yet a child may acquire its secrets by its individual efforts.
Spiritual power comes to those who seek it in proper mood, but,
injudiciously exercised, may cause insanity."

"Nevertheless," urged Paul, "if you won't consider me a trifler, I
should like to see a further manifestation of the power."

Ah Ben looked at him compassionately.

"Pardon me, Mr. Henley," he said, "but it is not always well to
gratify our curiosity upon such a subject; but if you seriously wish
it, and can believe in me as an honest and honorable custodian of the
power, and will prepare yourself for a serious mental shock, I will
show you something."

"Before proceeding," said Paul, "I should like to ask you a question.
Was the room I saw through the chimney a real room? I mean had it any
material existence upon earth?"

"Most assuredly. It was a scene in my early childhood, and originated
in the Valley of the Jhelum, in the Punjab. The officer and lady were
my parents. It was the last time I ever saw them. I was the boy."

"May I ask how it is possible to reproduce a scene so long passed out
of existence, and which took place so many thousand miles away?"

"Easily told, but not so easily understood by one whose mind has
never been trained to think in these occult channels," answered the
elder man; "for to understand the thing at all, you must first divest
your mind of time and space as outside entities, for these are in