Telegram-herald., 1889-09-16

Il zach sns a4d tA4t very clsat forced rs
wreath u rsses On ny head / ta0lzhs q
t4s 2ar-n-sf Ani how Lad n1ng Z torta-
sao1xat of CE4r1Lon n the hrlie chan
Der Saictlls & WAT soe acid ~ - tns 4rts
sf ClsosarA, and of nsr s1ster speecnss
LAst-y, lncagal 0t what my 1ac-a seP4
ssg-dsay sf aer could as Sc asr a0", an1
% t1e strange and tangled skrin where
viii N@s I1Issase | l4ugne1 aloud
tls fools iaagater-taat Wzs my zls- o.
rlini
5ne turned Nhiter Yst-~nlte As rhe dead
--a1d on her facs t4ere grew 6 iooz ta--
she zed oy foolish lirtA -Iao1 nn1en'.
tasn. h4ru-assls. Sc ssi5, ID low, e1o-e1
voice. sad dropping tae lege- u her eyes
''tnoa nndesE cause sr @srrimsat "A what
have s4ld-
Nay" / answered nay, Charmion
forzVs ne X laughed Twas rather
laugh u despair, for WA, Am l 70 say 20
theei Tn0a hast sPokea hish words Of al
thou zikn-est &c = Il ieI. fsr ne % tel
tee what taou Arti"
ohe sar@az. and paused
.Spea@s she sal.
Thou 1no8est-aone so wen-whet I an
an1 what ny mission Is thou kno~est-
noae 50 Well-ttat / am sworn 10 ISIS, aud
may, oy Law divine. have naugat 20 d. with
thee"
"Ay7 she broke 10, in her low voice and
with her eyes SILL hxed upon The ground;
'ay, and know tn-t thy vows are broken
Ia splrL X n0. ia f0rm-broken Ike
wrearhs q clolis-f0r, Harmzchls, tlcs
E0gsst s0pG.ra"
1T Is a lie q" l cried '"rhor wan.on
girl. wa0 w9ultsE seduce ne from my duty
aad pgt ms ~ an open shame who. led by
passion or ambition, OF the love OF evil,
hast not shalned 70 break the barriers OF
thy sex ant SPEAK as thou hast spoken
besxars less thou 70 TOO fart And II thou
Wilt hAys a. answer here II Is, put
s.r4lxnLly as thy question Charmion, out
slds the natter of ay duty and my Vows,
thou art naught ~ msl-nor, for all thy
tender xl4nces, viii ny heart beat one
pni.. uaor- sassl Hardly art thou now my
friead-tor. Of truth, / scarce can trust
thoe. But, once more, bewarel To me
thou naVess DO .hy vorat; bur II thou dost
dare 70 ia a cnxsr AGAINST our cause that
dav thou diostl And now Is this play
doreln
And A.. Wild with anger. / spoke thus,
sac snrank back. and yet further back, till
~ length she rcssed against the wall, her
eyes covered with her hand But when l
ceased she dropped her hand, slancing up,
aud her faco wa The face OF . statue,
wherein the great eyes zlowet like enhers,
and round them was q ring of purple
shadow.
"Not altogether done," she said gently;
"the arena nus. yet De sancedP' This she
said havfnz reference 20 tie covering up Of
the blood stains a. the giadlatorisa shows
win tns white sand Wen" she went On,
"wasto Lot thine anger on a th.ag so vile.
have thrown ny sa-ow aud ! have lost
Va victis i-aAi Va vicrsl WIT thou not
lend me she dagger ia Thy robe. that here
aad now / nav eud ny shanei Mol Then
one word more, Most Royal Harmachis: IL
thou csnst. forget ny folly, but, az the
least, have no fear from ne an now, -
ever, thy servant and the servant OF our
cause. Farewell"
And she went, leaning her hand aSainst
the wall Bat l, passing TO my cham Der,
fung myself upon my couch and groaned IN
bitterness OF spirit Alas We shape our
plans, and by slow degrees build up our
house Of Hope, mover counting on the guest
that time SHAH bring 70 lodge thcren- kor
who car 2ufrt agZiast-tls Unforeseen.
Al length I slept, and evil were ~
dreams. When l woks thc light OF the
day which should see tes red fuiniinent o.
the plot was streaming through the case
ment, and TIE oiroS sag nerrAy anon
tao garden PAINS Wof'' and IS WoSo
tie sense ot sroto.e presseU Ia upon ne
Tor renerlQered taas before tnls oay we'
gathered - sne past 70 -st oip q ha-i~7
- otooc even N sae o1ool OF Cicopa1r'''
"ao ,fnsss4 ll5 J" uy 90 20. 80 - - -,
a. I saouldl There had been time when
h1a looked 90 his &c, q vengeance wit1
somewhat 0f righteous glow OF zeal. And
u1w-and Dov, Why, would frankly give
ny royal oirthright 70 be free from rs ne
ccss.tYi 6It, a-asi knew that there Wa
M escape I must drain The cup or % for
c.er cast away. ! fe.s ,hs eyes of ESyr-
watching me. lnf the eyes OK Egypt's Gods
prayed 20 ny Mother Isis % give ne
strength 90 to 'ais deed, and prayed as
lad ceTer prayed before, and, y wonder !
no aoswer came. NAY, bow vas tnisi
y. -at tnen bad .oosed tne Ink between as
far.. far tro arst tilnc. the Goddess isigoed
e. resi- 3 60 her chosen seTvantf Could 70 be
tl.t Z bah s1uct n heart against Bert
rlat lad o11ruion seff-that loved Gle
Cps-raf f.ss ta.s SICKNESS .ovei Nay, a
thousand tmcs nay twas ou- tde revolt
ofNatlre 1-a'ost a deet y treachery aud
bod i-e ''l.os ga oa. ~ ny
s-ren s.1 er nerc-sace aAa also turned aor
l-'-
rpso h--c1 Ulta Despair and went about
uy vorx Ake = nan Wl-aogs so1A
coaue4 tae ls--.i iis.s A.'o Ae.s.' =" ,l7 l's'-
-ar. n ny Drain 1 "a 'nsfed np ,eo Fery
NIas tt ---~. f p
wh.ca on trs morrow 4 shoaid Lssls - tae
STAR .ed weird.
't.i7eas oI &-eSsaorle ano aNei'ers ~
the aud 2t EsJp,' % oes'n'
tie Ascei'. .@N' 't'i' 'f &C l.-' 80 =.
the vod' '-sFo H.
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