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10 BEGONE SATAN
the devil." As she was to travel by train, it was found
necessary to inform the personnel of the train. For
should anything happen on the way, their help
would have to be available in case the demoniacal influences
should create any disturbance.
This caution
was not in vain, for the men had their hands full.
They, however, did not know what the nature of the
disturbance really was. The poor creature herself was
only too willing to submit to the ecclesiastical procedure,
so that she might be delivered from these terrible
molestations. Yet she did not always have the necessary
control over herself. She made this known after
Thus, the very night on which she ar-
her delivery.
rived at the Earling station, she was so enraged over
those who were there to meet her that she felt like
taking hold of them and choking them.
Previous arrangements had been made for Father
Theophilus to arrive that same night, but by another
route. The pastor took his own auto and went to meet
him at the depot. Though the new car was always
running in tip-top order, it lacked the usual speed on
this trip. Everything possible was tried, yet the car
would not make any headway towards the station
though no flaw could be found with it. The distance
was not even worth mentioning, yet it took two hours
for the pastor to arrive at the depot. He excused himself
to his guest for causing such a delay and disappointment.
To which the latter replied very calmly: "My
dear friend, I was not wrought up about it at all. I
would have been much more surprised if everything
had gone smoothly. Difficulties will arise; they must
be expected to arise. The devil will try his utmost
to foil our plans. While waiting I prayed constantly
that the evil spirit would not be able to harm you, as I
suspected that he would try to interfere with your
coming, yea, that he would try to injure you personally."
Now the pastor understood why his auto had
balked. This was to be the first of many other
unpleasant happenings. After such forebodings the