The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-26
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arms as IL she wSre 4 nlek4 p
with shriil peal ox lAuahtat 4
abandoned herself To tho novSt IN 7
|tion. BY sign this hea csgta
Gated 20 Sadvk that he sh1u1d ~ =
ITisha the ynecieiane. 9}las
FOR two thousana sisekefea
slaves at a nation from their
paid the money. IN ssssss 81
Pharis looked lonsinsly at sfxfb
die Of sin in his arrnS. R II *tes
Thou. girl. thou dost make no
he roared. 'eThon CONTEST With 1o4N NJ
the ship. Hanceforth thou art nfl@lE
all mine. + will cover thee wff1 ye9@
shall sparkle with diamonds U0
my Tisha. we 60"
Tola and the others, without 8veD ~
glance Of sympathy at either 1&a0e
or at the brokert-hearted JNthers 4kMM
Ing alone. laughed and went th@5k NGS&
The servants started to wfthdr99pyzHA4
hand masdens entered the house, ~
Jether WIS left alone with the tNEMk1e
ated and raging Nadina. she ruths6 ~
him angrily. tfts sss
And thou screamed 1e1An
Thou are the cause Of all mya1n1sNoN$
tune. Thou CONTEST here under A314
pretense, we thought thoA MAn1tAA
and thou didst win my daughters IA14
only to prove cheat and awheMv4e
Now viii I turn thee out Of my. hoshs
thou fool" ea.s&x s.
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Infatuated Nadina. her fAHs
torted with rage, plucked the kpf4sN
chain worn by Jetlier around hfas n4G1s
and tore it from him. go I. 80 Sss
who art thou that wears a. xnf6fS
chain when thou dost owe me Tor Q5nlS
good food and wine?'' she cried IA 6u
shalt be my slave. and work. 80 NJ
Thy ring" demanded NadinAx ASv-
ing taken his robe, his golden NenAn
every thing. k3ss zss.sss
But Jether clenched his nst nr1lysss8
May, thou shalt not have s. u I'll
my mothers, and she placed N thefS.
Nadina Leaned over the prosfrAte nm
Iure and jeered. ! : & ss-E
-The ring is worn so thin csrp pE
Now get out of my housR--Go fafkA III
lbeggar and beg thy way back IL t9&
fathers home. thou fool" she c&tk
taking the bundle Of garments intn XIV
shouse and leaving the young boy -
And Jether. his heart dlled ~ o404S
flowing with remorse and p&nttaAHa&
cried out to God for mercy.
Almost as an answer to hto sRf43NH
came the dull rumbling OF thunder VI
tropic storm. gathering force An4 49,
Etensity, had come upon JerusA1er N1-s
most without warning. a bHn41MH
fash of lightning. q terrific riA4h ct
thunder, brought Jether to his tSs&
vainly hs looked around him, al
though not knowing which way "a thtn
Another crash OF thunder and An6fAak
binding fash came with the fAI1
terrific downpour and deluEN Nh1e&
beat with fury against his bare 1tf1s
He sought for shefter--but there wA1
none except the house Of NadinA IN
staggered blind1y toward the ho1aA
only to have his way barred impertouaw
.iy by giant Nuhian slave. who stoed
within the doorway and who r43tfen94l
him hack into the storm. He stAxE1ee1E
toward the idol Of Ishtar ~ though M
seek shelter from the storm hen4ssa1s
the aitar--but drew back instinettxelxs
Meanwhile the rain and the stoFR ~
creased in Intensity. and 4 hftndtAMp
flash Of lightning revealed to JstnSf'
the Impressive figure OF the RFDp5eG
a. he stood beneath the shelter efsEha
arched gateway of Nadina's hoHsAfa III j