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ated that we must do
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of the year, and the
time worn chestnut of
other merchants that
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4 shall not and will
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as we are concerned.
We find from past ex
perience that LOW
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THE FIRE-IWORSHIPPER'S SECRETS
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.
BY ANDRIE LAURIE. TRANSLATED BY A. C. TOWNSEND.
CHAPTER IX.-(CooNTne xn).
ARGARIDI WAS EX
hausted. He dragged
himself along wearily
in Maurice's wake un
til the latter, out of
very pity, proposed
that he should wait
and rest at the main
i .: crossway, leaving him.
Maurice, to explore
alone.
"If you think, pir,
. that I will allow you to
travel by yourself." he
:.'^ said, "you little know
AristomenO Gargaridi'e
nature!"
"Leave the basket
behind, then. It weighs
you down."
"Yes! And if the other one-pointing
over his shoulder-should find it! The old
wretch is capable of anything, sir. He
would eat our provisions, and then escape
when we were dead from hunger. No, no,
sir!" and he hugged the basket closer to his
body.
While Maurice was carving a mark at the
twenty-third turning of the eleventh gal
lery. Acistomene fancied that he could hear
a slight murmuring noise some few paces
off. Hie turned the corner where Maurice
was at work and ligh'ed a candle. A couple
of feet in front of him the passage opened
abruptly. A stream of clear and sparkling
water issued from the bowels of the earth.
With a shout of joy (argaridi lay down
and drank long and deeply of the pure,
cold wate-. 'I hen rising, he announced his
discovery to Maurice. liHe also refreshed
himself at the stream.
"it is certainly au important discovery,"
he said; "even if our eatables give out we
shall not die of thirst.. lut what is this?"
-plunging his hand into tII: water-''"a box
of matches!"
"lieavens!" cried Gargeridi, "it is mine-
ours, sir! Fool! idiot, that I am. I must
have dropped it when I was drinking."
"It's unfortunate, certainly," said Mau
rice, examining the wet box in the hope of at
least finding a few dry watches. But every
match wassoaked and utterly useless. "Now
we are condemned." he went on, like the
vestal virgins to keep the sacred fire-in
this case, our candle constantly allhht. It is
most unfortunate. lit we are losing time:
let usmove on.
li.cuuraged by this latest accident, they
marhed gloonmily on. Fourteen galleries
had now been carefully explored, Gargaridi
now walked in front, holding the single
light and carefully guarded it with his
hand. 'The connt!.es passages all
irclr d around the one rotunda: they might
as well abandon the one miethd and cho.so"
their way blindly without refirring to the
omrapass.
Maiuriee, a-sinthat t he unfortunate G itr
paridi was quite' worn out. deemed it bhst
that tlty ehshld halt and rest. it was now
nine in the evening.
"You shall cleep for five hours. Arieto
mene, and at the end of that tlm,, I will
awake you. and sleep myself. It ui a pity
that wei aust keep our light burning, but
there is nothing else to be dun.e."
They ate a few msoathfuls and Gargaridi
thea tell fast asleep. Maurice, indetd, had
Misses' and Children's Jer
sey Ribbed Summer vests, boc
Ladies' Fine Jersey Ribbed
Vests, sleeveless, - - 25c
Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests
with short sleeves, high
and low neck, - - - 30c
Ladies' Fast Black Jersey
Ribbed Vests, sleeveless, 35c
Ladies' all Silk Vests, - 9oc
Extra Fine knotted fringe
Damask Towels, assorted
colored borders, - 25C
Fancy knotted fr;nge Turk
ish Towels, can be used
for tidies, in all colors, 25c
Turkish Table Cloths, one
and one-half yards square,
knotted fringe, - $5"o
Full line of Fancy Ruching
in all the latest styles and
colors, - 25c per yard
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $1.25 to 8oc
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $1.50 to $I
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $2.25 to $i.6o
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $2.75 to $1.85
Ladies' Muslin Chemises
Reduced from 9oc. to 6oc
Ladies' Muslin Chemises,
Reduced from $1.50 to $I.io
hard work to keep himself awake, for by
this time his energies were exhausted.
'I he five hours eassed slowly away. Maur
ice having with difficulty onused the Greek
from his heavy slumber, lit a fresh candle
with the one which was now consumed and,
biddine his companion keen wide awake, in
a few seconds was fast asleep.
At the appointed time he was called by
Garearidi, and they at once resumed their
mournful journey. One after another the
long, silent passages opened out before
them with the same monotononq repetition,
and Maurice soon perceived that at last
each galery was either maiked or num
bered, and that the issue was as far away
as ever.
'heir last candle was now burning. Be
fore long they would be in utter darkness,
nothing before them but a slow and linger
ing death. They decided to return to the
hidden spring and there wait for death or
rescue.
On reachinkit they were surprised to find
the Gueber crouching down close to the
water's edge, his mantle wrapped about his
head. The old msan seemed ignorant of
their presence. In vain did Maurice ad
dress him, pleading with him in the name
of humanity and bringing every argument
to bear. The only answer was a deep groan,
and the fireworshipper, folding his cloak
more tightly around him,. tuined his face to
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the wall and remained motionless. 'I he
candlu burned with additiunal brlghtn.,a
fur a momnent, then Iliwkered. then went
out. Eternal darkness had connuenced for
"Yiu ,re well called '(ioucha Nichin' "
the man who holds huw-elt 11ilf -sead (lit -
grill. "lven at ean.h a tlite as th tihe
will ihave naullght to say t. ini, MonI.elr
Mauic,-. Ah! I iam eturving! IRouth as
vCrv lear!"
Maullce tried to comrfort the polr fellow,
uint hl, own voice was wekk fromi hunr.r
and fatiltgu, nd very Olln d.ead cilti.'e
roluned around thlln. The in' latchly
houre. tiae.d on. Frim tuna to tmiue iL0
Foster's Celebrated Kid Gloves,
5-hook; extra quality, in black,
- drabs and tans, dressed and
undressed. Every pair warran
ted.
THIS WEEK, $1.35.
Ladies' Lisle Thread and Silk
Plaited Gloves, in black, tans
and slates.
THIS WEEK, 25C.
Misses' Lisle Thread and Silk
Plaited Gloves, in black, tans
and slates.
THIS WEEK, 25C.
One lot Fancy colored Silk and
Satin Parasols, regular prices,
$2.50 to $5.oo0 your choice.
THIS WEEK, $1.00.
Twenty-inch Black Silk Parasols
natural and silver handles.
THIS WEEK, $1.50.
35 dozen Children's extra heavy
fast black Ribbed Ilose, sizes
7 to 8 1-2, worth 35c.,
THIS WEEK, 20C.
60 dozen Ladies' seamless fast
black Hose, full lengths, regu
lar 35c. goods,
THIS WEEK, 20C.
Ioo dozen Ladies' Jersey ribbed
Vests, sleeveless, retail price
12 I-2C,
THIS WEEK 5C.
of the two men would rinse his mouth with
water or nibble a few mouthfuls of the
moiss which grew beside it. In this black
darkness all sense of time was lost to them.
Had they been entombed for years or only
days? All sense of feeling left them; a de
lirium came over them. Hideous dreams
and hallucinations passed through their
brain; they remained motionless, helpless
from starvation, while the most awful
visions came to them. Through Maulaoe's
dreams forever floated the image of his
sister Catherine, alone, despairing, and be
wailing him. Each moment he would
struggle to rise, to run to some door, to
gain the barrier behind which he imagined
he could see his sister.
How long they lay there was never known
to them, when suddenly a piercing cry
came from the tire worshipper, and even
roused Mlaurice from his topor. "'iy
daughter! Leila! Is it you, unhappy child?"
In an instant Maurice was on his feat,
awake and in his senses. He could scarce
believe, however, that he was not still
dreaming, when, seemingly within a few
feet of him, he heard a soft voice answer:
"Grandfather! Where are you? I am
here! Catherine is with me!"
Maurice could only cry out the one word,
"Catherine!"
"Maurice! I, too, am here. I can not tell
where you are--we can see nothing before
us-our lamp is almost out," came to him
in his sister's voice.
Utterly amazed, Maurice looked round on
all sides through the darkness, anu at last.
on raising his eyes. perceived a feeble light
atove the wall on his right hand.
"T'here they are, behind the wall! Look,
Goneha-Nichin," he cried, shaking the old
man's arm.
But the gueber shook him off angrily and.
comrmenced to strike his head against the
wall, uttering the most doleful lauenta
tions.
"She also! She also!" he groaned in de
spair. "Lost, destroyed, finished is my
race. All is over, the shades surround me.
Mitlra has abandoned me, wretched lean
that I iri. Iinvo I lived , Inunrily t,/
bring iituut tIhe ruiu of tuy '! ;.r
these 1.74-8n, dlill) With nee, t~ 14.:0' thel Ildt. of
"7y uwn mom joorimh? Hutt r I hit di,"d at
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hitd il t, wIjilli til-? uv Wm of. hIIjI tw. i~t.
8111e Join lu u? We eili [V ai 11m Aimdi.nwi
intr lore ,-r d"~ Io1,y.] 1011 u4n whet L~ du
Ladies' Muslin Chemises,
Reduced from $1.25 to 85c
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from $1 to 75c
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from $1.35 to 85c
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from $1.5o to $1.o5
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from 75c to 45c
Ladies' Muslin Dawers,
Reduced from 9oc to 6oc
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from $I.15 to 85c
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from $1.50 to $1
Men's Summer Neckties, in
Tecks and, Four in Hands, Ioc
Men's Fancy Silk Teck
Scarfs, all shades and
patterns, - - 25C
Men's fancy Four in Hand
Ties, all colors, - 25c
Large assortment Cast Steel
Shears and Scissors, all
sizes, - - - 25c
Silver Plated Tea Spoons,
plated on white metal,
25c per 1-2 dozen
Silver Plated Table Spoons,
25c per 1-4 dozen
Silver Plated Forks,
25c per 1-4 dozen
Decorated Chamber Sets,
Bee Hive pattern, - $3.75
"you will not dare, you will not be impious
enough, to sacrifice these two young girls to
your empty superstition. Wretch, would
you kill my sister? Show them the way
take thenm from this place and, if neces
sary, I will stay here and perish. i shall
at least know that they are safe. Go!
Lead them back to life! Each moment
that they are in this tomb makes me suffer
a thousand deaths."
He might as well have appealed to a
granite statue. The gueber hold his hend
between his hands and kept on repeating in
a monotonous voice:
"To dio-Leila, to die. Thy race is
finished, gueber. With thine own hand
thou bast broken off the last branch."
Huddenly he rose to his full height, and in
a ringing voice exclaimed:
"The saerilege shall be attoned for! The
Feraughi has penetrated into the Holy of
Holies. Its altar has been profaned. 'he
race of the gueber must end."
But Leila's clear voice answered, with a
cry of triumph: "Father! thiru has been
no sacrilege. The Feranghis are of the
same race as ourselves. I, your daughter,
have discovered it in the Sacred book! We
are of the same religion. They belong to
ourselves and you can lead them from
this tomb without fear! Savo them,
father, and save your own child! Do
not bring shame upon your own white
hairs by such a crime! The Feran
ghis spring from our own ancestors. Let
me come to you and 1 will explain all!" The
fire-worshipper and Maurice were stupe
fied. As for Gargaridi, he remained in a
torpor very near to death. He heard noth
ing of what was passing. After a pause the
gueber spoke:
"Daughter. turn to the right hand and
proceed along six galleries, then to the
left and follow seven passages; then once
more to the right when you will soon find
yourself before the altar; there, await us.
Come!" he added, turning to Maurice.
Lifting the unconscious Oargaridi upon
his shoulders Maurice followed the gueber
through the labvrinth. The old man trod
the way as easily as if it had been broad
daylight.
Ten minutes later. Maurice, overcome
with fatigue and want of nourishment fell
in a faint before the alter of Mithra. The
fire-worshipper with stern face and closely
set lips stood. with arms folded on his
brerrst, and waited for his grandaughter's
explanation.
CHAPTERI X.
EXPLANATIONS.
"Maurice! my brother! Oh! Leila we have
arrived too late! cried Catherine, as she saw
her brother Iving senseless. "No, dear
Catherine," said Leila, bringing her lamp
to bear upon his face, "he has fainted, that
is all. Quick! give me the cordial. We will
soon revive hlitl."
Hlo, indeed, it proved and in a few. min
utes Maurice was sitting up and eagerly
questioning the two girls. "How had they
come here? What had led them to the
very spot whore they, the explorers, lay?
What rashnies on their part-but what i
joy to see themr! Surely they could not
know the dangers that were even now be
fore thern; that Goneha-Nichin had de
clared that ino onre who had profaned the
salrctuay vIshould leave the labyr inth alive!"
and as lie thouitbht of the two girls' peril the
'young man's fliee blanched with dread.
"Monrsiur Maurice," tbr ike in the weak
voice of Gargrridi who had partialli recov
ered fromi his swoomii "do yVou not think we
might, have somrething to eat?
''Aristomeno is right," said Catherine,
and she and ielia iroceeded to put such
food is they had brought with them before
the two fasting men.
"And you. (Goucha-Nicbin." said Maurice
to tile tire wu shipper, who was lelling
rnotioni l:so agi nast a pillar: "will you not
eat? Surely youll Iust be nearly dead with
hunier."
'Th'! galber' only au~nwer wits ia violent
gesture of ireluia.tl, anle casting an amngrv
glee nt' i't the tuirideust little feast, hu resumted
his leie dilttllltie.
"Well, eiirga;ridi. I hope you at least will
h ou n o r th e , h, ,.n ,:a rt." Hit tl ,el ttn w ''.
"Moinsie'ur *.tni safrliv count upon that,"
rephied the iresk, is liie eat down with a
plate l upon hs~ .( 's.
"And i I.w,'" siiani M auriie, after a few
nIiiiut ta; 'l0'o, yoii leUust toll uie by what
miracle oln arrived here."
" I l.la Ibelirngs thie whole credit," said
('atlher'n. "Without her I abh,uld have
been ablu to do nuthmng."
Decorated Dinner Sets, ixx
pieces, extra fine' decora
tions, first quality goods,
$16.50
Plain White Bowl and Pitcher,
full size, - - $1.25
Cups and Saucers, plain,
white ware, 45c per z-2 doz
All other white porcelain goods
in proportion.
Castile Soap, - 5c per piece
Bath Soap, - - 5c per piece
Scented Glycerine Soap,
25c per box
Clarinated Glyceriae soap,
4oc per box
Full size Tooth Brushes, - zoc.
We have just received an
other large lot of the
Magic Dime and Nickel
Banks, which we will
sell at - - - g5c
Our- Counter Goods
are receiving new
novelties every day,
and are replete with
many useful and orna
mental articles at 5c,
10c, 15c, 20c and 25c.
An examination of
these goods willaston
ish one at the prices
quoted.
"But Catherine, after all, is the real cause.
For myself, I should never have dared to
interfere with the plans of Goucha-Nichin,
but the sight of her distress made me risk
his annoyance and anger, and she looked
timidly towards her grandfather.
".Ex"lain, Leila," said the gueber's voice.
"by what miracle you have penetrated into
this sanctuary."
"You can imagine," said the girl, "our
anguish when we were forced to believe
that some accident had overtaken you. At
first it was only Catherine who had any
fears, for I myself felt confidence in the
knowledge and power of Goucha-Nichin,
but the time at last came when I, too,
shared these fears. The hours and days
passed. Were you irrevocably lost5 or must
we set out to bring you succor? Chance
had revealed a secret to me, a secret which
I never would have made use of without
some powerful motive. But now lives
were at stake. Yours, my father, so neces
sary for the welfare of our people: the
young Feranuhi's, so precious to his sister,
and for whose safety you, as it were, are
responsible. 'This honest servant, too, was
to be considered. I hesitated no longer."
A deep, heavy groan broke from the fire
worshipper's lips.
"You had already taught me," Leila went
on, "the existence of these subterranean
passages. Still more was told to me,
clothed in the legend of the 'Turning
Stone.' You yoursnlf had described to
me the nature of the entrance. Even
though its exact locality was lost to you.
"These things lingered in my mind. and
often I would meditate upon them. I
knew the bitterness it would be to you
were your life to end without having dis
covered the lost clew. It is not for nothing
that I am a descendant of the children of
the sun, and my one desire was to place in
your hands the power that had usoaped
them."
At those words the old man raised his
healn and cast a look of pride upon his
granddaughter. The others listened with
deep attention.
"As success comes to those who concen
trate their every thought upon one thing
and search for it without ceasing, so, I
thought, shall I, sooner or later, solve this
mystery which has caused him such long
and cruel anguish.
"And the solution was in your hands!
Without knowing it, you possessed it, and
had possessed it all your lif l"
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"W1; HAVE AIIRIVED TOO LATE!"
"What marvel is this?" murmured the
auli|r.
")On the very eve of the day you had up
pointed for your exploration as I was turn
ing over the leaves of thu Sublmoe Iok
v, a had enIcouraied me to study-thU Key
of iSolomuon -my attention was arrested by
a strange dhecovery. I had ceased to reed
riud my himg lantin hbad taken flight and
was wuandering afar, wheu my eye fell upon
wme sacred churacters and seemed to be
attracted agnrust icy own will. The open
pIn, tbefore mle wua filled by a nuruber of
iirlragraphsl . lHall dreaming, half attentive
It suddenuly snemed to me as if ill that was
traced upon this par wasee effaced or ob
sctred with this exception, that tlh lira
cad last letter of each paragraph was left
Men'4 Fancy Night Shirts, full
lengths, all sizes.
This Week, 750.
Men's better quality, embroidered
fronts, splendid goods.
This Week, $1.
Men's and Boys' White Unlaun.
dered Shirts, all sizes.
This Week, 50c.
Men's better quality, full linen
bosom and best quality muslin,
full sizes.
This Week, 75c.
Men's Summer Underwear, Nat-.
ural Grey.
80c. Per Suit.
Men's Lisle Thread Summer Un
derwear, brown.
$1 Per Suit.
Men's Normal Mixture Balbrig.
gan Underwear.
$1.25 Per Suit..
We have about 15 more of the
celebrated Whitney Baby Car
riages which we will close out
cheap, to make room for fall
shipments.
Full line of Mexican Sea Grass
Hammocks to be closed out at
actual cost.
Full line of Granite Ironware,
Porcelain-lined Ware, Tinware,
Etc., at eastern prices.
and stood clearly out. Following the
twisting line which these isolated letters
formed, I read distinctly these two words:
Turning stone.
"For a moment I was as one paralyzed.
Then rousing myself I rubbed my eves ond
saw that now the whole page was visible
and every letter in its place. But I was not
long in verifying what I had seen. Mark
ing the first and last letters of the para
graphs, I again found the magic words,
Turning stone.
"Thanks to your education I am too well
versed in the mysteries of Kabbale not to
be aware of the importance of my discov
ery."
"Unhappy girl!" broke in the fire-wor
shipper, trembling with despair, "haviR a
endowed you so richly, why has heaven
limited its gifts? To no much intelligence
and penetration why was not added pru
eence, dissimulation, and blind devotion to
the interests of your caste? Why did you
not tell rme instantly of your discove y?
Why profane it by revealing it to infidels?
Say! Why did you not bring this precious
eldw to me?"
That evening, grandfather, you were
more than usually preoccupied and silent.
and you have always taught me to respect
your meditations. Besides, I was not yet
thoroughly convinced of the truth and im
portance of my discovery."
"Well," said the old man with a sigh, "it
is Mithra's wish. But continue your tale."
"The next day I had little time to study
before your dt.parture. But I devotdd every
moment possible to following up the clew.
and was soon convinced that the sacred
book contained the secret of this sano
tuary and of the road leading to it. I
learned that the first stage of the journey
was this same Goul-Hok, the place you had
set out for."
"Yes," said the guebor; "I also knew that,
and was consumenod by doubt and grievous
hesitation when I first led the youne For
aught there. Wo Ild to heaven I had list
ened to the voice which called me batr :!'
"I awaited your return," continued Leilr,
"to submit my discovery to you. 1 neelt . t
say that nothini was further firom nmi rl:d
than to reveal it to anybo'ly but you. But
the time pasad; you did not return. Cath
erine's grif,to sany nothing of my own, w,.s
so great, I btcacue certain that ycu we e
huried alive. I saw it all. Long, long did
I hesitate. 1 besought Mithra to insur,
me. I sought in the book what direction to
take, and when I fully comprehedoed we
set outat the first hour of dathnese. Evwn
then I concealed from Catherine may awful
fears conoorning your condition. (ranud
father, she has endured the iwout cruel
agonv!"
"My poor sister!" broke in Maurice, as
(:nthorneu wept upon his shoulder; "and
yoU, Leilt. heroinei that youi fir, how canl I
repay you? Hlhuld I over aigtin ioi the
light of day I will uarve y7ou and hi, yollr
must taithful friend. lBut I four auoh prut.
ines are worth little. I was forgutting that
I am a prisouner."
The the-worshiper, lust lit h.ls own
thuughts, had paid little heed toi whut wtas
"Leiln!" he said, suddoely; "remember