Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-06

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IRether with Iras, Charnion and myself,
she supped. Now, as she supped, her spirit
Jared up wildly, rel as the sky lights up
,et sunset; and n more she laughed and
iSparkled as In bygone years, telling Us tales
Icf suppers which she and Antony had eaten
of. Never, indeed, did I see her look more
,beanteous than on that last fatal night of
Andthus her mind drew on to
that supper at Tarsus, when she drank the
pearl.
sfStrange," she said, "strange that at the
last the mind of Antony should have turned
back to that night among all the nights, and
20 the saying Of Harmachis. Charmion,
thou dest remember Aarmachis, the Egyp-
tian?n
"Surely, o Queen" she answered slowly,
sand who, then, was Harmachisw !
esked; for I was fain to know II she sor-
fowed DER my memory.
; 81 will tell thee. IT'S q strange tale, and
now that all il done 1t may well be told.
This Harmachis was Of the ancient race Of
the Pharaohs, and having, indeed, been in
Isecret crowned at Abydos, was sent hithsr
10 Alexandria to carry out q great plot that
bad been formed against the rule Of rs
Royal Lagide. He came and gained en-
trance to the palace a. my astrologer, for
be was very learned in all magic-much as
thou art, Olympus-nnd o man beautiful to
|ese. Now, this was his plot-that he should
plsy me and be named Pharaoh. In truth.
~ was q strong one, for he had
|ipaany friends in Egypt and I few.
'Should carry out his purpose, yea, at the
aery hour, came Charmion yonder and told
tbe plot tome, saying that she had CHANGED
Upon its clew. But in after days-though
Aaught have said thereon TO thee, Char
miUn-I misdoubted me much Of that tale
az thine; for, by the Godsi at this hour I
do believe that thou didst love Harmachis,
and because he scorned thee thou didst be-
N3py him, and for that cause also thou hast
I'll thy days remained q maid, which IL q
thing unnatural Come, Charmion, tell us;
aof naughttt matters new ct the end.n
rharmion shiyered and made answer: SIT
y trpe, O Queen; I also vast Of the plot, and
WecAhse Harmachis scorned mel betrayed
ttm, and because Of my great love for him,
1ase remained unwed.n And she glanced
hp d me and caught my eyes, then let the
modest lashes vail her own.
tSoi I thoughtis Strange arc the ways
Nf momeni But little cause, methfnks, had
That Haruaachis to thank thee for thy love;
what sayest thou, OlyInpusi All, and 30
Nkou also vast o traitor, Charmioni How
dangerous are the paths which Monsrchs
ffssdt Wei, I forgive thee, for faithfully
last thou served me since that hour.
tBut to my tale. Harmachis I dared not
inlay, lest his greatparty should rise in fury
and cast me from the throne. And now
mark tho issue Though he must murder
me, IN secret this HarmaShis loved me, and
sonething thereof I suessed. A little, for
the sake Of bis beauty and his wit, had I
~striven to draw him to me; and for the love
Eof man Cleopatra never strove In vain.
Therefore when, with she dagger in his
robe, he came TO slay me, ! matched my
Icharrns against his viii, and need I tell you,
being men and women, how ! wont Oh,
never can I forget the look in the eyes Of
that fallen man, that forsworn priest, that
discrowned king, when, lost in tho popped
fdranght, I saw him sink into that shameful
sleep whence no more might he wake with
honori And, thereafter-tM, In the end, /
twearied Of him, and his sad, learned mind,
for his guilty soul forbade him to be gay
o little did I come to care for him, though
mot to love. But he, he Widowed me, chung
10 me as ndrunkard to the CUP which ruinS
him. Deeming that ! should wed him, he
betrayed TO me the secret Of the hidden
wealth Of the pyramid Hr-for at the time
mueh needed t~reasure-and together wa
dared the terrors Of the tomb and drew il
forth, even from dead Phsrsoh,s breast.
Dee, this emerald was . part thereofr' and
abe pointed to the great scarabaus. that
she had drawn from the holy heart Of
l1enkarra. land because Of what was
written In the tomb, Ind Of that Thing
which we saws n the tomb; ali, pest upon
s1tiwhy does III memory haunt mo nswf-
and also becsuse Of policy, for ! would fain
Aeve won the lore Of the Egyptians, I was
minded to marry this Harfnachis and do
clare his plnce and lineage 70 the world
aye and by his Gid hold Egypt from the
Roman. For Dellius had then come to call
mo TO Antony, and after much thought I
determined 70 send him back with sharp
words. But on that very morning, as ]
tired mo for the Court, came Charmiou
yonder, and this I told her, for I would zee
how the matter fell upon her mind. Now
mark, Olympus, the power Of Jealousy, that
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