The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-25

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bowed and went: and, as went, heard
Antony say. iWell, a lrnaye he may be, for
that all men are, but this for thy astrologer-
he hath a roval air and the eve of a kinQ-ay.
and with it.n
Z Without the door I paused, not knowing
what 10 do. for was bewildered with mis-.
erv and. M atood aome one touched mo
o n .na % hard y M oIs,cod oo' NM. oAS T was Thar %
mion nj M ,ybo. IN the confusion Of the risino
~ ths g,,e.ts had s,lnned awav ana foi'
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For in tronble. Charmion was ever nj INV
side.
isFollow me.n she whispered: "thou artin
ianperp ~
. followed, and, presently, skirting the
crowd, we came, unseen, 10 q little side en-
trance that led to stair up which we
passed. The stair ended in a passsge; we
turned down 1t till we found door on the
left hand. Silently Charmion entered, and
I followed her into dark chamber Being
in she barred the door, and, kindling tinder
to fame, lit q hanging lamp. As the light
grew strong gazed around. The chamber
was not large and had but one easement
closely shuttered. For the rest, It was sim
ply furnished, having white walls, some
chests for garments, an ancient chair, what
l took 10 be tiring table, whereon were
combs, perfumes and allthe frippery that
pertains TO woman, and white bed with o
broidered coverlid, over which was hung a
gnat gauze.
"Be seated, Harmachis," she said, point
ing 70 the chair.
TOOK the CHAIR, and Charmion, throwing
back the gnat gauze, sat herself upon the
bed before me.
"knowest thou what heard Cleopatra
say as thou didst leave the Danqueting.
hallI'' she asked presently.
NAY, know not"
"She gazed after thee, and, as l went
over 70 her 70 40 some service, sne mur-
INJURED 70 nerseii; 'by scraps, WIN make
an end NO longer VIII walt; to-morrow
he shall be strangledP"
"Sop' SAID; ut may pei tnougn, aiter
all that has been, scarce can ! believe that
she will murder me.n
ltxU A. "A a n
most foolish Of menl Dost forget how nigh
thou was to death there in the Alabaster
Halll Who saved thee then from the knives
Of the eunuchsi Was II Cleopatrai Or
was II | and Brennusi Stay, will tell
thee Thou canst not yet believe II, because
In thy folly thou dos. not think IL possible
that the woman who has but lately been as
q wife 10 thee can now in SO short q time
doom thee 10 be basely done TO death. Nay,
answer not-I know all; and this tell thee
thou hast not measured the depth of
Cleopatra's perfdy. nor canst thou dream
the blackness OF her wicked heart She had
surely slain thee in Alexandria had she not
feared that thy slaughter, being noised
abroad, might bring trouble 10 her. There
fore has she brought thee here TO kill thee
secretly. For what more canst thou give
herl-she has thy hearts love, and is
wearied of thy strength and beauty. She
has robbed thee OF thy ROYAL birthriRht and
brouoht thee. a King. 10 stand amidst her
waiting women behind her At her feasts;
she has won from thee the great secret OF
the holv freasurel,'
"Ah, thou knowest thati''
"Yea, know all; and tonight thou seest
how tho wealth stored against the need Of
Khem is being squandered TO fll up the
wanton luxury OF Khem's Macedonian
Quaen Thou seest how she hath kept her
oath TO wed thee honorablyl Harmachis-
atlength thine eyes are open 10 the truthn
Gay, l see too we'll; she swore she loved
me, and, fool that was, did believe herr
"She swore she loved thee ~ answered
Charmion, lifting her dark eyes; ''now will
show thee how she doth love thee. Know
est thou what was this housei Il was q
priests college; and, as thou wottest, Har-
machis, priests have their ways. This lit
tie chamber aforetime was the chamber Of
the Head Priest, and the chamber that Is
beyond and below was the gathering room
Of the other priests. All this the old slave
who keeps the place told me, and also she
revealed what / shall show thee. Now.
Harmachis, be silent as the dead and fol-
low meip
Sho blew out the lamp, and by the little
Light that orept through the shattered case
nent led me by the hand 70 the far corner
Of the room Here she pressed upon the
wall, and door opened in It's thickness.
We entered, and she closed the spring
Now we were In little chamber, some fivc
cubits In length by four in breadth; for a
faint light struggled into the closet and
also the sound Of voices, whence knew
not Loosing my hand, she crept 70 the
end Of the place, and looked steadfastly at
the wall then crept back, and, whispering
''slsncer' led me forward with her. Then
saw that there were eyeholes in the wall,
which pierced Il, and were hidden on the