Telegram-herald., 1889-10-19
CLEOPATRA
Being Account of the Fall and Vengeance OIL
Harmachis, the Royal Egyptian.
L FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND
BY H RIDER HAoGARD.


CHAPIEh AAlX-Coaua4ed.
aNaF, isg EsL a tssrs-for / mass weep
--oxerEow your eyes Hay, - nos ma1lys
Us mosg .somalisni A. me1 must dc.
aad death were welcome were 10 not - l8ne.
ehou-d fz-l. 70 your tender care / le4vemy
chldreu-ll perchaaee, 70 may sval . save
them ron the fate q help.essness. Sol
dlsrs. saouEai - morrow 30 the dawn va
spring a. Crsar's throat, both o. and and
sea Swear lnas ye vii cling ~ ne, even
- the ia.ss issue
sWe sHeaEw they cried. Noble An
l1ng, Ne sSear.'
t. we1l Once more ny star grows
bright, tomorrow, set Ia the highes- heav-
en-, = Yes may shine the lamp Of Cesar
d1wnl IL then, farewell"
He turned 20 70, ant as hs went they
eaug1. rs hant znd Kissed 70 and 80 deep
~ we're they moved hat many wept Ike
children; nor c0zid Antouy master Ms
grief. tor. IA ths moonlgnt, 1 saw tears roll
down his farr0sed cheek, and fal upon
that mighty breast
And. see .ng az this. was much trou bled.
Fer vel Knew that n these men held firm
% Antony al uighE yet 20 well for Cleo
patra and though against Antony l bore
a. in win, yet must hs fan, and IN that fall
drag town ths woman who, Ike some poi
scu0us plant. had twfned herself about his
giant siren 9Th I'll IL choked and m0.dered
in her embrace.
Therefore. Nhea Antony went, I went
nos, bus STOOD back IA the shadow watch ng
the faces of the lords and captains as they
spoks together.
Then 70 Is sgreedF' sad be who should
lead the 6eet. Aud tnis We swear 20, ons
ard al, that We win cling 70 noble Antony
- the .ast extremity OF fortune"
Ay' A. they answered
Nv' syt" ! said, speaking from the
- cling and die.'
Ilerc .v they turned and seized ne.
"W h0 IL hei' quoth one.
% 'Tis that dark-faced dog Olympus -
cried another. Olympus, the magician"
80 ympus the traitor "' growled another I:
''put an end 10 him and h.s magicr' ard hs
drew bis sword
"Ayi siay hin: he would betray the Lord
Anfony. whom ne IL paid 70 doctor"
"Hold awhlein l said in slow and
solemn voice. "and beware how We try 70
murder the servant OF the Gods. l am no
traitor For myself, abide the event here
In Alexandria, bl, 20 you 1 say: Flee. fee
20 Cesari Iserve Antony and the Queen
Il serve them truly; bat above all 4 serve
the hoy Gods and what they make known
10 me, that, lords, do know. And this
know. that Antony il doomed. and Cleo
patrA Il doomed, for Cesar conquers.
therefore because do honor you, noble
gentlemen, and think with pity on your
wives left widowed, and your little father
less children that shall II We hold 70
Antony, De sod "a slaves therefore | say
Cling 70 Antony II ye wall, and die; or fee
10. 4 M hsss Ind Il ha
cause u - 80 ordained OF the Gods"
The Godsi" they growled; what Godsi
Slit the traitors throat and stop his IL
0uened talk"
Let him show us .ign from his Gods,
or let him die, I DO mistrust this man."
sad another
stand back. ye foolsr' I cried "Stand
oack-free nine arms-snd will show you
4 sign :" Rod there w,s that IN my face
which frightened them. for they freed me
snd stood back Then lifted up my hands,
snt. putting oct al my strength OF soul,
searched the depths of space till my Spirit
.ommuned with The Spirit OF my Mother
Isis. Only tue Word of Power I uttered
not. as had been hidden. And the holy
mystery of the Goddess answered 20 my
Spirits cry. falling m awful silence upon
The face Of earth. Deeper and deeper
grew The terrible silence even the dogs
ceased 20 howl, and in The city men stood
stu afearsd Then. from far away, there
came the gh0stly music OF the sistra.
FAINT 10 was az FIRST, but ever rs & came it
grew more loud, till the air shivered with
the mccarthy sound % terror. said
naught, 0ut pointed with ny band toward
the SKY. And behold bosomed upon the
ar hoated q vass vail shape that. herslded
oy The swelling music of tho sistra. drew
slowly near. tiil frs shadow Law MON Va. II
came it passed. i- vreus toTvor camp Of
CDsar. til a. lerr'l Tho uus siy died
away. and tho awig. shape was swallowed
.n The night
d" Tis Bscchrs," oried oue. "Bacchus,
who leaves lost A1to1yi" and. "a he spoke.
from al the camp there rose a groaa OF
terror
Bat knew that {, wss not Bacchus. the
fase God. but ths Divine ISIS who deserted
Ehem. aoi. passing over tho edge OF tho
world, s1ugh. her hcme i1 space. 20 be no
more known oc rcn For though her wor-
ship ia still uphold. thourh stii, IS she =
here and SD all Ear,ee. no more dotn Isis
man fest herself in Eaem ! hid my face
ani PRAYED. but vher H~cd it from my
-c5c. 10 a. hai tel ard vas clone.