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And as they proceeded homsward 90
the palace no word was spoken. for
both were busy With n. inward
struggle
The princess found the FIRST feelings
% anger giving place 70 curious won
der AZ the child's attitude. and shs
could not help feeling an aamiraiioa
for his brave indep-ndence And the
boy. a. b faced his foster mother in
the quiet Of her apsrtmentsr Did
tha, appealing face and drcoping head
and trembling little body Indicate q
repentance snd yielding
Perhaps the princes thought 20.
for her manner softened. and instead
of the sharp word of r~proof which
she ~ss preparing to sp-ak. she
asked
What : it. No-sx--'
God is above. not there
As he spoke the words hts hand sas
raised aioft and his eyes shon- With
stranEs and BEAUTIFUL light a. they
we're turned toward Heaven one
mixht have guessed IN thar moment
Of testing he had seen a vision
The princes studied the boys racs
With ueS sOnd~r and admiration.
and his wor'is. ringing clear and arm.
sank into her heart And a. his
hand gracefully swept d0snwari and
pointed In the direction of tn. tenn
pie. and h- spoke In positive. almost
dramatic tones. not there. the ques-
ton flashed through her mind. Can
u B. true Impstientlv dismisstnS
the thought. and assuming an fitdts-
gui-ed severity. she said. sharply
Think you. an ignorant Hebrew
slave. can teach an Egyptian trained
In the wisdom and religion Of ths
learned priests and Scholars
The quick. hot blood mounted to thu
face and brow OF the sensitive boy. and
the proud woman before him was
sorry the moment she had spoken the
cutting words She reached out her
hand to earess him. but he drew back.
impulslveiy
My son-- she said. appealingly.
and with loving emphasis on tho
~ord son my son. forgive me. I
spake hastily. and in anger
The princess di-er~etly dismissed all
further reference to the incident Os
the afternoon. but from that DAY on
she watched the boy closely snd pom
dered deeply his words. So simply but
hrayely spoken He had done for her
What the kesness argument could not
have done. pricked her heart with the
sharp barb Of conviefioa and hunger
for the truth
Thus the years passed Moses made
rapid progress in his studies. and the
princess vas both proud and pleased
delight in his eompanionship, When the
studies we're out OF the way for the day,
they would tab. pleasant trips to-
gethsr. sometimes on the river in the
royal barge. and then again on foot
thrTsgh the beautiful groves and gar
iens surrounding the palace and tenn
pies.
But In religious matters the boy
was unrestricted. and IL hts failure to
share in the Egyptian worship was
noticed IL was not commented on.
the priests and others yielding good
natured aequieseence in the wish Of
the princess that the boy be left to
his own impulses in the matter.
In the course of time she rea-
soned at first. he will yield and en-
brace my faith"
But the years had come and gone
and there had been no sign Of wav-
ering on the boys part. and more and
more did the question rise In her heart:
is the boy right
At length she took to asking him
questions. and gradually, bit by bit.
she won from him all the stories his
mother had told him OF Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob. But intuitiveIy she
felt that something was kept hack.
that he had rot revealed all to her.
II troubled and grieved her. for she
loved the handsome. bright boy. and
longed to help him all she. could.
Thus time passed. but she said moth
ing.
One day she sent for him resolved
IL possible to learn his secret. As
he entered the apartment she was
startled by his appearance. for she
suddenly became conscious that he
was no longer a boy but . staIware
young man The years had gone 80
swiftly that she still thought Of him
as little boy. but a. she noted his
stalwart form and manly bearing.
and the serious face and deep
thoughtful eyes. she realized As in .
fash that he was no longer her little
boy.
Ny SON she said. gently. a. she
drew him to her side and looked
earnestly into his eyes. tell me all
that IS in thy heart
A startled. troubled look flashed
across his face and he hesilAted
with evident embarrassment.
Tell you what. mother he asked
The motive behind thy life. she
said. simply.
His motivet" During the years Of
ais HE IN the paiase ne h41 never
quite forgotten the suffering and
hardships OF his oppressed people.
nor the burning words OF his mother
at parting. as she whispered: Thy
God, Thy mission And he had
vague dreams Of the time when he
could help them But could he tell his
foster-mother. this Egyptian woman
who did not believe in his God. who
cared not for his suffering peoplsr
Could he trust her to that extents
He felt the loving pressure Of her
hand: he looked into her earnest. kind
ly face; he felt encouraged. but still
hesitated
You could not understand My-my
my God is not your Cod he STAN
mered. in confusion
But. Moses. IL should tell thee that
thy God was my Cod"
The young man leaped to his feet. the
light Of a great joy playing over mis-
rouprenanca He Saxrrhed her yara