Chapter Xii. Deathlife : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 190 CHAPTER XII. DEATH-LIFE. The carriage was driven rapidly for about five minutes when it came to a temporary stop, and I heard some one climbing up in front as though to the seat beside the driver. Then we continued on aga...
Chapter Xiv. Virgin Lover : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 240 CHAPTER XIV. "VIRGIN LOVER." When the mind absorbs all our energies we forget the body; there are those who can become so lost in mind that they can have their limbs amputated and hardly be conscious of the pain. Likewise men under...
Chapter Xviii. Lhassa : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 336 CHAPTER XVIII. LHASSA. All this time Iole, because of the influence she had acquired over the great chief, had been his almost constant companion. There was no concealing the fact, he was in love with her. I knew this to be...
Vocabulary : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 376 VOCABULARY. Occult Science. The secret or esoteric science of the ancients and the medival Rosicrucians; the science which deals with the invisible essence of things and explains their mysterious nature. Astral. Pertaining...
Chapter Iv. Parismother : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 53 CHAPTER IV. PARIS--MOTHER! Arriving at Paris, Garcia hailed a cab and we were driven rapidly across the city to the palatial residence of Monsieur Durant, an old-time friend of my parents, and for whom I had a sealed letter from my...
Chapter Ii. Severed Ties : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 27 CHAPTER II. SEVERED TIES. Two weeks after the departure of the adept, Albarez, father entered the court with a letter which he handed to mother as he took a seat beside her near the fountain. Having broken the seal and read, she...
Chapter Xix. Brother Of The Third Degree : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 360 CHAPTER XIX. BROTHER OF THE "THIRD DEGREE." Everything else being equal, the more thought a man bas given any subject the more apt is he to be right thereon. But far more important than thought itself is an honest desire to know...
Chapter V. More Mystery : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 64 CHAPTER V. MORE MYSTERY. That night sleep was a stranger to my agitated soul; vainly did I try to control my restless and wandering mind, but all of no avail. What mystery surrounded me! Mother alive! what of Esmeralda? And this...
Chapter Xv. A Honeymoon : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 265 CHAPTER XV. A HONEYMOON? When I returned to consciousness I was lying in a dimly lighted-room; I felt a pair of warm lips press my forehead and heard the loving voice of my beloved Iole say: "My darling brother, how grand and noble...
Chapter Viii. Member Of The Fifth Degree : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 93 CHAPTER VII. MEMBER OF THE FIFTH DEGREE. The card I had received from the Madame read M. Raymond, Rue Notre Dame des Champs, and then several lines of writing in what I took to be Sanskrit. While not a Sanskrit scholar, I knew...
Chapter Xiii. The White Brotherhood : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 216 CHAPTER XIII. THE WHITE BROTHERHOOD. Time, in itself, is an illusion; it depends upon states of consciousness. When struggling in the black pool each moment seemed an hour, each hour a day. The same holds good for the man whose...
Chapter Xvi. St. Germain.war : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 289 CHAPTER XVI. ST. GERMAIN.--WAR. We entered the parlor and Iole immediately sent the brother who served as usher to notify Count Nicholsky of our arrival. He soon returned with orders for us to report at the council chamber at once...
Chapter Vi. The Woman In Black : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 72 CHAPTER VI. THE WOMAN IN BLACK. The manner of M. Durant had served to somewhat allay my agitation, and when I reached my room I drew the sealed letter from my pocket without delay. The envelope was made of linen, and could not be...
Title Page : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], BROTHER OF THE THIRD DEGREE By WILL L. GARVER Alhambra, Calif.: Borden Publishing Company [1894] Scanned, proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare, June 2008. This text is in the public domain in the US because it was published pri...
Chapter Xi. The Black Brotherhood : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 173 CHAPTER XI. THE BLACK BROTHERHOOD. A calmness and self-possession I had never before experienced now settled over me; I determined to take everything with a stoical indifference, and be surprised at nothing that might come to pass...
Chapter Iii. Princess Louise : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 44 CHAPTER III. PRINCESS LOUISE. We crossed the Atlantic, reached Liverpool, and took the train for London without incident of note. Garcia was a most interesting companion, possessed of extensive knowledge and well informed...
Chapter Xvii. Napoleon The Great : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 312 CHAPTER XVII. NAPOLEON THE GREAT. Two weeks passed; two weeks of rapid marching and concentrating forces, and we were upon the historic field of Waterloo. I was body surgeon to the German commander-in-chief, Gen. Von Kral, who now...
Chapter Ix. Love : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 134 CHAPTER IX. LOVE. Thursday night came again, and I, filled with the expectation of meeting Iole, once more passed the doorkeeper. I had again dressed myself as a monk, but contrary to the usual garb, had taken the orange robes...
Chapter X. Tests : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 148 CHAPTER X. TESTS. Another week had passed, and I, in accordance with instructions, had striven to the best of my ability to secure mastery over mind. And now for the first time I commenced to realize the power of the human will...
Untitled : * Set in the near future (early twentieth century), this 1894 occult novel is a tale of eternal love, albeit chaste. The protagonist, Alphonso Colono, a Mexican, is born into a family with connected with the Illuminati, here called the 'White Brotherhood.' He moves to Paris and is initiated...
Chapter Viii. Iole : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 114 CHAPTER VIII. IOLE. One year passed by; fifty-two lessons had been taken. Every week, under the cloak of a masquerade ball, we met together for mutual study and improvement. Camille and I were still great friends--brother...
Chapter I. Childhood : * "Brother of the Third Degree", by Will L. Garver, [1894], p. 7 BROTHER OF THE THIRD DEGREE. CHAPTER. I. CHILDHOOD. "There is a principle, proof against all argument, a bat against all progress, and which if persisted in cannot but keep the mind in everlasting ignorance--and that is, contempt...
