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tily: Also. such a deed would / bring the tribes
used n g, S ssss' said S0S Ms sss %G isSs 1SGli.h IA! * I SSn
who will not dispatch a foe whenever he can
barous land, and so l shall tell Hiram, our
K Edn! m if Sv STe / l PrIn to see scr Tyre az again Sa,n, As for J;
Of your heart and the nobility Of your senti.
evil end and sSdiaA si HsneE you to eS an D"f EIis ssa S ss
s sapcasstis tS PUT and a point %Its SRSn his words he smiled
AT this moment n messenger, whose long
him to be a priest Of ~, by which name tho peo.
room and whispered something into the ear OF
Saxon that seemed to disturb him much.
leave rS yoS,' % said t the So Ssr SSO' 'S $s f I Ssvc II evil
f hdnpt1s t y s. Sa,l me %e,S to the the temple ten The Lady
must, visit her" And he G hurled ed'f from amt tho
This news caused condemnation among the
its. announcement. Aziei Joined ELISA, who
had passed on to the balcony of the house. and
moonlit city and the plains beyond. At his APP
proach she rose In token OF respect. then set
herself down again, motioning to him to do
"Glye me Of your wisdom, lady !. he said. II
How, then, can she be stricken with a %feveri''
"she is the goddess, I" ELISA answered. smiling,
uub tno Lazy DAalJt Is n woman wnOm we re-
we're as the Incarnation Of the goddess upon
earth, and, being a woman. in her hour she
Then what becomes of the incarnation of tho
goddessi"
Another is chosen by the college of the
B Rs.Sits Oh II 4 t tna '1 IaS SSmR sssIti IS P %So Is dss %
s fails spo to h bs@ve II z nota hbSn s gsnssrs onS IL the t lot
noble ,maidens as may be chosen
Does the Lady Baaltis marry, Them
Yes. Prince. within a year OF her public con
Is Of white blood and does sacrifice TO ri and
t biaas'I tho it titIe % oe shs saS h and n for SO ions n as
his wife Il shall live he Is the high priest Of the
ss' his is S WIFE '' IS eiot Iash ' With hha iSs m az J SaS so OF
Baaltiss, but should she die. another takes his
at is a strange faith" said ARIEL. (which
teaches that the God of heayen can find a home
IN mortal breasts. But, lady, 1t is yours. 30 I
will, what did you mean when YOU, said that
T9op o. j 40 s' sHn s to Ki SasnDci yH NJ! DO you know
II suspected 1t from the first, Prince. More.
over. I read 1t in his face as he looked upon the
"And why should he wish to carry you away
thus brHtally': lady when he is at peace with the
,"Perchanoe. Prince. after what passed to-
night you can guess" she answered. lowering
,n nYSs ,l9,SSy y;; I ! can 3 g que sbo and d though g tb it Is
him overmuch. But why should he press his
snit in n TIL this ,faashion. instead of openly, as a
II may have pressed It openly and been re.
fused" she replied, in a low voice. But If he
could have, carried me to some far fortress,
stili1ivedf There. with no price to pay in gold
or lands or power. he would have been my
such time as he wearied of me- and that is the
fate from WHICH you have saved me. Prince. or
F bear snd fF0@ aha as%th nt f tne | ba am not OF g one %o wh I n sGela
first time in my life I am glad tonight that I
And IT, she answered. who am but n Php.
niGian maiden. an glad that I should have lived
as he is in rank, speak thus to me: oh. Prince"
she added. claspfng her hands, "if your words
are not those Of empty courtesy alone. hear me.
to give me aid. Prince. / am in a sore strait,
for that danger from which I prayed to be de,
is true that Ithobal has been refused my hand,
both b., myself and by my father. and therefore
evil is not done with, for the mobiles Of the city
and the priests Of FL came to my father at SIM,
set and prayed him that he would let Ithobal
will make war upon the city, and when a man
placed rs is my father must choose between
piness of one poor girl, what will his answer be.
Vow" said Aziel, save that no wrong can
right n wrong. I almost erievo that I cried
shame ngon the counsel 9t Mesem Fair lady.
dread. and at which I shudder. all 1 have ex-
"Ah." she cried. "all except your soul.
Would that could find the man who would
give me both life and soul for then. were he
was loved since Baaltis mounted yonder heav-
"were 1 not a Hebrew I should be tempted to
seek to take You at YOUR word. lady" he an
swered. smiling. but being one. I may not risk
my soul, even were such a love as yours within
May. Prince she broke in. IT did but Jest:
forget my words. for they were Wrung from a
ror Of this man that oppres:es me. you would
mo with a tenfold weight"
Doubtless because It is nearer she whis.
pered; But her beautiful pleading eyes and
say. because you are nearer. and a change has
come upon me-"
met hers. and for the second time a strange new
vine, snatched at his heart strings, taking from
him the power OF speech and almost OF thought.
had seen many lovely faces, and many, noble
Of them stirred his being after this sorti Could
It be that this maiden was she whom he was
whom he did already iovei ' ~ "
Lady, he said. taking a step toward her.
"lady-n" and he paused en- ho, co,, ~.
dccked and scented hair fell upon his feet. and
answered.:
IT hear you. lord"
Then another voice broke upon the silence, a
clear, strident voice that said:
prince. forgive me, II for the second time
this day I seek you, but the guests have gone,
and your. chamber is made ready. and, not
knowing the customs Of the women Of this conn.
try. I did not guess that I should find you alone
with one of them at such an hour"
Aziel looked up, although there was little need
for him to do so. for we'll he knew that voice.
to see the tall form of the Levite Issachar stand
ms before them with cold anger stamped upon
his face and shining in his eyes.
ELISA saw also, and. with some
words OF farewell, she turned and went. leav-
ing them together.
CHAPTER ".
THE DREAM OF IssACHAR.