Warren sheaf., 1905-11-16

NuISc Tie lnSdtlaCe Dfute! Are there
spot enough Of Egypt's women who are:
[hyillingly loose that he must destroy
the purest spirit on earth? He shall
not have her, if I take his life to save
herEEi e4t>s - @~,Ett,,i - II ~,
*,. After moments savage rumination,
he broke out again. 49,.
''He has us on the hip! We shall 3t, be
put to it to hide her away from him
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lnreh3n nksuah0{1bt nhkysra uh0{2 1(bterH Hhla ii a{2bt Ia 4
walk across the mating on the floor
Ae| flung her arm sovef her face and
hhddleds eloser@to thes lmens> covered
hfap of stray against, which she; had
thrown herself. Even the eyes of the
t4skmaster" We're intolerable; in: her
sha he. sAtsu plunged into the heart of
his subject at once: ~'','' ';*s:>'} ~ ''> 80
Si'Fhere is no escape in the choosing
of the tens now, Rachel. I have said,
that would not vex thee again with
MY love. Once offered thee marriage
az refuge. My love andf the shelter Of
my name are thine to take or leave l
Willurge thee no more''' = A. =
HE paused for space, and, as she
ma de no" answer, he went on 1s though
she had rejected him explicitly. y..-.,.....-..,-..
"Then I shall hide thee somewhere in
ruses lss not b,t Il
may serve.'
She sat up and put the hair hack
fromy her face. ~ . ~ z, r
! '~rhou good Atsu," she said If
voice subdued with much weeping,
wilt thou add more to mine already
hopeless Indebtedness to thee? Art
thou blind to-sthe i'll use thou invitest
upon thine own head in thy care for
me? Let me imperil thee no more. Is
there no other way?' --, .a>r -, = - =
He shook bis head. Slowly her face
fell, and she, sighed for very .heaviness
Of spirit Atsu stopped and took her
hand. ~a., ~.i ~,~5,- >-szz.53 4tT -
Make ready and let Us leave this
place." hessaid kindly, i:and thouscanets
decide in the securer precincts Of Mem
phis what thou wilt do. Lose no time
He turned away and, signing to Debo-
rah totfollowEhim, left the tent.
Rachel rose and began her sprepara-
tions to depart. The for1nideblsflpck
adefin the way to safety scared to
clear, and her heart leaped atsts an
of freedom Or stopped at
tfd Suggestion Of failure She hHstened
Slowly, for her excitement. made most |
of her movements vain. 4 Her hands |
trembled and held things insecurelHs |
she forgot the place Of many of%shers
belongings in that humble, orderly |
heaSsj A|tsSHa5s!x, R5aSIRg aRa fsag;
sure that the sounds of the camp were |
The simple apparel gathered together,
she collsHe1 the gsNainings lneqne4t6tF1
Of her falnilys #Nedswith sosnuS uShssrhif
d bs5Sss SSssa H. 'ose we're egzsfst Qts \
gold and ivory, bits Of frail gauzes in
(which aas s1fdh fh hdfods r. peesrfume f4gSMd
and a seroiiHof sheepskin bearingH H4
rrecords afS tie ,lhoasess asSAnd after al
these had been found and gathered to-
gether she furtlvely put the straw
aside and drew forth the collar of gold
en- rings.
VIA thtso b first CLINT OF light light on athe
red metal the here 9}e and animationl 3s II 4
kepes2 No thought came, to her now
but The most Unhappy The obligations Z
which she. would haYe gladly laid on
tim Had fallen tohAtsu' She dared hot
confess to him her love, and she could l
dot glteEhinf gratitude: He had en-
tered her life like .bewildering, radi-
nnce, but it WAS Atsu1 who 'had' saved
her and emancipated her and would
save her again.
S She thrust thse tbs !9 !s9llaE llE y inta hsr be b9sQp
,wRh sob AID wS4soA hechaheAlf 4
fifhher prepaA tffSrN tfSS p Hdx dFhk xns
Gs hM move5nfnta aAd ednsa Ankea
musically. She clutched them, and
they rang again softly. They re-
preached her, and in that irresistible
Why's gently. MeDhade 9 sound aSe,1
as she breathed. AS she walked they
c4afe1 ,Tney nokwelgh 1-and EenHfed
her breast. And with every sound from
them she fdts BenksaesN atm 1ab6ht,
her, her hand lost in his, the warmth Of
this young cheskirsahat hers.E Natet]
so long as his gift was in her pos
ssssionsr ntght phsl hope lt6 pa sth6se
memories from her, and she could not
scherhk4Itbe4 hpR,falh noyd Dfpptrate
grief stirred her into action. She went
quickly tteft1o h9ou etstae tutl and
there met Deborah.
This is not mine" she said, holding
up the necklace. 1T belongs to the
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