Warren sheaf., 1906-01-11

''Ihou! 4 coming Queen!"
"Alas, this day thou returnest into
the Hak-heb,", he said.
She nodded. would could take
thee with me, but not yet, not yet
Wait till thou art little older"
He sighed and looked away again
"What weighty things absorb my
prince?" she asked.
Il merely pondered on mine own
uselessness," he answered.
Thou hast wealth." she began and
paused.
"Wherein doth that make me use
ful?"
"Much can be done with gold"
''Ta-user, what wouldst thou have
me DOR
Il would have thee be useful"
| II shall throw away my lordly trap
pings" he said, "and become a litter
Of water this day"
"Seti." she said sternly, putting his
hand away, with thy people imperiled
by the sorcery Of wizard, with thy
realm desolated by the plaques Of his
sending, canst thou, on whom I have
built so much, thus lightly consider thy
uses and ignore the things set at thy
very hand to do?'
Il have no weight with my father"
he said soberly. Thou knowest that
Egypt will never have peace until the
Hebrews depart. But l cannot per-
suade my father to release them, and
I cannot persuade the Israelite to con-
tent himself to stay. Thou dost de-
mand much of me If thou dost demand
Of me the impossible"
"And thou art at thy wits end?'' she
asked.
"a little way to so. Help me, Ia
! user. Bear with me-
| She moved closer to him and absent
ly smoothed down the fine locks, dis
ordered by the wind. Presently she
lifted his face and said with sudden
impulsiveness:
"Dost, Of a truth, believe everything
that is told thee?'
"Am l overcredulous he asked.
"Thou art. Thou believest this He
brew to be honest in his show of inter-
est in his people?
II cannot doubt him, Ta-user. One
has but to see him to be convinced"
Zone has but to see him to know
that he might be coaxed into passive
ness with that for which an Israelite
would sell his mummy-gold!'
NAY, nay!' Seh exclaimed. ''Thou
dost wrong him! He is the soul Of mis-
directed zeal. His is an earnestness
not to be frightened with death nor
abated with bribes."
She laughed cool laugh.
"Deliver to him but the price he
names, and the Israelitish unrest will
settle like swarm Of smoked bees"
'Ta-user, it is thou that art deceiv-
ed," Seti demonstrated. "Even the
Pharaoh does not hesitate to assert
that Moses is terribly upright. Not
even he would dream Of Offering the
wizard Hebrew peace tribute.''
Gazing down into his eyes, she said,
with sudden solemnity:
"My prince, may give my life into
thy hands?"
'The gods overtake me with their
vengeance If guard it not" he ex-
claimed. She drew him from his place
on the parapet and led him to seat in
corner near the double towers. There
she sat, and he dropped down at her
feet. He crossed his arms over her
lap and lifted his face to her.
Seti was ripe to be plucked by
treachery. His was the faith that Is
insulted by suggestion Of wariness.
"While dwelt obscurely in the Hak-
heb," she began, II was much among
the partisans Of Amon-meses. They
are friends of the Pharaoh now, 60
what tell is dead sedition. But !
heard it when it lived, and thou know
est the penalty invited by him who
listens to criticism of the king. At.
tend me, then, for the story is short .
1.-THE history Of Moses is an old tale
to thee. Thy noble grandsire's first
queen, Neferari Thermuthis, adopted
the Hebrew, and when she died be
shared in the allotment of her treasure.
But Moses was an exile in INDIAN at
the time, and his share was left with
Shaemus, then the heir. to be given
over to the foster son when he should
return. But Shaemus died, and all thy
fathers older brothers, so the gracious
Meneptah came to wear the crown.
To him fell the guardianship Of the
Hebrews treasure till what time he
should return out Of indian. Moses
hath returned. Hath thy father deliv-
cred to him his inheritance?"
Sets face famed, but before. he
could speak she went on: Not so; not
one copper weight. It lies untouched
in the treasury. Thine august sire does
not use 1t because he hath wealth more
than he can snead But i IS the He