The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-23

And. worst of all. he had left his
fathers house. which was an unheard-
Of act for a noble Roman. The lad
had disappeared utterly, and could not
be found. He was supposed to have
gone into the east, where his mother
had kinsmen in high commands
against the ParthianS. and to be seTv-
ing the state there under false name.
All this had angered his father quite
enough. His rage and Chagrin re
doubled when the spy asserted that ne
had positive information that the boy
was in Treves, and that he would be
able to find him in a day or two with
a little extra money TO spend on the
search. The project gave the money
with a bitter heart. This news. if true,
BODIED disgrace as well as scandal to
mis- name. The world looked even
more hateful 10 him. His hound
fawned on him as he left his dressing
room, and nc hit the beast q blow with
his truncheon which sent il yelling
across the pavement.
He mounted his litter al the door and
again boots and gibes sounded from
the alleyways till the jeerers fled be
fore the rods of his Nubians. The sol
emn lctOrs formed before the litter.
But before the eight Bithynians had
set lnflT lttkN utllrI AlAr AAANEt HOAN0f
a foamirg courier handed him dis
patches from the war-ofIice. He opened
them as tho litter was borne onward,
and the first that he read was a curt
reprimand on his trans Rhenal policy.
and a brutalIy commanding hint that
he must cease favOring the German
chieftain whose interest he had been
furthering aud somehow transfer his
/ influence 70 the other side, as his ia
yorite WAS an enemy of valuable and
uncertain allies of Rome who dwelt
across the head waters of the Danube.
This accumuls ton Of checks, rebuffs.
and insults put his eXcellency into n
humor which was more than spiteful
and vindictive. He was ready TO
vreak his wrath on anything. Hd
would have enjoyed treating the en-
perOr as he had treated his hound.
And most of all did he hate this popu-
lace and soIdiery which jeered at him
oDeniv and which was rejoicing at
having thwarted him. They had made
him do as they pleased in matter
where ne felt he had a right TO do his
/ will. and he louged for an opportunity
of compelling them 10 do their best.
( He reached the circus i'm fine mood
: for asserting his authority doggedly
at every opportunity.
Trevcs. the fourth city OF the en-
pire. possessed a circus which was out
ranked in size and splendor by those
OF a good score. The climate. the soil.
and the political conditions gave the
people much work and comparatively
little time or money for amusement.
Yet the amphitheatre held $4,000 per-
sons. The games were to be magnifi-
cent that day. The project was giving
them out of his private income and ne
/ himself was to be editor.
Conspicuous among the ladies in
their seats at the projects left was his
+ wife. Some years before she had been
/ with her husband in a small garrison
4 town on the Rhine when he WAS sur
| prised and surrounded by a vast horde
Of Germans. Throughout the siege
that followed she had shown such skill
and courage IN aiding the wounded. in
/ directing relief sallies at critical mo-
ments. and even in eXhorting the men
on the walls that the emperor had con-
| ferr@d on her the right TO wear the
purple cloak Of a cavalry officer. Con-
seQuently. she shOne among the women
/ for light pale hues were that year the
+ fashion in feminine dress.
The procession of all the participants
{ commenced. a British and a Scythisn
each other without more competitors.
+ attracted much attention. with their
/ cOntrasted teams and drivers from the
utmost west and east.
None of those entered for any other
\ event excited SO much interest as did
/ the thirty-twO EladiatOrs whose COM
/ bat was 10 close the days show. They
\ we're TO night in pairs. sixteen on each
side Of the arena. and the victor OF
each pair was 20 face the victor near
est him. and the victors were thus "a
, Dair of and fight again till only one
remained. All we're armed and he'll
+ meted with hidden faces. The favor
itc I'm the betting was a professional
from Rome, q Roman by race, and a
} fighter whose fame had spread through
the empire. He now appeared at Ire
YES for the first time. The only man
+ seriously backed TO win against hin
was a big Gaul also we'll known, and
( one who had beaten many an adver-
sary. At tho very first sight OF the
thirtv-tvo. these favOrites were vel
liked. but most Of all was interest cen
tered In a graceful well-knit young
ster. one Of the last pair as they
marched along in the procession. II
was whispered that he was a Greek
Greek gladiators were rare in any par
of the empire. aud il was years since
sane bad fought at TTeves. This mar
had that bearing which wins sym.
pathv. and in a few moments half tn
men and all the women were talkius
of him and wishing him good luck. No
much betting was done i'm his favor
but even the hackers Of other contest
ants inwardly hoped OF openly wished