Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-01-04

eA1C WHY SAoeS>s lie tiot y
hon0rabiTy
1T is not for me to- divine Iatep
went on calmly. THE fan bearer sent
his men to take her, but she fed from
them to kenkenes. and he protected her
bid her away-where none but Ken
kenes and the maiden know Har-h:tE
is most DESTROYS Of owning her, but
kenkenes keeps his counsel. There
fore Har-hat overlook him in Tape,
where he went to get signet belong
ing to- his fa1her,, and imprisoned him
till what time be should divuIge the
hiding place OF the Israe!ite."
Hath he put him to torture Yetg'
Aye, from the beginning, though
not by the bastinado. He renits, him
with suspense, but I have more to tell
There was u signet, an all potent
signet, which belonged to the noble
Mentu''-
Aye. I remember" Rameses broke
IN. That should help the dreamer out
Of his difficulty"
AYE, it should, my prince, but it did
not. kenkeEes sent it to the Pharaoh,
with Il petition for his own freedom,
but the cares of state were so pressin e
that the son Of Ptah gave the letter,
unopened, to Hlr-hat for attention.
Ranleses laughed harshly
''Kenhenes would better content him
self The Hathors are against him. -
Lee cried What more?"
rs it not enough, o Rameses%' Ho-
tep answered sternly He hath SUI
fered sufficiently. Now is it time for
them who profess to love him to bestir
themselves in his behalf Thou know
est how neur the fan bearer is to the
Ehtlraoh. Persuasion cannot reach the
king that woriaeth against Har- hat.
Thou alone art as potent with the son
Of Prah. Wilt thou not prove thy love
fcr kenllenes and aid him%'
Raneses did not answer Immediate
IL. ThoughtfuIly he Ieanett his, elbow
On bis, knee and strok4d his forehead
With his hand. His black brows knit
ted finally.
My hands are tied. Hotep," he be-
gan blunrlY. I permit the sway Of
this knIve over my father because
am constrained"
GOtep broke in earnestly
surely SO small Il matter Of cour-
tssy-if such it may be e;slled-shouId
not stand between thee anu this most
pressing need
Aye, thou hast slid-if it were only
a small matter of courtesy. Thou
knowest, o my Hotep. that 1 am be-
uothed to the daughter Of Har-hat.'
Hotep was Oh his feet by this time.
his face turned away. Rameses could
not guess what Il tempest ragged IN his
heart
BE thou assured the prince contin-
ued grimly,, that only SO long as Ma
sanath is not yet mine shall 1 endure
Har-h;lt. After that he shall fall as
before. Aye-but stay. Hotep. 1 have
not done. I have some small grain Of
hope for this unfortunate friend Of
OURS. The marriage hath been delayed
I shall press my suit and we'd MASH
nath sooner, if she will, and kenkenes
need not decay In prison.
Hotep did not stay longer. He bowed
and departed without a word
Rameses Immediately hurried to the
well OF the Stairway
"Hotep.'' be called The scribe, halt
way down, turned and looked up.
Return to me in an hour. Give me
time to ponder, and may more prot
itably help thee" the prince command
ed Hotep bowed and went on
The hour was barely long enough for
the smarting soul of the scribe, to
soothe itself. Deep, indeed, his love
Masanath's name, spoken SO familiar
II, SO boasting1y. by the prince was
fresh outrage to his already atfronted
heart.
At the end of the hour be went once
again to Rameses.
Thou hast said" the prince began
Immediately, that Har-hat hath im-
prisoned kenkenes till what time be
shall divuIge the hiding place OF the
Lsraeliteg'
Hotep bowed.
'''The fan bearer charges him witt,
slave stealing''
And sacrilege," the scribe added
The prince opened his eyes. Aye,
kenkenes carried his beauty love into
blaspheny. He executed a statue OF
Athor in defiance Of the sculptor's rir-
ual. For this also, Har-hat holds q
heavy hand over him."
"He deserves his i'll luck. Mark ne
now. He will not 90 mad with years
imprisonment. and he will profit by it.
Furthermore, he cannot be persuaded
into betraying the Israelite IL be knows
how long and how much he will have
to- endure Once sentenced, Har-hat
can add nothing more thereto"
Rameses clapped his, hands. The at
tendant that appeared he ordered to-
bring the scribe's writing case and im-
pdements.. When the servant returned,
Hotep,r at sign from Rameses,, pre-
pared to write. Write thus to- the
iailer at Tape; BY order Of the crown
prince, Rameses, the prisoner, Eenl1e-
nes,, held for slave steallng and sacri-
Iage,, is sentenced to imprisonment for