Warren sheaf., 1905-11-02

had lost interest in the game The col
or had receded from her cheeks, and
now and again her lips trembled
Kenkenes looked and saw that Seti's
eyes were adOring Ta-user, who smiled
at him. With a sudden rush of heat
through his veins the young artist
turned again to 10 and watched till
he caught her eye. With a look he
invited her to come to him. She laid
down the dice during the momentary
abstraction of her playing mates and
murmuring that she was tired, came
and sat at the feet of her champion.
Wherefore dost thou retreat, IoY'
Ta-user asked. art vanquished? ~
AT one game, ave." the girl replied
vehemently.
Kenkenes laid his hand on her head
2nd said to her very softly: "
IF only our pride were spared, sweet
10, defeat were not so hard'
The girl lifted her face to him with
some questioning in her eyes.
"Knowest thou aught of this game
in truth p she asked
He smiled and evaded II have not
been fairly taught"
Ta-meri gathered up the stakes, and
Nechutes, collecting the dice, went to
find her seat But while he was
gone she wandered over to Kenkenes
and leaned on the back of his chair.
LET me give thee a truth that SEEM
eth to deny itself in the expression"
f11rr rirn hot ho
young artist.
"Say on" he replied, bending over her
1.-THE more indifferent the teacher in
this game of love the sooner you
learn,' said 10. Kenkencs took the tiny
hand extended toward him in empha-
sis and kissed it,
'Sorry TRUTH he said tenderly. AS
he leaned back in his chair he became
conscious of Ta-merfs presence and
turned his head toward her. Her face
was so near to him that he felt the
glow from her warm cheek. His gaze
met hers and for moment dwelt
He took los hands, which We're
clasped across his knee, and, rising,
gave the chair to Ta-meri. He found
a taboret for himself, and as he put it
down at her feet he saw Nechutes fling
himself into a chair and scOWl black
~ at the nomarch's daughter. Ken
kenes sighed and interested himself in
the babb1e that went on about him.
The first word he distinguished was
the name Of Har-hat, pronounced in
clear tones. Menes. who sat next to
Kenkenes, put out his foot and trod on
the speakers toes. The man was Sip
tah .,s.@y
Choke before thou interest that
name again." the captain said in a
whisper, "else thou wilt have Rameses
abusing Har-hat before his daughter"
what is amiss between the heir and
the fan bearer? Kenkenes asked.
~Everything! Rameses fairly suffo-
Gates i'm the presence Of the new adj
wiser: The Pharaoh is sadly torn be-
tween the twain, He worships Ram
.eses. and, body Of Osiris, how he loves
Har-hat! But some time the council
Chamber with the trio therein will fall
the walls outward, the roof up-mark
mer'
Again, clear and with offensive en-
phasis, Siptah's voice was heard dis
putting. in the general bab5le.
magnify the cowallice of the Rebu
made them afraid" he was saying.
The slow eyes Of Rameses turned in
the direction of the tacit challenge.
Nenes' black brows knitted at Siptah,
%0ut Kenkenes came to~the rescue. A
'ayre, the inevitable instrument Of an
cient revels, was near him, and he
caught 1t up, sweeping his fingers
strongly across the strings.
A momentary silence fell, broken at
once by the applause of the peace low
ing, who cried, "Sng for us, Ken
kenesw
He shook his head. smiling 81 did
but test the harmony of the strings.
Harmony is grateful to mine ear"
Menes' lips twitched. eff harmony
is here" he said, with meaning, 'you
will find it in the instrument"
Again voice from the general con-
versation broke in, this time from Ram
eses
'..Kenkenes hath outlasted an army
Of other singers. knew him as such
when mine uncles yet lived and my
father was many moves from the
throne. 1t was while we dwelt unroy-
ally here in Memphis They made thee
sing in the temple, Kenkenes. Dost
thou remembers"
"Aye," Ta-user took it up. "They
made thee sing in the temple, and it
went sore against thee, Kenkenes.
Most of the upper classes in the col
lege here were hoarse or treble by
turns, and the priests required thee by
force from thy tutors because thou
couldst sing. Thou vert a stubborn lad,
as pretty as mimosa and as surly as
a Gagged lion. can see thee now chant
ing, with voice like. a lark, and frown-
Ing like a very demon from Amentir'
The princess laughed musically 9:
her ou.::s1 narration and received the ap-