Telegram-herald., 1889-10-21


tIf mel splendid robes, and, To-
Esther with Iras. Chzrnlou aad myself.
sns supped. Now as Sc s1ppeC, her splriE
n4rsd uD ~ Idly even as he sEy lights up
a. atslnset. zl1 once more sic laughed aud
s04rkLsd a. 10 Dygons years, tellaS IS tales
OF suDoers Which s8e and Antony had eaten
Of Never Indeed. dli see her look more
keAatsous th4a GA thai last fatal night Of
vengeance. And th-s her mind drew on 70
that supper az f4rs1s, when sic drank the
pear
strange. " she SAID, strange that ~ ths
las the mind u Autony should have turned
back 10 that gnt among al the nights, and
% the saying OF HarInachis. Charmion,
thou dost remember Harmacnls, the Egyp-
sans"
surely. O Queen. +" she answered slowly.
"And who. then. was Harmachls"
asked. f3r 1 vas fin % know II she sor-
rowed Ger mv memory.
Il Will te- thee fls . strange tale and
now that a.. is done 10 May well 0e told.
Tbs Haruachis was q the ancient race of
The Pharaohs uld h-ving, indeed, been IN
secret crowned ar Aoydos. was sent bither
e. A exaldria to carry out great plot that
had been formed against the rule OF Us
Royal LaEde tie came and gained en-
trance O. the palace as my astrOl0ger, for
he was very learned in al magic much as
thou ar. O.vmpus-aud a man beautiful 10
see Now. this was his pot-that be should
slay me and oe named Pharaoh. In truth,
4. was strong one, for be had
macy friends IN Egypt and | few.
Aud On that very night when he
shoud carry OUT his purpose, yea, ~ the
very hour. came CharmI0n yoader and told
Ia pot % ne, SAYING that she had chanced
.sa
n4ggtt have said thereon tO thee. Char
m.oa-I misioubted me much q that tals
o. thine FOR, by the Gods a. 'a.s hour
do believe that thou dldst love r. --ascais,
and because ho scorned thee thou didst be-
tray him, and FOR that cause also thou has.
a. thy days remained maid. which is Q
thing unnatural Come. Charmiou, tell Us;
for naughtit matters now at the END"
Charmion shiversd and made ans wer: "It
L. true o Queen; l also was of the plot. and
because HGrmachis scorned mel betrayed
hin, aad because of nay great love FOR aim
have remained unw-d" And she glanced
up az me and caugat nv eyes, thea let the
modest lashes val her own.
$50! thouZhtit. Strange are the ways
ot women. But little cause, methinks, had
tlst Harmach.s % thank thee FOR thy love;
wat sayest thou, Olympusi All, and 50
thou a.s0 vast . traitor, CharmiOui How
Sarrarous era t5a natns which Monarchs
tread Wei, forgive tbsc, fer faithfully
has thou served ne since that hour.
"Bat % ny ta-e Harmachis I dared not
siav. lest bis great party should rise in fury
ari cast me from TIE throne. And now
ra1rt me issue Though he must murder
re, IN secret this Harmachts loved ne, and
sometoing thereof / guessed. A httle, for
tb8 saSo az his beauty and his wit, mad
s-rivel t' draw him % me, and for the love
CT man Cleopatra never strove in vain.
Therefore when. WIKI the dagger ia bis
robe be came % say me, matched my
charms aEalns. his win. and need / tell you.
bc.az msu gud women, how I w0ni Oh,
never can forget tls look in the eyes or
that fallen man, that forsworn priest, that
d,scr0wusd king. when. lost Ia the popped
dragghf I saw Lim sink isto that shameful
sleep whence no rnors might he wake with
honor And. therea after-till in the end.
vsaried of aim. and his sad. learned mind,
f0r lis guilty sou. forbade him 70 De gay
slttl0 did I come 90 care for him, though
uos % love. Bat DC. be- who loved me. chung
O. me a. adrunSard 20 tue cap which ruins
bin Decminy that [ should wed him, be
betrayed to me the secret Of the hidden
wealth - The pyramid Hv-for at the time
l much needed treasure and together we
dared tha terrcrs oftas tomb and drew it
f7rth. even from dead Pharaoh's breast
Sc, fais emerald WIS part thereOfr' and
Sc pointed 20 tha great scarabUus that
So had drawn from the hoiy hear, Of
Ncrka.ra. "And because OF what was
written n thu tomb. aud OF that Thing
~ we saw iu sls touo. an. pest upon
g. wry does Us memory ha.ce roe u0ws-
a. "a zn hnfsorl so az Tad .rtr for would fan