Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

example of the bther type OF the race. dir.
fering from the classic model OF Kenkenes
The forehead retreated; the nose was long
low, slightly depressed at the end: the
mouth, thick-lipped: the eye, narrow and
almond shap ped the cheek bones high: the
complexion, dark brown.
He was the nephew OF the kings cup
bearer, who had died without issue al
Thebes during the past month. His elder
brother had succeeded his father to a high
office in the priesthood, but he, Nechutes
was a candidate for the honors OF his dead
uncle. ,ff....
Kenkenes gave the man a smiling nod
and bent over the lady's fingers.
'Fie! was her greeting. Abroad like
the rabble. and carrying a burden" She
filliped the wallet with a pink-stainec
finger-naii.
s'Stt here she commanded, patting the
cushioned edge of the litter.
The sculptor declined the invitation with
smile.
81 20 to try some stone,'' he explained.
"Tru1y, / believe thou lowest labor" the
lady asserted accusingiy. "Ah, but punish
ment overtakes thee at last. Behold, thou
mightst have gone with me to the marshes
today, but knew thou wouldst be as deep
in labor as a slave. And so I took Ne
chutes.''
Kenkenes shot an amused glance at her
companion.
IT would wager my mummy. Nechutes.
that this Is the first intimation thou mast
Ave, thou hast said" Nechutes admitted,
his eyes showing a sudden light. He had
a voice of profound depth and resonance,
that rumbled like the purring OF the KING
lions. And not moment since she swore
that 1t was who made her son to move.
80 Ma, goddess of TRUTH" the lady cried,
threatening him with her fan. "Smite thou
him.
The prospective cup-bearer rumbled an
order TO the slaves and they shouldered the
litter.
Ta-meri nodded bright farewell, and
they moved away. The sculptor, still sfnll-
ing continued down to the river.
At the landing he engaged one of the
numerous small boats awaiting passenger,
and directed the clout-wearing boatman to
drop down the stream.
"Set me down near Masaarah," Kenkenes
said. land wait for me-" The boatman
effected a landing at a bedding of masonry
on which a wharf had once been built.
The rock was now overrun with rlotous
marsh growth.
The ouarries had not been worked for
half~a century. The thrifty husbandman
had cultivated his narrow field within a
few feet of the Nile. and the roadway that
had once led from the ruined wharf toward
the hills was obliterated by the grain.
Kenkenes alighted and struck through the
wheat toward the pitted front of the cliffs.
At a spot where a great deal OF broken
rock incumbered the ground kenkenes I'M
SlunR MS Wa1let ana IeSteu tHe lidSHiehs'
with chisel and mallet 1t was the same as
the quarry product-magnesium limestone,
white, fine, close-grained and easily worked
But it was broken in fragments too small
for his purpose.
At that moment his eyes fell on a block
os proper dimensions under the very shadow
OF the great cube upon which he stood.
II stood at the lower end of an aisle be-
tween great rocks. All view of it was cut
off. save from that position taken by Ken
kenes when he discovered it. With laugh
of sheer content. ne turned to retrace his
steps and began to sing.
(To be continued Monday)