Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 131burst upon your guilty heads !" Then throwingup his arms he exclaimed: "O God, itis vain, all in vain l The day of wrath is athand !"The night winds whisper a dreadfulsecret. In far-off regions I hear the mutteringsof the approaching storm. The ominousroar of ocean is borne upon the blast;it gapes to devour its prey. The seals ofDeath and Sheol are broken, and Vengeancerushes forth on the wings of Destruction.Too late! Too late! You will hear my voiceno more; the Prophet’s work is ended!"He ceased, and there was a great commotionin the crowd; but I gave no heed to it,for Minerva, shaken like a reed in the wind,cried out----"O Prophet of God, I repent l Isthere no mercy for me ?" He heard her andwas about to approach, when a malignantdemon who hovered behind a black cloudswooped out of the sky, and aimed a dart atthe Prophet. But a holy angel, until thatmoment unperceived, rose at the critical