Telegram-herald., 1889-09-12

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snd. plac4ng Der hanGs before Der fscss Dc
ga - weep
.-Nay. SPEAK rot -. ny father" SIC sAad.
between Ter scos. for wat hsys / tonsi
Nz4xct knew 1 q TIE syil wandering .; ny
dreams ! an nc soot1szyer tEat should
red dreams Have / not carried ost AZ
Inlngs according % thy cssirei Have not
been even mindful OF that dread cath -
snd sue trenbied Have ! not pl2y 81 TIE
spy and tod thee alt Have l not won TIE
heart of the Queen 80 that she loves re -
= sister, refusing ne nothing, sy, snc tie
hearts II those about herf Why dest thou
Alright ne thus with nv words and
threatss' And she wept sfresn, looking
even mere beautiful IL Ter sorrow than she
~as before.
Enough, enough" be answered; what
have said 1 have sad BE warned, and az
fr0nt cur gnt 40 more with this ~anton
dress ThiRkest thou that we would feel
our eyes upon those rounded erms-ws
whose stake IS Egypt and who are dedicated
70 the Gods Of Egypt Girl. behold thy
c0usin aud thy king9'
she ceased weeping, wiping her eyes
with ner clifton, and saw that they seemed
bat the softer for her tears.
"MsthInAs, most Royal Harmschis and
beloved cousin" she said. as she bent
before ne. that we are already made 40
Quaintsd."
YEA cousin" answered, not without
shamefacecness, for never before had |
spoken 70 so fair maid; thou vert in the
chariot with Cleopatra this day when |
struggled with the Nuoian."
"Assuredly,n shs said, with q smile and a
sudden lighting OF the eyes, ''it was gal.
liant nght, and gallantly didst thou over
throw that black brute. l saw the fray,
and, though l knew thee not, greatly did /
fear for one so brave. But / paid him for
my fright, for II was / who put IL into tho
mind OF Cleopatra TO bid the guards strike
OF his hand-now, knowing who thou art, I
would had said his head" And she looked
up, shooting q glance at me, and then
smiled.
Enough" put in my uncle Sepa, "the
time draws on. Tell thou thy mission,
Charmion, aud be gone"
Thereon her manner changed. She folded
her hands meekly before her and spake:
LET Pharaoh hearken unto his hand
maiden. l am the daughter Of Pharaoh's
uncle the brother OF his father, who is now
long dead. and therefore in my veins also
flows the Royal blood OF Egypt Also am
OF the ancient faith. and hate these Greeks,
and TO soc thee set upon the throne has been
my dearest hope now for many years. To
this end have i, Charmion, become serving
woman 10 Cleopatra, that / might cut a
notch wherein thou couldst set thy foot
when the hour came TO climb the throne
And behold . Pharaoh, the notch is cut
"This, then, Is our plot, Royal cousin:
Thou must gain an entrance 10 the House
hold and learn its ways and secrets, and.
so far as may be, suborn the eunuchs and
captains, some OF whom / have already
tempted. This done, and all things being
prepared without, thou must stay Cleo
patra, and, aided by me, with those whom l
control, in the confusion that shall ensue
throw wide the gates, and, admitting those
OF our party who are in waiting, put such
Of the troops as remain faithful to the
sword and seize the Bruchum. Which be.
ing done, thou shalt within two days hold
this tickle Alexandria At the same time,
those who are sworn 10 thee in every
city IN Egypt shall rise In arms, and
within ten days from the death of Cleopatra
thou shalt be Pharaoh indeed. This is the
counsel which has been taken, and thou
seest, Royal cousin. that, though your uncle
yonder doth think so Ill of me, l have
learned my part-ay, and played it"
Il hear thee. cousin" answered, marvel
ing that so young a woman, for she had
but twenty years, could weave so bold a
plot, for IN its origin the scheme was hers.
Butin those days l little knew CharmIon
500 on; how then shall gam entrance to
the palace of Cleopatral"
"Nay, cousin, as things are It is easy.
Thus: Cleopatra loveth to look upon q man,
and-give me pardon-thy face and form
are fair. To-day she noted them, aud
twice she said she would she had asked
where that astrologer might be found, for
she held that an astrologer who could we'll
nigh slay Nabian gladiator with his bare
hands must indeed be a master Of the stars.
Ianswered her that would cause inquiry
to De made. SO hearken, Royal Harmachis.
At midday Cleopatra sleeps in her inner
hall that looks over the gardens TO the har-
Dor. At that hour, then, VIII / meet thee
at the gates Of the Palace, whittier come
thcu boldly asking for the Lady Charmion.
l will make appointment for thee with
Cleopatra, so that she shall see thee alone
when she wakes, and the rest shall
DO for thee, Harmachis. For much she
loves 10 play with the mysteries of magic,
and whole nights have known her stand
watching the stars and making pretense
TO read them. And but lately hath she sent
away Dioscorides, the Physician. in that,
poor foo he ventured on a prophecy from
the conjunction OF the stars that Cassius
would defeat Marx Antony. Thereon Cleo
patra dispatched 20 the General AlIeuus.
bidding him add the legions she had sent 20
I. - -.,Tf
sius, whose victory, forsooth. was. accord
ing 10 Dioscorides. written on the stars.
But, as II CHANGED. Antony beat Cassius
first and Brutus afterward, aud SO Dos
corides hath departed. and now he lectures
for his bread on herbs IN the museum, and
hates the name Of stars Bat his place il
empty. and thou shalt I'll II, and then We
will work n secret and in the shadow ~
the scsptcr. Az. we viii work Ike the
worm a. the heart of fruit till the time %
plucxing comes. and On thy dsgger's touch,
Roval cousin. the fabric OF this Grecian
throne crumoies TO n0thinguess. s5d he
worn that rotted it bursts h.s servi.e Gov
eriug. and in the sight % empires. spreads
his r0ysl wings Ger Egypt"
I eszed a. this strange Firi once more "a
ton shed. and saw f1at her "a c. vas ~ ID
win such light az I had never seen upon
tne face Of woman
"Ah F." broke u NJ uncle, who vss
watching her. ',sh love - see Tree a.
Firi. There a The Ch2rmiol that ] Knew
ard I bred up-H tie Court CIR. w1om
love not. d-ape3 ia silss q Crs ard fra-
gan witl essences. let thv heart harden
in this mold a.. s-sup if w-fh tae fervii
ses % patriot faith. and thy reward sral
fri free Al now cover 70 t1at s1s-e-