The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-26
THE WANDERER
BY WILLIAM A. PAGE.
Tale Of Ancient Jerusalem From Maurice
Samuels' Famous Biblical Drama
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II (Copyright " wlliam Elliott, F.
/ CHATTER XVI
.Pharis, tho psa captain, has come
Whispered Nadina- to Tisha. In great
Excitement ~ tho revsl was resumed.
All turned and gaSsd In ave and sur
prise at the giant figure which now
Iemerged from the house. following Ma
ldina- Six fest and Z half In height.
with = grext oriental turhan which
made him seem fully six inches taller.
land attirad In rich and sowing gar
Iments. Pharis. tho great sea captain.
with bushy beard and heavy eyebrows
land barbaric figure "a hA strobe to the
ldivan where Tisha half roclinsd. cast
II ing him saucy look ~ NJ gassd upon
her. Then as she poured him goblet
lot wine, and tanntingly leaned forward
Ito hand IL to him. the great Pharis
lemitted grunt Of pleasure which
lsounded much like thu roar Of bun.
the emotion he felt at seeing this
beautiful creature before hina--"thou
tgtri. thou art fair
j Tisha Haunted herself bskors him,
Turning fun around 10 that NJ might
see and admire the beauty Of her back.
Then. with a little gurgiing laugh she
motioned for him to ait upon the di-
ivan while she climbed upon one knee
4 and stroked his great bushy beard.
Whereat Pharis laughed which made
iJether voluntarily turn and survey the
Iscene in astonishment.
Jether STROBE to TIsha angriiy,
lgrasped her by the arm. and. by main
j strength. tore her away from the cap
ttain's knee. The girl faced him an
ha oil Mt nj 80 uA0 AkA =
}forward as il to smite him with one
blow, had not Nadina interfered to
quiet Pharis.
Thou shalt not stay here" declared
Jather. Thou wilt come with me-
Tisha."
i The girl twisted herselfs from his
lembrace.
| Where is the necklace thou didst
promise me2"
4 Thou shalt have thy nacklace,"
cried Jether. plunging abruptly into
the mansion and going to his room for
This treasure chest. Tola Whispered
Iaside to Tisha:
| .Pharis comes toward thee. He Is
worth hundred Jethers couldst thou
but win his favor" he added. and giid-
led away as the giant sea captain came
ito her.
"wouldst so with Pharis on a voy-
lager
.fWhere!' asked Tisha In surprise.
Il have long wanted to seek distant
land where there are men with bodies
like horse, who roam In forests; and
lin the sea nearby are maidens won
drous fair. with breasts like thine and
tails like fishes"
Tisha laughed incredulously.
Aye. such there are for have heard
.of them" said Pharis. with conviction
Thou shalt go with me-
Ds<A 49,
lowest me?'
Let no man touch thy hand. when
| it doth please me, thou shalt know Of
my love-
Pharis pressed on for . moment to
speak with a beautiful blond girl who
had been making vain efforts to at /.
tract his attention He sat with her
upon = divan while the angry Tisha
fumed and ragged At the whispered re-
marks between them Suddenly, with
uncontrollable rage. Tisha rushed be-
hind the blond girl. pulled her by the
hair SO that the fair ono involuntarily
shrieked. and demanded Of the giant:
What meanest thou?.
/ The girl who had been SO roughly
assaulted turned to Pharis for protec-
ition.
"Didst thou not ask me to 30 ON =
VOYAGE demanded Tisha Then,
what Of herr'
| The giant sea captain looked frou,
the blond girl to the brunette. Then
he half smiled.
-shs. too. pisases me-" he said
grunly. with sardonic grin. II think
I snal take both. for one may die."
I CHAPTER XVII
The merry-makers ceased their
laughter. A shriil cry from within the
house of Eadina made them pause.
Jether rushed among them. carrying
An empty teakwood box which had
been broken open.
/ Robbed. robbed" he cried. "A thief
has stolen all my money. Thou wo-
man. thou hast robbed me-"
| III all thy money Ii xone. how wilt
thou pay me all that thou owest me-.
Jether proudly raised his head.
Thou dest wrong nay friends" he sAi6.
calmly. They are men Of honor. They
will repay me-.
I He started toward the xrosp Of
friends. Nadina again bade him pause.
| WATT" she whispered. There 10 a
WAY by which thou mAyest once more
have gold in plenty" JethAr locked At
her Anxiously. not comprehsndinx. and
she continued: Put. the wealthy son
lot Absalcm, doth ever gaMble With the
dice for large stakes Thon hast nirn-
BILE fingers. with tho dics that shall
give thee. thou wilt never lose But
use thy skill carefully. - that no one
else stands close to thAA.~
I From her dress she took two dice,
and sought to have him take fham.
Never lose r repeated JstheF, incred-
ulously. Then ~ he Understood that
the dice must be loaded with some
heavy substance Co make cArtain side
always show on top, he cried india-
nantly: 'Thou meaAest % play with
false dicst womAA. / know full we'll
Il am fool but cheat ! am not
1 AS the disconsclAte JetheR after hAv-
ting begged in vain for the repayment
of loans turned sadly away from the
tgroup OF parasttss who had Toasted and
wfned 1T hts expense. TelA drew him
aside conndentially.
| Hast thou In truth already spent
thine air. he asked.
| i have now. only that which ID due
tnae from thse and othe-A"