Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
"of truth. was thine the tiatr' she de-

| manded
Even SO. thou lovely magistrate" he ans
masteSf,,I WAN an inuseo. siaile. was II nor
| Hotep delivered her warning glance but
| she did not heed it. Austere Ma. the De-
! fender of Truth. could have been as easily
| crushed. ~ ''
"Masterful." she cried. NAY, Nsras
iieno me thy word. OF all Set-given. piti-
| Shame on theet"
| AZ her first words. Rameses raised him
u,I,., rom ms attitude of languor into an
oprlgnI and intensely alert position. The
| Iompang ceased to breathe, but Kenkenes
| heaved soundess sigh of relief No.
ha.n mad uttered his denunciations for him
Meahwhile the princes eyes began 70
and n niea, rseh stain grew in his checks
| t, wren she made an end he was the nic
t t;, OF animated delight For tho frst
s s IN his life he had been defied ana dnt,
r1 nut ms gaze did not disturb Masa,.,,
| irt eyes dared him to resent bar canss,a
| 90 ~ nc had no such purpose In mind
| for ~ peso! here is what l have sougb,
,Hither! thou treasure tbon a. at last.
! tba snTew! Thou art more TO me 49,, "a,
| R,,t sb. az, OF Pithom, Hither, | tell thaei.,
| breathine u u,i,t nor move. The company was
| s e. but not few of tba,,, u Ill py, this
..t ,te giances at Ta-user 'astihs
ing his foo, Ha nses commanded. stamn-
| my power. Behold then T ne 50. she dehes
masahath anticipated his intant ~ ,aee.
tb s Wit IN much dignity she put the i,,nr,
| III Cie betWeen her and the nrjnca -, Noiy
| sel-possesed she gathered ~ oool ana
| IT, esh AFTER an evening i'm her 49, %
| FROM ~ when the slaves gathered tban,
| serene ,,.N Niie, round her fan and made Other
| sereiie preparations to depart Pa,' liner
| reHued from her by the chair .,
| eyes. with a smile In his
guests MS mana 10 the other
ma Ag,se' the princess is going" he COM
of - the .ne . sur and rustic, laughter and talk
! ei,n e guests, getting up at the nrinca's
| Ssn-ior was customary to nsrn,it ~
| Mesana.tpi rank 10 dismiss comnanv-
attemnted 81 siipped from among them and
- pteu 10 leave unnoticed Bur Rap,es,s
| 80 peiore her and had taken posssestor
! as ndru before she could elude rim
| the denr ines me, passed them on his way 20
| .e uoor her soft shoulders were souar.5.
she had drawn herself as far 49,, aIut s u.
| a,,i,P Piil'e as she might and was otherwise
'EnIielhs her discomfort extravagan;ly
| DeIore Them was Hotep. outw5riiy ~,
| disturbed smiling and comnI,cant III
sue sue was Ia-user, at the other Seti ana 10
hung on Hoteps arm ""u Az
ried ue y raf, artist walked past them hur-
| 800, moved 10 leave all the ferrnent ana
| asltation behind him. If he had tboupbt ~
not ms sorrows among the light-hearted
| directed his search "e HIS
Al the doors the Lady Senci met him and
areW MIN over to the diphros, now vacated
hands and kissed him.
han! thou son of the royal architect!'
Having much. am given more" ne re-
| sponded BEHOLD the prodigality of good
fortune The Hathors exalt me I'm tne
World and add thereto kiss from the Lady
! L was impelled truly" she confessed
put by thine own face well as by the
tla.hors. henkenes, If l did not know
| thee, L should say thou vast pretendinp-
| thou to whom pretense is impossible"
He did not answer. for there was no de-
sire III ms heart to tell his secret Yet the
unusual winsomeness of his fathers noble
love was hard to resist
THY manner this evening betravs .I,ao ,s
surviving to hide one spirit and show am
response. nv
| What a tattling face is mine" he said.
is her name written there?' He drew his
| myers across his forehead
NO need: L have been young and many
are the young that have wooed and wed
beneath mine eyes. L know the signs
Again she kissed him and let him GO
IN the corridor without he received his
| mantle and kerchief from a servant and
continued toward the outer portals. But
before he reached them Ta-meri stepped
out of cross-corridor and halted Never
! before did her eyes shine or her smile so
flash within the cloud of gauges that man.
| tied and covered her.
| "Kenkenes. thou hast given me no oppor-
tunlty to wish thee well, the son of the
royal architect Most heartily 1 give thee
joy!"
Kenkenes kissed her hand And wilt
thou say that to Nechutes and put him in
the highest heayen?'
Already have l wished him WELL she
responded, pretending to pout, but he re-
paid me poorly
Nay What did hep
Begged me to become his wife"
didst yield him the cubt also when he ask
ed it?'' he surmised.
NAY, not yet. But-shall IT, she lifted
her face and looked at him. smiling and
bewitchingly beautiful.
do not play with him. Ta-merf. He IS
worthy and loves thee most tenderly. Thou
| lowest him. Be kind to thine own heart
and put him to the rack no more He
| comes yonder." Kenkenes added in a whis-
per. poor. moody boy! Go back to him
and take him all the happiness / would to
| the gods knew. Farewell"
| He pressed her hand and continued to-
ward the door,
| Once again he was hailed. this time by
| Rameses. Nechutes and Ta-meri had dis
appeared
kenes," the prince said. The Pharaoh
heard song to the sunrise on the Nile
some time ago and / identified the voice
for him. He would have thee sing for him,
Kenkenes."
''The Pharaoh's wish is law" was the
"Oh, 1t was not a command" Rameses re-
piled affaby, for he still holding
Masanath's hand and therefore in high good
humor with himself. I'm truth he said the
choice should be thine whether thou wilt
or not But more of this later; the gods go
with thee"
Kenkenes bowed and escaped.
In his room a few moments later, he
lighted his lamp of scented oils and con-
templated the comforts about him. His
conscience pointed a condemning finger at
Ia GlpPn 10 tossed
counted the hours.
Sing for the Pharaoh" he exclaimed.
faye, | will sing till the throat Of me
crackS-not for the reward of his good Will
alone, but for Rachels liberty. That first.
and the unraveling of this puzzle theres
after
Go be continued Monday)