The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
A CLASSIC
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combined the specific gravity OF lead win
the appearance OF a mass Of kneaded
dates In a state Of fermentation after .
Rev. Mr.. Bernard was at Bethlehem
assisting the bishop in catechising some
| new converts who had passed Themselves
on as true children Of Israel. but were, IN
fact, HISTORIANS, Christians
Of the Jordan.
Longing for Action.
Tancred roamed about the house. Il
know not how IT is" said he TO Baroni,
| out never thought i could have fell
SO sad and spiritless in Jerusalem"
| 1t is the reaction. my lord" replied
Baroni. after your adventure"
I am disappointed that Besso is not
mere, am surprised that there are no
the battle We fought for Astarte had
| never ceased. but that like some hero of
enchantment; could have gone on nght-
ing forever"
| Yes. there Is nothing like action -
piled Baroni calmly.
But what action is there in this world"
went on Tancred. The most energetic
| in Europe are mere busybodies Empires
are now governed like parishes and a
great statesman is a select vestryman.
And they are right Unless we bring
man nearer to heaven. unless government
| Incomes again divine. the insignihcance
| effort"
Too Deep for Him.
Hem said Baroni. The conversation
was getting a trife deep for him.
| The evening drew on and Tancred re-
tired early to his room There is some
,hg ,hing on that young mans mind"
At a reasonable hour the colonel re-
turned having succeeded in producing
fair sample OF pudding-and also hav-
ing sung the National anthem.
The other attendants also returned
But Baroni succeeded in putting OF an
iinIerSie" with Iancred until the morn
| .Tancred rose early. No one was stir
! ring IN the house except the native sery-
| ants and Freeman. the English servant,
who was making a great distribution Of
hot water.
Again in the Kiosk.
Tancred left a message with Freeman
/ for the colonel begging thar thew ali
/ might meet at breakfast and adding that
ne was going 10 stroll about a bit. Say
stephen and walked TO the Mount Of
Long ir reverie the hours few by. II
up 70 the 2sTSs ffom fST Psy gale
ne took the path thai led to Bethany.
| A day had passed and in the declinin:
glittered with simmerinS light In the
| KIOSK Eva herself sat on the margin Of
| the fountain. unCOnsCiously playinE win
| a flower and gazing in abstraction into
| a sound disturbed her She looked I'D
and recognized Tancred.
| I could not refrain from seeing the
sun set upon Arabia" said Tancred. ''As
on my first visit here, this hour is thrice
We know not what is blessed in this
I feel that I do" replied Tancred as
he sat himself down beside her upon the
margin Of the fountain
! Dreaming of the JnAttainabIc.
i am sad today" replied Eva. u
! feel that there nave been noble aspira-
tons wasted and noble energies thrown
| away. There Is no one TO blame We
have been dreaming Of an unattaina BILE
! end-snd the only source of deception Is
our own imaginatiOnS."
My faIJh Is firm," replied Tancred.
Eva.
"why-thou art to me. Arabia" said
Tancred. kneeling by her side The
| angel OF Arabia and Of my life and spirit.
! Talk not 10 me Of faltering faith Talk
not TO me Of leaving cause. Why, thou
arr 10 me my cause-and thou art most
Yes. l. like thee. am sometimes filed
| with glOOm-but II is only when | feel
that | have loved-and possibly loved in
He clasred her hand. his passionate
glance met her eyes as he looked up
| with grafton.
! Inspiration-Or Madness.
She did not withdraw her hand from
his, but looked down AT him with a calm
and solemn tace. Then she said, very
There arc those to whom b.,o,s
and those to whom YOU belong" Then
more earnestly. she said: Yes YES: nv
from me, son Of Europe and of Christ ''
I am a Christian in the land of Chris-
and I
a daughter Of my Redeemers race. Why
should l fiy?"
%. this is madness" said Eva.
Rather, Inspiration replied Tancred
/ for l will not quit this fountain by
: which we riTst met until l am told that
our united desJinies shall advance the
I sovereign purpose of our lives
. I have no kindred. no country. As
Tor the ties that bind you-Say but the
word and ] will trample them to dust
The head OF Eva fell upon his shoulder.
He kissed hNr cheek. But that cheek was
cold. insenSihle. Overcome by ContendinE
emotions she had tainted
TanCred laid her upon one Of the mats
Of the kiosk. and. sprink!nE her face
eyes at length opened. and she sighed
I Recovering, she partially raised herself
and looked about her with a wild air.
Their Allotted Paths.
! At this moment a shout was heard. re-
peatcd again and again Soon the sound
/ of many voices was heard and the tramp
/ of persons approaching.
( The brief twilight had died away. Sud
I denly it had become night. The voices
and the steps approached. Tancred heard
! his name called.
/ Then crowd of many people came into
J the kiosk. There was Col BraCe-of the
plum pudding-in the van and Rev. DR..
Freeman, DR.. ROby. the two English
servants. Freeman and Trueman, and
/ several guides and native servants. They
! were all proclaiming the name of the
| Lord Manacute. What had happened?
Il am here said Tancrcd. What Il
! II? Why am I wanted"
I Col. Brace began 10 explain, but they
all spoke at the same time. The great
news was that the Duke and Duchess OF
[ Bellamont had arrived at Jerusalem.
I What more is there 20 toll? Eva mar
/ ried her Cousin-as had been arranged.
Papa and mamma took the wandcrer
homeland he married his cousin and
| went into Parliament.
| When his time came there was never
| a stricter duke Of his family who fol-
| lowed its conservative traditions more
I closely He as his ancestors had done,
kept the country together
lCoryright. 1915. by Irving kinsl
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