passed over.
I knew. however. tina 1t had been torn
from the body by violence"
How did you know that?" broke In
Goldberger.
adept; and then. when he saw our be-
numbed expressions. he explained:
Souls which pass in peace are white:
souls which the body has driven forth By
its own hand are black; souls which
are torn from the BODY by an alien
hand are red NV nnniPs so1l was
red.n
I could see that Goldberger did not
know whether to snort with derision Of
to be impressed. He ended by smiling
feebly. As for me. I admit I was inn
When an alien hand. as Won nut il.
is used said the coroner. I'VE cali Il
murder in this co11ntrv ana fha law
tries to get hold of the alien and to
send his soul after his victims. That's
what we are trying to do now. We are
officers of the law"
The adept bowed.
.Any assistance I can give you., he
said. softly. I shall be glad to give;
though to do murder. as YOU call II.
is not always to do wrong"
tinctions," said Goldberger. drily. MAY
I ask your profession?"
81 am a White Priest of silva" said
the adept, touching his forehead light
ly with the fingers of his left hand. as
in reverence.
THE Holy One, the Over-soul. from
whom we come and to whom we ali
RETURN
Again Goldberger worried his mus
tache.
..Well" he said. at last. until the
mystery is cleared up, I must ask you
not to leave this house" "a
Il have no wish to leave it. sir"
And the other fell-the fellow who
took away the snake-where was he
last night?.
"Ha slept in a small room onenine
into this one"
Man I look into tt"
Certainly" and the adept swept
aside the curtains.
The room into which we looked was
not more than 10 feet SQUARE and emp
of the floor and three or four
set against the wall, On tha |
mat was so,latted the attendant his
legs crossed with feet uppermogt, and
his hands held palm to na1rn |
hafora him On tba f1onr en- pron+ IF
him were what looked to me like a
strin of cloth a bone and =. tooth He
NOT raise his YES at orr en+ra noe |
bh,,t sat caImIy confamn1a+ina these retr
les
Goldherger's rn,stacha lost a few
ue'i hairs as he stood Staring dawn lev at
this strange figure.
what are those things? His grand
mothers remains?" he asked. at last
THOSE are the attributes Of KaIin
said the adept grayely as one rebuk-
blasphemy.
VERY interesting no do,,ht" com-
mented the coroner drtly. Would It
the gentleman too much to ask
him a few auestions?"
HE speaks no English. but I shall
be glad to translate for you"
The coroner thought this over for a
ment. and then shook his head.
NO" he said; "Il wait for the court
Interpreter. You might tell him. though.
there will be officers Of the law on
duty below. and that he is not to leave
the house"
81 will caution him." answered the
adept. and let the curtain fall. as we
passed out.
Il ppo there are some servants
about the place." asked
.oldberger.
There are three-they sleep on the
floor above"
Are they Hindus. too?"
ooh. no" and the adept smiled. Two
Of them are German and the other is
irish"
TIE coroner Redeemed a little, for
words somehow conveyed a subtle
THAT is all for today" he said:
unless Mr. SfmmOn6s has anrai