Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-01-30

t@ss9XlW neaveni pssSuaa Could S a0tS there re
be another man In the wide
world SO stepped in sorrow as was that
night Surely not onei Where should !
turnl What could do2 And even through
the tempest of my torn heart the bitter
voice Of jealousy called aloud. For / loved
this woman, to whom had gwen all; and
she ut this moment-she was Ahi could
not bear to think Of &; and In my utter
agony my heart burst forth in river Of
tears such as are terrible to weepl
Then Charmion drew near to me, and I
saw that she, too, was weeping.
sweep not, Harmachisl' she sobbed,
kueeling at my side. 81 can not endure to
SEQ thee weep. OH why wouldst thou not be
warnedi Then hast thou bcen great ana
happy, and not SO now. Listen, Harmachisl
Thou didst hear what that false and tiRerish
woman said-to-morrow she hands thee
over to the murderersW
ssIt II we'll" gasped.
aNay, It is mot well. Harmachis, give her
not this last triumph over thee. Thou hast
lost all save life; but while life remains
hope remains also, and with hope the chance
Of vengeancep'
"Ahi,I said, starting from my seat. 81
had not thought Of that Ay, the chance OF
vengeancei It would be sweet to be
avengedp
"It would be sweet, Harmachis. and yet
tthis-veugeance 10 an arrow that In falling
loft pierces him who shot It. Nyseh-I
know It, and she sighed. "But truce to
talk and grief. Time will there be for rs
Twain to Rrieve, If not to talk, in all the
heavy coming years. Thou must hy-6e-
Hero isa plan. Tomorrow, ere the dawn,
IL galley that but yesterday came from
tAlexandria bearing fruit and stores sails
tthither once again, whereof the Captain Is
known to me, but to thee he Is not known.
Now, I will find thee the garb Of q Syrian
merchant, and cloak thee as know how,
and furnish thee with letter to the Cap
tain Of the galley. he shall give thee pass
ago to Alexandria, for 70 him thou wilt
seem bus As merchant going on the busi-
ness OF thy trade. IT'S Brennus who Ii
Captain Of the Guard tonight, aud Brennus
h Q friend to nae and thee. Perchance he
viii guess somewhat; or, perchance, he will
not guess; at the least, the Syrian merchant
shall safely pass the lines. What sayest
thoup'
"It Is well,n I answered wearily; "nttle
do ! reck the issue.''
ssRest thou then here, Harmachis, while
make these matters ready; and, Harma-
CHS, grt,ve not overmuch; there are others
who should grieve more heavily than
thou. And she went, leaving me alone
with mine agony that rent me Like tort
ure-bed. Methinks, had it not been for
that fierce desire of vengeance which from
time to time flashed across my tormented
mind as the quick lightning o'er midnight
sea, my reason had left me In that darh
hour ut length / heard her footstep al
the door, and she entered, breathing heav.
ily, for In her arms she bore q sack Of cloth
ling.
San II WELL" she said; shere Is the gart
with spare linen, and writing tablets, and
all things needfuL I have seen Brennus
also. end told him that q Syrian merchant
would pass the guard an hour before ths
dawn. And, though he made pretense Of
sleep, ulethinks he understood, for he an
.swered, yawning, that il they but had thu
pass word, Antony fifty Syrian merchant,
might 10 through about their lawful ousi
ness. And here is the letter to the Cap
tain-ttsou canst not mistake the galley
for she is moored along the right-a smal
galley, painted black, rs thou dost enter OF
the great quay, and, moreover. the sailor
make ready for sailing. Now will wal
here without while thou dost put of tn
livery 0f thy service and array thyself.n
When she was gone tore OF my gos
igeous garments and spatupon them and tro
them on the ground. Then I put on th
modest robe Of o merchant, and bound roun
line tho tablets, on my feet the sandal
OF untsnned hide, and at my waist the knifs
when It was done, Charmion entered ono
again and looked on me.
"Too much art thou still the Royal Hal
machis,. she said. sSee, it must
,changsd.s
Then she took scissors from her trim