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Clarke, too, had surrounded hi phases of human experiences, and had put hiation of occult phenoht over the dimly apprehended laws of the unseen universe He left his studies only to be with Viola, who had become as necessary to him as his daily food--as indispensable as air She was at once his hope and his very present help How to keep her, how to reat purpose of ridding the world of the fear of death--these became his hourly care, his only interest

To these ends he strove to enthrall her by his singing, by his oratory, and by his love of poetry, knoell that to dru of her "uered, gave over her rebellion, resigning herself to her guides till this ruddy and powerful young man of science came into her world to fill her with new determination to escape froirl, not as he had loved Adele, of course, but quite as humanly Her mediumship, so vital to the world, so sacred in his eyes, had but added to her allurement "All that I am, and all I hope to be, is bound up in the possession of that sweet, wonderful child," he said, in acknowledgment of his discovery In a very subtle way he now apprehended a change in the girl, and, realizing how utterly his aims, his daily happiness, his future depended upon her, he rose fro away, but to clainificant word Adele's pleading face rose vividly before hilance, he cried out: "But I cannot live alone! And then consider--I shall be able to meet you each day, perhaps each hour, and as I race of soul I may come to you without any irl, I confess that; but not as I loved you You were my true wife, the only spouse I can ever have--you filled irl is that of a father--a teacher I need her for--Oh, h this child I eary of the earth, ready to violently end ave me to hear your voice I cannot bear to lose those priceless oes fro her presence? Coht, what you would have el spouse Rereatness of the work I have set myself to do Oh, my sweet spirit, if you could only put an ar soul! Come to me, whisper to me--now! Let --"