Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
Chapter VII
ETNHERE Iies r,

=" WE'RE lies Jerusalem, the nerfect,or
OF beauty, the Joy of the whole world.
''a reined In his donkey, on which he
.'"u inaue the journey from Hebron, ana
paue 1ether do likewise. The approach "a
tne capital Of Judea had been made un <
su,aouaily ,ut ascending rise of hills. ana now
80 sudden panorama unfolded before
snem eyes, they saw the famous city rising
On ,ts three hills across the valley of 0ihon
sa,, sazed Fascinated at the sight He
saw In the distance the great tenonje
Iouhoed by King David, and as vet Uftla
more than half completed by Solomon. He
saw s 'ne walls of the city encompassIns the
,1i nlIls or Zion, OF Moriah and Of AGRA below
mn iay tne FERTILE valley and further away
| mass or houses and palaces beyond IT,
city's walls. In the streets were thrones -
people He pressed forward eagerly.
Hasten. Tola." he cried. II long 10 s,e
the city" e '" -
Ioia beat the ass upon which he was rid,
ms ms anu ied the way down the incline, along
,le narrow but much travelled road, and
so on through the valley, and I'm 10 Ina
east gate OF the city. As they plunged into
,ne vortex of life within, Jether saw about
MN the strange faces of many different
natlonaiities. Egyptians, Phoenicians. BABY.
lolllans' Arabians and Persans. all clad in
gayIy colored garments and speaking
strange tongues. After a while Toia ravs
MN the signal to dismount and they turned
over their animals TO a swarthy horse
dealer who seemed to know Toa
we VIII continue on foot" explained
Ioia. First must get thee some fine raj
Inent more suitable for the life thou wilt
now lead in the city, where thy skins and
iousn sandals become thee not" i4i
puided by the experienced ToIa Jether
soon mad purchased for n hundred shekels
splendid robe of deep red cloth. embroid.
cred In gold and silver. His country saudais
were exchanged
with gllded cloth tops which extended
ABOVE MS ankles. A handsome leathern
sirdie In which to carry gold coins with 4
purse attached. was another article sur.
sested ny Tola, and then, after the trans.
formation had been effected, Jether stood
forth as another man. BY the advice ~
Ioia' the sheepskin bag was exchanged AZ
jewelers. for handsome teakwood box
beautifully inlaid, which was henceforth ~
serve as treasure chest for Jether's nor.
tion. Summoning Nublan to carry the
chest Tola announced that all was now in
readiness for them to visit the house of
Nadlna. -
And there shalt thou live during thy
stay In Jerusalem" exclaimed the elder
man. Mine own lodgings are but i'll
suited 10 such a prince as thou hast be.
come, Jether. and among the company at
Nadina's house thou wilt make new friends
VINO VIII bring thee much joy. For my
sake Nadina will welcome thee"
What thou sayest 1 will do" replied
the boy, as they pushed through the motley
crowd Tola led the way, first toward the
citadel of David and the royal palace OF
solomon; but suddenly he went from the
main thoroughfare into a beautiful garden.
with winding road through grove Of
olive trees. Then, turning abruptly, he
entered large walled inclosure in the
center of which was sparkling fountain
and pool of clear water. Beyond the
Imposing stone walls of a mansion rose-e
Veritable palace The garden was filed \
with gorgeous settees having carved wood
en-worS arms and strange articles of fur
niture fashioned from tusks of ivory. IN
one corner stood a statue. enshrined ap-
parently upon pedestal set on a raised y
dais Tola clapped his hands and a girl
appeared.
Summon thy mistress" cried Tola. Say
to her that here Is a prince of Judea
brought to these miserable quarters by his \
friend Tola."
The girl bowed and disappeared. with
the wave of the arm and silver coin 3
Tola dismissed tho Nubian and he and
Jether were alone. .s-i
Thou shouldst know" explained Tola.