Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21

whore he Is a shepherd boy. ne ioIus ad q
friendship with Tola, and on the iatNttE - ~
yico persuades his IA her 10 give him h,s POT. por
tlon Of the parental estate Ihsh en-. ne 60 TO The
house of Nadna who gives MN ntr i,ngns mi q
Tisha as "a handmalden. He piuhses '"'0
revelry
There too came Sadhyk, the jeweier'
crafty old man with his wares always "a
the case before him. hanging from ms
shoulders Before and after each Nlsl' ne
spoke secretly with Nadina, ana aitel
purchase by one of the men Sadyk "ou'u
give Nadina several coins for herseii'
As for Iether. though his store OF golu
ir the teakwood box was fast dh'lh.Shins
and ne now hesitated to count the re"'A.ti. ~
ing sheiels when placing COINS IN n'S
purge he reigned supreme in the mousse
hold For more days and nights IMAM nc
could easily reckon he had hNed there anu
cared naught for the future IN spite VI e w
warning of Tola that some day ms ,,iS
of gold would be exhausted, and ne snouiu I
make plans to replenish his Supp! pS
ing word to his father in Hebron -
rhus IL happened that one day late III
the afternoon Jether lay sleeping heaNly
uuon a divan in the garden, where "a
ama's serving maid, Borsippa, Iazlly ianneu
him with a great ostrich teather Kan. - Nuao 'li
servant of the wealthy Put eh'ereu
,hra,,oh the archway. Observing tnat
Iether still slept, he whispered to borsippa
that re had message FOR the Juue'h
from his master. -,,,,,,i,ed
"Nay. | may not waken NM eNpl'il,e u
gorsippa II do but keep the nles anu d
hees away while he sleeps, Tor my mistress
Iisho heca,,,e weary of him in his drunken
sIean and bade me take her place ne
sIeepeth deep, as men do who revel through
the night itch hung
Abab pointed to the purse which huhs
from Jethers girdle. ,..,s
And have spent all?" he inquired.
nd ahn
Hast he not gold in plenty, thinkest thou
CooI that he could still lord 1t IN NaulhS
house, she dem lnded. ...or,od
"Then he must trust thee WELL retorteu
the crafty Ahab. drawing nearer " vr
sleeping Jethsr. My own master never
sleeps when gold is beneath my nH s fan
Borsippa threatened him with the ian.
"Ere he fell into sumber he bade my
| mistress sit by him." she said. 40" u
any. gold is missing, | will be olaneo:
Ahab stopped over the boy ana hs'eneo
| to his heavy breathing -. ,.,.,,ors
III he he heavy with sleep, what ma ma StteI .SI
it? And II he is rich. were II "o' wei
| we should be less poor? -. o,d
his fingers groped within the purse anu
several golden coins sparkled IN tne ,s , nsn. {,
.sraEe NOT so much that he VIII miss !.
and blame me-" whispered Borsppa, &c,
| take enough TO be conteh' "'
| [ must have my share -, 49,, - tina
,oins as JeIher stirred in his sleep ana ana
| r,uttered drowsily, I'm not nave my p'''"e'
| GaaI the master over me -.z.,,5,,tatIy
porsIppa. In hiding her coins accIue"ta,Is .,,s y
! dronned the fan and IT struck Jetne., " ~ ~,
SnIte He gazed about him in seaIen S'
s-S"I.a aHSns shs was not there and he demanded
| angrily: .,z.u..so"
.pnt this moment gone within my
r,sstsrr explained the girl @ AhSD' us sne
ssryant OF put, V here with uu'nss '''
thy friends" .,,.o So bowed Ahab
| that he will NisN ''ee
some ..so,, - thst they will be welcome. eriec
| struqgling to his feet ana u'
e,' porsippa. go and find tiny histl ess
: ike IL not that she does is"'o ''s ~
often" ii, a. Borsjppa sped
| .,,av 10 find the absent llsha, 49,.
| away ,aster bade me say turlhef una
Wy III NJ day. for thy delight ana ms
ill hiring with him company oI IAN 's-.'
~ n,sidens the fatrest IN an SerusS'Si'i Ss, =.
Iether tossed him CON- anu "ouU .
approval. ,.,,..,,n said Jether, grandly
| ln.s .,,, ,hD, master he hath done Well.
Anu ,nrned and departed, just as IRON
t.hir ths house, Tisha, in angry mooo' Ap
proached Jether. s.,,.nA9" sh,
| .rVVhat now dOst thou ueIls
.,I h,,t left TO make ready to gree
erleI tu,.nas for some will surely come
'"y yy.tbsr. unsteadily moving toward her ef
~" vine was stin within him, shook MI
head. - .,,.s greet my friend,
tooay ,hv ways with them. my Tisha.
serHeo rrso III who had picked up peach from
tss,,sf ~ fruit nearby. threw Il from he
A.s,s II spiashed into the pool sh'
faced him de1antiy -,..,a...,.
Jether taEei Ms Eifd'e s'sn'' hn's ~
the good lnglep