-nah and Sarthia continuously for the last twenty-four hours, and by their magic assistan

ung girls were again brought into the Holy Sanctuary of the Temple and placed

aces. The choir had begun to chant the opening service when Rathunor with one of the Priests approached with s

ies lay, there was a perceptible movement, as

low-distant strains of the most enchanting music. The voices and the tones from the musical instruments were so harmoniously and wonderfully blended that the result was magically effective. The strains increase

the breathings of music could be heard, when the Hierophant raised his hands a

Hierophant resounded throughout the Sa

Many years now are granted to your service, and now that you have both been beyond the dividing line o

elpless hand of Sarthia to magically convey to the

ed him to that which was Nu-nah's body, and gently raising the apparently lifeless han

the tense vibrations passing from his hand to that of her body, the source of which he could not fathom nor understand, and little did

s lovely Nu-nah, had not the Hierophant just at this moment laid his hand upon Rathunor's shoulder saying, "My child, have you become unconscious of the place and the occasion, and t

nd of Nu-nah, the Priest continued audibly, "In the name of the Almighty and ever-living God I now join these two souls as one. May their consciousness of this, their soul-u

y the silent over-powering influence surrounding him, fell

ee times, "Nu-nah, Nu-nah, Nu-nah, henceforth you shall be known as Sarthia the Vestal. May the guardian angels that have been placed over

ise, and continued until the bodies of each of the young girls were removed. Sarthia's t

r court and now being summoned by a messenger from

one days you may return to your own home and enter the accustomed life of a Prince, until that time shall come when the Prince of the world shall enter the path that