The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16

keft. a city on the left bank of tho
Nile to the north; thence ride across
the desert to the Red Sea. where they
could get a Phoenician ship and sail
10 the port of ALA, Then. by forced
marches, they could cross the PENN
suIa OF Sinai and reach the Egyptian
camp 10 make the king acquainted
with all that was going on in Egypt
And Pentaur must be rescued that
was Bent Anats part 70 devise.
She at once sent a truSty messenger
TO the Governor OF Chennu. COM
handing him in the name OF the king
to detain every ship that might at
tempt TO pass there and TO prevent
any prisoners who might be on board
from being smugsled beyond the place
Tor which their legal commitment
called. All prisoners sent by order
Of Ameni were to be held at Chennu
until the will of the High Priest could
be further learned. Bent Anat open
~ her departure and order
ed Nefert. who longed To be again
under the protection of her husband,
to her on her pilgrimage.
Then came to her Uarda and besouGht
the privilege of making one of the
train of the princess. To this Bent
Anat agreed.
Paaker, in a frenzy. set off at once
for the army, determined tina no
would take the life of Mena and. If
he could. betray the cause of Rameses.
So, as the result oSall these compli-
cations and plots. Behold Pentaur. a
prisoner it is true. but safe, at Chennu
Paaker with the king in Syria and
Bent Anat. Rameri and Nefert at the
shrine of the CONGRATULATIONS. from
where they intended to communicate
with the king.
One night. aided by the father Of
Uarda, Pentaur escaped and fled into
the desert. He made for the region
where he knew the king was fight
ing. IN the way he and Bent Anat
met. 1t was an interview under strange
and unexpected circumstances, and
they vowed to each other their mutual
love. They journeyed on together un-
til they came to Hebron, where PEN
taur, Rameri and the soldier left the
princess and her train and pushed on
t. the camp Of the king.
When Pentaur n his companions
arrived at the camp the king was
about to fight a great battle. He sent
runners to bid his daughter and ner
followers await the issue at Megiddo.
Meantime Ameni had learned of the
trick which Ami had attempted to play
upon him with regard to Pentaur.
"Gagabu," said the hierarch, sit was
but a broker reed upon which we
, leaned in our plans. I had hoped
{ to use Ani-not intended that he
should make use Of me. He Is a
, ~Sdh VESSEL, UuI liz plOtS Oh the weak
l are often more dangerous than the en-
e nifty Of the strong. He has broken
1 faith with me-he has shown that
. he has no awe of the priestiy office.
! Aye. he has tried to trick meme.
! Ameni. Well, well. I loved Pentaur,
and perhaps was wrong in seeking
:. to bind the poet to my will too
l strongly. Gagabu, Rameses is our
, Pharaoh. I see it all. Ami is too
! weak to succeed if he goes by his
/ own guidance. and when the king re-
r turns in triumph will be the first TO
welcome him and seek to save his
own life at the expense Of ours.
Gagabu, we are no longer of the party
t Of the regent-yOu understand"
! Rameses fought a great battle before
I the walls Of Kedesh and returned tri-
umphant TO Egypt. In that great bat
tie many things happened. Paaker,
whose duty it was to act as chief OF
| the scouts and eport to the king the
conditions Of the land upon which the
: conflict was to be fought. deliberately
| deceived him. He reported as safe a
pass which he knew was not safe, and
{ in which he, by an alliance with the
enemy secretly made caught the
Pharaoh in mbush. In the thickest
of the desperate fight he was seen lead
ing on a band OF Hittites against the
: forces of Egypt. He cut the king off
from his army at one time, and Mena,
seeing Packer and realizing his treach-
cry, forgot his duty. He leaped from
the royal chariot and sprang upon the
treacherOus Pioneer, driving him and
wounding him with his ak. while the
horses Of the king carried the chariot
into the thickest ranks of the enemy.
But suddenly there sprang upon the
t chariot a tall and valiant Egyptian.
1t was Pentaur, poet-priest no longer.
but armed as a warrior and full Of the
fury Of the fight. He covered the
king with his shield and guided the
chariot at the same time. There was
, a sound of shouting and to the rescue
OF the imperilled ones came rushing
, a brigade of Egyptians led by Rameri.
, the kings son. The Pharaoh, Pen
taur and Mena were saved. The