The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
THE STORY OF cABIRIA.n
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tacuIar PhotopIay at the strand,

Il thcuar Fnotophny nt the strand
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
c.bir., Bite sieiiian Eri. Is suptured b
pirates and sold - slave IN Carthage. rhsrs
Ehe Is abot TO be -klrned alive q saerihee to
the deTilgod Moloch. When she 10 rescued By young
FulTiu AxiTla. and his Ehiop slave Maeisse Macise
ter of Carthsss's ruler. Ten years Later Palvius
and Cabira fan in love with each other He and
MAeste are made prisoners in q cellar at Cirta.
! CHAPTER ".
The Escape.
Massinissa, King OF Numidia, besieged
Cirta- His vengeance was but half COM
plete. He had captured and humbled
Syphax. the rival who had won Sopho-
nisba from him. But SophOnisba herself
was still the wife Of Syphax. Massinissa
had Syphax led around the walls OF CirIa
in chains for all to see. Then he stormed
the city. seized it. and in the presence
| of his victorious troops married SophO-
nisba
A day or two later the conqueror
CHANGED to hear of the two men who
had barricaded themselves in a cellar
and who still resisted all efforts to over
come them. Such bravery touched The
Numidian King. He released Maciste and
F'ulvtus and sent them on their way 10
/ Scipio's camp.
Fulvius would not leave Cirta without
an attempt to find Cabiria. But SOpho-
nisba told him the girl had dieH and he
went back broken-hearted to his duty
As matter OF fact. CabIra was alive
But she was in prison, awaiting Kar-
thalO's return.
Massinissa was not left long to enjoy
his new-found happiness as Sophonisba's
bridegroom. Scipio Africanus the Roman
general. declared that she was lawfully
his captive, and that he intended to carry
her to Rome. there TO make her work in
chains at his chariot wheel on his lri-
umphal progress through the streets Of
the Eternal City.
Msssinissa went TO Scipio's camp 20
plead for permission to keep Sophonisb4
as his wife. Scipio. with true Roman
disregard for anything that was savored
OF sentiment. refused.
The proud Numidian King. who had
never before stopped to ask a favor OF
any man. humbled himself almost in the
dust before the conqueror.
He reminded Scipio OF the services he
and his Numidians had rendered to
Rome. He called 10 Scipios memory The
fact that ii was he who had struck the
death blow TO Syphax's power and thus
had left Carthage helpless against the
Roman invasion. He besought Sopno-
nisba's life and freedom in reward for
all this
Scipio was deaf to the bridegroom's
anguished plea. Then. in rage. Massinissa
cast on all allegiance to Rome and de-
fed ScipiO to do his work. ScipiO did it.
He had Massinissa seized and held pris-
oner in the Roman camp. Then he sent
Fulvius to Cirta to arrest Sophonisb1
and to bring her back. 1t was a thank
less mission. Yet Fulvius had no alter
native but to obey.
As Fulvius was about to set out for
Cirta- he was intercepted by Massinissa,
who found a chance TO speak TO him in
secret. Massinissa begged Fulvius in re-
turn for having released him and Maciste
from the cellar at Cirta" to let him send
a message to Sophonisba. Fulvius con-
sented and placed Maciste at the cap
tive Numidians service.
Massinissa gave Maciste a bracelet
whereOn was engraved a warning that
SOphonisba would understand Outstrip-
ping his master. the Ethiop giant arrived
at Cirta and forced his way into the
palace. There he delivered the bracelet
TO the queen.
SOphonsba read the warning on it and
she understood. Far too proud to live
on as a slave and march behind her con-
queror's chariot through the streets OF
Rome. she drank poison.
Fulvius arrived at the palace on his
mission of arrest just as the beautiful
and unhappy queen was breathing her
last.
But Sophonisba, grateful to FuIvius for
the message that saved her the shame of
slavery. rallied her ebbing forces for
moment. She sent for Cabiria. The girl
was brought from her cell to the amazed
Joy OF Fulvius. who had believed his
little sweetheart dead.
The dying queen Joined the lovers
hands. then sank back dead. She was
free. In death she had eluded the penalty
that awaited all ROmes foes. She had,
by her RASH deed 0f self-murder out
witted ROme's craftiest general
The war was ended. Carthage lay
humbled in the dust Rome had no longer
a rival on the face Of the earth.
Back to Italy sailed the mighty war
fleet Of SCipio AfricanuS.
And on the deck OF one of the war gal
leys in the dying sunset light. stood two
figures outlined against the sunset They
were a man and a woman-Cabiria and
Fulvius AXilla-clasped in each others
arms their eyes fixed on the far-on and
reCedinE shores OF Carthage. the city
where they had suffered so bitterly and
where they had at last found each other
and-loved,
THE END.