Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
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But he had not noticed thar a .p.-.
hSure followed him into the ma a',ehI
ana stood with bated breath to be,
tne scraps OF laughter. song ana "ear
Versatlon which came family fra,, ~o ~
room Crouching close 10 the woD i ,Ne
one should touch her In nas.i 'gs'
miriam listened eagerly for some W. u.s.;
| 70 IelleVe her mind OF it's susbsrg'
Long she waited, until the sounds fr"',
| ABOVE became bOisterous and rU,.iI
Two hours Of weary waiting hal Wv
most plunged her into despair. ,yL,.
Womans Wild laugh and wilder G,,'. -"
uoh rang out; 'sylvanus, to what r.-,.
use IS our hlppodrome 20 be putP B,s,
thou think 1t well for thee and Aleyss
TO use II as a shambles?" '"aa
silence woman!' cried sylvanus &,
alarm 'Dost thou not KNOW 81
A peal OF sarcastic laughter drowned
ms voice ana IN confusion he left the
room rushed through the passage ai-
most brushing against Miriam a1J
entered the death chamber gi-.,l,
and cautiously, one weight tokon f.
her heart, but an infinitely preate,' IVY, V,l
IN its place, Miriam EMERGED frn-, l't
passage and sought her lodging Fgs
next hour, Herod died '"e
Half an hour before Herod's d.sr
Miriam had sought and obtained an ir
terNleW with AleXas. the officer a.
whom the murder Of the Jewish lad
ers was intrusted, and his wife SaI,,,'
win The eloquence and logic of earnagt
conviction she spoke against ths p,9,s
sacre' opposing IL from every st9ra
point OF humanity and policy The ef.
iect or such an act on the succaeeor.
OF Herod, was her most convincing az
gument. II by Herods order the cbisf
men Of the Jews were DESTROYED IA
that without proyocatlon. how Womb
MS sons answer for the deed 10 Caasg.
and the Jews? Though Rome b'I
Winked at many crimes OF Hero3 y,,s
Il likely that such a wanton slaugh,sr
would be cOndoned? What vital ro'i.,,
even Of Herod's rule would be- sli.
served by such an act?
Then when she pictured I'm stropg
pathetic language the desolatlop oi
Jewish homes and OF the Jewish patlop
the universal mourning. not for tbs
necessary slaughter Of war, but for the
needless fulhlment OF mad-men,s
whim, the tender hearted Salome burst
into tears OF compassion and sym'
patty
slight rustic at the door was fol.
lowed by loud knock, and Svlyanus
burst Into the room. ITO thy task n
AleNas.' he cried impetuousy. not see.
ing Miriam In his excitement. THE
great King Is dead Now let the dogs
IN yonder kennel perish Glsol"
They must not diel' Alexas an.
5Wered calmly THE will Of a mad-man
Is not OF force after his death. The
Jews shall live"
Art thou mad?' exclaimed SyIyanus
ighast. 'Will thou defy the win OF the
KING ana miss thine opportunity for
)reierment? Wherein Is thy justlfca.
ion?"
by the law Of humanity. bv the law
" kingly policy I am justified" As no
poke, he stepped aside and revealed
Miriam TO the startled Sylyanus No
onger timid and shrinking IN the pres.
nee OF "the evil eye" but bold and
eiiant she uttered words OF stern re-.
luke which pierced him TO the heart.
Never had he been able TO control him.
elf In her presence In her words he
aw his fate, rendered all the more
litter 10 him by the thought that his
ival would live In the sunlight OF her
I'VE, for whose sake he would sacrifice
il else that life held dear. The tor
ure was more than he could endure.
owed and sickened by the double dis.
prominent, he left the room.
Joyfully Miriam accompanied Alexas
nd salome TO the hippodrome: and as
he first rays Of the morning sun gllded
s massive pillars. the doors were
1rown open. and Miriam was In Ezras
rms. For the first time her self-con-
'ol failed, and she burst into tears.
That night Ezra and Miriam. with
)me others OF the released captlyes
aparted for their homes. under a safe
,nduct furnished them by Alexas. AS
icy Travelled forward IN the brilliant
oonlight, and reached a lonely spot
the mountain road. they saw
hastily object lying prone In their path.
lickly Ezra sprang from his horse and
used the PROSTATE figure In his arms.
was the body Of Sylvanus. The rlg.
~ fierce. determined expression on
s face. and the blood-stained sword
III clasped IN his hand told only too
ainly how he had escaped a death
&c Herod's Tenderly they took up
. body and carried II to It's last rest
g-place at Jerusalem.