The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-01
and, from the recsssss NJ tho darkness. .

This was 10 be Lydons first fight In the
amphithestsr, he had become rlhhia-
tcr orset 70 win moH.y %yoo, to osy siy.c,nIs hs
OF OlInthus In order TO get through me
crowd more easily aosis placed hlnself
close behind the sisn, form of the GLAD
iator who. thinking that one Of his tel'
low gisdistors -Niger-w behind him,
said over his shoulder. Niger We have
often ausrreled We are not matched
sEainst each other hut one nf us. at
hand"
Most readily" said sosia rydon
s"d foo ''tlDs ih. the You s'Is s.n,.%.a .S"
Of the arena have a most disasreeaSle
way OF talking" replied sosls Van
YAH said Lydon Il am in no mood ',oN
s.n.st'' ssn,,st sS.,! with thee "whl truly & y.s
YOU viii die brave braVely." :" "i ""bisY S'S So trust
my hour IN not yet come" replied Lyden,
who by no means liked the blessing lof
sosis He who plays at dice with
death, returned the slave. must eN-
psct ths dogs throw" tThs lowest throw
Lydon wended his way to the villa Of
Diomsd TO see once more before the day
Of combat, his nged father. But his
Lydon. The gladiator sat himself down
TO rest upon the steps OF deserted por-
tico Opposite. and near st hand. the
lights cleaned from a palace, the master
through the door he could see festive
sroup gathered about tho tables In the
aulum, while behind them. closing the
long vista OF the illuminated rooms be
yond. the spray OF the distant fountain
sparkled IN the mooA beams
Amid the pesls OF jocund laughter rose
ne song OF the revellers!
,,AAway with your stories Of Hsdes,
Which tho flamen has forged TO ar
We laugh at our three maiden ladies.
Your Fates and your sullen Cocyus."
| a small party Of men passed by In
pihlh clothes and OF the middle class
bnhry we're In earnest conversation and
q, a,d bo4rd mo-, notice The gladiator wohi horror
snaiched from us; our right hand is
Topped away. when viii Christ descend
20 protect his own" II was O party OF
Nazarenes >At that moment from tho
Illuminated palace, broke out the burden
81 the reveller's song:
I'VE care not for gods above US;
we know there's no god on this earth
Ere the words had died away the Ma
caught up the echo and In the words Of
one OF their favorito hymns shouted
aloud
Around about forever near thee,
dod our God shall mark and hear
thee;
On his car OF storm he sweeps,
How ye hssven and shrink ye deeps;
Woe 10 the wicked. woe
a sudden silence from the startled hall
OF rsvels succeeded these omlnous words
den from the sight OF the gladiator.
Lydon arose and pursued his home
ward way Reforc him how serenely
,iept The starlight on that lovely city
HON bresthlessly It's pillared streets re
ppsen In their security! How softly
Tippled the dark green waves beyond
How cloudless spread sloft the blue and
dfesmins Chmpnrisn sky! Yet the light
oI nose stars was the last ray quivering
on ~, dial plate Of lis doom. The g,adi-
ahd saw group OF women vending
lheir way homeward from their Visit 10
the snphitheAter.
As he turned the giadistor's eye was
srtested by strange and sudden appsri-
non. From, the summit OF yesuviua
darkiy visible In the distsnce. there shot
q pale. meteoric. iivid light--it trembied
an instant and was gone. Al the sam,
moment that his eye caught II tho voic.
hllariously and h,riil.
Trsmp' tramp! How saily they 30;
no no Tor the morrow's merry show =
Ana mus passed the last night o
CHAPTER X.
In the ArenS.
Crayly broke the dawn OF the last da,
on Pompeii, The air was uncommonl,
suitry-a thin mist gathered over tbs
valleys and hollpws Of the broad Cam
panian field. But II was remarked II
sight Of her face their mirth died; for tn,
the waves Of the sea we're aSitatsd and
seemed. a. II were. 10 run disur bsdly
back from the shore. Far above the va,
pors scared the outline Of circling Hill,
the mornns ,Ny h ns s. enIan5sl eIon5 ,,,s hS o
so Ions rested upon the crest OF vesu.
vius. had suddenly vanished and its r,s.
geo and naughty brow looked without q
froMn upon the beautiful scene below.
all the populous ncighborhood Of Pornpsi
confusedly swept many streams of IN,
TOWARD the great amphitheater.
while the common people. with thu
lively yehemsnce OF their Csmpaniar
scene OF the days spectacle a stranr,
visitor TO Arbaees was threa ding her wa,
70 the sequsstered mansion Of the EGyp
'isn AZ the sight Of her stranee ssy,
40, hsr w,h ar and sestures.-the pc
other and smiled. But a. they csush
sight Of her face their mirth died; Tor n,
race OF the woman was as the face OF IN,
dead and y seemed as II one long en-
\ 'omNu nhu arisen among the living
The black porter Of Afbacss started q
he opened the door at her summons
The sleep Of the Egyptian had been un
usually profound that night. but a. In
dawn approached had been disturbed B.
strange dreams and visions. Awaksnln,
from . horrible dream In which wo
seemed prophesied TO him his eyes en-
countered the .Ghsstly features OF IN
wi,ch OF vs:nvius, "Hal" he cried. "a
NO. mighty Hermss." replied IN. h,,
Recognise thy friend and slave. / ca m
70 warn thee Listen TO me Some ev
hangs over this fsted city. Thou knave,
that ] hold my home on thai mouhtsi
benesth which, tradition ssith, there y,
BURNS the fres OF the river Of Phleee
thon
In my cavern IL q vast abyss and
that abyss I have marked Of late = re-,
dull stream creeping slowly ON and hear
many and mighty sounds hissins an
rcarlns through the gloom. But iai
night. as ] looked. the stream was \
longer dull but fierceiy and intense
i lived with me f.il down ana d,sS c,., M
back TO- my lain but all night long n
rocks shook and trembled and tho,s
the air was heavy there was the noiI
ss Of rushing vinds and Of the 9rindir
of wheels below me
"Tremsndous things are about 10 Ia,
ren u yonder mountain. ! remember,
the Etruscan prophecy which say
when the mountain opens the city "
Of the parrhsd fields woe 10 ths hsa
Of the children Of the ssai ,ocI y
gold and my drues and Am nssir.
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