The Washington times., 1919-04-13

naQ ordered the guard OF twenty men %
follow us unseen. had disguised two Sea.
soned soldiers as chariot runners, and had
thought to send back the driver to sum
mon help at the commencement Of the
fray; how had been hurt also, and WA
but lately recovered. When he had An.
ished. Pharaoh said:
THAT this story is true I know from
others Scribe, you have done Well. But
for you to-day his Highness would lie upon
the table Of the embalmers. as. indeed, Tor
his folly he deserves to do. Come hithers
came with trembling steps. and kneh
before his Majesty. Around hts neck hung
a beauteous chain Of wrought gold Hs
took it and cast 1t over my head. saying:
because you have shown yourself both
brave and wise. with this gold give you
the title Of Councillor and Kings COmpan.
ion, and the right to inscribe the same
upon your funeral stele."
Then Pharaoh ordered that the Captain /.
OF the guard should be advanced In rank.
and that gifts should be given to each cf
the soldiers, and provision be made for
the children Of those who had been killed,
with double allowance to the families Of
the two men whom I had disguised as
runners
This done, once more Pharaoh spoke.
slowly and with much meaning having
first ordered that all attendants and guards
should leave the chamber. / was about
to go also, but old Bakenkhonsu caught
me by The robe, saying that in my new
rank Of Councillor had the right to re-
main.
prince Seti," be said, after all that I
have heard. I find this reports Of yours
strange reading. Moreover. the tenor Of
It is different indeed to that OF those Of
the Count Amenmeses and the officers
You counsel me to let these Israelites g6
where they win. because Of certain hard
ships that they have suffered IN the past
which hardships. however, have left them
many and rich. That counsel am not
minded to take. Rather am I minded to
send an army to the land Of Goshen with
orders to despatch this people. who con-
spired to murder the Prince Of Egypt.
through the Gateway Of the West. there
to worship their god in heaven or In hell
Aye, to slay them all from the graybeard
down to the sucking at the breast"
81 hear. Pharaoh" said Seti. quietly
''Such is my win" went on Meneptah.
"and those who accompanied you upon
your business. and all my councillors think
as I do, for truly Egypt cannot bear 80
hideous a treason. Yet. according TO our
law and custom it Is nesdful before such
great acts Of war and policy are under
taken, that he who stands next to the
throne, and is destined to ali It, should
give consent thereto. Do you consent.
Prince Of Egypt?''
81 do not consent, Pharaoh. / think It
would be a wicked deed that tens Of thou
sands should be massacred for the reason
than a few fools wayIaid a man who
chanced to be Of royal blood. because Of
inadVertence. he had desecrated their
sanctuary
Now saw that this answer made Pha-
raoh Wroth, for never before had his viii
been crossed in such a fashion. Still he
controlled himself, and asked:
DO you then consent, Prince, TO
gentler sentence, namely. that the Hebrew
people should be broken up. that the more
dangerous Of them should be sent to labor
in the desert mines and quarries and the
rest distributed throughout Egypt. there
to live as slaves?"
Il do not consent, Pharaoh. Ny poor
counsel is written in yOnder roll and can
not be changed -
Meneptah's eyes flashed but again he
controlled himself, and asked:
II you should come to in this place Of
mine, Prince Seti, tell US, here assembled,
what policy will you pursue toward these
Hebrews?'
THAT policy. o Pharaoh. which I have
counselled in the roll. II ever / al the
throne, | shall let them 90 whittier they
will. taking their goods with them"
NOW all those present stared at him and
murmured. But Pharaoh rose shaking
with wrath. Seizing his robe where Il
was fastened at the breast, he rent It, and
cried in a terrible voice:
Hear him, ye gods Of Egypt! Hear
this son OF mine who defies me to nv face
and would set your necks beneath the heel
OF a strange god. Prince Seti. in the
presence Of these royal ones, and these
my councillors, p
He said no more, for the Princess Userti
who till now had sat silent, ran to him,
1AN AAO"AAS AOA arms dDOuL MIN, began
to whisper in his ear. He hearkened to
her, then sat himself down, and spoke
again:
The Princess brings it to my mind that
this is great matter, one not to be dealt
with hastily. 1t may happen that when
the Prince has taken counsel with her. and
with his own heart, and perchance has
sought the wisdom Of the gods, he viii
change the words which have passed his
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