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Vnctuc f HartMckli, ht
Royal EgraJlIa, '
Ag BET FORTH BT HIS OWI HAXD.
Uy H. Kinr.K Hacuuki),
Auilior or Klntf Solomon' Mlnaa,"
"Sha," Alti
in QuatermaJi,
Elo., Eto.
Klo.,
Illustrated br HtCJtOLL, after eATOW W1
rout and MumumAaai.
CilAPTKH IX.
or tbc cumixo or ciiaiuiiox. au or
T
vbatm or MT A.
AT bbbo night while
wa m at supper In
lb haaBe,tbcras)smo
knock upon tho
door. ItWaaoprtieO,
and a woman o.l
In, wrapped (rum
head to foot In a large
lark -a'ptoa or cloak
In ftiu'U fmhion thai
tier face cuuUl not bo
clearly ecn.
My undo ron, and
, ae it uiu p'J iuu wuiuaa
C tittered tho accntt Word.
iVfav(" "I am come, my father,"
alio mild In a aweet, clear voice, ''thou vh
of a truth it wa not iay toeacapo tho rev
1 ul tho paluc-.. ltut 1 tolil tho ljuccii that
tho un and tho riot In tliu street bad made
urn side, and atic let lilt) go,"
"It W well," ho uimnctcd. "Unvall thy
self; hero thou art fn,"
With a llttlo algh o( vrcarinr alio uu
clucd tho poplo and let ll allp from her,
giving to my sight the facoMtid (unit of that
Ixwntpoua girl aha had ateud to fan Claw
palra la tho .bar to. For aha wa very (air
and pleasant to look upon, nod hef Grecian
ioUoh clung sweetly about Tier auppla limb
uiu! buililluK' fortiL Her wayward luilr,
'Mowing In a hundred lllllo curl, wa bound
with a golden HI lot, and on her foot woro
tandala. Iter chcoV blutsl llkn a tower,
and her ditrk aof t ayea worn downcast, a
though with modesty, bill smiles and dim
pirn trembled about Iter ltfa..
My undo frowned when til ryofetliirion
her drcsa.
'Why eoniet thou In thin irnrb. Char
tntonl" h ukcd, atornlv. "U not tho
dre thy mother wont good enough for
then I Thl li no lima or pluco for woman'
vunltlc. Thou art not hero to conquer, but
to obey "
"Nay, bo aot wroth, my latTwr," alia an
awcrrd, aoftly; "perchitncij thott Vhowcal
not that alio whom I aurvo will have noun
of our KgyuUiin dm; It I out nf fahlon.
To wcur It would hao hevu to murlaua
jili-lon atao 1 i-aian In baa4i," Afii) aa aho
Kkn 1 mw that all tbo while l.l ifaU'Md
mo covertly through tho long lathea which
f ringed her mudeat tyea. ,.
"Writ, wrll," ho tak), ahartly, flilnf kka
kfen clanco iiion her fat-r, ''doubltpaa thou
apcakeit truth, Charmiou. Ito ever mind
tul of thy oata, girl, and of tho cauo to
which thou art aworn. Ilo not light minded,
an4 1 charRo thro forget thn beauty with
whlchitbau hat bern curl. For mark
thou talai Charmlou ; fall ua but on jot
' d venireanco aaall ''fall taro-taa van
tnce of maa' and tho vangaanoa of
a tkalal To this arni," ho vroa
dnued, laahlnr; 1)laclf ta anftjr aa ha
went on, till hi great vou rang In the
narraw roots, "hat tkoti been bftd;(tothla
rn4aaltaou fceea" laatructod andVuK"!
wher tbou art, to gala the ear of that
wicked wanton whom tbou aoemeat toMrva.
Hea taoa forgt t Itaotj aea that Ux luxury
of yonder court doea not corrupt thy purity
and divert thy aim, Charmloti." And Ua
eyra flaabrd and hla amall form aeaned to
row till It attained to dignity-Bay, almoat
to grandeur. "Chrmlon," bo aala, advano
lag toward her with outatretchKd Mager, "I
aay to tbea that at Utoca I do not truat tbea.
HuttwoalghUgonaldraaa.ed I aaif tbaa
aunding In the draaru I taw tbea laugh
and lift thy band to heaven, and thoraf rom
fell a rain of Blood', tttra thn alpy aaak
down on tna land of Kaeai and oavcrad It.
T bene ramot bad ream, girl, aad waat la
ttameanlugl Naught bare I agalnat thtxi
aa yet; but aaarkWt Oa Um awaMtlfcat
! .i!! !' . i jSTi
iMMra lNi kaa tm at gtaSaal, I aayVWill
I dooat taoaa delicate lUaaa, wblrh IIkmj
loveat ao mucato aaaw, la tka klia ad u
the jarkal, andtM aoal Wlthla'Miaa ta all
lha torture of the Godal Unbutied ahalt
thou die, and kodllraa 4M accuraail ahalt
thou wajatatxla Aaaratl-(, forever and
Ho mii$.m aadlen
rN.lpllaad4.n km of aaa
had vmMLltm y 1 W- clear
an twforaVTMtrawW daapa heart aad
alon
Iv than
ihia man beniajmiliaalaaicaf bla aerrine
and lmp:icity o inlaa, aad bow fleraaif Ike
mind wiihlaaiaxaMkaai tjfnn bUahaw Aa
for the girL aha ahraak f row hm ttnUad.
and. placinR ber aaaia MoNMIrfar bv
lranta-srfa.V f, " Jr,3
"Nay, afjeak ant ao.Hy f ait, aha aakt,
botwen tteraab; "farwbataiva I doaol
Naught knotr 1 of tha rvll wandering nf thy
drrama I am no armttoayer that 1 akoald
rea.1 drrama. Havo I not carrM tart all
thing arrordlaf Utbydeeircl flaralaat
been rvaa aaladral at that drel aatkr
aad aha trembtati "Mara I not piaytai taa
py and told tea alii Hava I not won tbe
krart of Uo Queen aa that aba love aaa a
a aider, refuting ma notalng, ay, and tha
tiearuof tkoao about her f Why dt thou
affright aaa tawa wita. thr woaaa
ibreaUf Aad aha wept afrrab, looking
area mora kaaaUf ul la ton Borrow tkaa aaa
waaaefara.
"Kaoagh, eaoogh," aaaaawcred; "what 1
have aakl I aava aaxL ft waraad, aad af .
iraaiaaraaiaaao aaa ama taw
dcaaa. ThUkaat than that wa would fi
aar aye nana t
aa tfcw Uate af JCcyttl ! aahald thy
caJaaaWlawBlMr
aa aaaaad waaalag, waag aa
wiaaaavoaMa,aaaiiaawiaMtawy
ibaAthaaartarfarhartaara. ,
'Mathiaaa, aaaat Mayal
BwararMthaw ara airaatty
aatatad."
Taa. rualar I aaa
1
I
lUaofairaaaaM: nhaawartla taa
nwrmt wMk (aaaatra Urn day whaa 1
atrag-rM nUUw Kabiaa."
"Aawsradly," aha aald. wtth assjistaad a
aaddra JighUngef thaayaa, itwaafa
laat agbt, aad fnUaatly didst tavm mutt.
throw ua blank hraia. I saw tha fray.
aad, tboatrh I kacw thea aot, graaUy did I
Jaarfareaa aobrara. HjI 1 paid him f a
my fright, far It waa I who pat it lata tha
auad af CVsaaatra to Ud thairaaraastrlk
C hiahaad iw, kawiagwt-otkaaart,
wmMThadaaUMahoad." Aa4slMsa4
p, sBJatj 'mm at taw , aad taaa
-EmvwV ft ta my imeia Maaav "
Hat 4 raw aa. Taa tbaa tay
uvsMti, aau aa
..Vs. a.W.I i-TTlI
- .
F&z$&ftr
ijjk-
aa
anaacfhla aad
. aa aha baat
Therwn her manner rhaaged. Wbofol!ed
her hand meekly twfora her and ."
"11 l'haraoh hearkn unto In haad
ataidi-n. 1 um tho dauithler of I'haraoV
uncle, tbo brvthor of hi father, who I now
long dead, and therfro In nty vein b1m
floiv tho llu) al blood of -4 Alaa I am
af the tuU-ol lalth, and hata thaao Urrek,
and to eo thro ct upon the throne ha been
my dckrvtlhope bow for many year. To
thlcnd havo I, Charmlon, bevome aervlng
woman to Cleopatra, that I Bibjhl cut a
nolcto wherein thou rnuldat Ml thy foot
wbefitbo hour cama to climb the throne.
AudbohoUlt O rharaoh, tht notch UcuU
"Thl, then, la our U't. Itoyal culn
Thou mutt gin an entranco to the lloutx
hold and learn ll way and acvreU, and,
o far a may tw, aubiirn tho vunui-h and
capulua, aoraa of whom 1 have nlrrady
tempted, Thl dote, and all thtng kvtng
pri-vred wltliout, thou mut alay Cleo
patra, and, aided by me, with thf-e whom I
control, In the tnfulon that thall enuo
throw wla tha gate, and, admitting thoae
of ur party waa ara In waiting, put aueh
of tha troop a remain faithful to tho
word and artta the Hruchiuat, Vflileh b
Inn dona, thou ahalt within two day hold
thl Ookle Aleaaiulrla, At tho aamo time,
Ihoao who am aworn to thee In every
city in Kgynl ahall rle In arm, and
within ten ilaj from the death of Cleopatra
thou abalt be rharaoh tntleol. Till l tho
oonnf which ha been taken, and thou
rvt, Ibiyal couln, that, though jour uncle
londcr doth think ao 111 of me, I have
learned my vrt ay, and pla)ed lu"
"1 hear thw, couln," 1 anwered, marval
Inglhut mi )oung a woman, for hc hal
but twenty year, could wrar ao bold a
plot, for ill Ita origin tho aohemo waa her
Hut In thotndaya I llttlo Lurw Charmton.
"Ooon, how thru ahall 1 gain entrant to
tho la,e of Cltvatrat"
"Nay, coiuln, a thing am It I eay
Thu: Clropatra lovvth to look uou a man,
and give m urdou thy f-xv and form
ara fair. Tonlay aim tinted them, and
twlcnaho anid hn would ho hwl atked
whoruthat atroluger might bo found, for
hc held that an astrologer who could noil
ulgb alay a Nubian gluttlatiir with hi bara
hatul Muni liuled bo a maalerof tho Ur,
lanawcnsl her that 1 would caun Im.ulry
tn ba matin. Ho hearken, llo) al Ilarmachl.
At mlilday Cloopatra alecp In her Inner
halt that look over tho garden to tho bar
bor. At that hour, then, will I meet thco
at thn galea of thn Palace, whither itiBin
tbou lioldly aaktng for the 1-aJy Cliarmton
I will mako apolnimrnl for then with
Clatra, o that hn ahall o thee alone,
wtimi ho tvakoa, and tho rexl hall
U) for thee, Harmachl. Kor much ahe
lowa to play with tho mytcrioa of uiaglc,
and wholo utghta havo I known her tiul
watching tho tur and making a preteuo
to read them. And but lately hath h tent
away Dlotouridoa, thn I'lumelati, in that,
Kir fool 1 ho ventured on m prophecy from
ibacnnlunclloti of tbo atara tltal Lalu
would defeat Hark Antony. Thereon Cleo
M.tradiputchrd to tho llcnrral Alllenu,
bidding him avid the leglona ahn hail aent to
Hyrlatohelp Antony, to thn army of Caa-
lu, whoae vlcuiry, for4K)tb, wa, aroru
Ingto llhMtiirlde, written on the atara
Hut, aa It chanced, Antony beat Clu
drat and llnitu afterward, and o Dloa.
coride hath departed, and now ha lecture
for hla bread on herb In thn muaeum, ami
hate tho namo of atara. Hut hi place I
empty, and thou ahall fill It; and then we
will work In aecret and In tho shadow of
tho aceptcr. Ay, wa will work Ilka thn
worm at tho heart of a fruit till tho lima of
plucking coiaaa, aad oa thy daggvr'a touch,
ttuval mln, taa fabric of thl tlraclau
tarona crumh'oa ta aothlngnc, and the
wnrat that roltod It burata hi aervlln cor
aring, and In tha alght of amplrea, apreada
bla royal Wiaga o'er KgypU"
I gaaed at lata atraagn girl onoa mora aa
taa I tied, aad aaw that hor faca waa lit tip
with uch a light aa 1 had Beraraaaa upon
tho faca of woman.
"Ah!" aroka In my uncla, who waa
watching her, "ah I I love to aaa then ao,
girl. Thrra la tha Cbarmloa that I hnaw
aad I bred up-net tha Court girl, whom I
lovo aot, draped In atlka of Coa and fra
grant with aaaenca. Iet thy heart harden
lathi Mold -ay, atamp It with tha fervkl
teal of patriot faith, and thy reward ahall
find then. And now raver up that hama
le drea of thlna and leava ua, for It grow
lata. To-morrow ahall Ifarmachla come, a
thou hast aakt. And ao, farewell."
Charmlon bowed her bead, and, tarnlag,
wrapped ber dark huad peploa around her;
then, taking my band, aba touched It with
her liaa and without any f urtbar word aha
MM. n
"A atwugawoaaaal" aallahvaa, whaaaa
aad gona; "a moat Strang womaa aad a
arrtala." -
"MthIgh aiy aacU," 1 eald, "that
tbou waat aomewhat harah with ben"
"Ay," ha aatwerad, "but not without a
causa. Iok thou, Harmachl, beware of
tin Charmlon. MBa la too wayward, and, I
fear a, asay ha lad away. In truth, alia I
very wvaaaat aad, lika a reatlra hore,
will uaa tha pata that plaaaaa . llraln
he haa, and Ira; and aba krvaa r raua;
but I pray that taa causa taoata not 1 . i.
Ifiu-a with har aaairr a, for what her heart 1
attaai that will ha do at any rnt will sho
aa i. inereiora itid I fright her now,
Alio I may; for who ran know but that
BM will pa beyond my mr I tell thca
that in thl one girl a hand lie all mir live ,
and If she play us false, what then I Ala
and alas I laaiw must usa aarh tuJa a
Ual Hut It waa needful; thera wa no
other way; and yet 1 miadonbt me. I pray
that R stay to well; and st.ll, at time. I
fr say aleca Charmlon-sbn is ton fair,
aad tha blood of youth run Vt warm In
thoaa blue retaa of fear. Oh I wo tn lb
raoaa that builds Ha atreagth uaaa a worn.
aa'a faith; forwwaea, I aay. ara faithful
aalyarhaaathaylava, aad whan tsy lovo
rhair fatthlaaaaaa. h-onmaa aheir faltb.
7 ratot Itadaa maa ara git-d; they
rtsa mora high aad alak mora low -i hoy r
a awi raKWIBI B4 US aea. I r
Harmaraia. hewara of tkla rkwain.
t. Hkatkaoraaa, aha stay ateatU home;
J"1? t"p. auy wrack thaa, aad.
Mh Uaaa, ail Ua aaa. af Im r
r.
with!
CaUPTMIX.
or !
PAum
lira H aaasa as aaaa
wtmlM aaat aWy
I arrayad sayaasf
af
k ate aad
naaa. laaaaad
aa mv haad ea
ahaat wktcb wtra
hsrtdsi sd Imagaa mt taa
Ura,aa4la myWlla
Bcnha'a tmMm aad a
r-U af panrnw wnttaa
tfn WtU afrs'ic a4U
aadsltfaa. la my haaf f bold
awaad of aktaa. U-ataai taltk
ack aa la wtxtal fer nhm u
mutmm a aaa aax.
' w h mbw pACvura waa vsa
a??f! ; aa vwa
P " laaHMH MMM WWtO
CwSsn
S
I hM high rank. giUag by IsmMm
that saarais what I bag Wr! sToa'
a thai BhUt af haa-d aramw
aamaa tram aaa. Aad aa, wxa a MMi
shame, for I k-va not auch tay, and hold
thHivrnmoo magic In ronlrmpt, I wt f,rth
throuth the Itrui'hlum to tho mUc On the
lawhla, teing guklnl on my way ay my
uaclof-Vpa, Atknigth,aaslngaptbeafeaaa
af H;hlnie, wa caavohs tha great aurwle
gateway and Ina gataa oT hna atMhla
watch I tho guard hjaiMV Aad hwa mi
undo left me, brethlng many rjv lor
my safety ami tucce. Hut I aJneil
withanraty air to the gate, whera 1 wa
roughly challrngnd by the tUlilcentflr
aad aaknl of my name, Mlowttig and bul
oca. 1 gase my name, llarmaohl the
atrvdoger, aylng that my lulne w
with the lnly Charmlon, the Jue.' lady
Thrren the man made aattmuuh to let tue
pa In, when a Captain of thn Ouard, a
Itoaian namel laulu, rm forward aal
fartaarw It. Now, Ma raw! a waa atffp
li)ktrd' naaa, W a wxa-aa' fnf af a
hand taatnatvk (rim w WbaVhmif. .Nv
tbele, he knew m again.
"VThr." he cried. In tho titln tongue, t
one who came with lilm, "thl I tho follow
who wren tle-l )rterly with tho Nubian
gladiator, that aame wIhi now howl (or hi
lot haud underneath my window Cure
on tho black brute I I had a bet on him (or
tha gamrtt I hava leketl him agalntt
Caiu. ami now he'll lietrr fight again, and
I mut loo mv monef , alt thrvugh thU
attrolcger What 1 It tluMl iet thou
hat tiuslac with the Ijntv Charmkmt
Nay, than, that aettlr It, I wilt not let
thee through. Krilow, I worthlp the Ia.Ij
Charmlon- ay, we all wurhlp her, though
ha Kle u mote als than lgh Aud
dot thou think that we wilt tuffer ab
aktrolov'rr with audi eyr aud urhnt'Urt
a tain ta cut In w.ngBut My HahsVu,
iol HhBiiit nmin nitvokffp thairyt,
fur in tluiu shall not go " '
"Hlr," I aald. humbly and yet with dig
nlty, "I pray thai a liircnagq my U' rut
to the, l.ady Chatmhui, (or my tiuliic will
uol brk delay "
Vo tlod'" aliwerel tho (ool, "whom
hava we hero that ho cnli not wall I A
Caar In dlagular I Ny, te lift l ofl'
It thou woulilal not learn how a i'.tr pru-k
Irel twhliul "
"Nay," put In tho other efflcer, "ho I an
aatrologat , n.ake Idas -rahory iajaj o haw
abv likh " n
"Ah," erleil tha other who had atattrw
up, "let him show hi art If hn I a mact
clan hn can ps tho gate, I'aulus er no
1'autti."
"(light wtlltugl).K irl ' I ansneind,
for 1 taw nns uthur. uw.ba nf entorbig
"Wilt thou, my jeting aud noble l.ord"
and I ajlitrccd hlai whova with I'aulu
'suffer that I lih til tin lhref IVr
chains I tuny read what I written there, "
"lllght," aal.l llioynuthi "hut I with that
the Lady Cliaimlou wa tho orveiv
would tart her out of rvniiiletiaui I wr
rant me "
ltook him by tho hand and gated doep
Into hla ejea. "1 ee," I said, "a field of
baulo at night, and about ll lotlo tretchid
among tbrm I thy body, and a h.teua
leara at Ita Wma1. Mutt nolilo lr, thou
ahalt die of awonl thru! within a )ear "
"Hy lUivhu'' ald tho jouth, turning
white to the gill, "thou attau III omen-l
sorcerer I" Anil hosiuukuff thortly after
want, a It chanced, to meet thl very fate
Kor bo waa anl on ,aaiko and slain la
Cyprus. l
' Now for thee, great Captain!" I said,
speaking to I'aulu, "I will show thee how
lwllla those galr without thy lea n
ay, and draw tbea through them after ma.
ess, aa itwara. iwt It wa when Char
mlon tho lookwd upoa nothing U.at aha saw
moat, And a she cama tho t-ffioer and
men of the guard madn war for ber bowing,
for, as 1 learned aflarwanl, thl girl, nst
ta Clavpatra'a ae)f, wielded mora power
thaa any on afcrot thj pslara,
"What ta thl tumult, rlrBUl" ha
aid, speaking to tha OnturK, and mak
ing a if sha saw ma nM "kaowrat tbM
not that the (Jn sleet at thia liwr, and
If bo bo awakened It Is Uoa who must
answer for It, atwi that drar lyr'
"Nay, l-i," ! tha Out Jrt.o, humbly;
butlll thus. Wa hava Ure-iM ha
jerked hi tnuauh towara ae -" aiagb-taa
nf tha mrt ratllnt vat, I rrava hi par
don, af tl rrrj hast nvft, for ha bath bvt
Just now, M!y by placisg hla ja clwaa tu
tha txus of taa worthy CapUia faulaa,
dragged him. tba ald faslus, throagk taa
gata Uat faulus swor tha magician
sWmU not paaa, My taa toawa. Lady,
taa asagViaa aay ha haa hustaeaa witk yaa
which grtavaa ma for yatir aahe."
Charmlaa turned aad lad at m rarav
taaaly, "Ay, I warataf," aba Bi4: "aad
aa ha haU-at leaat tha Qitm woaid aaa
hi trarmaj hat If ha caa do naaa batter
taaa raaaa a aot"- hara aaa east a aiaata af
aeara at law aiaalsrtag Kaulaa-'ta faUaar
thrawgh tha gataa aagaart,ha
whaaea ha ram rauaw aaa.
Mr aaaPCIM f OaVO P-Vv Oawaata wWpI sMsVg VOy
kaepthy rlataarfawaeavjtst, lthaa,
mut aoaarahla faalaa, get taaa athar, aad
aatrt tkaa 1 am a had lor al taa galas gtva
htm who aaa a haarfag " Aad wlta a
aasmly al ef MrsasalJ nad aha laraad
aad led laa way, fUiawad atadawaan trf
mysalf sad taa armad slarw
Wa paaaad ap tha marvU walk whir
ma Itrvuga taa grda grtnada, aad la
art caulker alia wrtk mar V tat waa, ff
Ta BMt part of haatfca aad CV
Am, wa-rrearaw taxaa UUar pat
ahao4 U A taar fyyal 4 a Cii,g, At
Wagia w caiaa Vt a aavtlnt wtttj u4 sad
aasaa vry lanvstif si ta . l4t 4 Mraraa
Style A art, wbetra wa (wt) auetn gsaM.
Li aeada wsy tv tha J.!? (arssstav.
CVag U saarUan, wa raxs4 aa vr
atMaCa hail arar4 a fata4a avtuy
Ranked, aad thw by a W 4ntrmf a
swaa.1 fhaavawr. kaawa a tAt AUtmv
HaR,avtt latifslt mm. Ita rvf was
aaswM by gl aalaasaa .f kaar w-arVi,
kJt aU Kb araSkt ffMra aaaaiad artufe aia
tmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTmTalt
aSmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmlUN
aaanaanammmmmmmmmmmmmmlMiil
ltsawnrwmvf and hav etesaaslna at aoiLiudTP
haatar, whrwa wem graw Orrvu a.
gesd. tl n r w of rWh and nsy huM
moaKMht twd the tato ef tWe NtiU f
I"'-!,! for the O-rrUt tl.M af (, avt
ntwut It were et chat' of Uory axl g-41
At tVolrwy of IklaciiamWrCM'ma
tda tho aintsl U !, ba tkJil w
itMsl In a.an, tor tha pisv ws mtr
ata for two imaurh iV pI wtn
drawn wvmt liofvra lb putta. at tha
further end
"I am teve.1, my lord.M hn M. ph
log ry low ami hyly, "tht thou h4V
hate met with such affront al th gate(
but tho guml tkrtv hm at-4tiwt.,
and I ha.1 given my rotntv.amj m tt, m
er of tho iNtatpany that aou4 hae ie
lieHl lu They ara vrr UsUul, ttrean
Roman eaVr, who, thmigh they tt
erte. know well Uist rtrfjrt 1 thtlf rdav
.thing, Hut It i aot aluthr UU f'V U,
tugh soldier are spirtltHt,ael na
sfter they will fear the. Now, WM thoa Mf
wHla I -! into tne,tatias rbawVef,
whero ho lnri. Hut aw kav I tiag
her to sleep, iM If ! ta aseakeoed I will
cattth, (or she waits thy iVtming " Aad
without nu wold sha gltdel f rwu lay Me,
In a little lime ska teturui-d, aad, rtunlna
lomy Me, "V-
"WcuMst en tha f atrrt woman In alt lh
WiMld asleepl b whiivl 'l h 4i
low llwu nic Naj, fear not, whoa aba
z&
i rifsn him 4M. uat.) aia inm a.
wake shn will but laugh, for sho l.le Inn
lie kiuw to tiring thrn tnatantly, wnatbsi
ho ept or WuVe Hen, lia Ve hrr algaac"
K wnMuied uo Itio beautiful chaiaUer,
till n ratlin to wtrnta the mmadH al..l
Willi drami (nl, and thrae wvulj hata
li?i myenliyi but 4Ui?raUa fiuaMsl,
ami drawing thn algnet f rom hrr bnamu bald
It before their eje fliemoh. luVt
itilniM thn writing tlibl I imi the ring,
I hey honed, ilioipiiig their wurl pwlnla,
aud wntel through thn heat) curtain,
biolder-ml oer with gold, Into tho retting
iilaoe of Oeopatra, ll'aullful ll Was
iienmil Imaglulug boaullful with Ktaay
colorr, marblaa, wtth gold aad toy, gem
and tt.nvrr-all art ca lurtiUh and aU
Imury can dream nf were. h-re, Hr" wra
plrturr ao roal that turd might hsva
javhed the paint! fruits beta m Statue
nf womau'a lovrllnass froara Into staaai
here worn draft lit flu aoftl llk, hut
woven of a wU of gold i bra wata rowiVa
and caipau aiuh a I never aaw. Hera lb
air was sweet with perfume, while through
tha opra window plaraa oama Mm far mur
nturnftbaaaa. At tha further end ef Wa
rhaaibar, oa a cmrh vf gteamlhg aUb
ad hltre by a ht of Mntt
use, Cleowatra tay aalerj IVrv Sk
y tha fairest thing that msnvrsaw-
alrer than a dmam, and all aut bar
lowed tha wabef bardark hair Ow while,
ounded arm mala a piltow fur hr head
nd on hung downward In the ground, Nr
kh lip wera parted la a smile, thoalag
ha Ivory llneaaf laetht and h i Hubs
wera d raped In so thin arnbaof tha silk of
s. held a hoa I bar bg a lawaiad aiiwla,
bat tha whlla gUam af Resit sMn thrvstf b
It. I aloud aslanlshad, sJ, though my
thoughts had lillla heal that wsy, tha sight
of all ber beauty lm k at Ilka a btw, so
thstfur a momanl I lut mintlf a It wera
la tha vlslua af Its p'wr, sod at heart wa
grbived that I must alay so fair a thing,
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haart. And. laaVaad. BasnatMag it my
thoaghi must hava haaa Wrltuo an mf
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aha whlipaied tamyaari
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4 aanat r !, ail nr with u.a hu ut
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