Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-01-18

twenty days, never fear, my lady"
Masanath saw that he Knocked her.
Her wrath was an effective counter
irritant for her trouble. She was calm
again.
"Then, if thy message is delivered,
go!''
He backed out and descended the
stairway.
When she was sure he was gone, she
flung herself, in a paroxysm Of wild
grief and despair, face down on her
cushion. At that moment a cold hand
caught her arm. She looked up and
saw Rachel. All the blue had gone
from the Israelite's eyes, leaving them
black with dreadful conviction. The
color had receded from her cheeks and
her figure was rigid.
"Who was that MANI" she demanded
in a voice low with concentrated emo
ton.
''Unas, my fathers man. What is
amiss, Rachel"
The 1sraelite stood for a moment as
though she permitted the intelligence
to assemble all the further facts that
it entailed. Then she turned away and
walked swiftly toward the we'll Of the
stair.
"Rachel! Naturalization hast not
answered mew Masanath called.
''There is naught to be said. lit
We're best that l go to my people now,
since thou goest to MARRIAGE was the
unready reply.
'Thou wilt return to thy people! Ra-
chel! Nay nay! Thou art all I have.
Come back! Come back!" Masanath
cried, running after her.
Rachel hesitated, trembling with a
multitude Of emotions.
1T were better should CO., she in
sisted, trying to escape Masanath's
clasp. IF I 60 now, I can reach my
people and be hidden safely"
The little Egyptian flung herself upon
the Israelite, weeping.
"Thou must fee from sure safety to
only possible security" Masanath de-
manded through her tears. eff I must
wed this terrible prince, 1 shall put my
misery to some use. shall ask thy
liberty at his hands, and thou shalt live
with me forever, my one comfort, my
one support"
"But Israel departeth shortly".-
"fhou shalt not co." Masanath dc.
clared Historically. Il will not suffer
NI1 hon ho
thy departure!'
SISTER" Rachel cried, thou tortur-
est me!' On a sudden Masanath raised
her head and gazed at the Israelite.
Tell me-" the Egyptian insisted.
There is mystery in this. What had
resolution to depart?"
Il cannot tell thee," Rachel respond
ed slowly.
Silence fell, and Masanath spoke at
last In a decided voice.
Thou art within my house, and so
under my command. Thou shalt not
leave me! have said!' She turned to
go back to her cushions.
Rachel grew paler, and she clasped
her hands as though praying for forti-
tude. At last she broke out:
"Masanath! Masanath! That man
that Unas-attended the noble who
halted me on the road to the Nile that
morning. He was the one sent back to
Memphis for the document of gift. He
pursued me into the hills. He Is the
servant Of the man who follows me!'
The Egyptian recoiled as though she
had been struck.
NAY, nay" she cried, throwing up
her hands as though to ward off the
conviction. "Not my father! Not he!
Thou art wrong, Rachel!'
"Would to the Lord God that were,
my sister! But I am not mistaken in
that face. He was the one that dis
puted With Kenkenes-was the one
Kenke..-s choked."
Masanath wrung her hands.
"Describe the noble to me-"
HE was third in the procession and
drove black horses
"Holy Mother Isis, his horses were
black! The first two would have been
the princes Of the realm, the next the
fan bearer. Nay, I dare not hope that
1t Is not true. Since he would barter
his own daughter for high place he
would not hesitate to take by force the
daughter Of another. = Mother Of Sor-
rows, hide me! My father! My ia
ther!" she walled. 80.
Presently Masanath's mind wandered
from the new villainy of her father to
the memory Of the older offense, and
she wept afresh. " t-@.
If thou goest, Rachel, there Is none
left to comfort me-" she mourned. II
am alone, desolate, and the powers Of
Egypt are arrayed against mer' Ra-
chel was hearing her own plight given
expression. She put aside any thought
Of herself and applied herself to Masa-
mathis need.
NAY; there is Hotep," she whisper
ed. ''He loves thee, and IL there is
aught in prophecy he will comfort thee
when am gone"
But thou shalt not 90" Ma8anath