Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-22


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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Jether. the son Of Jesse and Huidah. Of the
tribe q yudea. during the time Of King solo
WSsf. SgSO sesrS hsSpRers S6s San'P for%s aSni
friendship with Tola, and on the lstter's sd-
Aos q s'T The pstsrnsi I sfns estate rRsR ho and
tSs sea,S s1 out for wssys ss tneE go 1
dsughter. Tishs as a. hsndrnSIden. with whom
TNIsHA, laughing coquettlshly, turned to-
l. ward Jether, then spun on one foot and
bowed gracefully.
ITO thy nostrilA Jether does she not
watt the fragrance OF myrrh and OF spike
nard? Why. a god would envy thee the
possession Of such beauty And hast thou
everr seen a daintier foot? Yet though this
priceless gem flashes for thee alone, thou
dost begrudge her a paltry ornament she
hath set her heart upon
Jether turned abruptly upon the jeweler,
who stood bowling and nodding his head in
approval as he foresaw n possible sale Of
the necklace he held in his hand.
i like not Sadyk. who deals in Jewels" ="
said Jether, shortly. Another time
Nadina laughed contemptuously and
turned to her daughter.
1T is Just as / have told thea Tisha.
He loves thee not"
Il would be loved for myself. and not for
my gifts" retorted Jether, spiritediy. "I
would give my gifts for pleasure. not as q
price"
Nadlna motioned to sadyN, and the crinE-
Ing old rascal came to Jether and kneeled
before him.
"oh, most noble prince, Sadyk implores
thy favor" he whined.
Jether eyed him suspiciously and bade
MIN rise What wouldst thou have of
Jether7" he asked. curtly.
The aged man rose to his feet and held
out a necklace for Jether to examine.
wit thou, oh Prince. as favorite of the
gods be first to gaze upon this necklace? {?
IL has been worn by one Of the royal house
or Egypt I have refused for II a thousand
snekeis' But what OF that? Should Tisha
wear it-Tisha, the fairest Offering of Baby
ION and thine own handmaiden--great
would become the fame OF Sadyk, who hath
other things to sell. Take IL for nauRht 10
give 10 her. Between mo and thee, great
prince what Is four hundred shekels?"
Tisha, with a little gurgle OF pleasure,
sprang close to Jether and gazed ionginglv
upon the bauble in the outstretched hand Of
the )eweler. She looked up at the boy and
smiled seductlvely.
IF thou dost love me, Jether, as thou
sayest"--she pleaded.
Jether impulslvely sought IN o,asn b.r IN
his arms ~ "
Thy kiss-now--I would have thy kiss. .,
ne cried passlonately. She laughed ana
slipped from his outstretched arms and
stood mocklng him
First, thou shalt prove thy love-" she
orleo' whereat Nadina turned her face away
to conceal n smile, and even the crin0inS
old Sadyk coughed.
Seeing Jether hesitate, Nadina wbispered
to the jeweler:
For what thou losest, Sadyk. en- this
necklace may our beloved Lady Ishtar re-
Waro thee tenfold." She pointed TO the
shrine Of the Babylonian goddess, and
Sadyk bowed humbly in submission of the
edict Va NlA'
Jether fumbled with his purse. He felt
his store of golden coins was but light, He
sought TO estimate the amount he still car.
REQ, but failed, and decided not TO buy the
necklace. Nay, have not the amount
with me-" he said shortly,
BUT Sadyk would not be dismissed. Al
sign from Nadina he once more an.
preached Jether. Better to get somethins
than to bear the necklace back to his chest
thought the old rascal. as he whined again
FROM thee, young prince, l seek no
proht. Nay, 1 will take loss The mere
red gold, unwrought. is worth far more
than Sadyk asks OF thee"
Jether turned idly away without locking
at the necklace.
II like not the design" he said shortly.
Nor do know the value of thy gold. Be-
gone !"
Tisha faced him angrily and stamped her
foot in rage.
Were every bead of common clay and
fashioned by beggar's hand. thou, IL thou
didst truly love me, would give thy fortune
FOR It, Thou canst bargain when my love
rs at stake. BAH"
Il do not bargain" protested Jether,
seeking to calm her
Il have Travelled much and always found
great prince generous" insinuated the
crafty Sadyk. But Jether would not be
moved.
Another time l may buy something OF
thee" he said curtly, and moved away,
leaving mother and daughter gazing after
him In amazement and CONSERVATION. For
the first time Jether, the gilded fool, had
shown signs of protesting against the sys-
tematio plucking INDUCED in by these
harples OF Jerusalem.
And for a paltry hundred shekels. so
much as thou hast given thy friends time
and again thou has brought tears to III,
eyes OF my sweet dove" walled Nadina
'Oh, thou Judean, dost think to own our
houses, TO love our daughters. TO drive
from their side a hundred Weather suitors
and all for thy beautys sake? My Tisha
thou shalt leave this stranger. who loves
thee not. Begone, Sadyk-we will have no
more Of this vain Judean, and do thou, my
Tisha, bid him farewell forever. He loves
thee not