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the present age it
Of
c o v e i e s and inventions
m ust concede that little has been added to the
civilisation O f the past while much has certainly
been lost The men sometimes called primitive
were not savages The O ldest written characters
O f which we have the key prove themselves not
only richest in power o f expression but reveal
startling facts connected with prehistoric society
In massive architecture in naval structures in
tremendous mechanical appliances in agriculture
and peaceful commerce and in the domestication
o f the lower animals no less than in la guage as
E

AT A

a vehicle for thought the nations o f antiquity a t

I t would seem
t a i n ed a marvellous perfection
that almost as many arts hav e been lost as have
been preserved
Who n o w c a n manufacture transparent gold
malleable glass and quenchless lamps ; construct
garden ships and self directing magnetic chariots
build hanging garde s o r elevated Vi aducts and
aqueducts o f Cyclopean proportion s u ch as are
found in the ruins of Central and S outh America
A recent explorer remarks : The Incas tempered
copper to an edge keen as steel ; they cut je w els
with an art that m o dern lapidaries cann ot imitate
their colours are as lasti g as their architecture ;
under their political economy millions o f people

lived as o e family
W h o n o w will hew temples and cit i es o f nigh t
under the rocky ribs o f mountain s ? What moder
chisel can restore the i t y statues o f E lephanta
E llora and Ajunta whose sculptors built like
giants and ished like j ewellers
Where is the
artist who can carve a d colour marble to rival living
esh and ish statues whose diamond eyes see m
to follow the beholder ? Where the scholar who c a
write a page o f history with o n e dash o f the pen ?
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INTR OD U C TION

Were not t h e metaphysics and cosmogonies o f

Hindu philosophers more profound an d far reach
ing than o ur o wn ? Where are o ur astronomical
and geological calculations that stretch backward
and forward through a kalpa a period o f time
expressed by a unit and sixty cyphers ? In t h e
ancient esoteric doctrine is contained all that
m o r e m a n c a n know o f the origin o f the universe
the laws o f force and the mystery of human
existence The Go mm e e a n mind may be more
Clear and methodical in detail but the root
thought will ever be found with the H ind u
mystic and dreamer
Did not the priests of E gypt use the telephone
and audiphone o r their equivalent and penetrate
the mysteries o f magnetism as moderns have
never done ?
W hat monarch now will yoke the lion to his
r
o
tame
the
savage
ounce
use a serpent
r
o
a
c
for a walking stick ? And what theatrical trans
formation scene t the present day equals the
celebration o f the E gyptian and Greek mysteries ?
I t m a y be asked What was the source of this
perfected civilisation ? There is much evidence
to pro v e that the impress was from the West to
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r,

AT A

the E ast from America to Asia ; t h at t h e gr and

canals of Atlantis no longer a fabled is land were
the gateways through which issued the arts
sciences and whatever else contributes to that
material prosperity which is at once the blessing
Or the bane o f national existence
The author o f the following story has been f o r
many years collecting materials for a study o f this
wonderful country the Merope o f T h e o p o m p u s
called by the Greeks The Garden o f the Hespe
rides and by the Argonauts the Island o f Flowers ;
and has under the guise o f ction endeavoured
to embody an idea o f its stupendous civilisation
also to describ e the awful cataclysm by which
according to Hind u geology it was destroyed
ele v en th o usand four hundred years ago
,

ATL ANT S l
.

th t f i l d
All d y s we e g olde l l the mo ths w e e st i g s
O w h ic h the m s te h p e o f th e w o l d
T he S w eve m ki g h ve s t s o g s
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MI D WAY between the continents o f E urope Africa

a
d Ameri c a where n o w the ocean rolls its
broken surges many thousand years ago there lay
a vast island o continent called Atlantis Its
s hores were high and heavily wooded
and inland
was a group o f lofty mo untains o n which the sky
s eemed to rest ;
these were volcanoes and while
re often blazed from their craters the everlasting
sno w u pon the sum mit s made them the home o f
refreshing breezes
I n this ancient land were lakes rivers meado ws
d forests ; also populous cities the grandest f
a
which was imperial Atlan the home o f v e hundred
,

nu

AT A

thousand inhabitants the magnetic gem which at

once attracted and dispersed a nation s glory
I t was built in the centre o f the island upon a
high plain at the foot O f No a gh i the loftiest vo l
cano a d was surrounded by a wall broad and
high upon which hung ever verdant gardens At
the base of the wall was a zone o f water deep
enough to suppor t the heaviest s e a goi g vessel ;
from this canal radiated seven ship roads leading
directly to the ocean Between the canal that
surrounded the high plain o f Atlan and the open
sea were other c ircumvallations d zones o f water
passing through other cities all of which were pro
v i d e d with quays docks and every accommodation
for an immense home and foreign commerce
At each intersection o f the canals as also on the
rock bound shore were massive gates O f brass that
could be closed in time o f storm o r invasion mak
ing Atlantis o n e vast impregnable fortress while
across the streams were bridges of such propor
tions that an army could march over o a Ship
pass u nder in safety These encircling water ways
were s o admirably arranged that at the pleasure
of the gate keepers vessels o f the largest burthen
could s weep majestically into the very centre of
,

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the island o r lie o n its connes powerless to effec t

a landing ; these were the coiled dragon o f fable
that guarded the golden apples o f the Hesperi des ;
the gates were i t s hundred mouths At o n e pla c e
only the sea deeply indented the Shore This wa s
the Bay o f Pirhua a harbour o whose tranquil
waters a whole eet might ride at anchor
The most wonderful natural feature o f Atlantis
w a s a lake o r inland se a called Zi cl n lyi g at
the foo t of the imperial city embosomed i n gree n
and purple hills The waters o f this lake were salt
and subj ect to the ebb and o w of t h e tide it was
t herefore supposed to have a subterranean conne c
tion with the s e a
Upon this Land o f the Blessed a semitropical
sun for ever shone there reig ed perpetual spring ;
s eed time and ha rvest were o n e ; breezes cool fro m
m ountain snows o warm from ocean currents that
laved the shore with springs both hot and col d
produced a climate favourable to health longevity
and the perfection o f animal and vegetable l ife I n
the rich soil grew grai frui t owers and trees
such as have never since been seen E lephants
horses droves o f cattle and she e p wild beasts birds
ed i
o f gaye s t plumage and sweetest note swar m
,

AT A

meadow forest and hill ; there also were seen sh

o f every kind that sport in stream and fountain o r
prowl in oce an deeps Upon an opal sea the
n autilus launched i t s rainbow kee l and spread its
silver sail while beneath the wave the coral built
fairy groves teeming with life in strange and
beautiful forms Humming birds ashed through
the gardens like Spirits O f owers and in the dark
forests the nightingale wooed hi s mate the glow
w orm and rey each evening lighted the lantern
of love
I n the mountains were quarries o f wonderful
stone and mines o f gems and p recious metals gold

h
t
silver orichal c um and e p y e these last u n
known save i n that favoured land
I n such conditions the human race attains its
greates t physical perfection unbroken health de
while lon
v e l o p s nervous and muscular energy
i
u m of individual power
increases
the
At
t
s
e
v
y
g
the period o f which we write a dense pop ul ation
increasi g through ages o f prosperity thronged
this nidus O f life
The beautiful city o f Atla n a coronet upon the
bro w o f the island was the residence of the king
and his eldest brother who l l ed th e place o f
,

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A TL AN TI 8

high priest while ten princes of royal blood were

s ubordinate rulers in other cities
The public edices in the great metropolis
product of generations o f mighty toilers s urpassed
anything si ce reared by human art In its cen
tre was a grand plateau surrounded by a brazen
wall and within a still loftier terra c e upon which
stood a magnicent temple and tower used for
astronomical and religious purposes also an o b s e
Upo n the verge of
v a t o ry overlooking the island
the inner terrace enclosing all was the Palace o f
Hesper S tar o f the West an immense hexagonal
building o f red and white n e ph yt e overlaid as
were tower and temple with Silver and gold
The spacious inner court was planted with rare
trees owering shrubs and trailers ornamented
b y a b o ur s arches fountains and statues and e n
livened by the presence o f gentle animals and
birds Within the adytum o f the temple was a
colossal statue o f the s e a god who i t was be
l i e v e d raised this island from the depths o f ocean
and founded u pon it a kingdom fo r his ten sons
Children of Kleita a mortal woman This golden
statue was seated in a chariot drawn by Six winged
horses and around it were ranged images o f the
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AT A

10

ten demi gods Before this group stood a pillar

of orichal c um o n which were engraved the law s
of the land and an altar o f sacrice from which
oracles were d elivere d
The banks o f Lake Z icl a n were gorgeous with
cool colonnades vast amphitheatres racecourses
boat houses and airy villas whither the people
were wont to resort fo r public recreation
Fo m any ages t h e government o f this wonder
f ul empire was just and b e n e c e n t the religion
simple and pure the peopl e happy but innova
tion and corruption had changed the conditions o f
society ; arbitrary rule and abuse o f privilege had
l
earlier
law
ruler
and
people
loved
s
an te d
,
pp
power and pleasure more than justice The pol
icy o f the government had become aggressive ;
war was not only a pursuit but a pastime ; the
S un S erpent was worshipped by cruel and obscene
ites ; the smoke o f abominable sacrices dimmed
the serenity o f heaven ; moral obligation was i g
nored ; and the inevitable consequence o f such
deterioration became app a rent to the thoughtful
patriot A discri minating historian remarks The
lowerin g O f the moral Stan dard in any c o m mu

o f c on v ulsion
nation
is
a
sure
pre
c
ursor
n it
r
o
y
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11

Politi cal paralysis and national death were immi

nent in Atlantis and yet material prosperity was
unabate d still patient nature seemed to smile
Kron the king was in the prime o f manhood ;
he represented a dynas t y that had ruled for thou
sands o f years ; none dared dispute his sway By
s uccessful conquest many colonies had bee n formed
which now offered homag e and tribute to the
ce tral power S hips laden with the wealth o f
distant lands waited humbly at the s e a gates the
riches prestige and power o f the nation exceeded
that of any other and Atlantis exultingly sang
,

my th o e in th e
pe th e g te s o f s u s et
Ik o
fe
so o
m Q uee o f H e s p e o s
G de o f th e G ods
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NATAL

A TE RA,

THE S

DA GHTE R O F

TAR

the night o f the v ern al equinox the city o f

Atlan was wild with excitement ; the birth o f a
princess had been anno u nced the rst heir of
Kro n the Magni c ent The infant was named
Astera S tar o f the West and i n her honour c o n
s t e l l a t i o n s o f re illuminated e v ery building i n the
city Atlan blazed in a glory that might hav e o u t
shone the lights o f heaven and the ery v olcanoes ;
but neither moon n o r star riv alled the articial
glare fo r a panoply o f storm clouds lled the sky
In a gorgeous inner chamber o f the palace
Ishma o f the E ast the Court physician and the
midwives watched by the bedside o f the queen
while Thalok the high priest performed the c u s
t o m a r y natal rites in the temple
Throu ghout
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13

the palace all so u nds were mufed and all lights

subdued perfume o f owers and burni g incense
m ingled like love whispers in t h e soft airs that
were permitted to stray th ro u gh the luxurious
chamber which wel comed to wealth and homage
the royal maiden
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ATL A

IF

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,

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k ess !
n

this eventful nigh t while the newly born

princess lay upon a c urtained pillow wrapped i n
soft sl umber another i nf ant opened its eyes for
the rst time under far di fferent auspices
At Pirhua the harbour nearest Atlan the fury
The wind
o f the equinoctial stor m was appalling
howled the rain came down in torrents and great
w aves broke heavily against the mole that pro
t e c t e d the harbo u r
In the watch tower o f the gate stood Ka m e t
and O cc un a warders of the port The building
was c o nstr u cted upon a c o u stic principles s o that
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hose within it could catch every sound c oming

from the s e a As midnight approached the v io
l e nce o f the storm increased ; the noise inside the
t ower be c ame intolerable

Good O cc u a said H armet raising his voice

to the utmost let u s go forth o r we shall lose

o u r sen ses
O c c u n a paused pl a c m g his hand behind his ear

Listen ! he excl aimed ; sounds other than

I hear the
t h e roar o f the tempest meet my e a r
shriek of human v oic es I hear the pounding o f

the sound
a vessel as it dashes against the rocks

A ship has struck !

i s O ff the bar
The two men rushed to the cliff straining their
eyes i n v ain endeavour to penetrate the darkness
At that moment the guard in the lighthouse
perceiving something u n u sual in the harbour
turned upon i t a powerful reector a n d lo ! a
ve ssel o f foreign cons truction lay breaking u pon
the mole
O c c un a and Harmet were Skilled sailors ; they
speedily procured a lifeboat manned it with their
subordinates and launched forth Inside the mole
the water was comparatively calm and the oars
men were making rapid headway when they

AT A

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suddenly ran across a small boat that had left

the sinking ship unperceived in the rush and
roar o f the mighty surges The Shock was s o
se v ere and unexpected that the men n the foreign
craft had barely ti me t o lift a female gure into
the arms o f their dangerous rescuers when the
boat swamped to rise no more
While the warders held their breath in astonish
ment at this stran ge event a great s e a rolled in
making a clean sweep o f the bar carrying away
the wreck a n d tossing the lifeboat back to the
very landing o f the quay Carefully raising their
helpless burden the sailors conveyed it to a
shelter and there beheld in amazement a wo m an
very fair with features o f al most unearthly beauty
Her golden tresses we re banded with a coronet o f
gems ; the drenched garments were o f nest wool
embroidered in silver H er high rank was evident
and as She lay with closed eyes those around
were strangely impressed fo r She seemed o f more
than m ortal mould
By means o f signals intelligence o f this r e
markabl e advent ure was immediately transmitted
to the king in Atlan and early next morning
came the yin g ship Na gil with orders to brin g
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17

AT A

beautiful stranger to the palace the Court

physician being in attendance if his ser vices
were required Va in precaution ; the fair haired
queen expired during the night after gi ving
birth to a daughter
O h blind and cruel fate that s o unequally
metes o u t the l o t o f helpless mortals ! Waited
for and welcomed by a proud nation i n the per
f umed hush o f a pal ace chamber Astera Daughter
was ushered into life while o the
o f the S tars
same night driv en by a black tempest o ut o f
the ragi g s e a amid the horrors o f shipwreck
and death another infant unnamed and unkno w n
s truggled i to existence
But o n e solution of this extraordinary eve t
was possible A ship from some far o ff undis
covered country disabled and driven south by
s tress of weather was wrecked o
the Atl antean
coast and all had perished save o n e fr il ato m
The ttest perish the feeblest s u
o f humanity
vive w hen the will of the Lawmaker moves
upon the face o f the waters
The islanders regarded the whole a a i r as
little less than a miracle and looked upon the
help l ess waif with superstitio u s awe ; b ut Ishma
th e

AT A

18

the Court physician who had been cast upon t h e

island i n a similar manner move d by pity for
the homeless s tranger besought permission to
adopt her The king cheerfully assented name d
the child Atla Gift o f the S ea bestowed upon
her the title o f prin c ess and decreed that sh e
sho uld be bro ught u p at Court as the companio n
o f his o w n da u ghter
Thus Atla received into a royal home becam e
a child to the lonely Ishma and the recipient o f
his long smothered affection He taught her
infant lips to fashion the lan guage o f the E ast
and heard with ever fresh delight the sweetness
o f once familiar words repeated by a Northern
tongue for Atla s snow y complexion and delicat e
ush revealed u nmistakably the heritage o f wintry
skies and cold seas
The fair exotic in the bland air o f a semi
tropical climate grew i n strength and loveliness
S he became tall and graceful her eyes wer e
violet her hair was golden a beauty marv ellou s
and exceptional in this Land o f the S un
In disposition the princesses were as diverse s
in their style o f beauty Astera was impulsive
ardent passion a te ; Atla dignied spiritual tran
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AT A

19

quil by innate a u thority controlling those around

her without des igning or appearing to do so
Both were motherless for Q ueen Nyah died
during the infancy o f her daughter and both no
doubt would hav e been spoiled by admiration
and attery but for the gentle discipline each
exerted upon the other
As they grew to maturity Atla intuitively chose
o b e s o f delicate tint and texture while Astera s
dark bloom black eyes and hair were intensied
by rich fabrics of crimson and gold
Nothi g could be more attractive than the
contrasting charms and sisterly fondness of these
incomparable maidens and passers b y would i
voluntarily linger to gaze upon the h a m o n i c s
the R uby and the Pearl
o f Astera and Atla
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IV

TH E FL OATING GAR DE N

ethe e l l k e w ho s e w te s li e
B lu e d t spic u ou s like othe ky

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r s

this E den o f the Wes t nothing that the genius

o f man could invent to please the sense o r gratify
national pride seemed wanting
Architectural
mon uments sculptured pillars triumphal arches
temples towers and palaces abounded Land
s cape gardens orchards fountains and vast
theatres for open air amusements had long Since
exhausted the ingenuity o f architects Yet the
king demanded that some grand and novel memo
rial sho uld be built to commemorate the birth of
h is daughter and heir for in failure o f male issue
the r o ygl prerogative was transmitted directly
through the female line
As month s passed away and no s atisfactory su g
IN

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TH E

21

gestions were made by the skilled designers King

Kron became impatient and Ishma the physician
v entured to address him upon the subject

Oh mighty Kron said Is hma the Go d o f

my fathers giveth wisdo m to his worshippers
through visions o f the night E ven when I was
wrapt in deep slumber the tho u ght o f the king s
perplexity troubled my dreams Then suddenly
my soul was thrilled wit h wonder a nd delight for
a marvellous v ision appeared before the eyes of
my spirit I s a w upon the lake named Zi cl a n
which lies to the west ward o f this city a sight o f
ravishing beauty the like o f which I verily believe
has never yet existed It was an isl and in shape
C ircular Upo n it grew all m anner o f trees and
owering plants and i n the centre thereof rose
a fair tower inlaid with gold and painted tablets
glittering in the s un and fro m the windows and
balconi es were silke n banners suspended by
cord s
Directly above the island for night seemed
suddenly to have fallen,in the soft twilight heav en
hung the crescent moon and in her arms a brillian t
star The island was round, like the full moon ;
abo v e it was a s t a r a n d i n my sl eep I murmured
,

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As tera
As I ga zed wondering wh at the v is ion
might mean a br eeze came in from the se a the
waters o f the lake were tossed into small waves
the trees upon the island bent low the banners
swel l ed o ut like the sails o f a S hip and then 0
king ! a miracle appeared The island rocked like a
v essel i n h arbo u r i t moved forward and oated
over the bosom o f the lake till it touch ed the

farther shore
At this relation t h e king was mute with aston
i sh m e n t ; but when he reco v ered speech he said :
Ishma this is indeed [a w onder C anst thou

interpret the dream ?

And Ishma answered
Thus are the wise
men and master builders instr ucted S hal l not
that miracle o f bea uty till now u nknown even i n
Atlantis become a memorial o f the Princess
Astera s birth a oating garde n o n Lake Z i cl a n

as yet seen only in V isions o f the night ?

And the moon with the star in her arms
0 kin g ! o f th is I know n o t the meaning it
is fo r the present hidden ; but I am well assured
that the fat e o f the king s daughter is inv olv ed in

t h e building o f this island

I sh ma said the king I giv e th ee my com

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23

mand with full po wer for its construction ; if tho u

verify the dream wealth and hono u r sha ll be thy

reward The heart o f Kron is at rest

Th e royal decree went forth t h at an unlimited
ma chinery and skilled work
s u pply o f material
men sho uld be placed at Ish ma s disposal and
labour upon the no v el stru c ture was begun imme
,

di a t e l y

An immense net work o f wo v e n se a rods pliable

an d
strong as steel formed a living growing
f oundation for the superincumbent mass
Upon
this huge wattle o w anchored to the Shore earth
was careful ly sprea d and lled with brous roo ts
aquatic plants After they had b e come tho
of
roughly impacted the S O 1 was made deep eno ugh
for shr ubs and trees These were left undisturbed
for se v eral years and when the foundation was
pronounced by the architects safe and r m a
tower o f dream like beauty built o f c ork and
painted to resemble stone was erected among
groves and gardens o f supernal luxuriance
Finally stays o f timber were placed beneath
the island to strengthen it and when all was per
f e ct silken sails were suspen d ed fro m roof and
balcony and o n the pinnacle o f the tower glittered
-

AT A

2 4s

a Silver mo o n with a star i n its arms The Atlan

tean worl d t h ronged to behold the trial o f its
sailing qual ities which proved to be perfect : and
thus was the dream o f Ishma made a reality
Before this marvel o f architecture was c o m
l
t
d
e
e
many
years
had
passed
Astera
and
her
;
p
companion had attained maturity and notable
events had transpired The king was still with
o u t a consort and it was more than suspected that
the b eautiful Atla was destined to ll the v acancy
on
the throne An arrow fro m the bright eyes
o f Astera had pierced the heart o f her
cousin
Z e ma r so n o f the high priest while deadly pas
sions and desperate plans were se cretly cherished
i n the breast o f Thalok his father This u n s cr u
u l o u s m a n had long since disco v ered whither t h e
p
eyes of t h e king and Z e ma r turned and his
schemes were v ag u ely forming Kron the reign
i g mon arch Astera his immediate successor
and Z e ma r her lover were bars in the pathway
If these obsta cles were remo v ed
o f his ambition
Thalok would be king o f Atlantis and Atla o f
whom he was deeply enamoured c ould grace his
throne
The seasons came and went and made no Sign
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25

yo u th and m aiden increas ed in y ears and beauty ;

t h e king planned measures for the aggrandisement
o f national glory
and partic ularly busied himself
i n perfectin g a c olony founded o n the coast o f a
great continent ly ing to the west The high priest
schemed and plotted yet durin g all these years
though the hea v ens maintained their terrible

composure nature was secretly marshalling her

mighty forces and i n a far o ff country there was
preparing a new factor in coming events ; a net
work o f fate was weavin g u ndreamed o f by sage
o r prophet
,

T Y R HE N A

T HE S ONS
T HO

US N D S

OF

NIM O D TH E MI H Y
R

G T

miles to the east o f Atlantis o n

the Shores o f the S ea Cham now called M e di t e r
ra n e a
lay the walled city Cacara a place of
great commercial importance i n that far o ff for
gotten time An unceasing tide o f human activity
streamed through its paved streets caravans laden
with merchandise stretched away into the desert ;
the port was aliv e with water craft o f every
description ; the quays were crowde d with men
busily employed among the wares of commerce
Along the shore rose tall chimneys from which
black smoke drifted like plumes Here were the
largest manufa c tories and metallurgic works i n the
world wh ere were prod u c ed molten images orna
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ments implements o f peace and war rich dyes

a n d fabrics
B u t beyond all this Cacara was celebrated for
t h e manufacture o f glass amphora and lustre drops
lozenge shaped and polished like s p
o r beads
h
the
secret
i
o f their manufacture was con
e
s
p
ned to the Phoenicians who used these ge ms as
com n mercantile transactions
Upon the walls o f the city were wat ch towers
and astronomical observatories and according to
the custom o f S abeans o r star worshippers in a
gro v e u pon a high place east o f the city stood a
t emple dedicated to Ashteroth Queen o f Heaven
Near by were the Magian towers a n d the royal
residence built o f massive stone and roofed with
cedar
K i r g a t h Melek reigning monarch at the time
o f which we write was a wise ruler and a man o f
affairs who gathered into his serv ce the learned
a n d skilful o f all nations
But the pride o f Court and people was his so
a n d heir the young Prince H e r e kl a
now eighteen
years o f age already tall and grand for he i
h e r i t e d the physical traits o f his primogenitors
the famous An n a kim H is features and form

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of m atchl ess perfe c tion were transfused by a

wonderful sweetness o f expression never see n at
the present day sav e in o l d Phoenician statu ary
Beneath this peculiar charm and dignity u n
u sual a t any age the face o f H e r e kl a wore a look
of profound tho ught and self repression while h i s
cha n geful colo u r and dark glowing eyes ashed
deni al to the intellectual repose o f his countenance
His presen c e was o f the rare type that imposes
respect almost awe even in chi ldhoo d
His mother Queen Na syka a woman Of many
virtues had greatly inuenced his ch a racter S he
tau ght him to shun the women s apartments
where the h andsome boy would have been spoile d
by attery but encouraged him to cul tivate the
ac q uaintance and friendship o f the elders and wise
men among whom were two persons especially
entitled to c o n d e n c e Madai a Persian Magus
and Ka dmo n a Hind u Arhat deeply imbued with
the philosophy o f his native land and o f great
repute among Chaldean priests as an astrologer
A t his mother s s u ggestion H e r e kl a chose these
wise m e n for his instructors and at night would
repair with the m to the observatories there to
st udy the sacred cypher read the stars and watch
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the c ombinations o f the planets Thus he acquired

the lore o f sages and even supplemented their
wisdom by his quick insight From these adepts
in Oriental philosophy he learned the profound
virtues o f self repression and self abnegation and
in their practice obtained control o f those with
who m he was associate d n o less than o f his own
S pirit
His days w e re spent in the laboratory inspect
ing the charts o f sailors and models o f ships ; h i m
self planned and projected s e a going vessels and
voyages ; assisted by skilled artisans he also ex
i
m
and
in
e t e d in fusing metals and earths
e
p
perfecting fabrics a d dyes
D uring leisure hours he practised with sword
and lance managed all kinds O f water craft was a
powerful swimmer and successful hunter but
most of all athletic pursuits he delighted i n the
subjection and management of spirited horses
To gratify this predominant taste his father
procured fro m the deserts o f J oktan two wonder
ful steeds Z u i and Z u m mi
Black in colour
they were dappled like the dawn and eet as the
wind the admiration o f all wh o b e he ld them
These ery ani mals brooked not the restraint o f
.

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30

bit and bridle n either could th ey be persuaded t o

draw the heavy chariots o f the king Being de
Melek was about to
c l a r e d u tterly unmanageable
return them to their desert h ome when Marchar
a merc hant from the la d o f the Tsi n i m begged
an audience

Most noble Melek he said prostrating him

self although the children o f Tsin are a s t h e
dus t o f the balance before thee bear with me
patiently while I declare that there are n t h e
land o f my fathers chariots o f the s u before
w hich e v en the intractable Z u z i n and Z u mmi n
will be meek as the oxen that tread o u t the corn ;
neither will charioteer nor groom be required for
the chariot is enchanted and g u i de t h both itself

and the steeds

S on o f Y u answered Melek
if it be as
tho u sayest go to thy country purchase for me at
any price a Chariot o f the S un bring it to Ty h e
and great shall be thy recompense But if tho u

d ecei v e the king tho u knowest the law

Upon my life be it said the merchant a n d

depart ed
After many m onth s had passed a caravan
arriv ed fro m the E a st and with it were Marchar
,

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31

and t h e chariot King and noble assembled in

the court o f the palace to witness a tri al o f its
power The horses loosened fro m their stalls
rushed o u t w ith such strength and ferocity that
the u tmost efforts o f four Nubian giants scarcely
restrained them When they entered the co urt
excited by the presence and number o f the crowd
they reared and plu ged frightfully their eyeball s
rolled in frenzy their neighin g was like the roar
o f w ild beasts ; they seemed possessed by demons
The dismayed courtiers begged the king to
retire but he ordered the assistan ce o f other
grooms and after a furious struggle the steeds
were forced within the traces o f iron
Marchar watched his opportunity and at a
propitious m oment adroitly threw a chain o f ne
wrought steel over the head o f each horse slipped
a bit o f the same m etal between the teeth and
clasped thereon another chain depending from the
pole o f the chariot
Then stepping back he cried
R emove the

bridles and release the steeds !

The grooms reluctantly obeyed springing as ide
in terror but a hush o f astonishment hel d the m
and ev ery spe ctator spellbound The horses n d
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ing th emsel ves at liberty made a desperate plunge

as if they would go forward but stopped shor t
trembling their eyes closed their heads drooped
their knees bent they seemed about to lie down

Who will enter th e chariot ? c ried Marchar

Who will venture
All were silent save the young prince who
with heightened colour and ashing eyes stepped
forward and said :
Instruct me merchant o f T sin and I will

essay that task

Thou art bra ve O H e r e kl a responded

Marchar
thy courage is the promise o f s uccess
First caress each horse call him gently by name
but touch not bit o r bridle
B erekla went forward W ithout fear patted
the sides o f the trembling steeds stroked each
face and neck calling them by name till they
became reassure d and bent a e ct i o n a t e l y toward
him When they were accustomed to his voice
and touch Marchar said
Now take thy place in the chariot ; the horses
will go through the gate to the south ever keeping
the same direction Wh en tho u wo uldst guide
them otherwise press the lever in fr o nt o f the
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33

chariot to right o r left as is desired Go forth

fearle ssly ; no harm can befall thee the horses

are enchanted
Then H e e kl a taking his place cried o ut :

Z u i n ! Z u mm i n !
Away away !
The horses cheered by the voice and feeling
some impulse that urged the m forward sprang
through the gate taki g a course due south while
king and courtier rapt in astonishment watched
the m move swif t ly but steadily forwar d u til they
the distant plain
W ere lost to si g ht o
To ward evening H e r e kl a returned bringing in
the horses perfectly tractable but as fresh as when
they left the Court Gracefully acknowledging t h e
Shouts of welcome he drove directly to the stables
released and fed the horses with his own hand
caressed them called them by name and retired
From that hour the ery steeds of the desert
a c cepted the young prince as their master ; they
knew his kind voice and touch they lef t their
stalls at his summons and every d y the super b
equipage o f the royal charioteer might be seen
swiftly scouring the southern plains
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VI

S T OR

Y O F DEDAN
TH E

T O LE R

OF

PIL O T

THE

THE

SE A

summer morning not long subsequent to

the events just related King Melek entered the
the Hall of Audience and
c ouncil chamber
In
took his place upo n the ivory throne His so
the Prince He r e kl a stood by his Side and around
were ranged the councillors and Magi Their
faces w ore a troubled expression for they had
been summoned to deliberate u pon matters deeply
affecting the welfare o f the nation
After a brief S ilence the king th u s addressed
the assembly
Again have the ships of Tsin o ut
v oyaged those o f Phoenicia and have entered a
d angerous harbour while o u rs were wrecked in the
attempt to follow ; o n e man alone remains alive

to tell the story

O NE

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S TO

DE DAN THE

OF

IL OT

35

Then turning to an attendant he added : Call

i n Dedan the Pilot who arriv e d yesternight with

the E ryt h e a n caravan

Presently there entered a man travel
worn d
after prostrating hims e lf
s a d of countenance who
at the feet o f the king rose and rela ted his mis
adventures

said Dedan the Pilot

0 king live for e v er
S ix months ago thy ship the Whale was e
turning from the land o f Ophir laden with gold
ivory apes and peacocks ; fo r by the goodness of
Baal giver o f fortune the voyage had prospere d
We came in sight o f a strange land and upon th e
Shores were many sunken rocks round which th e
boiled like a p o t W hile sailing along this
se
c oast we s w i n advance o f o u r ship a vessel o f
the Ts i i m oating like a log upon the water
E ven as o u r sailors were still deriding this clumsy
i t passed between the rocks steeri g skil
c raft
fully and landed near a city where a river entered
the sea O u voyage had been long ; we were
straitened for foo d and water and seeing the goo d
fortune o f these men a murmur o f discontent
a rose among the crew
S h all the children of Go g they c ry eat o f
,

an

A TL A

36

the fresh fr uits and drink Of the pure springs

while the sons o f C ush perish with hunger a d
thi rst
And they stood and cursed
Then said the master of the ship Be it o
your heads He commanded me and the helm
being p ut about we followed But as we came
n ear to land
some g o d o f Tsin caused a mist to
rise over the water and havi g no object whereby
to steer we fell upon the rocks ; the ship w
broken u p and all thy servants with the treasur e
were plunged i the deep and perished
But it s o chanced that the helm to which I
clung w hen it parted caught on a rock and stuck
fast where I lay knowing naught till the ships o f
Tsin retur ed and seeing a man in that plight
sent a boat to fetch me more dead than alive
S ome o f t h e sailors would thro w me back into the
sea but the more merciful said ; Leave h i m on the

deck ; percha ce his life m a y come to him again

S o they left me till the goi g down o f the
sun and m y spirit returned but I made no Sign
for in my heart I said ; If the lord Baal prosper
me in the night I will creep forth and discover
the god that guides the ship in mist and darkness
,

as

RY

OF

S TO

DE DAN THE

IL OT

for as w e departed fro m the coast I had seen the

pilot l ook often into a b o x near the helm
Night fell upon the s e ; the moon and the
Lady Ashteroth walked in the pathway of heaven ;
the w ind was light the water cal m ; and the pilot
s eei g there was no danger
fell
asleep
The
I
n
arose stealthily and creep ing to the box looked

therein
The pilot paus e d and the king inquired a x
i o u sl y
What sawest thou Deda ?
I s w 0 king a bo w l o f earthenware suc h
as is sold by the m erchants o f Tsin and upon the
inside thereof were graven lines marki g t h e four
corners o f the earth and around were pictures of
the host o f heaven and other curious gures that
I did o t understand The c up was l led wi t h
water and in its midst a oat o f cork and lying
upon it was a needle o f iron like t hose used by
women in broidery When the ship turned eve
if it were completely p ut about the needle an d
the oat that sustained i t whirled away and
mained always pointing to the so u th It was like
a living creature yet it stirred o t at the approach
of my nger By this I perceiv ed that i t had bee
ench anted and was the slav e o f some spirit or god
.

re

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38

Then I trembled with fear and c rept silently away

and lay u pon the deck till morning and no o e
was aware of what I had seen
After I had eaten and recovered strength I
wrought w ith the men and they treated me
ki dly The pilot O ften consulted the spirit i
the box and the ship swerved not from its course
and the v oyage prospered till we arrived at t h e
e trance o f the E ry th e a S ea and I u nwelcom e
messe ger that I am hastened to Cacara to lay
my misfortun e s at the feet o f the king Thy ship
and the sailors lie o n that accursed shore and I
alone am left to tell the story
The Dedan fell to the ground in the violence
of grief but the ki g spake comfortably a d
said
Fear not 0 Dedan ; thou hast don e
well ; perchance this loss may be for o ur greater
advantage Go i n peace ; nevertheless speak not
to any concerning this
AS Dedan retire d the king sighed heavily
and said
Oh that o n e coul d make k own t o
us the spirit that enchants the needle o f iron
then should Ph oenicia be ruler o f the s e and
her merchants become rich above all others for
veril y o ur S hips and o ur sailors are better than

those o f the T si n i m
n

'

'

a,

VII
H E R E KLA,

DI S C OVE R E R

AND

INVENTOR

these words the youn g prince rose and

obeisance t o his father left the Council
chamber and descended to that part of the city
where the smoke and glare o f the furnaces gave
t oken that the smiths wro u ght the hot metals
He entered the largest o f the factories and calling
t o the overseer said :
I pray you m aster smith
m ake for me a staff pointed with steel wherewith
I c a n climb the mountain ; and make also a needle
of iron well tempered such as is used by women
i n broidery
Th ese keep safely till I call for

them
After H e r e kl a had given these orders he went
forth in his chariot as was his custom drivi g the
steeds o f J Oktan and as he journeyed he mused :
An enchanted needle an enchanted chariot ;
AT

AT A

4O

t
h
a
Ship
the
other
furious
n
r
ll
t
c
o
o
e
g
horses ; both are from the land o f the T si n im
The nee dle is o f iron and it lieth along a oat o f

w o o d s o said Dedan and along the wood o f the

chariot is not iron everywhere placed ? H ave not
mine eyes often observed this and as often I
wondered thereat ? And doth not the chain o f
steel that encircles the heads o f my steeds and
the iron that c urbs them attach to that o f the
ch ariot ? E ach day the horses grow stronger
d y e t each day m y power over the m increaseth
S urely this is a mystery and yet through the
mists I dimly perceive a law dened a fact a t
O h that I could grasp it and aid my
t a in a bl e
father and glorify my cou trymen !
To morrow I will sacrice to my god even
to M e l ka r t h H e r e kl e s after whom I am named the
pure g o d my mother worships Perchance he will

aid my earnes t endeavour

The next day B erekla went from the pala c e
alone for he was greatly beloved and discreet s o
that his father having no fear for his safety e n
him a daring spirit H e took the
c o ur a g e d i n
and needle that the smith had made and
sta
climbed the mountain where was an altar in
u id e t h

one

a n

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R E KLA DIS C O VE RE R AND

I N VE N T OR

41

honour of M e l ka r t h the achiever o f mighty deeds

the go d o f blooming youth
The you g prince abhorred the bloody a d
foul rites of Baal Ashtoreth and Moloch even as
he loved the ideal o f strength and purity r e p e
sented by his mother s god
Before the altar he n o w bowed O ffering owers
and fruit gathered on the way and calling upon
the deity : O friend o f man fo r the honour of
my father s kingdom and the good o f his people
reveal to thy servant the spirit that controls the
steeds and guides the s hip
This he repeate d
many times giving his soul to prayer
At length resting his staff upon a rock that
overlooked the city h e sa t down and remained a
long ti me in earnest medi tation The ordinary
pleasures o f childhood a n d youth had little fasci
n ation f o r this remarkable young prince ; he was
more happy in the coun c il chamber the Magian
tower at the crucible o f the al c hemist o r the
forge o f the artisan than in the halls o f mirth
and feasting Knowing that if he outlived his
father he would o n e day be king h is mind was
lled with schemes for the aggrandisement o f the
nation and welfare o f the people
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42

And n o w h e sighed : Woul d that I might

solve this mystery and beco m e a blessing to t h e
ation for verily o u r people are given t o trafc
and not to war ! O ur sailors could thus explore
the four q uarters o f the world and its treasures

would be poured into o ur bosom

Absorbed in these thoughts the hours passed
unheeded he grew drowsy from inaction and the
warmth of the su and leaning back against the
rock fell asleep and dreamed And l o ! the sun
god presents him a c up o f gold and an arrow o f
steel ; with these in his hand he crosses the deep
until he reaches a land i n the far west where a
dreadful storm is raging In the d arkness and
d anger oats a human form luminous like a Spirit
he struggles to reach and rescue it but wakes with
a start to nd the day past and the su setti g
He rose quickly an d prepared to desce d the
mountain but in taking up the s t a felt it slightly
adhere to the rock Again and again he replaced
it d each time perceived the same draggi g s e
sation Upon closer examination he s a w particles
o f sand and small pebbles whirl after and attach
themselv es to the point
At this he smiled and said
The staff is c er

an

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DIS C O VE RE R A ND INVE NT OR

43

be w itched
but instantly as another
thought ashe d through his mind he trembled
and sank upon the earth saying
This is Bae
t yl i a a rock that hath life
Is it o t the Spirit

?
that controls the Ship and the chariot
Moved by some sudden intuition he dre w forth
the needle he had brought a n d applying it to the
poi t o f the staff s w it stir i n his hand and cli g
to the steel O vercome with emotion he fell
down before the alter sayi g :
O M e l k th
thou hast unveiled the mystery ! I am thy servant
f o ever ?
The sun s broad disk now dipped i n the s e a
and clasping his treasure rmly B erekla de
scended to the valley
H e felt condent tha t he had discovered a p e c u
liar power possible to iron after contact with c e r
tain earths o r rocks but h o w should he apply this
knowledge to the co struction o f a compass ? H e
conded his perplexity to no one for reticenc e
was a strong c h a c t e i st c o f his nature ; but he
summoned Dedan and after O btaining from him
a more detailed description o f the instrument used
by the foreign sailors he retired to the solitu d e of
his laboratory and wrought assiduously to repro
t a in l y

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duce it After many days o f patien t toil and

many disco u raging failures he at last perfected
his invention The cumbersome oat and cup o f
water was discarded the needle was suspended
upon a d elicate piv ot the balance was perfect and
to H e r e kl a s great j oy he found that it always
poi ted to the north This peculiarity he accepted
as a fact although the cause he could not fathom
Wherever he we t walking or driving the mag
netic needle was his companion and by a certai n
tremulousness he detected a sympathy between i t
and the self directing ch ariot
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TH E

R E ATH OF

A S T ON

council again assembled A great S hip was

ready for s e a its destination mu st be determined
The wise men urged that it be sent to the country
o f the T s i n i m where
by purchase o r force their
mysterious power over iron might be learned
The king approved the plan and a decision was
i mminent when the yo u n g prince modestly a sked
permission t o speak
Oh my father and ye nobles o f Cacara let
not
anxious thoughts tro uble yo u ; neither waste
the months in journeying to seek that which lieth
at your own door
Behold th e arro w o f Baal transxed in a
heart o f iron and brought to earth by the hand

the victorious
o f M e l ka r t h
Throwin g open the box he exclaimed
I pre
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46

sent for your a c ceptance the breath of a stone the

spirit o f a rock even that w hich controls the

c hariots and s h ips o f the T s i i m

Greatly astonished King Melek replied Ho w
the course o f a n y be guided by this c up ?
ca n
Prove thy words m y son and thou shalt be

a c counted wisest among men

Bandage mine eyes
Th e n a n s w e r e d H e e kl
see no u ght but the c up in my hand
8 0 that I c a
turn me around many times u til all memory o f
m y position is lost lead m e forth from this cham
ber and I will pursue the pathways o f the court

a s thou shalt direct

They did accordi g to this plan and unerri gly
h e crossed the court and walked through grove
and garden with eyes close covered seeing only
the c up in his hand In other ways they test e d
his ability and at last the most i credulous were
saying
The benevolent M e l k t h
c onvi ced
the friend of youth hath inspired him ; our ship
masters Shall w aste o time voyaging to the la d
O f Tsin
The council decreed that to honour H e e kl a
for this wo derful discovery he Should be made
c ommander o f the ports that he should hold a
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ignet o f power and t h e captains sh o uld d o his

biddi ng
Being invested with authority he went to the
harbour where the n e w Ship lay named it the
Whale after that which was lost appointed Dedan
to be the master gave him the c up o f H e e kl e s
i nst ructed him in its u se and iss u ed these orders
S ail ever t o the west ; steer by t h e cu p of Mel
kart h follo w the track o f the sun and the stars ;
l ook often to that small star low In the north that
has o track it neither rises nor sets a d changes
not ; mayhap it will help thee i n time o f trouble
Yet neglect not to take in thy ship the customary
basket o f pigeons ; the power o f these birds to
discern land is wonderful ; they may be of s ervice
if the cu p should be broken o r fail
S ail ever to the west ; stay only to replenish
the stores o f the Ship ; pass every island do u ble
every cape dare every s e a make charts of the
same to aid thee o n thy return At last per
chance thou wilt come to some unk ow la d
and if the people o f that country are friendly
make a treaty of amity trade with them i ter
change commodities mak e them presents and
after tho u hast disposed o f thy cargo which is of
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the ab u ndan c e of Ph oenicia return by the way

thou camest trading and deal ing honourably by all
thou shalt m eet o n the way steerin g ever east by
the c up o f M e l ka r t h till thou shalt reach this har

bour in peace
Dedan and the sailors applauded the words o f
the prince and swore by the gods that control the
sun the moon and the ve planets that they
would keep sacred the commands of H e r e kl a
The the sails were unfurled the heavy oars
struck the water the Whale s w u g from its moor
ings a n d amid the cheers o f the multitude that
stood upon the shore it steadily moved out o f the
harbour freighted with the treasures of the E ast
While king and courtier went in state t o o e r
sacrices o f blood in the temp l es of Baal and Ash
t e o t h H e r e kl a repaired alone to the h ill where
his discovery was made and watched the white
sails till night fell upo n the earth and th e wester
ing ship disapp e ared in the darkness
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TH E A S TR OL O G ERS

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UP AND

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TAR

years passed and i n a cli mate where the

energies of nature are most active H e e kl t
By wise preferences i training
t a i e d maturity
h e had become a true so o f Anak agile and
hardy ; his for m developed into the perfection of
manly strength and beauty Yet he was stil l
simple and severe in habit grave and quiet i n
ma ner tranquil and serene in disposition though
the rich colour that m ounted to his dark cheek and
the ash o f his piercing eye gave token O f a
s mothered re that might at any moment burst
into a c o a g ra t i o n B ut fuel there seemed none
soft sentiments were merged i n ster n pursuits his
eyes wandered not towards the ladies of the Court
T WO

5O

AT A

and the king grew anxious lest his s o shoul d

never wed
Upon H e r e kl a s tw e ntieth birthday Melek sum
m o n e d his wise men and astrologers to take
their advice concerning the welfare o f the youn g
prin c e
After various plans had been proposed and the
council could come to no agreement K a dm o n t h e
Hindu teacher and friend o f H e r e kl rose and
thu s addressed the king
O so v ereign lord Since thou hast honoured
me by a place at thy Court and by the secrets o f
hast committed me to thy c o n
o u r high Order
dence I have carefully observed the life o f o ur
young master and by methods known only to t h e
descendants of Ch a r mo s father o f the Chaldeans
and by the Magi o f that nation communicated t o
me I h ave cast his horo scope
Profound silence
fell upon the assembly as K a dmo n continued :
Thy
0 king listen to the voice o f the stars !
son shall excel i n po wer and might all who have
gone before him ; yet a great disaster threatens
Before Baal the s un god Shall twice ll the
baskets o f the vintage stra n ge and portento us
signs shall appear i n hea v en The s un and moon
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shall be darkened at midday and Mazzaroth

shall blaz e forth i n splendour from the western sky
To H e r e kl a this is the hour o f fate for as thou
well knowest Maz z aroth is the star o f his nativity
But whether good o ill portend I swear by
the majesty o f the Unnameable O ne I know not
The place o f the vision was strange the land
heav ed l ike the surges o f Cham darkness fell
upon mine eyes and mine ears were stunned by

the roar o f mighty waters

K a d m o n paused the assembled councillors were
silent and the heart o f the ki g was troubled
At length P e r s e p youngest of the Magi spoke
thus :
Let n o t my lord the kin g be dismayed The
v ision o f K a dm o n was o f a foreign land At
home in Cacara o ur belov ed prince will no doubt
be in s afety Th erefore f o r t wo years t h e time
do thou surround him with all
o f the v ision
delights and suffer him not to depart fro m his

o wn co untry u ntil the danger is past

To this plan the council agreed a n d i t wa s s o
determined
While the wise men were thus decidin g his
fut ure He r e kl a s a t alone in a tower upo n the
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hill M e l ka r t h overlooki g the sea The ship

two years ago conded to the care o f Deda n
the Pilot had n o t returned nor yet sent tidings
and fears o f disaster oppressed both king and
subject for many a man had friend and fortune
i n that venture To H e e kl a its su c cess was o f
supreme importance involving as it did the
practical utility of his discovery and i vention
He had recently contrived a lens which caused
distant obj ects to seem near By its power he
could distinguish every movement o f the sailors in
the harbour belo w and could even read the hiero
glyphs painted u pon the vessels Now long and
earnestly as he had often done before he swept
the vacant line where s e a and sky are min gled
H e almost ceased to hope ; but 10 ! a white speck

dots the horizon i t increases i n size ; a vessel is

surely approaching
Fo r hours the young prince keeps watch till at
length the outline is discernible throug h the glass
and he recognises the form of t h e long absent
Sh ip
His h eart beats high the blood rushes through
h i s v eins as he swiftly des c ends to the city and
carries th e j oyf ul intelligen c e to king and Court
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The excitement and tumult were unbounded

E very body hurried to the wharves where now
the colours o f the vessel were clearly to be seen
S oon the Whale was safely moore d and Dedan
and his comrades recei ved the embrace of their
friends
The u nlading took place immediately and
great was the wonder as ma n y un fa m il i a r objects
were landed upon the quays strange birds and
beasts fruits fabrics and plants before u nknown
even in the abundant marts o f thes e merchants o f
the world
The night was given to feasting and mirth but
H e e kl a anxious to learn the particulars o f t h e
voyage after the ship master wa s refreshe d
hastened to the audien c e chamber o f the kin g
w h ere Dedan related this marvellous story
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S oft the skie s o f th e lotus l d

d
Whi te i s the s u f t h t l v e s the s t
T ll the vi g l ot s p lms
D k i s the sh de o f thei outst et che d ms
D e my the life o f the mystic b d
S teep i g e ch se s e p e fume bl d
lo ti g th ough v p ou s i b o sp d
T ey live
lk t c e like slee p
T hey he s t g e v oic e s c ll f om th e deep
thou gh the s k s the e s t
T hey t u
to p l c e
st
Bu t s o ftl y S g in the
T hough othe l d s o f e th f
e ve
eve m o e
t h e l otu s Sho e
W ill d e m
a re

an

wa

a re

ar
r

in

ar

in

wa

in

sun

rn n o t

a ir ,

a ir ,

a re

on

re

ar

an

d fo r

r a

d a rk n i n g

a nn

in

in

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ra n

ra n

An d

ra n

an

and

Fo r

ar

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said Dedan
as thy so ul liv eth
o ur
ad v entures hav e been wonderful and o u r
dangers great but the power o f M e l ka rt h and his
enchanted c up prev ailed
After leav ing the port o f Ca c ara we passe d
t h e c o u ntries and isl ands w h er e we are wont to
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rade and when we had sailed west for many days

t hroug h the sea o f Cham we came t o a strait
where was a erce conict between th e wind and
t h e se a
We were driven about by the i n c o
s t a n c y o f t h e el ements that contend i n this place
u ntil for want o f water; we were forced to l and
O n o n e side was a mountainous shore and o n t h e
We were
o ther a frowning rock o f great h eight
nearly wrecked but aft er m u ch tossing fell into
c al m water under the shado w o f the rock and the
sails hung idle though the wind still howled i n
We climbed the height and 10 ! to the
t h e Sky
west was an ocean gray and misty with surges a
league i n length heaving against the sky
The waters of the s e a o f Cha m are blue and
comparatively quiet but in these straits they were
tumultuous for the great o cean e v er po ured itself
into the s e a and the wind was c ontrary
At this fearful sight the sailors cried o ut
It is the se a M uhit for they kne w not what to
t

sa y

Then they murmured

The gods forbid that
we should enter this dangerous o c ean ; no v essel
c a n withstand its might e v en though it es c ape b e
ing dashed upon the rocks
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But rem emberin g the orders o f my lord

H e r e kl a
S ail ever to the west when all were
asleep I surveyed the harbour from the height and
determined by the needle i n which way I could
pass o ut to s e a I then called K a r mo s the S tead
fast and the best sailors and together we weighed
anchor loosened sail and d ashed into the strait
The conict w a s terrible but the wind prevailed
a
The cre w
d by dawn we were far o ut at s e a
yielded to fate and afte r four days sailing we
sighted an isl and
The shores were high and dense with v erdure
sno w capped v olcanoes rose majestically against
the sky fair cities dotted the slopes and orange
groves like cloud shadows darkened the plains
As we drew n ear double prowed boats came
o ut
to meet us They were manned by sailors
grand in form and d ark in visage They spoke
a diverse language but when by gesture we sig i
e d that our mission was o n e o f peace they
brought u s into harbour and ministered to o u r
W a ts
Next da y ambassadors came from the king o f
t h at land o n e o f whom was a venerable man
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To o ur joy he addressed us i n the

Ph oe nician language saying that he was born in
T yrh e n a though brought u p in E gypt and taught
the science o f the priesthood Many years ago he
crossed the g re a t d e s e rt that lies to the west o f
E gypt with a caravan sent o ut to explore the
country beyon d The c amels and many o f the
m e n died a n d th e remnant being unable to r e
turn constructed a rough boat and lau ched upon
a sea which they had discovered hoping the reby
t o reach E gypt again
But a storm overtook
t hem
d after much s u ffering they were rescued
by stra n ge sailors and brought to this coun try
Atlantis it is called where the king received
Ishma with great favour and after he had acquired
the language made him the royal physician We
told him o ur story and he kindly offered his aid
We were then conveyed through a grand canal
t o the royal city Atlan
The country is very
populous the inhabitants are darker than we
their foreheads are high and retreating which
gives them a lordly look ; their eyes are black
th eir features regular but expressiv e o f unrest
Th ese people are great warr ors and have con
quered m any lands ; they are ever busy and their
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works are mighty so that we wer e dumb thro ugh

astonishment The streams caused by melti g of
snows o n the volcanoes are gathered into tanks
and brought to the cities in aqueducts These
not only supply the people W i th pure
s treams
water but irrigate the heated plains and at night
t urn great wheels that ood the streets o f hew n
stone and carry all impurity through the canals
i nto the s e a
O n o ur way to the city we passed a beautiful
salt lake called Zi c l a lying among wooded moun
tains ; o its bosom drifted pleasure boats o f fau ci
ful shape But the m ost won derful O bject o t h is
i land s e a is an articial island o Floati g Gar
de
built to commemorate the birth of the Prin
cess Astera only child o f the kin g and hei to
his grandeur This Floating Island is gree
a ll
with trees and vines and gorgeous with owers
amid which nestles a tower o f exceeding beauty
gay with banners a n d silken s ails
I n the city are hanging gardens towers palaces
which exceed those o f Chaldea ; the
a n d temples
carved and molten images are more wonderful
than those o f E gypt ; the paintings and tapestries
the tower o f Kohl is
o utvie those o f T yr h e n a
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greater than that O f Belus in its grand adytu m

is a colossal image o f the s e a god a pillar o f
n e h te
and
an
altar
where
sacrices
are
o

r
e
d
e
p y
and oracles given once a year
In this temple we were received by t h e king
whose name is Kron H e is a tall grand man
who wears his cro wn and carries his sceptre right
royally We bowed to the earth before him and
when by the interpretation o f Ish ma we were
we presented the gifts and
c ommanded to rise
message o f o u sovereign lord Melek Ki g a t h o f
the E ast who desired to make a treaty o f friend
s hip with the ruler o f this land
and to ask his
m ost gracio u s favour
The king appro v ed o ur suit and inquire d many
t hings concerni g my lord Melek and his country
He gave command that we should receive the
courtesy due to ambassadors an d be nourished at
the palace till o ur return
After we were dismissed Ishma instructed us
i n the laws and customs O f the land and warned us
in no way to violate them He f urther informed
us that Kron the king is a b e n e c e t ruler and
mindful o f the good o f his subjects ; but bade us
beware o f Thalok t h e high priest o f the S un S er
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pent a fo ul and c ruel deity worshipped by many

Though the laws were originally
o f the people
well observ ed through the machinations of this
wicked and powerf ul man i novations have crept
in abominable rites are practised crime and ini
are
legalised
under
cover
of
the
sacerdotal
ui t
y
q
ofce These practices are abhorred by Ishma
wh o worships the God o f his father S hem
I had left the royal presence rejoicing at my
good fortune in nding a c ou tryman and in being
permitted to s e e this unknown land I hoped
after examining its won ders and concluding a
treaty with the king to bring o u vessel speedily
home ward and lay much treasure at the feet o f
my lord But soon a sof t la g u or crept over me
a dreamy forgetfulness took possession o f my soul
I cared no longer to t a i c o r even observe the
strange sights around me I went no more to the
harbour where my ship was lying I had no memory
but I longed for the fruits
o f friends o r country
around me and woul d abide in that land for e v er
None save my comrades observed this change
until o n e day Ishma the physi cian ca me to me
with a message
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tidings Kro n the Magnicent gives thee his

favour and grant s an audience fo r he is about to
return thee to thy country with gifts and tokens
f o r thy master
B ut I answered vag u e ly : O h my friend what
words are these ? Who i s my master but King
Kron ? And what home have I save this island ?
and I looked in his eyes wistfully striving to
gather his meani g
Then was Ishma a ffrighted and said Sharply
Hast tho u take n aught for food beside the king s
portion
I answered : As my soul liveth I have taken
nought save delectable fruit and the tender bu d s
gro w in the gardens o f Kohl ;
o f owers that
pleasant to the eye are they and desirable for
food ?
Then said Ishma in dismay Oh rash and un
fortunate one did I not warn thee to beware of the
wiles o f Thalok the pr iest ? He is suspicious and
malign ; he fears that the inuence o f foreigners
may in some manner conict with his o wn there
fore he scruples not at desperate means to gai
control over them He wills that thou shoul dst die
i n thi s land Oh Dedan thro ugh his craftiness
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thou hast partaken of the o wers o f forgetfulnes s

that grow in the valley o f dreams and o f the fruit
that causeth all memory o f friends to perish a n d
benumbs the heart so that it throbs with a e c t i o n
no longer I know not if it be too late for t h y
restoration Come quickly to my chamber ; per
chance remedies may yet avail
God o f my father S hem he devoutly
prayed enlighten his mi d ; let not thi s error be
fatal !
I was devoid of will or purpose an d passively
followed the physician as he hurried me t o an
i ner chamber o f th e palace where he had in store
diverse stra ge jars and bottles From o n e o f
these he dropped medicine into a cup and Off ere d
it to me
Nay nay I said I do not require thy r e
medies My heart beats Slowly a n d my head i s
hea vy but in deed I am not ill
But Ishm a in great anxiety urged me forcibly
saying Take these drops lie down u pon my bed
Thou must sleep if s o be Go d will grant thee
slumber
S O I swal l owed the bitter draught and fell
heavily u pon the couch b u t alth o u gh the place
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was d ark and noiseless I did not sleep and n o w

remembered with stupid wonder that for many
days d n i gh t s I had not sought my b e d but had
wandered through the gardens as in a dream
th is chamber I lay a long time like o n e
I
dead o ly that m i ne eyes were unclosed ; my soul
longe d for the accustomed foo d but my limbs wer e
po w erless to move and procure it
Ishma visited me co sta tly dispensing simpl e
fare and repeati g the bitter drops At lengt h
I passed into unconsciousness I spoke not I
rou e d o t I dreamed not After many days I
hu gered and wit h ey es still closed thinking I was
at home and that my wife was n ear I said Zara
my beloved bri g water for I thirst and bread
for v e rily I hu n ger
Then one spake my ame and looki g u p I
Oh Dedan h e
s a w Ishma standing by the bed
d the tears were in his eyes
said
God is
m erciful ; thou hast spoken t h e name o f thy wife I
memory has returned thou art saved He h ad
me tio ed my case to no o e and no doubt t h e
high priest thought me more crafty than himself
and that I had not been tempted by appetite
From that hour strength and reason were
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restored I came before the king and through the

interpretation o f Ishma answered many questions
concerni g the kingdom of my lord Melek o f his
power and m a jesty o f his laws and people
After speaking o f many matters the king
said : Hath thy master a s o n ? I ans wered
Yea my lord h e has o e son only
Tell me of
his age and person and qualities
Then I gladly told him o f the yo ung Prince
H e r e kl a n o w attaining manhood in beauty and
wisdom excelling all others ; o f his skill in manly
p ursuits and o f his wonderful inventions
I
spoke also o f the prophecies of his might and
power in which he would exceed all who had
reigned before him that he would live long and
prosper for Mazzaroth the Potent is the star o f
his nativity
After I ceased speaking there was a long
silence
Then Kron earnestly addressed the
council and although I understood not the lan
guage o f the country I perceived that the wise
men were greatly move d the countenance of
Thalok was darkened ; he withstood the king
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trembled with fear for h d I o t already s e e d

t hrough his craftiness ?
Finally the voice of the ki g prevailed
quiet was restored and I received this message
Dedan may the gods that rule the waves
prosper thy voyage for thou must once more cross
the great deep making all speed till thou come to
the kingdom o f thy m aster and carry to him this
our message
Most noble and exalted King Melek sove
reign o f the E ast Kron thy brother se deth
thee greeting We have heard o f thy splendour
and power a d the excellency of thy government
and would make with thee a treaty o f peace for
ever
As thy people are skilful seafarers and
cunning a t i c e r s send thy ships with all manner
of stores to o u land ; they shall be returned to
thee in safety laden with the products of o ur
kingdom ; this shall be greatly to the advancement
of both nations for th us shall we rule the world
thou n the E ast and I in the W est And that
the bonds o f this treaty may be made sure and
perpetual I do sole mnly off er my daughter
Astera peerless in mind as i beauty to be given
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in

marriage to the Prince

so n

H e r e kl a ,

thine ill ustriou s

As the life of man is brief and uncertai

and the seas that divide us are wide and dangerous
if this arra gement is pleasing in thine eyes send
the young prince without delay that he may be
united to his bride
In token o f my sincerity I send by the hand
gifts o f the fruits o f this land and
o f Dedan
especially a ring o f transparent gold wrought
with t h e royal insignia ; this is for thy s o
whereby he may assuredly be known
I went out has tily for the king s command
ment was u rgent ; the sailors were speedily s u m
m o n e d and all prepared for o u r departure on the
morrow
But when night fell upon the earth and the
city was wrapped i n slumber I could n o t rest an d
thi king my long u nconsciousness in the chamber
o f Ishma might be the cause I went forth silently
upon the housetops to seek him and to procure
some draught to cause sleep for t h e labours o f the
morrow would be excessive
As I came forth I sa w two men lurking
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uspicion none being permitted i the streets o f

the C ity at that hour S O I proceeded cautiously
till I reached the chamber o f Ishma and i formed
him o f what I had seen
It is the hand o f Thalok he exclaimed I
know o f what his subtlety s capable ; thou must
n o t sleep t o night lest a worse evil befall thee
We then crept along silently till reaching the
place where the men still lay we heard these words
i n whispers
Mazzaroth is the star o f his master s nativity
sa y st thou
Then we must not do the deed while
it is in the sky fo r it is brighter than the star o f
lord Thalok and Mazzaroth hath an e vil
o ur
s

e
y

We glanced at the heavens ; lo ! the great

star trembled in the west At this Ishma dre w
me within his chamber Haste haste he w h i s
pered men and cargo are all o board the ship ;
f ro m this chamber there is a subterranean passage
to the quay Depart this mo ment drop noiselessly
down the canal ; thy life is not worth a handful o f
sand after that star has s e t
Oh King Melek what need to recount the
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homeward voyage ? I delayed not to perfor m

the bidding o f Ishma ; the wi ds and waves were
propitious ; thy servant is before thee to deliver
the gifts and message o f the ruler o f the West

and to receive thy gracious commands

Then said Melek : O Dedan by the fav our
o f Baal the mighty thou hast more than repaired
the losses o f thy former voyage ; thou shalt receiv e
a bountiful reward in treasure and from hence
forth be called Chief Captain o f the Ships o f
Tyre
And as by the gift o f the god H e r e kl e s
bestowed upon my s o thou wert enabled to pass
thro ugh the con uent water s o f two raging seas
I do now solemnly de cree th at while Phoenici a
rules t h e waves those dangerous straits shall in

his honour be called TH E GATE S OF H E RE KLE S

With that the young prince arose and saluted

Dedan
Most valiant chief he cried thou art
worthy of all honour and gratitude ; thou hast
pro v ed the merits o f the cup o f H e r e kl e s An
other and better Ship shall be built and together
we will visit the wonderful country tho u h ast dis

covered

S ay not s o my so n the king interposed

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greatly alarmed ; there is danger ; the stars give

a w arni g For two years tho u must remai at

home

Do not deny me the youth replied while

his eyes ashed with a new re
I m u st visit
Atlantis ; it is the decree o f Fate

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TH E F E A S T O F BAAL

s till the d um s d cl i o s c e s ed
ly the o i g of the me s w he d

T he

n all

wa s
r

an

as

ar n

ar

ar

morning o f the v ernal equinox ; Magi

and astrologer predicted that during the day the
Lady Ashtoreth would throw herself into the
arms of the god Baal In modern parlance a
transit o f the planet Venus was imminent This
rare eve t was co n sidered among star worshipping
nations s o auspicious in affairs of love and mar
ri
that
the
king
and
council
y
i
elded
to
the
e
g
wishes o f the prince and his departure for the
ki gdom of Atlantis was xed for an early day
The expectant city was astir before dawn and
w hen the beautiful morning star peeped o v er the
hills and the pursuing sun majestically followed
ooding the world in glory ten thousand v oice s
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71

shouted a wel come :

All hail Ashtoreth and

Baal ! Givers o f life and fortu e hail !

As the level rays streamed through the portal
o f the temple a n d rolled along the marble oor
t h e enclosi g curtains were withdraw
u nveiling
the images o f the god and goddess bathed in rosy
light and seated in a gilded c
The ready pri ests
sei z ed the silken traces the idols were drawn to
the gr ove n d placed before an a ltar amid the
shouts o f the multitude and the roll of drums
King and courtier walked behind the chariot
followed by an immense crow d who swarmed
thro u gh the groves and clustered o the h igh
places
Herds o f oxen and ocks o f sheep with doves
and swans mournfully ascended the hill made the
circuit o f the idols were forced shrinking between
two columns o f re and fell before the pitiless
knives o f sacrice The blood was s prinkled over
the crowd and the bodies were thro w n upon the
d
altar O ver these combustibles were heape d
the whole pyre was saturated with inammable o il
which ran down and lled an encircli g trench
Then while the assembly stood hushed with
King Melek by means o f a burning gl ass
a we

ar

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72

brought down re from the sun the river O f n a ph

tha ignited ames leaped upon the altar devoured
the sacrice d streamed up to heaven n dense
volumes of smoke
At this moment priest and people beat their
breasts gashed themselves with knives and

shouted fra tically

Great Baal hear us !
B ut there were two in that vast asse m bly who
bowed not the knee to Baal nor called upo n the
name of the god : H e r e kl the prince who stood
calmly observi g the awful rit es ; and near by i n
a curtained booth a maiden who at the moment
whe Ashtoreth was t o thro w herself in the arm s
o f the s u n g o d would be O e r e d i n sacrice and
more dreadful still become a portion o f the mid
night feast
H e e kl a s eye sweeping the scene rested upo n
the despairing features o f this beautiful girl A
an alien shore no friend or sympathizer
c apti v e o
near ; young and f ull o f life with possibilities of a

long and happy f uture in a f e w hours

The
horror o f her fate rose before his imagination ; a
quick resolve was taken S he should n o t die to
insure his good fortu n e the thought was i n t o l e
,

an

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AS T

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73

When the morning rites were over and all had

retired for the midday siesta he sought the pre
sence o f his father and begged that the life of the
captive be spared for his sake The king listened
in surprise Was the heart o f his s o n stirred by
compassion only o r had softer sentiments at last
found place in that impassive s o ul ? Might t his
not be the rst link o f a chain that would fetter
the ambition o f the prince till t h dangerous crisis
was over ? Melek pondered a n d promised to
c onsult the Magi
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XII

I ONA TH E CAPTIVE

di m o d d op s b edew the l
d w hi te s t bl o ss om s v e il the t ee
d b l ue s t w v e s d
c e the
a

No w
An

An

ea

an

on

se a

appeal o f H e r e kl a was successful

As the sun lingered o n the Western horizon
and a small dark spot Slowly crossed its disk t h e
usual rites were performed in the temple Cakes
o f our and honey were O ff ered to the Queen o f
Heaven but no hu m an sacrice d e l e d the altar
of Ashtoreth
And now thro u ghout the city were heard t h e
sounds o f rev elry Feasting and drinking dan c e
and song soon degenerated into gross debauchery
for m orality was no part o f the worsh ip of Baal
At midnight He r e kl a left the distasteful s cene
As he p assed through the cou r t Medoc the cham
b e r l a in followed and saluted h i m

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75

Dear master he said be persuaded ; go t o

the temple o f E ryx there thou w ilt meet Ash

t o re t h

Nay said the prince gravely the templ e

o f E ryx I will
but walking in E den I
o t enter

m y discover Ch a v a h
The Chamberlain who acted upon the king s
suggestio bo w ed and departe d :
Wise H e e kl didst thou by the intuition o f a
pure soul thus early distinguish good from evil ?
O r hadst thou read in ancient legend that wh e n
God bestowed upon Adam his helpmate C h a va h
a woma pure and fair the devil placed in h i s
path Ardat Lilith a witch beautif ul to behold
yet foul a n d wicked ; m other o f the sorceress
broo d who from that ti me forward by their e
t i c e m e n t s have been the curse and opprobrium
whose syren shores are strewn with
o f humanity
wrecks o f glorious manhoo d health reputation
fortune soul
The noise and glare o f the banquet hall grew
i distinct as H e e kl a passed through the w lks o f
the inner court and sought the garden tower
where he was t o sleep He went to the observa
tory and consulted once more his maritime ch arts

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76

and the stars of heave

R eturning he pause d
for a mome t in the trellis walk that led to his
cha mber to contemplate the beauty o f the night
The soft wind swaying the fountain the perfume
o f ower
the unclouded sky the silent shadows
lying o the turf the dista t sounds of revelry
with tho ught O f his departure from the home he
loved l l conspired to softe his feelings At
such illusive moments stern duty is w ont to relax
her grasp d the hear t yield to tender emotion
A l o w sigh is heard the echo o f his o wn ; he
turns and near him stands the captive maid S he
is unlike the daughters o f the land Her fai r
pale face is irradiated by the moonbeams her blue
eyes are u pturned to heaven the waving tresses
o f her well poised head are gathered into a heavy
knot and bound by a llet o f gold her white robe
i s girdled by a band o f the same p e c ibu s metal
her unsleeved arms circled by j ewelled bracelets
her bosom heaves with sighs
H e e kl a was startled a d confused

Who art tho u ? he demanded recov ering

himself

I am called Iona in my native land

Whence camest thou
n

s,

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I VE

GAP T

77

From Helles a captive in thy father s ship

Wh y art thou in this place at this ho ur ?
The fair head drooped a ush suffused her fea
tures ; sh e Sh ivered and replied
Thou hast
saved my life ; I am here by thy father s comman d
d I am a Slave
a
H e e kl a paused his quick apprehension solved

the mystery this plot o f his father s and the

priests By some newly awakened interest by
some love entanglement they would delay his de
parture
Presently he spoke :
Iona hast thou a
mother ?
My mother mourns my absence in her Pelas
gian home

Hast thou a lover ?

The noble Diomede is my lover and is b eloved
by me

Wouldst t h ou s e e them again ?

Oh my lord ! cried the captive while tears

spra g to her eyes
H e e kl a called his trusty servant
O i b a take thou this signet accompany the
maiden to the harbour where lie ma y Sh ips at
anchor S eek the master o f the S ea Bi r d which

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78

ails at dawn for the land o f the Pelasgi Tel l

him that H e re kl a its owner wills th at he convey
this maiden to her home in Helles and that he

S ho w her due honour and courtesy

Iona woul d hav e knelt to thank her deliverer
but he prevented her saying : S pare me fair
c aptive
May thy voyage be Speedy and pros
pero n s
s

XIII

S AIL E D

T he e ste ky g ow s ble k d c old

T he d y i s e ly do e
p t h o f g ol d
M y s h i p o ck s i
M pp ed by the s ett i g
rn s

ar

n a

an

sun

equinoctial storms were over the weather

was propitious artice could not entangle the
young prince o r change his determination to v isi t
t h e newly discovered country and King Melek
reluctantly cons e nted to his departure The ships
d esigned for the voyage had been built under his
supervision No fairer vessels had ever ploughed
t h e waters o f Cham and the heart o f H e re kl a
swelled with pride as he contemplated the result
o f his careful study o f marine architecture
The ship appropriated to his especial u se was
built o f the famous Cyprian wood and named by
h i s fat h e r T h e Su n in honour o f Baal
Its consort
THE

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desig ned f o r t h e bride i n which to transport the

retinue and treasure was called The Moon in
honour o f the goddess that rules the waves
The methods o f the j ourney had been wisely
ordered Chilmad a merchant o f vast experience
had care o f the lading and stores Wares and pro
ducts o f all the nations o f the E ast were collected
as a present for King Kron These were sil ks
carpets and muslins amber myrrh cinnamon and
cassia incense and almug trees ch e t wood and
ebony glass o f opalescent hue balsams and
leopard skins Fo r the bride there were robes
ornaments o f pre cious metal ivory and bronze
gems instruments o f music girdl e s mantles and
m irrors
Dedan and K a r mo s were appointed c a p
tains K a dm o the P undit and Madai the Persian
were the chosen companions and councillors o f the
youn g voyager
The Vessels were to go o ut with the tide and
the entire population o f the Ci ty thronged the
shore and crowded the quays to witness the em
,

b a r ka t i o n

After receiving the parting embrace o f his

father and moth e r the iron chain that barred the
entrance to th e harbour was dropped and H e r e kl a
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81

tepped upon the deck o f The S un His superb

form was draped i n robes o f Tyrian dye richly
embroidered with the insignia o f his rank the
llet and c a p o f an E astern prince crowned the
shapely head and proud features and whe n he
threw O ff the cable that linked the v essel to the
Shore and waved his farewell the universal shout

Long live the prince ! was no empty adula

tion
AS the rustling sails responded to the breeze
a
d the keel o f the ship dashed the blue waters
into foam the heart o f H e r e kl a sang
Farewell farewell dear frie ds and home b e
loved ! Farewell ye steeds o f J oktan ! i c o mp a r
able i n speed and beauty ; none shall dra w rein
over your ecks till I return The winds whisper
the wav es murmur O n and beyond are the p a ths
Mighty is he who conquers the s e a I
o f glory
go to the la d where the sun nds rest I follo w
t h e track o f the sailing stars
There the Q ueen
o f the S unset the S tar o f the E vening is waiti g

f o r me
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XI V.

AT TH E GATE

L KE

TH E S S UN H S IN G UN S IN G
TAR

A T

RE

B e o f g ood he t w c ot y
Th e d ge s o f the pl c e
Bu t w
c o q ue them
ar

an

e can

ann

v oyagers sped prosperously for by the

o f chart and compass these enterprising sons o f
Cus h had acquired the art o f night sailing After
touching at the c oloni al islands in the s e a o f
Cham they followed the track o f Dedan s voyage
passed the Gates o f Hera kles in safety and skirt
ing the outer shore northward came to a n e
harbour and promontory named Gades where they
rested three days before en c ountering the perils o f
the exterior ocean named by the sailors the S e a
M uh it
O n th e e vening pr e v io u s to th e day o f their de
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parture the two sages stood together upon the

s andy beach
while the young prince cli mbed the
rocks o n the shore
S uddenly the eyes o f
K a dmo n became xed upon the di stant horizon
as i f trying to pierce the overhanging mist
Madai addressed him b ut he made no ans wer and
s eemed absorbed in tro ubled thought o r vision
At length he turned abruptly and said
Dear brother thou must again cast the horo
scope o f the prince I cannot trust myself at this
moment Thou knowest the day and hour o f his
birth
The n ight was fair the stars were brilliant
Madai at once took observations and applied h i m
self to chart and formula placed the result before
his associate after which they sought H e re kl a in
reat
alarm
g

Dear master said Madai the aspect of the

heave ly bodies is portent o u s the ir position is
changing rapidly and the combinations are m l i c
al most without precedent O ur lords Adar Mero
dach and Nergal are conj oi ed in the eighth
house and in the constellation Cancer The moon
is o the cusp ; Adar the Malignant r ules for the
next month retrograding to the fourth house in
,

AT A

84:

the constellations of the Twins The moon in

setting is aficted by Nergal and A dar This
presages great d isaster ear thquakes o o ds and
v iolent
He paused a moment and then
continued
But before the Lady of Night shall
have twice waxed and waned sh e will separate
from the square o f Nergal and enter the trine of
Ashtoreth who will hang in the cusp This S g

i e s good fortu e

Let us not hesitate said H e r e kl a if the en d

be favourable
This much for moon and planets Madai e
plied
But what means the voice o f the eternal
stars ? For during an eclipse of the s u n which
we perceive is about to take place thy star Maz
will blaze forth at midday i n the western
za o t h
heav ens ; and even now a n e w star strange and

fearful faintly glows in the northern s ky

While he was yet speaking a sho wer of me
t e o r s ashed from the western heavens and fell
into the s e a
The Persia greatly agitated
paced the san dy shore where the three had been
standing
Ka d mo n now addressed the prince
No doubt th e cri sis o f thy Fate i s near ; that
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85

which I presaged while we were yet in Cacara

that which s o alarmed thy royal parents The
stars have an evil aspect the mea ing is dubious
the result is a secret of the F uture Will it o t
be wise to put about the Ship and retur to the
nearest colony or linger in this place until the
da ger be past ? Can we otherwise justify our

selves to thy father ?

N0
H e r e kl a po dered long and made answer
man c a escape fro m Fate a brave spirit will c o n
quer Destiny Like the stars I must go forward
though the heavens fal l
The wi gs o f night overshadowed the s e the
distant horizon grew d i m s ky and water faded
to indisti guishable gloom The friends sat in
thoughtful sile ce ; each felt that startli g eve ts
an d an u ncertain future were before them This
hour might be the last for that interchange of
thought and sentiment which had s o lo g been
their bond of friendship As the dark ess i n
creased a shadow fell upon the so ul of K dm o
and he spoke mournfully
Thou hast the u n
daunted courage and resolution of youth my
H e e kl a but wi t h age a d study come doubt and
caution yet thou shalt have thy will dear prince
,

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86

for whether we go o n o r eturn the end is o n e

I have pondere d long upon the mystery of human
existence the missio and destiny o f m
I have

found that all o f earth is illusion and the end

absorption into the O ne all pervading Force

The others made no answer hopi g that the
Arhat would conti ue a subj ect they had Often
disc u ssed and i n which they were greatly i
,

an

t e re st e d

Presently the sage resumed : We wake to con

we know not from what ; our wonder
s cio u s e s s
ing eyes behold the sky the earth the faces o f
kindred ; o ur ears a e entranced by loving voices
music and stir o f the elements ; we inhale per
fumed air w e taste foo d and are satised we bask
in sunshine ; soft languor overpowers us we sleep

and a r e refreshed We love a double sense

awakes the soul to richer life O h happy wo rl d
thy name is Paradise !

A discord enters the su n scorches the winds

chill harsh words and sorrowful w ailings distrac t
the ear The fruits o f E den turn to ashes o n the
lip Sleep forsakes u s pain racks the body fear
torments the soul ; we ght to retain o u r itting
happiness in vain And now stalk i n vague

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87

hadowy forms which take shape before o ur u n

willing eyes Injustice Treachery E rror and S in :
under their noxious blight Faith Hope and
Youth soon die a n d Love worn o ut by Di s e n
c hant m ent o r S a tiety falls in a mortal swoon
Another Spectre o w confronts u s d ul l S the
saps the strength palsies the frame steals
s en se
the weapons o f defence and Old Age or Accident
d elivers us over to inexorable Death
thy name is Hell
O evil miserable world
We know that we entered this present exist
ence but whence ?
That we have sinned and suff ered but why ?
That we m ust go hence b u t wh ither ?
The body thrilli g with pleasure o r tortured by
pain the heart bounding with joy o Sinking in
despair the brain devising good o r evil these we
know will moulder to dust But the animating
principle At ma the spirit wha t is its condition ?

Paradise f o r Youth Hell for Manhood

Death for Age and then ?

He paused and Madai taking his hand gently
s pake thus :
Dear brother this is t o t h e e a n hour o f dark
ness some phantom o v erpowers thee ; the shadow
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will soon pass and thy soul again be illuminated

O K a dm o n
thou who hast initiated us into the
Mysteries o f the Ages who hast trained eye and
e a r to
perceive occult wisdom and hast calmly
looked in t h e face o f Danger and Death ; and thou
beloved H e e kl wh o se f e e t even now press the
threshold o f Paradise look u pward t o the vault o f
night where the eternal res tremble and are i n
the all pervadin g breath Listen to the rushing
The owing stream the
w ind the surging s e a
itting cloud the ame that quivers and reaches
toward the s un the rustling leaf the crepitati g
insect each sound and m otion o f nature whisper
to ma n Life life unending life !
S hall the tree mourn b ecause it must sleep
thro u gh the wintry night ? Foolish o n e ! thy
strength and beauty will be greater In the spring
time
S hall the worm tremble as it weaves its
Shroud ? Fear not poor creeping thing ! thou
shalt yet si p nectar and soar to the clouds
Activity and repose succeed each other i n o n e
eternal round Wouldst tho u 0 man re main
the same for :ever ? Nay n a y ! S tag n ation is
d e ath progress is life
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89

for youth wisdom for manhood and

ch a ge to higher life f o r age All this is o may

tran sformation fo r the body transmigration

be
for the soul
By all the analogies o f nature by the yearn
ing o f the human heart by the d ivine intuitions o f
e lightened m e we must believe that body and
spirit atoms and force are facts and principles

eternal
Again there was a pause after which H e e kl a
spoke
Oh my friends I will now relate an e xp e
r i e n c e which I have hitherto regarded as too sacred
for utterance
O ne eve ing my glorious steeds carried me
into the mou tains of Lebanon and being wrapped
in thought I heeded not their ight till I was borne
far into the heart of the range R eturn was i m
possible for darkness had settled upon the un
familiar paths I gave the horses m ountain grass
a n d w ater
from the rills and when they were
satised I laid m e do wn fasti g under the Shadow
o f a rock
repeating the formula o f a chela but
sleep came not to my eyelids In the solemn
stillness of the night the interests that had s o

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90

absorbed m y life in the valley below faded like a

dream
From the snowy peaks o f Lebanon my eyes
swept u pward to the climbin g stars onward
t hrough th e band o f q u v e r m g light t hat encircles
the worlds Then s a w I the architecture of the
heavens the order o f the universe My eyes
grew strong to penetra te till suddenly low in the
s outhern Sky beyond the starry cross where a z ure
melts to blackness a vision met my sight which
s carce
can be described by words o f mortal
.

ma n

I saw upon v anishing folding scrolls the i m

press o f character the record o f the lives o f men
slowly paling or deeply glowing in awful obscurity
were hideous naked forms distorted shapes lean
shrunken outlines malig ant faces and blood

d abbled hands
The Arhats exchanged glances as H e re kl a
c ontinued
S hrieking with terror I wo ul d ha v e turned
away but some irresistible po wer held every sense
I gazed yet more intentl y and far beyond thi s
place o f horror beyond the ocean o f ether I dis
cov ered as i t were l uminous shadows oating in
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atmosphere of glory souls perfect in bliss as i n

beauty whose features were radiant by reason o f
love and purity
Then I wept with j oy and thanked the
Maker and Disposer o f events and when I looked
a gain I s a w nought b u t soft c louds rising over the
s e a and the stars growing dim i n t h e light o f early
dawn
There was deep silence after H e re kl pause d
till K a dm o n spoke : Blessed art thou O H e r e kl
Thou art Buddha enlightened thou hast sought and
found knowledge ; to the pure only is such truth
revealed
Tho u hast entered Deva chan a n d Avi t c h i
where the soul re a ps the har vest o f its human
life Thine eyes h a ve looked upon the World o f
E ffects upon the scroll where by his o wn acts the

record of man is made

O favoured seer sai d Ma dai with awe

were the forms individual in the dreadful shades
an

of

D uyh a k ?

They were the young man replied

I

I
sa w
remember I shudder S pare me my

f rie ds
Presently he contin u ed :
But among the

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luminous names in upper glory I knew the form s

o f Madai and K a dm o n ;
I sa w my o wn s h adow

and another walked by my side

0 friends the spirit o f m a n transcends the
glory o f the stars ; these turn not a igh t e d
tho u gh h eaven trembles and earth quakes ; and
shall we fear ? Nay though the elements rage
though the s e a de vo ur and death shall swallow u s
we will go for ward and full o ur destiny
Night was far advanced ye t the three friends
thought not o f retiring No other word was
spoken ; motionless and silent they watched the
great surges rollin g in from the outer s e a and
listened to the roar as they dashed against the
b each S oothed by the monotony o v erpowered
by the immensity they rested in the realm o f
thought till dawn ushered in the day o f their
departure from the land o f Gades
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XV

TH E E DEN O F TH E W ES T

T he i sl d e ste d th e gl ss
O f b e t h le ss d e my w te s
Th e e b e thed f g c e f o m the s ho e
O f ow e s yet f es h w ith childhood

an

on

r a

ra

ra n

skill and experience acquired by Dedan during

his voya ge of discovery now proved of incalculable
advantage
Despite some stormy weather in seventy days
after leaving the port o f Cacara the white peaks
o f the volcanoes appeared o n the western horizon
and in a few hours the vessels were safely moored
i n the outer harbour o f Pirhua
The pilot recognised Dedan and his sailors
The Phoenician ships which had been anxiously
expected were immediately con v oyed through t h e
seagate and drawbridge up the grand canal to
the foot o f t h e city o f Atlan
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94

Great is the expectation o f the prince and h i

attendants the magni cence o f Atlantea civili
sation lls the m with astonishment The i mmense
monoliths tha t face the walls o f the canals and
form the quays docks a n d storehouses the mar
vellons skill by which strength and elegance are
united surpass anything known in the E astern
world K a dmo n declares the str uctures more
wonderful than the rock temples and subterra
nean cities of Hindustan
The order and quiet o f the crowded thorough
fares are no vel and surprising By means o f dials
conspicuous in e very distric t all the business o f
the city Is perfectly systematised ; at xed hours
food is taken sleep is sought labour begins o r ends
No carriage or foot passenger going toward the
centre of the island is ever seen o n the left ; none
going from the centre o n the right ; none may
cross t h e streets except o n elevated bridges T he
same right o f way prevails o the ca als ; and
thus in the midst o f a crowd accident is avoided
and order maintained O ver the smooth clean
paveme ts horses prance and chariots r umble
without dust o r noise
The climate a n d v erdure are a perpetual sur

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prise to the dwellers o f the arid E ast In the

bland moist air vegetation ourishes continuously
trees o f gigantic proportions wave Signals to the
stars ambitious vines co v ered with bloom aspire
t o their topmost boughs
No unclad earth o r
barren sand o ff end the eye the turf is an emerald
carpet clusters o f owers reliev e the deep green
o f the hedges zephyrs bear to the delighted sense
health giving perfume
I n this thornless E den fruits such as ha v e ne ver
since satised the desire o f m a ripened in peren
nial harvest ; the u s e o f esh as food was almost
unknown and perfect health prevailed
The v oyagers were welcomed at the landing by
Court of cials and a band o f soldiers Ishma over
joyed to behold once more O riental faces and
costumes embrace d the m with tears fo he at
once recognised by their language and other secret
signs the presence o f advanced sages He initiated
them in the etiquette o f the Atlantea Court
and in the king s name presented the pri ce with
a signet which conferred the liberty o f the island
The guests were then escorted to the royal residence
the Palace of Hesper and left undisturbed for
a da y t o re c o v er fro m the fatigues o f the v oyage
.

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The north w estern wing o f the quadrangle near

the apar t ments of Ishma was appropriated to their
use The chamber o f the prince was a marvel of
beauty and lux u ry

The at ceilings and walls o f t

i c i a n palaces
were o f glass enwrought with mosaic of diverse
colours ; here was a rotunda hung w ith gorgeous
tapestries surmounted by a dome o f transparent
blue embossed with silver stars The furn iture
was O f ivory overrun in designs o f gree n and
gold
A murmuring stream owed at the base of the
outer wall and upon the terraced bank rose lofty
evergreens whos e tops caressing the clouds were
at once a protection from the heat and a scree n of
living verdure through wh ich the !white peaks of
the volcanoes were visible
To the west was seen fair Z i cl a and its Float
ing Garden ; o n the sky tinted boso m o f the lake
boats of fanta stic shape l a y motionless o r dreamily
swung between earth and heaven
After refreshments and a bath the prince
sought the cool shade o f his chamber and over
come by the fatigue o f the voyage and excite ment
rested thro u gh the midday hours
o f arriv al
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The silence o f a trop i cal noo day fell upon the

air ; bird an d beast were taki g their siesta ; the
cicada s grating wings were still ; a t ful breeze
wafted to the tired sense perfume of ower d
dro wsy hum o f bee ; all the surroundings breathed
of unbroken peace and tranquillity The apart
ment was noiseless but fo r the monotonous drip
of a fou t in in the centre o f the marble oor the
colours were soothing the half shadows g ateful to
the eye the atmosphere slumberous and H e e kl
while yielding to these inuences remembered the
spell that enchanted Dedan and wondered if this
were not indeed the realm of calm forgetfulness
the Lotus Land where care and toil being over
the shadows point always to the E ast even the
Land o f the Afternoon
n

an

Al s h w d ull i h um p evi si o
A h u s h o fte p o t e d s t h e t emp e s t !
a

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t h e cu p of i h e w oul d di ss lv e t hee
T h ou m o s t p e ci ou p e lthe d i k t h ee up

In

S n

ar

r n

U US

among the hig h O f cials wh o r e

lan di ng
c e i v e d the Ph oenician a mbas sadors a t t h e
was Thalok the high pries t This notable man was
tall and handsome b ut o f hau ghty mien ; before
h i s bold ashing eyes the most daring glan c e
would falter H is manner and aspect indi c ated a
a c ol der hear t h o t passions and i n
0 0 61 brain
domitable will H is motiv e in this a c t o f conde
s c ension was p urely s els h ; he would kno w at the
e a l i e s t possible moment the character and temper
o f t h e new element about to be introduced into
t h e pol itical complications at the Co u rt o f King
Kro n
Th e g uests h aving been es c o rte d t o th e palac e
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retired to the privacy o f h i s chamber and

gave himself to profound m e ditation

The Ph oe nicians hav e arrived he mu sed

I n the present state o f affairs possibly this is
well ; they must b e made subser vie n t to my pur
pose Yet they look n o t like m e n easily duped ;
t heir eyes pierce below the s ur fac e ; they will r e
nt
u
ire
delicate
manageme
q
The prince is physically magni c ent ; he has
intellect courage and will t o s upplement his

strength that is evident from his l ofty carriage

and fearless eye I doubt the expression o f his

f ac e i t has honour s impress the mouth is tender

not o
e dark lin e ; a fa c e and
t h e smile is sweet
form to please a woman Would I co uld look like

this foreigner and b e what I am I were then

more sure o f success in certain q uarters Atla s
d oubtful sentiments are my most formidable O b
Unlike other women sh e is strong and
s t a cl e
O
brav e ; the m a who wins her adds to his o wn
p o wer Can I bend her to my will ?
This suspense is unendurable I will know

r
mind at once before sh e sees the prince
he
S ome insane fancy may
0 T halok that was
a boyis h j ealousy H e r e kl a is the betrothed o f As
T halok

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tera and Atla is the soul of honour a good quality

in a woma
But possibly sh e ma y desire to a o
company her friend to Ty h e
That must not be

permitted I must obtain her promise to remain

in Atlantis If her faith be plighted I am sure
But Atla avoids and even repels me ; I c a n
n o t penetrate the environ m ent o f her lofty soul
How sh all I get speech with her By what mean s
gain her favour ?
All women are pleased with n e ry and devo
I have both to O e
S urely in this sh e will
t ion

not belie her se x

H e went t o a cabinet and took therefrom v ariou s
superb articles o f luxury a n d after rejecting
m any laid aside an ivory casket containing a coro
net o f diamonds and sapphires ; a royal ma tle
embroidered in gold and lined with ermine ; a
silken carpet representing a garden and fountai n
f
n
d
o
gems
lastly
a
lyre
extraordinary
beauty
a
o
;
f
and sweetness o f tone
These works of art were priceless in value and
after V e wm g them complacently he call ed his page

Z il b a
he said I am about to honour thee
with a condence Which o f these gifts thinkes t

tho u will best please a fair lady ?

,

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The page a youth of remarkable grace

d
beauty whose peculiarly lustrous and res tless eyes
had given h i m the n ame Z il ba o f the Glitteri g
Eye carefully scrutinised each fair treasure ; his
face ushed and his breath came fast b u t he made
no answer
Thalok was gratied by this evident a pp e c i
tion but becomi g impatient o f delay commanded
h i m to speak
Z i l b a bowed l o w and with eyes averted said
Which o f these gifts says my lor d will best
please a fair lady ? If sh e be ambitious the
cro w ; if vain the ma tle ; if luxurious the car

pet if spiritual the harp but if she loves the

o n e kiss o f thine outweighs t hem all

Thalok was startled ; he had never give n his
page credit for so much penetration or s uch deli
cate sentiment Could Z i l b a have had experience
i n love affairs ? Impossible ; a n d y e t he had
observed the boy often li ger near Zarah the Lady
Atla s maid
This feelin g o f surprise gradually merged itself
into a displeased conscious ess that i so m e w y
he had compromised himself d tur i g to Z il b
he said coldl y
Fold these baubles prese t
an

an

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1 02

the m to th e La dy Atla and with Th al o k s lo v e a n d

duty humbly beg her acceptance
S he is n o w alone o n the north balcony of t h e
pavili on i n the Garden o f Palms There i s a
secret door in the basement o f the conservatory
know it by the colour o f this key The passage
beyond leads to the corridor o f her apartments
S wing the picture that covers the door outward
and make it fast again Address the lady with all
due worship deliver the message ; mark well her
words and manner ; then return by the open way
and if thou lo v es t life prate not with any o n e

Hasten fo r the day declines

Z il b a went o u t as directed but soon returned
bringing back the treasures Thalok S eyes ashed ;
he rais ed his hand as if abo ut to give the m e s
senger a blow but checked himself saying

H o w is it my gifts are n o t delivered ?

I h umbly offered th em and th ey were

rej ected
R ejected
In what manner ?
Th e manner o f Prin c ess Atla wa s gentl e b ut

rm

Wh at said

sh e

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Give my duty to Lord Thalok and s a y that

royal gifts do not b e t an u n titled maiden

S aid she aught else ?

I ventured to u rge that sh e had h igher claim s
to royal gifts and even queenship than any mere

titl e could bestow

Boy thou wert b o ld But what answer di d
the lady give
S he answered s o c oldly that I Shi vered Her
words were these
R eturn the gifts to their
owner ; they are n o t f o r me Take thi s for thy
trouble poor b o y givin g me a pie ce o f gold My
lord the lady is not ambitious n o r vain n o r yet
luxurious S h e may be spiritual ; sh e i s c erta in l y
cold No c olo ur suffu sed her cheek no s parkle
ashed fr o m her eye Perc hance a kiss migh t

warm th is frozen statue

T h alok regarded his page c uriously What did
th is keen interest this subtle discrimin ation imply ?
H ad Z il ba dared to lo v e the peerless Atla ? He
gav e a penetrating gl ance but seein g nought sav e
c ons cious inno c ence he briey dis missed the b o y
and arraying hims el f in h is mo st magnic ent rob e s
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ATLA
S h e o s e up
She m de
r

in

her

the s ile t
d gg e s h
n

ni

ar

ght

an

b i gh t
r

remained in the balcony where the page

Thalok left her absorbed in unq uiet
o f Prince
thought The warm light o f the settin g sun
lingered among her golden tresses and irradiated
her lovely face and gure with more than mortal
beauty Yet her features wore a troubled expres
sion for the event that had just taken place i n
crease d a feeling o f isolation and danger by which
at times sh e wa s greatly oppressed Her position
at the Court o f Ki g Kron was anomalous ; she
a w aif from the broad stream of h uman life
stranded upon an alien shore holding place only
by suff era ce Ishma her father by adoption
was also a foreigner and without inuence ex c ept
through royal favour proverbially uncertain
ATLA

AT A

S everal

1 05

the youn g nobles o f Atlantis had

offered her honourable marriage but even before
an answer could be given each suitor by some
mysterious fatality died o disappeared
S he had o bserved with increasing repugnance
an d distrust the admiring glances and covert
t t e i e s of the high priest aIt e t i o n s s h e intui
t i v e l y dreaded but which till this hour s h e had
successfully ignored
No w they had assumed a denite obtrusiv e
form and had been rejected
What would be the consequence o f this grave
offence ? To whom could sh e appeal for prote o
tion ? To no o n e Her defence must be from
within sh e must ght o u t this battle alone ;
courage and rmness were her only weapons
Her only weapons ? Nay the dagger at her
girdle by some undened intuitio n had been made
s harp and bright ; her northern hand was strong
her nerves uninching but vi o lence must be the
last resort o f desperation Oh that some super
human power would bestow its aid !
As the half formed prayer faltered upon her
lips a step withi n the chamber roused her S he
started and her face ushed crimson as sh e recog
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106

the intruder S he wo uld ha v e w ith drawn

but Thalok standing in the e n tran c e o f th e bal c ony
barred th e way
After an instant o f c on f usion sh e said for
mally :
My lord t o what strange chance am I indebted
f o r this u n a n n o un c eTl visit
Atla he said in
voice trembling with
passion I will answer the question plainly I am
drawn hither by an irresistible attraction I a m
no lo n ger master o f my heart scarcely o f my
actions I cannot live without thy love Thou
art now and must remain f o r ever in the empire o f

my affection a thron ed queen

Atla was greatly alarmed by this outburst o f
passion A cry would no doubt bring speedy
assistance but embarrassing questions and explana
tions must ne c essarily follow distressing to herself
and exasperating to Thalok S h e t h e e fo re deter
mined to temporise hopin g t h at some person woul d
appear or something happen for her relief
S he assumed a c areless manner and with slight
irony replied :
My lord I kno w nothing o f l ove and a m still
t o o young to think of m a r ri a ge
I beg yo u wil l
n ise

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AT A

1 07

press me no fur t h e r up o n a s ubject s o extremely

distasteful C oming years may bring a change o f
feeling ; at present it is worse than u seless to urge

this matter
B u t I cannot wait these years uncertain o f
the change they may bring R eect dear Atla
A maiden young beautiful nameless and alone
w ith no protector o r friend is exposed to a thousand
perils With me thou art safe honoure d titled
u assailable The splendour and power o f the
whole earth will be laid at thy feet and with the m

the doti g adoration o f Thalok

E xtendin g h is
ha d he added
Dearest Atla give me the token

o f acceptance
Atla with frigid formality made answer
Thou wouldst n o t prize my hand without my
heart and that I cannot give My f a n cy is no
more within co ntrol than i s thine o wn my lord

I h ave no love for thee ; n o r y e t fo r a n y man

Th o u r t fai r a s the snows o f No r a g h i and a s
cold but my fervour like its res will melt thy

heart o f ice
My lord when snows are warmed they are
snows no longer Prince Thalok would soon tir e

o f tepid water
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AT A

1 08

Atla he said rmly do not trie I am in

no jesting moo d There is not a high born lady in
Atlantis but would kn eel to gain my favour
All the world knows thy boast is not idle ;
therefore my lord I pray thee waste not thine
a e c tio
o
one so humble ; bestow thy gifts and
thy de votion o the ladies o f the Court there wilt
thou nd a better m ate than I
Then fearing she
S pare me for the
h a d spoke rashly s h e added :
present m y lo rd I will counsel with the king and

Ishma
The cou tenance o f Thalok darkened ; his ex
pression was terrible his manner cha ged

Foolish child he cried harshly wouldst

thou throw thyself o n the protectio of the king ?
Know then that there is no power in Atlantis
greater than that O f the high priest Neither man
nor woman dare dispute my will o r bra v e my
wrath Thy weak caprice wil l n o t avail Impassive

m aid thy will must bend to mine

Havi g previously d ealt wit h spirits inferior to
his o w Thalok miscalculated the stre gth of the
slight girl now before him
Atla s face blanched for an instant but o t
through fear ; then the transmitted blood of
,

AT A

1 09

ge erations of heroes rushed like re alo g her

veins mounted to her chee k and stru g her nerves
S he bounded to her feet and confronted
w ith steel
Thalok Sh e spoke ; every word fel l wi t h clear
ringing emphasis
My lord thy thre ats intimidate less than thy
blandishments allure With princely courtesy thou
dost remind me that I am friendless n ameless
alone Tis true my origin is involved in obscurity
my country and my people are unknown but o f o e
th ing let Lord Thalok be assuredno drop o f
coward blood runs in my veins I am not defence
less as thou m a y s t prove to thy hurt I shall o t
bend to thy will ; if forced beyond endurance I
shall take my o w n life
then sink ing her voice to
an impressive whisper o r ma yh a p I s h a l l t a ke
n

th in e

S he stood erect deant self sustained her blue

,

eyes gleamed cold and dangerous as a dagger S

blade her right hand clenche d the silver ornament
suspended at her girdle
There was an inexible determination i her
whole beari g that co uld not be disregarded a d
would not be t i e d with
Fo r the rst time i n his life of desperate i trigue

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110

the so vereign priest met a spirit more resolute an d

daring th an hi s o wn for t h e rst time he encountered
th e m ajesty o f indignant virtue ; his meretricious
l an c e wa s shattered e v en before it touched the
heav en forged armour o f p ure womanhood
Thalok owned hi mself bafe d defeated ; and
b o wing l o w he retir e d
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XVI I

WH I S PER S

IN

T H E WIND

the form o f her unwel c ome g uest di sa p

f
Atla
le
t
the
bal
a r e d through the outer gate
e
p
c ony and walked rapidly to a Shadowy recess i n
the garden where a great fountain sent u p its
ghostly spray H ere sh e reviewed the hazardous
s truggle w hi ch had j ust taken place and strove to
calm her perturbed spirit In vain did sh e strive
to maintain that tra n quillity which Ishma had
assiduously taught her t o cultiv ate and which had
become the habit o f her life in v ain did sh e r e
peat the forms o f prayer
Atla was an impro visatrice and found expres
Like the
s ion for her deepest emotion in s ong
sound o f the wind harp h e r m u sic began sh e
s carce kne w when and died sh e s c arc e knew
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112

where ; and now She gave words to an ill

uneasiness that would not be dissipate d

d e n e d

the b ee e I he voic e s o f w i g
The e s igh s in the bl d i o f ight ;
Thou gh m i st f de s w y t the d w i g
Ghost s it in the Spect l moo light
o
the mo u t i
H k ! the e s
Li s t to the mo of the
L ike te s f ll the d op s o f the fou t i
I the gl oom o f the d k c yp e ss t ee
Al o e i the d k e ss I s h ive
A fo u l S p i i t s t d s i my p th
N p ow e f u l f i e d to de li ve
I m u s t s u ff e h i s l o v e
hi s w th
G y oc e if I m thy d ghte
Let me to thy b o s om etu
B e e th the bl ck p ll o f thy w te
N de th
o f p ssi o
bu

On

ar

a rn n

ar

a r

ar on

ar

an

r,

ra

or

au

r,

ra

a n

an

a n

ar

se a

an

ar

ra

a r

an

a re

rn

re

r,

n ca n

r,

rn

her voice died away and the t wilight deep

ened the shape o f the fountai n seemed slowly to
change and t wo ghostly g ures to emerge fro m
the spray they were faintly luminous but vague
and Sh ado wy as mist
O ne was tall and grand like a stern warrior ;
his face and powerful limbs were white his l o o ks
were fair his eyes blue stars In the edge o f a
cloud
AS

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THE WIND

IN

1 13

The oth e r was a woman proud and beautif u l

h e r face was like an a n gel s her long golden
tresses oated lightly o n the stream
Atla s eyes were fascinated by this apparition
but when a gus t o f wind swayed the fountain
bent o Ve r her sh e trembled
a n d the phantoms
Then the faces gre w sweet with love unspeakab le
the grand gure stretched o ut its shadowy arms
and a v oice solemn as the mufed thunder o f a
waterfall uttered the words : Dep art depart
depart
Then a sound soft as the plash of the
swept by and seemed to murmur : Woe
fo n t i
woe woe The wave s that lap the shore whis per
:

n,

Wo e

Atla opened her eyes Had they b u t that

m oment closed ? Did she dream ? The waters o f
the fountai w ere climbing toward the stars and
f alling hopelessly back into the basin as She had
seen them and the voice o f Astera was
a lways
hear d calli g from a distance
Atla dear sister where a t thou ? H ere in
I sought thee in the chamber where
s olitude ?
Come sing for me
s tands the n eglected harp

d ear sister and drive away my gloom

Astera sh e replied
think y o u n o t the
.

AT A

1 1 4v

garden is war m and stiing t o night ? The pla ce

i s lled wit h p h anto ms

Then checking herself :
S hall we not g o to t h e terrace roof o f the palace ?
In that lofty
we shall better
th e

evening breeze

With great pleasure As tera rejoined

I

a m rest l es s and wo u ld fain h a v e c h ang e

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FAT E

sh ll b e b o th e who le wi de w o l d p t
d h ve
thought
A d sp e k i n di ffe e t to gu e s
E c h f the othe s b ei g d heed
u k ow s e s to u k ow l d s
A d th e s e
Sh ll c o ss e sc p i g w eck defyi g de th
A d l l u c o s ci ou sly s h p e e v e y
t
d
A d b e d e ch w de i g s tep to t h i s
Th t s om e d y o u t o f d k ess they Sh ll meet

A d e d li f e s me i g i n e c h oth e s ey e s
T wo

rn

o er

W H ILE

an

no

ar

an

ar

ac

one en

r n

no

an
a

an

an n

erekla rested in the enchan ted atmosphere

of
his chamber t h e necessary packag es were
brought from the S hi p a n d when he awoke at
twilight S ardas was ready with the royal robes
After the toilet was nished ndi g Ka dmo n and
Madai still asleep the prince attended by hi s
serv ant o nl y went o ut upon t h e roof o f the pala ce
to obtain a v iew o f the city and enjoy the e vening
air S kirting th e borders o f the hanging gardens
B

AT A

1 16

he came to a tower that obstr u cted the pathway

As he paused a moment to de cide his c ourse a lady
appeared at the half curtained door Her graceful
gure brought into relief by the soft light within
was draped in a robe o f pale blue co ned at the
waist by a girdle Upon the right shoulder was a
badge of rank and her head was crow ed with an
aureola o f golden hair Her face and arms were
delicate as the al mond blossom ; her eyes were
blue as the s e a o f Cha m ; her mouth expressed
a pride and dignity that scarcely c on cealed its
tenderness
S hrouded by the outer darkness He r e kl a stood
undisco ve red and immovable through surprise and
admiration
A soft voice in the C hamber addres sed the lady
S he responded by s weeping the strings o f a lyre
accompanying the musi c by song The words
were in a foreign tong ue but breathed that n atural
language by which geniu s c a n conv ey ideas to a n y
responsive soul
H e r e kl a listened and his heart interpreted He
heard i tones of sweetness and power such as
he had ne v er imagined a story o f the se a The
rustli g sails the dashing water the swing of a
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FATE

11 7

ship the b o a t m e n s song Now a s t orm is rising ;

he listens to the cries o f the sailors to words of
comman d ; a struggle a shock the swell o f the

surge t h e stillness o f despair

The breathing o f H e e kl a is suspe nded ; his
senses are swept away in the tempest of song ;
bu t as the voice dies slowly he recovers and
forgetti g prudence in h i s bewilderment he
speaks
Astera art thou a star ? Nay the moon in
e e cy clouds bending over a sobbing sea
The lady startled by this u nexpected inter
ruptio n immediately withdre w and the curtain was
l o we i e d
H e e kl a moved as if to follo w but
checked himself saying
Night has falle n ; we

c a n proceed no farther
S ardas to whom this incoherence in his master
was an astonishment became greatl y alarmed les t
he was losing his reason the more s o that a band
of sol diers hastily summoned were now heard
d
a pproachi g
To his great relief Ka d mo n
Madai w h o followed a t leisure chance d to arrive
at this moment and upon presentatio of the royal
seal the guard saluted the prince and retired
H e r e kl briey related w hat had just occurred ;

an

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118

the party then w ithdrew to a distan c e and n di n g

a pla c e in this aeri al garden which c ommanded a
magni c ent v iew o f the c ity
a n d t h e v arie d
to enjoy i t at
l andscape beyond they sa t
l eisure
To B erekla all seemed like a dream o f paradis e

Walking i n E den he had d isco v ered Ch a va h

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AST

ERA

AND

TH E

AR UND U s RAGE

Z E M AR

DE ADL

E LE M E

NS
T

sound o f their retreating footsteps had s c arcely

di ed away when a young man o f distinguished
a ppearance c ame from the opposite direction
His
a i r o f comman d and lofty c arriage
no less than
his w h ite tunic banded with gol d c a p o f t ro c a
plumes and jewelled sandals marked h i s near rela
t i o n sh i p to the imperial fami ly
The distinguished yo ung nob l ema n was Pr ince
Z e m a r only s o n o f T halok the h igh priest who
d esign ed him for the same profession but becoming
disgusted with the craft and trickery that met him
e v en at the initiation Z e ma r utterly refused t o take
f u rt h er orders
T h e king his u ncle then offered him command
T HE

AT A

I2 O

a m ilitary expedition for which his executive

ualities
and
br
he
a very admirably tted him ;
q
wa s however aware o f the predatory character o f
Atlantean campaigns a n d feeling the injustice o f
wars w a g ed fo conquest only he declined a pursui t
almost a s distasteful to h i s n oble ature as t h e
pri est hood o f the S un S erpent Nevertheless he
made himself master o f military tactics the art of
navigatio and other accomplishments necessary
in the education o f princ e s and also visited the
numerous colonies founded by Atlantean enter
prise
Afterward having carefully studied municipal
l a w he sought a n d obtained the o i c e o f chief
arbiter in the city o f Atlan a position which he
h d at this time honourably lled for two years
his administration unitin g gentleness a n d tact
w ith rm n ess and integrity
He was t h e beloved
whose character and
o f all save his o wn father
practices suffered greatly by comparison with his
son s
When Z e ma r rea ched the to w er he tapped
lightly u pon the door a n d inquired of the slav e
w h o opened it if the Princess Astera would be
pleased to s e e her cousin
of

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A voice from

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121

the chamber respond e d

Wait

ithout dear Z e ma r
Presently a young lady appeared whose dress
and m anner betokened royalty S he was tall and
d ark W i th rich bloom beautiful but imperious ;
h e r black e yes ashed bright as the diadem that
adorned her raven hair
Come wit h me to the battlem ent s i n the

Shadow o f the tower said Astera

I would
o v erlook the city unperceive d and freel y breathe

the air o f night

Leave me Tula ad dressi g her attendant

The m aid retired but a spotted ounce that
glided through the doorway a d arched h i s grace
ful n eck against her hand was allowed to follow
W ith out other speech they reached a seat u pon the
battlem ents from which the city and plains o f
Atlan could be Seen
At le gth Astera spoke
I know what thou
wouldst tell me dear Z e ma r the Ph oeni c ian h a s

arrived ; I saw the ships enter the basin

Yes and I have seen the prince He i s a m a n
both grand and gentle ; o e to please a woman s

eye and win a woman s heart

But if a woma s eye be a lready pleased and

AT A

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h er heart already won ? Atla is both grand and

gentle and She is fairer than I

Canst tho u

transfer thy love to her ?

Atla is bea utiful as a statue and as cold but
even though sh e had thy re my star twould

r ouse in me no kindred ame

Dost thou ask me why ? Who c a n weigh
f ancy in a balance o r gauge the nice discrimina
tions o f a lover s eyes ? And n o t the eye alone

a n u n d e n a bl e inuence moves the entire

e lects
being mind and soul body and spirit ; yea all
t hat we call self is no more ours merged in the

e xistence o f another
That which we call lo v e my As tera is like

the ash between t wo storm clouds non e ca n

foreknow what af nity will determine its course ;
and when it
n one c a n foretel l where it wil l fall ;
has passed what power c a n recall it ?
O Z e ma r playmate o f my childhood friend
and lover o f later years t h o u hast spoken truly
The words I hav e uttered c annot be recalled nor
c an the lov e I h av e bestowed Thou and I dear
Z e ma r are the blended clouds and around us rage

the deadly elements

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123

clasped her i n h i s arms then suddenly

Spoke again
Dost thou e
c hecking himself
member m y A stera our narrow e s cape when
M i d g a r o f t h e North w ould have t hee for his
queen ? Then e very expedient was exhausted
Neither the same device n o t yet another will n o w
av ail Thy father and mine are inexible Listen
beloved while I explain
Thy father King Kron adore s Atla ; he would
e xalt her to the throne and make h e r children
heirs to h i s glory ; that would be to thy disparage
ment But the king is generous ; he loves his
d aughter and therefore wills that t hou wed the
Ph oenicia n prince and in a distant home forget
that another ll s thy place upon thy father s thro e
My father Thalok has also fastened his eyes
u pon Atla
with a p assion deep and deadly He
loves not me nor any but himself : He is u n
scrupulous and cruel He would wed Atla and
place her o n the throne
when thy father is
removed ! Fo r this purpose he withdraws his
opposition to the foreign marriage In the far
E ast thou art no longer an impediment in the way

a n d I must be h i s
o f h i s ambition and passion
Z e ma r

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pliant tool o perish Thalok breaks that which

he can not bend

To morro w thou must s e e the prince

Z e m r I will not see him on the morrow n o r

the next morrow o t yet the da y followi g

But Astera thou canst not delay !
I shall be ill I am so already Dost thou not
perceive the fever in my vei s
It w ill avail nothing The dynasty o f Atlantis
boasts ten thousand years Long arbitrary rule
Will thy father
h a s made its monarchs i n exible
mine yield to our wishes ? Nay I hav e
o
struggled to break the barriers in vain
Does Atla kno w au ght of this ? S he is s d

and retice t o f l ate I fancy that something

oppresses her Her songs this evening brought

tears to m y eyes
I hope She kno w s n othing nor suspects ; i t
would be unfortunate were She to do so Atla has
a bold spirit ; Ish ma would soon become involved
in her actio n and our o n e faint ray of hope would
be exti guished He has i n u e n c e wi th the king
n d Thalok fears him
My belove d to morro w thou must see the
pri c e ; otherwise t h y freedo m a y thy life is
r

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1 25

imperilled this ho u r is the last I may honourably

spend with thee

Astera dre w the feather mantle more closely
round her shoulders looked over the battle ment
and shuddere d

H o w Sheer and dizzy is the d epth ! she mused ;

how cold and dark the moat h o w awf ul w o ld be
the breathless fall h o w fearful the deadly shock !
Yet I have courage to dare it !
Ze m
dost tho u reme mber the t adit io o f
Itza the Beautiful ? Thus I might leave thee but

never with the Phoenician

Thou shalt not leave me thus ! cried Z e m
embracing her passionately ;
but we c a die
together ! Oh Astera must this be o ur las t fa e
well ? Must I henceforth avert my eyes from
thine be deaf to the music of thy voice a d thi k
o f thee only as the bride o f
another ? Nay !

rather let us di e
At this mo ment the oun c e lying at Astera s
feet growled ominously ; the midnight Signal
boomed from the turrets o f Kohl a d the prin
cess from the force o f l o n g habit rose at the
sound and bidding Z e ma r an affectionate fare well
hastily retired
.

a r,

a r,

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After parting with Astera Z e ma r soug ht th e

chamber o f his friend the physician He was
warmly welco med and seating himself n ear the
window spoke abruptly :

Ishma I have seen the princess

He used an O riental language w hi ch Ishma h ad
taught him as a matter of precaution

How did sh e receiv e the tiding s ?

S he utterly refu ses to meet the Phoe ni c ian

prince
It is as I feared ; Astera has been the idol
of king a n d Court ; her every wish indulged her
e v ery word a law S he inherits the rmness o f

her family Her refusal is a s erious c omplication

I tried i n vain to persuade her ; but what do
words a v ail when heart gives the lie to lip ? I
fear I was a false negotiator Oh Ishma what

can be done ?

We m u st wait the issues o f the morrow said

Z e ma
the physician and co ntinued
I ha v e
made anoth er startling disco v ery While in the
Chamber o f S ecrets consulting w ith th e king i n
regard to customs o f the E ast I heard a faint
indrawn breath a n d after his maj esty retired I
found an aperture in the upt urned b u d o f a car v ed
,

r,

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Z E M AR

I2 7

lotus I then discovered that all sounds u nder the

canopy o f the throne converged to this aperture

E very word spoken n that chamber is heard in
the temple o f Kohl ! I caused the position o f the
thron e to be slightly changed ; but Th a l o k s keen
lance
will
at
once
detect
the
interference
Who
g
c a n elude the craft o f thy fat h er who can defeat
his machinations

I n o w remember said Z e ma r that t h e

ounce lying at Astera s feet this evening growle d
angrily without apparent cause ; the sense o f
these savage beasts is keen Mayhap he perceived
a hidden danger Are we safe e v en in thi s

chamber ?
He cannot c omprehend o ur conv er sation ; that
is o ur safeguard
Now must we rest and prepare f o r the events
before u s S leep s ometimes brings wisdom May
the Go d o f my fath ers illuminate the pat h s o beset

with S nares
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L OV

H OU

MUS H V

A E

TH Y

D RE AM

the window o f an adjoining chamber the

t hre e O rientals looked o ut upon the sleeping city
B erekla was speaker
I feared almost to meet
the princess lest I might feel disappointment o
dis ta ste Who could dream o f a soul so pure in
a form s o divine and v oice u nlike all others ? It
held my spirit e v en as the chain of steel subdues
the ery steeds o f J okta
It is magic
The dark beauties o f the E ast withdraw into
Sh ade ; but Astera s presence is luminous by reason
celestial re within A lode star amo g
a
of

l amps a snowy dove amo n g a u n t i n g t ro c a s

I
am entranced by her syren voice enchained by the
l inks o f h er golden hair
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1 29

I am enchained but s h e is freeis free and

cold In that s a d glance there is no re of love
i t burns without consuming ; the voice is r m
and clear it wavers not with passion H o w would
it speak my name
Then turning abru ptly he said : K a dmo n

hast thou ever loved ?

My love was Maya K a dm o sighed

On
the waves o f the sacred river it oated far away
to the illimitable ocean that encompasses all the
world
Behold dear prince the hollo w u iverse
sprinkled with stars ; beneath it o n the plai s o f
Time it phantoms pursued by and pursui g other
s hapes unsubstantial as themselves without power
to pause in happiness o r ee from misery drive n

onward by the blast of fate I was I a m having

left the dull realms o f the S ansara a phantom
The illusive love I fancied I experienced was
sweet enj oyed for a brief moment ; but like the
sound o f the lyre it passed to the unknown
The words of the Hindu were s o vague and
mystic that B erekla uncertain o f their true
meaning replied : Much study o f the i n c o m
prehensibl e problems o f life and the occul t lore

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of ancient sages has I fear blighted the delicate

IS
buds o f happ i ness in thy soul dear K a dm o

not the world still full o f hope and joy ?

I s it
Then turning to Madai h e added
o t so
It i s and it is not Madai answered
Ahura
d Ahrima m i x the c u p o f life
Night and day
a
brood alike ove a l l ; Nature does not discriminate
In the city lying below u s m erry youth hold feast
d revel ; the watcher sobs by the bedside o f the
d ying the council decide the fate of nations
the
m other soo t hes h e infant
the m urderer creeps
forth to slay his victim f o d l o v e s stay in E den o
perchance weep over love betrayed ; the balances o f

life d death tremble

Dear Madai said H e e kl

in all these years
how stra ge I never thought to sa y Hast thou too
loved
Yes my pri ce sooner or later each human
heart thrills to the mysterious inuence For ten
happy years the bliss o f love was mi e ; and then
m y R ena from the f unereal pyre we t up t o dwell
among the eter al stars B ut I do not m ourn
knowing I shall surely follow ; for through all the
world a Triad shines o v er which a Monad r ules ;
,

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13 1

things are the progeny o f o n e Fire and to the

boso m o f the Triad O rmazd decrees the soul s

return
H e r e kl a perceiving that his teachers thus
endeavoured to check his excessive ardour smiled
softly as he answered
S n e r me dear friends
to rest in the rose bowers of E den ; to listen to
the music o f the lyre and drink the cup O f
happiness if I may
T his star transcends all other lights celestial
but o h it rides s o high in hea v en c a I hope to
wear it in my crown ? O h that I might woo her
that sh e might lov e me for myself
a l l unknown

a lone

Dear H e e kl a said Ka d mo n
thou must
hav e t hy dream

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TH E S UN

OF

TH E C R YPT

the arched vault o f a subterranean Chambe r

beneath the temple o f Kohl hung the Quenchless
La mp A cup o f crystal held the precious o il o f
gold the priceless legacy of ancient priests whose
secret art ages ago was buri e d in their to mbs :
From the asbestos wick glowed a quintuple star
that had been the light and warmth o f this
o r s un
guarded
u ndiscoverable crypt thousands o f years
by the vigilance o f su c cessive generations o f priests
and vestal virgins
In the dome o f the v ault wa s a complicated
instrument o r parapegm that marked articial time
and also recorded changes o f the heavenly bodies
the ebb and ow o f the tides and variations of a i
currents In the side walls o f the vaul t were
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S UN

OF T H E CR YP T

1 33

numerous small apert ures round which were grav e n

hieratic words and sym b ols
Upon the eventful evening that followed t h e
a rrival o f the Ph oenicians Thalok the high priest
entered this subterranean chamber and threw
h imself upo n a luxurious divan beneath the S un
His g a rments were o f white and
o f the Crypt
gold over which was now thrown a red cloak lined
with ermine Upon his head was a cap o f feathers
banded by the insignia o f his ofce an emerald
serpent with crest o f ame and upon his m a
sacerdotal talisman s e t with a po w erful burning
glass n ever used except in great emergencies
He now held in his ha d a goblet o f pulque an
intoxicati g drink m ade from the agave o r century
la
t
a
liquor
s cfm e t i m e s po u red o u t as a libation
p
to the gods b u t more frequ ently consumed by the
priests
At his side stood C i q u a n the incumbent nex t
Thalok in the priesthood ; his chosen companion
his ready tool ; a man the equal o f his master i
all that was evil his inferior only in courage and
sagacity
Thalok was restless and o u t o f temper ; his
countenance was n o t pleasant to behold Ci q ua n
,

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AT A

1 34

nderstood his mood and s aid nothing but

frequently r eplenished the goblet o f pulque which
the high pri est as c onstantly emptied
After repe a ted draughts he spoke : The
Ph oenicians are safely landed and sh eltered beneath
the roof Of the palace under the protection o f the
king Nevertheless they are in my power ;
and wittingly o r otherwise they shall be m y

auxiliaries

All men a e such said the O bse q u ious s ub

o rdinate and women also f o r th at matter

A scowl darkened the face o f the high priest
he moved uneasily but c o ntinued :
These foreigners look o t like men easily tam
pered with The prin ce is a demi god ; if the
Lady Astera sees him such it will be for h e r
advantage
He rose and paced the room impatiently then
stopped before the la m p

he said does n o t the sacred am e

Ci q u a n

burn low to night ?

Yes my lord ; some o f the currents are

stopped

Which thi k y o u ?
That leading to the Chamber o f S ec rets
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S UN

CR YP

1 35

is th e hand o f the physician he has know

l edge o f the elementals though his practice is far
different from ours I would m ake short work o f
his interference if the Lady Atla stood n o t in my
path If evil befall him sh e may grow suspicious
The passions o f Nort h wo men a e slo w to mo v e ;
but when once roused they are da ring and erce
as panther s
Atla is glorious when scornful her eyes a sh
blue like quiveri g steel ; there i s da ger i n her
glance and death in her stroke if it s hould fal l
S he must come o f a brave and warlike race S u ch
a creature is worth winning But have a care

m y l ady thou m ayst yet sue at m y feet in vain

My m aster dreams said C i q ua

while busi

ness o f importance w aits

True Ci q u a n ; no d oubt I a m foolishly i
love What is the fancy o f youth t o a man s deep
passion ? But we w ill to business What is the

situation at this moment ?

made a swer : Astera loving Z e m a
Ciq u
refuses even to s e e her new suitor who by acci
dent has had o e glimpse o f Atla s marvellous
beauty and supposing h e t o be the princess has
The king walks
w il dly given her his heart
It

n,

an

r,

AT A

1 36

blindly ; he sees and suspect s nothin g s o ab sorbed

i s he by love for Atlawho now has in her train

a t least three men enamoured by her charms

The priest mo v ed uneasily his hand grasped the
dagger in his belt

The king ! he muttered savagely

A fe w
days hence the re will be no king in Atlantis save
Thalok Then Astera shall m arry the Prince
die a maid The Phoenician Shall
H e r e kl a
or
leave my kingdom with o r without a wife Th e
physician will accompany him o r s u e r a worse
fate Thus shall I be rid o f foreign ers
How will all this be accomplis h ed sayest
thou ? Listen
After the feast o f R y n ir the Ch a t z e s still
armed with sacricial knives mus t come to the
palace at midn i ght an d attack t h e roya l guard
wh o by that ti me will be helpless from intoxica
tion Three chosen men are already instructed to
enter the king s chamber led o n by thee my
Ci q u a n to protect his m ajesty
In the mel e a
blo w may happe n to fall in the wrong place ; a

light blow well directed lets o u t life

But if this plan Should mis carry
I hav e another quiet and sure a p l an which
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OF THE

CR YP

1 37

I will not divulge even to thee my noble Ci q ua n

f o r it requires no accomplice
Why resort to violence if another plan be
quiet and sure"? Is n o t the easiest way the best

way ?
T halok deigned no answer ; his eyes were xed
on
vacancy ; he muttered some unintelligible
words and turning to Ci q u a n said coldly

Give me a last report before I sleep

The subordinate applied his ear to o n e o f the
apertures in the wall and after listeni g long and
intently rep l ied :
The ladies have left the palace roof a d are
at the pavilion in the Garden of Palms
n ow
Astera has retired with her m aid Atla from the

balcony breathes softly her wild songs

Thalok sprang from the divan and took Ci q ua n s
place Presently he returned and the other c
Nothin g from the chamber of Ishma
ti ue d

Z e ma
no doubt is with him
After a pause he spoke again : The Orientals
mutter in their own language I cannot catch the
g
Anot her pause
Kr o n the ki g sleep s u n

easily
,

on

r,

2)

AT A

1 38

Wou l d he might never wake said h i s

brother
E no u gh good Ci q u a
T O n ight guard thou
the Lamp Let nothing escape thee And now
c all Kaipa fo r I fain would sleep

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IN

H ALL

T HE

O F THE

G OD

royal household was a stir at an early hour

n ext m orning
to complete arran gements for the
reception o f the foreign embassy this was t o take
place in a magnicent rotunda in the centre o f the
court named the Hall o f the God which was open
to the Sky in fair weather and closed by awnings
duri g the rainy seaso n
In the broad space above relieved against the
blue va ult o f heave was a wonderful group o f
sculptured gures suspended i n mi d air by i n
representing the apotheosis o f the
v isible m eans
founders o f the Atlantean Ki gdo m Painted
upon the w all o f the building was a brilliant pano
rama The s e a god rides the waves i n a scallop
Shaped c a r drawn by dol phins ; his right hand
holds the g uiding reins and his left arm is ro und

TH E

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1 40

the beautiful Kleita mother o f the ten Atlantean

princes I n the distance is a volca ic islan d
rising from the ocean O n other parts O f the wall
the deeds o f his mighty sons are com m emorate d
O n one side of this stupendous structure was a
high dai s where stood the throne o f i vory and
pearl un der a canopy o f green enamelled gold
Here King Kron in royal pomp aw aited his
guest His robe of silver tissue was bordered
with gems his dazzling crown was e riched by
t w o extended wings o f transparent gold
Around
him were ranged his brothers the subordinate
princes who had been s u mm o e d t o receive the
Phoe nician ambassadors and also to celebrate the
annual sacrice o f the S ummer S olstice a festiv al
which fell o n the king s birthday
Presently the sound o f silver trumpets a n
and other ofcials o f the
n o u c e d the nobles
real m who wit h music and soldiery formed the
These led to right and
e scort o f the visitors
left leaving an open space through the middle o f
the hall Then came a train o f bearers strange in
dress and physiognomy who l a id the gifts of King
Melek on the steps o f the dai s prostrated them
selves and retired
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HALL

OF THE

GOD

1 41

And now the breathless hush o f expectation fell

u pon the assembled crowd ;
every eye was xed
upon the b r oad archway as the young prince e n
t e r e d the hall alone
No need o f jewelled c a p broidered caftan
purple robe and gemmed sandals to proclai m his
rank His grand form n oble bearing a n d rm
elastic trea d marked h i m a ki g by heaven s o w n
impress a s o o f conquering A nak m ost power
ful o f E astern monarchs His proud features were
softe ed by sweetest smile and an air o f i e xpl i
cable serenity that astonished while i t awed With
in nite grace and dignity he advanced a d knelt
at the foot o f the throne until the king strangely
moved raised and embraced him and motioning
to the vacant place at his right hand said
Welcome to o u r kingdom and heart belov ed
,

so n

a mo m ent e v ery soul in that vast assembly

was silent through admiration and surprise and
then by common impulse a shout went up
Welcome to Atlantis and to o u r hearts b e
lo v ed prince
After the attendants o f H e r e kl a had been pre
s ented a long dis c ourse o f ceremony and business
Fo r

1 42

nsu red by the aid o f Ishma the interpreter T his

o ver the eyes o f H e e kl a ranged da i s and gallery
f o r a face which seen b u t f o r o n e brief moment
had changed the current of his life
At length he ventured to address the king
O mighty Kron among the p l easures o f this
auspicious hour I perceive the greatest is yet e
served I had hoped through your gracious conde
scension to be permitted o this happy occasio
to O ffer my hand to your exalted daughter Know
great king that by a strange chance I have looked
upon her incomparable loveliness and that which
was anticipated as a joyf ul duty has become a
ecessity o f my very existence ; essential as is s un

light to vision o r air to breath

After a mo m entary hesitation King Kron r e
plied
At the fortunate mome t when thy glances
are returned beloved pri ce I doub t not my
da u ghter s heart will follo w her eyes ; for surely
thou art a man the like o f whom sh e has never
see
But for the moment that happiness must be
deferre d The princess is slightly i disposed this

morning and her physician prescribes quiet

T he c o u ntenan c e o f H e r e kl a betrayed disa p
e

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THE

OF

THE

GOD

1 43

pointment but he answered cheerf ully : Most

gracious king i t were in accordance with my
s ecret hope if I might meet the Lady Astera all
unknown even as h e r loveliness was revealed to
m e ; then would I strive to win her not as a
prince demanding but as a man suing for her

f a v o ur f

This timely proposal relieved the embarrass

ment caused by Astera s unaccountable refusal to
be presented to the foreig suitor The king
hopi g that chance might c e c t what his daughter
so persistently denied s miled assent saying Tho u
a t no less wise than beautiful my s o n ; the plan
meets o u approval
Astera is now in the Garden o f Palms ;
thither shalt thou repair at thy leisure S eek an
opportunity and u trammelled by statecraft woo
and wi thy bride The love o f ki gs would be
more consta t if all princes were of thy mind O n
the west side o f the Garden a stream issues beneath
a bridge cross over and wit h this ke y unlock the
gate E nter alone Tho u hast my seal ; i t will be
thy passport May good fortune attend thee

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TH E GAR D E N O F PALM S

L ge c o s te ll ti o s b u i g y ell ow m oo s d h ppy ski e s

B e dth s o f t opi c sh de d p lm s i cl us te i g k ot s f
dis e
P
ar
r

a ra

rn n

an

an

r n

W H E N Atlantis Q ueen

the West smiled from

her throne o n the K o n i a n waters the world was
young health was in the breeze the dew o f early
morn freshened the gardens u n sullied down lay
upon peach and grape the rose as yet unspoiled by
art exhaled salubrious perf u me
There owed the fountain o f youth there lay
the la d of dreams ; history was not a lie nor
words a drapery wherewith to conceal thought
The eye fearlessly sought a reection o f its o wn
re the lan guage o f passion kept time to the
heart s rhythm Lo v e was not then feeble i mpulse
In th e h eart of He r e kl a
n o r c alc u lating sel s h ness
,

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145

it was what God originally made i t the outburst

a re latent in every human breast a purifyi g

ame that dispels the v apour o f lust i t was the

bud o f Nature s sweetes t ower whose fragrance
antidotes miasmal passion and whos e fruitage i s
the wealth o f nations
S ons and daughters o f this weary old w orld
leave for a moment the dull pains o f reality
where o ly thorns and thistles gro w cross the
turbid stream o f traf c and toil close your ears to
its discordant roar forge t wasting care pai a n d
inj ustice while y o u wander at will in the Garden
o f Palms
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TH E WINGE D D RE AM

ou g ow e s w e e whi sp e i g l o v e i n mel ody

T o othe ow e s th t ight d t ee to t ee
F o u t i s w e e g u s h i g m u s ic
they fell
I s h dow y g o v e
d moo li t dell
Y

a n

an

an

as

r n

As the day dre w to a close and the languor i n

separable from a hot climate was mitigated by the
seabreeze the Ph oenician prince we t forth alone
unlocked the gate o f the Garden o f Palms and
stood bewildered by its enchanting beauty
Here was a vast living arcade ; the trunks o f
lofty fern palms arra ged with mathematical pre
were its colu mns the long interlacing fronds
c isi o
its arches ; around the trees were twined roses
h oneysuckles and j essamines carrying clusters o f
bright bloo m to the v ery tops The borders o f the
walks were fringed with owers and each inter
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section was made elegant by statues col umns and

other archi t ectural designs
On silvery ponds the ag and lily reposed
Fountains of gracef ul o r q uaint conceit ashed
host
like
i
n the thicke t s ; rare fr u its hung o
the
g
w alls and t h e sunny side o f the enclosure w a s
screened by hedges o f cactus and aloe A stately
pavilion glea med in the dista ce and beyond like
a castle in the air rose the tower of Kohl
The verdure o f this paradise was made
perennial by streams o f water owing over painted
tile
At this hour the swans i n the fountain drowsily
oated to cov er belated birds nestli g i n the
branches murmured a sleepy goo d night to each
departing day ; the rising moon
o ther a d to
threw Shadows across th e white walks motionless
save when t h e night wind swept the tree tops
and the delicate fronds tre mbled and rustled as
with the footsteps of spirits No w the music o f
PE o l i a n harps in t f ul cadence swells and dies upon
t h e b r ee z e and the perf u me laden a i r breath e s its
,

The gate by which H e e kl a entere d was opposite

a lon g walk border e d by stately yuccas i full
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bloom T a sg u r e d by the m o d b e ms and

quivering sh adows the tall white shaft s bowed
and n odded like wood nymphs ready to step from
their bayonet pedestal s at a moment s notice
Up this weird avenue uncertain o f purpose
H e r e kl a strayed and nding an arbour a t i t s
termination entered and soon became lost i n
a r everie which mingled with the m agical
surroun dings
Hitherto the energies o f this great soul had bee n
c oncentrated upon o n e object the perfecting o f
navigation for a m aritime people and the opening
In this patriotic
o f n e w m arts for their c ommerce
he had achieved success and as a
e ndeavour
was o ffered the hand o f the island
c onsequence
princess He had as he fancied seen this renowned

m aiden himself unseen and from that momen t

an element o f character unsuspected by himself
was suddenly developed All poetry sentiment
tenderness an d desire were warmed to vehement
impulse by the re o f a tropical nature H e was
environed with its glo w and as the rosebud
expandi g n sunlight and dew blushes at disco v ery
o f its o wn sweetness and beauty H e r e kl a woke to
a cons c io u sness o f unsuspe c ted power and capacity
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enjoyment ? His step was elastic ; his eyes

beamed with unwonted lustre ; his whole expressio n
was o f ecstacy
Is this enchantment he mused
Nay tis
a new existence True life is dual ; how incomplete
has been my o wn ! But n o w I live because I
love
The form f a goddess eyes the twin stars o f
my nativity ; colour the snow o f Lebanon ki ssed
by the setti g s un ; and voice the breath of evening
Sighi g through spice groves a soul exalted self
contai e d pure

And this tra scendent being is mine my

other self But if sh e return o t my love if her

heart be already given then is S h e naught to me

I will have o unwilli g s c ri c e the thought

gives me strange pain
?
How shall I approach her and learn her mind
By what adroit scheme compel attention to an
unrecog ised suitor ?
S he will not understand my speech ; but t h e
lang uage o f love is that o f nature ; it is one the
whole world over
Aid me O M e l ka r t h friend o f the y oung
A l o w s weet murmur as o f song mingled with
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the music of the wi d h arp Was it imagination o

reali t y thought or se se ?
His eyes were raised to solve the problem Had
o e o f the ower sylphs alighted in the pathway ?
His heart ceased to beat for the embodiment o f his
dream approached the arbour
The moo beams illumi ated a m atchless form
draped i n a soft white fabric enwrought with
beetle wings and bordered by plumage o f tropi c
birds The features proud and calm were crowned
by a nimbus o f golden hair S uch harmo y and
grace pervaded this presence the movement d
song were o e S he seemed the spiri t o f a bird or
winged messenger from a sinless sphere
Fo r a moment H e e kl a gazed entranced ; but
feeli g the improprie t y o f co cealment he arose to
make his proximity k own
At this i stant a look o f terror overspread the
beautiful face the lady shrieked and turned to y
With a bound H e e kl reached the spot and lo !
a coiled serpent wi t h swayi g head and q uivering
bo dy i n the act o f springing upon its prey
Instinctively his sword was drawn and by a n
adroit blow the head o f the ying serpent w s
n

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evered ; its body dropped at the feet o f the

m aiden and the danger was over
In the sudden alarm all c eremony was forgotten
H e r e kl supported the trembling girl to the arbour
and as if sh e had been the acquaintance o f years
exclaimed : R emain here while I search for the

mate these evil beasts are seldom alone

After B erekla was satised that no further
d anger was to be apprehended he r eturned to the
arbour
I o w e my life to thy ready help said t h e
lady ; the poison o f the cobra is swift and sure
I am amazed that it could be hid den in the
garden ; the pl a ce is carefully searched at su n set

when it is the habit o f serpents to come forth

In the excitement o f this unexpected adventure
n either H e e kl a nor the lady noticed the marvellous
fact that they were speaking a common lan guage
and that every word was p erfectly understood
The princess continued
I was rash t o come
hither alone ; but knowing the sacredness o f th is
seclusion and t i i n g o f Court restrai t I ventured
to indul ge in a solitary ramble
I met a serpent
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h
s
h
w
o
rateful
smile
added
and
stranger
e
a
g

s a v ed my life at the risk o f his o wn

Lady said B erekla bowing low I am a

s tranger but not an intruder upon the sacredness
o f this E den ;
I am a loyal man That I cam e
hither by the kin g s permission this Signet and r n g
bear w itness
I thank the gods w h o s ent me at a m oment
when I could do thee a service

Thankin g them and thee I will now retire

Lady said H e r e kl a tre mbling with emotion

I beseech thee do n o t leave me s o soon Listen
t o what I have His Majesty s permission to speak
Walki g u pon the terrace roof o f the palace
last night I s w thee heard thy voice in song I

love t h ee beautiful o n e pardon my boldness how

c ould I do otherwise
A d I came hither to o e r
the rst affection o f a true heart if perchance I
m ight seek a return
S he looked earnestly in his face and the
u n erring intuition o f an innocent soul prompted
t h e answer :
I believe thee t o be honest and true the act
w hich saved m y life at peril of thine o wn prove s
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Atlantis thou hast n o peer I have see n none

like thee save i n dreams

S he blushed at her o wn frankness and added

But a maiden should not lightly give her heart

S he may permit a man to hope if h e r hear t b e

yet untrammelled
I have ne ver loved sh e repl ied smiling ;
more than this I cannot s a y for I must leave

thee
Ah do n o t s o cruelly deprive me of thy pre
s ence
Behold the shadow o f the arbour has not
mo ved a span since we met and I h av e s o much t o
o

sa y

2
.

Pardon me my lord I must retire ; if the

king conrm thy word I will s e e thee o n the
morrow ; and now farewell
S he rose a d left the arb our H e e kl a attendin g
her As they passed the dead body o f the cobra
the princess Shuddered
Dos t thou fear the d ead beast said B erekla
NO I fear a living serpent that lies n my

path and thi e if tho u lovest me

S weet lady canst thou n o t tell me o f this

peril ?
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Prince o f Pirhu a loved m e and although I did o t

return his affectio Thalok slew h i m !

Dedan spoke o f that dangerous man Thalok

Y e s ; he is the eldest o f the royal family next

t h e ki n g

W s he o t punished for such a crime ?

No T halok is more powerful t l i the king
and artful as he is strong Yonder temple is the
seat o f a p ower before whic h even the throne

trembles
Can no combination be made t o crush this

power ?
That were hopeless He knows every word
spoken i n t h e secret chamber o f the palace ; the
birds o f t h e air seem to carry a voice the elements
to obey his will It is said and I s o believe he
has deali g with evil spirits The eyes o f his
s e r vants pierce the soul
S eest thou the Tower o f Kohl that overlooks
this garden ? In it is a basilisk eye that watches
every m ovement We must not enter the moon
light lest we Should be O bserved

sh e
continued musing
I
H o w strange
should thus conde to thee that which I have
n e ver S poken to my father o
my c arest frien d
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yet my heart tells me the condence is not mis

placed
Thy words are swe eter than thy voice if that

were possible H e r e kl a answered

Tho u mayst
trust me dear lady ; I would give my lif e for thee

to thee he added smiling

o

And it is s o fortunate we can converse thus

s aid the lady
I Shall now more than ever bless
my father for teac hing me in i nfan cy the language

o f the E ast
H e r e kl a was greatly perplexed by these words
but fearing t o disturb the current o f c onversation
by an inopportune question m ade no answer
Pa ssing through the shady walks they emerged
near the pavilion
Here we must part said the princess
Would I might speak thy n ame to s y farewell

yet this much I c a n conj ecture being Phoenician

in speech thou a r t o f the foreig e mbassy recently

arrived and by thy dress and lofty bearing thou

a r t o f exalted rank

Lady tho u hast rightly divined said H e re kl a

b owing
If the Prince He r e kl a be like thee then must

my sister Astera be well pleased

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With a look o f profound astonishment H e re kl

exclaimed

Thy Sister Astera

Yes ; Astera the king s daughter my sister
by adoption and my dear friend the betrothed o f
thy Prince B erekla

Oh lady he cried while his heart Stood still

to listen o h lady who r t thou ?

I am Atla Gif t o f the S ea to Ishma t h e
Co urt physician the only p arent I have ever

known
S eeing the look of despai i n his face with su d

den insight She exclaimed

And thou this
agitation betrays the secret thou art B erekla
Pri ce o f Ph oe nicia suitor for the hand o f the Lady
Astera
D uri g this astonishing d n o u e me n t both stood
in the full moonlight forgetf ul o f all else but the
pai ful misunderstanding i n which they were
inv olved
H e e kl a was Silent distracted by conicting
emotions Loyalty to his father s wishes h is
honour pledged to the king o f Atlantis the pub
making the v oyage the
li c it y o f his intention i
ignominy o f a return without the princess all this
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ose before him like a black insurmountable wall

S ound policy a noble pride and a n un c ompromis
i n g sense o f duty ha d hitherto ruled his ev ery
thought and act b u t another feeling long r e
ressed
n o w asserted so v ereignty ; his passionate
p
and struggled to
n ature cla moured for recognition
break the barriers o f restrain t
He stretched o ut his arms as if to embrace
Atla but the habit o f self repression turned the
trembling balance

I a m H e r e kl a he cried impetuously the

m os t unhappy man the moon looks d own upon
My father was lled w ith foreboding the stars
warned i n vain Ho w stran gely I misunderstood
thei r meaning ! I trusted Fate by which I am
o ut witted and betrayed
Ah love is blind and deaf else I should not
have see n i n o n e so fair a daughter o f dark
K onos ; I sho uld have recognised the miracle o f
my o wn language spoken so purely by an alien
v oice
S upposing thee to be Astera I have given

my rst love i t i s thine now and for e ve r I

will wed none b u t Atla the words I hav e spoken
w il l n o t c annot be recall ed
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I planned to win a bride and I embrace

!
despair
O
Then taki ng her hand he said softly :
Atla Child o f t h e Water art thou like the se a

unstable ?
S urprised and blushin g deeply sh e rep l ied
In calm o r storm the s e a is constant to her
lo ver the moon ; mov ed by i t s power the tides

roll round the world

To this s e a I entrust the treasure o f my lo ve ;
absent or present li v ing o r dying remember
dearest Atla I a m thi ne Thy words are music
tho ugh they speak my doo m ; thy memory will
be my cherished sorrow the ghost o f !a dead j oy

Fa rewell ; I g o I know n o t whither !

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IN

TH E

C HAMB E R

The m i d h thou s d eye s

T he he t b u t
A d the lig ht o f w hol e w o l d d i e s
Whe l ov e i s do e
as a

ar

an

one

reached his chamber i n the palace

he never knew An hour later S ardas found his
master lying o n his couch cold and motionless
Being u nable t o rouse him K a dmo n and Madai
were summoned who in gr e at alarm sent for the
E a stern physician After a careful examination
Ishma pronounced this sudden illness to be in
c onsequence of some violent sho ck and by skilful
appliances consciousness and speech were soon r e
stored H e r e kl a s rs t words di sc losing the cause
malady startled and dis
o f thi s unprecedent e d
tressed his friends
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he S i ghed that in o n e moment the

heart o f man should wake to love and sorro w !
Grief is twinborn with joy The strings of the
lyre are broken the chord is lost ; my feet stumbl ed
upon the threshold o f Paradise
I am the sport o f inexorable Fate ; through
its distorting mist I fancied I s a w Astera the
pri cess I was to make my queen I gave my
heart to this peerless maiden who is o t the
daughter o f the king Her name is Atla Child o f
the S ea

what a mis
Oh woe woe said Ishma
fortun e ! The God o f S hem only can save h i m

f rom the rage o f T h l o k s jealousy

The error is
said B erekla
Duty interest and the love o f life lose their
power ; even honour struggles with impulse Dear
f riends this is the decree o f Fate which neither
gods n o r men c a n resist I n the u pper glory I
In
s a w the shade o f Atla beside my o wn spi it
the n ext sphere if not in t his sh e wil l be mine
Let us go hence ; t here i s no safety but n ight
I cannot trust myself to s e e h er again R ouse my
We
s ervants ;
t h ere are Six ho urs before day
must sail at on c e ; leave the Moon in the basi n

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with its mockery o f nuptial gauds the S u not yet

I have the ki g s passport
u nladen is ready f o
se a
Hasten my frie nds Why do we linger ?
Away away
But King Kron what will he think o f this
unceremonious ight ? said Ka dm o
Ishma will excuse us S ay I am ill insane ;
it is true I may soon return but o w I must
hav e change an d time to consider as I cannot in

this land o f illusion

While the servants hastened to execute these
orders the Arhats and Ishma held a consultation
The forecast o f Ka dmo n amounted almost to pre
vision ; to him the others deferred and after a
few minutes o f profound reection he decided
that the wishes o f the young prince should rule
The sages then compiled a letter to the king and
Ishma ever practical and provident arranged for
the voyage
T H E L E TT ER
n

D K R ON LO RD OF T HE
W E S T E R N W O R LD
Thy servants K a dmo n and Madai with grate
ful acknowledgments o f the royal favour beseech
pardon for their hasty departure

T HE N

To

O B LE

AND

E XAL TE

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O ur beloved master the Prince He e kl has

been suddenl y stricken by a strange mal ady and
aft e r consultation with the Court physician it is
deemed imperat ve that we put to s e for a few
days hoping by this means to restore the balan c e
o f h i s mind whi c h is seriously affected
We pray the urgency o f the case may excuse
t his abrupt leave taking from the Court and country
of o u g enerous and gracious host
When o ur young master is relie v ed o f this
m al ady we wil l ret u rn a n d comp l ete the weighty
busines s entrusted to o ur care and again l ay o u
s er v ice and allegiance at t h e feet o f our lord and
king wh om may th e gods preserve

a,

KADM ON

MADAI

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ATLA

AND

AS T

E RA

left the garden Atla returned

to the Pavilion with a heavy heart By the
strange error into which the Ph oenician prince
had fallen another complication was added to the
net in which s h e was already entangled Yet in
face o f this double danger Atla was conscious o f a
new and peculiar exaltation and She wondered
that her fears for the safety of a stranger were
greater than for her o wn
Concealment wa s impossible in so true and fear
less a nature and sh e resolved at once to inform
Astera o f the extraordinary events which had o c
c urred dur ing their brief separation Yet this
c ould not be done till morning for sh e would not
disturb th e needed Slu mber into which her sister
had fall en ; but as She entered the hall T ula w h o
AFTE

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was in waiting informed her that the princes s

was awake and had inquired for her
Astera was alone sitting in the moonlight
Her attitude and voice betrayed the deep e st

dejection
Come hither dear Atla she said ;
my h eart will break unless thou share my sorro w
I have but th is momen t received a messagenay
a m andate from my father To morrow s o he
decrees my betrothal to the foreig prince must
take place Oh Atla I cannot m arry this stranger
and go to an u nknown country My heart for a
long time has been given and m y faith pledged to
my cousin Z e m a r
This not altogether u n expected confession r e
l i e v e d Atla s embarrassment and s h e answered
cheerfully
Be comforted dear Astera ; there i s
a possible way o f escape The strangest eve ts
have happened t o night S urely fate is mightie
than monarchs
When I s a w thee quietly sleeping I went o ut
for a solitary ramble in the Garden As I strayed
alo g the Av enue of S ylphs a sharp hiss smot e
I turned
u pon m y e a r and arrested my footsteps
and to m y horror s a w i n the dewy grass a cobra
springing o u t upon me I was paralysed through
,

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f right,

a dreadful death seemed inevitable ; but

quick as thought itself a bright blade ashed in
the moonlight and the severed head o f the serpent
fell at my feet
I looked up to solve the miracl e o f my rescue
a n d lo ! the grandest man I have ever seen was
standing before me His dress and features indi
c a t e d foreign birth and exalted rank
He proved
to be no other than the Prince H e e kl a the suitor
for thy ha d
And now I must tell thee o f somet hi g more
wonderf ul than the slaying o f the serpent The
prince who was i n the Garden by thy father s

permission o f this I am certain from the ring

and signet i n his possession w a s seeking for thee

In the confusion o f the sudden alarm all ceremo y
w a s forgotten ; he supposed me to be Astera the
princess whom he sought and with the ery
impulse o f his people at once gav e me his

heart
Oh fortunate error ; au spicious mi s c h c e .
said Astera interrupti g her
Surely the gods
have i terposed Thy peril will prove my salva
tion My father m u st relent he will not compel
m e t o wed a reluctant bridegroom
Thou shal t
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go w ith me to n e gotiate If tho u art my ally h e

will deny me nothing
Then suddenly checking
her enthusiasm She inqu ired
But canst thou
love thi s prince dear Atla ?

I do not know Atla replie d blushing

E arl y the n ext morning they sought the royal
pres ence When the us u al salutations w ere over
Astera said :
Dear father thou art loving and wise May

proffer a request
I nay may w e
Thy request is granted before it is made if it

be reasonable the ki g replied cheerfully

Thus emboldened Astera began My request
pertains to the Ph oe ici an prince

Name him not sai d the king somewhat

sternly
There is no Ph oe nician prince in At
lantis He departed in the night suddenly wit h
scanty leave taki g stricken by some stra ge
m ala dy
S o s a y his counsellors in this letter
which I have j ust received A most u c c o u t

t bl e proceedi g After the urgent business o f the

festival is over we will i vestigate the ma t ter

Astera s light sigh gave token o f relief but
Atla S face paled to dea dly whiteness
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CE

PAL A

THE
M

SA

V AR S

OF

N I GH T

s e p e t w om
r

ome

an

Se e

an

and Atla crowned with the ni mbus

o f young lo v e walke d in Paradise Thalok perfected
the last plan o f his wicked conspiracy that to
which he alluded in his conference with Ci q ua n

as
quiet and safe
O ne person must be taken
into condence a person whose presence and power
even dark Thalok feared
Beneath a volcanic mountain in a grotto partly
natural but reformed by the hand o f art dwelt
Ki r t ya h the S orceress daughter o f Lilith a witch
woman and Obon a reputed serpent father Its
hidden entrance was in the remote part o f a
cypress gro ve esteemed by the pop ulace too
sacr e d for any person to enter sav e the hi gh
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priest who encouraged this convenient super

,

s t it io n

When nig h t fell upon the earth Thalok h imself

d ro v e his eet horses Wind and Wave to this
gloomy forest a n d after securing them within
its precincts entered the hol l ow trunk of a
tree which rested its hu ge bulk against the
m ountain
He made a signal the door unclosed and a
dwarf with a lamp in his hand appeared and c o n
ducted him through labyrinthian passages till
they emerged i a subterranean palace o r temple
h ewn from the solid bed o f the mountain which
burst upon the vision like a d ream o f enchant
ment
The immen se dome o f this marvel o f a ch it e c
ture was c oe ul e a n blue in colour and glittering
with a similitude o f the heavenly host around
i t s base carved from the rock was stretched the
emblem o f innity a great serpent holding its
tail in its mouth The dome was supported by
giant pillars left in place by the architects ; while
in the centre of the vaul t a revolving wheel bril
liant with phosphorescent light served the double
purpose o f v entilator and midnight sun to this un
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hallowed fane The sides o f the grand na v e

were tunnelled wi th arched openings leading to
shadowy cons e rvatories and chambers that invited
to repose The rocky walls were softened by
gorgeous t apestries paintings and carved reliefs ;
m ysterious images with diamond points in their
eyes looked out from niche and alcove ; perfumed
lamps suspended fro m the ceilings diff used a
moonlight softness through the seclusio n o f the
recesses
Into these marble halls o f night had been
gathered all that pertains t o luxurious living not
only magnicent decorations a n d h o u se h o l d furniture
but Statues Single and in groups embossed tablets
mosaics self luminous pictures screens and altars
burning with fragrant incense
A great geyser in the centre o f the grotto at
once warmed and b e a u t i e d this marvellous palace
Graceful jets o f water climbed upward to the vast
dome and fell in diamond showers beneath the
phosphorescent su n o r were transforme d into
clouds o f Spray changing with rainbow hues
Around the crystal brim o f the fountain amid
statues and fantastic stalagmites were ranged
owering plants and trees amid which uttered
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singing birds and gossamer insect s R ugs o f em

broidery and skins o f wild beasts were spread
upon the m osaic pavement and seats o f variou s
devices opened their soft arms to welcome the
v isitor
Upon an ermine covered c ouch o r throne near
the brink o f the fountain the mistress o f this
more than regal palace now reclined S he w a s
woman in mid dle life b ut o f extraordin ary
a
beauty Her form was slender and gracef ul h e
features were regular the colo ur rich the expression
hau ghty ; her hair black and waving but d ark
eyes that blazed with the least excitement were
her most startlin g and irresistible fascinatio n Th e
man who dared that glance o f glorious but deadly
beau ty felt himself under a magic spell
Ki t y h s dress was as remarkable as her per
the closely t t i g bodice was formed o f
so n
golden scales the centre o f each s e t with an
emerald ; her well poised head was crowned by a
delicate crest o r hood wrought in simi la r scales
and enriched by two rubies that burned like t h e
ey es o f a serpent ; a band o f the s ame crimson
gems encircled her neck
A robe of woven gold draped her r e c linin g
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form and fell at the side in si uous fol ds her

unsleeved arm rested languidly upon a m antle
made from t h e breasts o f purple humming birds
R endered drowsy by the monotonous plash o f
the fountain and heav y odour o f owers as sh e lay
with lids half closed over t h e glowi g eyes her
whole aspect vividly recalled the stra ge stories
connected with her birth and parentage
T h l o k s step roused her and all signs o f languor
disappeared ; her colour came her eyes ashed and
her lips parted disclosin g small teeth o f dazzlin g
whiteness
S he ose with innite grace and dig nity ; gave
her guest greeti g and motioned h i m to a plac e
by her side
As he bowed d obeyed the gesture h is eye s
fell u pon a barrier of trellis work opposite which
screened a deep recess in the rock where lay a n
object that unpractised V ision might have mis
taken for rippli g sunlight coming through so me
vine curtained crevice in the dome above Indeed
the trem u lous brilliancy o f its yellow hue caused
Thalok instinctively to look up for a rift where
sunlight might penetrate forgetting that it w a s
now dark night
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he gazed the line o f light change d position

quivered and coiled itself in broad rings from
which protruded a serpent S head with vicious eyes
and open jaws
This illusive form was a dread reality being no
other than that o f Lu cks o a yello w asp o f great
s ize and age the inheritance a serpent father h a d

bestowed upon K i t y a h the fearful beast whose

deadly powers were subservient to her magic arts

Lu c ks o r is terrible
said Thalok awe Stricken
although himsel f as treacherou s and deadly as the
serpent
He is my Sla v e said K i r t ya h and thi ne if

thou lovest me

I
Re
Dost t h o u doubt it ? he answered
member my devotion a n d how I have braved the
wrath o f the king fo r thy sake Behold the luxury
with which thou art surrounded Is this o proof
ffection ? And true love c n never die
o f doting
Hast thou o t often said it
If thy heart still be true where is t h e
token
Did I forget said the wily priest embracing
her formally
Thou w ilt forgive when I conde
to thee my errand
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Kno w then my dear Ki r tya h that grand

a ffairs o f S tate engross my thoughts aff airs of

such gr ave import that for the moment even love
and its endearments mus t be put aside
S tartling events are about to transpire r e

quiring a cool brain and steady nerves events in

which thy fortune is involved as well as mine

Thou wouldst have my aid said the sorceress
not heeding the apology
I cannot l ive without it adorable o n e o f that
tho u art but too well aware Wilt thou serve
me
I have long been at thy service what wouldst
thou at this time Who sleeps to night
No o e foolish child ; but the king must be

drowsy he added nodding Signicantly

K i t y h started and for a moment s a t a b
sorbed i n thought
Art thou sure this is wise

Thalok ?

I have said he responded rmly

R ouse

L ucks o r prepare the vapour

N 0 need to rouse him my lord ; the beast is
unquiet enough H i s continual restless n ess por
tends evil For ages this mountain has slumbered ;

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Wh at mean yo u ? I s the earth q uake god at

work
Look and l isten sh e said leading him t o a
Here was a huge
d istant part o f the grotto
ssure into which the priest peering cautiously
sa w
in its awful depths s ulphurous ames and
heard a l o w muttering like the growl o f savage
beasts

I have ne ver seen the like of this before

nor has it occurred within the
s aid the woma n
memory of man
Dear Thalok i t portends evil Oh take me
from this dreadful place where for s o many years
I have buried myself for love o f thee

It is naught it is aught said Thalok ; the

Thou art n o t
m any years ha v e made t h ee timid
growing Ol d and foolish my Ki t ya h
I could better preserve both yout h and
courage in the fair world of light Oh my lord
fo r thy dear sake I have relinquished the ble s sed
sunshine I hav e renounced the pleasures o f youth
and the communion o f my kind to dwell with a
serpent and to work thy will And for this I

r eceive naught but coldness and neglect

Nothing
cried Thal ok i mperio u sly
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I not lavished my wealth for thy pleasure and

all the arts o f o ur civi lisation to satisfy thy
caprice ? Did not yo u midnight sun alone absorb
?
a thousand lives and a mountain o f treasure
Have I n o t give n thee the devotion o f my man
hood and made thee partner o f every interest ?
And do I not e v en at thi s moment conde to th e e
my most da gerous secret ? And dost thou call
this nau ght
I
IS hun ge appeased by memory o f a feast
c rav e thy present lo ve ; that only satises a woman s
heart The forms around me though beautif ul

are lifeless and cold

I love thee still said Thalok and when all

that I p urpose is a c complished who but thou my
ench antress will triumph in my success and share
in the fruits o f victory

But dost thou lov e n o other ? said Ki t ya h

d esper a tely
The Lady Atla s name is mentioned

with thine
Thalok turned upon the woman a er c e and
startled look Who could hav e betrayed him ?
No o n e save by his order might visit this Palace
Was Ki rt ya h s magic more far reachin g
o f Night
than he i magined ? B u t feelin g the ne c essity o f
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her aid in carrying o u t his present p u rpose he

forced himself to dissemble
Foolish o n e he answered lightly let not
insane jealousy warp thy reason Fo the c o m
l
e t i o n o f my schemes
I
must
obtain
possession
p
The
o f the Princess Atl a and win her condence
ki g i s s o besotted with love that he has given her

the royal seal

But thou knowest my lord that I can wile it

from her by my art

Forbear he cried impatiently I ca ot

Atlantis is o n the verge of
m ake thee understand
a revolution that will startle the world Press me
no further I have not time to explain Trust all
in my hands and now my Psyl l a h prepare the
poison
Ki t y h made n o answer but seemed again
absorbed in thou ght Thalok could form no c o n
e c t u r e as to the effect o f his words for her fac e
j
was inscrutable
At length ro u sing h erself sh e motioned to the
dwarf wh o ran to a re c ess and presently returned
with a slender iron rod upon the point o f which
was secured a small piece o f esh
Meanti m
e Kirt ya h rose and wit h a mo v ement
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exceeding g race more suggestive o f gliding

tha walkin g w ent to a cabinet and brought
thence a musical instr u ment unlike any Thalok
had seen
S he now began a l o w monotonous song repeat
ing strange words thru m ming the instrument and
rocki g her body from right to left xing her eyes
upon the serpent The asp gazed as if enchanted
stretched himself lazily closed his eyes and
appeared to Sleep
The music changed sharp quick notes fell like
the stroke of a hammer ; K i t ya h s v oice grew
louder and highe the words more rapid and
incomprehensibl e until they ended in a piercing
scream during the prolongation of which the name
o f the serpent was continually invoked
L u c kso r was marvellously affected
As t h e
music changed he opened his eyes trembled and
crawli g to the front of the den stro v e to press
through but nding himself thwarted lashed the
bars furiously As the so g became more exciting
he gre w still more exasperated his head swayed
rapidly fro m side to side he coiled himself and
spra g agai n and again with such violence that
the slender barrier seemed about to fa ll
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placed some dried leaves upon the

rod red the m an d waved the whole just out o f
the s erpent s reach The air was lled with f ume s
o f a punge n t odour
and as these penetrated h i s
lair the rage o f the serpent was terrible By h i s
rapid c o ntortio s and st uggles the den see med
lled with Sparks and ashes o f electric re his
eyes were glowi g coals the forked tongue
quiv ered the hissi g became a roar
S udde ly the head attene d protruded through
the bars and towered u p outside the cage The
body was about to follow when Thalok cried o u t
E nough ! en o ugh ! Give the demon his s o p !
He shudder e d at the Sight which followed
K i t ya h seized the writhing neck i n her h and
th rust the end of the rod into the gaping mouth
and pressed the struggling reptile back into h i s
den
The j aws close d opened again and the veno m
was secured in its deadliest form As the Pythones s
gave the ro d into T h a l o k s hand he was conscious
of a Shock a n d a sharp t winge o f pain
Ki r t y a h then Slipped o e o f the bars and still
retaining her grasp upon the serpent s neck with
m otion rapid as h is own ac c o mmodated h ers elf to
Ki r t y a h

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his lessening struggles ; her lef t hand waved over

h i s head her eyes shot a st r ange re her lips
m oved and a distant hum like the whirling o f
s wift wheels
was heard ; i t grew louder and
louder till every object i n the rocky temple
S eemed to reel and the great ston e serpent to
swim round t h e dome as in the ru sh o f an
inva ding stream
The overpoweri g current struck the asp his
eyes closed his body str aightened and grew rigid
the glitter w s gone the c olour faded and he lay
cold gray inexible as t h e branch o f a fallen tree
over which has swept the storms o f ma y a
w inter
The sorceress now loosened her hold and still
w aving her left hand cr i ed
Wither dead stick till the power which gi ves

thee life is again re q uired !

Dropping t h e loosen e d bar i to place she
retired to her laboratory motioning Thalok to
follow
Here amid ames o f consumi n g minerals and
decoctions o f deadly herbs the veno m o f the asp
was converted to a vapour w hich Ki r ty h deftly
Secured i n a crystal ret o rt ; but not until the
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priest in awkward attempt to assist had cut his

hand upon a broken glass

My lor d said the sorceress as sh e gave him

t h e deadly treasure wilt thou have wine and

song to cheer thee before thy return ?

Not now n o t now my enchantress he a

sw e r e d hastily
I am in no tender mood The
work I have undertaken demands all my time and
energy Pleasure would unnerve me ; and how

e v er reluctant I must hasten my farewell

H e was n o w in possession o f the poison and
with little ceremony took his departure promisin g
to return when its potency had been tested
The dwarf attended him to the door the high
priest said farewell passed through and placing a
bar which he had brought fo r the purpose across
the entrance e e c t ua l l y closed it u pon those
within
Now welcome earthquake and volcanic

re he savagely exclaimed
S wallo w this
m ountain and its troublesome se c ret ; I c a re not

how speedily
With that he sprang into the chariot and the
swift stee ds soon brought him to the court o f the
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As Thalok disappeared through the door the

dwarf who followed him detected a peculiar
sound in its closin g and tried to open it as he had
usually done It resisted his e o r t s and the con
v i c t i o n for c ed itself upon his mind that his mistress
and himself were intentionally imprisoned
He ran to Ki r t ya h screaming i n terror
Dear
mistress the door is fastened from without we
are both dead the high priest has buried us
Ki r t ya h who had n o t moved from the spot
where Thalok left her smiled scornfully a s sh e
answered the terried servant
Am I a love sick
girl Ikba that Thalok can deceive o r surprise ?
I know him better than he knows me or himself
even
Un grateful wretch he dreams not that the
pale s um S S v e page who bears l ove tokens to the
Lady Atla is no other than his forsaken Ki t ya h
A change of colour and costume works wonders
Ikba Then is my head w ith ashes crowned now

with a ame o f re
The dwarf looked up and s a w two lambent
ames curl i n the rubies o f the golden crest and
play abo v e his mistress head
S he continued speaking The girl abhors him ;
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that is her sal vation Atla and Ki rt ya h h ave o e

common bond o f sympathy Let h i m work his
w ill u pon the king who is mi ne enemy I care
not ; but the hour o f T h a l o k s triumph will be the
hour o f my revenge The man w h o betrays me
must perish I loved h i m once I s erv e him now
b u t for my o wn purpo se My passion is t u rned to

gall nay to the venom O f asps

Lu c ks o r thou art a lamb a do v e a lil y
c o mpared with this Thalok
S o saying Sh e drew from a chest a l ong ladder
silken cord and by a dex t e ro u s movement
of
indicating practice threw it o ver what app e are d
t o be a star i n the lofty vault but was in reality a
h ook o f steel

Ascend s h e cried t o the astonished Ikba

wh o n imbly ran up the slender but strong cord
Now push aside the wheel a n d enter a p a ss a g e

o n the right
T h e dwarf obeyed and presently returned in
great glee saying
I h av e seen the bless ed stars

and the Bay o f Pirhua

Now thou a r t satised we are not entombe d

and thy courage is resto red sa id Ki t ya h

I
Go through
w ill entrust thee with another s e c ret
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the c actus walk a d with this key unlock a door

wh ich app e a rs as but part o f the
o f the temple
tapestry covering the farther wall There ca ll

loudly the n ame B unap

Ikba disappeared and soon returned followed
by a young man o f superb appeara n ce clad in the
livery o f Th l o k s household He was an athlete
in form imperious in beari n g but his manner
softened as h e approached Ki t ya h
He bowed humbly saying
When my master
ordered Wind and Wav e yoked t o the c hariot I
easily divined whither they would carry him and
I hastened after thinking I might be of service
T he intuitions o f lo v e are u nerri g m y

said the sorceress g ivin g h i m her hand ;

Hu a p
thou h ast c ome in good time The Fates a re
like thy steeds e e t foo ted n d sure The crisis

is near Now thou canst prove thy loyalty

Hu p p ressed th e h and he still held s aying :
I will pro v e my truth a n d d e v otion if n eed be

with my life

I cannot do ubt th ee sh e answered

Yet if
life be imperilled my Hu n a p shall not ta ke the
hazard alone
And now what tidings from the palace ?
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Thou knowest under pretence of illness I have

been self banished from Court since the arrival o f
the foreign embassy Hast thou seen the Ph oe n i

o ian prince ?
His reception took place this morning in the
Hall o f the Go d all t h e Court in atten d ance
Prince H e r e kl is a grand person ; he has taken
every heart by storm
Including that o f the Princess Astera
Nay strange to t ell ; neither the princess n o r
the Lady Atla appeared ; their absence excites much

comment
I believe I can fathom the mystery Has t

tho u seen the Lady Atla Since my departure ?

I hav e only heard her voice After the
rep ulse o f Thalok to which thou wert witness I
sought the presence o f my m aster and humbly
o ff ered my service if he would go for t h in the
as is his won t i n the cool o f the day
c hariot
With blackest v isage and sternest words he bade
Perceiving that further parley
m e leave him
would be unwise I went forth to my o wn lodgings
and when passing the Garden I heard the v oi c e
o f the Lady Atla Singing i n the grotto o f the
Great Fountain The s train was melancholy as
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a doomed captive Believe me dear

Ki r t y h the m aiden is i n deadly peril

S he shall be protected I have sworn it the

sorceress replied
Thinkest thou I am j ealous ?
Nay n a y my friend ; tis some diviner mp ul se
It may be penitence for myself o r pity for another
that moves me I only know this maiden no less
beautiful than pure must b e saved and that by
K i r t y h the sorceress
But come with me I have that to s a y which
should not be overheard and Ikba th ough a

d ullard hath ears

Ki ty h
then withdre w to the laboratory
a c companied by H u n a p Here sh e cond e d to
him the results O f her interview with Thalok also
her o wn plan o f action i n certain contin gencies in
which the charioteer was to p erform a principal
part Aft er a few mome ts o f earnest consulta
tio H u a p took leave fearing his absence might
be d iscovered by his master
After he had departed K i rt ya h gathered the
drops that had fallen from Th a l o k s wounded
h and and folded them carefully in a scarf he
had thrown O E and forgotten S he then went
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ontemplate th e v eno mo u s beast and with an

exultant smile as sh e remembere d the habits and
instincts o f the asp sought her couch
At midnight the high priest gave his h ors es t o
a
groom and after securing his deadly treasure
h astened to the tower o f Kohl and carefully
s crutinised
a ta bl et that reected the Garden
o f
Palms Thereo imp ressed by some lunar
c hemistry
were two gures easily recognised
a s t hose o f Atla and H e r e kl a
standing near the
S tar Pavilion
Ha ! said the priest grinding his teeth ;
S its the wind in that direc tio
It may in c rease
t o a tornado th at will sweep o u
ne prince into
c

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At dawn when the ship o f H e r e kl a was passing

the Mole o f Pirhua Ci q u a n found Thalok i n a
thicket near the gateway o f the garden ; his
haggard feat ures bore witness t o a night o f anxio u s
watchin g
I left the v ault o f the Quenchless Lamp at
midnight to bri g importa nt tidi ngs said Ci q ua n
and during all th ese hours have
with a sneer
s o u ght t h ee i n v ain
E xamining the point o f his d agger Thalok
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answered sullenly
And I have waited all

for the Phoenician to leave the Garden

And the prince Ci q u a n retorted

is by
this ,time under full sa l outside the harbour o f
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O F R AYNIR

c oss ed the t opic li e

H
e st s A ie s doubl e b s
A
temp e s t b e te di mly Shi e s
s to my Lib s t ipl e s t s

T he

sun

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great event o f the year to the Atlanteans

was the Feast o f the S un serpe t celebrated at
the Mi ds ummer S olstice which was also the king s
fete day An unus ual display had been ordered
for the present occasion ; partly to gratify the
luxuriou s tendencies o f the age and partly to
impress the disti guished foreigners now s o
unfortunately absent
The morning o f thegreat day opened auspiciously
and a s the m onar ch i n the Hall o f the Go d
awaited the pageant that was to inaugurate the
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Astera and Atla King Kron welcomed them with

a smile After the birthday gifts and good wishes
were off ered he embraced them as had been his
habit from their infancy and throwing an arm
around each playfully drew them to a place upon
the throne
At this moment the blare of trumpets and tramp
o f armed men reso u nded through the hall and the
procession that was to escort the king to the
teocalli entered the archway
In advance were the Ch a t e s sacri cial e xe c u
t i o n e r s in blood red uniform with Thalok the
high priest at their head His erce eyes blazed
with jealousy as he perceiv ed Atla seated on the
right hand o f the king and it was observed that
when all others made obeisance he bowed not but
muttered : O ur lord forgets the business o f the
day
.

1)

The Atlantean world was already assembled to

witness a spectacle o f unprecedented grandeur
Garden and grove terrace and balcony were
thronged with gaily dressed spectators eager to
Vi ew the gorgeous pageant First came an efgy
o f the S ea god f ounder o f the kingdom
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in a scallop car drawn by elephants ; next was a

colos sal image o f the S erpent with a s un crest o n
his h ead to this car was attached a team o f eight
black maned lions whose roaring echoed t h e bellow
o f the g o a ded elephants
These were followed by
the chariots o f the king princes and nobles vying
with ea ch other in curious shap e and magnicent
blazonry Behind these march e d the sol diers and
lastly surrounded by the Ch a t z e g u ard came the
victims that were this day to be immolated
These consisted of ten white bulls wreathed in
d a hundred human beings captives
garlands

from distant lands for the S erpent deity w a s

supposed to delight in t h e sacrice o f men and
women
As the glittering pageant streamed down t h e
broad avenues o f the city the high walls o n eithe
side reverberated with the roar and bellow o f
chained beasts The noise was increased by the
mournfu l lowing o f cattle the wail o f the captives
mingled with the clangour o f trumpet gong and
drum making a pandemonium intolerable to un
initiated ears but pleasing to the vitiated taste o f
an Atl a nte a n asse mblage
After p a ssing throu g h the prin cipa l tho ro u gh
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fares the procession turned into the grand avenu e

and paused in front o f the teocalli A breathles s
silence perv aded the expectant thro g every ear
w a s attentive e v ery eye was xed upon the great
temple where was to be witnessed a public
exhibition o f the mysteries a transformation scen e
by daylight in the open air
S uddenly a loud detonation shook the city and
a vast white cumulus cloud burst from the roof
of the Tower o f Kohl Majestical ly it ascended
climbed higher and higher as if aspiri g to t h e
ethereal vaul t For a moment it hung suspe ded
in the sky then sepa rated into seve n parts which
bending outward and downward seemed to c o n
de n se ?slowly from v apour to crystal water drops
through which nnumerabl e rainbows played As
t h e S h o wers descended they b e came still mor e
c ondens e d an d seven glittering cascades poure d
their treasures over the tower these gradually
grew less in height and greater in volume inki g
lower and lower till at le gth whe the level
there appeared aught
o f the roof was reached
but a sparkling summer sea heaving in lo g
Slow undulations
Then upon the vast stretch
o f these phantom wa v es a great commotion took
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place th under lightning smoke a nd ame burst

forth ; the water hissed and seethed and from a
vapour black as night blazed forth the golde n
chariot o f Poseidon drawn by dolphins and driven
by the god whose free arm encircled the form
the beautif ul Kleita S imul
o f his companion
t a n e o u sl y with their appearance the stor m passed
the water grew cal m
Abo v e the m hovered
winged cupids around oated sea nymphs while
to the sound o f a ri a l music the phantasmal
pageant slowly sailed across the illusive s e a
grew more distant dim and cloud like till i t
faded into thin air No accident marred the
perfect illusion o f this wonderful exhibitio and for
several moments after it had entirely disappeared
the spectators remained in rapt astonishment
Agreeably to time honoured usage the ladies of
th e Court then retired ; the procession moved o
and like a huge serpent wound its course up the
broad stairway o f the se v en terraces through the
open portals o f the temple pausing before the
inscribed pillar o f the adytum where the white
bulls were slain and their bodies burned upo
the altar
Here the ora cle was re c eiv ed the v oice coming
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from beneath the altar The wo rds were as usual

ambiguous d in this instance also alarmi g
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Thalok was startled ; the voice and words were

not what he expected ; being an adept in know
le dge o f the elementals he was painfully consci ous
Who had dared to tamper
o f adverse curren t s
with his arrangements ? He scr utinised the crevice
in the altar fro m whe ce the sound proceeded
Were h i s eyes at fau lt or did he perceive a ash
within the dark chamber a shifting sci tillation
that recalled a scene he had recently witnessed in
the grotto o f the sorceress He would send a s py
at once and ascertain if the seal upon the door o f
the cavern were broken But before an o pp o r
t u n i t y was found for carryi g o u t this purpose an
eve t occurred that drove the circumstance from
his mind
At the words of the oracle the countena ce of
the king also gre w troubled He strove to i
t e p e t its meaning
If the stem o f the Lily be

broken
To his doting e c t i o there was but

Lily in the world Atla fairest of the

one

da ughters o f men
Th e ste m must be the royal
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favour and support that could not be wanting

while Kron live d He xed his penetrating eyes
O n Thalok and the shado w on his face darke ed s
the trai left the temple and passed o n through the
court to the highest terrace where a pavi l ion for
the use o f royal t y had bee erected opposite the
stone altar Vy a ka and the funeral pyre
Among the captives about to be im molated
were t wo persons round who m centred the chief
interest o f this dreadful occasion Az
yo ung
man and Zagra his betrothed These unfortunates
who were possessed of extraordi ary beauty and
were o f exalted rank in their o wn country had
been captured by Atlantean pirates during a war
with the cliff dwellers o f the north waged for the
very purpose o f s upplyi g the annual sacri ce
The melancholy of their s d fate duri g the
months o f mocking preparatio was only mitigated
by the k owledge that they might die together
These victims were not to fall ignobly under
the k ives o f the Ch a t e s but by the hand of
Thal ok and the priests of the seven lumi aries
The king d ob l es were seated oldiers and
o fcers stood on the right the captives and their
implacable guard on t h e left ; t h e cro wd i h u sh e d
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xpectation waited below ; while over all the

glorious light o f a midsummer s un was shining
The dial o n the to wer o f the temple marked
the a pp o m t e d moment the fatal trumpet sounded
Azan and Zagra walked Slowly toward the a ltar
casting aside garlands ornaments and broken
musical i struments and in W ild despair chanting
their o wn death song

A othe gl c e oh s dde st e y e s
the f i e th the b e d i g ski e s
O
A d e g e c o w d w h w i t be e t h
T o he the w i g t ump et s b e th
Th t s ummo s u s to d i !
S weet b ee e w ft to o the h ome
d f e w e ll
A
T he sh me d gui sh of doo m
D o t e ve l
ti s the sig l ote of de th
H k
I t s t ill s the h e t i t s to p s the b e th
Dim g ow s the s u s u pityi g gl e
D ull hiss the se p e t s in thei l i
T he f t l mome t s y
cold emb c e the l st
C l s p ed i
Lov e s go y w ill s oo b e p s t
A d h u s hed
l te s t sigh

a rn n

an

na

-n

n a

ra

o ur

rn

o ur

o ur n

an

ar

ar

no

sa

ar

ar

ar

a r

er

an

ar

a r,

As their voices died away Azan threw hi s

strong arms round the trembling form o f his
companio n ; there was a stied groan ; they
shuddered and sank together upon the marble
,

AT A

19 6

steps o f the altar As the prostrate forms e

m ai n ed motionless the attending priests lifted
the m gazed in their faces and uttered a shriek of
horror
Azan and Zagra were dead !
A slen d er double poi ted shaft skilfully con
Zagra S l uxuria t tresses had unobserved
Ce l e d i
been placed between them and the resolute em
brace o f Azan had i o e breath for ever stilled
each beating heart
Thalok who stoo d with uplifted knife was rs t
to comprehe d the ature o f the calamity ; with
quick sagacity he foresaw the consequence upon
the superstitious crowd and spring ing forward by
v iolent words recalled the senses of the s t u p e e d
priests himself dragged the bodies to the altar tore
o u t their yet warm hearts
and held them aloft
toward the su n
But now a low breathi g music was hear d a
mournful wail that rose and fell i n smothered
cadence Then from an opening in the terrace
as from a subterranean cave emerged th e Vestal
Band the twelve virgins to whose care was e u
trusted the sacred ame ordinarily used to i g ite
the f uneral pyre Their tresses were dishevelled
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19 7

their garments rent ashes were scatte red u po

their heads the lamps in th eir hands were lustreless
d inverted
As they emerged into t h e sunlight they beat
th eir breasts and shrieked in frantic tones
n

a n

T he Q ue chl e ss L m p i s de d ;
T he e i s S c d Fi
O h p e s ge w o d ou s d e d
W
w i t s me e p i e !
a

no

sa

re

re

Those who heard and understoo d were horror

but the courage o f Thalok was not
s tricke
daunted

Weak fools ! he scor fully cried

Know
ye n o t I have power to reki dle the sacred ame ?
Behold the magic lens that can dra w re fro m

re luc t ant heave

S o sayi g he tore O R the sacred bracelet and
ra ising it aloft directed the burn ing focus upon the
heaped combustibles
But now appeared a more dreadful omen before
T h e lens
w hich even his stout heart quailed
conce trated o light o h eat givi g rays !
Absorbed in the unprecede ted events which
had just taken place Thalok had not noticed what
m ore cal m observ ers had uneasily perceived
n

19 8

AT A

Although no cloud darkened heaven the noontide

sun was surely growing dim He glanced upward
and to his inexpressible dismay saw a black object
Slowly encroaching up o its disk and blotting o u t
its light
He turned to earth ; a lurid gloom overspread
the landscape familiar objects w ere strangely i n
distinct I the dreadful noonday twilight t h e
the terried multitude grew
u pturned faces o f
livid like those o f men lo g dead Th e brut e
creation slunk to cover with suppressed moans
dogs looked at the s ky a d howle d birds screeched
and uttered to their nests vegetation drooped
not a blade o f grass or a leaf quivered
And o w a deep crimson shadow like a blood
stain fell upon the dista t e a ; with undeviati g
rush it s w ept across the water invaded the lan d
and struck the breathless city It passed a

sickly green hue succeeded t hen t h e a i r curdled

to transpicuous black ess In the unnatural dusk
men gazed upon each other in horror ; they would

have e d but whither ? They turned from the

livid faces around them to the lurid twilight on
d thence to the darkened dome
land and s e
a bo v e
Oh fearful sight ! the stars were o ut
,

a,

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S tran gely distinc t i n the black vault a sword

,

s h aped comet hung over the s u

d the gre a t
star Mazzaroth blazed forth fr om midday dark
ness
The air gre w chill the wings o f death over
s h adowed creation ; in the brooding silence m e n
heard t h e throb o f their o w hearts ; breathing
was suspended as i dread o f something more
awful still

It came a shudder
roar
earthquake
jarred the land and rumbled away i to the s e a
The eclipse was as unexpected as it was appall
ing for the Atlanteans were far behind the Ori
in astrological science
although
e ta l s
B ut
Thalok was for a moment paralysed he soon
recovered his self possession He was a man o f
u bounded courage and vast resource and know
ing the phenomenon would last but an instant
lo ger he shrewdly determined to u s e this mi s a d
v enture f o
his o w purpose ;
The god is angry at the self immolation o f the

b e shouted
v ictims !
The sacrice must be

greater
Then turning to the st up e e d Ch a t e s he
roared
n

an

an

'

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2 00

To your work to your work ! C ut down the

captives d the Vestals through whose neglect
these dire calamities have befallen us Let blood
o w to slake the ve geance of the S erpent !
Thus i amed the executioners led by C i q u a n
rushed upon the u happy victims and fre zied by
the unnatural darkness the i fernal butchery the
groans of the men and shrieks of the murdered
virgi s they struck blindly at each other and at
the terrie d crowd The panic was becoming
general ; the throng pressed toward the royal
pavilion in a wild hope Of protection and Thalok
who had roused this d eadly fray s a w with secret
satisfaction that the lives o f the ki g and Pri ce
Ze m
were e da gered
Kron who had conducted many a battle also
perceived the da ger and risi g in majesty he
signalled the royal archers thundering o ut his
orders :
Let go the arrows S hoot the foremost o f the
murderers ! Put an e n d to this i sane slaughter !
The archers spran g forward the sharp twang
a Shower o f
o f a thousa d bowstrings was heard
arrows hustled through the gloom and T halok
gn a shing his teeth in rage s a w Ci q u a n and the
an

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2 01

three assassins who were that night to assault the

palace fall to the ground
The panic was stayed ; but when the sun burst
forth agai his unveiled splendo ur disclosed a
ghastly spectacle o f carnage and death The
pomp and glory o f this ill omened festival had
departed ; with Sinking hearts and grave fore
boding s the vast assembly dispersed
The evening banquet was spiritless as a f uneral
feast the shadow o f a drea dfu l disaster hung over
the guests and at an early hour the king retired
to the privacy of his o w n apartments
,

E N C HE D L AMP
A bl ck Sl ve lked b ehi d the p ge t p o cl im i g
mou f l voic e Eve the ki g m us t d ie mu s t d i e
VAU LT

TH E

wa

rn

OF T H E

U
Q
a

an

in

a,

the subterranean vault o f the now Quenched

Lamp the conspirator s a t alone T h e S un of the
Crypt hung black ; a feeble candle scarcely served
to make the darkness visible No faintest click
issued from the auditory tubes ; after t h e tumult
a night o f awful calm succeeded
o f the day
Thalok s t alone a d pondered The r t o f
relighting the quintuple wick was hopelessly lost
vengeance had done its worst upon the u f o r
t e s to whose neglect he attributed its e x t i n c
tu
tion he recalled their cruel death without a pang
f o the panic and slaughter he felt neither regre t
n o r remorse
B u t at the tho u ght o f Ci q u a n and the chosen
IN

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Q UE NCHE D LAM P

THE

203

assassins he shuddere d d buried his face i his

hands not fro m weak sorrow for thei fate no

puerile grief or womanish symp athy melted that
stony heart Thalok had lost his pli ant tools t h e
accomplices and exec utors o f his diabolical c o n

i
i
a
that
S
ac
u n and his
u
i
s were dead
C
p
y
q
perhaps after all was wellnone could now betray
h im
But they were slain by the royal archers
a t the king s command
Thalok was foiled ; and
the cause o f his fail ure Kron the Ki g o f Atlan
t i s the lover o f Atla still lived !
The passions o f j ealousy and revenge warmed
his benumbed faculties i to action He spran g
u
w
with
rene
ed
energy
surveyed
the
parapeg
m
p
in the dome o f the Cry pt and s w with exul t a tio n
his star in the ascendant He glanced m e ch i
cally at the place formerly occupied by Ci q u ;
hesitated as if for an approvi g nod then wen t
to a closed niche took from it the phial o f the
sorceress and p ushed with all his strength against
a
massive stone in the wal l It yielded t o his
e o t s and turning slowly upon a pivot disclosed
aught but vacant darkness
Thalok took the dim c a n dl e Stepped within
d closi g the heavy barrier disappeared
n

an

an

an

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204

The hours o f night went by ; sunrise smiled

upo the city o f Atlan ; the buzz o f industry and
the roar o f comm erce again lled its streets ; but
in the pal ace of Hesper an unbroken s t ill ess pre
vailed for the slumbers of the monarch were
protracted AS da y advance d surprise at th i s
unusual som n olence increased to apprehension ;
after consultation a m ong the household
d
a
o f c i l s
Ta m i t
a condential serva t cautiously
entered the chamber
The shriek which followed drew the waiting
atte dants into the apartment T m i t had fallen
senseless to the oor A sickening odour dissipated
by the draught of air was percepti ble a d u pon the
couch lay the maj estic for m o f the mo arch in the
rigid repose o f the dead His features were as
they had been i n life grave and tra quil ; not a
muscle was distorted not a mark of convulsion
visible
Ki g Kron the mighty had passe d without a
shock o u t of the land o f dreams to that undis
covered country from which neither king n o
subject ever returns
The royal physician was summoned but all i
vain The palace was thrown into confusion ; a
n

z,

THE

VAUL T

OF THE

Q UE

N CHE D LAM P

2 05

S i gnal used o ly upon similar occasions annou ced

to the startled city the death o f the sovereign
The temple o f Kohl caught the soun d a d for
hours echoed the solemn tone that said to each
listener E ven kings m u s t di e !
Thalok who nervously waited f o r the Signal
hastened at once to the palace To a careless
observer his worn and anxious expression might
have indicated grief as by v irtue o f seniority he
took command By his masterly tact order was
soon restored the body o f his brother arranged
in royal robes was laid in the Hall o f the God
guarded by soldiers and the embalmers were e n
j oined to prepare for their ofce He repeate d i n
mournful voice the words o f the oracle and i n
si uated that the death o f the king was due to
the vengeance o f the deities s o grossly insulted at
the sacrice
Preparation for the obsequies would consume
Several days and Thalok i mmediately assembled
the ten princes now S O conveniently at hand and
proposed to elect a regent that the go v ernment
might not su ffer for want o f a head I t was
observed with surprise that Prince Z e ma r did not
appear at this conv ention of nobles
n

'

AT A

2 06

A ccordi ng

to Atlantean law the high priest

would be the successor o f his brother i f there
should be no male issue in the direct line that is
if the Princess Astera should never become the
mother o f a s o n Al though She was during her
minority eligible to the ofce o f the regency SO
none of the princes ventured
c oveted by Thalok
to propose her name knowi g the desperate cha
deali g
r act o r o f the man w ith whom they were
d that their o w n continued supremacy depended
a
u pon unquestioning acquiescence in his wishes ;
proposition that the high priest
t herefore the
Should be appointed regent with the cro wn and
title of king received unanimous assent
A private coronation then took place the crown
a
d sceptre were transferred to Thalok at once
for the princes were in haste to leave a spot s o
f atal
Thus it happened that the band o f ofcial
mourners wh o at noontide paraded the streets i
The king is dead
s ackcloth and ashes crying
that same evening shouted with j oyf ul voice

Long liv e o ur master Thalok the King !

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IN TH E PAVILI ON

lli g le f f di g t ee
L i e s o f hite i n sull e
S h do s is i g y ou me

Fa

an

n se a ,

an

on

W H E N the Court physician

services
were no longer required i the chamber o f death
he h a s t e n e d to anticipate a y inj udicious messenger
who might convey to the pri cesses intelligence o f
their irreparable loss
He found them taking their morning repast in
the R ose Arbour of the Garden with Z e m a r an
invited guest Their happy young faces framed
by the arched doorway of roses presented suc h a
contrast to the scene he had j ust w itnessed that
overcome by e motion he sank s peechless upo a
seat outside the arbour They hastened to his
assistan c e perceiv ing at once that he was the
sa w

th at

h is

AT A

2 08

bearer o f evil tidings With reluctant lips he

faltered fort h the story conrmed o n the instant
by the solemn booming of the death signal
Astera would hav e own to the chamb er of her
father but by gentle restrai t she was conveyed
to the Pavilion where her friends strove to cal m
her grief and their own scarcely less violent A
sense o f danger mingled with their sorrow By
this u ntoward and Shocking event the situatio
already so perplexing had become positively
alarmi g They had lost a powerful friend
d
must ine vitably fal l into the hands o f the un s c r upu
lous tyrant who would succeed him
After a general consultation Atla took her
foster father aside and conded to him the story of
her stormy interview with the high priest
I had hoped to pass the ordeal alone and spare

thee any knowledge of this complication sh e said

but since t h e dreadful event o f this morning
further concealment would be criminal By a
necessity forced upon me I have made this
powerful prince mine enemy but indeed I could
do no otherwise I co uld not marry T h alok

O Atla the sage replied

beauty is a
misfortu ne and a snare yet I wo ul d not h av e th ee
.

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IN

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PA

VILION

2 09

other than thou t ; union with Thalok would be

worse tha death my child my dearest friend

Dear father sh e rej oined cheerf ully I speak

not
o f my u fortunate relation to the high priest
that I fear him but because all these circumstances
must be taken into consideration in deciding o u r
future course I beseech y o u do not g ive yo urself
anxiety o my account ; there is O ne who c a
thwart and conquer even proud Thalok and this

O ne will come t my call

Who is this powerful friend my Atla
It is the conqueror Death ! s h e sole mn l y
replied
Ishma shuddered and placing his arm round her
Slight form as if to shield her said
There is a other frien d my chil d more potent
still O ne who co trols even the issues of life and

death
Who is he dear father
My God a d thine
Both were silent a moment absorbed in though t
prayer then Ishma spoke
o
If i m m ediate danger threate s reme m ber the
false panel and the hollo w wall ; there secrete thyself
till I come again Mean t i m e re main quietly i this
ar

AT A

2 10

lace
I
w
ill
s
nd
a
message
in
cypher
if
occasion
e
;
p

should require
As the prince and physician were about to retir e
and arra ge a de ite plan o f actio Astera rose In
great agitation and throwi g her arms around
Z e ma r cried o u t :
My father is no more ; t h e
cause o f his death is u known Z e m thou must
remai with me ; I cannot have thee beyond my

sight I shall die if evi l befalls thee

Then as if ashamed o f this sudden weakness
she put h i m from her gently saying
A t thou well armed my Z e m

I always carry weapons he replied e m

her a e c t i o n a t e l y ;
but my dearest
b racing
I
A stera has al m ost disarmed me by her fears
must leave thee for the moment to complete some
necessary arrangements with the few faithful s e r
vants Thalok has not corrupted after which I
will return But if I a m sooner needed send
a message to the chamber o f I shma Belo v ed

farewell
,

a r,

ar

XXXII
TH E

OPAL

t li s m o f w e l w
O w o d u s gem thy m gic glow
I he av e s w
O

an

ro

or

oe

re

As Z e m a r left the room Astera turned to her

friend with a troubled look and said
Was I
unqueenly o r unmaidenly Atla ? I know n o t
w h y it i s thus but I am distressed for more than
the death o f my beloved father I have a dread of
other d still greater misfort une
Dost thou believe in the m agic po w er o f
gems ? Look then u pon this opal a gem held
sacred in the family o f the high priest fo r
thousands o f years Z e ma entrusted it to my
care charging me to wear it always n ext my
eart
h
I t wa s fo und i n s ome far OE l and a ges ago

a n

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2 12

and it is believed that just before the great deluge

a gel brought it fro m the s u to propitiat e the
favour of a m ortal maid I t is also said that upon
the borders o f our beautiful lake he prepared a
paradise for h e d w elli g place Fro m this a gel
u r palace
derives its ame But his love was
rejected because it was si ful
The story I think is a fable hidi g some
mystery for the angel was Hesper S tar of the
West a d the name o f t h e maide was S eola
word which means the s o
That name said Atla h o w strangely it
moves m e ! I cannot have heard it before A d
yet when it is spoken dim memori es like ghosts
arise Perhaps among my ancestry there may
But it is useless to for m
have been some
co jectures my origin is involved in impenetrable
mystery All life dear Sister is a mystery B ut
I interrupt you

This glorious gem Astera resumed if what

men assert be true has po wer to protect loved
ones from evil It also warns o f approach ing
danger How ashed the scintillations fro m i t s
heart of re ! How glo w ed the shifting waves of
rai nbow light 1
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THE

OP A

2 13

Behold it o w pale d faded ! The l ustre

quenched the colour dimmed ; d ull as a pebble o
the s e vexed shore
What d oes this cha ge portend ? I fear some
s erious peril threatens ; there is a sha d ow i
the
w a y a s h a d o w invisible to hu m an ey e s but which
s o intercepts the light o f heaven it cannot reach
the s un b o opal Fo myself I care little But
tell m e my Atla thou hast the gift o f prophecy
does any disaster threaten the life of my cousin

an

rn

Z e ma r

Atla pressed the hand of the trembling girl and

after a lo g silence spoke
The Shadow hangs over my path also dear
s ister w e must pass through it together
B ut be
omforted Afar o ff I s e e Z e ma crowned right
royally s t a di g i the su light
And I have seen more than this Dost th ou
remember the evenin g when sitti g by the great
fou tain I proposed that w e go to the Ha gi g
Gardens because the air wa s close and metho u ght
I s a w phantoms
Y e s I well remember
I t w s t h e day o f the
Ph oenicians arrival I was distracted with p pre

I fancied thou wert distraught also

h e n si o
n

AT A

2 14

Well now I must tell thee what happened

that night Thy uncle Thalok came to v isit m e
when I was alone in the balcony He came unin
N O need to repeat what
d unannounced
vite d a

passed but he left the place in a tran sport of

smothered rage Knowing he would n o t return
a fe w hours I went forth to quiet my
a t least f o
s pirit and form some plan for the future
W hile
I s t by the fountain a war ing vision passed
before me I heard olemn voices that curdled
my blood saying Depart depart ! W o e woe !
Whence ca me this mysterious v isio n these
warning voices
If i t be true dear Astera that I am posse sed
o f a proph etic gift some dread event is impendi g

We o I t least m ust depart from this place

The gods forbid that thou shouldst leave me

Astera replied warmly
Thou shalt n o t depart

alone I will be thy companion !

The words were scarcely nished w h en the
ounce which had been quie t ly lying by Astera s
Side sprang up from sleep broke his leash tore
madly round the room and bounded through the
open door Astera ew after him for no ha d
b u t hers could restrain his rage

'

THE

OP A

2 15

He ran swiftly along the garden path snif n g

the ground and air by turns and snarling viciously
Astera threw the leas h over his hea d cautiously
by voice and gesture
c hecke d his v iolence and
drew him to her sid e at the same time O e i g a
c onfection o f which he was fond

sh e cried
patting his
Y u dz a ! Y u n d a !
head and soothing him thou art getti g danger
A t mad ? If these wild pranks are repeated
o us
thou must submit to the muzzle a disgrace to
such a glorious a imal Come i good fello w
B e quiet upon the mat till evening d thou shalt
hav e a bird fo s u pper
Then turni g to Atla sh e said : I w onder at
the beast He has ever behaved thus u til
For t w o d ays past he h a s been restless
r ecently
starting without apparent cause
d savage
growli g and whining as if he s w o r heard a
ghost
Can it be possible that Yu n d a perceiv es that

w hich is hidden from o u r sense ?

,

r n

an

an

XXXIII

UNC ERTAINTY

Th e w t s h ve c im s o gl ow
T h e hou s b e th i g f i t
a er
r

a re

a n

an

d low

M E AN W H ILE the you g prince and the physician

hastened through the deserted walks and silent
corridors till the apartments of Ishm a were reach ed
When t hey were lone Z m exclaimed
Oh
m y frien d w h at can be done in this unlooked for
emerge cy ? O ur position is m ost critical ; dan ge

is imminent
I would gladly forfeit the poor remnant o f my

d ays
the sage replie d to save the young lives I
hold s o dear ; but the sacrice would avail nothing
we are in t h e grasp o f an enemy wh o can destroy
u s at will
Yet we must o t yield supinely ; every ex
d
i
e t t o sa v e o u rselves m ust be tried
e
Thalok
p
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C R TAINT Y

UN E

2 17

no doubt will defer the consum mation o f his

conspiracy u n til the obsequies o f the king are
he will not dare another desperate
s olem ised ;
crime s o close u po the m ysterio u s death o f his
brother Meantime the problem may be solved in
an u expected man n er Last night w hile seeking
w isdom in prayer I discovered a strange si g n in
heaven What mean the celestial omens ? They
are withou t precede t S ince the days o f King
Na a c h u s when the world was destroy ed by a

ood

Flood and re said Z e m a r despondingly

these are the weapo n s with which the gods pursue

helpless mortals

S ay not the go ds Ishma replied in solemn

voice ; there is but one God and He by l w
i mmutable punishes s i n a d rewards righteousness
But m y friend do not the wicked prosper are
n o t the i
ocent sacriced
In the e d justice will certainly triumph ; but
m y Z e m a with o u r limited vision we s e e not the
,

'

nn

r,

en

That is a comfortless answer the yot n g man

replied when danger presses s o closely w hen
the sword ha gs over o u heads Yet here I make

AT A

2 18

if the plotters are overwhelme d and the

innocent are sa v ed I will be the serv ant of thy Go d

f o r ever

My s o n said Ishma
do n o t make c o n
di t i o s with a Bei g of innite wisdom
No t wi t h
s tandi g this error
I pray God m y accept thy

vo w :

vo w

It is true Thalok thus far apparently prospers

He scruples at no crime to accomplish his purpose
He suborns pri ce and judge he clears the path o f
and self i dulge ce by the dagger and
a mbitio
poiso he has the i tellect and will o f a demi god
with the heart o f a end But there is o e stronger
than Thalok whose law slow but certain will

s ooner o r later overtake him

Ishma m a y not a other be a sword in the
hand o f thy God a d turn against himself the
weapons Thalok uses s o effectually
Oh no ! we should thus make ourselves assas
sins breaking one law to full another ; that Should
n o t be ;
but we may we m ust go armed in self

d efence
I h ave been armed for m an y a day yet have
n e v er struck a blow
and o w that the crisis h a s

come w hat c a n I acco m plish by further inaction ?

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UN E

21 9

I have a plan by which Thalok may be c o

vi c t e d o f a crime that even the pri ces of Atla tis
will not condone
But this requires work i the lab orato ry
T here was a dark sta in o n the pillow where Ki g
Kron met his doom He died no natural death
Perhap I c a n d etect and a i d in the convictio o f
the murderer Alas we have fallen o evil times
the heavens frown the earth trembles ; if t h e
f oreig
astrologers err not some dreadful cris is is
near Having no charts or data in t his cou try
by which to recko I have lost the ability for
a ccurate calculations ; but I kno w this much the
position o f the heave ly bodies i s alarming W e
must decide u pon o u course o f action without
d elay
Wilt thou go with me into the l aboratory m y

Z e ma r ?

the prince was about to compl y a servant

ppeared with a request that he should go imme
d i t e l y to the Lady Astera who was
o w i n her
o w
apartme ts in the palace S omewhat surpri d
at
this sudden recall Z e m bade the physician
farewell and hastened after the messe ger
D uri n g the remai der o f the day Ishma wrough t
As

se

ar

AT A

2 20

among the chemicals and at last detected i n the

d ark substa n ce that had fallen o n t h e king s pillo w
the virus o f a serpent
S o absorbed did he become n this in v estigation
that he listened to the monotonous boom o f the
death sig al as in a dream and scarcely noticed
the wail o f the mourners passi g the palace But
when evening drew o n and i creasing shad ows
drove him t o the open window he w a s startled by
the cry

Lon g liv e o u r m aster Th lok the King !

This was amazing the king not yet entombed
and his successor already proclaimed ! such pre
c i i t t i o n was without precedent i n the annals of
p
the n ation
Why this indecent has t e unless to forestall i n
quiry as to the mysterious death o f King Kron
and prevent any exposure the penetration and
Skill of the E astern sage might threaten ?
,

XXX

Sig s in he ve

B l ood

an

FLIGHT

TH E

IV

d re

s ig s e th

d v p o u o f s moke

an

an

on

ar

G R E ATLY perplexe d Ishma went

upon t h e
balcony strivi g to solve the obscure problem
The strange star again burned in the norther
a
luminous
h
a
ze
pervaded
the
lower
atmo
sk
y;
s phere and reected i n the placid waters o f Z i cl a n
lo ! the young moon with the evening star in her
arms ; Ashteroth hangs in the cusp ! A rush o f
m emory brought the h o t blood to Ish ma s face as
he s a w before him the realis ation o f his vision o
the night o f Astera S birth

My dream ! my dream ! he exclaimed ; for

Astera this is t h e hour o f fate that of her friend
n o doubt is involved
How shall I interpret the

heaven sent w arning I must consult the prince

,

o ut

A TL A

NKN

He turned and met his trusty servant Z p t

who that moment entered the chamber and pre
sented him with a silken roll
Good master
he said this message admits o f n o delay Z il b a
page to the King Thalok
o f the Glitteri n g E ye
bade me place the scroll in thy hand an d in o
other He waits wi t hout to interpret o enforc e
the meaning if that be necessary
Ishma opened the scroll Thereon was de
pi o ted a serpent holding a star within his j aws ; a
ame issued from his crest and above it was a
sa cred vessel from w hich a column o f steam issue d
Beneath were these words
FLY ! T H IS F R O M K IRTYAH
Who was Ki t y h ? Ishma pondered ; that
q uestion he could n o t an swer but his perceptions
quickened by alarm gave him at once a clue to
the hieroglyph The serpent was the high pries t

the
S
un
the star within his deadly fangs w s
of

Astera the chalice a n d the boiling water what

were they ? Water
It must mean Atla wastin g
i n t h e re o f Th a l o k s passion Al l this wa s
clear

Fly !
Whither ? The doubt was dis
tra cting de c ision imperativ e S eeing the serv ant

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223

till waiting a sudde n inspiratio n prompted

questio

th e

Z a pt a

Master

What Ships lie in the basin o f Atlan ?

No e my lord save the E astern vessel called

t h e Moon

The Moon said Ishma suddenly illuminated

S hould not the S tar be in its keeping
Z a p t go swiftly to the cha m ber o f thy mis
tress in the Palace and tell the Ladies Astera and
Atla that they are to prepare fo r a long journey

My lord the ladies are not in the Palace

What sayest thou not i the Palace

Where are they ?

S till at the S tar Pavilion my lord
This is u accountable A messe ger fro m
Astera called Z e m a r to her rooms in the Palace

Six hours ago

Z pta
listen to my orders ; observe t h e
utmost secrecy Go swiftly to the Garde n and
deliver this message Pause not o the way nor

spea k to n y
He placed in the hands of the serva t a tablet
o n which h e had engraved a number o f peculiar

2 24

AT A

gures
Give this he added to the Prin cess
Atla ; sh e will read it and send me a toke
Hasten your return ; life and death hang in the

bala ce
Z p t sped breathless through the twilight and
delivered the message Atla rea d gre w pale and
spri gi g to her feet called to her sister S he
explained the signica ce of the hieroglyphs and
dra w ing a line across them ret urned the tablet to
the servant who departed as silently as he came
The cypher arranged by Atl a and her father
known to the m alone read thus
The crisis has
come Prepare for a long absence Chariots w ill
meet yo u at the gate of the Gar den I will

summon Z e ma
Condence in Ishma had been the habit of her
life ; and had sh e not also received a supernatural
war i g ? No questions were asked ; fear quick
ened every movement and in the briefest possible
time the party stood in the shado w o f the gate
listening for the r u mble of the chariots

When Ishma ascertained that the princesses had

not arrived at the Palace he concluded there was
a mistake i n the message of the morning and that
,

THE FLIGHT

2 25

had j oined them at the S tar Pavilion

where he would learn of the abrupt tur n a a i r s
had taken ; but to prevent the possibility of fail
ure he called S alza another faithful servant bade
him search diligently for the prince and deliver a
message advising that he go directly to the harbour
a n d m e e t the party who would soon arrive
This done he paused a mome n t to revie w t h e

situation
The risk is fearful
thought he
but there i s no alternative
Thalok may
s ummon us at any moment
The warning o f the mysterious K irt ya h and
the extraordinary fullment o f my dream are

admonition s from heaven they cannot be misin

The new moon i s j ust setting dark
t e rp r e t e d
n e ss will favour o u r ight ; and yet if we are
The liv es o f these young innocents
surprised
hang upon my decision I tremble at the r e sp o n

s i b il i t
I
doubt
my
n j udgment
o
w
y
He hesitated and again went to the open
window Upon the mountain slope opposite a
broad eld o f poppies had been sown in the spring
time among the seeds o f which had been inad
The
v e t e n t l y scattered those o f the asphodel
aming poppies had opened o n the day previous
Z e ma r

'

AT A

226

to the fatal Feast o f Ra y n ir and Ishma had

watc hed with interest for the e ff ect o f the white
blossoms which would soon appear in untutored
shape among the blood red owers
The fading glo w o f sunset lingering upon thi s
brilliant patch o f colour caught Ish ma s eye The
asphodels had suddenly opened and i n such a
manner ! To his horror there appeared stretched
across t h e crimson eld an undulating line o f
light as it were a white serpent descen din g the
mo u ntain its course directed toward the palace !

It i s madness to doubt ! he cried in the

alarm o f conviction
If I hesitate longe r the

dead walls will speak

Hastily gathering his parchments m edi cine s
other tr easures he placed the m in a big
and
che s t th r e w his robes over them and when the
servants return ed opened the secret passage whi ch
had s o facilitated the exit of H e r e kl a and i n a
few moments joined the party in the cabin of the
,

h Io o n

But Z e ma r had not arrived S alza declared he

could either d the prince nor gain any informa
tion concerning him s ubsequent to h i s departure
with t h e messenger of Astera
.

'

THE FLIGHT

2 27

Filled with alarm Ishma made further i n quiry

a n d learned that as the afternoon wore away and
Z e ma r ca m e not Astera S ent a messenger who
returned saying he w a s nowhere to be found
T hinking he might h ave been s u mmoned to his
father s presence She had waited anxiously till
nightfall and was a bout to renew the search when
I sh ma s startling message absorb ed every ot h er
thought
Their hearts sank with vague forebodings
Astera insisted upon delay till this strange dis
appearance could be investigated and Ishma was
about to take the hazar d when a heavy boom
sounded from the tower o f Kohl an d balls o f re
Shot rapidly from the Castle signals always giv n
for the pursuit of fugitives

O ur ight is discovered cried Ishma

The
guard are already o n o u r track In a moment
they will swar m upon the q u ay and escape will

be impossible
E verything was in readiness K a r mo s the cap
tain had profound respect for the Oriental physi
he was aware that the Moon was a present
c ia n
to the Princess Astera ; the sumptuously appointed
vessel was placed at her disposal ; her commands
,

Q 2

AT A

2 28

were law ; and when the order to c ast o ff was

g i ven the rowers bent to their oars the sails
responded to the invitation o f the breeze the
Moon slipped from her moorings and ew like
an arrow out into the canal before the raging
emissaries o f the tyrant could reach the quay
Z e m a was perforce abandoned ; it was better
that his fate Should be left in uncertainty than
t hat the destr u c tion of the others should be made
ure
,

XXX V

S T ORM

SE A

AT

Bu t wh Sh ll bi de thy t emp est wh Sh ll d e

T h e bl s t th t w k e s th e fu y o f h
a

e se a

ar

royal seal presente d to Atla by the enamoure d

king insured prompt attention from governmen t
o ffi cials
The Ph oenician Moon dropped quietly
d own the canal the warders threw open the s e a
gates and with these facilities the fugitives soo
found themselves outside the last breakwater
Bright starlight made the surroundings visible
and Atla regarded with mournful interest the sce e
of her mother s shipwreck and death and her o w
a dvent into life
S timulated by these associations
her thoughts concentrated as never before upon the
mystery of her parentage and country S he had
often visited the diff erent ports o f Atla tis and had
learned the names and use o f everything that per
T HE

AT A

2 30

tains to s e a going vessels S he had made many

excursions in the smooth safe harbours but this
was her rst experience o the broad ocean
As the vessel struck rough water and rocked
in the lo g rolling waves as the wi d piped in
the riggi g and the sailors respo ded to t h e
orders o f the captai n all softer se time ts were
forgotten a new and inexplicable impulse seized
her
S he tossed O S the light turban that covered
her head her blue ey es sparkled sh e sa g wild
so gs and ejoiced like o n e wh o fo the rst time
nds his native element S oon her so gs b e came
more stra ge and wonderful unintelligible words
m i gled with th o se familiar words in a rugged
to gue but o f great power d sweet ess
Awe struck her friends recognised tones o f
command triumph pathos and grief S uddenly
her V o ce was stilled and a soft gusty music
took its place
a sound irregular mysterious
e n thralling Atla listened with an expression of
peculiar intelligence ; unconscious o f any human
presence she remained Silent and motionles s
while a smile of gelic Sweetness irra diated h e
features
'

an

an

S TO

RM A T

2 31

SE A

though the nigh t was far advanced Sh e could

not be persuaded to go belo w Astera and Ishma
could o t fathom this unusual m ood and a s the
shores o f Atla tis fad e d from S i ght t hey left t h e
deck hopin g that Atl a would follow
The becoming aw are that sh e was alon e amon g
foreign s ailors this daughte o f ocean e w down
the companion way like a frighte ned s e a b ird a n d
j oined h e r friends below
m de good
T h e Moon aided by s ail a d c
speed to the s out hward where an isl a d ca lled
S urchi settled by Atlantea ns w ould afford the
f ugitives pr ote ction until they could mat ur e plans
f o r the future
Is hma hoped to fall i n w ith the
ship o f H e r e kl that they m ight cros s the great
oc ean i n co mpany and nd saf ety in Tyrh e n a At
length o p press ed with care h e l p s e d in t o u n e asy
Slumbe r
S oon after mi d igh t the br ee ze s udden ly fe ll
o ff a sense o f su ff o ca t ion r oused the Sle epers and
se n t t h e m o
deck for r elief A s tartli g change
had ta ken pla ce i n t h e as pect o f nature A d ull
ha ze overspread s e a and sky ; a black lin e hemme d
i n the horiz on ; n o t b re a th o f air rippled t h e
wate r ; t h e l o n g swel ls wer e gl a ss y the sai ls h ung
Al

a r,

"

A TLA

2 32

idle the rowers toiled har d but c ould scarcely stir

the becalmed Ship
Passe n gers and crew in helpless a nxiety watc hed
th ese portentous signs and waited for the day
At le gth without any warning ush o f dawn
the o b o f light red and bleared like the eye o f a
drunkard glared from the mist bound s e a and
hangi g for a moment irresolute u pon the horizon s
brim Slowly staggered up the sky but the sickly
gloom o f day was more appalling than the blackness
The Shrouded s un was burning hot ;
o f midnight
the water was moveless as a pavement o f stone an
awful Silence pervaded the vault o f heaven The
ship seeme d se led u p in nothingness the wheels
of nature seemed to stop
E ach countena nce disclosed a dread o f so m e
impendin g horror every breath was a gasp every
h eart beat was audible none spake o mo v ed as if
fearing a sigh might jar the world
S uddenly the spell was broken ; a terric

detonation shook sky and se a another and another

followed in quick succession till the sound was
recognise d as t h e continuous bello w o f a volcano
A lurid glare for a moment o v erspread the sky ;
a shower o f pumice stone and ashe s des c ended
,

S T O M AT S E A

2 33

then t hick darkness fell upon the Ship a dead

swell heaved the water and t ful gusts o f win d
hot as the breath of a furnace tore wild and
ghastly rifts in the black mist through which were
caught glimpses of the r e illumined heavens
O verpowered by the dead swell Astera Ishma
and the servants gre w ashy pale hastened below
and threw themselves upon the oor o f the cabi
oblivious of rank and precedence Atla unaffected
by this malady followed and did all in her powe
for their relief
While watching the sick she became conscious
that the dead calm was broken ; the boat was
in rapid motion which gre w more and more

a
unste dy i t rocked heeled and righted all i a
moment
At le n gth inky darkness gave token that the
sun had gone down the wind increased to a gale ;
it hissed and screeched past the small windows
with frightful persistence till presently a great sea
smote the vessel a blo w that shook it from b o w to
stern
Atla who had wrapped herself in a heav y
silken scarf to be ready for any emergency
sprang up the companion way and took o n e wild
,

AT A

2 34

lo ok at the s e a A ash o f lightning made visible

the retreating s urge that had just given the S hip
such a terrible shock Master and sailors stood
paralysed
Then some inexplicabl e impulse took possession
Intuitively sh e c o m
o f this chi ld o f the water
prehe ded the instant peril and the only hope o f
salvation Her voice o f command ra g o ut clear
and distinct above the elemental din :
Close every a perture m ake fa st the helm lash
yourselves ! Lose not a n instant the gre at w ave
will return
S uiting action to word sh e unwo und t h e lon g
scarf and bound h erself to the m ainm ast there
w a s n o time to go below
S he had spoken t h e
Ph oenician language the sailors u nderstood and
ew to obe y as if a cele stial messenger had called
from the skies
None t o o soon The black m oun tain o f wate r
rushed back upon the S hip the s wir l took away
the breath and c au sed a sinking sensation as if
o n e were taken by the heels and hurled agai n st a
rock a singing l led the e ars that drown ed for a
mo ment e v en the r oar o f the elements ; e veryth i n g
.

S TO M

AT

SE A

2 35

that had not been made fast was carried into

se a

th e

After the great wave passed the storm raged

with redoubled fury the d emo s o f destruction
made a fresh assault an other shower o f hot ashes
and pumice stone threatened to re the ship o r
swamp it but the rising waves swept them away
The grinding of the keel through the rough s e a
the creaking and snapp ing o f the harassed timbers
the screech o f the wind and hiss of seething
w ater could be heard at brief intervals between
the roar of volcano and crash o f thunder Hangin g
between a black sky and blacker s e a helpless as
drops o f shattered foam all realised that they were
in the grip o f the deadliest monster nature lets Sli p
from her cave o f horrors when in her most cruel
mood
Hours passed ; there w a s no cessation o f the
tempest ; they kne w not if it were day o r night ;
the palpable darkness was only made visible by
the sharp icker o f electric re The sick one s
below sank into u nco n sciousness those o n deck
felt themselv es entering the shadow o f death a n d
yielded to the apath y o f despair
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2 36

At length there came a dull crash followed by

a tremendous rise o f water as if the foundations
of a continent were shattere d and it was settl in g
into the s e
The ship impote t as a dry leaf in a tempest
was tossed upward upward on a vast surge that
threatened to drown the v ery stars The captain
and m a y of the crew stunned and breathless from
the terric rush would have been s wept away but
for the protecting cords
At this supreme moment Atla s appearance was
almost superhuma
Her draperi es uttered like
things o f life her loosened tresses streamed o u t
upo the blast S he manifested neither fear nor
consciousness of da ger Her clasped ha ds were
raised to heaven her u pturned eyes looked
through and beyond the tempest a expressio
of rapture or ecstacy illuminated her pale face ;
in her unearthly exaltation sh e seemed to m ingle
with the elements and become a phantom of the
storm
An d now the sky racked v essel was encircled
by a band o f a m e and u pon the top o f the mast
to which Atla was lashed hung a great ball of re
It descended and the doom o f this heroic maiden
,

S TO M

AT

SE A

23 7

appeared inevitable But sh e was protected by

nature s immutable law ; her head was enwrapped
in a silken cover the deadly thunderbolt owned
the presence and power o f its subtle antago ist
glanced harmlessly past bounded upon the d eck
with a terric report and fell hissing into the
.

se a

Atla s whole frame quivered some i n c o mp r e

h e n si bl e Spirit possessed her the pale lips moved
convuls ively strange words struggled a moment
for utteran c e and b urs t forth in the fervency o f

I
i vocation
OH M GH TY T H O R
Whence came that word o f awful power n ame

of the Northern Thunder unheard unspoken in

the land where Atla had birth ? Whence came
the sublime i n di e r e n c e to danger the exaltation
o f this delicatel y nurtured princess
in an hour o f
elemental fury ? What was the latent power
hitherto undevelope d unsuspected that red her
blood and strung her nerves to supernatural ten
sion ?
Was it a sudden o utburst o f transmitted quali
ties the evolution o f inherited traits Was it the
result of pre natal inuences ? O r can the soul
in moment s o f supreme e xigency as on a spiritu al

AT A

2 38

palimpsest ash its divine illumination backward

through past ages and appropriate the experience
o f a former existence ; or forward into the fu t ure
and rending the envelope o f material surround
ings enter the spirit world witness sights inde
scribable liste n to words that cannot be spoke
cannot even be recalled ?
,

After the Storm was over and Atla lay upon

the cushions o f the cabin thoroughly exhauste d
As tera said
Thy foreca st courage and e
durance are more than huma n dear sister But
for thee we h a d been lost
By wha t miracle wert thou made wise and
strong in the midst o f danger that paralysed even
veteran sailors ?

I cannot unveil to thee my dearest frien d

Atla replied the secrets o f that tremendous
hour We have often puz zled o v er the mystery

I may s a y this much

my
birth
and
parentage
of

dear Astera I have penetrated the mystery M y

father was a S ea King !

,

XXXVI

THAL OK TH E K ING

triumphed I n the H all of the God

from h i s place upon the iv ory t hrone he had

b een crowned and sceptred no o n e questioned

his authority none opposed his wil l The has ty
ceremonies were safely passed ; the Court was dis
miss ed with a ourish o f trumpets and the monarch
o f Atlantis retir ed to a n inner chamber
His rst o i ci a l act was to summon Aghi the
public executioner The other attendants left the
royal presence and after receiving the king s
bo unty Aghi also retired
Proud Thalok sat alone in the embrasure of a
window endeav ouring to compose his mind s o
distracted by the v arying events of the last fe w
fateful d ays His intervie w with the sorceress in
the Palace o f Night ; t h e rage o f the serpent ; the
THALOK h a d

AT A

24 0

Feast of R a yn r ; the awful omens in earth and

Sky ; the panic and Slaughter which resulted in the
loss o f Ci q u n and the Ch t e s the death of King
Kron his brother (here he shuddered and looked
over his shoulder into the gatheri g darkness o f the
room); his hasty usurpation of the government ;
the i for mation he had just received from Aghi
all this passed rapidly in revie w as he strove to
bring order o ut o f the chaos o f thought Thus
far he had been s u ccessful His supremacy w a s
esta blishe d ass ured sav e for the clai m of one
frail girl Again he shuddered ; but rousing
himself muttered
T halok a r t thou turned
coward ? S hall o n e Slight breath prevent thee ?
Nay thou hast already dared too much to hesi

tate
He turned uneasily to s u m up resulting
advantages ; the picture forming in his mind was
not a pleasant o n e
J ust then a puff of smok e a n d a ash of red
light issued from K o p a l t a v olcano in range o f
Ah ! too well he remembered the secrets
v ision
that mountain co ul d disclose H o w oft in former
days he had fro m this v ery window waited fo r a
far diff erent signal
he ex cl aimed A breath o f night
K ir t y a h
i

HALOK

THE KING

2 41

air c ame through the window and a faint sound

like the rustle of a curtain softly drawn was
heard within as he spoke again Kir t y h the
accursed ! May the mountains fall and crush her
and the demon that serves her !
Fool fool to be taken by her wiles ! Yes
men are fools to mate with liliths and serpents
Yet s h e has served my purpose else were I
not King o f Atlantis No w I have done with her

Atla is mine n o power o n earth c a n

fo r ever
S he will be deprived o f her
t hwart my desire
pretty dagger before we meet again S he Shall

be queen her o sp r i g my successors

He strove to give himself up to pleasant fan
cies but could not hold the image which should
have been most prominent i t h e pic t ure ; it it t e d
from his mental grasp it faded and vanish ed or
more dreadful still it c h g e d s h a p e and bore a
likeness to the dead king or to Z e ma r
Finally he see m ed to be seated o n the throne
with Atla in all her glorious beauty by his side
A sharp hiss caused h i m to tur suddenly and a
s erpent having K i t a h s face
embraced
i
n
h
i
m
y
its folds
S pringing up he exclaimed
I am exhausted

an

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24 2

by fatigue I have unwittingly Slept

d

d reamed !
H e stepped out u pon the balco y e deavouri g
to Shake o ff the depression which weighed down
his Spirit He l ooked at the great city lyi g s o
fair o n the plain b e low where lights w e re b e
gi ning to appea and wondered if y of his
subjects envied their king
He glanced toward the sky at rst too much
abst acted to take note of anythi g i
ature
b u t he soon became aware o f a stra ge star in t h e
northern heavens that o utsho e the largest and
caused the trees in the garden to cast S hadows t o
the south In alarm he recalled the appeara c e

th e
o f the heavens on the day o f the s c i c e

eclipse the scimitar shaped comet that threatened

the dark s the brilliance o f the star Mazzaroth
the Western sky
a s it glowed i

The omens are fearful and obscure he mut

I must consult the Oriental Magian I
t e re d
aid he knows more than my stolid
r equire his
astrologers I h ate foreigners ; Ishma above all
oth e rs Would he had disappeared with t h e
Ph oenician prince I do not understand him and
I fear h e does understand me his in u ence with
an

r,

an

un

HAL OK

THE KING

24 3

Atla antagonis es mine I will tolerate him only

t ill the cri s is i s past

The crisis is it n o t already
past ? Possibly I can use his science to answer
the query
H o there without he cried
Instantly Z il ba of the Glitterin g E ye stood be fore
him Z il b eet o f foot and round o f limb Th a l o k s
favourite page to whom his most important and
delicate errands were entrusted

My lord said the soft voice o f the boy

Thalok gave hi m a pier ci g l ook Z il b S man
ner for the rst time reminded him Of something
i
the past somethi g dangerous ; but in the
present stress o f anxiety he did n o t stop to analyse
the feeling

Call Ishma the physician

Pardon my lord Z i l b a replied ; a n e w star

has been discovered ; the Courtiers but now sent
to the tower o f the sage to inquire the s ignicance

d he is nowhere to be see
o f the wonde r a

Ru n to t h e apartments o f the Lady Atla

the king answered hastily ; no doubt he is
t here
Alas alas my lord that I Shoul d be compelled
to sa y it neither Is hma nor the Lady Atla can be
,

a,

AT A

2 44

found The palace court and gardens have been

searched in vain
Thalok rushed into the corridor and summoned
the o fcers of the househol d who fearing an o ut
burst o f wrath reluctantly conrmed the u n w e l
come news adding that the Princess Astera and
the Prince Z e ma r were also missing
S ound the alarm
he cried in rage ; thro w
up r e signals ; illuminate the palace and city
call o ut the royal guards and soldiers ; leave no
corner unexplored ! Bid Ci q u a n
he paused
Bid Aghi Search the subterranean vaults Bring
ye the culprits before me o r pay the forfeit of
their lives by the loss o f your o wn
In the confusion that followed a man came run
ning in breathless saying O mighty Thalok i n
the d im twilight I s a w chariots moving swiftly
from the Gate o f the Garden to the landing where

lies the Phoenician Ship called the Moon

The crowd paused to listen

To the quay Thalok shouted ; detain the

Ship arrest all o n board !

Before the nal words were uttered another

My lord he shouted
m essenger rushed in
.

HAL OK

THE KING

2 45

the Moon has left the Basin and is speeding h e r

way through the canal to the great harbour

Ar e there other ships lying at the quay ?

N one my lord ; every vessel has disappeared

There s treason ! he cri ed

xxxvn

TH E PURS UIT

T ell u s c ol d ste p hil o sophy oh tell u s wh y

T h t f the l ov e gl c e o f w om s eye
M
will e o u c e l l othe g ood d d i e P

rn

or

en

an

an

an

HALO K hesitated for a moment during which

certain possibilities ashed upon his m ind Mad
d e e d by conicti g passions he forgo t royal
dignity ofcial duty and Court requirements d
throwing prudence to t h e winds thundered forth
his comman ds i mingled threat and imprecation
Yoke to my chariot the ying steeds Wind
and Wave Bid the charioteer H u p with o u t

riders atten d

My lord king a Chamberlain ventured to

suggest the coro ation feast awaits thee
Thalok remembered he had eaten nothi g
since the death f King Kron
Bring hither

an

na

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go blet of pulque he said It was bro ught

he added The
n d emptying it at o n e draught
feast may await my return for I will neither eat
he paused fo r the rum ble
until
o r drink
and the chariot drawn by
o f w heels was heard
four white steeds reined by Hu n a p the winner
now stood waiting at the gra nd
o f ma y a race
e ntrance
R eason and policy were stied ; manhood was
lost ; the wolf in his nature dominate d ; he would
pursue and rave
O blivious o f all save a bur
i g desire to overtake the fugitives and obtain
possessio o f Atla the monarch o f Atlantis gave
orders to the ch arioteers and outriders to keep
i the broad highway bordering the canal t o spare
neither whip nor spur till they reached the city
Z u iv
only three leagues distant where the
of
mai s e road intersected t h e rst encircli g
ca al H ere he hoped to overtake t h e Ph oe i c i a n
ship and seize his prey before the necessary port
regulations could be complied with and the s e
gates opened
The door o f the chariot close d and the i m
e i o u s tyrant sank u pon the cushions e xhauste d
p
S t upe e d by fatigu e hunger a n d the fumes o f
a

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AIUDA
.

pulque he was whirled rapidly along unconscious

o f time and
space o r the increasi g darkness
and a peculiarity in the m otion o f the chariot
till he was somewhat rudely awakened by the
guar d who cried o ut Hear he a r my lord ki g
R ou sing himself and looki g o u t i to the dark
ness Thalok d i scovered that the ch ariot was
aoat and the horses w ere pl u ngi g through d eep
water
Idiot he shou ted to the Struggli g ch arioteer

thou art in the canal

Nay my lord H u a p replie d in a frightened

voice ; w e are still o n the highway bu t fo r a
l ong time have been in water which every moment
rises hi gher The people calling from the roofs
o f sub merged buil di n gs c
u t that they and w e
o
y

a r e lost
Never w a s such a tide known
Thalok recogn i sed the ickerin g lights o n the
towers o f Z ui va and knew from their p o sit i o u he
was at the landin g o f that city The graceful
foreign ship w a s nowhere to be seen ; indeed
d a n ger from the ood was s o immediate he scarcely
gave it a tho ught ; but he s a w in di m outline just
before the chariot a merchant ve ssel which thou gh
evidently moored at the wharf w s oati g above
,

THE

24 9

P UR S UI T

it and straini g at the cable with a force that

threatened each instant to part it or to swamp
the Ship while master a n d cre w were demented
th ough fright Although Thalok realised that his
perso al safety even his life was menaced he knew
no fear and faltered not
There was a heap o f merchandise the lading o f
the vessel lying o the wharf partly o ut o f water ;
to this point h e ordered the charioteer to urge the
ounderi g steeds By a skilful leap he reached
the top and climbed upon t h e deck o f the Ship
Without a thought for his attendants he seized
an axe and severed the conning cable Thus
released the ship immediately righted and drifted
o u t to s e
But Thalok wen t not alone into the merchant
Ship The charioteer abandoned the drowning
horses took a strong box fro m beneath the seat o f
the chariot and i n the darkness shoved it stealthily
deck ; himself followed and drew after h i m a
o
Slight boy who had been his companion in this
f earful race
Havi g secreted these in a remote
part o f the Ship he s a t down to rest and reect
u pon this unexpected term nation o f the a dv e
ture H un a p the favourite charioteer o f Thalok
n

2 50

AT A

hero o f the turf also the lover of K i t y h her

willing instrument and a v enger was commissioned
a n d prepared to pursue the traitor with unrelax
ing vigilance Z il b a the soft voiced page was his
companion and the mysterious box the resting
lace
of
a
serpent
even
the
Terrible
f
L
u
k
c
o
s
o
p
who now lay asleep made torpid by the arts o f
t h e sorceress
At his side was placed the scarf of
T halok !
The stars disappeared the night grew darker
t h e wi d died away a black mist settled over the
water sailing and Steering were impossible And
u pon the deck o f that becalmed bark
shrouded
in impenetrable gloom stood the Ki g of Atla tis
a ravening wolf arrayed in coro ation robes
wearing a j ewelled crown upon his forehead
beneath which his dark eyes gleamed with the
re o f desperate passion ; pursui g others himself
pursued by Fate Fearless unscrupulous malig
all unconscious o f the deadly peril at his
n ant
s ide he blindly rushed up on his doo m
And in another ship not many leagues distant
two fair girls and a venerable sage strove with
eye to pierce the overha ging mist ;
a nxious
th e

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f earing

most

URS UIT

251

all to discover the sails

of

a pur

suer
But these were not alone ; other ships swung
the sullen wa v es that awful night over
u pon
which the shadows o f O blivion have brooded
through s o many ages ; for in all the ports o f
Atla tis men and women i p e l l e d by the insti ct
or some myste rious presenti
o f self preser v ation
ment we may not fathom ed to vessels lying i
the harbours and launched upon the oo d pre
ferring to trust themselves to that ckle element
rather than remain on the solid earth which it
was assuredly swallowing
.

XXXV III

FATE

TH E

The e w doo to w hich I fou d key

T he e w veil th ou gh whic h I c ou l d t
S ome littl et lk while o f me d thee
d the
T he e w
mo e of thee d me
r

as a

as a

as

no

an

no

se e

an

no

an

the eventful day that witnessed the

death o f King Kron the coronation o f his brother
the ight o f Ishma w ith his ward s a d the pursuit
by Thalok it will be remembered that Prince Z e ma r
left the laboratory with a familiar messenger o f the
Princess Astera He wondered why he Should
have been s o soon recalled but th ese were strange
d ays unlike the slumbero u s tranquillity o f the past
e v ents crowded each other with a rapidity that
staggered surprise
Nevertheless wh en the servant led the way t o
an u noccupied portion o f the palace he inquired
the meaning o f the sudden remo v al of the royal
AT

oon

O F Z E M AR

of

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2 53

ladies from the S tar Pavilion The page replied

that Thalok had caused apartments opening into
a rare co servatory and overlooking the Place o f
Fountains to be put in order for the princesses as
betting their now more exalted rank and that by
his o rder they had jus t gone thi ther
This magnicent suite of rooms the most
gorgeous in Atlan had never been opened si ce
the death o f Queen Nyah the mother o f Astera
Z e m a r expressed surprise that a change should
have been eff ected so soon after the death of

King Kron even before the days of mourning

had begun

It is the will of Thalok the messenger e

plied a will that neither prince nor slave may

d ispute
At this moment he opened a door and stepped
aside for Z e ma r who entered a di mly lighted hall
where by the management of colour and shadow
e v ery line wa s made illusive He took a step
forward upon what appeared a level oor and found
himself descendi g an incl ined plane He glanced
back to perceive that the g uide had not followed
and that the door closed with a click pec uliar to
spring locks The steep was smooth as glass there
.

2 54

AT A

were no railings o r Side walls and Z e ma r slid swiftly

down the long descent to a landing below without
the possibility of a pause
Here in a marble vault ceiled with stone o
every side where a dreary twilight reigned and
the rush o f water sounded beneath Z e ma r fo und
himself alone

No not alone ; for as his eyes became a o

customed to the weird light he was horried t o
discover an awful form standing before him
T o o surely he recognised the lineaments o f Aghi
the dreaded the abhorred Aghi the pub lic
executioner
What a contrast was then presented in the dim
light of that gloomy cell
Ze ma
whose perfect gure was model for the
statue of a god
stately graceful lithe as a
panther whose beautiful features reec ted a soul
as fair upon whose well poised head and curling
hair a turban seemed a crown robed in the white

and gold vestments of royalty Zem e r beloved o f

the nation the frien d o f all strong and brave no
less than just and gentle stood in the dismal
vault like an angel who had just dropped from
the skies
,

r,

THE FATE OF

Z E M AR

2 55

And confronting h i m axe in hand and head

man s block at his side was a dreadful shape
associated with the most shocki g public spectacles
Aghi a tall square built burly giant with small
black eyes and grizzled hair dark and cruel o f
visage ferocious in mien wea ri g a blood red c a p
and frock holdi g in hand the instrument o f his
revolting ofce gri m as death relentless as a
end !
The heart o f Z e ma r sa k
The emotion o f

Astera at parting was a prophecy the messenger

h e had been betrayed ensnared h e

w s a decoy
mus t die like a felo
Mental action under such circumstances is
more rapid than the electric ash The soul
ill uminated for o n e sublime moment by the divine
spark o f its o w n immortality sees at a glanc e

the past the present the future a n eternity o f

thought in a poi t o f ti me
rst impulse was to spring upon Aghi
Ze m
and stab h i m to the heart but an i sta t s e
e c t i o n convi ced him o f the folly o f such an
attempt The giant had double h i s strength It
was youth against manhood ; the Sle der dagge
against the ponderous axe Ag h i s horrible craft
,

ar s

AT A

2 56

had q uickened eye and hand ; he knew how to

parry a s well as to deal blows His business was to
d estroy human life Z e m a r s to protect it
He glanced round this trap of death there was
no outlet save the glazed incline wh ich he now
erceived
with
dismay
had
noiselessly
disappeared
p
His murder had been planned with infernal i n
resistance
was
useless
for
escape
was
e ui t y ;
g
impossible If the executioner fell Thalok i m
patient for intelligence would send emissaries to
nd him Better that Z e m a should die at one
stroke than live a fe w hopeless hours to perish by
some more cruel though n o t less certai n death
The man o f blood stood silent pierci g th e s oul
o f the doomed youth with cold
hard eyes
Z e ma
At length he spoke
thou art

dead !

Aghi wouldst thou take my life ?

It is the king s comman d

There is no king in Atlantis

King Kron is dead but Thalok thy father at
this moment holds cro wn and sceptre in the Hall
o f the God
His rst de cree honoured Aghi the
headsman Thalok does not deliberate ; it was

the warrant for thy death

.

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Z E M AR

2 57

Z o mar was silent ; he did not know what had

occurred in the court o f his father during this
fateful morning ; but the i nformation given by
Aghi conrmed by his present condition assured
him o f instant doom
At length he spoke
Hav e I ever wronged

thee Aghi ?
Nay Prince Z e ma r thou hast never wronged
me nor yet any man As chief ar biter thou didst
Thou didst restore my
m ete o u t justice to all
Z i llah when Thalok took her from me and for
that as for many another act o f righteousness he
hates thee And tho u didst bring the E astern

physician who saved the life o f o u boy

Ha s my father proved himself thy friend ?
Nay ; he is frien d only to Thalok I a m not
his friend ; I am but the weapon with which he

strikes
Tho u art not a passive weapon i n my father s
hands as is the axe in thine Men declare and
it
boldly
that
in
courage
and
resolution
Aghi
s
y

is the equal o f Thalok

By the gods they speak the tr uth the king
on
his throne shall not mov e me against my

wi ll
,

AT A

2 58

Thou a t no coward Aghi it is not through

fear that thou wouldst slay me

Nay nay most noble prince ; I fear not the
face o f man I have courage to dare even T h l o k s

wrath
And thou wilt do what thou da e st Aghi is

a man o f deeds n o t words

Ay I will dare and I will do even were it
to the sparing o f thy life I coul d not behead my
inn ocent boy nor will I by all the gods o f Atlan
t is n o w that I consider the matter take the life
Yet i t
o f o n e who sa v ed h i m and his mother
must appear that I m thy executioner else we
are both de ad men No doubt I am wicked but
Thalok is worse ; he scruples at nothi g I will
not be his accomplice i n the m u rder of hi s o wn
Prince Z e m a the la d reeks with iniquity ;
so n
times are changed ; not criminals alone are
doomed to die : and if all criminals were pun
i sh e d some who s i t i n high places would lose
For this the heavens frown the
t heir heads
earth trembles ; there is warning in the wind
For t his I tire of mine o i c e my spirit fails my
hand shakes
Tho u art good and b a v e ; no guilt makes

r,

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Z E M AR

2 59

hee coward Thou didst not blanch before m y

axe Neither thy father nor yet Aghi have
Let Thalok do hi s wors t I
c oura ge like thine
will not strike the blow
The axe fell fro m Agb i s hand as he said My

lord Z e m come hither

He raised a trap in the oor desc ended and
motioned Z e m to follow by the exit no doubt
prepared for his dead body They pursued the
course o f a small rushing stream fo r a long distance
and coming to a bla k wall Aghi remove d a stone
and e tered a underground chamber
Prince Z e m
he said
thou art now
beneath a boat house of Lake Z i c l
The stream
that ows into it fro m the palace has often washed
it is free from thine
a w ay the blood o f i nocence
R emain in this place till I come again at night
f all bringing food and clothing
I must report

thine execution to thy royal father

Aghi retired as he came through the dark
passage d for long hours Z e m a paced the oor
tortured by thought of the anxiety his
o f his cell
f riends would feel at his mysterious disappeara ce
and fear that they also might be already victims
o f the uns c rupulous malignity he had h i mself s o

a r,

ar

a r,

an

an

2 60

AT A

narrowly escaped ; and here he must remain

caged as in a felon s cell powerless to relieve or
to suffer with them The mercy o f Aghi was a
miracle ; he could not hope to nd it repeated by
his relentless father
In the silence and darkness o f the subterranean
chamber he soon became conscious of unusually
severe vibrations o f the earth and a l o w rumbl ing
indicative of volcanic action Although s o accus
t o m e d from chil dhood to these phenomena that
ordinarily they were scarcely noticed they assume d
a e w impo rtance as he recalled the recent omens
in earth and sky and asked himself if possibly
i t might be true as Ishma and Aghi forebode
that dire calamities were threatened
At length after hours o f watching the gruff
voice o f Aghi was heard above The ceiling of
the vault opened and a rope ladder was lowered
by means o f which Z e ma r left the cell It was
night with not e ven a lantern to re veal the s ur
roundings
Aghi spoke
I came in darkness for light
would be hazardo u s ; o ur lives hang o n a thread
I have seen the newly crowned ki ng ; he is
assured o f the death o f his s o n I r ec eiv ed a
,

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2 61

generous reward i treasure and that which always

pertai neth to mine o i c e the clothing of the c o n
de m e d
Having the royal passport to enter thy
c hamber and being unmolested while in it I al s o
took many other costly t ri e s I have bestowed
them in the Tower o f the Floating Island together
with whatever else I thought n ecessary for s u s
t e n a ce
All these are thine for thou must g o

far hence
O Aghi thou art a saviour indeed ; but how
c a n I leave my beloved princess and other friends
to t h e wrath of my father !
They have escaped ; even as I came hither
the Ship o f Ph a e nicia c lled the Moon under full
sped like a swallo w along the canal
s ail and o a
Their ight is no doubt discovered Dost thou
not h ear the Sig als ? T h e search is already

begun Come forth and listen

Ze m
left the boat house and perceived a great
uproar i n t h e city the sound o f alarm and lights
ashing from the tower o f Kohl
Thou must depart speedily o the gu ards m a y
discover us Thro w this black m antle over thy
shoulders lest the white garments betray thee It
is lined with fur o f the lynx and may serve to
n

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protect thee from cold for in what distant country

the remainder o f thy life will be passe d w h o c a
tell ? Hasten ! Cross swiftly to the Floating
Isla d ; I will c ut the w yt h e s that fasten the
bridge and loose the cable that moors the island
The wind sets from the north u nfurl sail and
There I
s oon thou w ilt reach the other S hore
will have ready conv e yances that will speed thee
and the treasure to the southern harbour The
take ship for some dista nt land There is risk
but i t is thin e only chance for safety Mayhap

thou wilt fall in with th ose that love thee

Aghi I am most grateful ; h o w c a n I repay

t h ee ?
Give me n o thanks and as for favour o
treasure I n eed them not from any ma mmy

days are numbered

T ho u must hope for better days

Not s o not s o mos t noble prince I h a ve
,

r e ce ve

d th e

su

mmo n s

The summons ?
Thou remem
Ye ; the summons to die
b rest the black ma ed lion that lies chained b y
the Gateway of A cient S hadows ? I have alway s
menaced him with my axe ; but this morning

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when I essayed to enter d store the unused

weapon this terrible beast rose up against m e
with Clank o f chain and horrible roar As I live

Prince Z e ma the lion spake t o me !

S pake to thee ? What said he ?

There were no words but the m eaning was

clear
O Aghi ! this is the vagary o f a distempered
imagi ation
Nay my pri n ce Agh i the e x ecutio er is n o t
a man given to foolish mag in i gs Have I o t
often heard him s peak t o th e condemne d as they
passed through that gate ? And thus he spake
to me I tell thee Prince Z e ma r my day s are

n umbered and nished

Oh m y friend may t h e gods nay may the

One S upreme r emember thee in the hou r o f trial

even as thou hast remembered me

an

r,

XXXIX
TH E W R E C K

ca

no

h il
a

W OR LD

an

a ra

r n

a a

OF

Th e cl oud p p d tow e s th e go ge ou s p l ce s
Th e s olem templ e s
l l Sh ll d i ss o lve
A d lik e t hi i s ub s t ti l p ge t f d e d
Le v e t ck b ehi d
e w e e th u de i gs light i g s e t hq u ke

Th e

n n

an

an

ar

and

et
a

Floati g Island softly yielded to the breeze

and drifted from shore O vercome by the exhaust
ing adventures o f the day Z e ma r slept heavily o n
the bed Agh i s forethought had provided Toward
mornin g he awoke with a sense of oppression the
breeze had falle o ff the island was stationary in
the middle o f the lake there was a dead calm an
expectant hush nature was pulseless
Looking a n x i o u Sl y toward the city he was aware
o f something u nfamiliar in its
appearance The

T HE

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265

shores seemed more distan t the lake larger ; yet

every object o the island b o re its usual propor
tion He pressed his h and u pon his forehead
Had the harrowing events o f the previous day
and the heavy sleep that followed deranged his
senses ? He looked again ; the shore lines were
certainly less bold the buildings o the banks
lower ; the whole plain seemed depressed o t
tened the distant landscape i l l de e d ; strang est
of all the northern s e a a hundre d leagues away
was visible
The mountains also in some unaccountable way
were cha ged i position o distorted in outline ;
no sky tinted sno w smoothed the furrows o n their
rugged brow ; the giant cypresses monarchs o f the
forest no longer stood i n serried ranks proudly
saluting the stars ; decrepit straggling bowed
they stretche d o u t spectral arms as to implore
mercy from the scowli g heavens
The coloured domes and turrets o f palace
castle and temple stood gran d and beautiful as
ever Yes but not as u pright Ah all the build
ings slanted to the east
Z e m a r was dazed at this inexp l icable condition
of thi gs The events o f the last few fateful days
,

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266

pas sed before him crowdi g and jostling each othe r

into frightful co fusio
Was he losing his mind
o r were the f orebodings o f Ishma and Aghi about
to be realised
He gauged with his eye the height o f water o n
the nearer buil di gs and s w with co sternation
that it was rising E vidently a ood was in pr o
gress yet there was no rain o in coming s urge ;
even the snow had disappeared from the mountain
tops d the streams had gone dry What then
could cause this u nprecedented overow of t h e
lake ?
There must be so me hidden agency threatening
the country with destruction The plateau u pon
which the city o f Atlan stood was the highest lan d
in Atlantis ; No r g h i its loftiest mountain peak
What the must be the condition o f the lower
portions ? Was there no power o earth to arrest
the progress o f the ood ? His friends and d e
pendants where were they ? He groaned aloud in
helpless anguish
As day adva ced the s u became obscured ;
the heavens w ere overcast with tumultuous clouds
hur yi g i n differe t directions ; the air was
stiing ; a sickening yello w haze quivered above
n

'

an

n,

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the citythe distant la dscape melted from sight

Z e m a recognised the earthquake sig s and waited
i breathless expectation

The shock came with terric violence anoth e r

and another followed ; the buildings shook t h e
earth heaved and o n the silent l ake inky surges
rose and fell like the backs o f enormous dragon s
preparin g to swallow t h e land Again all was
deathly stillness
A w ild suspicion that had previously ashed
through Z e ma s mind now forced itself as an

awful certainty the water was not rising t h e

i n ki n g
l a n d wa
Atlantis Queen o f the S ea
was disappearing beneath its waves !
H e now perce ived a great commotion o n land
Panic stricken m e n and women rushed through
the streets o r crowded the heights ocks o f birds
cir cled over the city n o t d aring t o alight ferocious
beasts and domestic anim als dashed across t h e
plains in promiscuous h erds o struggled up th e
hills together all other in stinct lost in that o f
self preservation
His absorption n this scene o f terror was su d
A crash broke the ominous
d e l y terminated
silence a grinding abysmal crash a s if the v ery
n

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2 68

ribs of earth gave way beneath the weight o f a

continent a crash that see m ed innite i n depth

and awfulness that jarred the clouds the earth
the ocean Was it an ech o o f the crash a rever
beration that rolled beneath the lake with such
horrible distinctness ? S huddering Z e ma turned
to inquire
Alas ! alas ! there was n o western shore ! The
fringed banks the wooded steeps the purple hills
had vanished Fair Z i c l was no more m erged
in the illimitable waters o f the outer s e a !
Again his despairing gaze turned to the city
Buildings were falling in every direction ; dust
smoke and ame went up to the relentless
heave s mi gled with shrieks o f mortal agony
The volcanoes opened their t hroats and their
bellow became o e incessant roar D u smoke
streame d from a hundred craters and assumi n g
frightful shapes crawled round the stony dome
like shadows o f gigantic bats a d dragons
P u mice and ashes were hurled i to the clouds t o
fall again in showers Daylight was blotted o u t
and from the murky sky thunder e choed the roar
lightni g vied with the re o f the
o f volcanoes
craters in illu minati g this wreck o f a world
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ice mingled with

coals o f burning sulphur n o w fell from the sky
and the last vials o f wrath were poured o ut upon
the doomed city I t sank lower and lower till
all disappeared save the magnicent structures on
the terrace By the electric icker Z e ma r s a w the
gleaming ruins reel like a Ship in a st or m and at
last with a whirl sink from view in an abyss o f
mud and ashes while the writhing vapours above
were drawn into the vortex and closed the scene
Z e ma r n o w recalled the mysterious words of
the oracle o n the day o f th e eclipse :
When the ste m o f the lily is broken the
owers will perish
An d while tears of anguish
fell from his eyes he moaned
O lily of the
se
fr inged by verdant shores thou art fallen ; thy
fair cities have perished ; thy heart o f re h a s
ceased to glow !
O wreck ! O ruin ! O m angled corse o f all
earth s loveliness
At this moment he became aware that the
Floa ting Island also felt the inward draught and
w a s certainly descending into the maelstro m of
d eath As he stood in the maj esty of desolation
lone spe c tator o f the most appalling tragedy e v er
of

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2 70

nacted o earth he exclaimed i n the bittern ess of

d espair
The O ne S upreme ? S upremely cruel o r i

d i e e t who destroys alike the innocent and the

gu ilty
S o said
J ustice will in the end prevail !
Ishma
I HAVE SE E N TH E E ND !
In another moment the frail foundation upon
which I st a nd will be but a bubble i n that seet hing
hell and I
A puff o f mist rising from a

bottomless pit !
Insensibility was about to spare h i m conscious
n ess o f the last agony when an icy gust from the
north swept by a d ecalled the itting sens e
Instinctiv ely he wrapped himself i n the fur
mantle and a feeling o f warmth revived his
courage
The cold blast struck the Isla n d it quivered
like an aspen ; there was a confusing jar an
unsteady whirl a hoarse dissonance as when the
wind veers and changes And now is heard the l o w
sullen roar o f migh ty waters ; a distracting di n like
the turning of ten thousand wheels rends the air
The noise increases it draws nearer the gale shrieks

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and h owl s i t rushes upon the lowering vapours

they are shattered by its force they are t wisted
into fra g ments and hurled away
The black pall is rent and behold another
horror ! A mountain o f water that would have
i f it were standing rolls in
o vertopped the city
from the north a vast unbroken surge
waits in dull d espair the oncoming o f
Z e ma
this new engine o f death by which the Island his
last hope o f salvation will be swept away
But 10 ! a mira cle ! The avala che o f water
hurls itself into the abyss whe re proud No r gh i
last survivor o f the volcanic group still lifts its
b la z ing front
Fire and water meet the giant forces grapple
but at the very onset the incandesce t mo u ntain
splits fro m top to base
The inferna l regions quake the crater yawns
and from its gaping jaws a molten lake swells
upward to the scowling heavens in billows that
ash and are as if the world were all o n re
D e n t l y th ey meet the foe ; they rage and roar
they hiss and seethe But vain the struggle

they falter and fade they icker a d expire ; the

water triumphs for an ocean is its reserve !
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The conquering tide rushes on seeki g fo

other prey but its strength a d fury are exhausted ;
it si ks in sullen wrath
And now Z e ma gazes upo a dreary vacant
waste of water ; the frowni g b l u the city amid
groves and gardens the toweri g mou tai s with
plume of smoke and crown o f re, a l l ALL are
gone ! The convulsion is over, the ago y past
an d he a leaf torn from the tree o f life utters
u pon the breast o f palpitati g darkness
The awful tide reaches the Floating Island a
spent wav e with force only sufcient to carry it
gently forward far far fro m that S ea of the
S hadow o f Death beneath whose dismal mist and
turbid water rests the fairest kingdom upon which
the sun has ev er shone
Here pitying nature spreads a mantle of peren
nial green to hide the m elancholy ruin from the
gaze o f men ; and the winds for ever sigh the
w aves s o b e v ermore and all the elements j oi n in
a requiem for the c ountless thousands that s l eep
beneath the se a !
T he S o f S g ss o
n

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AL ON

l o e b e ighted Ship
B e fo e me li e s v s t u t ve lled gloo m
B ehi d
ke of glo y f di g f st
to the hu g y ve s th t g v e i t b i th
0

f ie ds

am a

In

wa
n

wa

ra

realised with blank indiff erence that by

some miracle he was saved that wind and ti d e
were b earing him southward His heavy eyes
were lifted as i n supplication to the scowling
heavens then turned despairingly upon the t u
mul t u o u s water ; he strove to recall t h e s c e n e s
through which he had just passed to reme mber
his friends and former life ; but persons places
and events were distorted incohere t di s a f g e d
In dull agony he struggled t o retain his fast failing
s enses but mind and body had lost their tension ;
he sank upon the bed and passed into a state of
profo und lethargy

ZE

M AR

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The Floating Island built to gratify the capric e

o f a luxurious monarch
pro v ed itself a marvel
no less than o f beauty The living
o f strength
sea r o ds t h a t formed its base matted and inter
laced during a growth o f twenty years had b e
come stronger than steel ; no natural force could
rend them asunder The tower o f cork buoyed
itself and the garden ; yin g stones and rocks o f
ice fell harmless upon the elastic wood while t h e
circular fo unda tion repelle d t h e assault of win d
and wav e and preserved the balance o f the super
structure though its drenched and battered con
d ition gave token o f the hardship it had e c o u n
Ishma builded better than he kne w ; h is
te ed
dream o f the model was a inspiration and a
prophecy
W he Z e m a r woke from the unnatural slumber
into which he had fallen the s u was shining
the wind was but a breeze and the Floating
Island without mo tion He soon discovered that
it had grounded among other wrecks upon the
coast o f S u r chi Informatio n o f the extraordinary
arrival o f Prince Z e ma r being immediately c o m
m u n i ca t e d to the autho rities he w a s welcomed and
conveyed to the c ity o f Yonga not far distan t
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Here to the extreme delight o f both parties he

found the Ph oenician prince and his cou cillors
who had taken refuge in this port after leaving
Atlantis
H e r e kl a soon recovering tranquilli t y had deter
mined upo n a plan o f action and was contem
plating a return ; but the aspect o f the stars th e
eclipse o f the s u and t h e noonday b illiancy o f
Mazzaroth s o V eried the pre di ctio n o f the astro
l o g e r s a n d w a rn ed them o f so m e gr e a t disaster
that they determined to remain in their present
moorings
Their surprise at Z e ma r s strange arrival in
S urchi w a s changed to fear and horror by his
explanation To their a x ous inquiries he could
only repeat the information given by Aghi that
the Moon and its precious freight left Atlantis
several hours previous to the catastrophe

With this assurance said B erekla w e must

be content for the prince is sorely i n need of rest
After he is refreshed we will listen to his mar

vellons story
,

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MY S T ERY

T HE

HUM AN S UFF ERING

OF

d e df l oi s e o f w te i m i e e s
sight s o f u gly de th b e fo e mi e ey e s !
thou s d fe f l w e ck s
w
M etho u ght I
thou s d m th t she s g wed u p o
T
Wedg es o f g old g e t c h o s he p s o f p e l
I e s t i m bl e s to e s u v l u ed j ew e l s
All sc tte e d i th e b ottom o f th e
Wha t
Wh a t

sa

an

en

na

an

ar u

an

en

ar

ar

se a

governor of S urchi gladly o ff ered the hos

i
t
a l i t i e s o f the island to his distinguished visitors
p
and placed the viceregal residence at their dis
posal Z e ma r was conducted to an inner chamber
where surrounded by e very comfort wealth could
command o r sympathy suggest he was left to
repose
After long hours o f sleep he rose refreshed and
joined his friends o n a broad verandah overlooking
the s e a Here the evening meal was served after
which in the deepening twilight he sole witness
and s u rvivor des c ribed the c ata clysm by which

T HE

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Atla tis was overwhelme d and related the story

o f his m iraculous escape from the hate o f man
and the rage o f the eleme ts
As he paused K a dmo whose eyes had been
closed during the recital spoke : All this I fore
s w in
Cacara and again at Gades when I cast
the horoscope o f o u beloved prince
Madai thou wilt remember what I said to

King Melek at the council o f the Magi ?

I well remember M a dai answered ; thy

words were these : To H e r e kl it is the hour o f
fate ; but whether good o ill portends I swear
by the m ajesty o f the Unnamed O ne I kn o w

the place was strange the la d heaved like

not
the surges o f Cham darkness fell upon mine eyes
a
d mine ears were deafened by the roar o f might y
waters
To the prince it has proved t h e hour of fate
By what seemed at the moment a S t a n g e m isfo r
tune he was forced to leave the place o f da n ger
o f safety
By the same fortune he was
o e
fo
S eparat e d from her whose welfare henceforth must
be bound u p in his o w n I doubt o t Atla is also
saved a n d we may rest assured that with h e r
Astera and Ishma will be fo und
n

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Thy w o rds are c omforting said Z e ma r

If
it s o prove than ks t o the One S upreme whose
worshipper I am henceforth But O h my frie nds
ye wh o are from the E ast whence wisdo m cometh
tell me I pray why my beautiful country its
glorious mountai ns fruitful plains its works o f
incalculable wealth and toil its magnicent cities ;
above all ; its thronging pop ul atio the youn g and
innocent no less than the aged a n d wic ke d must
in o n e d a y and night o f horror sink in the whelm
ing se a ?
Mine eyes blench before the vision o f their
agony ; their shrieks still distract mine c a rs If
the One S upreme is b e n e c e t why this indis
criminating fury o f the elements why this crue l
unm e aning sacrice
What mortal can solve the problem o r fathom
the mystery ?
W h o but the Lawmaker ca n conciliate the
antinomi e s ?
All were Silentanswer there was none
At l e ngth the lips o f Ka d mo n the Mystic were
unsealed The voice sweet and l o w came fro m
afar ; the voice o f the soul uttered these words
Thou E ther God ! T hou limitless O ne ! Thou

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Perfection ! Brahm ! kindle the Divine S p a rk i

the self o f these souls that they may kno w their
spirits o e with Thee
The others who had knelt during t his invoca
tion rose and K a dm o taking the hand o f Prince
Zem e r said : Brother thy questioning has the
solemnity of a command There are wor ds that
these
c annot be spoken u nlawful for man to utter
thou mayest some time hear though not fro m the
lips o f mortal Yet all that I may divulge thou
shalt know
The course Of events throughout the material
universe is but a consequence o f Law Immutab l e
For this reason the sages of the world record no
chronology w rite no history They study Karma
the law o f co sequences and by it with mathe
What h s
m t i c l prec i s i on forecast history
bee n is what is will be
The l a w o f matter o atoms is change and by
this law at vast intervals o f time the wo rld is
d estroyed by c o g t i o
deluge ; by re
or
when all the planets conjoin in Cancer by water
when the same event takes place in Capricorn
Thereafter by the same law comes r e creation
a n d renewed life
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Ah many such changes have passed upon this

o l d O l d earth !
And mind o r spirit is also subject to i mmu
table law though diverse from that which go v erns
m atter even as the law o f uids diff ers fro m tha t
o f soli ds
Here also Karma reigns but because the
masses of mankind are gross and do not perceive
it a t vast interva ls o f time enlightened men a p
pear members o i a sacred O rder o r Brotherhood
k own to the world as prophets o sages By
their inuence mankind have learned to clothe
and shelter themselves have compelled t h e ele
m ents to do them service have perfected the arts
o f civilisation and have become wiser and better
In the later ages the E lder Brother will b e
e incarn ated for the last time before attaining
Godhoo d He the Beginning o f the Creation
the Faithful Witness will reveal a new law to
bless mankind The Mighty Father the Prince
I behold him afar O R ; I s e e his star
o f Peace !
but not nigh A star did I s a y ? Nay a S un
that w ill in its dawn sing to the waiting worl d
Arise shine for thy light is come
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glorious vision Presently he continued

But
the life o f a generation is brief the ages move
slowly dull m a n still gr opes in shadow ; there is
m uch to be learned
If the Atlanteans had known
the laws that govern the Forces visible and i n
visible the horrors o f this dire calamity m ight
have been m itigated for howe ver incredible it
m y seem to the u ninitiated there exists an i n
timate a d inter dependent correlation between
physical and spiritual law a certain compe sati g
balance o adjustment and in consequence o f
this hidden but potent principle a strong te dency
to abso lute evil in the moral world is sure to be

followed b y nay actually produces convulsion in

the world o f matter Thus was the Lemurian
contine n t overthrown sev en hundred thousand
years ago thus perished an E astern race that n u
lawfully allied itself by marriage with beings o f
another Sphere
This law has now justied itself in the de
struction o f Atlantis We had scarcely lan ded
u pon
th at fai r island when Madai and myself
became aware o f a tremendous conict bet w een
forces that should ever be kept in harmony
Wicked m e n mighty in intellect but debased in

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and S piritual natur e had ac q uired oc cult

knowledge and used it fo r e vil purposes We
knew w hat t h e ultimate result must be but did
not forecast t h e d a y and ho ur o f i ts comi g ; that
w o uld hav e b een the labo u r o f years perhaps o f

generations
At this point Z e ma spoke
Pardon me o h
my teacher but I would a s k if the recurrence o f
this tendency to absolute e vil is dependent upo
t h e approach O f the cataclysms rst spoken o f
If
t hat be s o then m
is not responsible being the
v ictim of a power over which he has no control

K a d mo n replied ;
Nay my s o
although
the approach o f these gran d periodi c al crises is
O ften heralded by the breaki n g d own o f moral and
Spiritual restraint they may certa inly occur when
the only wreck wi ll be t hat o f ina imate m atte r
for by proper spiritual de v elopment it is possible
that humanity may be spared all participation
F o r all that hath within i t self the Di v ine S park
may have drifted to another planet But this
pertains t o the Greater Mys t eries
Knowi g the inexible nature o f this principle
the wise do n o t bemoa results however it
may a e c t themsel ves perso n ally Wh y should
m oral

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they struggle o r rep i e ? It would avail noth i g

There is o discri mination by L a w Will the
Aryan turn aside his plo u gh from the panic
s tricken
ant hill ? Nay the welfare of man is
more important than the peace of an in ect c o m
m unity
If the king would b u ild a city will he
because the aspe s o f the grove
s tay the axe
?
tremble Nay they must fall to make roo m for a
l
w
alace
Progress
is
the
u
iver
al
the
cycles
p
o f cha ge move o
what
must
be
will
b
the
e
;
nal esult is Goo d
Therefore we should not de spair though o u r
friends are n o lo ger with u s Death is n o t a
ality ; the body changes and the spirit passes
i to othe r co ditions asce ding o descending
d sp i rations o f the previou s
a ccording to the acts
existe ce Though the w ise believe est to b e
better than action sleep than waking death than
life striving through the higher law to attain
Nirvana yet we know that by the material law
o f cha n ge the dead will
live again and those
who sleep in the s e a will agai walk upon the

earth

O worshipper o f Brahm s aid Madai fer

ve n tly
thou art m y Brother ; o u belief is o e
n

an

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2 84

E ternal harmony and eternal j oy are wrought

o ut

from chaos and conict The dead will live again

and Atlantis will once more rise from the s e a

O fathers said Z e ma r I thirst f o know

le dge y e t a m I not initiated Tell me Prince o f

Magians what wi l l the end be ?

Again there was prolonged silence broken at
le gth by the mystic voice o f K a dm o
The great S erpent encircles the universe
E nd there will be none even as there was no B e
ginning The idea O f time is but an artice o f

man There is but o e eter al No w !

Yet there are periods o f activity and repose
The Macrocosm repeating the Microcosm the
days and nights of Brahm bright d dark links
i n an endless Chain o f self perpetuating law
After incalculable ages o u earth and its Sister
planets will become dead worlds and its glorious
governor a dead sun ; a lifeless invisible ex
t i g ui sh e d lamp o f heaven
impotent amid the
expiring lights o f its o w n constellation and the
pale res o f a d issolvi g universe And M AN
its da w n ushe red i
VANTARA will surel y return
by whirlwinds a d cyclones o f re tornadoes and
tides for which earth has n o name
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Of that tremendous cosmic Night called by the

sages P RALAYA it is written
,

e s sw eep l o gm ille i um s p ss
S low move the ge s the eo s v st
The l o g b e di g cy cl e the S o s d the S
T ill K lp m s me f E te ity e d s
A
K
l
p
i
th
B
h
m
i
s
b
u
t
e
s
p
i
t
i
o
w
(
A v i shi g t wilight the cl o se o f d y )
tu e k ew t
A K lp w
i shed b u t
T he d y the hou whe h fo c e s mu st S leep
T he G d O b s c u t i o b y L w p edete m i ed
Y

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an

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as

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ra

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an

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so

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no

k f om t he e t e of Glo y
T he th o e o f D omi i o b ey o d the Se ve th Sp he e
dee p te s u g
A s ou d lik e b e ll
Diffusive d e d the b e th of k ell
sm ll b u t mo e e s o t
A v o ic e s t ill
T h thu de o f o c e
o of the tempe st
e th u ke s fu y c o j oi ed
V o lc oe s
S o omi ou s solem it st tle s e ch se ph
ight
by the p o te t
W p u se s
t s ell s f om the e t e in deep u d ul t i o
E p di g i c e s i g ith imp ul s e e sistle ss
Ti s the o f
g d di p so
let the e b e D k e ss S ile c e i t to lls
N
t e che s the st s ch ill
Shu dde
T he g e t o ld s h g bl ck
ee l i to still e ss
moo s d sh togethe
s h i v e to f gme t s
The i light i s e ti gu i shed
te
d o ed them
The y sh
e pi e mot i o i s
T he s ou d ve mo ve s p e v di g e ti o
T he i b e th of D e it y o e
e sist
N
pl et
g d co stell tio
N e i the S p i i t
m
l of tiest i tellige ce
E sc p e the st o g u ge feel po e leth l

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all

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its

AT A

2 86

The sw if t w hi li g w heel s s t d ed d i mm ut bl e
E ve y t emo i s q ue ched eve y sp k i s e ti gui shed
C ol d
d s t ill i n the i o bi t s the s t s S i g
mo e
T he i g b e l t o f light w ildly icke s d f de s
The mi st s g o w gh stly d v i sh i Sh dow
d S il e c e
I e ti
d D e th s w ll o w l l
T he B ell h g s in p oi s e f L w i s su pe ded ;
T he w ve Si ks to e s t V c u i ty Sho e
T he G e t C e t l Gl o y g ow s dim
p h tom
A gl e m s l o w ly d o w ed i
o c e of bl ck e ss
Y t the g e m o f l l lif e
d be uty
d mot i o
A S p k i n the e mb e s li e h i d i i t b s om
N w the v igil t e y e s o f S he s h g o w d i m

H mo v e s th t G e t S e p e t the G u d o f the U i ve s e
F
t
thou s d y e s the c oil i s u fold i g ;
t
thou s d mo e i t u d ul te s Slo wly
F
T ill the hu g e l e gth i s st et ched th t e ci cl ed c e ti o

H s l ee p s
d hi
e st i s f ge s u tol d
T he th o gh the v st Night e h o u di g l l S p c e
G y Sh dow y fo ms like l d wi g sl ow g th
E stw d d w s tw d o thw d d s o uthw d
Ab ov e d b el ow f om e i th to di
Ghostly d v g e the mist b d t h i s ile c
A d the hu s h o f l l N t u e i s D ei ty
e st
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D uring this di scours e the twilight deepens

nigh t falls o land and wa ter the lamps in t h e
palace are extinguis h ed th e inmat e s Slum b er even
earth and ocean seem to sleep
Absorbed in contem p lating the t reme ndou s
problem of the Destiny o f the Univ erse and of
Man the friends remain in silence ; they se e t h e
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con stell atio s ri s e or s e t the s tars gl o w a d the

plan et s b urn whi l e the s orrow a n d dis cord of
the worl d the i n tere st s of wra gl i n g re s t l e s s
ma n
grow p hantom like a n d fade away In
dream or re verie the n ight p ass e s u til the stars
are di m an d the l ow twitter of b ird s a b reath
of air an d a fai n t ush i n the east ann o un ce the
daw n of day
n

XLI I

M I RAGE
Th e
F

p al a

p i a l t ott
mi t f pp hi r

ce a n d

rom t h

nn

W I TH the s timu l us of

c e

a sa

su

er an
e se a

d fa

de

nl ight ca m e a de s ire for

i mmediate action B erek l a exp re ss ed the thou ght

that ll ed e v ery s o ul
No w m u s t we b egi n the s earch for the s hi p
that ho l ds o ur treasure Th e S un i s ready to l eav
p ort at a n ho u r s n otice a n d the go v ern or of
What
S u rchi pl ace s a n other b ark at o ur di sp o s al
directio n s hall we take
A cap tai n wrecked u p o n thi s i s l an d d u rin g the
s tor m rep ort s ha v in g s ee n a v e s s e l l au n ched o u t of
the v ery sky a n d from the on e glim p s e a s it e w
p a s t he b el ie v e s it wa s of foreign co nstru ctio n As
n early a s he co ul d j u dge i n the terribl e s cud it wa s

carried to the s o uth

.

M I R A GE

2 89

m de a s w er : T wo n ight s a n d t wo
d ay s hav e p a s s ed s i n ce Aghi s a w the M oo n u n der
f ull s ail d c itti g th o u gh the gran d ca al
If it w e re n ot o ver t ake s ix ho u rs wo ul d s uf ce to
p l ace i t o u tside the B a r of P irh ua Th e cap tai
witho u t a y xed d e s ti n atio wo ul d d o u b tl e s s
which at that ti m e s e t fr o m
s ai l with the wi d
the
orth
T owar d mor i g of th e e v e n tf ul da y t h at
fo ll owed there w s a d ead c l m fo ma y h o u

u
a n d the afte the awf l cata s tro p he how v i vidly

i s e v er y c i c u m s t a c e
e ca l l e d l
came the e ce
win d a d mig h ty wav e I t m u s t ha v e d riv e the r
s it did m y s tra ge b ark t o the we t a
s hi p
d
No do u b t it w a s s ee b y t h e cap tai wh o s e
s o u th
rep o t B erek l a h s giv e b u t t h ere b e i g o p o s
s s ti ll b or n e o n war d to the
of
l
a
n
di
g
it
w
s i bi l i t
y
O u co u r s e W l l t h e refore b e
s o u th
T h e s e te ce w a s
for B erekl a at
o t i hed
t hi s m o me t s p ra g t o h i s feet d p o i ted to the
w e s te s ky excl imi g : B ehol d b ehol d ! h a v e
m y e y e s l o s t thei i teg it y or ha v e t h e y acq ui d
a w p o wer ?
d
E very e y e fo ll owed the di rectio n of h i s h
a n d a cry of a sto n i s hme n t b u rs t from e v ery l i p
Z e ma r

ar

an

n,

rs ,

rn

an

re

ne

an

AT A

29 0

had j us t ri s e n o v er the tran qu il s e a a n d in

the we s ter n sky j us t ab o v e the hori z o n w a s s ee n a
wo n derf ul a p p aritio n a harb o u r a d a city s u s
p en ded i n mid air

Z e m a r cried i n ra p t ure ;
Th e N e w At l an ti s

I recog i s e i t s o u tl i e s
o u r faire s t co l o y

rej oi n ed B erek l a ca n s e e o u s hip

An d I
the M oo n ; a p han tom b ark ly i g i n a s p ectra l

harb o u r
It is a miracl e

Nay m y s o n s aid K a dm o n
I hav e wit
e s s e d the s ame mar v e l i
the de s ert s of Africa
we s e e u p o t h e s ky a s i n a mirror o b ject s far
b eyo n d the v i s ibl e hori z o n No do u b t we are
th u s fore show n the l an d where o u frie ds ha v e

fo u d shel ter a n d s afety

E ven a s they ga z ed the mirage sl owly fa ded a d
T h e n their e y e s fe l l th eir head s were
w a s gon e
b owed an d s il e ntly each heart re n d ered thank s to
the div i n e P ower that had s o mar v e ll o usly directed
their co u r s e
Th e

sun

earthqu ake temp e s t a n d tidal wav e had

b ee n fel t all al o n g the coa st of the we s ter n co n
t i e t a n d v ag ue r umo ur s of s ome terri bl e cal amity
Th e

M IR AGE

s u ffered b y the mother co u try were b ro u ght i

by e s cap ed v e s s el s F urt h er i n tellige n ce w s
a xio u sly await e d a d whe it w a s r u mo ured th at
two s tately ship s were comi g i to p ort u d er fu ll
p re s s of ca vas great exciteme t p revailed thro u gh
I shma the of cials an d a crowd of
o u t the city
p eo p l e hasten ed to the l an di g to welcome the
ar ival
T h e P h oe icia n S u w a s the r s t to to u ch the
q u y 3 t h e p i n c e s s p an g o s hore a n d were j o y
Ishma em b raced them with p o
f u l ly g eete d
l is te i g eagerly to a b rief recital
fo u d e m o ti o
of t h eir treme d o u s ex p e ie ce a s th ey ha ste ed
t o the v iceregal q u art e r s where the p ri ce s s e s
await e d th ei comi g
Zem
cl as p ed h i s co u si n i h i s arm s exclaim
i g
D ear Aste a th o u a d I were dead ; o w

tha k s t o the O n e S up reme a do u bl e life i s o u s

A d H e e kl
b owi g l ow after the E s ter
ma n er add re s e d Atl a s ay i g : D ear p i ce s s
the e t i n which we were s o s tra gely e ta gl ed
F ate i s n ot an
h a s b ee n a s s t ra ge ly b r o ke n
e emy a s I s aid i n m y de sp air ; n eit h er h eart n o
b ra wa s decei ved I s w thee m y d u al i n the
I ca n l o v e n o n e s a v e Atl a
u pp er g l ory
I wi ll
n

n n

ar

r n

in

AT A

29 2

wed n o other B i d me ri s e thin e acce p ted l ord or

b a n i sh me

cried Atl a givin g h i m her

S a y n o more
han d ; i n m y life a s i n m y heart reig n tho u for
e v er my L ord B erek l a
.

XLI I

K IR T YAH S

HAS

E ARTH

R E VE N G E

NO FU Y I
R

L KE

W OMAN

a k e oil d t wi e
d b a k i the b ri e
S moo t h their c le

H ere t h

e se a -s n

s a

s c

an

s, a n

ND

CO R E

l ittl e time wa s giv e n for ex pl an at io n or

en dearme t b efore a mes s en ger came r u n i g i
has te to i form the C o urt that a l arge Atl an tea n
v e ss el h d j u s t b ee n di co v ered ly i g ho p el e s sl y
w recked o ff a da gero u s p r mo tory ear by an d
b eggi g th at the p ri n ce s wou l d accom p a y t h
a u thoritie s to the s ce n e of dis a s ter d giv e their
a dvice
As the y ro s e to com p l y with thi s req u e s t As tera
D ear Z e ma I will n ot s o s oo n l et thee fro m
s aid :
m y s ight l e s t s ome n ew p eri l b e im p e n din g W e

will all b ear thee com p a y the p l ace i s fearful

b u t it i s n ot far di s ta n t ; we ha v e a l read y b ee n
B

UT

an

r,

AT A

29 4

thithe r to s e e the W hirlp ool s that s tru ggl e amo g

t h e b re kers to watch th e s u rge s t h u d eri g al o g
the shore a n d hear the awfu l v oice s call in g fro m

the r yl e s s cavern s
T h e r y al p art y s e t o u t i ad v a ce accom p a ie d
at a re sp e ctful di t ce b y a m u l titu d e of o f ci l s
an d citi z e s They foll ow e d t h e s mo o th b each th at
ki ted the s hore at the fo ot of a cliff call ed P o i t
D e s p ai till u p o n t u r i g a s h a p a gl e a s ce e
met t h e e y e that ll ed them wit h a s to i shme t
d s tay ed their foot s t e p s
a
Th e b s al tic rock s that l i e the coa s t at t h i s
ri
v
e
a
s u der by s o me co v u l s i o n i n p a t
omt
p
age s n o w formed a gl o o m y a v i e l e a di g f o m
th e s e a i to a da k u f t h o me d cav e O ver i t s
y aw i g mo u th hu g s p ect l y ew s b l ack with
d
twi
s t e d b y p er p t u l wi d s
e a n d g n ar l ed a
g
B en eath thei gru e s o me shade g y rate d a hi de o u s
mae l s tro m wh s e b l ack whi li g ed die s s cowl ed
d e a ce u p o n a y attem p t to p e etrate i t s my s
T h e gra n d e u r of thi s s ce n e w a s s ti ll
t e ri e s
farth e r e n han ced b y a gho s tly cataract the o u tl e t
o f a ri v er that here f e ll o v er the c l iff a
d em p tied
i t s water s i n to the s e a
A l in e of b reaker s s tretchin g o u t from the
n

s an

r,

ra

KI R T YAH 8 R

'

E EN E
V

29 5

h o e m arked w h ere great ma e of jagged rock

h ad fall e o ver which the rge cra hed d
t h d ered i n to the n l e rec with e verl a ti g

ss

su

su

un

an

e ss

ss

T h e s o u n d s a n d v oic e s that re v erb e te d

ro
t h ro u gh the s e cav er s were s o awf ul it we e s ligh t
s tretch of imagi atio n to co cei v e that v e g e fu l
Nat u re had here her p ri s o n hou s e where reb el
l iou s s p irit s were doomed to s tru ggl e a d co te d
for e v er with mo n ster s of the dee p !
U p o n the gri m gray ree f
Atl a tea n v e s s e l
d w
tma had s tr u ck
e v i d e t ly a merch
n ow ra p idly b reaki g u p The e w s n o s ig o f
l ife the crew n o do u b t had p eris hed ; b u t s th e
p arty took i n the di smal s ce e a n o bj e ct m e t
th e ir gaz e that chill ed t h e bl ood a d s t o p p ed th e
b r e ath
Directl y fron tin g th e m u p o n a high rock that
p o j e cte d o ut of the ragi g water like a s p e ctr e
of the ab ys s s a t the u p righ t g u re of a tall da k
m
cla d i n ki gly rob e s a d weari g a d i mo d
c row n
B o u n d tight l y aro u n d h i s n eck a n d wai s t o v e
th e t u ic of s carl et an d go l d th ere gli ste ed a d
u i v ered s omethi n g l ike a l o g
s
carf
of
y
e
ll
ow
q
s un l ight
ar

ra

n
-

an

an

an

as

'

an

ATLA

29 6

cry of fear b u rs t from the l ip s of Atl a

It i s Thal ok sh e excl ai me d
Th e a b r u p t v oice a d s u d de n p au s e p rod u ced a
cha ge ; the gure mo v e d s li g h tl y s if ab o ut t o
tu
toward s t h e i t u d e s ; the s carf u n wou d
it e l f from eck a d wai t t h e hea d o f a s ke
e e ct al e rt i qu i i g p ee e d fo th a d t w o b si
l i k ey e s e t ur ed th e s ta e o f t h e horri e d ga z e s
T h e p rin ce s drew their s wo d s feari n g a s p i g ;
b u t t h e s erp e t after a m o me t of he s itatio
ra
d
u all y l oo s e n ed i t s ho l d
s l id d ow n u p o n
the
g
rock h un g for a i ta t o t h e b ri k th e dro p p ed
i to th e p o o l n d like s u nb eam rip plin g u der
the water faded from sight i n the dark n e ss of the
cav ern
As the l iv in g p ro p w a s emo v ed t h e fearfu l
g ure outl i ed gai s t the s ky w s s ee n to wav er
it t o ttered the b al a ce o f the dead weig ht wa s l o st
it fell forwar d w ith a heavy plun ge a n d sa k l ike
l ead i n t h e e e thin g waters
T h u s T h al ok the m ighty met h i s doom
Im
l
l
u n go v ern a bl e p a s s ion
ed
b
y
he
b
ra
v
ed
the
e
p
u n s eaworth y b ark
mi d ig ht tem p e s t i
In
attem p tin g to e n ter the harb o u r of New Atl a n by
A l ow

rn

r n

na

r n

n s

an

K IR T YAH S R

'

E VEN GE

29 7

ight h i s ship w a s das hed u p o n the reef an d

all o n b oard were throw n amon g the b reakers
W hil e the others were draw n u n re s i s tin gly i n to
t h e whirl in g abys s a n d di s app ear ed for e v er thi s
m a n of gia n t will s tr u ggl ed with ragin g s u rf
a
d deadly dra u ght a n d catchi n g u p o n a p oi n t
of the s p ectral rock drew him self up to a pl ace

s
f
s
?
of afet y O afety No a foe w a s i n p urs u it
of w h ich he did n ot dream Th e co n cu ssio n that
s hattered the s hi p l et l oo s e a n d re v i v ed the s er p e n t
E nraged by l o n g fa stin g Lu cks o r s kee n s en s e
caught the im p re s s of the s carf by h i s s ide ; he
foll owed t h e s ce n t h i s qu ick e y e detected a
famil iar form ; he rap id ly s wam the bl ack g ul f
crep t s tealthily u p the rock coil ed him s e lf ro un d
the exhau sted frame a n d fa s te n ed h i s fan gs o n
T h a l o k s forehead
An d n ow of what av ai l are t h e gl ory of the
tem pl e an d gran de ur of the p al ace ? W hat to
him are s ce p tre a n d crown that comman d homage
from m e n an d l o v e from wome n ? Th e s ch emin g
p rie s t the u su rp in g fratricide the treacherou s l ov er
i s him s el f o u twitted b etra y ed !
An d in com p an y
of the terribl e b ea st which h a s b ee n at o n ce h i s
n

AT A

298

horror a d h i s i nstru me n t of e v il he h a s l eft the

fair s cen e s of earth an d i s l o s t i n the fathom l e s s
ca v es of ocean !
K i r t y a h had s ki l fully wo v e n the me s he s of her
T h e v icti m of Th a l o k s decei t e n com p a s s ed
n et
him w ith a more s u b tl e decep ti o n ; the p a t er of
h i s m u rdero u s deed s pl ann ed for him a d eath more

drea dfu l tha n an y he had con ceiv ed the demo n

that s erv ed her b a d wro ught o ut the re ven ge
Y et B u ap an d K i rt ya h s e e it n ot n either do
they rejoice
n

r n

he y t r t i q iri g they f eel

r p ri e ;
mile rl the li p
cor light the eye
N
h tha t mo t p t the heek d t he die
N
they l ee p w here t h d ee p w ater w
F
the ro k ri f t f ow
R e li ed
I the d i m li g hted h amber b elow
T hei b odie re t b t i the m rky i g ht
d mari er hri k w i h a ff ri g ht
T h home bo
A tr g g li g thro g h the torm a pirit bell
a ti p ho al k ell
D i mall y toll
H e trai h i ight to at h the d al pray
the rock d f ade a w ay
T ha t ri e
L ike p ha tom itti g t the b reak f d y
T

u n no
cu

o s

un

us

or

or

n s

sn

s s

an

s s o er

s an

s o

un

s s

an

s,

on

no s

s u

su

n o

a l a s ! p ro u d D e v a deadly fru it of a n u n
n at ural marriage b orn u n der m l i c s tars c u r s ed
with cel e stial grace a n d b eau t y t h ro u gh who s e
v ein s cours ed the wil d re of i herited p a ssio n s
Al a s !

K I R T YAH S R

E EN E
V

29 9

who s e hear t s ofte e d with y m p ath y for a

defe n cel e s s maide tho u t h e p erp e t ator of ma y
wron gs t h e a v e ger als o of ma y i what form
wilt thou reap p ear ? W here n d p l ace in the
n ext s tage of exis te n ce
B ea u ti fu l K i t y a h faithfu l H u n a p where are
o
u r s p irit s n ow ?
y

t
e
y

IV

XL

S U N S T O F A S T OR M

T HE

DAY

i d l y t h w icked w ork the w ill

O f ri g hteo
H eave

Bl

us

the b od y of T h al ok f ell i to th e s e the

crow n b ecame l oo se ed fro m h i s fore h ea d ; it
s tr u ck the rock
d ew from p oi t to p oi n t with
a shar p reb o u n d that carried it acro s s the n arrow
i n terv e n i g chann el to the sl a n t b eac h where the
gro u p of p etri ed ga z ers were s ta di g ; d ow n
the s mooth s an d it roll e d d s p e t i t s force at
As tera s feet
T h e a s to i shin g a u g ury co u l d n ot
b e mi s taken Z e ma r rais ed the dia d em re v ere tly
a d
e s s ay ed to pl ace it o her brow b u t sh e
p rev e n ted him s ay i g : Not s o m y l ord ; it

i s too hea v y for me to wear

T akin g it i her han d s h e b e s towed o n him the
crown s ay in g
H ail Z e ma r K in g of New

At l an ti s !
As

an

an

TH E

UNS E

R Y

T OF A S T O M

D AY

3 01

he n Atl a came forward a d with i nnite grace

which till thi s time e
c o n ferred the ro y a l s eal
mai ed i her p o ss e ssion Th e v a s t crowd u p on
t h e s hore cau ght the i s p iratio n of t h e mome t
Lo g
a d mo v ed by a commo n im p ul s e s ho u ted :
l ive Z e m a r an d As t e ra K i g an d Quee n of New
Atl a ti s
As the accl amat i o cea s e d a p ec ul iar radia ce
I t w a s th e
w a s s ee n to i ll u mi ate their feat u re s
g l ory b u rs ti g fro m
iri s h u ed o p a l wor u p o n
t h e b o s om of As tera
T

an

eho l d th e gro u p a s s embl ed u der the bl u e

vau l t of hea v e s ta di g u p o n a s trip of s ilv er
b etwee n th e v erda t s tee p a d b o u dl e s s
sa d
Ze m
a d As tera B erek l a
d Atl a i the
se
u h o f y o u th a d b eau t y thei ey e s b eami g
wit h the rap t ure of p ure l o v e a d gratefu l happ i
B efore t h e m s ta n d the v e e a bl e s ag e s
n es
wh o s e feat ure s re ect their jo y Near b y a e t h e
faith fu l s erv a n t s w h o sh ared th eir da g e
d de
l iv e r ce arou d are th e n o bl e s d citi z e s of
th e c o l o n y a d o ver all s tream s the red light of
the s etti g su
T h e b e a u ty of the p ict ure i mp re ss ed each b e
B

n,

n
a

ar

an

an

an

a n

AT A

3 02

ho l d e A su dde n im p ul s e mo v ed the s p i it of
Ishma ; h i s face wa s t ra n sg u e d a s by a divin e
thou ght H e s te pp ed forward an d rai s ed h i s
han d ; e v ery s o u n d w a s hu shed a s he s p oke : My

chil dre
an d h i s v oice trembl ed with
s aid he
emotio
the kin g dom o f the wicke d i s o v er
throw o u e emie s slee p i eter a l s il e ce
T h e Go d o f o u r father S hem h a s b o u ght u s
t h ro ugh u p arall el ed dan gers to this happ y ho u r
W e will commemora te h i s goo d e s s b y a s acre d
ceremo n y I n h is n ame a n d b y virtu e of m y
p rie st ly of ce I joi As tera a d Z e m a Atl a a n d

B erekl a i the b o n d s of a t u e m a riage

Th e p ri ce s a d their b ea u ti f ul b ride s k el t b e
fore the re v ered s age s d eceiv e d thei ble s s i g
N o thei s a l o n e for the s p ray o f the wate fall
b orn e o n a s u dde n g us t s wif tl y de s ce di g e u
v e l o p e d the b rida l gro u p ; the b ackgro u d of hor
ror w a s v eil ed i n a ro sy mi s t a e ia l m u sic ll ed
t h e air echoed amon g the crag s a d die d away i
t h e v a u l t of hea v e n
F or an i stan t all w a s h ushed i n awe till th e
crowd reco veri g from su rp ris e s e t u p a s ho u t
T he n Ath o r the famo u s r u n er
of con grat ul atio
a n d s p eedin g
s p ra n g u p the s tee p l ike a chamoi s
r

n,

n,

an

r,

R Y

NS E

TH E

T OF A S T O M

SU

DAY

3 03

acro s s the p l ai n carried n ew s of the s e a sto n i shi g

e v e t s to the city T h e s ol diers were s u mmo ed
a n d with a crowd of citi z e s wen t o u t to s we ll
t h e v a s t co r t ge which s the s un s a k i n the
wav e with m u s ic a d p aea e scorted the ill us trio us
p arty t o their home i n the New Atl a
In Natu re s templ e un der t h e crag s that gird
the shore a coro atio n a n d a do ubl e marriage had
b ee c e l e b rated M a n rejoiced E arth s mil ed the
S u n b e s towed a ki s s of p eace S p irit s of air chan ted
the e p ithal amium
B u t the e v erl a s ti g S e
mel an ch o ly witn e s of
t h e death of race s an d de s tructio of co ti e t s
the S e hoary wit h grief a d el d who s e b o s o m
h eave s with woe u nu tterabl e ab o v e the wreck of
all that b eau ty wa s or i s or e er w ill b e the res t
l e s s moa i g S e retire d to h i s s u nl es s tem p l e a n d
t hro u gh i t s s o u di g ai s l e s p o u red forth a mo o dy

for the l i vi g d for the dead a s ol em n u der

to e f o e v er u t t er e d for e ver heard b y the atte n
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col o ny n ow the kin gdo m of New Atl an tis

had b ee p erfectin g throu gh the reig n of s e v eral
K i n g K ro n b ei g greatly pl ea s ed with
m o n arch s
i t s wo n derfu l
i t s s it u atio n u p o n the mai nl an d
cl imate a n d tro p ica l p rodu ction s had m ade i t s
growth a n d p rogre s s h i s e sp ecial care H e had
l avi shed u p o n i t s dev el op men t h i s v a s t re s o u rces
an d had tra n sp orted thither the b e st idea s of At
T h e chief
l a n t e a n ci vi l i satio n an d go v ern me n t
city wa s mode lled after m a g n i cen t Atlan an d
man y re sp ect s i t s formida bl e rival
wa s i n
THE

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305

Indeed

it wa s m ore th a n s us p ected that the s aga

fearin g the p o s sib il ity of a casu
c i o u s m o n arch
al ty s u ch a s actu ally did occ ur w a s ab o u t to
remo v e h i s co urt to the great we s ter co ti e n t
E verything wa s in advan ced p rep aratio for s uch
a chan ge
T hu s it ha pp e n ed that As tera a d Z e m a r s u c
c e e d e d to n o em p ty tit l e or b arre n heritage a n d
witho u t con te s t for s up remacy or co n ict of
i n tere s t they a ss umed the p re s tige an d gl ory of
a
an cie n t dyn a sty i n the freshn e s s a d vigo u r of
a y ou thful kin gdom
Th e ha p py t u rn e v e n t s had s o u n exp ected ly
take n cau s ed u n i v ers a l rejoici g F i n di n g it i m
p o ssibl e to re strain the e n th usias m of h i s s u bj ect s
Z e m a r p ermitted the weddin g fe s ti v itie s to co n
tin e s e ve n days after which he i s tit uted a
s o l em n fa s t an d l ame n tatio n for the l o s t co un try
a n d i t s co u tl e s s dead
T h u s origi ated the
m o u r nf ul ann i v ers ar y of I z call i ce l e b rated for
the atio s o f C e tral an d S o uth
a ge s amo n g
America a remi i s ce n ce of which i s to b e
r ecog i s ed e v e n to thi s day
W he n the fe stiva ls were o v er Z e ma r orga n i s ed
,

30 6

AT A

co urt an d go v ern me n t I n thi s he w a s a s s i s te d

by the wi s do m of the s age s a n d the qu ick s agacity
of He e kl who fro m the extraordi ary e v e t s of
the p a st w a s b o u n d to him by more tha n frater al
tie s I n t h e s e co ge n ial l ab o ur s a d t h e qu iet
of hard
s ea s o
s ocia l p l ea s u e s s o gratefu l a fter
d p e ril t h e ight o f time w a s f o rgotte n
s hi p
As tera a d Atl a co u l d n ot ea s i ly s e v er a com
which
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w a s more tha n co n te n t
T hu s th e y l i gered ti ll wi ter whe n the d y s
b ega to shorte n ; the n the P h oe icia n s ail ors ca s t
lo n gi g gl an ce s toward s the s un ri s e a n d s p oke
ofte n of frie d s at home T h e p rin ce al s o b e
t ho u ght h i m of d u t y to h i s father a d h i s ow n
co unt y a d p rep ared to ret ur
After co s u l tatio n it w a s arra ged that I sh m a
to the E a s t an d
s ho u l d accom p a y h i s da u ghte
that K a d m o n a d M adai s ho ul d remai n with the
y ou g ki g a n d qu ee n u ti l Ph oe ici n ship s
w o u l d come agai n for frie n dly i n tercha ge
T herefore whe n the tran q u i l day s were come
the s ea so n whe n the s weet i n ue n ce of the Pl e iade s
h is

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TH E

AT ANT S

3 07

e n circl e s the earth a n d the wa v e s re s t that

H al cy o e m y b ro od h e r y o u g H e e kl a a n d Atl a
b d e th eir frie n d s farewell d t u r ni g t h e p ro w s
c o ss ed t h e ocea
ow
s hi p s homeward
o f th e
m u ch m o re v a s t T h e y re ste d
u ha pp ily
so
awh ile at the P illar s of H e e kl e s where t h e p ri ce
i n p io u s gratit u de erect e d l ighth o u s e s for the
b e e t of f ut ure v oyagers a n d dedicated them t o
M e l k t h s av i o u r o f men
H i s arri va l with h i s b eau ti ful a d gifted b ride
C acara by e th u sia stic dem o
w s we l comed i
t i o s o f j o y a d by n o e with greater p p are t
st
del ight tha n by the wo n derful s teed s Z u i a n d
,

an

ar

ra

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Z u mmin

qu een moth er eceiv ed Atl a a s a b e lo v ed

d au g h ter rej oice d t o d i t h e cho s e of H e r e kl a
o
e who wo u l d s o faith f u ll y s u p p l eme n t her ow n
d K i g M e l ek p ro u d of her v irt u e
i u e ce
d acc o m p l i s hme n t s
b eau ty
a l ways b e s towed
h er th e deferen ce du e to a qu een
up o
I co s equ e ce o f Is h m s p ec u l ia re l ati o s hi p
to th e P rin ce s s Atl a n o l e s s th an from h is medica l
s kill wi s dom a n d p iet y he w s at o ce admitted
to the roy al co un cil an d to the c l o s e of a l o n g l ife
Th e

an

an

AT A

3 08

re v ered a n d l o v ed by all with whom h e wa s

as sociated
In comp a y with the p rin ce an d p rin ces s he
vi sited the New K in gdom i the W e st a n d had
the s atis factio n of witn e ss in g the happ in e s s a n d
p ros p erity of h i s early frie n ds
H e r e kl a a d Atl a l iv ed l o n g a n d happ i ly rea p i g
that har v e s t of p eace an d jo y of w hich their well
reg ulated y o u th ga ve ab u n dan t p romi s e
W he n K i g M e l ek s l e p t with h i s fathers H e r e kl a
s u cceeded him go v er n i n g h i s p eo pl e wi s e ly e v e n a s
he al ways go v er n ed h is ow n s p irit
D uri g h i s reign an cien t M artu or Tyrh e n a
attai ed the maxim u m of i t s p ower a n d gran de u r
Man y n ew citie s w ere bu il t a n d m a n ufa c t o r l e s
e s ta bl i shed
U p o n the magn etic rock where h i s great
dis co v ery wa s made H e r e kl a erected a s pl e n did
tem p l e a n d ob s ervatory o v erl ookin g the s e a
dedicatin g them to the ho n o u r of the god
M e l ka r t h
Th e lightho u s e s at the
G ate s of
H e r e kl e s were a l s o great ly e l arged an d made
b ri llian t by b ein g o verl aid with co pp er
Th e se a goi n g v e ss el s mode ll ed by h i s ge n i us
wa s

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AT AN T S

NE

309

a n d furn ished with the u n errin g comp a ss s we p t the

waters of the hab i t abl e gl o b e Peaceful commerce
wa s the g l ory of the n atio n ; her mercha n t s s cat t ered
b ro z e a n d vitri ed impl eme nt s u te n s ils a n d gem s
thro u gh all cou n tries They min ed for tin i n the
B riti s h I sl e s co ll ected i v ory a p e s a n d p eacock s
u n der tro p ic s u n s a n d l ighted B aa l s re a l o n g the
Nor way s hore
In C en tral America in C entral Asia in
Norther n E urop e a n d the Paci c I sl e s the
remn an t s of C us hite civ ilisatio n an d the n ame s
of Phoe n icia n deitie s i d entical a n d u n al tered
attes t to the p re s e n t age the exten t a n d stre n gth
of Ph oe nicia n s up remacy
A d K i n g Z e m a r reig n ed l o n g a n d p ro s
i
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p
admi nis tratio n of j u s tice i n a city where h is u n
worthy father wa s s o p oten t de v el o p ed i n him a
p ois e of character a n d geniu s for s tate smanship far
b ey on d h is y ears
K a d mo n a n d M adai remai n ed i n h i s s er vice
an d gre atly a s si sted i n mai n tain in g at C o urt a n d
thro ugho u t th e n atio n that high typ e of excell e n ce
which had b ee n h i s early amb itio n
,

'

AT A

3 10

ge n t le n e ss com b in ed i n su ch a n u nu su al
m a nn er with i n tegrity a n d rm n e s s tted him to
b ecome the fo un der of o n e of the mo s t mag ni ce n t
em pire s of an tiquity of which the To l tec a n d Az te c
were b u t the l in gerin g shadow s T h e remai s o f
i t s ci v il i s atio
a s di s pl ay ed i n i t s col o s s a l archi
tectu re d i t s s tu p e n d o u s p u blic work s are t h e
a s to i sh me n t a n d admiratio n of trav ell ers to thi s
v ery da y
B u t the awf ul ex p erie n ce thro u gh which h e
p a s sed a d the heavy bu rden of ! care imp os ed
upo
h i m at s u ch a n early age p rodu ced i n
K i n g Z e m a r a gra v e a n d s omewhat mel an cho ly
c h aracter
T h e dig n i ed r ul er i n h i s o i ci l l ife w a s e v e r
see n to s mi l e ; b u t whe n he reti ed to the i n e r
ga de n of h i s p al ace an d recl inin g u der t h e
s hadowy p al m s li ste n ed to the v oice of h i s b e l o v ed
As tera a n d watched the gam b o l s of h i s b ea u tif ul
chil dren h i s f eatu re s wo ul d b righte n with more
than y o u thfu l ra dian ce a n d the dark cl ou d s of car e
a n d memory wo u l d ee away
D u rin g the live s of th e s e ill ustrio us mon arch s
a n d for ma n y s u b s eq u e n t age s the i n tercha n ge of
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friend shi p an d commerce wa s co n tinu ed for the

we n t we s tward for their
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wi ve s a d the fair haired dau ghters of Atl a were
the wel come queen s of Ne w Atlan tis
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wh
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witho t gratit de
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d made the acq ai ta ce of ma y p er o
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f m ch f the
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f whom the world will
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take a very
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co cer i g whom he write H i acq ai ta ce with
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ith m ch per o al i tere t abo t t h ree f the place i which R obert o
xerci ed h i mi i try ; d he vi ited W i che ter for the p rpo e f completi g
acq ai ta ce wit h all the phere i which that wo derf l yo g m f l
omethi g i tere ti g to tell ; d
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d the preacher
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bee m ch i tere ted i the per al of a vol me which from r t t l a t
doe
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d thi book i a good
d
m ch i the otice of R obert o co tem p orarie i t h t dy
l ie q i te
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e th ia tic admirer f R obert o b t by the g e eral reader wh m y t k
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word that it i
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d
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p er o al memory may i the at re f thi g b ecome di m
d di ta t the preacher the thi ker ca
ot die H i i e ce may be i
have bee worl d wide O tho e wh were bro ght der i per o al
i e ce the impre io he made w ever e ffaced A w i t i Scrib er
record that o ce travelli g i the S o th f Fra ce he met a wild revol tio ary
h i w y t joi t h army i M exico
d k o wi g tha
believi g rgeo
the writer w a clergyma h a ked if he k ew a ght f R o bert o he h d
read h i ermo
d they had powerf lly aff ected him
Next day the write
a devo t C ath olic who a ked f p artic l ar abo t a
m t A g ti C ochi
extraordi ary preacher
Frederick R obert o
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him a ma g et f p iritu l attractio
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14

An Ir on B o und C i ty ;

Fiv e M on th
B y J O HN AU GU S U
OF P E RIL AND P R IVAT I ON
L ave from the L ife f a Sp eci
O S H E A author o f
2l s
2 vol s crown 8 vo cl oth
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commo e atio !
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pecially treated
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bright hopef l
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time with the l o g tory f privatio mi r le d blood hed marki g i t
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formed theme for di ti d l x d ch eap i e til there h dl
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pplie colo r d i cide t lli g p the framework f hi tory fro
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read it f them e l e
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exce p tio ally i tere ti g work
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d City i
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the mo t e atio al roma ce whil e at the m
d importa t f act
time it i rich i the mome to
that go t make
hi tory A d the a thor i eq ally at home whether go s ipi g f t h trait
d hi ft which l e t a grimly comical ide t t h
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di f c lt to imagi e a more vivid p ict re f a b elea g ered city tha that p i t
d I comme d the work t y
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ch c rio experie ce M O shea d to fe wer till to de cribe them wit
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over the page f the vol me before
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f the iege b t h i acco
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L e av e s fr o m t he L ife of a Sp e ci a l Co rr e s
P OND E N T
By J O HN AU G US T US O SH E A Two vol s
crown 8 vo with a P rtrait f th e Author 2 l s
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he great hi orical d ocial eve t f the p a t decade d the di ti

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prightly recollectio
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ti
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B y J F I Z G E RAL D M O L O Y Auth r
C H ARL E S II

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Of Charl e s II
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fa l t altho gh he ca
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it gerald M olloy exte ate i othi g the heart le i i

O
f
harle life d the cold d e e co tempt f h i pitile deali g with the
d art have perpet ated the memory
g erie of ca dal of which hi tory
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harply
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L ife ,

L ov e
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A VI S I T T O T H E E M P I RE O F T H E R I S IN G S U N
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AND L E GE ND c o n t i n ue d

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