Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-20

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and eyes! 6odsi who could plumb the
aeptAa ak Ehassapto&'a eSeA II fin&in
1aepe etnt o tseee II their heasAn-snade
eolap3
4 ssss plaA1. a1sn. that aae n tsr
t,,p4 Was Seacehing me Gown ia ma
Hepy sonl. aud + sae<ned that hek
&acxtaa1 Was nst without its satts<fae4
ton She moved her heed IN LITTLE
mods a. I drew near. and when I did
the requisite oheisanee permitted TO
my sanlA she bade me, in q voice loud
and clear enough for all at hand to
hear, never to put forehead on the
ground again ON her behalf so long
as she ruled in Atlantis.
"For Others" she said, ut is fitting
that they should do so, once, twice, or
several times. according to their rank
and station. for I am empress, and
they are all SO far beneath me; but
you are Deucalion. my lord; and
though till to-day knew you only
from pictures drawn with tongues, I
hive seen you now, and have judged for
myself. And 80 l make this decree:
Deucalion Is above all other men in At
lantis, and it there is one who does not
render him obedience, that man Is en-
envy also of Phorenice, and shall feel
her anger"
She made sign, and stair was
brought, and then she called to me,
and mounted and sat beside her in the
golden han-casue under the canopy
Of royal snakes. The girl who stood
behind in attendance famed US both
with pertumed feathers. and at word
from Phorenice the mammoth was
turned. bearing us back towards TIE
royal pyramid by the way through
which 1t had come. At the same time
also all the other machinery of SPLEEN
dor was put in motion. The soldiers
and the gaudily bedecked civil traders
fell into procession before and behind.
and noted that a body Of troops. heav-
fly armed. marched on each Of the
mAmmoth'a TANKS.
Phorenice turned to me with smile.
"xou piqusd me-" she said. "at frst."
'sYosr majesty overwhelms me With
30 much notice."
.You looked at my steed before yon
looked at me. A woman finds 1t hard
to forgive slight like that"
II envied you the greatest of your
conquests, and do still. I have fought
mammotha myself, and at times have
killed, but I never dared even to think
Of taking one alive and bringing 1t into
tamenexs."
"You speak boldly" she said, stu
am.ling, .and yet you can turn pref
" compliment. Faugh! Deucalion. the
way these people fawn ON me gives me
a nausea. am not Of the same clay as
they are. know; but just because am
the daughter of gods they must needs
feed me on the pap of insincerity."
So Tatho was right. and the swine
hard was forgotten. Well If she
chose to Keep up the fiction she had
made. Il was net my part to cont1a.
dict bag. Rightly or wrongly, azye
Eas ampneae, end withAnt crua.
petitnS. and anGmay waa bar sety4
II hare rsRn Hinaag MS long
enough fau strongac, meat tk4sn
tHsy can gse,s she weue Aas @anR a
A@ 4 have Reut Tor To<A kase
kean e. some paine ta NpQEe M
to8Egerrasznas e Kn&. AaEea1seA
and 1heAeA FaA DO not knos1 Ine Ee
: meg say I knew yoa with "a t{terr
oughness even before we met. I
can admire man with mind great
enough to forego the silly gauds Of
clothes. OF the excuses of feasts, OF
the pamperings Of women" She
looked down at her own silks and her
glittering jewels. ave women like
to carry colors upon our persons, but
that Is a different matter. And so
sent for you here to be my minister,
end bear with me the burden of rub
ing"
AThece should be better men IN
broad Atlantis"
'There are not, my lord, and
who know them all by heart tell you
So They are all enamored Of my
poor person; they weary me with
their empty phrases and their i'm
poptunities; and, though they am
always trimming with their cries Of
service, their own advancement and
the filing OF their own treasures
ever come FIRST with them. So
have sent FOR you, Deucalion. the one
strong man in all the world. You al
Least will not sigh to be my loverP
| I saw her watching for my answer
fnom the corners of her eyes 'Ths
empress" said, "is my mistress
end I vii, be an honest minister Il