The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-16

yogi simply. They are all my broth
ers. We are children Of the same
Great Spirit"
] was silent for a moment. Then !
took SWANS letter from my pocket.
"If you are sincere" I said, you can
easily prove tt. / have a letter here
from Swain. He gave it to me to-
day, and ! promised to give 1t to Miss
Vaughan tonight"
Without q word, he crossed to the
bell and rang it. The maid answered.
Mr.. Lester has a letter which you
will give to your mistress he said.
And you will wait for an answer"
I added.
The girl took the letter and went
away. Silva sat down again, and when
l glanced at him, / 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
tain fall into place again.
made a gesture Of despair; / felt
that h 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
ferlng in no essential from that of the
beasts of the field"
1t is the existence of all normal
people" I pointed out, and the one
which they are happiest in"
l., But Miss Vaughan would not be
happy. She has too great a soul; that
young man is not worthy of her. You
yourself have felt it!n
l could not deny it.
Few men are worthy of a good
woman" said lamely.
taugh Good wonaan!" and he
snapped his fingers. II abhor the
words! They are simply cant! But
a great woman, a 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 b 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 o mean?"
You saw how I spent the
White Night Of Siva," and he
maze MADE his gesture Of reverence.
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.
Il feel that it will not be in vain!"
he added.
There was something compelling in
his gaze. After all, why not? 1 strug-
gled to my feet.
With a strange smile, he held back
the curtain, and l passed before him
into the: hall and up the stairs. AS I
hesltated 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
hrst, 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
come from within and not from with
out. They will be such visions as the
Holy One may will; and by the HOLY
one | mean that Spirit which pervades
the universe, even to it's arthest
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, thai you will commune, so
that you will see 40 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"
Il think So" I murmured, unable to
take my eyes from the glowing circle.
Then to the Holy One /
thee" said the yogi, and sat down on
h couch opposite me.
l felt that his eyes were upon me,
but mine were upon the sphere, and IN
a l was no longer aware of
l m 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 a great dis
lance. l saw stars glow and fade; /
saw great nebulae condense to points
Of light, and disintegrate to dust; then,
slowly, slowly, a single planet swung
into viey, 100000 miles away, at first,
but growing clearer and more clear,
until I was looking down upon it's 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! l saw great mountains,
CONTINUED next week.