Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 187
forevermore l Thou alone art mighty, Lord
God Omnipotent 1"
When I awoke I was as one dead, without
sense or motion, lying prone upon the cold
earth.
How long I was insensible I know not, but
with returning consciousness I heard the
voices of men in great agitation. "It surely
seems," said one, "that the old monomaniac’s
words are to come true. What doth it all
portend?" "Listen," exclaimed another,
pausing breathless near the place where I
was; "heard you not a sigh? What fills the
air? A crash, a breath, a whisper l Let us
fly[ Whither shall we go? Where is Satanas?
Why comes he not to control the
Power of the Air?" In terror they ran forward,
stumbling in the darkness, leaving me
scarcely less affrighted than themselves.
At this moment of perplexity as I stood
in bewilderment, not knowing where to turn,
I heard one calling my name---"Aloma,