| Show n n 11 tr e r T Ti i 1 1 5 5 S SS I S S SS SS S I S S S S t tI S I I Jt 4 ii ir t Il iI 1 I I I 1 ry L i 7 t L 11 I 1 c I I IL IC L A S T C t I 1 INITIATION OF YOUNG GIRL I Her Hr hand was IS thrust Into mercury supposed to be bc molten n load head Od Feet Fel jerked from under tinder un cl her hOI falling ailIng upon 1101 pillows pi 0 1 S Made to clasp a fl a clammy hand handa a wet wot glove S skull kul Forced to drink nauseous liquid S from flOI Br 1 m lIl hade back with lc Ice told It II was WIS acid Pretty Julia Mills l ll of or New York iii It years ears ar old cud Is In such a I state of tenor that If IC one of her friends points a n I finger arid and says UI bOo ho she Is lii 11 to tn lIH Mills If Is I a ic I member of o an upper west w l side Ide family of ot the Ia SCh IR Gamma socIety socota a lotter organization of ot the thc of oC private and pre Ire preparatory schools of or tho ho city cl cI It I Is the tho ordeal through h which sue li passed to qualify aff us lB the latter that lint 1118 inca hits left nor her hO with wih nerves nerve and 1111 aroused tho tilo mothers of many mall school of oC that thaI section of oC the city ln t Mills MII was wan wa d There Ther are arc 26 20 G members of the society and Miss Josephine Moor daughter of or orN Mrs N Elizabeth Tore Moore is the lie high oS 05 of the tb order Everything Miss M 1 La Lai s Mills i Ills according to 10 I her lur story was wa WiS sum H II monod to tu appear She Sl was vas o o o ushered Into n a I dimly lmh room Be Between B tween twee two litton linos of us black mb 1 l shu hll was wan led leti to thu the high Are Arc reou you prepared to undergo or ordeals 01 deals to prove yourself lit tt to 10 become b a I sister of or this order solemnly naked asked the tf lii 1 r nm tim 11 she shu answered S This will wi hii hn a U I test leRl of ot your OU forti orti fortitude ort tude tle of or your tour Illness to b be a t sister You ou an art to 10 thrust your hand Into a n small caldron of molten lead lenil 1111 which you OU seo SO fCO before you loli OU Ready neld Obey orders I Miss Mills tIlis II dashed lice her hand hlOI Into the theS S liquid and sank to t her knees In ln fright After the bho Ita recovered her composure in part she aba wal wale waH surprised to note noto that the caldron was WIL with mercury Again Hh ws led from rein the lie room toom When she returned ret nhe idie he was told tol to step over ocr some pillows to the tire tot top of some blocks While she File fhe maintaining her hel balance balanco there thero the ho told toll her I that the the lie pillows huh hid hida huha hlf a 1 trill trap door and she must drop drol out of or sight Suddenly the tl lights went out Miss Mills felt the blocks ilvo Clo way beneath her and die felt cit herself go KO down down and then theu land hand on ott tha pillows A ropo lOpO had hit bv lieu n tied to the tilO tt lowest loweRt block bIek blok and 1111 a I confederate had pulled tho the rope was waa made mat to 10 drink a nauseating ing hl liquid 19 out nut of a skull which liquid lull would serve to l make mako her of or ono tub blood with her other prospective sisters Ke Ito e at Dl each ellch gulp sho was wat compelled t to IA drain tl th skull So the nerve rack racking lag ing tests wont went on Finally the voice yo Ie of I the priestess was ll heard to say sa sao sayi Mow i o OW far rr r 11 1 tul test Gather Outher all your remaining l courage which by b this time was wa a I minus quan quantity and for 01 time tho to most eOlO test teat of ot all Faithful guardians lead lend the tire candidate to an aIm anteroom to the waist olst bled bind her hel arms arnis behind hr h r and then th brIng lice her he back backI In Iii I a n few fow tar moments the him girl 1111 now no al nl most niost 1 was IS brought back bac Then the tho seine same olce voIce went on In order that this bo ho In Indelibly it on your OUr mind It Is nee mice that the thu letters lotto of our fraternity be le burned burnett upon your buck back buckIn In acid Guardians brand the tho candi candidate date At t th tho h first touch Miss B Mills sank flank senseless 1 to the tho flour floor When she had haul been heen revived It was explained to her hm that the tho branding lied had II been done dorio dorlo with witha wih 1 a I lleco of Ice 1 I Tho rb Initiators or then took tonIc off or their lobes rohe congratulated the tho b I girl arid and taught her lid tho thu hit grip and countersign S S SS |
