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yogi, simply. They are all my broth
ers. We are children Of the same
Great Spirit"
l was silent for a Then l
took SWANS letter from my pocket.
II o are sincere" L said. you a
easily prove it. l have a letter here
from Swain. He gave it to me to-
day, and promised to give it to Miss
Vaughan tonight"
Without a word, he crossed to the
bell and rang it. The maid answered.
VIII give to your mistress" he said.
And o will wait for an answer"
l added.
The girl took the letter and went
away. Silva sat down again, and when
l glanced at him, l saw that his eyes
We're 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
tam fall into place again.
l made IA gesture of despair; | felt
that the game was lost.
After all. Mr.. Lester" said Silva,
kindly, what is his fate that you
would prepare for her? You seek her
marriage with a young man who, when
| 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
ierlng in no essential from tina 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 Il soul: that
young man is not worthy OF her. You
yourself ave felt it"
! could not deny ii.
rev men are worthy OF ii good
woman" | said lamely.
"Faush, Good woman!" and he
snapped his fingers. Il abhor the
words. They are simply cant. But
Of imagination-ah, for such " oma
1he 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 o the cour-
age TO consult the sphere?"
What do O mean"
You saw how i spent the
made his gesture of reverence
Will YOU gaze for am hour on the
crystal?"
For what purpose%'
Il do not know what may be revealed
to you," he answered. THAT is in the
nothing; perhaps much. Win you make
the tria1?!"
His eyes were distended with excite
ment, his lips We're trembling with
e~agerDess.
Il feel that it Will not be in yain:'
he added.
There was something compelling in
| hiS r 1yo Aft,t~ - l. 80.
sled to my feet.
With a strange smile, he held back
the curtain, and ] passed before hin
into the hall and up the stairs. AS
hesitated at the top, he opened the
door into the entry, and again my
senses We're assaulted by a heavy
numbing odor. In the middle of the
room the crystal sphere glowed soft
"
Take your place upon the couch" ht
said; sit thus, with your legs crossed
and your hands folded before you. Blu
first, listen to me. There is in this M
magic; this sphere is merely a shell O
crystal. in which IA smal lamp burns
Ii serves only to ~oncentra the mind
to enable it to forget the world and t,
turn in upon itself. The visions which
will come to you, if any come, will
come from within and not from with
out. They will be such visions as tn,
Holy ore may will; and by the Hol,
One ] mean that Spirit which pervade,
the universe, even to its farthes
bound: the Spirit which is in all of u!
alike; the Spirit which is in good mel
and in bad, men like you and me. an,
men like the one who slew NV pupil
1t is with this Spirit. If the Holy On,
SO Wills, that you will m S,
that you will see no longer with tn,
poor eyes of the body, u with eye
from which nothing is concealed, eithe
in the past or in the future. DO yo,
understand"
II think So" ] murmured, unable I,
take my eyes from the glowing circle
Then TO the Holy One / common,
thee said the yogi, and sat down .,
the couch opposite me.
l felt that his eyes were upon me
u min were upon the sphere, and Il
a moment / was no longer aware o
him. ! was aware only of the glow
ing circle, which seemed to widen an,
widen until the whole universe re
volved within it. The sun and tn
moon and the stars We're there. an,
/ ga2ed at them as from a great dis
lance. ! saw stars glow and fade;
saw great nebulae condense to point.
of light, and disintegrate to dust; then
slowly. slowly. n single planet swunl
into Niey, 1000, 900 miles away, at first
: but growing clearer and more clear
until ] was looking down upon it's sea!
II continents; and suddenly, as f,
turned before me, I recognized tn,
earth. Europe. Asia, the broad Pacih,
swung below me-: then land again
broad plains, and mighty rivers.