SIMON P. MAGEE
PUBLISHER
CHICAGO, ILL.
Copyright, 1904, by
M. WALTER DUNNE
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London
| CHAPTER I. | PAGE |
| A HOLY SAINT | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| THE TEMPTATION OF LOVE AND POWER | 16 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| THE DISCIPLE, HILARION | 40 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| THE FIERY TRIAL | 48 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| ALL GODS, ALL RELIGIONS | 99 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| THE MYSTERY OF SPACE | 143 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| THE CHIMERA AND THE SPHINX | 151 |
| "DO NOT RESIST, I AM OMNIPOTENT!" (See page 157) | Frontispiece |
| HE LETS GO THE TORCH IN ORDER TO EMBRACE THE HEAP | 26 |

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