Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

suppose a man of that tn..,,, -
condemned to be rehorr 'senca is
neroer! The civilization Of camel
passed on to Rome, and thence D %,
= ana america, just as the NJ. ing
pecame the Egyptians and H. iiInaus
republics, the republics or M ~ ureek
Genoa and Pisa and Venice :, IoFehce,
die ages. 0e III The mid
Now look here. Tarrant" 10 oo..,
ueu' as they sat down, here is ~ ontih-
uatloh as size it up. Believe +oo 'lt.
not as you please-it doesn't rnt 49, vi
I your Helen Blythe was ono 'ter'
prlestess OF Ishtar. 1t WASN'T 'ne
ton that called for any high ;nt.,i p0sl-
IL was semi-servile position in foa,
ana the priestess was chosen main,,'
LOT ner appearance and birth. We 49,.
suppose that in her former birth 49,
nao merited her good fortune NV 60
erous deeds, but, once the reward g.,
been enjoyed, she sank down - a..
grade OF governess again-or its eoniv,
alent in the ancient world. She bod
the care Of this amulet. She yaa
bound under the most sacrosanc+ 80
oaths to deliver it to the prias+ -
Marduk. For some cause she fo;1od
to fulfil her task, and the omission On
profoundly affected her that it Law liko
an Incubus on her soul during her next
incarnation. She stole rings. obsessed
solely by the desire to discover tho
lost amulet again. At last she found
1t. She took it to the museum-still in
her entranced condition-and was on
the point of placing it with the other
half when she was arrested, or, as she
rather confusedly interpreted the oc.
currence when on the borderline he.
tween sleep and waking, the king sent
soldiers to arrest her'-probably the
police and watchmen at the museum
Now, Tarrant, send the half amulet In
the museum and you will find il per.
fectly safe to keep Miss Blythe in your
house henceforward"
well, said Mr.. Tarrant, "to be
frank, have intended to present it to
the museum shortly, and after my ex-
periences of the past few days I'll fol-
low your advice. But as for keeping
her in my employment"
"Try it, Tarrant," pleaded Doctor
Emmanuel
suppose she steals"
"She won't steal any more, when
once the amulet is in safekeeping."
Mr.. Tarrant drummed his hands on
his knees.
ooh, all right, have your way" he
said shortly. But, by the way, In
manuel, do you mean to insinuate that
Doctor Faust, our curator, is a reincar-
nation of the high priest of Marduk?
He would be Mortified to hear you say
that Why, he is a director of two
Sunday schools and contributes liber-
ally to foreign missions in" He
paused.
Eyes, where?" asked Doctor I'M
manuel.
I'm Assyria and Mesopotamia," an.
swered Mr.. ~Tarrant sheepishly.
And Doctor Emmanuel forebore to
press his advantage home.
But look here" said Mr. Tarrant,
presently, how does your 1920 year
period work out, doctor? The amulet,
to our revised estimate, was
made in the thirty-f1fth century before
Christ"
Doctor Emmanuel began to estimate
Our period takes us back to the
year 100, does it not?" he asked THE
birth before that, then, would have
been about 1850 B. c., probably in
Egypt Add 1920 years and we have
the year $3.50. Yes, there you are, Tar
rant. And if you can discover the pre-
else age of the amulet you will be able
to estimate the exact age of your gov
erness."
at must have been a mighty strong
influence to last over three incarna-
lions, DOCTOR" said the millionaire IT.
reverently where do you suppose
she spent the last two-and how?
"Expiating her crime" Doctor I'M
manuel answered. Doubtless as
thief and outcast-faugh, don't let US
pursue that matter, Tarrant. She
won through all of that, poor girl
You're going to keep and help her, Tar
rant, aren't you?"
And Tarrant promised.
Copyright, by w. G. Chapman