Evening star., 1922-03-12

gregation. He suggested that the box
at the door for the support of the
worthy poor receive fitting tribute.
and finally asked Paracelsus Grum-
bine to say a few words.
Mr.. Grumbine complied. He said
several words-said them with an in
genuous air. an air of engaging can
dor His remarks touched upon the
squared circle. lightly fiirted with the
crux ansata and came to rest most
entertainingly upon the universal So
lar logos and the zodiac. His success
was instantaneous. Swami Lal com
plimented his learning very highly.
and urged him to join their little so
ciety. Paracelsus Grumbine was much
fattered, and promised to come
around frequently.
We'll, my dear" said Mrs. Spar
hawk. when she and Enid had settled
themselves in the Limousine and were
rolling homeward, what did you
think Of it?'
why, it was interesting" muir
INJURED Enid demurely.
I'm so glad you appreciated 1t.
dear. You can see what a beautiful
interest the dear man takes in you
the vibrations of your aura must
strike upon his sensitive soul with
keen beauty! How proud l was OF
you tonight, dear. And didn't YOU think
that Mr-ah-Mr. Grumbine displayed a
| most crudite knowledge. a most unusual
grasp of infinity?"
Il did" admitted Enid Sparhawk.
rs he the only man in the society,"?
MY dear. men are SO base in their
mental atmosphere! Few of them can
attain the higher spheres. the true
planes of new thought! So you are to
have two hours every day with the
dear swami-how l envy you that in
| innate contact with the divine aura!
You shall have the coupe for your
own use. dear"
mo, thanks, aunty." put in the girl
IF you please, I'll take the roadster
and drive myself. It's much more
stimulating"
LAS you WISH" agreed Mrs. Spar
hawk. But when one has money
| why not employ it?"
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IND made no response, but stared
Il through the window at the foggy
night Maybe she was thinking about
Paracelsus Grumbine, who had GER
tainly stared almost rudely at her
and whose general appearance did not
quite accord with his name and erudi-
ton.
Neither she, nor Mrs. Sparhawk. nor
Paracelsus Grumbine. nor the swami
himself paid any particular attention
to the imperial Ming ice chest. Which
was, mainly, the mistake of Swami
Lal.
A heat wave was upon Los Angeles
! "a wave Of real heat, which drove
| most of the city to the beach towns
wherever possible.
Enid Sparhawk went to the temple
at 9 in the morning and worked for
two hours. She did this for three
days before anything happened. There
! was nothing difficult about her work
she merely typed dictation from the
swami, who stole occasional glances
into a cultural magazine as though
prompting himself. Enid chanced to
preserve Ouc VI 6SHio
which ran in this wise:
Neglect not beauty!
! This is the karmic corollary of initia-
tion,
This the myrtle-crown of Eleusis,
! This the hand of the Lord Of Karma
Thrusting at the pendulum Of evolu-
ton,
! Thrusting the epoch of enlightenment
Out from the ruins of Materialisrn
| Swami Lars office was the break
fast-room opening off the sacred pre-.
cincts of the temple itself. He re.
clined in an easy chair and dictated
| Enid Sparhawk grew accustomed te
his shiny brown jowl, AIS eloquent
melting accents. his large brown
| eyes. His dictation was interspersed
with much conversation, and at her
growing understanding of the mystic
phrases mis- comp1acent satisfaction
| was evident
What she could not see-since
Swami Lal sat little to the rear
was that the pleading brown eyes en-