The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

the returning conqueror s Ami, the re- gent. Paaker had disappeared after the fight. Ami neither knew nor cared where he was, so that he kept out of the way and did not turn states evi- dence. It was at Pelusium that city which situated on the shores of the Mediterranean, was in those days the first of importance which was met with in coming into Egypt from Asia, that the regent and tue court and all the great nobles met. the returning Pha- raoh.
 Around the city spread the tents of the conqueror's army, and even the 1ordly visitors themselves could not all find accomm odations within the houses of the town. but set up gorgeous pa vilions on the plain The king lodged in the castle Paaker, maimed, worn and desperate, had by secret ways made his way back into Egypt as camel driver, and had revealed himself to Katuti. who had come with the cour. to meet the king That resolute re- solved upon one last and final stroka Rameses must be destroyed and Me1a
 
 how she had squandered the property he had left in her care
 She took into her counsels the dwarf Nemu. There was a vacant chamber below the room in the Unlicensed palaee-castls where the King lodged-a sort of lumber room for odds and ends They would fill it with combustibles, they would smear the rafters with pitch, they would fire it at night, and Rameses and Mena. who always of a night slept as guard in the royal chamber. would be destroyed. Prob ably Bent Anat and Uarda and Nefert, who were also lodged in the castle-but Rameses and Mena certainly. It was !. skilfuly planned piece of villainy. and they prepared the means of it the day of the Kings arrival
 Great was the festivity and pompous the pageant when the Pharaoh entered Pelu- sium in state. That night, when Ami con- ducted Rameses to the royal chamber. the King said: "Ani, much has been told of your unfaithfulness during my absence. But I will believe nothing of it. To prove that I still trust you, you shall sleep hero tonight my bodyguard." Ami had that day been made partner in the plot of Katuri, and be turned pale and sought to excuse himself. It was late as they talked. and Paaker fired the building. He knew that Ami was in the Kings chamber, but Katuti had said: Never mind. destroy | them both--we will be so much more powerful" And so the fire broke out and razed the castle.
 But of those the conspirators sought to destroy all escaped, mainly through | the bravery of Mena-all except the treacherous. Ami, who was burned tc death. By the side of the ruins they found dead body--not burned. It was the body of Paaker He had climbeS up to the Kings chamber for one loop after he had set the fire-a look to ses that his victims were safely trapped He had heard the King tell Ami that nc had learned that Pantaur and not Paak- CT was the true grandson of the noble Assa. In his agitation at this discovery 1 he had lost his footing and fell dead beside the burning building. And now the court returned to Thebes of the Hundred Gates and the King gave Bent Anat to Pentaur in mar VldBe, WnlIe Mend anu nlS Wlle, though saddened by the death of Katuti. who had taken poison upon the failure ofs her plots, were happy once more in eer.l others company. / l Then there came to Egypt a Grecial king, one who had been an ally of the Pharaoh's foes in Asia. to make terms for redeeming captives. and he was nagnihcently entertained by Rameses. When he saw Uarda, who was now in attendance upon Bent Anat, he seemed struck by her appearance and asked questions about her. He learned her story and saw the amulet which she wore about her neck. She was this Gre- clan kings own granddaughter and he took her in his arms. After this, of | course, there was no objection to her marriage with Rameri, and when the wedding ceremonies were over the pair departed into Greece where they be- came the progenltors of famous and mighty line.
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