Warren sheaf., 1905-10-05
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TrAYIHEN Mentu returned from Or
M light had kindled in his eyet
V and his stately step had growr
W. elastic. The man that with
draws from busy life while in full
vigor has beckoned to death Inactiv
ity preys upon him like disease The
great artist, forced into idleness by
the succession OF an incapable king
had been renewed by the prospect OF
labor which his exaltaton into the high
Office Of royal architect had afforded
With pleasure In his heart. Kenkenes
watched his father grow young again.
WHO was thy good friend in this r
the young man asked one evening aft
er number Of contented remarks con.
corning the murket's appointment
"Who said the word in the Pharaoh's
carr
80 to raise me to this Office it is
needful that something more than my
deserts must have urged the kingY'
Mentu retorted.
NAY, that was not my meaning!'
Kenkenes made haste to say. But
thou knowest, my father, that Menep-
tab must be forever directed. Who,
then, offered him this wise counsel
Rameees -
1T was never Har-hat," Mentu re
piled, but half placated.
If he had, thou and I must no Ion
ger call him poor counselor
Mentu shook his head, but there was
no more temper evident in his face.
'Now is propitious hour for good
counselor" Kenkenes pursued.
What knowest thou?" Mentu asked,
with interest. ..
'Tape," the young man replied brief
ly.
''Nay, the sedition in Tape is old and
vitiated"
"And the 'Hak-heb."
"That breach may be healed. But
we have sedition to fear among the
bond people, ...
"The bond peoplep'
Even so. Open and organized sedi-
tion.'' ...
'The Israelites?" Kenkenes exclaim-
ed, with an incredulous note in his
voice. ..
''The Israelites" .. .r
II would sooner fear a rebellion
among the draft oxen and the mules
Of Nehapehu" 1.-THE Fayum].
''The elder Seti's fears and the fears
Of the great Rameses were other than
yours
ooh, aye, they had cause for fear
then, but since Seti yoked the crea-
tures"-
"The Pharaohs did not begin in time"
the elder man interrupted. Had that
royal fiat, the destination Of HEBREW
children, continued, we should not have
had the Iscaelite today, but Dods!'' He
shndds cred with horror II hope that
is hos.sad slander- tsadtt9on, not faot.
I like not to lay the slassll1tar 6 babes
at the deer Of any Egyptian dynesty,
but had IA early PhasaeA e the boose
Of Thothaass enforced the aSsospt&oa Of
the Hebrew by his saAss rank among
the neyptians we shsudd not have the
menace sf a hostile akea within our
boedsss tsdag. The heavy hand Of op-
pressioa has made a wend1ous race of
them for. strength. Theirs is NO mean
intellect. Great men have come from
among them, and they wifi be a hardy
foe arayed against u.s."
''1hey are not warriors. They are
poor and unequipped for hostilities.
They are thoroughly under subjection,"
the young man pursued. What can
they do against u.s."
"Do" Mentu exclaimed with impa
tience in the repetition. "They have
only to say to the banished Hyksos:
Come ye. let us do battle with Egypt
We will be your mercenaries.' They
have only to send greeting to that lean
traitor Anon-meses, thus: Give us
the delta to be ours and we will help
you win all Egypt and there will be
enough DONE"
'"They must have a pact among them
selves and leader first" Kenkenes OBJ
jected
"Have I not said they are organized
and their leader is found? He is fos.
ter brother to Meneptah, an initiated
priest Of Isis, sorcerer and an infdel
Of the blacklist order. He is Prince
Moses, Hebrew by BIRTH
'tDost thou know him?' Kenkenes
asked, with interest.
may, he has dwelt in INDIAN these
forty years. He returned some time
ago and hath dweft passively in Go
shen till"-
The artist dropped his voice and
came nearer to his son.
HE hath dwelt passively In Goshen
TIL Of late, and it is whispered that
some secret work against him, 1nau.
gurated by the priesthood, or mayhap
the Pharaoh, hath given him provoca.
ton to revolt against Meneptah.''
After silence Kenkenes asked In 4
lowered tone:
Hath he made Demonstrations
"Oh, aye, he is clamoring to lead his
people three days journey into the
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