The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-03-06

eoope, you - least nave fuIi asnurunce
% their potency.r
Ishrugged my shoulders. att scems
that you would save time and pains II
you threw me to these wolves of reb-
els, and let them end me hero. and
now"
The old man frowned on me angrily
"T am bidding you do your duty. What
reason have you for wishing 20 evads
it?v
"T have in my memory the words you
spoke In the pyramid, when you came
In among the banqueters. Phorenicc,'
was your cry, while you are yet en-.
press, you shall see this royal pyramid.
which you have polluted with your de.
baucberies, torn tier from tier. and
stone from stone. and scattered as
feathers before wind II seems
that you forcsee my defeat"
" The old man shuddercd. 81 cannot
tell what she ulpy force MS to do. ]
spoke then only what II was revealed
TO me must happen. Perhaps wh IN
matters have reached that pass she
will repent. and submit. But in the
meanwhile before we use the most
desperate weapon OF the gods, 1T is
fitting that we should cxpend all
human power remaining to US. And
SO you must go, my brother, aud play
your part to the utmost"
at Is on order. So obey"
"Eou shall be at Phorenice's side
again by the next dawn. She has sent
for you from Yucatan as husband
and as one who ESQ she thinks, poor
human conqueror) has the weight OF
arm necessary to prolong her tyran
nies. You are a priest, brother, and
you are n man of convincing tongue. II
will be your part TO make her stub.
born mind see the invincible powcf
that can DO looscd against her. &c
point out to her the utter hopelessness
of prevailing against It,"
"If IL is ordered, will do these
things. But there Is little enough
chance of success. have seen Phore
nice, and can gauge her will. There
will be no turning her once she has
made a decision. Others have tried;
you have tried yourself; all have
failed" :,
! "Words that were wasted on maid.
en- may go home to wife. You have
been brought here to be her husband
Well, take your place"
/ The order came to me with pang.
had given little enough heed to women
through all of n busy life, though
when landed. the taking OF Phorenice
/ to wife Would not have been repug.
nnnt to me II policy had demanded It
BIT tire matters OF the last two days
had put things In n different shape
l had seen two other women who had
strangely attracted me, and one OF
these had stirred within me tumul,
such us I had never before felt among
'my economies.
1 To lead Phorenice in marriage would
\ mean a severance from this other
woman eternally, and I ached rs
thought of It. But though these
thoughts foated through my system
and gave me harsh wrenches of pain
I did not thrust my puny likings he
fore the command of the council OF
priests. bowed before Zaemon and
pu, his hand to my forehead. at Is AZ
order," / said. "If our Lord the Sur
gives me life, will obey"
"Then let us begone from thi'
place." said Zaemon, and took me b,
the arm and waved a way for us will
the symbol. No further word did
have with Nais, fearing to embroll hel
with these rebels that clustered round
but caught one glance from her eyes
and that had to suffice for farewell
The dense ranks of the crowd opened
and we walked away between then
scathless. Fiercely though they lust
ed for my life, brimming with hate
though they made their cries, no mar
dared to rush in and raise hand
against me. Neither did they follow
When we reached the outskirts of the
crowd, and the ranks ,hinned. they
had n mind. MANY of them, to surg,
along in our wake; but ZaemSr
whirled the symbol back before theil
faces with n blaze OF lLrid light. ant
they fell to their knees groveling
and pressed on MS no more.
The rain still fell, and in the light o.
the camp fires ms we passed them thu
! wet BieaHieu on tHc ola nun WiSl'
body. And far before us through III,
darkness loomed the vast bulk Of IN,
Sacred Mountain, with the ring Of eter
nal fires encincturing IFS crest.
sighed as I thought of the old pencefn
days had spent in itt temples 'ant
groves
But there was to be. no more OF ihat
studious leisure now. There was worl
~ be done, work for Atlantis whlcl
did not brook delay. And so when ",
4 had prpgSe essed far out into the waste
and there was none near TO view (sav'
only the most high gods) we fount
the place where the passage was;
whose entrance Is known only 10 thu
seven among the priests; and thcr,
we parted, Zaemnn to his>hermitage II
htc dangerous lands. and I by this Sc
cret way back into the capital,
ITO Be. Coptinued.1
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