Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-05

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heavy cloak. "Who passes!" said the voice
< Of Brennus.
"a merchant, may it please thee, sir,
Ohio having brought gifts from Alexandria
to . lady of the Queens household, and,
Asving been entertained of the lady, now
. departs to his galley" I answered In q
feigned voice.
"'Umphl" he growled. ''The ladies Of
the Queens household keep their guests
password, Sir Shopkeeperl Without the
password thou must needs return and crave
the lady's further hospitality
sAntony,' sir, and right good word, too.
All! I've wandered far, and never saw SO
goodly a man and so great a General. And,
mark you, sir, I've travelled far, and seen
many Generals"
@Aye; 'Antony' is the wordi And Antony
10 q good General in his way-when it is a
sober way, and when he can not find a skirt
- follow. I've served with Antony-and
against him, too, and know his points. Well,
well; he's got an armful now!"
And all this while that he was holding me
On talk, the sentry had been pacing to and
FRO before the gate. But now he moved q
Gttle way, leaving the entrance clear.
''Fare thee well, Harmachis, and begone, {"
whispered Brennus, leaning forward and
speaking quickly. ''Linger not. But at
times bethink thee OF Brennus, who risked
his neck to save thine. Farewell. lad;
would that we were sailing north together"
and he turned his back upon me and begun
90 hum tune.
Farewell, Brennus, thou honest man"
answered, and was gone. And, as long aft
.erward heard, when on the morrow the
hue and cry was raised because the murder
-ers could not find me, though everywhere
they sought me to STAY me, Brennus did me
=aservice. For he swore that as he kept his
watch alone an hour after midnight he saw
me come and stand upon the parapet of the
roof, that then / stretched out my robes and
they became wings whereon foated up to
heaven, leaving him astonished. And all
those about the court lent ear unto the his
cory, believing therein, because Of the great
fame Of my magic; and much they Won
-dered what the wonder might portend. The
tale also travelled into Egypt, and did much
20 cave my good name among those whom
had betrayed; for the moro ignorant among
them believed that I acted not of my will,
but Of the will of the dread Gods, who of
their own purpose waited me to heaven.
And thus, even to this day, the saying runs
chat "Whcn HarmGchis comes again Egypt
shall be free" Only Cleopatra, though she
vas much afraid, doubted her of the tale,
and sent an armed vessel to search for the
Syrian merchant, but not to find him, as
shall be told.
When I reached the galley whereof
SCharmion had spoken, 1 found her about to
sail, and gave the writing to the Captain,
who conned it, looking on me curiously, but
said naught.
So I went aboard, and Immediately we
dropped swiftly down the river with the
current And having come to the mouth
OF the river unchallenged, though we passed
many vessels, we put out to sea with q
strong favoring wind that ere night fresh
.ened to q great gale. Then the sailor men,
being much afeared, would fain have put
about and run for the mouth of the Cydnus
.once again, but could not because of the
-vildness Of the sea. All that night it blew
furiously, and ere dawn our mast was car
ried away, and we rolled helplessly in the
trough of the great waves. But sat
wrapped in cloak, little needing; and be.
cause showed no fear the sailors cried out
that I was q wizard, and would have cast me
into the sea, but the Captain would not. At
dawn the wind slackened, but ere noon it
once more blew in terrible fury; and at the
fSurth hour from noon we came in sight OF
the rocky coast Of that cape in the island of
Cyprus which il called Dinaretum, where Is q
mountain named Olympus, and thitherwards
we drifted swiftly. Then when the sailors
saw the terrible rocks, and how tho great
waves that smote thereon spouted up in
foam, once more they grew much afraid,
and cried out in their fear. For, seeing that
/ still sat unmoved, they swore that Ger
tainly was q wizard, and came to cast me
forth as q sacrifice to the Gods Of the sea
And this time the Captain was overruled,
and said naught- Therefore, when they
cam eto me rose and defied them, saying: