Arizona republican., 1914-04-12

this tempe) How she gained the shelter of the sar- cophagus she never knew, but gain it she did, an! covered down within She could hear the beast trot- ting round and round, smiling and rumbling in his throat Then the roaring of the preceding night wa. repeated. The old fellow evidently could not find those other lions who roared back him So valantly. Eyi- dently fire had no terrors for him. For an hour or he patroled the portico, and at this Kathlyn did not str hardly daring breathe fear he might undertake to peer into the sarcophagus.
 Silence. low from the inner shrine told her that for the present she was safe Tomorrow she fly, whther did matter Toward o'clock she fell doze and was finally awakened by the sound of voices raised h anger.
 Poor sheep. They had discovered the shattered idol. It did matter all that the of their ancient goddess bring back prosperity. She had broken their fa7orite idol Damnaton would come in a devils wind that night.
 The holy man who had missed the chance of claim ing the miraculous appearance of Kathlyn work af his own opportunity to rehablitate himself in the eyes of those who had made his holiness fortabe existence. With a piece of the idol in his hand he Kathyn and shook the clay before her face jabbering violently Kathlyn understood readily enough She had unwittngy committed sacreGe
 The natives gathered about and menaced her. Kath yn rose standing in the sarcophngu and extended he hands for silence. She frightened. but it woul1 do to let them 1t. What Hindustaui sh= knew would in this case be of no manner of use. Bat human beings can by facial expression and gesture make known our messages with uadersta ndable clear From her gestures then, the holy gathered that she could the god She pointed towarj the and counted her fingers.
 The premier holy man, satisfied that he understoo' Kathyus gestures, turned the justly angered vii!
 
 would in five suns Vishnu in all his beauty Instantly the villagers prostrated themselves,
 Poor things!" nlurnured Kathlyn.
 The holy men sent the natives away, for 1t was that they should witness magic in the making They then squatted in the clay court and cunously waited for her to begin. There well in the inner shrine. To this she went with caution The lion wa evidently foraging in the jungle Kathlyn filled the copper vessel with water and returned. Next, she gathered up what pieces of the idol she could find anl nc,ed them together. Here her model She tLen approached of the fakrs and sgnfed that she ha need of his knife He demurred first but at en-tA consented to part with it. She dug up square piece of clay In fine she felt like the Kathlyn of 9'd than she had since completing the leopard in her ont door studio It occupied her thoughts at least part of them for she realized that mayhap her life depended upon her skill in reproducing the lileous idol
 As the old hypocritea the clay take form and shape and the mocking face gradually appear they assured that Kathyn indeed the ancient priestess and deep down in their souls they experienced some thing of the awe they had often inspired the poor. trusting ryot.
 kathlyn had talent bordering genius The idol was exact replica of the original one more. there was subtle beauty where before there had been frank responsiveness. It satisfied the holy and the yelling greeted by the villagers with such joy that Kathlyn forgave them and could have wept them She had made god for them, and they fell down and worshiped it.
 Five days passed On the afternoon ct the fifth day Kathyn feeding the fire. The holy sat in the court their devotons which consisted in merely remaining motionless Kathyn turned from the fire to them rise and flee in She in fea. for the lion stood between her and the sarcophags The lion paused, flashing his tail. The many recent commotons within and without the temple 1ad dnaiy reused his ire. He hesitated between the holy meA and Kathlyn, and finally concluded that she in the futtering robes would be the most des,..--ie.
 There particular hurry; besides he not hungry. The cat in him wanted to play. He loped after Kathyn easily At any time he chose few swift bounds would bring him to her side.
 Beyond the temple lay the stream hy whi 'h. miles away, Kathlyu had the funeral nyre and about which she had had weird fantasy. lf th.s stream deep there chance for life
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