Warren sheaf., 1905-12-07

Let them be named thus telling
them of with his fingers. This first
OF all-Hope-it shall be thy stay; this
-Faith-it shall comfort thee; this
Good Works-it shall publish thee; this
-Sacrtfce-it shall win thee many vic
tories; Chastity-it shall be thy
name; the ne1t-Wisdom- shall guide
thee; after t-Steadfastness- shall
Keep thee in all these things; Truth-it
shall brood upon thy lips; Beauty-it
shall not perish; this, the last, is Love,
W which there is naught to be said. 1t
speaketh for itself"
Their eyes met at his last words and
for a moment dwelt. Then Rachel
locked away.
care the fastenings secure?' she
asked.
ans soul"
'They will hold. l would not lose
one of them
A long silence fell. The curious &C.
t1vtty Of desert life, interrupted for the
time BY the presence Of the fugttives,
resumed it's tenor and drooed on about
them.
The two In the shortening shadow OF
the great rock were glad Of the water
bottle. The necessity Of comfortable
shelter for Rachel began to appeal ur
gently to kenkenes. He put aside his
iroams and thouoht aloa,d
what cover may I offer thy dear
head this night:" he began I'VE may
not return to the camp, for there Of
surety they lie in wait for M. Toora
is deserted and 50 tempting spot for
fugitives that it will be searched im-
mediately. Not howell this side Of
the Nile but will be visited. I would
take thee to my father
NAY" she said firmly. Il will take
anictiOn to none other. Already have
I undone two Of the best Of Egypt. I
will carry the distress no further"
After a silence be began again.
~How far wilt thou trust me. Ra-
chei?"
She raised her face and looked ut
MIN with serious eyes.
I'm all things needful which thou
wilt require Of me-"
an open boat?'
She nodded.
Tomorrow, them" he continued, tax
Ing her hand, I'VE shall reach Nehap-
ehu, where + can hide thee with some
Of the peasantry on my fathers lands.
And there thou canSt abide until l go
to Tape and return. 7-.-..,,.-. .--.- d.
Thou must know" he continued, ex-
planning, ''the Athor OF the hills is not
my first sacrilege. Once l committed
4 worse After the death Of Rameses
we went to Tape, my father and I, to
1nscrlbe the Indictments and carve the
scene Of the Judgment Of the dead in
the tomb Of the great king. Now,
am my fathers only child and have
been taught his craft. I have been an
apt pupil, and he had no fear in trust
ing me with the execution Of the frescO
I had long been In rebellion, practicins
In secret my lawless ideas, and was
to marring those holy walls with the
conventional ugliness commanded by
the ritual I assembled my ideas and
dared. worked rapidly and well.
The work was done before my father
discovered It," kenkenes paused and
laughed little.
Suffice it to say the fresco was
erased. And the solemnity Of the crypt
was hardly restored before my father
found that his sacred signet, which he
always wore, was gone. Nay, nay,
might not search for it more than the
fruitless once, for he declared and Of
truth believed firmly that the great
king had reclaimed his gift. did not
and never have I believed it. Now
need the signet, and I shall go after it
on the strength Of that belief.
'Having found it, I shall appeal to
Meneptah for thy liberty and safety
and whatever boon thou wouldst have
and for myself. What thinkest thou
Shall go on?''
Rachel smiled and looked up at him
gratefully.
Il will go with thee, kenkenes," she
said.
Once again the silence fell and was
not frequently broken thereafter.
There was no invitation in her man
ner, and he could not speak what he
would.
The sun dropped behind the Libyan
hills, and the heights filed with shad-
ow. At length he said:
ut is time"
Lifting her to her feet, the ape at
tending them, he went toward the Nile
hand in hand with Rachel, his love all
untold.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE TREASURE CAvR.
@1HE sudden night had lust fall