The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-31
CHAPTER VII
Heaps OF yellow Gold.

r,HE trial Of Glaucus lasted three
days. SRust exerted all his inuu-
ence and spent his money freely In
the attempt 10 save his friend from |
what. he was convinced, was an uhJub.
doom. He procured for him the best
lawyers In pompeii. hut all In vain inc
sep tence was that Glaucus should meet,
AIMED only with the stilus win whiSh
he was supposed to have committed the
murder. the lion provided for the sports
Of the amphtheater
On the last day OF the trial, before
proceeding 10 the judicial hall, Arbnces
sought an tntervcw with lone. The talr
Neapolitnn said to him, "Oh, Arhhces'
thou art powerful for good and for eviL
Save but Glaucus and ! VIII renouncs
him. lone Will never see him more
strange convulsions shook the frame oi
the Egyptian. III could save him, even
now. | would" he said. But the Roman
law is stern and sharp. Yet II ! could
save him wouldst thou be mine"
Thine" cried lone 'Thnc-my broth
cr's blood unavengcd? Who slew him?
Arhaces thine never II Glaucus perish
viii not unWorthily llnger behind him.
High, proud, dllnted In her stature Ike
one inspired. the air and voice OF lone
struck an ave into the heart " her
listener. Brave heart" cried he. thou
art, indeed, worthy TO be mine Canst
thou not recognize something kindred to
thine own energy. thine own courage?
hail thee as my queen, Queen Of Chmes
undarkened by the eagles wing ] bow
before thee In worship and love. To-
gether We viii cross the ocean 10 realms
which my Intelligence tells me, must lie
| beyond the bars OF sea. There we WI
found realm and far distant ages shall
acknowledge the long race OF kings from
the marriage bed Of Arbacea and lone
Thou ravest," said lone; these mystic
declarations better ~ the seller OF mystic
charms In the market place than the Hise
Arbaces Thou hast heard my resolution.
| Orcus has heard by vow and IL Is written
In the book OF the unforgetful Hades
Enough. lone" replied Arbaccs an
that ! can do TO save Glaucus shall be
done-hut blame me not II | fan
The false Egyptian still had hope OF
winning lone-however desperate those
hopes might be-but he had no intention
OF saving Glnucus by the sacrifice ~ him
self. Before the trial he had penetrated
10 the house Of Sallust and had presented
TO Glaucus "A paper. II he signed H.
Arhaces said. II might save his life, II
was written declaration. an admission
that, In his madness, he had killed Apae-
dides. Had Glaucus signed II Arhaces
would have tried TO save him, with the
| further brhe of lone's hand But Glaucus
had refused and had driven the Egyptian
from him with rcproaches
The second night of the trial had set
! IN and Arbaces was walking In a colon
made which bordered one side Of the gar
den when he was suddenly encountered
| by Calenus. "Ho. CBlonus seekest thou
me-" asked the Egyptian. Yes wise
Arhaces.l trust my visi Is not unsca-
sonable." Nay, II was hut now that my
freedman. Callias. sneczed thrice at my
right hand ana ! knew some good Tor
tune was near me II H. lovely night
my Calenus, az blue and beautiful as that
on which twenty years ago, the shores
lOi Italy first broke upon my view My
lCnlenuH. age crecps upon us-let us AT
least feel that We have lived
Thou, nj least Cnnst htrogate the
boast" replied Cnlenus Thou hast
nmphant revenge Thou Nuudest to
the Athenlan?" "Ay. with tomorrow y
sun the fiat Of his fate win 10 forth
The senate does not relent" "Iiut thou
mistakest, his death gives me no other
qualification than that n releases mo
from a rival In Me affections OF lone
entertain no other sentiment of ami
mostly against the unfortunate homi-
Homicide" repeated Colcnus slowly.
ana liking his eyes upon Arhaces AS he
spoke. III IN well to charge him With
that crime hut thou of nll men-knnwsl
that he Ia innocent Explain thysclt "
, said Arhaccs coldly "Arhnces. said
Cslcnus. 4 was In the sacred grove. shrl-
tered hv the chapel and the surrounding
! foliage overheard | marked the
whole ! saw thy weapon piece the heart
ot Apaccidss | blame not the deed 4,
destroyed n foe aud an apos,ntc" "Wcr,
thou alone asked Arhaces, Alone '
| And wherefore vert thou hid In IN,
chapcl'" because had learned ~ m,
conversion NJ Apaecides 10 the Christian
. fOith-hccRuse | knew that upon thai
spot. he was 10 meet the fierce Olinthus
| had watched him for DAYS | was ther,
De- In order To detect nnd defeat their phns
Hast thou told living oar NJ what tho,
didst. wltnessw No. master, the secre
Is locked In my breast" And why maj,
thou concealed from me this secret1 WI,
hast thou mttied 40 long, too waited til
the eve " the Athcnlnn's condcmNa tini
before thou has, vcnturcd to ten Arhire
thR, he iS q murderer" "Hccause be
cause - stammercd Caleuus, colorinl
IN confusion.
"Because. my Celenus." answered Ar
haces, with y gentle smile, thou dds
wish thoroughly TO en,areir mo In th
trial 50 that might have no lonphnle o
escaIs that might stand firmly pledge,
10 perjury and malice ps well ne to homi
cide; that, having myself whetted III,
appetite ~ the ropuhcc 10 blood. NJ
, wealth, no power, could prevent mo from
becoming their victim, And thou tcllcs
me now thy secret, now ere tho trial n,
, over, to show what desperate web o
villisny thy word could destroy tomor
row
"Arbsces" replied Cnlenus. Thou MT
masician; thou rcadcst tho heart like
scroll" We'll, then torhear and whei
% all ls over. will make thee rich Par
don me" replied tho rnmrn. I've kroy
each other n thou wouldst have me Al
lent thou must pay something In nd
vance /" Well, what would YOU have M
pay them" THY life IN very prsciou
and thy wealth ls very great "speal
u "Arhaces." replad Cnlenus ~ hny
heard tha, IN the ecret treasury beneath
. the arches which support thy house tho
has piles of gold, ~ vases and " jewel