Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20

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Lu don chose the high priest rose again
" MS iee''
Now, Beautiful One " he cried,
and then; "Ja-don! what do you
here!
Jane Clayton turned to follow the di-
rcction OF u-don's eyes and there she
saw framed In the entrance way to the
apartment the mighty figure Of war
rior, upon whose massive features sat
an expression OF stern and uncom- :
promising authority. :.
come from ko-tan, the king,
rephed Ja-don, TO remove the beau =
titul stranger to the Forbidden Gar
den;
Inc King defies me, the high priest
Oh Jad ben -Otho?' cried Lu don.
lt Is the kings commando have
spoken, snapped ia. don, in whose
manner was no sign OF either fear or
respect, for the priest.
Lu-don well knew why the king had
chosen this messenger whose hcresy was
notorious, but whose power had as yet
protected him from the Vaccinations
or the priest. Lu- don cast surrcpti-
tious glance at the thongs hanging from
the ceiling. Why not? If he could
put maneuyer to enticc ia don to the
opposite side of the chamber
Come he said in conciliatory
tone, let us discuss the matter,' and
moved toward the spot where he would
nave don follow him.
There Is nothing to discuss" re-
pied Ja-don, yet he followed the
priest, fearing treachery.
Jane watched them. In the face and
hgure OF the warrior she found reflected
,,hose admirable traits Of courage and
honor that the profession Of arms best
develops. In the hypocritical priest
there was no rcdeeming quality. or
the two then she might best choose the
warrior. With him there was n chance
with Lu- don, none. Even the very
process OF exchange from one prison to
another might offer some possibility of
escape. She weighed all these things
and decided, for Lu don's quick glance
at the thongs had not gone unnoticed
nor uninterrupted by her.
WARRIOR she said, addressing ia =
don,. IF you would live enter not that
portion OF the ROOM
Lu-don cast an angry glance upon
her: Silence, slave ~ he cried.
And where lies the danger?" ia
don asked of Jane, ignoring Lu. don.
The woman pointed to the thongs,
Look, she said. and before the high
priest could prevent she had seized that
Which controlled the partition which
shot downward separating Lu- don from
the warrior and herself.
Ja-don looked inquiringly at her
lie would have tricked me neatly bu,
Tor - hn id ''kant tp,nrio
oned there while he secreted you else
where in the mazes Of his temple"
lie would have done more thar
that, replied Jane, as she pulled upor
the other thong. This releases thu
tastenings of trapdoor in the fiool
beyond the partition. When yol
stepped on that you would have beer
prrecipitated into pit beneath the ten.
PIE. Lu-don has threatened me will
TINS tate often. | do not know thai
he speaks the truth, but he says that {
demon OF the temple is imprisoned
there-a huge gryf.
mere IL gryt within the temple,
SAID ia don. What with it and th'
sacrihces, the priests keep us busy sup
piylhg them with prisoners, though thu
Victims are sometimes those for whom
Lu- don has conceived hatred amoni
our own people. lie has had his eyes
upon me for a long time. This woult
nave been his chance but for her. Tel
me- woman, why you warned me. Are
we not all equally your jailers ant
your enemies
Gon SUne ;, could s%a ram,; be more horrible thar
tnG appearance or brave and honor
aDle warrior. could not hope, fol
hope has died, and yet there is the pos
siollity that among so many fighting
men, even though they be OF another
race than mine, there is one who would
accord honorable treatment to a stran-
ger within his gates-even though she
De woman.
Ja-don looked at her for a long min
ute. .'ko-tan would make you his
queen. he SAID. hat he told me
himself and surely that were honorable
treatment from one who might make
YOU slave
why, then, would he make me
qugsnG don she esme sSesd eiS.er rs though IN
his words might be overheard. "He
believes, although he did not tell me SO
IN fact, that you are of the race OF
gods. And why not? Jad ben Otho
Is tailess, therefore it is not strange
that Ko.tan should suspect that only
the gods are thus. His queen is dead
leaving only a single daughter. He
Graves a son and what more desirable
than that he should found a line of
rulers for Pal-ul- don descended from
the gods?'
"But am already we'd" cried Jane.
~ cannot wed another. I do not want
him or his throne.'
"Ko-tan is king" replicd Ia don
smply as though that explained and
simplified everything,
"You will nor save me then ?" she