The Washington times., 1920-02-08

well for you that this is so, since
otherwise, like Kalllkrates, never
should you leave Kor living Cease
rom seeking that which you MAJ
not learn. Suffice II for you To
know that the doom OF Isis feil
uron the lost Kallikrates, her priest
'Cr3worn. and that on me also fell
be, doom, who must dwell here,
dead yet living, till he returns
again and the play begins afresh.
20 Stranger" she went on In
softer voice, "perchance your faitn'
whate'er IL be, parades hell 10
terrify its worshippers and gives
strength to the arms OF lis prophe-
sying priests, who swear they hold
the keys OF doom or OF the eternal
Joys. | see you sign assent II had
nodded at her extremely accurate
guess) and therefore can under
stand that In such a hell as this
here upon the earth i have dwelt
for hard on two thousand years, ex-
plating the crime OF Powers above
me whereof / am but the hand and
instrument, since those Powers
which decreed that / should love,
DEGREES also that must avenge
that love-"
She sank down upon the couch
as though exhausted by emotion,
OF which / could only guess the
reasons, hiding her face in her
hands. Presently she let them fall
again and continued.
"Of these woes ask me no more.
They sleep till the hour OF their
resurrection, which / think draws
near; therefore leave them to their
sleep as I would II / might-ah! II
/ might, whose companions they
are throughout the weary ages.
Alas that through the secret which
was revealed to me ] remain INDY
ing on the earth who in death might
perchance have. found rest, and
being human although half divine,
must still busy myself with the
affairs of earth.
Look you, Wanderer, after that
which was fated had happened and
] remained in my agony OF solitude
and sorrow, after, too, / had drunk
Of the cup of enduring life and, like
the Prometheus of old fable, found
myself bound to this changeless
rock, whereon day by day the eagles
Of remorse tear out my heart which
in the drowsy watches Of the night
is ever doomed to grow again
within my woman's breast, ! was
plunged into petty troubles OF the
flesh, aye and welcomed them be-
cause their irk at times gave me
forgetfulness. d.
when the savage dwellers in
this land came to know that
mighty one had arisen among them
who was the servant ofzths Lady
of the Moon, those of them who
still worshipped their goddess Lu'
.lala gathered themselves ABOUT
me, while those of them who wor-
shipped Rezu sought to overthrow
me. Here they said, 'is the god
dess Lulala come to earth. In the
name of Rezu let us slay her and
make an end for these fools
thought that | could be killed.
Allan, I conquered them, but their
captain, who also is named Rezu
and whom they held to be an ema'
nation of the god himself walking
the earth, / could not conquer"
"Why not?" l asked.
\ "For this reason, Allan. In some
past age his god showed him the
secret that was shown to me. He
too, had drunk of the Cup of the
Fire of Life and lives on unharmed
nv Time, SO that being in strength
nv equal, no spear Of mine can
reach his heart clad in the armor
of his evil god"
"Then what spear CAM" I asked,
helplessly, who was bewildered.
None at all, o Allan, yet an axe
may, as you shall hear, or so l
think. For many generations there
has been peace of sort between
the worshippers Of Lulala, VINO
dwell with me in the Plain OF Kor.
or. rather, of myself, since to these
people | am Lulala, and the wor-
shippers of Rezu who dwell in the
strongholds beyond the mountain
crest.
But of late years their chlet,
Rezu, having devastated the lands
about, has grown restless ana
: threatened attack on Kor, when Is
not strong enough to stand against
him. Moreover, he has sought Tor
a white queen to rule under MIN,
purposing to set her up to mock
my majesty"
as that why those cannibals
carried away the daughter OF my
companion, the sea-captain who Is
named Avenger?" | asked.
"It is, o Allan, since presently he
will give It out that | am dead or
fed, if he has not done so already
and that this new queen has riseh
iE my place, thinking thereby to
dfaw away many who cling to me
e%e he advances upon Kor, carrying
With him this girl veiled as ! am,
so that none may know the diner
ence between us, since not a man
of them has ever looked upon my
face, o Allan.