* * * Three months elapsed. A funeral cortége wound up the paths of Père le Chaise. A coffin was lowered into a new-made grave. Upon its brink stood an old grey-haired man upholding and consoling a beautiful but sorrow-hearted woman--one who had but recently been a bride. * * * Four months passed: I was on the eve of quitting France. I went to the cemetery, and for an hour sat by a tombstone, on which was sculptured these words-- “BEVERLY, THE ROSICRUCIAN. “_Je renais de Mes Cendres!_” That was all! * * * Across the sea, I tread my native soil again. I have availed myself of the knowledge imparted by my friend. * * * Last night, in returning from the Rosicrucian lodge to which I have the honor to belong, I called upon a lady friend in the ----th Avenue. In her arms she held a bright and glowing child--“a boy,” said she. “Is he not beautiful? Is he not like his father?” “Wonderfully like,” I replied. “What is its name?” “Osiris Budh! Curious name, isn’t it?” “Very!” I replied, as I took my leave--“very!” CONSUMMATUM EST. Transcriber’s Notes Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error (see list below). Page ii: added missing period after B P. B. Randolph Page 7: added missing “ at begin of poem “In the most high and palmy days of Rome, Page 10: changed : to ; The good prevailed; Page 12: changed analagous to analogous but something analogous to that Page 29: added period in heading CHAPTER III. Page 30: changed : to ; first lines speedily wear away; Page 36: changed : to ; shameless harlots of the other; Page 39: changed 2 occurrences of : to ; but do me good; that his name was Ettelavar; Page 59: changed unpronouncable to unpronounceable with an unpronounceable name Page 61: changed acompanying to accompanying on the harp and piano, accompanying the performances vocally Page 62: Added ’ at end of paragraph if you but say the word!’ Page 90: changed by to my my back nearly touching it. Page 92: changed towards to toward turning toward the man Page 93: changed soundrel to scoundrel of as great a scoundrel as ever went loose upon the world. Page 108: added period at end of sentence to tell the danger I and the house had been in. Page 111: changed weired to weird when the weird old man whispered in my ear that I Page 114: changed distahce to distance you perceive, of a dark brown color, but at a distance, Page 115: changed ” to ’ Now that glass disk before you contains such a liquid, thus compounded--’ Page 141: completed quote with !’ in an almost indistinguishable tone, the words, ‘It shall be!’