The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-02

tho cloud above them II was n sudden
and more ghnytly night rushing upon the
realm Of noon
stunned by his rcprieve doubling tha,
he was awake q GlAucus had been led by
the officers of the arena into = small cell
within the walls OF the amphitheater.
They threw loose robe over his form
and crowded around him In Congrntula-
ton and wonder Her way forced by
kindly hands. Nydia flung herself at the
feet Of ,Glsucu. II was. ! who saved
"Nsdia." my chAd. my1 mS1rYEservcr." '" said
Glaucus and the scene was interrupted
by the event Just described
The mountain, the earthquake" re
sounded ON all sides The officers fled
with the rest they left Glaucus aud Ny
did to save Themselves as best they
might thought uf Olnthus rushed
upon tho generous Glaucus and speedily
t.tF reached the cell of the Christian and
hade him flee Then Gnucus and Nydia
paced swiftly up the pcrilous and fearful
streets The Athrnisn had learned from
, his prcEorycr that lone was still IN the
lease her, TO save her. Glaucus. leaving
1 Nydia without poor Nydia was once more
J"alousl passed on through the deserted
and lofty halls " the Egyptian without
finding one who could tell him Of the
chamber of lone
l., ~ HuIil'u aiNng shouting the nhnN OF
lone. AZ length at the end of a gallery,
/ he heard her voice In wondering reply
! To rush forward to shatier the door. TO
seize lone In his arms. TO hurry from the
| mansion was the wok or an instant
Searca had ha a,rsseis.J the place ~b-,-
nc .hnd lett NNdia when he heard Steps
advancing toward them from the house
and recognized the voice Of the Egyptian
who had returned TO seek his wealth and
lone ere he fled from doomed PompeTi
Hut NO dense was the reeking nimos-
nahscd with doubt and horror-snd the
though so near save that dimly. In the
gloom, GhucuS caught the moving out d.
line " the snowy robes Of Arhaccs They
hhstened onward, the three Glsucus.
lone and NNda-nlns where7 They now
saw not step before them the black.
ness became utter. They were encom
passed Wit hdoubt and horror and the
death he had escaped seemed to Glaucus
only TO have changed It's form and aug
mentcd It's victims.
The sudden catastrophe hpd riyen the
very bonds Of society and NIL claSses
welded together by common danger,
sought hllndly for escape In u confused
land terrified thtong The cloud which
had scattered go deep n murkincs- over
the day had now settled down into mn
imnenctfahle mass which tesemhlcd les.
oven tho thickest gloom " night In the
open MIR than the close darkness of some
nhl'NN room.
Hut IN proportion aa the hlsckncss gath
cred did the lightpings of Vcsuvius In.
ctvose IN their vivid and scorching glare
Nor was this horrible beauty confined u
IN" usual hucs ot fire. Now brightly
hlue, as in tho most azure depth Of d
nnuthrin eky: now OF n livid and snake.
nkc green, dnttlng restlessly to and n,
as the folds ~ nm enormous serpent: nov
OF lurid and in,olcrahle crimson gush,
lhs intlh through the columns %, sihok,
lat ana wide and lighting up the .4hol'
Guy ilom arch 10 arch; then suisenl,
uIlmE 10 sicky phencss like the shos
of It's avn lifc
ln the pauses NJ tho showers NJ atone
ihcy hense the tumhling ~ tho earth be
neaih lhem and the rtoanlng waves o
ne tortured sca; or. lower stlll. the hiss
Ing murmW Of the cAraplnr rasr
through the chasms NJ the distant noun
tain
Through this awful scene did the Athc
ninn and his compa nions,make their way
suddenly rush " hundreds IN thei
path to tho sea swept by them and Ny
dih was torn from the side ot vAucu
who with lone. was horne mpidly for
ward 10y the press when the crowd hsi
passed Glaucus ehouted Nydia's name
hut no answer came. They retrsccd thei
stensi hut IN vain. they could not find hei
Mud hitherto N,dln had been their guide
Hot blindness rendered the scene IA
mllint tn her alone
Now which way could they turn A
WAS taNless To them maze without
clue. Alas crlrd lone Il can 20 n
lfurthet Ny steps sink among III. scorch
ng clnderr Ny dearest. beloved, fiy an
cave thyself" Hush, hush, my betruthe'
my bride; death with thee II swee,er ths
life without thee. Yet whither-c
twhitherf"
An, gods yon rock has hven the rc'
before us-it II death 10 move throus
the streets" crieh lone. ~ there came
y vivid flash NJ lightning and the downfa
! of shower " ashes MIXED With hvs
a stones ''nlessed lightning" cried Olaf
eus. Bee, lono-thc pcttlco of the Ten