Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-01-08

-ther. 10 you L bequeath them, Tatho,
with tender supplications for their
interest"
ut is not 1 that can carry on
Deucalion's work with Deucalion's
power, but rest content, my friend,
that L shall do my humble best to fol-
low exactly on in your footsteps.
Believe me, 1 came out to this gov
eminent with thousand regrets, but
1 would have died sooner than take
your place had 1 known how vigor-
ously the supplanting would trouble
YOU"
''We are alone here" I said, ''away
from the formalities of formal as
semblies, and man may give vent
to his natural self without fear of
furnishing ceremony. Your COM
ing was something of the suddenest.
Till an hour ago, when you demanded
audience, 1 had thought to rule on
longer; and even now I do not know
for what cause I am deposed."
1.-The proclamation said: I'VE re-
lieve our well-beloved Deucalion Of
his present service, because we have
great need of his powers at home
in our kingdom of Atlantis.'''
ga mere formality."
Tatho looked uneasily round the
hangings of the chamber, and drew
! me with him to it's center, and low
cred his voice.
Il do not think So" he whispered.
y believe she has need of you.
There are troublous times on hand,
and Phorenice wants the ablest men
in the kingdom ready to her call"
You may speak openly" l said,
and without fear of eavesdroppers.
We are in the heart of the pyramid
here. built in every way by a mans
length of solid stone. Myself, over
saw the laying of every course. And
besides, here in Yucatan, we have not
the niceties of your old-world di-
| plomacy, and do not listen, because
we count it shame to do So"
Tatho shrugged his shoulders. 81
acted only according to mine educa-
| ton. At home, loose tongue makes
a loose head, and there are those
whose trade it is to carry tales. Still
what 1 say is this: The throne
shakes, and Phorenice sees the need
of sturdy props. So she has sent this
proclamation"
'But why come to me? It is &c
years since I sailed to this colony
and from that day l have not re.
turned to Atlantis once. l know lit
tie of the old country's politics
What small parcel of news drifts out
to us across the ocean reads with
slender interest here. Yucatan is
another world, my Tatho, as you in
the course of your government will
learn, with new interests, new PEG
pie, new everything. To us here At
lantis is only Pigment, shadow, fal
away across the waters. It is for this
new world of Yucatan that 1 have
striven through all these years"
eff Deucalion has small time tt
spare from his government for brood
ing over his fatherland, Atlantis, a
least, has found leisure to admire
the deeds of her brilliant son. Why
sir, over yonder at home, your name
carries magic with it. When you anC
l were lads together, it was the Gus
tom in the colleges to teach that the
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this world has ever seen; but to-day
this teaching is changed. 1t i!
Deucalion who is held up as tn,
model and example. Mothers nam,
their sons Deucalion. as the mos
valuable b.rth-gift they can make
Deucalion is household word. In
deed, there is only one name that i
near to it in familiarity"
You trouble mel said, frowning
81 have tried to do my. duty for it
!, own sake, and for the country's sake
not for the pattings and fondling
of the vulgar. And besides, if Their
! are names to be in every one
mouth, they should be the names o
the gods"
: Tatho shrugged his shoulders
: ''The gods? They occupy us very lii
tie these latter years. With our MOD
: ern science, we have grown past tn
tether of the old gods, and no ne'
one has appeared No, my Lor
, Deucalion, if it were merely tn
gods who were your competitors o
| mems lips, your name would be
5 thousand times the better known"
{ "Of mere human names," / sait
'the name of this new empires
should come first in Atlantis, on
= lord the old king being now dead"
E "She certainly would have it so,
4 replied Tatho; and there was som.
4 thing in his tone which made me Sc