Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-30
in the sun. Then suddenly I withdrew the

lnJo the place Of 1t, seized him with my will and stare, and beginning to turn round and round, drew him after me, his face, fierce and drawn, fixed, as it were, almost to my own. Then slowly moved backward till l had passed the gates, still drawing him after me, and having passed, jerked my head away. But he fell to the ground, to rise wiping his brow and looking exceed ingly foolish
 "Art thou content, most noble Captain3" l said. 'Thou seest we have passed the gates. Would any other noble sir here pres ent wish that l should show more of my slzilla"
 By Taranis, Lord of Thunder, and all the Gods of Olympus thrown in, nop growled an old Centurion, Gaul named Brennus 'I like thee not, I say. The man who could drag our Paulus through those gates by the eye, as it were, is not 6 man to play with. Paulus, too, who always goes the way you don't want him-back- ward, like an ass-Paulus! Why, sirrah, thou must have a woman in one eye and @ wine cup in the other, to draw our Paulus thus'
 At this moment the talk was broken, for, coming down the marble walk followed by an armed slave, was Charmion herself. She walked calm and careless, her hands folded behind her and her eyes gazing at nothing ness, as it were. But it was when Char mion thus looked upon nothing that she saw most. And as she came the officers and men of the guard made way for her lowing, for, as learned afterward, this girl, next to Cleopatra's self, wielded more power than any one about the palace.
 "What is this tumult, Brennus3" she said, speaking to the Centurion, and mak- ing as if she saw me not; s'knowest thou not that the Queen sleeps at this hour, and ha hn o1xor o1 io {ho,, yha vet answer for it, and that dearly?"
 "Nay, Lady," said the Centurion, humbly sbut it is thus. We have here"-and he ]erked his thumb toward me-'sa magician of the most pestilent-um, crave his par don, of the very best sort, for he hath but just now, only by placing his eyes close to the nose of the worthy Captain Paulus, dragged him. the said Paulus, through the gates that Paulus swore the magician should not pass. By the same token. Lady, the magician says he has business with you which grieves me for your sake." Charmion turned and looked at me care lessly. "Ay, I remember" she said; ''and so he hath-at least the Queen would see his tricks; but if he can do none better than cause a sot"-here she cast a glance of scorn at the wondering Paulus-''to follow his nose through the gates he guards, he had better go whence he came. Follow me, Sir Magician; and for thee, Brennus, say keep thy riotous crew more quiet. For thee, most honorable Paulus, get thee sober, and ] next time am asked for at the gates give him who asks @ hearing" And with 8 queenly nod of her small head she turned and led the way, followed at a distance by myself and the armed slave.
 We passed up the marble walk which | runs through the garden grounds, and is cofn aft cid Ia ofo for the most part of heather Gods and God l desses, wherewith these Lagidas were not l ashamed to defile their royal welltngs. Al l length we came to 0 portico with futed col | umns very beautiful to see, but of Greciar l style of art, where we found more guards who made way for the Lady Charmion
 Crossing the portico, we reached an outer
 marble hall wherein fountain softly rlashed, and thence by low doorway { second chamber, known as the Alabastel
 Hall, most beautiful to see. It's roof was l upheld by light columns of black marble l but all it's walls were paneled with ala
 baster, whereon were grayen Grecian le l gends. Its floor was of rich and many -huec
 mosaic that told the tale of the passion o. Psyche for tho Grecian God of Love, anG
 about it were set chairs of ivory and gold At the doorway of this chamber Cha
 bade the armed slave stay, 50 that we passed in alone, for the place was empty
 save for two eunuchs who stood wit,
 drawn swords before the curtains at the | further end. NA
 'I am vexei ord, ," she said, speak
 ing very low "that thou shoulds
 have met ,. Srent at the gate
 but the gve Eyed double watch
 and l had : Commands to the oh
 cer of the company that should have re
 heved it. They are ever insolent, thess
 Roman officers, who, though they seem t.
 serve, know we'll that Egypt Is their play
 thing. But it is not altogether ill, for thes'
 while apass into Cleopatra's chamber
 where she sleeps. But now have I sunl