The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-02
CHAPTER MI
Nydla.

Advancing as men grope for oscap"
from % dungeon lone and her lover went
ON their uncertain way At moments
when the volcanic lighinlngs fingered over
M" streets they were able by that dWiuI
light 10 guide their progress Through
the gloom they saw torches approaching
md "a calm voice said, We are near IN"
sos Liberty and wealth 10 each slave
Who survives this day II was Armccs,
proceeding with hts slaves and his wealth
10 the ship which he had already pre-
ptr"d for HE flight
"By my fathers head said Nrhnccs.
fate smiles upon ne ctcn through those
| horrors. Away. Creek, ! claim my ward.
/ lone" "
"Trnror and murderer" returned Glau-
/ cus Nemesis has guided thee 10 my re-
ycnEo Touch but the hand OF lone mud
| ! viii tear thee limb from limb sud
denly. as he spoke, the plncc became
! lighted hy an intense. lurid glow and,
/ bright and gigantic through the duCencs.
| which Closed around II Ike the wills Of
lh'll. the mountain shone pillar ~ IRE
The slaves shrieked aloud and. cover
Ing, hid their faces The Egyptian him
self riood transiiNcd 10 the spot. the glow
lighting up his commanding fcaiurcs and
iewollod robes High above him rose a
tail column that supported u bronze
statue ~ Augustus; and the Imperial
image seemed changed To shape of fir"
| with his left arm around lone. with his
right arm raised menacingly and grnHping
the siilus which WISE 10 have been hi"
weapon In the arena and which hc for
ltunatcy had *ith him. Glaucus with knit
brow aud lips apart confronted the tgNp-
tian. Arhaccs turned his eyes from the
lmountnin-t they rested upon The Athenian
lie paused n moment why should ]
hesitate" he said. Did not the stars
forctell the only crisis Of eminent peril %
which ! was subjected? ls not thai PERI
passed Advance slaves Athenian re-
IgI, nd hu, lIppI hInnI No
thine own head -
lie advanced one step-it Vas his last
on earth The ground shook SeUeNth him
with "A great Convulsion, \ simultaneous
crash resounded through the city and
down topplcd many n roof and pillar the
lightning. as N caught by the metal
fingered moment around the imperial
statue then shiyered bronze and column
Down fell the ruin crashing into the
street TN prophecy OF the stars was
fulfilled
The sound. the shock. stunned IN,
Athenan fW several moments. \ ghnst.
" face seemed TO emerge without limb:
or trunk from tho fragments Of the shat
tered column. so petished the wise ma
glcian-ihc great Arbaces the IIermo'
OF the Burning Belt-the last Of the roy
atty Of Egypt
, Meanwhile Nydia whom separated from
Glaucus and lone, had vainly cndeaVorc,
to regain them At length n occurred 4
! her that. as n had been resolved TO see
7 the s"ashorc for escape. her most proba
u ble chance Of rcjoining her companion
. would be To persevere In that direction
y Guiding her footsteps by her staff chic
she always carried. she continued wit
y incredible deIterity to avoid the mass q
9 ruins which lay IN her path and To TAX
= the nearest direction to the seashore
The boiling torrents touched her no
4 save by the general rain which accom-
panied them the huge fragments Of SEQ
ria shivered the pavement before and be
side her but spared her frnil form, an
! when tho lesser ashes fell over her sh
shook them away with a slight tremo
and dnuntlessly resumed her course lie
\ pnth wRa however constantly impede
hy the crude crowds OF fugitivcs whic
4 we're cropping through the darkness an
a at last a group ~ torch bearers iostle
y again her and she was thrown to IN
n ground
. What" cried one of the PARTY Il
this my brave blind girlt" Up Thcssn
: lian" "Oh. Sallust: thy voice Glaucu
9 have you seen HIM" cried Nydia Nc
\ l. he is doubtless oui of the city hy thi
I time The gods who saved him from IN
g lion will save him from the hurnin
mountain Come with US; We are boun
4 for the shore" As they proceeded ne,
2. fugitiVer ioined them
p Grasping the treasures. no longer de'