The Washington times., 1919-06-01

but never yet have l seen Pharaoh
whom none Of his councillors or
guards could obey however much
they will it. When you are Pha-
raoh, Prince Seti, may your luck be
better. Your arm, Ana, my friend
and lead on, Royal Heir of Egypt.
The truth is shown to blind eyes
that will not see. The word is
spoken to deaf ears that will not
hearken, and the duty done. Night
falls. Sleep ye well, We hidden Of
Osiris, sleep ye WE'LL"
Then we turned and walked from
that pavilion. At its entrance /
looked back, and in the low light
that precedes the darkness it
seemed to, me as though all seated
there we're already dead. Blue
were their faces and hollow shone
their eyes, and from their lips there
came no word. Only they stared at
US as we went, and stared and
stared again.
d. Without the door of the pavilion,
by command Of the Prince, called
aloud the substance of the lady
Merapfs dream, and warned all
within earshot to cease from pur-
suing the people of Israel, if they
would continue to live to look upon
the sun. Yet even now, although
to speak thus was treason against
Pharaoh, none lifted a hand against
the Prince, or against me his SER
want.
Often since then l have wondered
why this was so, and found no an.
swer to my questionings. Mayhap
it was because Of the majesty Of
my master, whom all knew to be
the true Pharaoh, and loved at
heart. Mayhap it was because they
were sure that he would not have
travelled so far and placed himself
in the power of Amenmeses save
to work the armies Of Egypt good.
Or mayhap it was because he was
still hedged about by that protec-
ton which the Hebrews had vowed
to him through their prophets with
the voice Of Jabez. At least so It
happened. Pharaoh might COM
mand, but his servants would not
obey.
Moreover, the story spread, and
that night many deserted from the
host Of Pharaoh and encamped
about US, or fed back toward the
cities whence they came: Also with
them were not a few councillors
and priests who had talked secretly
with Bakenkhonsu. So it CHANGED
that even il Pharaoh desired to
make an end of US. as perhaps he
pUrposed to do in the midnight
watches, he thought 1t wisest to let
the matter lie until he had finished
with the people of Israel.
It was a very strange night, silent
with a heavy, stirless air. There
were no stars, but the curtain Of
black cloud which seemed to hang
beyond the camp of the Egyptians
was alive with lightnings which ap-
peared to shape themselves to let
tiers that / could not read.
Behold the Book Of Fate written
in fire by the hand Of Cod" said
Bakenkhonsu, as he watched.
About midnight a mighty east
wind began to blow, so strongly
that we must lie upon our faces
under the lea of the chariots. Then
the wind died away and we heard
tumult and shoutings, both from
the camp of Egypt and from the
camp of Israel beyond the cloud
Next there came a shock as Of
earthquake, which threw those OF
us who were standing to the ground,
and by a blood-red moon that now
appeared we perceived that all the
army of Pharaoh was beginning to
move toward the sea.
WHITTIER go they?" I asked of
the Prince, who chung to my arm.
ITO doom, think" he answered,
but to what doom / do not know"
After this we said no more, be-
cause we were too much afraid.
Dawn came at last, showing the
most awful sight that was ever be-
held by the eye of man.
The wall Of cloud had disap-
peared, and in the clear light of the
morning we perceived that the deep
waters of the Sea of Reeds had di-
vided themselves, leaving a raised
roadway that seemed to have been
cleared by the wind, or, perchance,
to have been thrown up by the