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I Author of ot An E Egyptian Prin Prin- I cess Uarda The Emperor I The Bur Burgomasters Burgomaster's Wife t Homo Hum Siam Joshua Joshu X Etc Etc Ete S v CHAPTER XII NIl In Which o Lo conr the Gul c of or I I a Sc With Ith clinched fist and lowering looks Orion Orlan descended tho the stairs HI ills HIlS i heart heartt t swelled nigh to bursting What had he done dono what had ho como come comoto cometo to That a a. woman should daro dare to meet him thus a n woman whom he had honored hon lion ored orell by his love tho fairest and noblest of ot her sox sex but at tho the same tamo limo tho the haughtiest most revengeful most hateful hate hate- full ful Ho had once road read this saying Whoever has committed a I base action that only ono one other othor person knows about carries the tho deat of ot his tranqUility tran- tran In tho the folds of dt his robe He felt tho the weight of or this tbs sentence and that one other Initiated was Paula theone tho the thoona one ona whom of ot all nil others he lie would have wished to look up to him Yesterday It Jt would have havo heaven upon earth to hold her In his arms and be permitted permitted per per- to call her bor Iii his now he felt only tho the one erie wish to humble to punish her And that his hands hand were wore tied Uell that ho lie I had to suo for tor pardon from her hor hiko a condemned criminal It was not to be he betaken taken In was vas Intolerable But she should learn to know him He had hind hitherto glided through life lito like a white swan If Jt those hours hour wore wretched If It this woman made mado a L vulture ul ture of him was It not his fault tault was it hers Soon would It bo be proved which was wa tho tine stronger of ot the twain If It a man would manage manago a woman ho must christiso chris chas Uso tiso her though tho the Wa way to It should lead through crime and misery That the physician had won her love ho did not fear for tor with wonderful assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance ho felt that In spite of ot all tho the animosity which sho she had manifested to toward toward toward to- to ward him her heart belong bolong to himself and himself alone The Time gold piece of or 10 love said he Ie to himself has hag two sides aides fond longing and biter hatred now she shows mo me the tho latter but how different may be the Ima image e and sup superscription super super- 01 on the coin If It they let It Jt ring here however timers there Is Js but ono tone and that Is heard in her most In Insulting Insulting In- In suiting words At tho family weal eal ho had bad Paula ex excused excused ex- ex and himself took only a a. few rew mouthfuls because tho the Judges had long since and were waiting for tor him Tho The right to pronounce sentence of ot death upon criminals had been vested of ot old oM In the ancestors of ot tho time kas who had been boon mighty ht princes and the they had certainly used It Jt under the whose dominion came caine to toa toa toa a cruel ending through h the Persian So tho the cass cas's palaces at Memphis and In Upper Egypt still sUIl displayed on th tho fronts representations of ot the asp that adder whose bite causes the most speedy of ot deaths and St. St George Geon e the dragon- dragon killer as venerable s symbols of or this privilege and afterward Justinian and quite recently tho the Emperor had iad newly confirmed the tho head of or tho tine family In this ancient prerogative of ot renouncing pronouncing sentence of ot death Ileath upon tho the bondmen of his household and the Inhabitants inhabitants in- in habitants of ot the time district which ho he governed gay gov of ot his own sovereign Ro will and amul power po The knight George had been placed laced between tho old serpents In or or- or dor der to replace tho the heathenish symbol by y a Christian one Earlier time the knight had iad borne the head hend of a a. sparrow hawk that hat Is to sa say of ot the god Horus who to aven avenge o his father rather overthrew the tho wicked Seth Both yet two hundred years ears before tho the heathen crocodile killer tiller had been transformed Into the Christian conqueror of ot the dragon After Atter the conquest of oC the tho country countr the Arabians had forborne to alter the ancient an arm- laws and t Institutions and so it had iad fared with those of ot the tho T hc court wa was summoned d to take cognizance of ot affairs among nem- nem bets bels jots of or tho tine household consisted of the higher officers of ot tho tIm governors governor's mansion man man- sion slon Tho The himself acted as presiding presiding- Judge o and his grown rown son was his ils natural substitute During Orion's absence the chief of ot the tho exchequer Nilus a a. wise viso and discreet Egyptian had iad frequently taken tho the place of his invalid master but today Orion had been commissioned to take talce his anti and preside over tho co court From Irom the room dining the governors governor's son hurried to his fathers father's chamber and asked him for his ring as a a 0 token of or orthe he the the authority which ho lie had transferred to him and the willing al allowed allowed al- al lowed hewed It to be drawn from his finger and Impressed it upon the young man that unflinching severity was to be bo ex ox- Usually he was Inclined to mIldness yet et death was the tho penalty for tor house-breaking house ant and In this case no consideration was to be shown on account account ac ac- aCcount aC- aC count ot of the tho Arabian Araban merchant Orion Onion mindful of or his agreement with Paula Implored his father him to act a as his own Judgment ment should tile die tate Tho Time old Moslem was a Just man main who under some circumstances would consent to a mild sentence especially as the tine criminal was not really a a. member member mem mem- ber her of at their ther household but In the service servIce ice of ot a a- relation The l praised his sons son's moderation of mind If It health were wore only a n. little better ho lie would give I e himself him him- self bolt tho the pleasure of attending tho the court courts session and seeing him for tor the tine first time discharge a grave duty worth worthy of ot his birth and station Orion kissed his fathers father's ha hand d fervently fer vently vantly and with a n melancholy wave ave of ot the tIne hand hant for every commendatory word ord of ot that beloved parent touched him deeply and mado made him fool feel poignant poignant nant regret reg that he Inc must enter upon his hits career carp as jud Judge e thus reco recognizing as ns he ho did lid the gravity and sacredness of ot the tine office I Tenderly disposed absorbed In thought and deliberating how best to save nuLe Hiram and keep Paulas Paula's name annie en entirely entirely entirely en- en out of ot the affair lr he repaired to the tine room court-room and found before him the nurse Perpetua In lively conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion with the treasurer Tho old woman was beside herself Through the tine clattering of ot tIne the looms she had heard heart nothing of ot what was go going goIns go- go lug Ins on omi until a short time before now she asseverated the tho innocence of ot tn unhappy Hiram The stone which he had sold was the property of ot her mistress mistress mistress mis mis- tress and thank God proof of at this was not lacking the tine setting of at the emerald was safe sate in her mistress's trunk t I She Sho had been heon fortunate enough to to be able to speak with her but that she tho the daughter of ot Thomas Thomas' should be summoned summoned summoned sum sum- to court like the child of ot an any common citizen or slave was a thing unheard of shameful ot shameful Here Orion harsh hardy cut her short and ordered the tine old portier to take nor her I directly Into the room store next tho the where tho tine stuffs were kept destined for tor tine the use of ot the household l anti and thoro there she sho was to be bo held hold In custody custody custody cus cus- tody until further orders wore were given hen Tho The tone tono In iii which this command was given was so that even oven tho the nurse ventured no reply and the chief of ot exchequer too silently obeyed his command to rejoin tho the other Judges t c. c f l tOn T. 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