,illustration3 ,image of ,book ,cover ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 8,,authoress ,,and ,,child0 ,ruth's ,marriage in ,mars ---------- ,a ,,scientific ,,novel ---------- ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,charles ,,wilder ,,glass ,illustration3 title page ,copyright by ,,mrs4 ,,charles ,,wilder ,,glass #aiab --- ,books sold at #hef ,west ,fifty-seventh ,street ,los ,angeles1 ,cal4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,dedication4 ,it gives me great pleasure to dedicate this book to all my readers4 ,i also dedicate it to my dear father and mother1 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,l4 ,r4 ,perkins4 ,to my two brothers and three sweet1 lovely sisters2 to my dear friends ,dr4 ,willard ,p4 ,burke and his brother1 ,dr4 ,benjamin ,franklin ,burke and his only son1 ,willard ,franklin ,burke1 and only daughter1 ,millie ,burke4 ,to my husband1 ,charles ,wilder ,glass1 and to my only child1 ,jennie ,may ,glass4 ,all these dear souls have been a great comfort and blessing to me4 ,in my darkest hours they have thrown their sacred influence around me4 ,i dearly love all these and many hundreds of others4 ,i wish ,i could express in this little book my love for all humanity4 ,may my daughter be as great a blessing to the world as she is to her father and mother4 ,my earnest prayer is1 ,may ,god protect her1 ,love be true to her1 ,joy draw near to her1 ,home a joy to her1 ,health stay close to her1 ,life be dear to her4 ,wealth find what you can do for her2 ,search your treasure house thro and thro for her4 ,may ,god and ,his dear angels1 and our loving ,saviour guide her steps forever1 is my prayer4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,preface4 ,i am a ,catholic-,psychic1 and believe in the ,holy ,catholic ,church1 the communion of ,saints 7this is a fact to me for ,i have often seen my saints and heard them71 the forgiveness of all sins1 the resurrection of the body and life everlasting4 ,i write this little book to prove man an immortal being1 to comfort all those that suffer4 ,my saints have proven to me there is no death4 ,i long to prove this to my dear readers1 for it is a fact4 ,may this little book always be a comfort and blessing to you4 ,may all my dear readers have this same beautiful experience2 all learn for themselves life is immortal1 life is beautiful4 ,please earnestly investigate and find this fact out for yourselves--,i did4 ,if you will go into the silence every other night and pray1 then be calm1 very quiet1 relax the mind and body1 in a short time you will see or hear1 or feel some of your loved ones1 as ,i have seen and heard them4 ,after you have heard these sweet heavenly voices1 or have seen the dear faces of your loved ones1 please tell the world these beautiful facts1 as our sweet saint ,jeanne d',arc did2 we can all write and teach facts now without being burned alive4 8,as freely as ye receive freely give40 ,dear readers1 this little romance is founded on facts4 ,all journeys to other stars are true4 ,the names are fictitious4 ,the gist of this story is all true4 ,it is wicked to write a lie1 even in a novel4 ,this book is written to inspire more love for each other4 ,may we all love one another more1 comfort others as our ,saviour and ,his angels have loved us4 ,as you read this book please remember ,i love you all dearly4 ,god rules and watches over you2 ,he sends your loved ones to comfort and protect you4 ,please try to always bear this in mind1 and may you always be happy and contented4 ,if you wish to develope your souls1 and keep in harmony with ,god1 you must keep sweet1 cheerful1 prayerful1 and love one another4 ,love1 ,divine love1 is the secret of salvation4 ,so pray for love1 peace and happiness4 ,,the ,,author4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,i4 ',tis heaven alone that is given away2 ',tis only ,god may be had for the asking4 --,lowell4 ,it was a lovely twilight evening at ,lytton ,springs1 ,india4 ,these famous springs were very high up in the ,araville hills2 ,mandavee was the nearest city1 situated on a small island in the ,arabian sea4 ,the great red sun was slowly sinking as the bells were ringing the ,angelus from an ancient ,hindoo temple4 ,the sacred chimes pealed forth melodiously1 the sweet sounds echoing forth the harmony of those bells4 ,inside of this ancient temple sweet incense was burning on a beautiful golden altar4 ,a dark1 handsome prince and his family were praying around this sacred altar4 ,here they would often see beautiful visions of angels and their loved ones who had died in this same faith years ago4 ,this faith was a strange1 mysterious1 mythical religion1 handed down from the ancient ,indians4 ,it was a mixture of ,catholicism and ,hindooism4 ,the ,prince and his family were highly educated and great musicians2 they were all great ,psychics1 and often spent hours in this old temple praying4 ,they lived in constant communion with their saints1 who constantly watched over them and protected them4 ,at the other side of this altar a strange veiled princess was silently praying4 ,after sunset they all left the temple with bowed heads4 ,they went to their summer homes in the hills4 ,sita1 the ,prince's only daughter1 felt sorry for the lonely stranger and invited her to their lovely home in the mountains4 8,may ,i ask the name of my lovely hostess80 asked the lonely stranger4 8,my name is ,sita1 dear4 ,my father is ,prince ,cresto4 ,we spend our summers here in these lovely mountains4 ,won't you please come home and spend the evening with us80 8,i1 too1 am a princess from ,southern ,egypt4 ,my name is ,princess ,kezia4 ,if you love me1 just call me ,kez for short40 8,i fell in love with you at first sight1 ,kez4 ,please come and dine with us this evening4 ,come just as you are60 8,i will1 dear ,sita1 for the hotel seems so far away4 ,sita1 what a dear1 lovely home you have way up here in the hills40 8,father and mother1 this is ,princess ,kezia4 ,kez1 this is my father1 ,prince ,cresto1 and my mother1 ,princess ,mara2 this other young gentleman is my brother ,persus2 he has just graduated at ,delhi as ,m4 ,d41 and now has charge of a large sanitarium here at ,lytton ,springs4 ,kez1 he is also a mental healer and many come just to get well mentally4 ,he has great success in healing the body through the mind4 ,he and my father have a large class at the sanitarium just to develope the soul40 8,doctor10 said ,princess ,kezia1 8,i would love to join your class4 ,i came to these hills just to develope the soul40 8,princess ,kezia10 said the doctor1 8we have a small class to meet here in our library tonight--some are here now4 ,i will let you sit here in this big easy chair close to my own1 so you will not be afraid40 ,in a few minutes the large library was filled with lovely1 refined1 highly educated people4 ,the library was lighted up with many candles1 held in lovely gold candlesticks4 ,these lovely gold ornaments were handed down from one generation to the other4 ,these dear friends formed a circle with their chairs4 ,they held each other's hands1 and sang and prayed1 then all were silent for a few minutes4 ,suddenly there were many strange lights1 the lights looked like stars2 some had many colors4 ,one light near the doctor and ,i was a soft blue1 another red1 another yellow4 ,the blue light came close to me and grew larger and larger4 ,i saw in this wonderful light a lovely angel1 all in white4 ,by this time my fear had left me4 ,i looked up and asked her name4 8,my name is ,hope1 dear ,kezia1 ,i have been with you for years4 ,always loving and protecting you4 ,it was ,i that influenced your mind to come here1 just so your band of angels could develope you4 ,kezia1 dear1 are you willing that we should80 8,yes1 ,hope1 ,i am very anxious40 8,in order to learn we must study hard1 and get in perfect harmony with our ,father1 who is all mind4 ,we get into harmony by work1 by prayer1 and doing ,his ,divine will4 ,prayer without works is in vain4 ,great love to others brings great reward4 ,my dear1 keep very busy and cheerful4 ,take better care of your health2 illness1 melancholy1 and idleness is the cause of most crime1 sorrow and suicide4 ,all rich should hire more help1 study more1 encourage universal farming--farming is a beautiful art4 ,a lovely home on a perfect little farm is heaven on earth4 ,kezia1 dear child1 ,i must let others talk now4 ,try to remember every word that is taught in class by these dear angels40 ,another bright angel of light spoke next4 ,he was a tall gentleman1 over six foot1 wearing long flowing robes4 8,dear friends1 all honest work is beautiful and elevating4 ,we should encourage and uplift all work4 ,in ,venus1 where ,i live1 farming is the most popular art2 a farmer is just as good as his banker1 he should be treated so by all classes4 ,all farmers should be highly educated1 and go into the very best society4 ,in all higher planets1 farmers are the aristocrats2 they are all true ,christians and live up to the ,golden ,rule4 ,in seeking real happiness we must first realize we are all one universal family2 all part of ,god1 all made in the image of ,god4 ,we are all ,divine1 as long as we keep in harmony with ,our ,father4 ,we must say1 #8,thy will be done1' before we are ,his children4 ,we can't live without ,him4 ,it is getting late and you all need sleep4 ,we will repeat the ,lord's prayer and retire40 ,princess ,mara put her arms around ,kezia and invited her to stay all night4 8,kez1 you may sleep with my daughter1 so you will not get nervous40 ,sita and ,i slept soundly until sunrise4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,all ,god's angels will say1 8,well done60 ,whenever thy mortal race is run4 ,white and forgiven1 ,thou'lt enter heaven ,and pass1 unchallenged1 the ,golden ,gate1 ,where welcoming spirits watch and wait ,to hail thy coming with sweet accord ,to the ,holy ,city of ,god the ,lord4 ,the next morning ,i heard these words sung by the family in the library downstairs4 ,i heard ,prince ,cresto's rich tenor above the rest4 ,they kept on singing in perfect harmony as ,i went down stairs4 ,the doctor met me in the big hall and invited me in to family prayers at sunrise4 ,after this sacred service was over1 ,i said good bye to my new friends and walked quickly to my room at the hotel4 ,i promised ,dr4 ,persus to go back the next evening to another class4 ,i spent most of that day roaming those lovely ,araville hills1 and praying in the old temple4 ,twilight found me again at the home of ,princess ,mara4 ,this lovely mother was very tall and dark1 also having dark brown hair4 ,as ,i entered the door she held out both slender hands to welcome me4 ,prince ,cresto and she invited me to stay with them as their guest that summer4 ,after studying the matter over ,i consented4 ,sita called us all to supper4 ,i was surprised at this simple repast2 dates1 nuts and grape juice was all that was served4 ,this was served on a lovely hardwood table inlaid with pearls and white ivory4 ,a lovely large butterfly was carved in the center of this expensive old table2 the butterfly was made of pure gold and silver1 all filigreed in this beautiful hardwood4 ,the eyes of this wonderful golden butterfly were two bright red rubies4 ,my surprise and delight was great happiness to me4 8,doctor1 what a beautiful and wonderful butterfly60 8,yes1 ,princess ,kezia1 we had it inlaid there1 for it is an emblem of immortality40 8,we only eat a light supper1 so we can develope our souls4 ,we could not see clairvoyantly if we ate too much4 ,we only eat two meals a day1 morning and evening4 ,instead of eating at noon we rest and pray1 as they did of old40 ,after supper was over the doctor offered me his arm and we all went to class again4 ,it was about the same as the night before2 only there was more music1 and the angels sang with us1 and their sweet voices were so perfect that for a moment ,i thought ,i was in heaven4 ,o6 such music there among the flowers and trees1 by the hillside6 ,their sweet voices sang in harmony with the beautiful pale1 golden moonlight4 ,no sunlight was ever so beautiful as this to me6 ,after the music had ceased we were all silent again4 ,prince ,cresto's guardian angel spoke tonight4 ,his name was ,eno1 and he came from ,neptune4 ,eno was over six feet in height2 he had large1 soulful blue eyes1 and light brown hair4 ,his hair was heavy and wavy and seemed about two inches in length2 it was parted on the left side1 just as he used to wear it in earth-life4 8,my dear brothers and sisters1 ,i was the poor priest that laid the corner stone to your temple10 he said4 8,i was killed in a war--religious war--against the ,jews4 ,we never think of war now1 we know it is a sin to even think a wrong4 ,we just love one another and are perfectly happy4 ,in ,neptune we teach all how to be happy4 ,our first duty there is to love one another and be happy4 ,we have great1 broad and massive temples there to worship the ,lord and ,his ,holy ,angels in4 ,on ,sabbath we all pray and sing the same as you do here4 ,there all practice just what they preach4 ,in ,neptune our sermons and prayers are very short and our songs very long4 ,the hymns at first would remind you of a grand opera1 only a great deal nicer4 ,all their splendid sweet voices have been trained for years and years before they can sing in those wonderful temples4 ,even in ,neptune we find talent is only the result of hard work4 ,all learn to sing there sooner or later4 8,in all the country towns there are many smaller temples where all sing lovely4 ,it is at the capitol where these glorious songs are heard4 ,all can go to hear them if they wish2 church music is always free to all4 ,our church doors are never closed4 ,it is selfish to close them4 ,in many of the other stars we teach ,god is immortal and independent without us4 ,god can destroy all that ,he has created1 and live on forever and ever without us4 ,hence we should be grateful1 prayerful1 humble1 and ,christlike1 and always happy in serving ,god4 ,we should place great value on our physical bodies1 for it is the temple of our souls4 ,if our bodies are perfect1 it is easy to get in perfect harmony with our ,creator4 ,life should be all ecstacy6 ,life is beautiful on earth or any other planet4 ,i enjoy life with all my soul--we all should4 8,what a divine privilege of having the sweet pleasure of loving all humanity as our dear ,saviour did4 ,i know ,he loves us now more than ever4 ,how beautiful to know ,he still loves us4 ,as we love our ,father ,he loves us4 ,you and ,i know there is no death4 ,i know ,i was once your priest2 now ,i am your servant from another star4 ,i only come back to help and serve4 ,i will give you a few plans to lay up treasures in heaven1 and give you greater happiness here4 ,it is more beautiful to adopt children instead of dogs1 cats1 and monkeys4 ,they can hunt their living in the woods1 our dear little ones are helpless4 ,each little orphan has hundreds of good intelligent souls from heaven to guide it4 ,angels protect you a thousand fold as soon as you adopt a helpless child4 ,our ,saviour said1 #8,feed my sheep1 if one little lamb is an outcast or lost on the rugged hillside1 let the other ninety and nine run quickly to save it4' ,here we fly quickly to save a lost soul4 ,it is ,christlike and generous to adopt a lame or blind child4 ,love is all there is in life4 ,universal love and education will make heaven on earth the same as it does in other stars4 ,you need more schools4 ,your churches and halls should be used for free schools1 day and night1 and only used for religious services ,saturday and ,sunday4 ,all should have a chance to be highly educated4 ,i would not have been killed if the soldiers at that time had been highly educated2 they enjoyed killing me by inches with their cruel swords4 ,i thought death would never come4 ,lovely1 intelligent angels took me home to peace and happiness4 ,i never have suffered since and never will1 for now ,i live in a land of immortal love and sunshine4 ,i beg you earnestly to teach and preach love4 ,all your parks should be used for kindergartens and rest4 ,let all children rest more1 and study more1 and swim more4 ,good night40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,iii4 8,some god hath cast me forth upon this land1 ,and ,o1 what land8 ,so thick is the sea mist40 ,the next morning ,princess ,kezia was up before sunrise4 ,she dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up4 ,on the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction4 8,princess ,kezia1 ,i was just going to the temple to pray also40 8,doctor1 how did you know ,i was going there80 8,i can read your thoughts1 ,kezia4 ,could you guess what my prayer could be80 8,no1 ,doctor1 ,i am sorry that ,i am unable to read your thoughts40 8,come1 and ,i will tell you on the way4 ,i was going to pray that you would be my wife1 all my very own1 forever4 ,do you love me well enough to marry me within a month8 ,i could not stand to have you leave me now4 ,my darling1 ,i loved you the first time ,i ever saw your sweet face4 ,dear1 you are different from others1 so fair and light4 ,you are all love and sunshine4 ,most girls ,i know are dark and all alike1 you are different4 ,have ,i the power to make you happy1 dear8 ,will you marry me soon8 ,i want to own you as quickly as possible4 ,answer me please80 8,doctor1 ,i love you dearly4 ,it is so strange ,i loved you too the first time ,i ever saw you4 ,i have been afraid some one would guess my secret4 ,for fear some one would read my very heart ,i was going to pack up and leave for my home in ,southern ,egypt4 ,my poor old parents live in ,pibeseth1 an old city of ,bastel4 ,my folks live a few miles from the city on a dear1 lovely little farm1 all fenced in4 ,my mother is small and dark1 and was1 when a girl1 very beautiful4 ,my mother was a beautiful dark ,indian princess4 ,my father was a tall1 light complexioned1 ,egyptian king4 ,i look like my father40 8,yes1 dear1 but you haven't given me my answer yet80 8,doctor1 we will be married as soon as you say4 ,so ,i will do all in my power to make you happy40 ,as they stepped inside of the church1 he held her passionately to his heart4 ,as they walked to the altar he kissed her a thousand times at least4 ,they both bowed their heads in silent prayer and gratitude for such perfect love and happiness4 ,in looking up they saw ,hope 7,kezia's lovely angel71 holding out her little white arms1 blessing them4 8,now1 dear ,kezia1 do you see why we brought you here8 ,god has made you for each other4 ,you are both one4 ,after death you will meet again never to be parted40 ,the ,doctor took off a beautiful ring from his little finger and gave it to the ,princess4 8,sweetheart1 this ring my mother gave me when ,i graduated at ,delhi4 ,you may call it your engagement ring1 if you will80 ,hope kissed the ring and kissed her brow as the ,doctor placed it on her finger4 8,o6 what joy1 what heaven1 to be kissed by an angel like ,hope2 and to be always loved by such a gentleman as the ,doctor4 ,hope1 dear1 your sweet lips feel just like a real mortal4 ,why not80 8,i am more real than you are4 ,i am more alive than you are1 as ,i am in perfect health and ,i am immortal4 ,i ask you both to continue praying in the temple for a few hours without any food4 ,tonight we want to take you to ,rome1 ,paris1 and ,monte ,carlo4 ,if you don't eat much your soul can travel at will after you are well developed4 ,i will guide you on the way and teach your soul how much missionary work is yet to be done on earth4 ,good bye1 dear children1 you will see me again tonight4 ,if you can't see me you will know that ,i am with you40 ,after prayers the ,doctor took ,kezia home1 and announced their engagement to his folks4 ,they all received her with open arms as one of their very own4 8,o1 ,kezia1 ,i am so glad you are my very own sister now4 ,i always wanted a sister to boss1 and do as ,i pleased with1 and you just fill the bill40 ,that night all the household retired to rest peacefully4 ,that night two hearts were overflowing with love and happiness4 ,kezia took ,sita in her arms and kissed her fondly4 ,the two lovely girls went to sleep with a new sweet smile on their pretty young faces4 ,soon ,kezia's soul seemed to be free1 floating away in space4 ,we visited the ,pope of ,rome first4 ,he was on his knees talking to his saints in sweet love and harmony4 ,we soon knew that he saw all of us clairvoyantly4 ,part of ,his ,holy saints joined with us4 ,we soon saw the bright lights of gay ,paris below us4 ,down1 down1 we went into the very heart of the city4 ,the first sounds that reached our ears were the prayers of the poor and broken hearted4 ,we saw the old and young begging in the streets at midnight4 ,they begged from those that were dressed in the latest fashion4 ,i never saw such lovely clothes1 and so many bright colors in the moonlight4 ,those clad in rags had more light in their souls than the rich that would now and then toss them a copper1 just to make a display in the eyes of their mistresses4 ,many poor1 cold1 hungry1 suffering creatures had no beds to get a moment's rest on4 ,many were never inside of a real home4 ,the misery was awful6 ,when we could not stand it any longer we went to ,florence1 ,italy2 there the suffering seemed about the same4 ,here we found great wealth and great poverty and suffering4 ,wherever we find great wealth we found great poverty4 ,hope said our love for all souls prevents great poverty in other worlds4 ,our great schools of industry prevents poverty4 ,we are taught to give the laborer all he earns2 each has all he can earn1 all are paid in checks and no money is ever used4 ,we soon went to ,monte ,carlo4 ,we saw many men and women gamble for money1 as they smoked around the tables4 ,we could see they were money mad4 ,many lost great fortunes that night2 many won4 ,we noticed one short1 dark1 little woman they called ,lena1 win every cent a light1 tall blonde had2 they called him ,alo ,lamar4 ,he offered her his hand and smiled4 ,we could read his thoughts and knew the reason4 ,she invited him to her room a few blocks away4 ,he began to make love to her for her money only4 ,she coaxed him to write a short note to his mistress1 ,ada1 telling her he had left her forever4 ,soon they were both sound asleep1 drunk4 ,as we watched them1 our souls could read their thoughts1 which were awful4 ,we could see very little light around them2 this proves their souls were undeveloped4 ,the man called ,alo ,lamar soon awoke1 staggered a moment1 then reached under the woman's pillow and took all her money and jewels1 went over to the table and took up the carving knife and killed her6 ,he covered her up1 and with a cruel smile washed his hands and surveyed himself in the glass4 ,there were no stains of blood on his clothes4 ,he smiled1 locked the door and went out into the darkness4 ,we saw angels near him recording every act he did2 we also saw fiends grabbing ,lena's dark soul and dragging her down1 down6 ,alo ,lamar walked back to the banks of ,monte ,carlo4 ,he began playing cards madly4 ,he lost every cent he had stolen from his wicked mistress4 ,he reached over the table1 took up a revolver and blew out his brains2 blew his very soul into eternity1 all because he lost money4 ,we all felt the shock from the awful shot6 ,we saw his dark soul go down1 down6 ,his astral form was much smaller now4 ,again we saw awful wicked fiends drag him down to ,purgatory4 ,his mind was absolutely insane now1 and would be for years to come4 ,if any one shoots their minds away it ruins the soul4 ,this is a scientific fact1 the ,doctor said4 8,please let's go home10 ,i cried1 8,i can't stand to see any more crimes40 ,our angels at once took us up1 up1 on electric spiral waves2 up we went into the pure fresh air1 up into the lovely soft moonlight1 away from all darkness and crime4 8,o6 how lovely to float in space like this4 ,o6 ,hope1 my sweet saint1 can the dear angels in ,mars1 ,neptune1 ,venus1 ,saturn and ,jupiter float in such wild ecstacy as we do80 ,at this question they all laughed1 their merry voices of silver filled the air4 8,what is the matter1 ,doctor80 8,just look back of you and see60 ,i looked back1 and saw two lovely angels1 male and female1 holding me up by a long1 strong1 silk sash that ,i had not noticed until now4 ,they smiled and said3 8,we have carried you all the way40 ,in all the higher planets they soon learn to float alone1 as it takes some people a long time to learn to swim1 it takes some angels a long time to learn to float4 ,it was about dawn the next day when our angels left us at our own home4 ,i woke ,sita up and told her all ,i had seen4 8,kez1 my darling1 how strange6 ,i had the very same sad experience40 ,after ,sita and ,i had combed each other's hair we went down to breakfast4 ,what a lovely sight met our eyes6 ,the table was loaded with lovely fruit and beautiful flowers4 ,a beautiful venetian gold filigree vase of lovely dark red roses was placed in front of the ,doctor1 and he took one of the perfect red buds and pinned it in my hair4 8,this beautiful morning is the dawning of a perfect love for us1 dear4 ,after breakfast we will go for a long walk40 ,we had many kinds of fruit and nuts1 and instead of grape juice1 we drank a cup of warm new milk4 ,we saw the boy milk the cow at our door steps as we began to eat breakfast2 we knew the milk was pure4 ,everything tasted delicious4 ,the longing for bread1 cake and meat had gradually left me4 ,i had to give up my old habits of eating candy and hot bread in order to see clairvoyantly4 ,doctor and ,i were soon walking alone in the mountains together1 talking over our future life4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,iv4 8,kezia1 my darling1 we will sit here under this old juniper tree4 ,dearest1 ,i want to tell of my experience last night4 ,my soul left the body and traveled away2 far away1 down into darkness4 ,i was taken to the underworld in the very depths of ,purgatory4 ,darling ,kezia1 there is no everlasting ,hell1 but this place was about the same4 ,i talked with a lost soul1 his name was ,alo ,lamar4 ,i read the electric aura around his head1 and saw he had just killed a wicked1 low1 heartless1 negro woman1 called ,lena ,williams4 ,alo left his sick wife1 ,odal ,lamar1 in ,rome1 starving2 later he became a robber and bought and sold pure young girls1 some of their names ,i could read in his aura--his aura was black4 ,lena and ,alo ,lamar had sold a poor girl called ,minnie4 ,others named ,ada1 ,bertha1 ,fannie1 ,maud1 and two named ,georgia and ,josephine1 both were insane now40 8,o6 ,persus darling1 ,i dreamed ,i saw him kill ,lena and then himself at ,monte ,carlo4 ,my vision was awful60 8,kezia1 my poor little dove1 your words prove all ,i saw was a fact4 ,i saw him judged by the severe courts of the underworld4 ,the ,priest who read his sentence wore long black sombre robes4 ,this priest spoke in a subdued1 but deep1 cold1 stern undertone1 his word was law there4 8#8,alo ,lamar1 you and this low1 ,lena ,williams1 will be insane here for over one hundred years4 ,every day will seem a thousand years4 ,after the time expires you may both work your way out of here by degrees6 ,no soul shall ever be permitted to love or help you two fiends in any way2 during this time neither you or that wicked woman shall ever see one ray of light4 ,come1 black insane fiends1 and obsess these cruel souls for one hundred years and more6 ,dark spirits take these two low fools6 ,cast them down into prison2 bind them down with thorns and snakes6' ,i saw ,lena and ,alo ,lamar severely punished for selling the souls of sweet1 pure young girls4 8,o1 woman6 woman6 when to ill thy mind is bent1 ,all hell contains no fouler fiend40 8,alo ,lamar and ,lena had ruined the happiness of good women for years4 ,why shouldn't they suffer all they caused others to suffer8 ,kezia dearest1 it is only justice6 ,they must reap as they have sown4 ,kezia1 my love1 forgive me4 ,you are pale and trembling like a leaf4 ,we will talk of our wedding day1 then you will be happy again40 8,my darling ,persus1 next ,sunday we will be married40 8,my sweet ,kezia1 will you wear my mother's wedding veil8 ,my mother asked me if you would honor her by wearing it4 ,will you1 sweetheart80 8,my own darling ,persus1 ,i would love to wear it40 8,love1 soon as we are married1 we will work together for good1 dear ,kezia1 my pet1 we are so happy together now1 that we will devote all our lives in making others happy4 ,we will prove our gratitude to ,god1 by working for ,him4 ,i love ,him for ,he has joined our hearts together in perfect love and immortal happiness6 ,it is a pleasure to serve ,him with you by my side4 ,may ,god help us to love others more2 the world craves it4 ,above all things we need now is universal love4 ,sincere brotherly love4 8,the soul that loves1 forever sings1 ,and feels as light as though it had wings2 ,the heart that trusts1 forever prays1 ,a well of peace within it springs4 ,come good or ill1 ,whatever today1 tomorrow brings1 ,it is ,his will4 8,kezia1 my own darling1 promise me that you will be brave1 if we are ever parted1 will you little sweetheart80 ,we ,indians are taught from childhood never to fear death4 #8,death is better than one's birth4 ,if we are true1 good1 sincere ,catholics4' ,remember1 pet1 our love will live beyond the grave4 ,love is life4 #8,god is love4' ,love is all there is in life1 little girl40 8,persus1 darling1 how lovely and perfect the world is to us4 ,if we should be parted now1 it would kill me4 ,doctor1 ,i love you fondly4 ,i worship you madly40 8,my own ,kezia1 little sweetheart1 ,i love you more than you do me2 ,i will always adore you with all my heart and soul4 ,long before ,i saw you1 ,i often dreamed you were my wife1 my only love1 some times we were picking beautiful flowers on the hillside2 sometimes ,i would see you in a lovely home playing with my children4 ,my only love1 will all those dear dreams ever come true8 ,pet1 ,i know in ,heaven these dreams will all come true1 if our prayers are not answered here1 ,god will answer them just over there4 ,my little dove1 ,i will love you through all eternity4 ,i worship you1 ,kezia6 ,my life1 my love1 my one idol6 ,my only happiness4 ,sweetheart1 ,i wish every one was as rich and happy as we are now1 dear40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,v4 8,the king then asked1 as yet the camp he viewed1 ,what prince is that1 with giant strength endued2 ,whose brawny shoulders1 and whose swelling chest1 ,and lofty stature1 far exceed the rest40 ,the king of ,rajpootana1 was a tall1 broad shouldered1 ugly ,indian4 ,he was black as night1 and had heavy1 short1 straight1 black hair2 his eyes were black and piercing4 ,any one would fear him as soon as they looked into those wicked1 fiery eyes4 ,he had eyes of a demon1 his face was large1 broad and brutal4 ,he seemed to be a great1 strong1 powerful animal without a soul4 ,this wicked king owned a great palace in the northern part of the ,araville mountains4 ,he ruled over a large tribe of fighting ,indians1 who did just as their king commanded4 ,one of his favorite spies told him of a rich prince who owned a large gold mine1 the richest he ever saw4 ,the king was wild with delight and gave his spy a new sword1 and many lovely jewels4 ,king ,pootana soon armed his tribe1 then moved south to capture this rich mine4 ,the king accumulated all his wealth by stealing from other kings4 ,the drums were beating weirdly1 as the dusky tribe moved stealthily down the mountain side1 hiding safely now and then in the deep1 thick1 dark1 dense forest which was the home of many kinds of poisonous reptiles4 ,the wicked spy led his king's tribe safely up the hillside until they came in sight of the old dome on the temple1 then they crawled on their hands and knees for miles for fear of being detected4 ,they crawled safely among the trees up to ,lytton ,springs4 ,here they rested awhile in the forest4 ,higher up in the mountains a ,hindoo ceremony was being performed by ,terah1 the high priest4 ,two young priests who graduated at ,delhi the same time the ,doctor did1 assisted in the ceremony4 ,one had a temple at ,ellora1 the other at ,loodiana1 two large cities in ,india4 ,the old temple was decorated with gorgeous tropical flowers4 ,the altar was one massive bank of red and white roses4 ,the bride and her maids carried large bouquets of lillies of the valley4 ,kezia wore long white silk robes1 the sash embroidered with lillies of the valley4 ,she wore ,princess ,mara's wedding veil1 also a long string of large pink pearls that ,prince ,cresto gave her at the ceremony4 ,a slave carried a large casket of precious jewels for the bride4 ,the guests were all of high caste4 ,all were merry1 congratulating the bride and kissing her4 ,the gentlemen were throwing lovely buds and flowers at the happy couple4 ,the high priest1 ,terah1 is telling of his secret marriage when he was a young priest in ,nizagapatum1 a lovely city on the ,bay of ,bengal3 8,my dear old high priest saw in a vision that ,sizuna was my soul mate1 that ,god had made us for each other4 ,this ancient seer told me ,i would find her in the province of ,bengal1 a mile south of the capital of ,calcutta4 ,he described her1 told me her name1 age and all about her people4 ,i went to the place and found it just as he foretold4 ,all was just as he prophesied4 ,our ,king opposed the wedding1 so we were married secretly4 ,we went to a small isle at the mouth of the ,ganges4 ,there were four lovely little islands here4 ,i took charge of a temple on the one called ,sundeep2 the names of the other three were ,hattiah1 ,dakhin1 and ,shaboz4 ,i was the happiest priest in the world4 ,we loved and served the people day and night1 never growing tired in doing good4 ,we gave all our wealth to the poor in ,calcutta and to our temple4 ,she named our dear old temple1 #8,the ,temple of the ,soul4' ,and it was in every sense of the word4 ,you1 my dear children1 could not believe the wonderful things that happened there in our circle4 ,in that lovely temple we had three large golden symbols inlaid in our marble altar--the cross1 triangle and circle2 the circle representing ,god1 the ,universal ,soul4 ,india is the birthplace of all religions--the ,eden--the conjugal circle of soul4 ,the soul is everything to a true ,hindoo4 ,some priests in ,india almost starve in order to develope the soul4 8,one dark night ,sizuna and ,i were praying in our lovely little home near the temple1 which was surrounded on all sides with grapes1 fruit1 lovely birds and flowers1 and was near the temple1 when at midnight we heard an awful cry in the darkness1 #8,the waters6 ,the waters6' ,a great cyclone arose and rolled the sea over those four lovely isles1 and a population of #cdj1jjj to #cej1jjj people were drowned1 only those being saved who had climbed to the tops of the highest trees4 ,did you ever hear of such an awful cyclone8 ,i pray ,god you may never see what we saw that awful black night of sorrow4 ,for hours ,i held ,sizuna on the housetop4 ,i kissed her cold1 pale lips and soon saw she was dead4 ,cold and fear had killed her while she lay in my arms4 ,i gave up1 broken hearted1 and sank in the waters4 ,when ,i came to the top again1 two tall1 lovely angels with light around their beautiful heads held me firmly out of the waters4 ,they floated me gently and lovingly to a tall tree4 ,there ,i clung until the waters receded into the sea4 ,every day since that sad night my twin soul1 ,sizuna has been with me4 ,i see her and hear her talk the same as she did before the flood4 ,i have always been true to this one sweet soul--my only love--,i never can love another40 ,after the sad story ,prince ,cresto and ,princess ,mara moved slowly up the isle and shook hands and shed tears of sympathy over his sad fate4 ,terah asked them to dry their eyes and be happy1 for he could see his bride with them now just as lovely1 young and happy as our beautiful ,kezia was this moment4 ,the ,prince and stately ,mara moved down to the door1 and all the guests started for home1 where a great feast was all ready for them4 ,prince ,cresto saw a tribe of enemies below4 ,he closed the massive doors and kept the great crowd inside4 8,my poor brothers and sisters1 keep close to me as you can1 for a wicked tribe is here to kill us4 ,i have a secret gold mine near here that in some unknown way they have discovered4 ,that casket of jewels with the others we all have in our possession1 will hire us a ship at ,mandavee4 ,rich ,jews own many big ships there and will do anything for money4 ,i will direct you to a secret door in the rear where we all can escape40 ,they all followed the prince to the door4 ,the ,doctor dashed away from his folks to save the poor patients4 ,kezia ran after him1 crying1 saying1 8,i will die with you6 ,i would rather die than ever be parted from you40 ,pootana's spy saw him and drew his bright new sword on the ,doctor4 ,the ,doctor quickly caught his wrist and broke his arm in the struggle4 ,then ran the blade through the wicked black heart of the ,indian4 8,come quickly1 ,kezia dear1 we must get to the ,springs at once4 ,darling child1 why didn't you fly with father and mother1 where you would be safe from all danger8 ,my wife1 my love1 forgive me for not going with you while ,i could escape4 ,i see it is wicked ,king ,pootana and his fierce tribe1 who worship the goddess ,kali1 otherwise known as ,devi or ,durga1 the ,hindu goddess of destruction1 and consort of ,siva40 ,persus took the spy's new sword and ran to the head of the army1 he and his men killing one-third of the enemy's men4 ,devi whispered to ,pootana to kill ,persus and steal ,kezia4 ,king ,pootana saw the lovely bride in the distance and sent his men to capture her4 ,she was caught and carried to their king1 fainting as they took her4 ,persus fought like mad4 ,pootana's men outnumbered his ten to one4 ,pootana took lovely ,kezia for his own bride4 ,this cruel1 ugly1 black ,indian held the fair ,egyptian bride in his arms1 then told ,persus he had won a sweet1 handsome1 white bride as well as his father's gold4 ,persus was permitted to kiss ,kezia good-bye4 ,as the young husband held his bride in his arms1 he quickly reached for his dagger--he always carried one1--and plunged it in ,kezia's soft white breast4 ,she fell forward and died in her husband's arms without a pain--there was a wonderful poison on the dagger that killed instantly4 ,doctor ,persus had discovered this strange poison in a flower of the forest4 ,the king reached for the dagger--not knowing it was poisoned--and the ,doctor thrust it through his heart1 the black king died at his feet4 ,the revengeful black god ,siva and his ,hindu goddess ,kali now influenced the minds of the rest of the king's tribe to take the ,doctor prisoner4 ,the men obeyed ,siva1 also carried all the gold and jewels they could find in his home away4 ,later the tribe marched with ,persus to ,mandavee4 ,the men gave the ,prince of ,mandavee part of the gold and jewels to put our poor ,doctor in a narrow cell half filled with dirty water from the ,arabian sea1--this was against the laws of ,india1 all men had a right to protect their family and property4 ,our poor1 good1 innocent ,doctor was taken a prisoner on his own land trying to protect his wife4 ,our forlorn ,doctor was cold1 ill and hungry2 slaves would abuse him shamefully when he would ask for food and water4 ,later ,terah1 the priest1 came to the prison2 he had walked all the way disguised as a slave4 ,they cast him in the same cell1 or little dungeon1 and then told the poor ,hindu to starve to death with his master1 not knowing he was a priest of high caste4 ,terah took from his breast a bag of dates and nuts and bottle of wine4 ,persus ate and drank a little1 and handed it back to the dear1 kind priest4 8,persus1 child1 my guardian angel showed me clairvoyantly ,i would soon be with my twin-soul4 ,i will tell you the vision as ,i1 an old man1 saw it4 ,as ,i lingered a moment by the altar of roses1 ,i saw my own long lost bride in all her pure white robes1 her lovely flowers and long white lace veil1 standing by my side1 with her beautiful pink and white arms full of pure fragrant lillies4 ,my bride pictured me on a bier near the altar4 ,she scattered all her sweet flowers on my shrouded1 then held up a wonderful jeweled crown over a pure gold cross2 then again showed me clairvoyantly1 a big sheet of black samite on which was written in white letters showing plainly on the black1 #8,go quickly to ,mandavee6' ,the letters vanished1 then ,i saw1 on the black sheet1 yourself1 on the right hand of you ,i saw your ,kezia in her bridal robes beckoning me to come to you4 ,i saw my own wife put her arms around your bride and smile4 ,i knew at once they were together on the astral plane4 ,doctor1 did she die peacefully80 8,yes1 dear father1 ,i killed her without a pain4 ,the ,bloody ,black ,king took her for his own4 ,i implored to just let me kiss her good bye4 ,to my surprise he did4 ,i killed them both rather than see her live a life of shame and constant misery4 ,i could not live and know that she would be his slave1 then in her old age be killed by inches40 8,you did right to kill them both2 for ,god made man to protect woman1 if it is just--in your case it was1 it was just6 8,persus1 my child1 ,i came here eagerly to save your life4 ,in three days ,i will die1 for it is my time to go4 ,i heard a voice tell me so4 ,they told me the same again and again4 ,i know it is true4 ,as soon as ,i am dead your band will put you in a deep trance4 ,they will think we are both dead and put us in one big bag1 then throw us together into the ,arabian sea4 ,you may have my cross and gold4 ,your angels will take you out of this trance while in the sea2 an old fisherman by the seashore will take you to his home1 if you make the sign of the cross2 then press his hand three times1 firmly40 ,the ,doctor waited three days and every hour was heaven to them both2 they learned so much together4 ,our dear old seer died just the hour he said he would4 ,persus got his money1 dagger and clothes4 ,then a little later he heard footsteps in the hall and at the same time felt himself sinking into a trance4 ,he found the old fisherman by the seashore ,persus went home with him4 ,many weary days he spent with the good old seaman recovering from the sickness of the dungeon4 ,then he went back to the noble ,prince of ,mandavee and proved his innocence4 ,the good prince of ,mandavee took his tribe up the hills of ,araville4 ,persus recaptured his father's rich mineral possession and gave the prince half of all he had4 ,the ,doctor became a famous author1 and died a priest in the very temple where he was married4 ,many hundred years have passed and still his books are read all over the world4 ,the story of ,persus has taught the world that many innocent souls have been cast into prison for the sake of their money1 then shamefully abused4 ,it is a terrible1 cowardly crime to abuse a person deprived of their liberty4 ,if we wrong or abuse others1 ,god will punish us severely later4 ,how beautiful it is to treat humanity lovingly and tenderly at all times4 ,prince ,cresto1 with his wife and daughter1 met the remainder of his own tribe that escaped from ,lytton ,springs4 ,the ,black ,king had killed most of ,prince ,cresto's men4 ,after experiencing great difficulties we managed to get to ,mandavee1 then hired a big ship and set out to sea4 ,that night the ship sailed slowly--sailed away from all that was dear to them4 ,they left sunny old ,india with broken hearts4 ,their lives would never be safe there after they discovered the gold mine4 ,big fish eat up the little ones on the hills of ,india2 one king robs the other4 ,there is no such thing as the equality of man there4 ,after a long voyage they rested a few months at the ,philippines4 ,they formed classes and taught their religion4 ,most of the natives believed the same as they did4 ,later they bought the old ship from the cold-hearted ,jew4 ,one man owned as much of the boat as the other did2 they were all one family and shared alike4 ,poor ,princess ,mara and ,sita had charge of the casket1 and all the valuable jewels1 only half of the jewels had been sold4 ,they left the ,jew and his crew on the island and set sail again4 ,the old ship seemed like home then for it was their very own4 ,in a few weeks they came to a narrow neck of land1--that which joins the two ,americas1--which was pierced by a narrow strait of water4 ,the two massive rocks that towered above them on either side as they passed through made them feel how infinite ,god was and how finite man4 ,scarcely had they passed through safely when a sound deafened them2 a noise like a peal of thunder rent the air4 ,the ship trembled like an aspen leaf from prow to stern4 ,they looked back4 ,the mighty rocks had clashed together and filled the strait of water with rocks and gravel4 ,they bowed their heads and thanked ,god for ,his love and protection4 ,they sailed on to the ,gulf of ,mexico and entered the harbor of ,new ,orleans4 ,it was so low there1 they left and sailed up the ,mississippi river1 then up the ,escawtawpa4 ,here they sailed into a raft of logs2 the old boat was wrecked1 every person sank in an awful storm1 excepting two young slaves of the tribe4 ,they have handed this story down from one tribe to another--from father to son to this day4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,vi4 8,and ,god will make divinely real ,the highest forms of their ideal40--,chapin4 ,ruth was a lovely1 tall1 dark-eyed1 ,southern girl4 ,her family and most intimate friends called her ,dolly4 ,she had heavy1 light brown1 long1 curly hair1 that hung below her waist in six perfect curls4 ,doll was very slender and graceful1 her mouth a perfect cupid's bow1 her head well poised1 and small4 ,her most charming feature was her large1 wonderful1 soft brown eyes4 ,everyone loved those lovely eyes4 ,the soul seemed to express her thoughts1 and yearnings through those eyes4 ,ruth was a lovely ,christian and inherited her mother's sweet1 cheerful1 sunny disposition4 ,she also was an exquisite violinist1 and could paint1 sketch and cook4 ,our heroine is just sweet sixteen4 ,ruth is sitting by a big window watching an awful southern storm rising from the ,gulf of ,mexico4 ,she and her young companion1 ,cathy de ,bathe had been dear friends and schoolmates4 ,the girls were now visiting ,ruth's grand parents in ,mississippi4 ,it had been raining for days in ,escawtawpa1--a small country town on the ,escawtawpa river4 ,the ,indians and darkies called this strange river haunted2 this is a fact too4 ,every night weird music came from the river bed4 ,the ghostly musicians had chosen the large hollow reeds for their musical instruments4 ,it sounded as if they were practicing the scales on a golden1 magical1 flute4 ,this weird music would often end at sunrise in a low1 sad funeral dirge4 ,people came from all over the world and hired darkies to row them out at night to hear and investigate these strange magical sounds4 ,the music became more weird and much louder about midnight4 ,ruth and ,cathy often wondered if the river was truly haunted4 ,one calm1 beautiful night1 while she was sleeping soundly1 ,ruth dreamed her soul was transported to another world4 ,she dreamed this beautiful world was ,mars4 ,it was a world of love and romance instead of war4 ,the dream seemed real as life4 ,at first she was surprised to find herself carried as if by magic so quickly and safely through space to this lovely new world1--it seemed like a lover's paradise4 ,this strange new world was the world of the soul4 ,ruth wondered how she came there4 ,as she looked around she saw a tall1 dark1 handsome young stranger1 who spoke1 smiled1 and bowed to poor little surprised ,ruth4 ,he was very courteous and gently told her that once1 he was an ancient ,indian prince4 ,he said an old ,indian living near her grandfather's home would tell her the same truth1 and this would prove that all he said was true1 and no dream at all4 8,remember1 ,ruth1 many dreams are true and real--soul facts4 ,a wicked ,black ,king drove us away from ,india many years ago and captured my son with his lovely bride1 and took all our wealth except a few jewels4 ,mara was then my princess yet did not belong to me1 and is now happy with her twin soul4 ,they are now wealthy and live in ,neptune4 ,we made a mistake then1 as many do now in marrying the person not intended for us4 ,in ,india we taught the immortality of the soul4 ,this wicked and powerful ,king ,pootana did not believe in the ,communion of ,saints or would not permit it to be taught1 if he could help it4 ,we taught one ,god1 one love1 one wife2 he had many wives in those days4 ,he killed good priests4 ,his soul now suffers in ,purgatory1 and will for some time4 ,my tribe and myself were drowned in a terrible storm on the river ,escawtawpa40 8,o6 ,prince ,cresto1 an old negro we call ,aunt ,mary told grandma this same story4 ,she said it was all true1 but we all laughed at her4 ,is it a real fact80 8,yes1 child4 ,i can remember the storm1 and the rain pouring down on us1 how terrible it seems now4 ,the old raft sank slowly down1 down1 to our death4 ,on that very spot where our ship sank these magical reeds grew4 ,in love and immortal sympathy and pity they sway1 they sing their sad doleful hymns4 ,these musical sounds are the sobs and groans of a great tribe mourning for their ,prince and loved ones40 8,i have often dreamed of you1 ,prince ,cresto1 and now ,i see you face to face4 ,are you truly alive80 8,yes1 ,i am a real live man2 asking you if you would like to visit some of the scenes and wonderful sights in ,mars1 would you1 ,ruth80 8,i would love to60 ,cresto 7they have no titles in ,mars7 sent a mental wireless message1 and soon a boy came with a lovely little airship called 8,the ,golden ,butterfly40 8,oh6 how lovely6 ,we are sailing far above the ,martians10 ,ruth cried4 ,the air was pure and bracing1 the ride very exhilarating4 ,they descended slowly--for ,ruth was afraid to descend2 the lovely little airship alighted in a public park4 ,many little children were playing here4 ,she saw lovers strolling down the walks in perfect peace and happiness4 ,there were lovely beds of flowers everywhere4 ,they soon came to a beautiful blue lake4 ,on this lake they saw pretty1 tiny boats with large white swans1 beautifully carved1 in front4 ,these little boats1 at a distance1 looked like graceful1 white swans2 couples that row in these boats seemed to be lovers4 8,o6 ,cresto1 what perfect little love-boats60 8,ruth1 the couples in the boats are soul-mates1 they have been married for years1 and will always be lovers40 ,the longer they had lived together the more devoted they seemed4 ,many were swimming2 all seemed very fond of the water4 ,cresto took her to the immense bath house1 hired suits2 they went into the plunge first1 then to the lake outside4 ,no one called him ,prince ,cresto over there4 ,no one can take a title or any money to another planet4 ,they are all brothers and sisters1 all one big family1 all humble and ,christlike1 yet they seem to have plenty to live on4 ,they are very busy and happy2 they all play as much as they work1 and study4 ,ruth could swim well and gracefully on earth1 so it did not take her long to swim there4 8,ruth1 when we learn to swim or dance well on earth1 we can do the same on any planet4 ,if we can learn to sing and become great musicians on earth we never forget it4 ,we begin here just where we left off on earth4 ,we never go backward1 but forward--unless we are punished for some sin40 8,cresto1 ,i wish we could go and visit other places of amusement80 ,they walked on and on1 each spot seemed a garden of ,eden4 ,they often saw lovely angels--always two together4 8,ruth1 these couples are spirit mates4 ,i suppose they look strange to you1 for they do not fight or get divorces here2 they are contented and are industrious40 ,ruth soon learned that they carried on their daily conversation by thought transference4 ,they also talk the same as we do and sing the same as we do when together1 when parted they use thought transference--for husbands go to work there and wives attend to the home as on earth4 8,if our loved ones visit another planet we can send them messages quickly1 by thought transference4 ,this can be done on earth or anywhere4 ,ruth1 thought transference is only reading another's thoughts and answering mentally40 8,cresto1 what a wonderful fairyland ,mars is6 ,i hear beautiful music everywhere1 everyone singing in perfect love and harmony1 their sweet1 dear voices are soft1 tender and melodious4 ,oh1 ,i am in a magic world of love1 music and beauty4 ,mars is a world of love and peace instead of war40 8,we think too much of our lives and sweethearts to ever go to war4 ,war is a sin4 ,all trouble could be settled by arbitration on earth4 ,we only fight to protect dying souls on your planet4 ,this is a mental fight to protect our loved ones from enemies4 ,ruth1 my dear child1 can you guess who ,i am8 ,after seeing all you have just seen80 8,no1 ,cresto1 ,i can not60 8,you are only a child1 but so highly educated you can understand1 you are my other half1 my twin-soul1 my very own4 ,i have watched over you and protected you since your birth4 ,darling1 ,i would not have been parted from you so long1 if ,i had not married poor ,princess ,mara for her wealth and caste4 ,i have suffered a thousandfold for my ignorance1 selfishness1 and sin4 ,it is a sin to marry without love4 ,all true marriages must be founded on love and honor4 ,love without honor and respect is only misery4 ,ruth1 my darling child1 do you trust me now80 8,yes1 ,i do ,cresto dear1 ,i love you1 for you seem to be the soul of honor4 ,you are my ideal of a gentleman4 ,i never have had a lover in all my life4 ,i don't like the young men on earth4 ,i do not know why40 8,you are only a child and are too young yet40 8,cresto1 ,i long to give up my life to good1 instead of accepting the attentions of admirers as other young women do4 ,i don't care for society1 it is only wasting my time away40 8,please make me one promise1 in answering this question1 ,i know you will not break your word4 ,which will you choose3 ,society and idleness1 or doing good and hard study8 ,please do not let me influence you1 do as you please4 ,there is no sin in going into the social life if you do not wrong any one40 8,i choose to do good4 ,i long to develop my mind and help others40 8,dear1 if that is your choice1 we will begin our good work now4 ,my darling doll if you will fast and pray for a few days ,i will take you to ,purgatory4 ,i only take you so you can prevent others from going there4 ,just so you can save lost souls4 ,i take you only to show you how cruel1 wicked1 heartless1 souls suffer4 ,my dear1 pray sincerely and try to fast until ,i see you again4 ,there are no children in ,purgatory1 love4 ,i will protect you and keep you close to my side4 ,many saints will go with us1--for it is not safe to go alone4 ,darling1 if you see the underworld as it is1 you will be better able to do good and prevent others from going there4 ,first1 my pet1 promise to forgive me for taking your pure1 sweet soul to such a place8 ,o6 you don't answer me8 ,i will keep you here in ,mars until you do1 love40 8,yes1 ,i forgive1 ,i want to go4 ,it will be a wonderful new lesson for me to go4 ,i can hardly wait for the time to come4 ,please take me now40 8,no1 dear1 you must fast and pray first4 ,i will get angels to protect us4 ,i must make everything safe for our visit there4 ,please light all your candles after ,i take you home4 ,pray1 go into the silence2 later ,i will return for you40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,vii4 8,then star nor sun shall waken1 ,nor any change of light2 ,nor sound of waters shaken ,nor any sound or sight4 ,nor wintry leaves or vernal ,nor days nor things diurnal2 ,only the sleep eternal ,in an eternal night40 ,ruth had fasted for three days4 ,all she drank was a cup of warm milk twice a day--and drank this very slowly4 ,the third night after saying her prayers she fell into a sound sleep4 ,it was darkest midnight when ,cresto1 with many of his friends1 came to protect ,ruth4 ,all were dressed in disguise--in long black robes4 ,ruth gradually felt her soul gently and silently carried away in space to the underworld4 8,cresto1 dear1 were you ever in this awful1 dismal1 dark1 place before80 8,yes1 dear1 all souls from earth are taken here at death and judged4 ,i was here a few days until ,i was judged for every act ,i ever did4 ,no soul can escape this court4 ,darling girl1 when you are taken here1 ,i will come with you4 ,i beg you to live such a perfect ,christian life that our dear judges will not keep you long4 ,some stay thousands of years in this one place1 others1 only a few days4 ,christ descended and remained here two days ,himself4 ,he was perfect4 ,the third day ,our ,lord ascended up to ,heaven4 ,he rose in great power and glory4 ,dear ,ruth1 if you follow in ,his footsteps1 you need not fear to go where ,he has been4 ,jesus has surveyed the narrow road that leads to the gates of ,heaven4 ,he is the one who will light the way for us4 ,here our ,lord and ,his hosts of angels1 judge the living and the dead4 ,christ and ,his own followers have been judged here1 so that they may be just to the wicked4 ,he obeys and keeps all laws that ,he commands us to keep4 ,this is ,divine justice to all4 ,praise ,his ,holy name4 ,he is most ,divine6 ,we are one universal family and every soul is treated alike4 ,we all get our reward here1 whether it is good or evil4 ,hades is surrounded on all sides by awful1 grim1 ghastly1 rivers of woe4 ,millions upon millions of firm1 silent boatmen carry the dead here to be judged4 ,they row you safely and silently to the great wide gates of ,sheol1 these cold stone gates are broad and high4 ,justice alone holds the keys4 ,souls at death cannot fly--they gradually learn to later4 ,those living here are all earth-bound4 ,sin has weakened their souls to such an extent that they cannot fly1 and have not life enough to try4 ,constant sin is slow death to the soul4 ,here life has death for a neighbor4 ,the great gates of ,purgatory are daily and nightly thronged with millions and millions of angel guests4 ,just as the earthly prison should be thronged to see that justice rules6 ,it is our business to see that no innocent soul stays in prison on earth4 ,no one should be cast into prison on circumstantial evidence2 this is an awful crime4 ,the prisons on earth should be as good and just as the ones are in ,purgatory1 but they are not4 ,you can change the laws and make them so in time if the people of earth all work hard4 ,to understand ,heaven and ,hades we must study the last two chapters in the ,bible4 ,read ,revelations #bb3ae4 ,study all of ,revelations40 ,they walked on deeper into the woods of lonely darkness4 ,it was misty4 ,the angry dark gray clouds above them would not admit a ray of sunlight4 ,we saw great monsters among the cold gray rocks2 in the wide crevices were huge1 long1 green serpents1 with mad1 fiery red eyes4 ,these snakes were the companions of low men and women1 of drunkards1 gluttons1 and former prostitutes4 ,snakes and all ugly animals have ugly thoughts4 ,they are on a low mental plane4 8,ruth1 dear1 your sweet disposition1 your constant prayers1 have made your face beautiful4 ,some of these poor1 ill1 low1 ugly1 fallen women tried to console themselves with ugly dogs and cats on earth4 ,there were no babies1 or children in ,hades to pet1 and as these poor1 half clad1 half starved women would try to pet these dogs1 they would growl and snarl and bite them4 ,all animals were cross2 there was no love or harmony there40 8,cresto1 why are these hungry dogs and snakes with these poor1 sad1 ugly men and women80 8,dear1 like seeks like2 love attracts love2 enemies that hate each other most1 must live together4 ,the wonderful power of gravitation draws them together4 ,look well1 dear1 and remember the result of hate4 ,it is as strong to attract as love is4 ,all animals have souls and thoughts the same as we have1 only they are undeveloped4 ,men and women having the same thoughts as animals and snakes are attracted to each other2 here is another lesson on the law of gravitation4 ,it develops the soul more to adopt children instead of dogs or cats4 ,the soul of a child is ,divine4 ,every one must live in the soul world or live in this underworld to suffer with dangerous animals in ,purgatory1 until developed out of this state4 ,it takes intelligence1 strength and energy to get out of ,purgatory4 ,science proves this4 ,you see1 dear1 how easy it is to get here8 ,how hard to get out80 ,as they went deeper and deeper into the lonely forest they saw a large1 filthy1 dead sea covered over with green slime4 ,the odor from this stagnant water made them all ill4 8,the only fish here is the ugly octopus4 ,these poor1 weary1 tired men and women catch them and cook them on the rocks and eat them40 ,they did not see any fruit in the forest4 ,these folks were too angry and lazy to cultivate the ground or make the most of their punishment4 ,all they wanted was revenge and an excuse to get out of work4 ,they all seemed to be cowards and indolent4 ,the awful rivers and lakes were green and slimy4 ,the air was cold1 misty and damp all the time4 ,no stars or moon mingled in the dark gray clouds above4 ,there were no flowers or birds or lovers here4 ,the land was full of muddy green swamps4 ,they saw them bare-footed1 walking in the mud up to their knees4 ,some took on each other's conditions2 all looked mean1 blue1 cross and ugly2 they would fight1 groan1 swear and curse one another4 ,we could not find any real love there4 ,it was all cruel hate4 ,angels often came down when they were fighting to part them4 ,then some would cling to their robes and hold on like mad men4 ,an electric shock from these high angels' minds would throw them onto the ground again4 ,o6 the power of mind or soul6 ,every time they would hurt or abuse another1 they were forced to stay another day in ,purgatory4 ,men or women who had tortured or helped in any way to torture any prisoner or helpless child or insane person1 or any one in their power on earth1 were tortured seven-fold there2 their innocent victims were permitted to come here and torture them4 ,this is a just law and is followed out to the letter in the underworld4 ,one cannot escape justice any more than they can escape life4 ,we all live on and on whether we go to ,heaven or ,hades4 8,ruth1 here is another proof that the wicked are punished just as the ,bible teaches4 ,here in this underworld the souls of the wicked groan and moan and are tormented day and night4 ,here the awful blackness seemed touched and blended with green and blue fire1 the air was poisoned with awful furies4 ,ugly long1 yellow and black1 fiery-eyed1 serpents are everywhere driving the inhabitants here and there1 #8there was no rest for the wicked4'0 ,the serpents were even climbing the trees4 ,the trees all looked dead1 old and withered4 ,all the men and women seemed lost2 not one could find their loved ones4 ,all were parted6 ,all lonely6 ,their only companions were those they hated most4 ,many had been in this awful place for years and years4 ,many would stay years longer1 because they had made slaves of lovely young girls4 ,these poor1 helpless girls had gone on to ,heaven1 and the men that ruined them were still suffering here4 ,they suffered more than their former victims ever did4 ,ruth was so glad to see these men suffering4 ,young girls have a right to honor and sacred love and homes4 ,these men and women that once sold sweet1 lovely young girls for money1 prayed for death2 but there is no death in ,hades6 ,it was awful to see these souls live on and on to suffer and groan from remorse of conscience4 ,there would be no justice without this great mighty underworld court1 or ,purgatory4 ,the sins and crimes of darkness1 of all the universe1 are concentrated here4 ,this is a terrible and dismal region of darkness1 misery1 despair and sorrow6 ,hades is a place in space down in the opposite direction from ,heaven4 ,it is ,god's mighty ,court of ,justice4 ,there is no money or bail given there4 ,you cannot bribe the ,judge or jury4 ,their souls are laid bare6 ,their hearts and very thoughts are judged4 ,all their past acts are recorded4 ,justice reigns supreme4 ,every act and thought is pictured in space4 ,every sound ascends and is recorded by our angels4 ,science is a perfect photographer4 ,all acts and thoughts are retained on the lens of the mind4 8,cresto1 is that why these men and women seem so insane80 8,yes1 dear1 their minds are all darkness from sin and ignorance40 8,cresto1 please take me home out into the fresh air1 ,i cannot stand their awful looks and misery40 8,come1 we will go at once4 ,i should have taken you back sooner40 8,o6 what happiness to fly from darkest ,purgatory1 out into ,god's lovely star light4 ,to soar like a free bird in the sweet1 pure fresh air4 ,what a contrast from that awful place60 8,ruth1 are you not glad you have chosen missionary work instead of idleness80 8,yes1 dear1 from now on ,i shall be perfectly happy in doing good4 ,i must commence my work at once4 ,now is the time4 ,how lovely it is to float like this among the stars4 ,away in space6 ,to float like a bird among the stars and clouds is perfect ecstacy6 ,each star looks like big1 bright double balls of light2 one was blue1 one was white4 ,cresto1 this is a heavenly sight60 8,my darling1 ,i will hold you closer to my heart and fly on and on with you just to please you4 ,my greatest happiness is in seeing you happy4 ,all you need to do is to put your lovely head on my breast1 and take long1 deep breaths40 8,darling1 how grateful ,i am to you1 ,cresto1 dear1 to be able to float as the angels do with you1 just for tonight4 ,o6 this lovely1 perfect night4 ,cresto1 ,i love you60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,viii4 8,all night she dreamed and wondered with the light ,her lover came--and then she understood ,the purpose of her being4 ,life was good1 ,and all the world seemed bright ,and nothing was1 but right40 --,ella ,wheeler ,wilcox4 ,the next morning1 early at dawn1 she saw this ,indian prince clairvoyantly4 ,at first she could not believe her eyes6 ,she thought the trip to ,mars and ,purgatory only a dream4 8,cresto1 are you a true1 living soul8 ,was my awful dream last night all true80 8,yes1 poor child1 your dream was all more than true4 ,our souls often travel together4 ,it is a fact that our souls can travel1 while our bodies sleep4 ,love1 there is no limit to the soul's flight4 ,our souls are made in the image of ,god4 ,doll1 long ago ,i was once a real1 live ,indian prince4 ,i came from another star to watch over you and protect you1 dear4 ,dreams are often true4 ,i have given you many facts in dreams4 ,i will also develop you to a higher degree clairvoyantly4 ,you hear me now1 love1 clairaudiently4 ,true visions from the other world will often be revealed to you4 ,ruth1 please remember all that ,i reveal to you in visions1 dreams1 or strong impressions will be real facts1--soul facts4 ,i develop you to help you make poor1 sorrowing humanity happy and teach you to help others to higher planes40 8,cresto1 why do you spend so much time with me80 8,dear1 ,i will always be with you4 ,i am your twin-soul--your soul-mate4 ,i am your other half4 ,darling child1 without you there is no life or happiness4 ,you are all my very own1 my twin-soul4 ,god has made us one4 ,i love you with all my heart and life6 ,i will often take your soul away in vision to visit and enjoy other planets4 ,souls from other stars will come to teach you and reveal beautiful facts to you4 ,we will help you to keep busy1 happy and content1 dove4 ,ruth all things are dual--all souls dual4 ,my darling1 do you love me80 8,yes1 dear1 ,i love you4 ,i do not know why this new love is so strange to me1 so different from anything ,i ever heard of or thought of4 ,cresto1 am ,i the first mortal ever loved by a spirit8 ,is this a real fact or am ,i still dreaming8 ,please1 dear1 tell me80 8,ruth1 do you hear me80 8,yes1 ,i do80 8,are you sure80 8,i am positive1 ,cresto40 8,now1 do you see me80 8,yes1 ,i see you40 8,my own darling little angel1 kiss me40 ,ruth felt his warm kisses on her lovely red lips4 8,now1 dear1 if you hear me1 and see me1 and feel my kisses1 don't you know that ,i live80 8,i know now that it is true60 8,doll1 you are all my very own4 ,you are the complement of my self-love4 ,dearest1 there is no individual spirit1 male or female1 exists without its one eternal complement4 ,the law of attraction will sooner or later bring them together4 ,our souls have always been brought together4 ,according to science we were once two tiny flames of light4 ,you were a dim1 tiny1 soft1 white light4 ,i was the stronger and brighter one4 ,we could not be parted then4 ,your soul was then effeminate1 my own always masculine4 ,dearest child1 you will always be a lady1 ,i a gentleman--man through eternity4 ,we had no bodies then1 we were all soul1 dear4 ,just two little lights1 imprisoned with a tiny globe of light1 floating in a circle near the lovely1 bright ,pleiades4 ,so the dear angels could watch over us and protect our souls4 ,they have protected us ever since and always will1 dear4 ,some day1 darling1 we will protect others4 ,there is lots of work to do in our ,master's vineyard4 ,we will love to work together2 all angels do4 ,in ,heaven and all other stars where true soul-mates are united in holy marriage1 they are called angels4 ,in ,mars we almost always see the two together4 ,sweetheart1 our souls were living and shining in space together for centuries4 ,all others are the same4 ,god loves us more than we love ,him4 ,our souls are very dear and can never1 never be lost--that is an impossibility4 ,we are one with ,our ,father in ,heaven4 ,love1 ,he has made us one for our immortal happiness4 ,our souls crave and constantly pray for eternal loving companionship4 ,you are mine1 for you and ,i1 dear1 were in embryo in a globe of light1 blended in harmony1 and kept together by magnetism for our own protection2 until the angels were sure our souls were perfect and would be immortal4 ,our immortality is very expensive1 let us prize it and be grateful1 prayerful and always happy4 ,after our souls become very sensitive1 strong1 and highly magnetized1 we are carried to earth and become human for the first time4 ,all the rest of the time1 our souls have been taking on immortality1 and gradually growing4 ,god created us1 then magnetized us1 in the beginning so we could find each other1 and be united now4 ,i have found you again1 love1 by the law of attraction4 ,dear1 ,i will explain more clearly that angels send these sacred little twin-souls encased in globes of light to your earth by electricity on waves of ether through the heavens1 down1 down1 safely to earth to live in mortal forms in order that we may obtain experience and knowledge4 ,you are my immortal wife1 my only love from this day on4 ,your dear guardian angel left you in ,america and me in ,india4 ,dear1 angels sent the stork from door to door with you2 mothers were all too busy to keep you long1 they did not know your value4 ,your mother longed and prayed for a child just like you4 ,she has loved you and kept you close to her loving heart for sixteen years4 ,dear1 ,i can see a light around your sweet1 pretty head4 ,our minds or souls are still light4 ,if mortals could only see the light4 ,many can see it clairvoyantly4 ,good night40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,a year has passed away4 ,ruth has not heard from ,cresto1 or even dreamed of him4 ,all this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin4 ,cathy de ,bathe had gone to ,california to study music4 ,aunt ,mary had just brought ,ruth a letter from ,cathy4 8,here1 honey1 is a fat letter from youah sweetheart1 ,miss ,ruth40 8,thank you1 ,aunt ,mary40 8,my ,own ,darling ,ruth3 ,i was so glad to get your last letter4 ,i am very sorry you do not have any more visions4 ,i do4 ,i keep it a secret1 for my husband and his folks are all ,adventists and do not believe as you and ,i do4 ,forgive me1 dear1 for not telling you of my marriage before4 ,i married for love and money2 all ,california girls do4 ,we are not so sweet and good as you are4 ,my young husband is tall and handsome1 with brown eyes1 light curly hair1 and weighs over two hundred pounds4 ,you see1 my dear1 he is a dainty little ,california boy4 ,his name is ,addison ,mac,ray4 ,addison gave me a lovely1 modern bungalow4 ,we have a smooth1 velvety lawn in front4 ,a great variety of hanging ferns on our large stone front porch2 around this porch are many kinds of lovely roses1 violets1 ferns and other plants4 ,there are two broad stone steps2 on either side of the steps are massive square pillars on each of which is a drooping tropical plant4 ,there is a great1 large oak door1 with four pretty1 small windows4 ,we have a long living room1 with a sturdy old mission fireplace4 ,addison bought beautiful furniture for every room4 ,there is a large dining room1 and a cute little breakfast room4 ,our room is a dream--all in blue and white4 ,off from our little breakfast room is a large1 sunny aviary filled with canary birds that sing all day long4 ,my husband bought the birds in ,paris4 ,we have fruit1 flowers and vegetables growing the year round back of our home4 ,we gather fruit and flowers every day4 ,we have imported chickens1 doves and horses4 ,we drive in the country every day4 ,please come and visit us for a few months4 ,i want you to enjoy our new home4 ,ruth1 come and see it for yourself1 ,i haven't time to tell you how beautiful it is4 ,my dear1 ,i have a few friends that come to our home twice a week1 just to investigate the immortality of the soul4 ,the name of our class is #8,the ,divinity ,club4' ,i have two new angels in my band1 ,asa and ,ione4 ,asa said he used to weigh two hundred pounds2 now he only weighs seventy-five pounds4 ,now he and ,ione have a lovely home in ,mars4 ,his twin-soul1 ,ione1 is sweet and just as pretty and young as you are1 ,dolly dear4 ,they both worship each other and look alike2 only ,asa is much taller4 ,ione told me a man on ,mars would be eighty-three times stronger than a man on earth4 ,and she said there was plenty of water from the wonderful canals to supply every one4 ,the red planet1 ,mars1 is very interesting to me4 ,do you know much about it8 ,please tell me all you know about it1 will you1 dear8 ,lovingly1 ,,cathy ,,macray4 ,p4 ,s4--,please write soon1 love40 ,addison and ,cathy ,mac,ray were the happiest couple in ,california1 they were going to visit friends on ,catalina ,island4 8,darling ,addison1 ,i hate to leave our new bungalow even to visit our best friends40 ,at ,san ,pedro they found passageway on the boat ,cabrillo4 ,the water was calm and brilliantly blue4 ,they enjoyed watching the silvery flying fish on the way4 ,their friends were at the pier to meet them1 ,artemus ,dawson1 the inventor1 ,lemanuel ,schwarze1 ,flora ,thurston and her daughter and son were in the party1 ,ana ,marie ,thurston was pretty1 lively and full of fun4 ,mr4 ,dawson drove slowly up the steep hill to his quaint little home4 ,all were tired and retired early4 ,all of the guests were up early the next morning and ready to view the submarine gardens4 ,mr4 ,dawson owned a wonderful glass bottom boat--his own invention4 ,artemus used electricity as motive power4 ,by touching a key the boat shot forward through the foam1 producing strains of music4 ,they looked down through the glass and saw every variety of fish--even gold fish4 ,it was a fairyland of beauty1 and we wondered if these fish had intelligence4 ,these gardens are wonderful4 ,they enjoyed their beds of stone and lovely green1 lacy blankets of soft1 fluffy moss4 ,long1 hanging ferns grew from their castles of rock4 ,god has made a beautiful world for the fish to live in4 ,the fish enjoy their wonderful homes4 ,they obey the laws of ,nature1 hence they still live in the garden of ,eden4 ,the ugly fish were not jealous of the beautiful gold fish4 ,they seemed to enjoy each other's society and live in harmony4 ,how could they fight in such beautiful gardens8 ,they enjoyed viewing these lovely gardens of the sea until nearly sun down4 ,by the time they reached home they were all tired out4 ,ana ,marie ,thurston was a sweet1 cheerful little blonde4 ,she resembled her father1 who was killed for the money he possessed when she was a small child4 ,albert ,thurston was a psychic before he was killed4 ,ana ,marie had a beautiful sister1 who died in ,new ,orleans at the age of fourteen4 ,eva ,thurston was dark1 tall and beautiful4 ,eva and her father developed ,ana ,marie until she was a wonderful psychic4 ,mrs4 ,thurston and ,ana ,marie were broken hearted when ,eva died4 ,her friends began to plead with little ,ana ,marie to go into a trance1 or see clairvoyantly for them4 8,my father and ,eva tell me ,i can go into a trance and then ,i must retire40 ,all wrote down everything she said4 ,ana ,marie was controlled by her sweet1 pretty sister ,eva4 8,i am ,eva1 and my little sister will not remember a word ,i say1 so please tell her all ,i say80 8,eva1 dear1 we will write every word and show her the notes40 8,thank you4 ,please tell my little sister that my father and ,i love her and mamma more than ever4 ,my father and ,i live in ,mars now4 ,i died a true ,catholic4 ,the first angel ,i saw was my father and his sweet companion4 ,mamma in a few years you and sister will get married and be happy4 ,mamma1 please don't cry so2 it hurts us and ruins your own health4 ,we are with you the same as ever1 and are not dead at all4 8,mr4 ,dawson1 your mother1 ,mary ,dawson1 is here and sends you all her love4 8,mrs4 ,schwarze1 your son ,george is here4 ,he says he is in a fine school at ,lastriste1 a large city in ,mars4 ,he loves his school and companions4 8,dear ,cathy1 ,i see many angels1 with bright lights1 around you and your husband4 ,eno1 ,cresto1 ,daisy1 ,asa and ,ione are here4 ,daisy is a lovely blonde1 with very large blue eyes2 she has charge of many circles in ,california4 ,daisy is bright and cheerful1 and does a great deal of good in the world4 ,she lives with her grandparents in a lovely home in ,mars4 ,this home is a wonderful mansion1 all stone1 and furnished elegantly4 ,she is a wonderful little artist4 ,her home is filled with beautiful paintings that she has produced by herself4 ,she inspires many slightly talented people on earth to paint wonderfully4 ,daisy used to visit ,cathy often4 ,once she gave ,cathy a lovely pearl ring4 ,cathy saw this lovely ring1 clairvoyantly40 8,i do not know how to thank you for that beautiful ring1 now1 ,daisy dear1 please keep it for me until ,i go over there40 8,i will1 dear ,cathy4 ,cresto wants to talk to you now40 8,cathy1 it will pay you to go home in a month4 ,pack your trunk again and visit your friend1 ,ruth4 ,in a few months she will be killed by fear or lightning1 in a terrible storm4 ,the child needs you there1 later you will need her2 then she and ,i will come back and protect and help you4 ,can she go1 ,addison80 8,she may go as soon as we get home4 ,i must go and look after my mines1 anyway40 8,addison1 you will find a rich gold mine1 one mile east of the one you own now4 ,keep that mine all for your own4 ,i give that to you for your kindness to ,ruth40 8,o1 ,cresto1 ,i thank you with all my heart6 ,i promise to go to ,ruth as soon as you want me to40 8,enjoy your visit here first40 ,as ,daisy loved painting1 ,ione loved poetry4 ,the poetess began in stately verse1 8,i have fed upon manna from heaven above2 ,have tasted the fruit of a wonderful love2 ,i have looked on a land where the sun ever beams1 ,and talked with the angels in mystical dreams2 ,and though some visions may die in their birth1 ,they still leave the trail of their glory on earth40 ,ione read us other poems she had composed4 ,daisy asked if any of the clairvoyants could tell the color of their new dresses8 ,cathy could see that ,daisy wore a pale blue silk1 with fine lace trimming2 ,ione a light yellow silk1 trimmed in heavy1 rich lace4 ,both wore rich jewels and golden sandals4 ,the maidens from ,mars were beautiful1 and had long heavy golden hair4 ,they wore lace undergarments of almost cobweb-like delicacy1 so very fine that it cannot be pictured or imagined4 ,long white opera cloaks swept from their dresses4 ,their snowy1 soft white veils looked like floating clouds in the sunshine4 ,daisy wore daisies in her golden hair and at her waist4 ,she was a perfect saint and did all the good she could on earth4 ,we all adored her4 ,daisy said there are no hats in ,mars1 to make the hair come out2 they never wear or make corsets or high heels4 ,there are no shoes there4 ,they dress beautifully1 with long robes1 jewels1 crowns1 laces and sandals4 ,they do not wear stockings4 ,there are no fat1 ill men or women there4 ,they only eat one meal a day1 and have not time to grow stout4 ,cresto now told ,addison ,mac,ray all his past4 ,addison was converted that night4 ,he saw many bright lights4 8,now that ,i have told you facts about your past1 ,i will tell you some facts about ,mars3 ,mars is a land of beauty--a land of love and sunshine1 and music and flowers4 ,we have two softly lighted moons1 and many large1 bright stars4 ,we have no dark nights1 our nights are only soft twilights4 ,our planet appears red from the earth1 for we have more sunlight1 more moonlight and electricity4 ,we have our seasons the same as you have1 but our days are longer than yours4 ,many of our flowers and vegetables are red in color4 ,our wonderful electric lights appear red from your world--they are all colors4 8,i weighed over two hundred pounds on earth1 now ,i weigh seventy-five4 ,we do not need any superfluous fat here4 ,we must be very light and intelligent in order to fly4 ,we float in the clouds and swim in real water2 dance1 laugh1 ride1 talk1 and sing in the same manner as you do4 ,as a soul advances from star to star1 each one has a grand surprise awaiting them4 ,i was surprised and happy to find out ,i could learn to float after my resurrection1 and to know ,god has made an immortal companion for each one of us4 ,think of such infinite love6 ,adam and ,eve were soul-mates4 ,i soon found out here there was no eternal ,hell4 ,some of the places in ,purgatory are as terror-striking4 ,after death1 if one has lived a life of sin or idleness1 he is cast into prison in ,purgatory and bound and chained down for years away from all his loved ones4 ,no one is kept in prison after death unless that person deserves to suffer4 8,many of my old friends are now living happy with their twin-souls in ,venus1 ,mars and other stars4 ,i love to hear them tell me of their homes and work4 ,gentlemen in other planets never wear beards1 as it takes their mental strength2 but they can send their double--a picture only--and appear with beards the same as in earth life4 ,we have about one thousand wonderful canals1 and over one thousand oases with little farms on them4 ,our great canals all have wonderful1 large stone gates about every one thousand miles1 so we can control the water4 ,after harvest is over we let the water go back to the poles4 ,the snow in winter keeps the beds of the canals pure4 ,in this way we can live in ,mars over one thousand years before we are transferred to a higher star4 ,we must take good care of our health4 ,we pray and keep in harmony with ,our ,creator's ,divine mind as near as possible4 ,our minds rule our physical condition4 #8,as one thinketh1 so is he4' ,we are eighty-three times stronger than our loved ones on earth4 ,our atmosphere is pure and bracing and adapted entirely to our use4 ,it is hard work for us to breathe on your earth4 ,eva has gone home to rest1 while others take her place4 ,all the conditions must be perfect for us to converse with you4 ,earth-bound spirits can talk longer1 but they do not often give truths4 ,it is a fact1 we have all the water we need4 ,we have all the wealth and land we can use4 ,we do not use money1 but give checks which amounts to the same thing4 ,every person gets full wages for their work4 ,there are no peculiar vegetables or men on ,mars1 as has been stated in your papers4 ,no immense eye grows to watch over us4 ,god rules all worlds with ,his mind and with the help of ,his ,holy angels4 ,there is nothing crazy or odd where ,god rules4 ,all insanity1 all strange vegetables and trees1 etc41 are in ,purgatory1 or on earth4 ,awful things happen where ignorant souls disobey ,our ,lord and sin4 ,good night40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,x4 8,i heard one night a whisper ,of an angel1 sweet and fair1 ,of a glorious1 beautiful treasure1 ,of a lovely child of care4 ,she was mine1 so the angels told me1 ,i knew it over there2 ,i heard it once in evening ,so gentle and so rare40 --,frank ,burke4 ,addison and ,cathy were at home1 having just returned from their trip1 when both heard this song in the air close to them4 8,cathy1 dear1 ,i hear the song1 but ,i do not see the singer40 8,i saw ,cresto singing near us40 8,addison that is a song ,i composed for ,ruth4 ,cathy1 please do not wear black at her grave1 or mourn for her2 she will be so happy with me4 ,please try to remember this little verse3 8,there's no destroying death frost here1 ,to nip the hope buds ere they bloom2 ,the bridal tour is through the spheres2 ,eternity the honeymoon40 ,addison1 you will be too busy to get lonely while ,cathy is gone4 ,your new mine will keep you very busy1 and in time will make you a very rich man40 8,i will give one-half of all ,i have to my ,cathy to do as she pleases with40 8,you will both put the money in a good cause40 ,a week later ,ruth was holding ,cathy in her arms4 8,o6 ,cathy1 do you love me so much as to leave your husband and lovely new bungalow1 just to visit me1 dear80 8,yes1 ,doll1 ,i love you just that much1 and a thousandfold more4 ,ruth1 dear1 let's spend a month in talking and laughing our heads off8 ,i have been so busy the rest and fun will do me good40 8,cathy1 ,i wish ,i could tell you how happy your visit has made me40 8,you dear little sweetheart1 ,i love you60 8,my sweet ,cathy60 8,here is a letter1 honey1 for ,mrs4 ,cathy ,mac,ray40 8,o6 thank you1 ,aunty ,mary40 8,ruth it is from my husband4 ,i will read it to you1 dear40 8,please do if it is a love letter40 8,my ,dear ,cathy1 my own darling wife3 ,i was very anxious to find out if ,cresto knew about that mine4 ,so after ,i kissed you good bye ,i took the next train out to hunt up the mine4 ,i found it just where he said ,i would4 ,i find the mine very rich4 ,all he said is true4 ,finding this mine is a wonderful test for me4 ,please have a good time and enjoy your old friends4 ,i will send you five hundred dollars to enjoy with ,ruth4 ,so go where you please and be happy4 ,i am very busy now4 ,i will write more next time4 ,please write soon4 ,with love and a thousand kisses1 ,your husband1 ,,addison40 8,ruth1 isn't he a darling to send me so much money without my ever asking for a cent8 ,we will spend this money together1 my sweet ,doll4 ,tomorrow we will go to ,new ,orleans and buy some pretty dresses and get some new books4 ,i am so tired ,i must go to sleep now40 ,ruth was only partly asleep when she heard this song in her room4 ,ione had taught the sweet song to ,cathy and she was now singing it softly4 ,the sweet tune was more beautiful than the words4 ,she never had heard such wonderful music3 8,i sat anticipating1 yet awed1 with that instinct alert1 ,dreading but longing for ,i knew not what2 ,while he with the still swiftness1 that bespeaks the ,all stirred within1 ,glided beside me2 ,and with tender arms around and about me1 like the will o' the wisp1 ,he drew me closely to his loving breast2 ,and he kissed me1 and he kissed me1 ,in that gentle way1 ,till the magic thrills1 one after another ,opened wide all the closed up avenues of my soul4 ,and in a delirium of ecstatic joy1 ,my being heaved and heaved like the billows of an ocean roused from its rest1 ,as if the elements had loosened their festive whirlwinds in a game of life and death2 ,o love6 ,o joy6 ,immortal bliss6 ,this was a kiss1 a kiss6 ,that stirred the nerve fluids till they seemed like ruby wine aflame in my veins1 ,and he grew so tender and loving1 that it was as if an abyss had swallowed us up in its mystic fold2 ,the hazardous past was forgotten1 ,faded away from the hallowed now2 ,the present enough1 ,o love's tremulous ecstacy6 ,life was veiled in a rosy mist of enchanted bliss4 ,o glory of glories6 ,the fairies had transported us to their love paradise center1 uniting our souls with a kiss6 ,a kiss60 ,ione sang and prayed with the young girls until they fell asleep4 ,ione was a perfect saint4 ,cresto came again to ,ruth that night in her dreams4 ,i1 ,ruth1 felt myself being lifted up gently4 ,i saw dear ,cathy there below me sleeping soundly4 ,i wanted to take her with me4 ,cresto said she was not developed enough to go this time4 ,i reached out my arms to take her anyway4 ,suddenly ,i was forced rapidly up1 up1 into terrible space again4 ,soon ,i saw the light again4 ,cresto asked me if ,i would like to go with him and see some of the beautiful homes and see more of the canals8 8,yes1 ,i would love to go40 8,doll1 you may tell ,cathy all about your visit1 dear tomorrow1 she is not strong enough to be away so long40 ,we stopped on one of the farms in ,mars4 ,i saw a lovely swimming pool1 a big1 fine home1 and many beautiful flowers in the front yard4 ,lovely fruits and nuts1 and vegetables in the back4 ,some of the tops of the vegetables and many of the flowers were red4 ,all the farms we saw looked perfect4 ,i soon saw that honest scientific farming was fashionable in ,mars4 8,o ,cresto1 dear1 our own ,luther ,burbank will be in his glory as soon as he comes here40 8,dear1 there are many ,burbanks in other worlds1 and many ,edisons1 too4 ,the pure1 cool1 fresh air feels so refreshing and invigorating4 ,doll1 the mountains used to be very high here but for years the ,martians have cut the tops off to fill up the hollow places40 8,our mountains are valuable cultivated hills now4 ,there are only a few high peaks left4 ,the grass on the hills looked lighter than ours4 ,all flowers are more beautiful here and have more colors4 ,lovely birds sing sweetly early and late4 ,o6 ,cresto1 look at those lovely bright rainbows in the distance60 8,darling1 you see the lights of a beautiful city called ,lastriste1 it looks from here as if it were many beautiful rainbows--the rainbows looked as if they had a thousand different colors40 ,i saw new shades of blue1 green1 violet and red1 all mingled in one grand1 glorious glimmering light4 ,it is all lighted by wonderful electric lights4 ,in this large city there are lovely flowers and trees around the temples and each home4 ,no two houses are close together1 even in the large cities4 8,ruth1 my darling girl1 the sun rises in beauty here and sets in more grandeur and glory than you have just witnessed4 ,our sunlight is bright and more vivacious than on earth4 ,our nights seem like twilight4 ,our darkest midnight in summer is only a soft calm1 gentle1 subtle1 twilight4 ,our clouds float very high2 we see each beautiful design distinctly4 ,science and our many trees cause the rain to come periodically4 ,we have summer and winter1 seed time and harvest1 the same as you do4 ,we live a simple life here4 ,we love one another and help each other all we can4 ,all those who own farms here are educated2 they study agriculture1 and gradually work their way to wealth and happiness4 ,a farmer here is loved in the same manner as a banker or king on earth1 only more4 8,our temples1 our schools are free4 ,we are happy4 ,we have no slaves4 ,work is an honor here4 ,most commerce is carried on by means of these wonderful connecting canals--many great minds have worked on these perfect canals for years4 ,these canals are the direct causes of our great wealth4 ,the rich could control the waters of the earth the same as we do1 in time4 ,the money used for war alone would do it4 ,our big airships1 our boats1 our cars1 are all propelled by electrical energy4 ,our airships carry from ten to one hundred people at once4 ,all airships can sail very high or low4 ,many airships are made just for two1--just for lovers4 ,i will order a little airship for two now1 mentally4 ,darling1 you see ,i do not need to hunt up a telephone4 ,all ,martians carry their own telephones in their heads4 ,long distance doesn't cost us a cent4 ,there are about ten beautiful live salty oceans here4 ,remember1 dear1 there is a natural law in all spiritual worlds4 ,all water and land here is now under perfect control4 ,now1 babe1 ,i will show you from our airship the mighty net work of our vast great canals running from pole to pole1 from north to south4 ,near the center of ,mars they also run from east to west to irrigate little farms4 ,high gates control these canals4 ,our ,martians are wonderful engineers4 ,these great gates are raised by wonderful machinery and operated by electricity4 ,doll1 our public schools are still more wonderful and more numerous than the canals4 ,why not8 ,we are a little higher than the earth2 a little nearer ,heaven4 ,dear1 we are traveling at the rate of #ahf1bhj miles a second1 about as fast as wireless telegraphy4 ,we are floating in space on electric waves and can travel as fast as thought4 ,earth-bound souls cannot travel at all beyond the first plane2 they are wicked and have wasted their energy in sin and idleness4 ,come1 ,doll1 my sweet child1 and put your pretty1 soft arms around my neck and kiss me1 and ,i will show you the lovely sacred temple where our own future marriage ceremony will be performed as soon as you come home to me4 ,without law there is no happiness40 8,o ,cresto1 ,i wish ,i could always stay here in your arms40 8,some day you can1 pet4 ,your future happiness is very sacred to me1 love4 ,here is the temple40 8,o6 darling1 is it a real true church8 ,what perfect ,christians you must be to build such a lovely high temple to worship in80 8,darling child1 there is no temple in any star1 no matter how beautiful or rich that temple may be1 is perfect enough to worship ,god in4 ,doll1 next to my ,father ,i love you--my own love1 ,doll6 ,i hold the perfect mating of two souls4 8,through blended love1 to be the sum of bliss2 ,long as ,eternity rolls4 8,my lovely child1 my own ,ruth1 ,i will take you to my mother's home and introduce you to her2 her name is ,helios1 my father's name is ,rupert2 my mother is a sweet little blonde4 ,i am the perfect picture of my father4 ,she is keeping a few jewels ,i have bought for you1 pet4 ,the others you may select for yourself when you come40 ,we soon came to a lovely1 large country home1 with beautiful flowers and a lawn4 ,the side porch was covered with large black grapes4 ,on the back porch hung dark red grapes1 among yellow and white roses4 ,on the left is a driveway1 on the right is a small lake1 a bath house1 and a large swimming pool4 ,we found ,helios feeding the graceful pet swans and ducks on the lake4 ,she was a pretty1 dainty little woman1 who led us into the house to her private rooms4 ,helios took out a small casket from her large cedar chest1 and handed it to ,cresto4 ,he showed her a lovely diamond engagement ring1--the stone was perfect2 a rope of large pearls with a brilliant ruby pendant4 ,cresto wound the pearls around ,ruth's small1 white neck several times2 a marvelous little watch1 inlaid with emeralds and diamonds1 ,cresto's picture was engraved inside1 the watch hung on a delicate1 long gold chain2 there were all kinds of perfect rings1 a handsome ruby bracelet1 two big butterfly ruby pins1 a beautiful yellow amber colored diamond necklace2 at last a stately1 pure gold crown inlaid with pink pearls and diamonds4 8,doll1 ,i will place the tiara on your lovely head soon as you are my bride40 ,cresto took a heavily chased bottle and asked me to drink to our health1 and wealth4 ,it was a large1 heavy quart-sized bottle4 ,as soon as ,cresto removed the crystal stopper it foamed like liquid air4 ,it was full of electricity4 ,it was sparkling and had the piquant taste of champagne4 8,babe1 you will drink this as a tonic here instead of hot tea and coffee4 ,doll1 my love1 please drink some more of this new ambrosia4 ,we have different kinds of ambrosia here1 dear40 8,cresto1 ,i never tasted anything so delicious4 ,we also have a liquid copperas that is used as a tonic4 ,it takes a highly educated chemist to make these mineral beverages40 ,the paper napkins were soft as silk--they burn all paper napkins and handkerchiefs when soiled4 ,they only eat one small meal a day4 ,the bread is slightly like our cakes in taste4 ,it is airiated sweet bread1 filled with ground nuts and dried fruit4 8,ruth1 my pet1 we eat all kinds of delicious fresh fruit and nuts4 ,we drink milk and use lots of eggs4 ,sweetheart1 you have been gone a long time4 ,i must take you home40 ,we began to float upward in space4 ,o6 it is heaven to soar so high4 8,we use mind power to float4 ,the more intelligent the spirit1 the better they can soar10 said ,cresto4 ,it was a strange new happiness to float in space with a man you respect and worship4 8,it was long and long ago our love began2 ,it is something all unmeasured by ,time's span2 ,in an era and a spot1 by the modern world forgot2 ,we were lovers1 ere ,god named us ,maid and ,man4 ,like the memory of music made by streams1 ,all the beauty of that other life seems1 ,but ,i always thought it so1 and at last ,i know1 ,i know4 ,we were lovers in the land of ,silver ,dreams4 ,o1 the land of ,silver ,dreams all about us shines and gleams1 ,where we loved before ,god fashioned night and day4 ,we were souls in eerie1 minds made of light2 ,our love wings could speed from height to height4 ,all was glory1 love and light1 light with out a night40 ,cresto sang these soul-stirring words to me while he was holding me in his strong arms and carrying me home4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,will those ,visions come again ,o1 ,i long to soar back to ,mars1 ,to live in a better land than ours2 ,to be loved by him always the same4 8,o1 ,cathy1 what a lovely1 impulsive bride you are60 ,the girls were deeply in love with each other4 ,ruth was reading to ,cathy on the front porch1 both being seated in a low-swinging hammock4 ,these dear1 sweet companions had been laughing and talking over their new dresses1 and reading all day4 ,cathy wore a dainty blue lawn2 ,ruth was dressed all in pure white--she felt happiest when dressed in white4 ,suddenly the clouds turned black4 ,an awful storm was brewing4 ,the lightning came down in fiery forked tongues1 and lighted up the awful darkness4 ,the tall1 graceful pines swayed and moaned4 ,they bowed their haughty heads nearly to the earth4 ,at times the whole country seemed on fire with brilliant phosphorescent lights4 ,the storm blasts were furious in their battle with the pines of the forest4 ,it would seem that the storm fiends were angry at the stability1 solidity1 and placidity of mother earth4 ,ruth and ,cathy had just finished reading ,milton's ,paradise ,lost4 ,as they were seriously discussing this masterpiece1 there was a sudden1 terrific flash of lightning that blinded the girls a moment2 it shocked ,cathy1 she was afraid and could not speak or move4 ,she remembered now all ,cresto told her on the island of ,catalina4 ,half-stunned1 she stared wildly about her1 grasping the edge of the hammock for support4 ,slowly her head turned with ominous foreboding to a white heap on the porch4 ,poor ,catherine's bosom welled within her4 ,the emotion seemed too great for human endurance4 ,she sank forward on the body with a heartrending sob4 ,she remained a helpless1 convulsed heap on the dead4 ,fear alone had killed our delicate little ,ruth1 who had been suffering for days from heart trouble1 unknown to all4 ,again the lightning flashed4 ,cathy saw in front of her as plain as a human1 a tall1 dark1 handsome young gentleman1 with lovely1 flowing white robes1 full of light1 bend over ,ruth's lifeless form4 ,another bright flash of lightning and she distinctly saw the lovely ,ruth all in gauzy1 fluffy1 shimmering1 pure white1 her robes full of light1 too--by ,cresto's side1 smiling4 8,o6 ,i never saw such dazzling1 clinging1 beautiful golden white robes on any one as ,ruth now wore4 ,she looked like a fairy bride1 much smaller than she looked yesterday4 ,i wondered if any angel in ,heaven could dress more beautiful8 ,it is worth a fortune just to see this wonderful sight6 ,i am glad ,i came to see this resurrection of ,ruth4 ,i thank ,god for my clairvoyance now4 ,o6 how lovely to know there is no death6 ,cresto and his sweet mother wound a thin1 long white silk veil around her head and shoulders4 ,for a moment ,cresto held her close to his heart4 ,he kissed her tenderly and lovingly4 ,then the two smiled and waved their fairy hands good bye at me4 ,for the first time ,i saw ,ruth and ,cresto were not alone4 ,cresto's mother and many angels were leading the band4 ,i saw them distinctly rise higher and higher1 up1 up1 into the dark clouds4 ,they floated away from life's storms and the clouds and all darkness2 away from cold death1 to immortal life2 away into ,god's bright blue sunlight60 ,as she watched the lovely golden white robes float away in the distance1 ,cathy raised her arms in prayer4 8,o6 my ,divine ,heavenly ,father and ,his ,holy ,angels1 ,will ,thou resurrect me to immortality8 ,will ,thou protect me and those ,i love1 and keep my soul pure8 ,may ,i prove there is no death to others and serve ,thee1 ,my ,god1 faithfully through all eternity8 ,amen40 ,that lonely1 dark1 stormy night ,cathy cried and sobbed for her lovely ,ruth4 ,o6 how terrible to be all alone at the hour of death6 ,cathy's great sorrow was darker than the night4 ,absolutely exhausted from crying she fell asleep and dreamed she saw ,ruth's sylph-like form4 ,she was dressed the same as she was that night of her glorious resurrection4 ,ruth1 pale and trembling1 stood gazing vacant-eyed1 on the immensity of nature4 ,as each stroke flashed1 ,cathy shrieked in terror4 ,ruth stood pale and motionless with head uplifted and nostrils dilated in the ecstacy of the moment1 the light of heaven beamed across her soulful face4 ,her body became brilliantly illuminated1 the pines could be dimly seen through her almost transparent figure4 ,she lifted her fragile arms heavenward and slowly ascended1 the glory shining around her4 ,a month later ,cathy went home to her husband1 to love1 to comfort and to happiness4 ,there is no happiness like a husband's immortal love2 perfect love never dies4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 chapter headpiece ,,chapter ,,xii4 8',tis told somewhere in ,eastern story ,that those who loved once blossomed as flowers ,on the same stem1 amid the glory ,of ,eden's green and fragrant bowers2 ,and that1 though parted oft by fate ,yet when the glow of life is ended1 ,each soul again shall find its mate1 ,and in one bloom again be blended40 ,addison ,mac,ray was now a very rich man2 he and ,cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow4 ,they took charge of ,the ,divinity ,club and held three large circles every week4 ,the members of ,the ,divinity ,club were all highly educated and refined4 ,it had been a long1 long time before she ever saw ,cresto and ,ruth4 ,at the club that night ,addison and ,cathy were overjoyed and surprised at once more seeing ,cresto and ,ruth4 ,the club soon learned to understand ,cresto by thought transference4 8,o ,ruth1 dear1 why have you stayed away so long8 ,my ,doll660 8,my darling1 sweet ,cathy1 we came here often but could not make our presence known4 ,you did not make the right conditions for us to show ourselves and talk4 ,your club is lovely and we are regular members4 ,my dear child1 if you keep the conditions like this we will come often and help you4 ,darling ,cathy1 after my glorious transmission1 ,cresto and ,i were married in a lovely temple on ,mars4 ,cresto showed me the very temple once in a vision4 ,he often took me to ,mars on long pleasure trips before my transmission4 ,in my visions ,i saw all things dimly1 compared to all ,i see and know now4 ,i see all the beautiful scenery more clearly now4 ,cathy1 ,i wish you could see our lovely home in ,mars1 and all the lovely jewels ,cresto and my friends gave me4 ,i cannot begin to tell you how happy and busy ,i am4 ,i often see my old school mates4 ,we have so many dear friends we enjoy with all our hearts4 ,we love more in ,mars than you do on earth4 ,in ,mars we daily practice our ,saviour's words to #8,love one another4' ,my dear friends1 love and work will bring wealth and heaven to all dear1 precious souls on earth4 ,cathy dear1 ,cresto wants to tell you more about our marriage in ,mars40 8,the great1 tall1 massive1 and handsome temple was decorated in long white rosebuds1 and pink and white primroses1 their fragrance filled the temple4 ,the pure white altar was banked with fragrant lillies1 mingled with cool1 delicate ferns4 ,little above the altar hung a large white cross of perfect tuberoses1 interwoven with tiny white and gold candles2 each little candle was lighted with many-colored lights4 ,hundreds of our old friends from ,india and ,america were there1 singing around ,eno1 who was playing the immense pipe organ2 their dear voices sounded as sweetly as those of the cherubims4 ,the great organ was partly played by electricity4 ,after the music the ceremony was performed by a ,catholic priest4 8,we sailed to our new home in white aluminum airships1 decorated with white roses and golden butterflies1 and long1 narrow white ribbons hung down from the airships and floated gracefully in the bright sunlight4 ,my beautiful little mother entertained us with music1 dancing1 and a perfect feast of fruit1 nuts1 cakes that looked like snowy ambrosia from heaven2 sweet1 sparkling nectar1 made from the juice of red grapes filled the glasses4 ,the long tables were richly decorated with rosebuds and light green ferns4 ,ruth wore her gold crown for the first time2 she was dressed in her ascension robes and a long white1 dainty bridal veil4 ,the veil was pinned on her long1 heavy curly hair with little diamond butterflies which ,helios gave her4 ,ruth was a dream of beauty and looked about sixteen1--all are young after their transmission4 ,friends1 our wedding ceremony was beautiful and very sacred4 ,our priest was a very high angel1 he had once been a ,pope of ,rome1 he was perfect4 8,we had our marriage certificate framed just like your own4 ,that day was a perfect golden day of love and sunshine4 ,that day our souls were overflowing with joy4 ,such happiness and love is never experienced on earth4 ,that beautiful day the birds sang sweeter melodies than ever1 the heavens were brighter1 hearts were lighter4 ,souls were dearer than ever to us1 the music more melodious4 ,we could feel the presence of our dear ,saviour and ,his ,holy ,angels sweetly smiling down upon us4 ,all hearts are linked together over there in one grand1 strong immortal golden chain of eternal love4 ,perfect pure love is the most sublime emotion that man or angel ever experienced4 ,saints pray for love1 love1 love1 ,to give us sunshine from above2 ,they hear our prayers with loving smiles1 ,tenderly helping in all our trials1 ,praying for us to love1 love1 love4 ,the stars are shining love1 love1 love1 ,souls are pining for love1 love1 love2 ,mind is linked to mind as one for all time1 ,hearts beat in love-rhythm sublime ,singing love1 love1 love4 ,may we love1 love1 love1 ,as they do in stars above2 ,if we send an earnest prayer from the soul ,to own our own1 to love and to hold1 ,god will send us love1 love1 love4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,transcriber',s ,,note ,punctuation has been normalized4 ,variations in hyphenation have been retained as they were in the original publication4 ,the author's spelling has been maintained1 except in the following cases3 ,page ,original ,as ,corrected #b ,,mrs4 ,,charles ,,wilder ,,class ,,mrs4 ,,charles ,,wilder ,,glass #h the buterfly was made the butterfly was made #h wonderful buterfly wonderful butterfly #ag ,my darling ,pesus ,my darling ,persus #ag we will work to gether we will work together #bj pricious jewels precious jewels #bd loveingly and tenderly lovingly and tenderly #bh to much too much #ci ,artimus used electricity ,artemus used electricity #dj wonderful phychic wonderful psychic #de love leter love letter #dg more vivacous more vivacious #ei napkins and handerchiefs napkins and handkerchiefs #eb ,divine e,havenly ,father ,divine ,heavenly ,father ,italicized words and phrases are presented by surrounding the text with underscores4