Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-31

corning a husband? But let me go! Let
Rachel hide ere the serving men return?'
She undd their arms and ran back toward
the quarries. For moment the children
hesitated and then they pursued her, cry
ing in an undertone they ran. Past
the stone-pts. up the winding valley she
fed until she reached the encampment and
her own tent.
borah. who was preparing vegetables for
the MONDAY meal, left the fires and hasten
ed to the shelter. There, Rachel, choking
with terror and tears, gave the story of
the morning.
Deborah made no interruption and after
the dsjointed and unhappy recital was
complete, she sat for some moments, mo-
tioness and silent. Then she arose and
made as if to leave the tent. but Rachel
caught at her hand in alright.
Nay, be not so frightened the old wo-
man said soothingly. Il go to look for
Atsu. He will come in little while"
With that she went forth. After time
more than two hours, in truth, but in
finitely longer to Rachel, the voice of the
taskmaster was heard without. talking with
Deborah. He was permitting no curb to
the expression of his rage.
1.-THE gods rend his heart to ribbons!'
he painted after tempest of anathema.
Curse the nsatiate brute! Is there not
enough of Egypt's women who are willingly
loose that he must destroy the purest spirit
on earth? He shall not have her, if
take his life to save herr!
After moments savage rumination, he
broke out again.
He has us on the hip, We shall be nut
to it to hide her away from him now. Do
thou go to her-nay, l will 60"
Rachel heard him enter the tent and walk
across the mating on the floor. She flung
her arm over her face and huddled closer
to the linen-covered heap of straw against
which she had thrown herself Even the
eyes of the taskmaster were intolerable, in
her shame. Atsu plunged into the heart
of his subject at once.
There is no escape in the choosing of
the tens. now, Rachel / have said that
l would not vex thee again with my love.
Once offered thee marriage as refuge My
love and the shelter of my name are thine
more"
He paused for space and, as she made
| no answer he went on as though she had
rejected him explicitly.
Then | shall hide thee somewhere in
Egypt. The ruse is not secure, but it may
serve"
She sat up and put the hair back from
her face
Thou good Atsu," she said In a voice
subdued with much weeping. wilt thou
add more to mine already hopeless in
de5tedness to thee? Art thou blind to the
In thy care for me? Let me imperiI thee
no more. Is there no other way?'
he shook his head. Slowly her face fell,
and she sighed for very heaviness of spirit
Make ready and let us leave this place -
ne said kindly. land thou canst decide in
the Securer precincts of Memphis what thou
wilt do. Lose no time" He turned away
and signing to Deborah to follow him. left
the tent.
Rachel rose and began her preparations to
depart The formidable blockade in the
way 10 safety seemed to clear and her
neart leaped at the anticipation of free
dom or stopped at the suggestion of failure.
she hastened slowly, for her excitement
made most of her movements vain. Her
hands trenbled, and held things insecurity;
she forgot the place of many of her be-
lonsings, in that humble orderly house
Alternately praying and fearing, she stop
ped now and then to be sure that the
sounus OF the camp were not those of the
returning servants. The simple apparel
gathered together. she collected the re-
naming mementoes of her family-sayed
MIN ,ii 50 much pain and guarded with such
u,iAsehce py old Deborah. These were trim
hets OF gold and ivory, bits of frail GAUGES
In which wondrous perfume fingered
ana scroll of sheepskin bearing the rec
ords OF the house. And after all these had
s oeen FOUND and gathered together, she
.urtNeiy put the straw aside and drew
1orth the collar of golden rings
with the first CLINT of light on the red
metal, the hope and animation in her beart
went out What of kenkenes? No thought
lame 10 her nov. but the most unhappy
Inc obligations which she would have glad
~ laid On him had fallen to Atsu She dared
rot confess TO aim her love, and she could
no, ,ioe give give MIN gratitude. He had entered her
ne ike pewliIering radiance but il was
Atsu VINO had saved her and emancinate6
her and would save her again,
she thrust the collar into her bosom with
sou anu went on mechanically with her
Ltepara.i2ns. But during one of her move
H,ents the coins clinked mus;callv She
Glutched them. ai.d they rang again. softly
iney reproached her and in that ;rresist;
N way, sentiy They made sound even
A q he
ec They took weight and crushed her
breast And with every sound from them
she felt kenkeneS' arm about her her ha nd
lost IN MS the warmth of his young cheek
against hers Never SO long as his gift were
IN her possession might she hone tn mt
those memories from her, and she couId not
cherish them hopefully now. Desnera 70
GRIEF stirred her into action. She went
QUICKLY TO the door of the tent and there
net Deborah eie
This s not mine" she said. holding I'm
the necklace 1T belongs to the young mo-.
nienian VINO Drought me back TO camp that
/ Leave it with the tribe and it shall be
given him." 'i'a'i We
Nay he may not return to camp. know
%here ne comes and can leave it there. IT
is not far-only a little way"
deborah stood in her path
WIN ne be th"re?" she demanded
nay, That can pledge thee" She slim
PED past her guardian. out of the tent and
1F'N ny the Ndiiey, determined that De-
borah's prohibition however inst shouId
not stay her.
The old Israelite turned to look after her
ara her eyes fell OF Atsu. his face black
WIN rage, ms arms folded. talking with a
tat, wildly gestioulating servitor. Al that
roment the courier caught sight of Rachel
hying up the valley and. fiinging document
at Atsus feet started to pursue. Atsu
paused to see ~ more With a nr.yar 81
ran up the valley the way Rachel had tai,
en- AAAo "a
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