The Washington times., 1919-04-13

tnere De JuSuce IN edEIn OT hSa'eh' " AiOS'
noble among women"
Would that could think so! Hush,
hear steps. Drink this; 1 am the chief
of your nurses, Scribe Ana, an honorable
post since to-day all Egypt loves and
, praises you"
Then the Prince Seti entered. strove
to salute him by lifting my less injured
arm, but he caught my hand and pressed
it tenderly.
"Hail to you, beloved of Menthu, god of
war;" he said, with his pleasant laugh. Il
thought had hired a scribe, and 10! in
an army's boast"
At this moment he caught sight of
Merapi, who had moved back into the
shadow.
"Hail to you also, Moon of Israel" he
said, bowling 'If name Ana here a war
rior of the best. what name can both of
US find for you to whom we owe our lives?"
prince of Egypt" she replied, confus-
edly, 81 did but little. The plot came to
my ears through Jabez, my uncle, and
fed away and, knowing the short paths
from childhood, was just in time"
And what of the rest. lady? What of
the Hebrew who was choking me and of a
certain sword thrust that :oosed his hands
forever?"
"Of that, your Highness, can recall
nothing, or very little," then, doubtless
remembering what she had just said to
mo cha made ohaiSonco oDd noSsad from,
the chamber
"She can tell falsehoods as sweetly as
she does all else," said Seti, when he had
watched her go. "Oh! what a woman
have we here, Ana? Perfect in beauty,
perfect in courage, perfect in mind Where
are her faults. / wonder?"
ASK them of XII, Prince. He is
very great magician, so great that perhaps
his art may even avail to discover what
a woman seeks to hide. Also you may
remember that he gave you certain warn
ings before we journeyed to Goshen" =
'Yes-he told me that my life woNd be
in danger, as certainly it was. There he
was right He told me also that l should
see woman whom should come to love.
There he was wrong. have seen no such
woman. Oh! l know well what is passing
in your mind. Because l hold the lady
Merapi to be beautiful and brave, you
think that / love her. But it is not so.
I love no woman, except, of course, her
Highness /"
Xxi said, come to love- Prince There
is yet time"
mot so, Ana. If one loves, one loves
at once. Soon shall be old and she will
be fat and ugly, and how can one love
then? Get well quickly, Ana, for wish
you to help me with my report to Pharaoh
l shall tell him that l think these Israel
ties are much oppressed and that he
should make them amends and let them
CO."
What will Pharaoh say to that after
they have just tried to kill his heir?"
81 think Paraoh will be angry. He will
not see that, believing what they do,
Laban and his band were right to try to
kill me, who, however unwittingly, had
desecrated the sanctuary Of their god Had
they done otherwise they would have been
not bear them malice"
at seems to me, Prince, that whatever
may be the case with Ki's second proph-
ecy, his third is in the way of fulilment-
namely, that this journey to Goshen may
cause you to risk your throne"
He shrugged his shoulders and an
sw\ ed:
Not even for that, Ana, will say to
Pharaoh what is not in my mind But let
that matter be till you are stronger"
What happened at the end of the fight,
Prince, and how came here?"
THE guard killed most of the Hebrews
who remained alive. Some few fed and
escaped in the darkness, among them
wounded him, and six were taken alive.
They await their trial | was but little
hurt and you, whom we thought dead,
were but senseless, and senseless or wan
dering you have remained till this hour"
And the lady Merapi?"
I'VE set her in a chariot and brought
her to the city, since had we left her she
would certainly have been murdered by
her people. When Pharaoh heard what
she had done, as | did not think it we'll
that she should dwell here he gave her
the small house in this garden that she
might be guarded, and with it slave women
to attend upon her"
At this moment | grew faint and shut
my avaS Whom 7 OOanad tham oOain tho