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By PEROY RUSSELL. [Copyright, 1890. l>y tho Author.] CHAPTER IV. What oro poison wants in electricity is found in tho superfluous chanting of another. Tho profano said all the reli[{ion of tho whole Konerntion of tho Kurnoy s had somehow gone into Lilian. Doubtless?and l\oss know it well? thoro was a tincture of inadni ss with hor exaltation?at nil events, in tho souse that every form of true enthusiasm is a kind of insanity. Now that Charles. liowi'Vrr ii?>rr?fi viil tlmt K..cu began to play, as ho rudely termed it. "the serious young man," his vexation beejuno very apparent. "It was quite bad enough 111 lny sister," lie broke forth on Koss exeusing himself from dinner on the plea of attending with Lilian a native prayer meeting, "but to have you, a grown man, meddling and muddling in such tomfooh ry passes patience. Can't you leave tho natives alone? They're much better as they were?-confounded liars at the best, but if they turn Christian they'll be positively past endurance." "I think, Mr. Karney," said Koss coldly, "that we will not dismiss further a subject on which we cannot agree. If more were like your sister, there would be few liars in the world. The fact is, Christians of your stamp cannot bear to see even an approach of the real thing they profess." "Oh, preaching bo hanged 1" was tho profane and rude reply. "Ketone thing, young man, lot 1110 warn you that this is a dangerous placo to go and try proselyting. I wouldn't, I can assure you.' "I am quite suroyou wouldn't," said Ross, who could not help laughing at tho hare idea. Meanwhile Lilian, aided much by ltoss, pursued her mission with more success than evor nmong son to of tho natives employed by Iter brother, and uftt r a time tho threat of Prohrada the Brahman and his sinister boasts were entirely forgotten. For some time matters at the bungalow had gone on more harmoniously. Even Charles Karnoy, immersed as ho was in his manufacture and business, began to feel a certain respect for tho steal and exertions of his "missionary sister and his missionary partner," as ho called them, and, what is more, ho contributed, to the nniazi incut of both, sundry small sums of his own "for the good of tho cause. " "Contributions from you," cried Lilian, "are welcome. I'm sure wo can overcome everything, including the Brahnians themselves?our old enemies ?when we have your support." Her brother reddened and turned away his face. Truth to tell, he was beginning to feel a little ashamed of himself and to think that if his sister should chance to prove right, then, indeed, lie would ho found terribly wrong, and he was ready now to admit that her converts wrought much more effectively 111 tho fields than the followers of Vishnu. It was night, and all had retired to rest in the bungalow. Ross had been very fatigued during tho day ratting and boiling indigo, and he had retired to his charpo (a low bedstead) before tho rest. He slept at once, hut slept only to flrpftlil It linnnoiw.rt 'lr... I ;i inn hinl been tolling him of some of tho many incarnations of Vishnu, especially his appearance in tho form of a man lion, out of a pillar of a palace, whioh Hiranyakasipu, a profane monarch, struck, sncoringly asking why, if Vishnu indeed were every where, ho was not present at that particular pillar too. This dream or nightmare was a prelude to others, and Koss Suddenly found himself awake out of a medley of dreams, avatars and supernatural contliets with the echo of a cry in his ears. He could not tell whether ho had heard it sleeping or waking, but the inoro ho reflootod the more ho fancied that it must Ixi tho latter. He roso and roused tho nativo lying across his doorway, who had heard nothing; but, impelled by an uncontrollable feeling of apprehension, ltosa stolo out on tho passage and listened. Then lie passed on to the door of Lilian. It stood wide open, and looking in ho saw the apartment in evident confusion. The bed was in disorder, and evidently tho occupant had left the room suddenly. As ho looked the threat of the Brahman Hashed into his memory, and a cold sweat stood on his forehead. IIo felt the bed. It was warm. There was not a moment to lose. Ho could not stay to explain to Harney, for lie hoped by following at. once to overtake tho unhappy girl, who had in some way been drawn forth to what ho knew not. (Slipping hack to his room, ho thrust into liis boom a very long blnded knifo be carried on occasions of danger, and, scarcely thinking, hut feeling only that a crisis hud < 01110, ho went out into the night and peered into the darkness. Tho bungalow stood on an eminence quite isolated, and thenco only one beaten path led to the village and temple. If, as he feared, Lilian was being drawn hy some strange influence thither, he must be close b hind her, although the darkness was too thick for him to see aught ahead, and ho hurried down the slope ,..01. .... a.# 1 ... 1 nim m<i mi niK iimu^iiin III HIM lll illll. Hi- hurt hoard, as all residents in India among tlio natives must hear, of the extraordinary occult powers possessed and exorcised hy some ' f tlio illuminated priests, and ho thrilled to think that if Lilian were being called forth hy somo occult i wor, then, too, his presence might 1 known also. Hut as ho hurried oji ' grew more cool and suddenly rein, bored what ho had quite forgotten hat Lilian a day or two before had remarked to him: "Do you know, David, lately I have had such a strange feeling. 1 have aotually want* <1 to visit tho temple and sec those foolish coremonies again. Is it not silly? But I feel as if I could not keep out, I of all people. " And sho laughed in a way so natural that at tho timo he had thought nothing of tho matter. Now, in the dinkiioas of the night. out alone in the deaertod road with the memory <f that cry in hit* brain and tlie siidtJ? m disappearance of Liliuii, the whole tiling came back with an overf powering force. Was it not possible, lie thought, through an overwrought brain, excited by over proaaure and exaltation of the feeliuoa. Julian miirh-f V-como no possessed with tho ideu that hJ?o must K>> to tin* temple that at last tho i?l* a had produced a somnambulistio effect and liad wnt hor forth? Anyway thia took tho incident out of tho supcrnaturul region into that of reason, and ho hurried on, determined to search tho whole road and if necessary rouse tho villuKO. However near to the truth may have been tho conjecture of Koss, it is certain he was closer on Lilian's track than he had imagined, for when more than half way to the temple, of which one of its corner Kopurams, or towers, was now in view, faintly outlined against tho dark sky, his eyes, now used to tho gloom, discerned tho outline of a white dress, and ho felt sure it was Lilian who was gliding far boforo hini. Ho quickened his nace. hut to Ida un rtrri eo alio did (ho same, only her motion continued to bo that of n swift gliding along rather than walking. Shu was near (ho towor, ho fancied, and now as ho saw her forui sweeping on thither ho redoubled his speed and once or twice called out. Whether it was that ho had exhausted himself in the ehaso or (hat the horror of what seemed to him now (ho working of some awful, subtle, wicked power had temporarily paralyzed his voice lie know not, but ho was conscious that his efforts to call wore little more than a whisper or a gasp, and this, so common in nightmares, curiously enough made him fancy momentarily that la* was only dreaming and would presently wake. The next moment ho smiled to himself, even in that terrible moment, for he distinctly saw tho white liguro reach and melt into the gopnram, and when a few minutes later la* reached the gateway la* found tho massive door closed and immovable, and he pressed it with till his might. OHAPTKK V. What wo do in moments of sudden j utul overwhelming trial is usually entirely unlike that which wo should purposo to do could we know beforehand ! what was going to happen. When Ross reached the temple door ' to find it fast, and yet. was absolutely positive that Lilian or her phantom had gone in by that gate, he reeled backward, giddy for the moment and helpless. Then tin inspiration and an impulse came together, and ho resolved what to do. The gopurum was built on 1 the pyramidal principle, often noted en ; in iiuKKiii ii nipii H, and inn wour and tonr <if centuries had produced many lissures, wherein flourished many peepuls, tho sacred I'm troo of India. One side of tho tower was quite covered with tho j luxuriant growth?very much, indeed, us ivy envois an old wall in European countries. The poopul is sacred to Visit- ! jiu, and those trees were of great antio- i uity, and hy day Koss had often ga/.ec' I up at some of them?a singular sight to heathen eyes?growing literally out of tho upper portions of the building, i rooted deeply in mold deposited during j ages in the crevices of the decayed stone- j work. Ho had hocn as a hoy a champion | climber in his native highlands, and ho ! went up now in the darkness, feeling his way, determined to ho doing some- i tiling and hoping to find some mode of entrance or observation into the temple itself. Tho ascent was much more easy than ' ho expeotod, and as ho mounted up he found tho masonry more ruinous than j it had appeared to he from below in the daytime. Somo of the stones seemed to crumble beneath his hands and knees, and lie proceeded with the greatest canto avoid knocking down some of the 1 0 1 lloplny to find nomc mode of entrance. grotatsajuo enrvings which tint exposure to tlio atmospherai for ccnturios had in plaices* reduced to mi extremely hrittlo and friable condition. It was nervous work for Knss, who had to cautiously feel his way, although his eyes, now focused to tlut comparative darkness, could make out much in outline of the building about him. Koss, in climbing the gnpuram, had originally intended, hy dropping down inside, to find entrance from tin* interior inolOHiircs into tint court of that temple, hut ais ho now worked round the back of this tower hat found himself on the roof of what ha* knew to hat one of the pillared halls, and sundry streaks of red light that came up through crevices and cranks convinced him that soino ceremony must bo in progress helow. Hat crept down tat that side of that roof, the nature of that structure rendering this easy, anal here the accumulation of soil for centuries hual led to the growth of much vegetation, anal in one instance ho found a aleep, descending tissure in that decaying anal friable brickwork, from the bottom a>f which came a strong light. He determined to on largo this opening and descend into it as far sis ho could, and this was by no means difficult, ho that in a short tunc ho found himself wedged in tho cleft which occurred in a portion of the sloping ioof. Here immediately rosting on one of the giant grotesquely carvod pillars of tho hall below, into which he could bco very well, ho took up a particularly awkward position. Tho id^ht that now met his vision wsih one that no western eyes hod ever yet rested on. Tho hall was dimly lighted hy many lamps, bringing into br'ght relief the] 1 many idols around of gold and silvei and brass and oven iron. Thorn oonld Ik soon representations of Vishnu in hit many forms, soma of which Kosa recognized, wliilo others wore entirely strangt to him. Vishnu could bo gazed on hen as a tisli, a hoar, a man lion, an awful image of nbsoluto ferocity, animated by devilish intelligence of sheer destruetivoness, as u dwarf, as I'arasurama, armed with an ax, as Kulki, with 11 sword and a winged horse, and in inan.v other shapes. Uefore each of these idol* burned a small lamp, and tlio multiplicity of shadows thus created, the strung carvings of the pillars, and the utterly inhuman aspect and expression of most ,.r < i... t i-? " * - V?i ill! i.ni f", r>< uipi wren iU'COI Ulllg lO li,Uropeun ideas, combined to produce a torriblo impression on Ross' mind, already ho completely overstrained. Hut what were the idols, fierce, frowning, seiiHual and often hidcouHly repulsive, aH typical of the worst and foulest of human pas nions and propensities, compared to what he now saw at the farther end of this awful hull, where he beheld a recumhent figure of Vishnu, a stalk surmounted with the mystical lotus coming out of his middle and over him for canopy the bended necks and bonds of four motionless cobras? Hons bad soeu before a representation of this god resting on Besha, his snake of infinity, but the more lie looked at those cobras the more convinced was he that they were real snakes ehuruied by some eeoult jugglery into the rigidity of serpents of stone. Thoro was a kind of leveled space at the feet of the recumbent idol, and this was overlaid with flowers. While Hons still gazed fascinated and breathless a slight sound struck his ear, the sibilant rustle of slight drapery sweeping over a stone perforce, and he saw coming out from tlm black shadow of some of the distant columns a Brahman, his breast smeared with sacred ashes, leading by the hand a drooping figure, in which lie recognized Lilian. Iioss had never seen a somnambulist, hut bo felt sure that this unhappy girl who now allowed herself to ho guided right up the flowor strewn couch at the feet of tho fearful idol representing \r 2.. i t . * * > iMiim, ociieaui mo horrible canopy of cobra heads, was under the influence of some druK or magnetic influence which rendered her for tho time a helpless automaton in tho hands of the subtle (trail man, in whom, as lie came more under the light of the hanging lumps, I10 recognized Prohrada. Hoss divined all by a flash of intuition. The revengeful and greedy priest had somehow drawn Lilian to the temple and was now about to marry her fo Vishnu, and doubtless trusted to his own devilish art to induce his victim to become a convert and bring to the temple her fortuno. liuss had once heard of something of the kind, but bad laughed at the tiling as impossible. His breath came in pants; bis heart felt chill as lie reflected on his present impotence to interfere. lie saw, as a man in a dream, the Prahmun very gently lay his victim, who appeared absolutely insensible to all around her, on the floral couch and then ho marked her forehead lightly with tho trident sign of tho god at whose feet she now reclined. Then Prohrada rose and looked up at tho idol and tho row of motionless serpent heads, and a smile spread over hiH face which, had Hoss possessed firearms, would certainly have been bis last. Then, glancing onco more at his victim, ho swept out of the hall with lofty crest and haughty stride, and Hoss distinctly hoard tho slam of a heavy door. The hall was closed then, and now lie remembered that it was the custom in tho morning to anoint tho idols and to utter certain man trams, or prayers, and not till then did the god enter into tlit* idol, which until this ceremony had boon performed was but a senseless linage, even to t T . m pi ion. Ross had o . . y !>; . ',1 haste that lie had in i Iukiu up his watch, and ho was thereforo ignorant of the time and could only guess how much might yet he his own. What could, what should, he do? That whito draped figure lay as lifeless on the floral oouoh as the grim idol itself, while thero was not a movement to he seen in the awful row of cobra heads which formed that awful canopy, potrilicd for the time into the rigidity of stone. What could he done? Ross thought for a moment of enlarging the crovico and dropping from the pillar. But, if he did, what could ho then effect? Clearly he could not ascend with Lilian, and then if she woko and regained her senses lie feared she might go mad from the awful shock. And how could they escape from the hell, and then how did he know what spy holes might not exist for some lurking priests to see what was going on inside? No, no; that would not do. It was yet dark. The best thing clearly for Ross was to climb hack the way ho had come, run back to the bungalow and reuse up some of their native employees and "rush" the temple. That was the way ho put it to himself. Ho wasted no time, but was in an incredibly short time racing hack to tho bungalow, maturing his plans as ho went. It was not quite dark, to his great joy, and on arriving ho roused up Karney and told liim in a few words all lie had seen. His partner, at first incredulous, was convinced presently, but ho flatly refused to lake violent measures. What! Desecrate a temple! And then, nodoubt, tho rascals would take cure that Lilian niiuiim IUIU im 1UUIII1. VI), 1IO, i nut W1IS far too risky a thing. Besides, if they proved wrong thoy might raise tlio village against them, and if they were right probably the samo thing would happen. lioss lost, patience. lie slapped the coward's face and would have kicked him, but CharlesKarney decamped, terrified at his partner's looks. Hoss then called up himself all the Christianized natives and employees of the plantation and explained the awful position of their young mistress. They felt and appreciated the situation infinitely more than Charles Karney could, even had ho had it week to reflect, and, being hastily armed hy Ross, ho at the head of this impromptu levy went down to the temple at the double. Ho hoped hy this extraordinary promptitude to take tho Brahmans hy surprise, to induce a panio and to effect a roscue by a coup de main. Tho plan was well conceived and tho execution was hrilliaut. On arriving bcforo tho gopuram gate Kosh knocked, or rather thundored, at it, determined to blow it down with a small bag of , powder if no one oaino. To his amazement, after somo dolay it was opened, and hy Prohrada himself. Ho put on a haughty and dellan^air a( the sight of f r tho gleaming arms of tho little company ? pressing uround Ross uud asked what < this outraxo meant. "It means," said Rohm sternly, "that you must givo up > instantly and uninjured tho Mom Sahib < Kurnoy. She was to bo found," ho addI ed, "in tho hull of idols at tho foot of I Vishnu." 1'rohrodu hoard him to tiio end with a sarcastic look, and it was impossible i to toll from his demeanor how startled - ho was at tho exactitude of Ross' infori mutiun, who finished by saying, "Rofuso and you will bo ruined, and your i temple too." The Brahman paused for breath for ; two or three seconds and looked intently on tho ground. Then he raised his head proudly. "You shall see," ho said haughtily, "how you wrong us. Wait here a minute." Ross signed to his fol1 lowers, and all crowded in, while tho Brahman, without deigning to look behind him, immediately disappeared. Ross felt somewhat uncertain what to i do. lie did not wish to involve himself >md liin fnlluwnra in mi nOimb <> > #!,? temple if ho could possibly help it, ul' though to the Brahman his attitude had i been 0110 of the utmost resolution. But a 111 inut o or so passed oro they saw Prohrada returning, loading Lilian by tlio hand. She was still evidently insonsiblo. A few of the flowers that eluiiK still to her skirts showed that she liad been raised from tho couch by the idol. Her eyes wore closed, and she moved stiflly in obedience to the priest's guiding hands, as an automaton might be expected to do. The trident mark of Vishnu was on her forehead still. 1 'Seel" said the Brahman. "The mem sahib bears Vishnu's mark. Sho strayed into our tt mplo, entered the hall of idols and lay down at the foot of Vishnu. What could wo do? If you must have tier, take her." And his eyes added as his tongue stopped abruptly, "Take my deadliest curse with her too." Ross did not choose to argue or inquire into details. Lilian was his at last, and, closing round, they gently bore her, still in a somnambulistic con anion, to the bungalow. It was a long while before Lilian could bo made to understand all that had happen* d, and it was plain that her nervous system was terribly shaken. She shuddered at the sight of a native and trembled at hearing the native language. She was haunted with a fearful idea of hoing again irresistibly impelled to enter a Hindoo temple and became utterly incapable of continuing her missionary work. Ross dissolved his partnership with Karnoy, and, having persuaded Lilian to give him the right to protect her night and day, they were married, and it did not require much further persuasion 011 the part of Uoss to induce bis wife to leave India and her brother, for whom she felt the same contempt as her husband. 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WARRANTED. PRICE GOcts. (1AI.ATTA, II.LS., Nov. 1C, 13T*3. I'arH Modlolno Co., 8t. Ixwls, Mo. t lontlomon:?Wo sold last year, 000 bottles of (illi?\T'.'S TASTKI.KSH 0111 I.I TONIC iiu<1 huvo I miiuIii three itross olrendy thlu year. In nil owr exI ericm < ' f II yonrs>. In tho dma business, hnvo i \. r : lil an article that uavo mien universal satis taction us your Tonic. xoura truly, AllNLV CAlllt A CO Sold on iU merits : No euro no i> y K. N> i te n. Di i ggist. ' UNV?.v? ^ ( |f A ] 1 Prompt ' I Settlement ^ <>f all maturing policies is one of the , rules that has uicicle and kept the ; i piital >le I,ifc the strongest and most I i(liable insurance company in the world. The following acknowlcdge\ mcnt gives you an idea of how The Equitable Life; meets its obligations. Hai.KIQII, N. March 16th, 1MH. I W. J. IIOMIKY, Kiwi., I lock 11 ill. B. C. .s?. I am in receipt ?>f your esteemed favor ot i'ili Inst., enclosing cluck fur 'I'cn I l. iusniul holism In payment uf pulley > >. 'I I < .. J. M, Hook, fur w liloll please aee. >1 i lie i hanks ul i he family for prompt amis i I i a tin \ . ttleineni. II crow n li l hand yon the receipt sinned is i" lli I'd, le;:ether with tin polity. as -?v J* r* I,or is .'MO pa? Mt Tabor 4 10 Glarelidon. i " ;r Chadbaurn > pm v ('hadbourri pm 1 lion SOj r Hub ? ?# ? ? > UAi:OAMAW LINK SlC^MIKi "V Tbt Ktcamoi-will leave der wharf at 4tray every Mauday >tnd Wednesday nning far Neorgetnwa at I ?'?leek fbing all intermediate peiala, Aa i oave ber win if at tirergetewn every lay a id Friday ninniing for (enw.v ' erclook, touching all intermedia: j ri*. ?, D, T. M'N KILL, a'l. Agi. and Trcus., Cenway, h. 6 1 JL>. A. MUNKKRLVN, 'AgOnO, thforK*lo\rn,-m?9?t \ "*' 1 --'""'J ' i ?|ih'ku<i. Yours very truly, I i j. i). HOUKIIALL. \ WouliVnt you feel more secure with I a j)olic> of this kind buck of you I with a guaranteed provision for those \ depctuicnt upon you ? Let us send I yout;T^f,V x_, . | \ W. J. RODDEY, Manager. i 1 Jh-j.artmmt of Carolina*, Itoolt llill, N. C. I Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMHIA AND Al (.l> TAK.lt. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. IN EFFECT JAN. 1", jy.'V. Going South. No. K. No. St Lv|Wi!ralngtoii *o 25pm ..... . Lv Marion 6(.r> |>in .. . Ar Kloronco w *5 pm jf. . i v Florence *i 1 > pin Mi it an Ar Sumter s i.' pin t a up Lv Sumter s to pin Mi: 5 am ArColumliia ....1005 pm lOHtacu No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central K. It., leaving Lanes8.2ti a m. Manning 9.05 am. Going North. No. 64. No. 53. Lv i 'olumliia *5 .'(lain *5 15 pm Ar Sumter 7 I.'am t>8>pro No.32 Lv Suuuer 7 15 am *<> to pu. Ar Kloronco 8 am 7 55 pm Lv Floronoe 8 55 am .Lv Marion 0 81 am 'iV^-ViA'jDlnirl" n 12 15am Daily. * No. 55 runs through to Chariot .on; S. C., t,is Central It. It., arriving Manning 7 10 p. m. Lanes 7 18 p. in., Charleston 0 iM p. m. Trains on Conway l.rnnch leavo Cliudbourn 10.40 n m, arrive Conw ay 1 On p in, returning leave Conway '-'.'25 i> in, arrive l had bourn 155 j> in, le ve < I i ;e rn 5 t p ni? arrive at Hub 0.00 p m, returning leave 11ub 8.80 a m, arrive at t hadbourn 0.15 a m. J>ailv except. ' JOHN F. DIVINE, Oon'l Sup . ,1 It. KKN1.Y, Gon'l Manager. T M. EM EPSON. TralHo Manager Soheduh of Local Mail Eoutos. UOUTE NO. '20278.- From Oalivnuis Fei r} to Conway, mail an-ius 1.45 p in, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; leaves at 2.80 p in oil same days. Mail cleats at 2.95. HOCTK NO. 20280.- From Conway to hire way, ii. i-mail arrives at 1:30 |> in on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; leaves at. ."> p lit on smnu days. Mail Hose!* at t :.V) p 111. C NO. 20281. -From Conway via Forney, JorUanville, (iidcon, l.abaiiu ad return, mail arrives at 7 j* ?-j on Tuesday, Thursday ami .Saturday; leaves ai ?? a i* on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. M til elsses al 0 p m. 1 rtOFTK NO. 20283?Fr in Conw ay 'to Fort llarrelson. mail arrives daily si 12 <s* leaves daily at 1 : !?"? p in. Mail closes at 1: It) p in. IOUTK NO. 202H2.?From Conway tol.it. lie River, mail arrives at ? p ni on Monday, Wednesday an I Friday; leaves at 7 a m Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Mail closes at 0 p no. Wilmington & Conway R. K. assongcr and freight daily Except Runday. 8o?tiiiioi\nu? No. 81. .v 8 30 > in i lions v.. 8 Ifj a in Chad bourn A 10 40 in ir Clarendon II 10 mm Ml Tabor 11 26 pm Foris II 6# pm Sauford 12 06 pro Privetts 12 2a | at Adrain 12 3# pot i r Con way 12 63 p m North hound? No. 12. iV Conway 2 8# pu Adrain 2 0tp*> I'riveils SOepm Raylioro 3 It put San ford 9 ?