The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-28

witch" answered Glauous. and at Pom
peli the air acts az a love phllter so
handsome do all the women appear
And. 10. one Of the richest and most
beautiful In the city" haid Clodius; old
Diomeds daughter. Julia. Fair julia,
We salute you"
It was, indeed. the greatest heiress OF
pompeii who now. attended by two
slaves and on her way to the bath. CO.
quettishly drew her veil aside and. sa-
lutlng the young men. welcomed Glaucus
back to Pompeii As she proceeded on
Athenian with a look Of affected timidity.
but real boldness. Julia Is certainly
handsome" said Glaucus.
Yes. and last year you would have
Il mistook for gem that which
was but an artificial representation.
Come. let US 20 and look upon the sea
while noon atm smIler upon Its water
Tell me. cIodius. have you ever been In
Very often"
He who has loved often has. loved
never" was the reply,
Crowded In the CLASSY bay were the
vessels Of commerce and the gilded gal
ermen glided rapidly TO and fro and. afar
off. you saw the tall masts OF the war
fleet under Pllny. Seated upon a small
crag In remote part OF the beach
Ghucus told his companion why he had
asked concerning love.
Several months before. while he had
been soiourning at Naples. a city which
still retained the manners and stamp OF
, Its Greclan origin. he had gone into the
temple OF Minerva TO offer his prayers.
Roman yoke. and as he did so he heard
a sigh behind him. He turned to sec
young woman. whom he thought the most
beautiful that he had ever beheld They
left the temple together and he said
Art thou too. A,henian: oh beautiful
had replied, but my heart and my line
age are Athenian." A young man, who
Lhe could see from the facial resemblance
was her brother. took the girl by the
hand; the crowd separated them and he
saw her no more. Business called nim
the next day to Athens and upon his
return he made diligent but vain inqui-
ties In Naples ar To the identity OF the
fair unknown. Then he returned to
Pompeil. This Is all my history" con-
cluded Glaucus. Il do not love: but ]
regret"
Just then something dark and sombre.
like cloud over thr sun. something
chilling. like a wind blown down from a
snow crowned mountain, seemed to be
felt by the young men, and Arbaces, the
had scarcely reached his fortleth year.
lie wac OF tall stature and nervous and
slnewy frame. His dark skin betrayed
hts Eastern origin His eyes, large and
dark ms night. shonc with n varying. an
uncertain luster. Each Of the young men,
as he saluted the newcomer. made a
mechanical sign. for Arbaces was sup
posed to possess the fatal sin OF tho evil
eye.
After a few words. stern or sarcastic
with his stately tread. gathering abou,
him his strangely ornamented robe.
Strange man. said Glaucus.
Aye" replied clodius. and. dead
though he seems TO pleasure. there are
whispers that there are other orgies thar
And he Il rich. too"
/ The advent OF the Egyptian had some.
how put both the young men Mt III eas'
and they started TO- return to the cit,
pointing up To the mountain, that il q
singular cloud that has hung for tire,
days over vcsuvius, when all the rest o.
the sky has been bright"
CHAPTER n.
lone.
, Tha, night Glsucus gave one OF thos'
which wasla coveted privilege Of IN,
gilded youth OF pompcil The house Il
self was the perfection of n bachelor
residence. II exists today, and he VIII,
likes can walk through It's courts ant
apartments. The House of the TraHi
Poet" they called II when II was firs
= lcscsvated, but that IN now admitted 4
: he A misnomer, and for US Il is the hous
!, ~ tlaucus The Romans desired soclet
r~ther than crowds and seldom dine,
more than eight or nine at once, II the
belonged to the really fashionable an,
. cultivated class.
. May this cup be the last drink
|. said the young Sallust, who was of IN
party, ~ n IL not the best wlv hav
\. drunk In pompeli
bring hither the smphors (wlne jsr),
> said Clsucus and read Its date an
character" The slave who was seryiIi
. the wine obeyed and the label around II
\ neck showed that II was the wine q
\ Chlos and was nifty. years old. "Ho,
" delicIously the snow has cooled H." sai
!. panss, the aediie. 1T 10 Just sufficient.
! when Ia the nest fight In the smphl
theatref" asked UlAucus of Pansa. 20
- the day after the vulcsnalis-we have
lovely young lion for the occasion.
!. "whom will We se, for him to eati
"Niss there h q great shortage ~ Grim
. nais," sighed pansa. ny Bsecusl This
Ia an irfsmcus Lac which prevents n
a from throwinI our own slaves TO "a