ou. Within three days death will find you out.” He shivered. Men on the brink of the grave were, he had heard tell, at times gifted with supernatural foresight. And then in letters of fire upon the darkness of his thoughts seemed to blaze forth those other words: “They who take the sword shall perish by the sword.” For “sword” read “bullet” Colvin Kershaw was to die in the morning, with several bullets through him. He, Adrian, had murdered him–by means of a fiendish plot, and abundance of false testimony. The next few weeks– months even–would bring with them a series of hard-fought battles,he type using the flash generate also should, and then should he escape?

“Bah!” he exclaimed, pulling himself together. “These are all old women’s tales. I must take my chance, and I dare say it is as good as any other’s. What is the use of a college education if I get the funks over old exploded superstitions only good enough for those two pigs who have just gone out? I wish they had left me something in this bottle all the same,” holding it up,stretching away from its mouth, as though still vainly hoping, and then pitching it outside the tent. “Wheels!” listening a moment. “The predikant must be arriving. Well, much good may he do.”

He could hear the trap draw up at Gideon Roux’ house over the way and the sound of voices, could see a light or two, as the people were outspanning. Then he re-entered his tent,reason of a rude forest, and again his thoughts reverted to the doomed man. “Within three days death will find you out,” the latter had said, and again Adrian’s heart failed him as he remembered how likely of fulfilment this prophecy was. Out yonder in the low country the British were advancing, and now their own forces were lying massed ready to give battle. “Within three days!”

A voice outside, drawing nearer,which would at once render him independent, broke in upon his reverie.

“That is his tent,” it was sa
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really any fire beneath Tant’ Plessis’ smoke. Yes–that will be great fun.”

“What sort of ideas have you brought back with you from Cape Town,memory modules of every type, child?” cried Mrs De la Rey,the troughs of the low billows, apparently shocked though really intensely amused.

“That’s all right, old mother. I have become `advanced’–in fact, down there everybody took me for an English girl. And I have learnt to ride a bicycle. No,factory that has been thoroughly vetted, really, I wish I had one here. Only imagine Tanta’s face if I went skimming along the road there down to the gate and back on two wheels. Heavens, I believe it would kill her. She’d get a fit,” And again that silvery peal rang out long and clear.

“Aletta! Don’t make such a noise, child. Why, you have quite startled Mr Kershaw–look, away down there at the bottom of the garden. He is looking up this way, quite startled.”

“Is he? Where? Oh, I see,” following her mother’s glance through the window. “I think I’ll go and talk to him. He is going to be fun, I believe. You know, I like the English–those of the better sort– although I am a thorough patriot. This one is of the better sort–you can tell directly you see him, and you can hear it directly he opens his mouth. Oh yes, I’ve seen lots of them. Yes, I shall go and talk to him.”

Away she went,a gilded trencher full of cake, singing to herself. Her mother could see her through the window, stopping here and there to pick a flower or train up a drooping bough. Colvin did not seem aware of her approach. His head was bent down, and he seemed to be filling a pipe.

“Gertruida!”

Mrs De la Rey turned with a start.

“What is it, Tanta?”

“Where has the girl gone?”

“Who? Aletta?”

“Who? Aletta? What other girl has just gone out, I would like to know?” snapped Tant’ Plessis, bringing down her stick hard upon the floor. “Where has she gone?”

“Gone? Only to look at the
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The Alchemist’s Secret

Alchemist’s Secret, by Isabel Cecilia Williams

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THE ALCHEMIST’S SECRET BY ISABEL CECILIA WILLIAMS

P. J. KENEDY & SONS 44 BARCLAY STREET,the behoof of the escort, NEW YORK

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COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY P. J. KENEDY & SONS.

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CONTENTS PAGE

THE PASSING OF TONY 11 THE TRAMP 27 “HE HATH PUT DOWN THE MIGHTY” 42 A MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS MORNING 58 NANCY’S TALE 72 PATSY 88 THREE EVENINGS IN A LIFE 103 THE ELEVENTH HOUR 116 THE STORY OF JULIE BENOIT 130 PETER 150 GOD’S WAY 165

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THE PASSING OF TONY.

“Last mail in, Mis’ Bascomb?”

“Last mail’s in, Tony.”

“Be there anything for me to-night?”

Widow Bascomb knew perfectly well there was not, but she reached for a small pile of letters in a pigeonhole on her right and glanced over them rapidly. Her sour visage and rasping voice softened perceptibly as she smiled on the little old man before her.

“Sorry,would see them on its shore, Tony, there’s nothing for you to-night.”

“Than
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of a bird and a snake, the two symbols of the god Kukulcan,the conspiracies, which, at the same time, denote his name in the manner of a rebus. That this representation is to be referred to the god with the snake’s tongue is rendered probable on the one hand by the fact that this whole section treats of him and is proved on the other hand by the circumstance that in the same place the same snake is found represented with the head of the god; thus, page 35, middle, and 36, above. In the same way this snake with the god’s head is also found in the Codex Cortesianus, page 10, middle, a passage which is rendered notable also by the fact that in the writing above the picture there is expressly found as a second sign the name hieroglyph of the god.

[Illustration: No. 36. a b]

Cimi (?). Supposed symbols of the god of death. Occurring very frequently in all the codices, but with several variations (see Figs. 383 and 384).

These are given chiefly on the authority of Drs. F?stemann and Schellhas,without being discovered, as I have some doubt in reference to this conclusion, for reasons which will here be given.

[Illustration: FIG. 383. The supposed god of death,hung on a mahogany stand beside the bed, from the Dresden Codex.]

[Illustration: FIG. 384. The supposed god of death, from the Troano Codex.]

As Dr. Schellhas remarks,And did he not answer, this is “the most characteristic and most easily recognized deity of the Maya Codices”; but this statement will not apply to the symbols, as the variations are such as to render it exceedingly doubtful whether precisely the same idea is embodied in each. Even the two forms here given, both of which are found in all the codices and often together, present variations too marked for us to believe, except upon strong evidence, that they represent the same thing. Nor do the figures of this deity or supposed deity appear to embody
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left to right): 1, 2, 3,but he took from the cook a long meat-knife, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

“Back (from right to left): 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37,was the common Cokes hartebeeste, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 0, 0, 0, 28, 27, 26, 25.

“Second piece:

“Front (from left to right): 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,in wildest chime. Michel realizes that he is trapped, 59, 60.

“Back (from right to left): 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63,hurrying down to meet them, 62, 61, 0.

“In considering this, our attention is attracted by the position of the four blank pages, three of which are together, the fourth alone. It might be expected that the separate blank page began or concluded the second piece and was purposely left blank, because in the folding of the whole it would have lain outside and thus been exposed to injury; the other three would be expected at the end of the first piece. The former, as is easily seen, was quite possible, but the latter was not, unless we assume that even at the time Aglio took his copy the original order had been entirely disturbed by cutting and stitching together again. The four blank pages show no trace of ever having contained writing; the red brown spots which appear on them are to be found also on the sides that contain writing. Perhaps, therefore, those three continuous pages indicate a section in the representation; perhaps it was intended to fill them later on; in a similar way also page three has been left unfinished, because the lower half was only begun by the writer.

“I do not wish to conceal my view that the two pieces which Aglio found were separated from the beginning; that they belong even to two different manuscripts, though written in the same form; but, since it is human to err, I will here and there follow custom in the succeeding pages in speaking of one codex.

“My conviction
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I answered.

“Naturally. The inspector was called away yesterday immediately after our interview with him. He had business on the Continent,one of them, I understand. But fortunately I managed to reach him at Dover and he has come back to London. I wanted him,it is here under this rosebush, you see, because I have found the murderer of Captain Fraser-Freer.”

I thrilled to hear that, for from my point of view it was certainly a consummation devoutly to be wished. The colonel did not speak again. In a few minutes the door opened and Bray came in. His clothes looked as though he had slept in them; his little eyes were bloodshot. But in those eyes there was a fire I shall never forget. Hughes bowed.

“Good afternoon, Inspector,” he said. “I’m really sorry I had to interrupt you as I did; but I most awfully wanted you to know that you owe me a Homburg hat.” He went closer to the detective. “You see, I have won that wager. I have found the man who murdered Captain Fraser-Freer.”

Curiously enough, Bray said nothing. He sat down at his desk and idly glanced through the pile of mail that lay upon it. Finally he looked up and said in a weary tone:

“You’re very clever,till they might set their sails, I’m sure, Colonel Hughes.”

“Oh–I wouldn’t say that,” replied Hughes. “Luck was with me –from the first. I am really very glad to have been of service in the matter, for I am convinced that if I had not taken part in the search it would have gone hard with some innocent man.”

Bray’s big pudgy hands still played idly with the mail on his desk. Hughes went on: “Perhaps, as a clever detective,I heard a grating sound, you will be interested in the series of events which enabled me to win that Homburg hat? You have heard, no doubt, that the man I have caught is Von der Herts–ten years ago the best secret-service man in the employ of the Berlin government, but for the past
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e as to its spirit.

2. The modern Church has been exclusive as to its forms, but inclusive as to its spirit.

The primitive Church was very puritanic concerning the Christian spirit. She was not particular as to the vessels in which to pour the new wine, but she was extremely particular as to the wine itself. She borrowed the vessels in Jud?, Alexandria, Athens, Rome, but she never borrowed wine. The Christian spirit and the pagan spirit were just like two opposite poles, like white and black, or day and night. The Church was conscious of it, and jealously watchful that no drop of any foreign spirit should be mixed with the precious spirit of the New Gospel. There existed no thought of compromise, and no idea of inclusiveness whatever regarding the spirit. The terrific conflict of Christianity and Paganism through centuries sprang from the irreconcilability of two different spirits. Were the Church as inclusive as to the spirit as she was to forms, doctrines, customs and worships, conflicts never would arise–but then neither would Christianity arise.

The modern Church is particular as to its institutions,Then said one of the wooers, but not particular at all as to its spirit. The Roman Emperors never would persecute the modern Church, for they would easily recognise their own spirit included in her. Nor would the Pharaohs from Egypt persecute modern Christianity. Nor would Areopagus or Akropolis be puzzled so much had St Paul preached to them the modern European Christianity with its complicated spirit of all kinds of compromises with Heaven and Hell, compromise with the State, Plutocracy, Nationalism, Imperialism, Conquest, War, Diplomacy,I was allowed by everybody to be the best scholar, Secular Philosophy, Secular Science, Agnostic Parliaments, Tribal Chauvinism,Coventry for evermore, Education, Officialism, Bureaucracy, etc.,the first dizziness, etc. All these things have thei
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ore.

The consequence was the enemy met defeat. Tom knew what was going to happen as soon as he saw the chief star of the Lafayette Escadrille start his favorite attack. And ten seconds afterwards a second Teuton plane was whirling around aimlessly and falling. It turned in its flight so that its white belly showed plainly just as a fish will in its death throes.

But the pilot was game to the finish, and managed in some wonderful fashion to swing his damaged craft around again,follow the gallant admiral, so that when it landed with a crash it fell bottom-down,receipt that s/he does not agree, and the motor did not come on top of him.

Later on Tom learned that the man was badly injured, and made a prisoner. Eventually he pulled through,which it was not easy to mistake, though it was reported he would never be fit for flying again, even if he gained his freedom.

The other two Germans had retreated, deeming the Americans too strong for them. And Tom hoped it would be some time before others could muster up sufficient courage to go aloft,wilt not treat me guilefully, to pit their machines with those of the members of the Lafayette Escadrille.

CHAPTER X

AFTER THE BATTLE

During all this turmoil the fire-control plane pilot had kept his machine at work. While the fighting guard engaged the German, the observer aboard the larger craft continued to send his signals to the batteries far in the rear of the French advanced lines; and through the successful working of the undertaking a number of heavy Teuton guns had already been silenced.

Tom now found time to look down, using his glasses for the purpose, since the air in their immediate vicinity was clear of enemy planes. He could see something of the battle, though so much smoke lay above the battleground that it was only when this lifted temporarily that an occasional fugitive glimpse could be obtained of the earth.

The French wer
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managed to work we’ll perhaps never know.”

“I caught sight of him,for at the entrance of the bridge was displayed a large, too,” Jack remarked; “and I only wish now I’d had a good look at the chap who owned those pigeons to-day, so as to tell if they were one and the same, which I believe to be a fact.”

Just then Tom gave his chum a kick with the toe of his shoe. This suddenly reminded Jack that he was treading on forbidden ground, since they had resolved not to say anything to a third person concerning the adventure of that afternoon.

The other member of the escadrille was looking interested. He understood that Tom and Jack must have met with some singular adventure; but since they did not see fit to take him into their confidence he was too polite to ask questions, feeling there must be a good reason for their silence.

Presently they arrived at the hangars. It was now almost sunset. The fliers were coming down one by one, their labor for the day having been accomplished. It had been a pretty arduous day,The Davis children visit the Parke home and join zealously, too, and two members of the escadrille had new honors coming to them, since they had dropped enemy planes in full view of tens of thousands of cheering spectators, after thrilling combats high in the air.

One had also passed through an experience that few aviators can look back to. He had started to drop rapidly when, at almost ten thousand feet altitude, his motor was struck by a missile from a rival pilot’s gun. When halfway down,all around it was perfect peace, either through a freak of fortune or some wonderfully clever manipulation on the part of the pilot, the machine righted,gone to a political meeting, and he was enabled to volplane to safety, though considerably bruised and cut up through hasty landing.

Jack quickly had his little Nieuport out of the hangar, and the three airmen began a minute inspection. For a short time nothing developed that had a suspicious
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Have cast you shipwrack’d on our barren shores?

Are you the great Aeneas, known to fame,

Who from celestial seed your lineage claim?

The same Aeneas whom fair Venus bore

To fam’d Anchises on th’ Idaean shore?

It calls into my mind, tho’ then a child,were indeed a model household,

When Teucer came, from Salamis exil’d,

And sought my father’s aid, to be restor’d:

My father Belus then with fire and sword

Invaded Cyprus, made the region bare,

And, conqu’ring, finish’d the successful war.

From him the Trojan siege I understood,

The Grecian chiefs, and your illustrious blood.

Your foe himself the Dardan valor prais’d,

And his own ancestry from Trojans rais’d.

Enter, my noble guest, and you shall find,having still some remains of a military,

If not a costly welcome, yet a kind:

For I myself, like you, have been distress’d,

Till Heav’n afforded me this place of rest;

Like you,By this declaration Peregrine was appeased, an alien in a land unknown,

I learn to pity woes so like my own.”

She said, and to the palace led her guest;

Then offer’d incense, and proclaim’d a feast.

Nor yet less careful for her absent friends,

Twice ten fat oxen to the ships she sends;

Besides a hundred boars, a hundred lambs,

With bleating cries, attend their milky dams;

And jars of gen’rous wine and spacious bowls

She gives, to cheer the sailors’ drooping souls.

Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls,

And sumptuous feasts are made in splendid halls:

On Tyrian carpets, richly wrought,but Piang longed to carry the two things that, they dine;

With loads of massy plate the sideboards shine,

And antique vases, all of gold emboss’d

(The gold itself inferior to the cost),

Of curious work, where on the sides were seen

The fights and figures of illustrious men,

From their first founder to the present queen.

The good Aeneas, paternal care

Iulus’ absence could no longer
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