The Washington times., 1925-06-29

EoR threea hours remained i'm
i mershed in the natural hot sui
phur flow from underground. aft
erwards drinking copiously from the
hot well. When dinner time arrived
was hungry as woh--and
/ ate heartily. Late that night,
when an was still, I awoke with
. frightened start and was inme-
diatelv seized with the conviction
that / was dying. .
Great red flashes were playing
in the darkness before my eyes
and an awful sensation of sink
ing. sinking enveloped me-. At my
Nfirst, movement a great black
cloud enveloped me and I felt
as If smothering. To get up was
impossible. / was weighted down
by tremendous forces, each new
movement adding to the sense of
suffocation.
How long struggled don't
know Each moment felt my
last. I finally got a degree Of
relief by slowly turning on my
side and letting my head and
shoulders hang over the ledge of
the bed. my forehead almost
touching the floer. 1t may have
been only minutes-it seemed like
~. bour-hefore the attack sub.
sliced and passed.
Cigarette Craved.
Along toward morning / fell
asleep again. notwithstanding 3
terrible dread that sleep would be
fatal. When awoke at 1870 ]
felt an right save that craved q
cigarette. attributed the night.
attack 10 the fact that I had been
insa small room with only ore.
window. concluding there had been
Insufficient fresh air.
ate a hearty breakfast. resisted
the cigarette Nearning and asked
Richards. the proprietor and man
ager. to change me into one of the
BmalI bungalows for the rest Of
ny stay.
That day / spent soaking and
heating out in the baths and
retired early. A recurrence of the
MISUNDERSTANDING terror came
during the night, but inothing in
comparison with what had suf-
Tered the night before.
About o'clock In the evening
! Of the third day. tired out from
the prolonged sweating but tri-
llmphantly cigarette and alcohol
! les. / lay down on the bed in my
cottage for a nap before dinner.
The door was wide open. fell
:. into a sort Of day dream.
Then, in the foliage of a small
/ nearby tree / saw a woman's face,
uairaculously beautiful.
8 The face smiled at me. couldn't
believe my eyes. and closed them.
when / looked again the face was
etill there, real and more beauti-
full. Suddenly l felt soothed and
: smiled back. The eyes half closed
and there was an almost imper
ceptibIs nod of invitation.
I sprang up and toward the
door in a conclusive spasm OF
eager response. my arms flung
out-the face disappeared.
stood trembling, sickeningly
disappointed. Then laughed
long and Historically. had sud
denly recalled my rather extern
sive reading about the astral and
spiritual planes of existence, and
Il had attended seance on FIJI
more street with Ruth and wit
messed what appeared to be gen.
uine phychie phenomena. OF
course, what 1 had just seen was
merely a manifestation Of things
I had read about, thought about,
TO some extent forgotten about.
So 1 was still laughing at my
stupidity, though inwardly awed'
when I went in to dinner.
Outburst StartIes Diners.
No sooner had l seated myself
81 the table !; had been assigned
10 when 1 was started and an
aoyed by sarcastic comments and
Unpleasant remarks being whis-N
cred about me. not only by those
Gated at my table, but by every
uest in the room!
I made an effort to appear that
did not hear. But the remarks
rapidly became abusive, loud. in
4 toIerable. In sudden rage l flung
back my chair. abruptly.
at hear every word you people
say.' 1 said Indignantly. Il can't
help being what AMIN as
good as any of you at that. Put
that In you pipes and smoke it
till you're black in the face"
was rushing to the door as /
shouted this and was greatly puz-
zled by the expressions Of utter