The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-02
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.-,- ooc,lt power Of the Orient
pu ,r, mysterious and incredible
p.s7 ,rn'r1 had removed from the
a' .g one OF its greatest intelligences
V.I brain Of Rodman, who had
~'I scientists with his paper on
gu IVA ..,,a7rtacture Of precious stones by
N .s.,,, chemistry?
E."s,,,. was dead His attendant,
h'' strange Oriental from the Shan
l@' ,.sry I'm Asia, told a story weird
r',' .rrred..Ie. Finally NJ. Jonquelle,
gu .. @.t NJ French detectives, was called
E'','--,sr.,a and the Oriental rehearsed
% '', ,.-,. e what took place on the
"' ,.,a7 the man who could manu-
's.. rrhles and emeralds as cheaply
p',.,ss met his death.
GO on With the story.
CHAPTER III
-. oriental was going on with a
4D' .r..tsa articulation as though he
pm m5 thereby make a difficult matter
'. ~., wight had fallen swiftly. 1t
-s Incredibly silent. There was no
S@ in the Masters room, ana no
S..' .>.sgt the flicker Of the l"gs
.s', ,s.r.r, H., the fireplace. The thin
D''-.' i q. 7nnae.rcd family along the sill
/ n Ike door,
r. paused.
.-s. Hrenlace. Excellency, is at the
-l - the great room. directly opposite
a.. daor into the hall, before which
,,.,rs sat when the Master was within
w., tt-s7lace is of black marble with
,a immense black-marble hearth. And
,.. VIII which I had brought tho Mas
Stands On one side of the fi"c, on
,t.s r,a-1's hearth. as though l. were a
single andron'
Tro man turned back into the heart
Of his story.
,nra TINT the devocations of the thing
rars again on the way. And began
=, .g,ts- In the spirit for the Master
..,aty. Interference, both by act ano
lr ,fa will. were denied me. But there
+. an anxiety Of spirit, Excellenoy, that
ts uncertainty Of an issue makes in
lwerable,"
The man paused.
Tho nressure northumberland the
silence 1t was nearly midnight
gd not distinguish any act or mo-
,11 Of the Master, and in Gear creep
,ysr 10 the door and looked in through
he crevlce along the threshold.
"The Master sat by his table; he was
Staining forward, his hands gripping
Ne arms Of his chair. His eyes anC
,,ery tense instinct of the man were
corcsrtrated on the fireplace. The RET
gr5t NJ the embers was in the room
could see him clearly, and the table
t.yord him with the calculations; bu
ne fireplace seemed strangely out o.
fa-spective-it extended above me.
NV rilt to the Master, not more
Itsr four hand-breaths in length, IN
|r,5lcp the base, stood now like an i'm
,eo., bronze on an extended marble
ra6 beside a gigantic fireplace. This
Effect u extension put the top Of the
n IrenIace and the enlarged andiron,
above Its pedestal, out of my line OF
Nfsion. Everything else IN the chamber
holding its normal dimensions, was
Visible to me.
81 have said, Excellency. that my
kngle Of vision along the crevice of the
koorsill was sharply cut midway Of this
ow enlarged fireplace. From the di-
kecuon and lift Of the Masters face, he
has watching something above this line
nd directly over the pedestal of the
Iadlron. I watched, also, flattening my
acs against the sill, for the thing to
k'Daar
And It did appear.
a naked foot became slowly visible,
b though someone were descending
.vth extreme care from the elevation
the andiron to the great marble
arth. under this strange enlargement,
NY some distance below"
The big Oriental paused, and looked
Tn at me.
4 knew then, Excellency, that the
Master was lost! The creative energies
he Spirit suffer no division of wor'
a1, those of the body must be wholly
.a.ed. I had warned the Master. Ant
travail, Excellency, turned over
Rth my face to the floor.
But there is always hope, hope over
e certainues of experience, over the
uandes Of knowledge. Perhaps the
aster even now, sustained in the
rs would put away the devocation
No, Excellency, I was not misled
knew the Master was beyond hope