The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-12-01
The Mysteries
of Yoga
q, DOROTHY wHrTconB.


she uas not bis Molly. Joan Beatty
realized that a.. sftired 10 q stiff shirt.
which gave him . sensation Of i'm
pending ak; Iis. and . suit of eve
ming clothes. which made him feei
like Saitsr. he stood nOodlly BE-
side the door and watched his hHnoee
DOTinE among her guests.
He had returned from the West af-
ter q three-yssrs absence tie had
gone 20 make his fortune In the
mines. ard Molly had szld she would
be true to him lie had made the for
tune and Molly had been true. but
Well. this was not the simple.
pretty country giri whom he had left
three ysarS before.
There vas incense Ia the air. and
Beatty liked the incense Of whole
some Oxygen. There we're three poets
present John did not mind poets.
but these had long. greasy hair and
dirty finger nails. And he positively
loafhed the black man ID the turban,
who Vas holding forth rapt audi
enee-Molly included-upOD the mys-
teries Of Yogs.
ITO attain the infniteT- he was say.
Ing with a superciliOns smile. 1T Ia
easy. ladies'. Concentrate COncen-
trste. and repeat without cessation
the magic syllable ON Then breathe
In lightly through the left nOstrii. con
centrste all feelings In the center Of
the spine. and exhale through the al
ternste nos;rii, meanwhile repeating
the magic syllable On"
After that came lecture upon ESQ
teric Buddhism. - set forth by the
! great seer and sage Patanjsli, several
hundred centuries before Molly had
opened her pretty eyes In Bingham
ton, y. Y.
After the guests had gone John
Beatty stood facing Molly alone. He
was sick AZ heart and angry words
rose 10 his lips.
"DOn't you see. Molly. this Isn't
reslf" he was saying 1T isn't whole
some. That black man"
You mean Mr.. Rsmssmmy Chun-
drs Cheer Inquired Molly. with omiD-
out calm.
I Il do" said Beatty. Il don't like to
see you mixed up with q crowd Of
takers Ike those, dear"
81 have changed. John." answered
Molly. Il have found myself. And
you haven't changed. You have lost
yourself In the ~hIn Of worldly inter
ssta II isn't any use. John. We
could never be happy together.
want to live 10 the soul to have my
spiritual freedom. We could never be
happy togethsr.-
You ~snt to break our engage
pentr' asked Beatty coldly.
She pot cut her hands
John grssped her In his arms
God biess you. Molly" be said
''But II isn't any use. Only II you
grow tifed-if you want me at any
time, anywhere. you'll let me know
won't your
Then he was gone.
. Her thoughts went back to those
e FIRST days when she had come TO New
York. She had met John In O com
nlonpisce boarding house. And ye
those had been days Of perfect happI
ness. Now
A ring at the bell aroused her from
her reverie. She opened the door.
The Indian was standing upon thu
: threshold. Al the sight Of him hel
face softened.
"You left something Mr.. Ram
sammy Cheer she asked. q
J. Ramsammy entered after her an,
e closed the door behind him. He
n turned toward her and held out hi
arms.
"Yes." he whispered hoarsely
left you. my moonHower. my perfec
pearl. could not 20 home until
= had told you that I love you"
" Molly recoiled In horror.
"Will you come with me and be m
bride. my lotus nowerT' inquired IN
10 black man eagerly.
"a "Oh. I hate you Go away" sh
cried "John' John 2"
The answer wns immediate. Wit
crash John Beatty stood In the eT
trance.
~ WIN ithp he WIS upon tue Dihc
is man. and with parting kick. depo'
ia tied ulm upon the sidewalk. The
he turned back Into the apartment
Molly was weeping pitifully as sh
erouched on the Turkish rug.
IL saw that black skunk tur
70 back, Molly. and ! suspected SOM
70 thing" John exclaimed. $50 I waite
outside 20 make sure that II was a
right You aren't angry with m
ar dearr'
Of Angry. Johni she answered. lool
or Ing up. "oh. John. can you ever 20
give meY'
John 81, down beside her and too
her hands IN his.
" Molly. dear" he said. II guess yC
w. didn't understand-that's all. Molly.