jak.themothmanprophecies- 第46节

　　
　　She　phoned　me　the　next　day。
　　
　　〃Why　did　you　bend　the　disc　and　tear　up　the　paper？〃　she　demanded。
　　
　　She　had　just　received　the　envelope　and　found　that　the　parchment　in　the　sealed　inner　envelope　had　been　ripped　into　three　pieces。　The　metal　disc　was　bent；　as　if　it　had　been　folded　double　and　then　unfolded　again。　It　had　also　turned　charcoal　black　and　smelled　like　〃rotten　eggs。〃
　　
　　The　implication　was　clear。　Someone　had　the　ability　to　intercept　the　U。S。　mails　and　tamper　with　things　in　sealed　envelopes！
　　
　　II　
　　
　　While　Jane　was　holding　clandestine　meetings　with　Mr。　Apol　and　his　mysterious　lady　friend；　Jaye　P。　Paro　was　being　entertained　by　the　redoubtable　Princess　Moon　Owl；　a　character　who　would　bee　a　legend　on　Long　Island　by　the　end　of　1967。　At　3：30　P。M。　on　June　11；　1967；　Jaye　entered　the　studios　of　WBAB　and　found　a　very　weird　woman　waiting　for　her。　She　was　at　least　six　feet　tall；　was　very　dark　（Negroid）；　with　large；　glassy　eyes；　and　wore　a　costume　largely　made　up　of　feathers。　She　was　gasping　and　wheezing；　having　great　difficulty　breathing。　Jaye　thought　she　was　having　a　heart　attack。
　　
　　〃I　am　Princess　Moon　Owl；〃　she　declared　between　wheezes。　〃I　am　from　another　planet。　I　came　here　by　flying　saucer。〃
　　
　　Jaye　slapped　a　tape　on　a　tape　recorder　and　offered　to　interview　her　for　the　air。　The　Princess　was　delighted；　pulled　herself　together；　and　delivered　a　hilarious　thirty…minute　monologue　about　life　on　the　planet　Ceres　in　the　asteroid　belt。　She　seemed　to　be　familiar　with　all　the　New　York/　Long　Island　UFO　buffs　and　eccentrics；　denouncing　some　as　〃phonies〃　and　praising　others。　As　the　interview　progressed；　Jaye　became　increasingly　unfortable。　Cerians　had　a　problem　with　body　odor。　〃She　stank　like　rotten　eggs；〃　Jaye　said　afterward。　The　smell　was　slight　at　first　but　gradually　became　overpowering。　The　Princess　admitted　to　being　〃Seven　Ooongots〃　old　。。。　or　about　350　Earth　years。
　　
　　While　the　interview　was　in　progress；　I　was　sitting　in　my　New　York　apartment　and　my　telephone　was　going　crazy。　It　rang　several　times　but　there　was　no　one　on　the　other　end。　（Until　this　period　I　had　had　very　few　problems　with　my　personal　phone。）　Later　that　afternoon　I　received　a　call　from　a　middle…aged　woman　who　said　she　was　Princess　Moon　Owl　and　that　I　could　reach　her　through　〃contactee　Paro。〃　The　woman's　voice　did　not　resemble　the　voice　on　Jaye's　tape；　which　I　heard　later。
　　
　　The　taped　Moon　Owl　sounded　like　a　man　faking　an　Aunt　Jemima　accent。　He　was　a　very　bad　actor。　I　accused　Jaye　of　a　hoax　and　advised　her　not　to　put　the　interview　on　the　air。　If　it　was　not　a　hoax；　then　Moon　Owl　was　the　victim　of　demonic　possession　（Jaye's　description　of　the　Princess's　behavior　certainly　indicated　this）。　Jaye　aired　the　tape　anyway　and　Long　Island's　lunatic　fringe　went　wild　with　joy。　At　last　a　genuine　space　person　was　in　their　midst。
　　
　　Once　she　had　established　her　credentials　on　WBAB；　Moon　Owl　began　to　systematically　telephone　all　of　Long　Island's　prominent　UFO　enthusiasts。　They　accepted　her　authenticity　without　question。　What　troubled　me　was　the　fact　that　she　managed　to　vector　in　on　a　number　of　unlisted　numbers；　and　she　obviously　knew　a　great　deal　about　the　local　personalities。　The　most　suspicious　things　of　all　were　her　transparent　references　to　a　major　UFO　convention　scheduled　to　be　held　that　June　24　in　New　York's　Hotel　modore。　James　Moseley；　publisher　of　Saucer　News；　had　rented　the　hotel's　auditorium　and　practically　an　entire　floor　for　the　event　and　was　staging　press　conferences　and　radio　and　television　appearances　to　promote　his　investment。　Princess　Moon　Owl　seemed　to　fit　too　neatly　into　the　publicity　campaign。
　　
　　Meanwhile；　Jane's　phantom　friends　were　visiting　her　daily　and　helpfully　giving　her　surprising　information　about　my　own　〃secret〃　investigations。　My　interview　with　the　Christiansens　of　Cape　May；　and　the　details　of　their　pill…popping　visitor；　Tiny；　was　then　known　only　to　a　few　trusted　people　like　Ivan　Sanderson。　But　on　June　12；　Mr。　Apol　and　his　friends　visited　Jane　when　she　was　alone　in　her　house　and　asked　for　water　so　they　could　take　some　pills。　Then　they　presented　her　with　three　of　the　same　pills；　told　her　to　take　one　at　that　moment；　and　to　take　one　other　in　two　days。　The　third　pill；　they　said；　was　for　her　to　have　analyzed　to　assure　herself　it　was　harmless。　They　undoubtedly　knew　that　she　would　turn　it　over　to　me。
　　
　　Two　hours　after　she　took　the　first　pill　she　came　down　with　a　blinding　headache；　her　eyes　became　bloodshot；　and　the　vision　in　her　right　eye　was　affected。　When　her　parents　came　home　they　expressed　concern　because　her　eyes　were　glassy　and　her　right　eye　seemed　to　have　a　cast。
　　
　　The　sample　pill　proved　to　be　a　sulfa　drug　normally　prescribed　for　infections　of　the　urinary　tract。　…　Two　days　later　she　obligingly　took　the　second　pill　and　her　phone　rang　shortly　afterward。　A　man　with　〃a　crude　Brooklyn　accent〃　told　her　he　was　Col。　John　Dalton　of　the　air　force　and　wanted　to　talk　to　her　about　〃Mitchell　Field。〃　She　told　him；　honestly；　that　she　didn't　know　anything　about　Mitchell　Field。　He　insisted　that　he　wanted　to　talk　to　her。　Would　she　e　to　his　office？　She　asked　where　his　office　was　and　he　hesitated　for　a　moment；　then　said　he　would　interview　her　at　her　house。　He　didn't　ask　for　her　address　and　since　she　hadn't　reported　anything　to　the　air　force；　she　wondered　how　he　had　gotten　her　phone　number。
　　
　　At　7：45　P。M。　the　next　evening　Jane's　parents　left　the　house　for　a　few　hours　and　as　soon　as　they　were　gone　Colonel　Dalton　and　his　partner；　a　young　lieutenant；　rang　her　bell。　Both　men　seemed　normal　and　were　polite　and　well…spoken。　Colonel　Dalton　was　in　civilian　clothes　。。。　a　black　suit；　naturally。　He　was　about　five　feet　eight　inches　tall；　had　brown　hair；　brown　eyes；　and　〃a　very　pointed　nose。〃　The　lieutenant　was　two　or　three　inches　taller；　in　an　air　force　uniform；　with　〃whitish　blond　hair　that　looked　dyed〃　cut　very　short；　〃like　a　crewcut　growing　back　in。〃　They　flashed　identification　cards　with　their　photographs　affixed。
　　
　　The　colonel　asked　her　what　she　knew　about　a　local　saucer　landing　and　saucer　occupants　in　the　area。　Jane　laughed　and　said　she　didn't　believe　in　flying　saucers。
　　
　　〃We　know　all　about　the　shenanigans　in　this　building；〃　Dalton　told　her　curtly。　〃A　lot　of　funny　people　have　been　going　in　and　out。〃
　　
　　〃Well；　maybe　some　of　my　relatives　are　a　little　strange；〃　Jane　smiled。
　　
　　Dalton　opened　his　briefcase　and　brought　out　a　sheaf　of　printed　forms。　He　handed　her　a　long；　plicated　form　and　asked　her　to　fill　it　out。　She　took　it；　read　it　over；　then　handed　it　back。
　　
　　〃If　you　don't　want　to　fill　it　out；〃　he　said；　handing　her　a　pen；　〃you　can　just　sign　it。〃
　　
　　〃Now　that　would　be　pretty　stupid；　wouldn't　it？〃　Jane　said。
　　
　　Later　she　recalled　that　the　form　did　not　ask　any　questions　about　UFOs　but　was　solely　concerned　with　personal　history；　education；　medical　background；　and　family　history。　〃It　even　asked　when　my　grandmother　died　and　what　she　died　of；〃　Jane　told　me。
　　
　　Finally　the　two　men　gave　up　trying　to　browbeat　her　and　left。　She　saw　them　drive　away　in　a　blue　station　wagon。
　　
　　Around　this　same　time　two　young　men　visited　Mary
　　
　　…Hyre　at　her　home　in　Point　Pleasant。　Both　were　wearing
　　
　　black　clothes；　and　both　had　short　white　hair。　〃It　looked　so
　　
　　unnatural；〃　she　exclaimed。　〃I　wondered　why　such　young
　　
　　men　would　dye　their　hair　such　an　odd　color。〃
　　
　　At　first　she　assumed　they　were　just　more　in　the　endless　stream　of　UFO　buffs；　but　they　seemed　to　know　very　little　about　flying　saucers。　They　were　mainly　concerned　with　asking　questions　about　me；　which　she　hedged。
　　
　　〃Did　they　use　any　unusual　words　or　expressions？〃　I　asked　Mary　on　the　phone。
　　
　　〃Not　really。　Just　when　they　went　out　the　door　。。。　one　of　them　turned　and　said　something　like；　'We'll　see　you　in　〃time〃　or　〃sometime〃。'　It　sounded　odd　the　way　he　said　it；　like　it　was　meant　to　mean　something。〃
　　
　　Tom's　meeting　with　Vadig　was　still　six　months　away　so　the　phrase　meant　nothing　to　me。
　　
　　III
　　
　　On　June　19　Mr。　Apol　gave　Jane　a　message　to　pass　along　to　me。　It　was　a　prediction：　〃Things　will　be