Angels and Women (1924)

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There was such pathos in the tone that,
forgetting my own grief and fear, I turned
toward the spot from whence the sound proceeded,
and there, pale but firm in courage,
stood Hesperus. I hastened to his side, and
for an instant he took my hand and pressed
it closely in his.
"Aloma, I repent fully of my disloyalty to
God. Nevermore will I be a rebel against
my holy Creator. No more will I take the
form of a human. I must again assume my
normal spirit condition. I shall never forget
you. Now I must say, Goodbye, and may
God be ever with you l" In a moment Hesperus
had vanished, and ! stood alone.
THE PROPHETESS ALOMA’$ VISION
Raising my heart in thankfulness to God
$ quickly sped along, scarce knowing whither
I went. The men of the city, uncertain of
purpose, had fled to the Tower of Satanas,
and a hushed fear, as of some impending
calamity, had fallen on the women and chil-