Telegram-herald., 1889-09-17

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sHal De c-ozke0 aoc-t a. auca As Ray os.
IS it, taea, t1y fault tbat Roman
ku2se betrayed tay Plzusi tat. thereon
thoG vast dragged, t1y secret papers
sto.en s1d their KEY guessed Nl ~,
then. be q clz1e u thes thai, the great
pot beng broken aod those who ogilt Il
scattered, thou, sll4 faithful % thy trls9
didsl serve thee o. suca means as N2-ars
gave thee. ana win the heart o. Agypt ;
Queen, tAAl, through her geatle love, thou
Il igatsst yer attain tsy ends and spread
shy wings " power across the rolling Ai-ei
An l lA-counselcr, thlnkesI tnous
H4ruaehisi7
lifted ny head and ray OF hope crept
T into the darkness OF ny heart, for when
men f2l they grasp 81 feathers. Then, for
the nrst tine, spoke.
And those with ns-thOSe who trusted
/ me what OF tnemF'
AZ" she answered, "Amenemhat thy
| father, the aged Priest OF Abydos; and
( Sepa, thy uncle, that merry patriot whose
I great heart is bid beneath SO common =
I shell OF form, and"
I Methought she would have said Char
nion, but she named her not.
"And many others-oh, know them al ~
"Ayin i said, ''what or them''
'Se5 thou, Harmachis," she answered,
raising aud placing her hand upon my arm,
''for thy sake 1 viii show mercy 70 them.
No more Will do than must be done. |
swear by my throne and by al the Gods OF
Egypt that not one hair Of thy aged fathers
head shall be harmed b. me; aud, if il DO
not too late, thy uncle Sepa viii l also
spare, ay, and the others. | Will not do
did my forefather Epiphanes, who, when
the Egyptians rose against him, dragged
AthinIs, Pausiras, Chesuphus and lrobash-
tus, bound % his chariot-not as Achilles
dragged Hector, but yet hving-round the
city walls. / will spare them all, save the
Hebrews, II there be any Hebrews; for the
Jews hate"
There are no Hebrews" said.
at is well" she said, "for no Hebrew
Will / ever spare. Am | then, indeed so
cruel a women as they sayi In thy list, o
Harmachis, were many doomed TO die; and
have but taken the life Of one Roman
knaye, a double traitor, for he betrayed
both me and thee Art thou not over
whelmed, Haruachis, with the weight of
mercy which l give thee, because-such are
q wOman's reasons-thou pleasest me, Har-
machisi Nay, by Serapisl ~ she added,
with a little laugh, ''Il change my mind; /
viii not give thee so much for nothing.
Thou shalt buy it from me, and the price
shall be heavy one-it shall be kiss,
Harmachis
NAY" l said, turning from that fair
temptress, 'the price is too heavy; Kiss
no more"
"Bethink thee she answered, with a
heavy frowa. "Bethink thee and choose
l am but a woman, Harmachis, and one who
is not won't 20 sue men. Do as thou wilt;
but this l say TO thee-if thou dost put me
away, will gather up the mercy / have
meted out. Therefore, most virtuous
priest, choose thou 'twixt the heavy burden
Of my love and the swift death Of thy aged
father and Of all those who plotted with
him"
glanced at her and saw that she was
angered, for her eyes shone and her bosom
heaved. SO, signing, kissed her. thereby
setting the seal upon my shame and bond
age. Then smiling like the triumphant
Aphrodite of the Greeks, she went thence,
bearing the dagger with her.
Not yet did | know how deeply was be-
trayed; or why still was left TO draw the
broa+b 81 1iFa. .s-bv C1aoratro tho
hearted, had grown merciful. | did not
know that she feared to slay me lest, so
strong was the plot and so feeble her hold
upon the Double Crown, the tumult that
might tread hard upon the tidings Of my
murder shOuld-even when l was no more
shake her from the throne. did not know
that because Of fear and tho weight Of
policy only she slowed scant mercy TO
those whom / had betrayed. or that because
Of cunning and not for the holy sake Of
woman'S lOve-thOugh, in truth, she liked
me well enough-she chose ra her 10 bind
me to her by the fbers OF my heart And
yet this will l say in her behalf: Even
when thes danger-cloud had melted from
her sky she kept her faith, nor. save Paulus
aod o3e other. did any suter the utmost
penalty OF death for their part in the great
plot against Cleopatra crown and dynasty.
But many other things they suffered.
And so she went. leaving the vision Of her
glory to strive with the shame and sorrow
Of ny heart. Oh, bitter were the hours
that could now no more be made light with
prayer For the link between me and the
Divine was snapped, and no more did Isis
commune with her Priest. Bitter were the
hours and dark, but ever through their
darkness shone the starry,eyes OF Cleopatra,
and came the echo of her whispered love.
Fornot yet was the cup Of sorrow full Still
hope fingered in my heart, and almost could
think that had failed 70 some higher end.
aud that even in the depths of ruin should
find another and more fowery path 10 tri-
umph.
For thus those do who wickedly deceive
themselves, striving 70 lay the burden OF
their evil deeds upon The back of Fate, strv-
ing 10 believe their SIN may compass good.
and to murder Conscience with the sharp
plea Of necessity. But naught can II avail.
for hand in hand down the path 70 sin rush
Remorse aud Ruin. and WOO 20 hin they
follow Az. and WOO to me, who Of ell sin
ners an tue csiefl
CTAPTTR XVI
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or CHA ET0S, TIE sErTrTG TREE OF Han-
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"a. 81 ~ days was thus kept
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