Angels and Women (1924)

TEBAH AND ITS INMATES 205
spouts, clutching the clouds and roaring as
if all the waters of the world were dashed
together in a frenzy of destruction. With
piercing shrieks the crowds turned to flee,
but 1o! another horror--another flood hung
above the city, borne onward from the South
--the Oceans of Death were closing above
the valley. Paralyzed with fear and despair,
all stood motionless, till a cry arose--
"To the hills, to the hills l" Then up the
rocky steep they rushed--strong men and
Darvands, delicate women, confused childhood,
panic-stricken by the fear of imminent
death. As the mass pressed madly on, many
were dashed over the rocks and fell shrieking
into the gulf below.
Strange power of the human mind I Amid
the wild unreality of that tremendous scene,
as in a picture surrounded by most terrible
accessories, I saw and recognized in the flying
crowd some of the attendants of the
Palace and other royal households. One
group impressed itself as vividly as the