Page:Weird Tales Volume 9 Number 5 (1927-05).djvu/143



"Did you not know that it was on the right side of your body? It is one of the rarest things in pathology, isn't it? I have seen two eases in thirty years of practise and neither survived to adolescence. Surely you knew!"

Yes, I had known. This was the secret that I had put out of thought and mind.

"How long do you give me?" I asked.

"Four weeks," he answered.

The blow had fallen. I was to taste the lees at last. For days I wrestled with my despair. And at last I thought of Brodsky. I went to his house. He waited for me, as it seemed to me; he greeted me with a chilling smile.

"Give me back my ill luck!" I cried desperately. "What does all my success avail me now that I have to die?"

"You are asking the impossible," the doctor answered.

"But it is you who changed the current of my life," I pleaded wildly. "Surely you can undo this thing! Give me poverty," I raved. "Take away everything that I possess—money and reputation; let me be the meanest wretch that crawls along the waterfront, but let me live."

"You are asking the impossible," said Brodsky again. "You have received all that life had to offer you; you have drawn to the last penny upon the bank of fortune, and you must reap as you have sown. There is no refuge."

I hung my head in shame. "Would to God that I had been content with what was given me!" I muttered in anguish.

"Besides," Brodsky went on, "I White Magic and its Laws A Remarkable Book LOANED To All Seekers For Power Whatever you imagine the power of Black Magic may be» remember there is a pure WHITE MAGIC which is as potent for good. With the higher occult laws and secrets of mystical power you can change the course of your life and attract success, health, happiness and a development of mental foresight that will astound you and surprise your friends. The Rosicrucians were the Master Mystics in all ages and today they are organized in Lodges, groups and colleges in all parts of the world. In their teachings they secretly pre¬ serve the ancient wisdom that made the Pyra¬ mid in Egypt the marvel of today and tho mystery temples of Greece the most alluring places of strange achievements. You may share in this great knowledge if you are more than a mere seeker for mystery and magic. If you really desire to master the arcane, occult knowledge of the Masters, step by step, and become a true Adept of the Rosi¬ crucian Fraternity, you may have the doorway opened to you. The Rosicrucian teachings containing the true knowledge of the mystics are never pub¬ lished in books. But, you may borrow a book called “The Light of Egypt,” in which the strange story of the Rosicrucians is told and an explanation of how you may have the private teachings of the Rosicrucian Fraternity in America. Unless you are truly sincere and anxious to study and gradually become developed in a superior manner, do not ask for this book. Address in confidence, giving name and address in a letter (not on post card): Librarian No. 88, TAMPA, AMORC TEMPLE Rosicrucian Square, FLORIDA.