Show I The Bride of i The Nile Nilen I n y l Georg Ebers Eber I Author Author of at An Egy Egyptian Prin Prin- I cess Uarda T The h e Emperor I The Burgomasters Burgomaster's Wife I Homo Hum um Joshua Etc Etc Time The sight of ot her brought Paula Paulo to tc herself herselt and no sooner did she begin to o think again than there thero was an nn end em put ut to Jollity but the tine slave-girls slave con con- to give ghe themselves up to It meanwhile their laughing this time dl lid did 1 not sound Mound so puro and harmless as awhile ago run making ha had 1 taken a. a L direction that they would havo o done well veil to avoid Tho The girl with the bandaged head was also a domestic of tho the household but had not been admitted l among the weavers ers until ver very lately tely an and 1 after she iho had been a seamstress for tor a long loner ion while under tho the charge of two ol 01 old slave When an Infant at her mothers mother's breast she had been broucht ht from rom Persia to Alexandria by Home Home- Homelius's lIus's Juss soldiers after the victory II an and 1 there the two over had been bought for tho tire The Persian woman died but In wonted unwonted un- un servitude her Infant now about thirteen years old old had imad become a lovel lovely girl with a 0 skin swan like In Its whiteness whiteness white white- ness and luxuriant goldon golden tresses that even oven now glittered wondrously wondrous firelight Young Orion had set sot In the tire upon her before eyes ayes hl Iris Journey Journe nn and In Inflamed In- In inflamed flamed b by tine the beauty of tho the young oung PersIan Per Per- sian stan desired 1 to possess her hero Unprincipled servants and officers had ily aided him in having her imor moved speed speed- to a kaukas country house belonging to the tine theIu Mu- Mu on the tine other side of tho the Nile ile and there thero he ho had been able to visit her hor as often orten as he ho felt inclined experienced In In- In Inexperienced unprotected and with no friend to warn her as ns was her tine the who wIlo case casa young slave was barely sixteen six six- teen years cars 01 old 1 had not ventured to resist her masters master's handsome Indeed 1 could sine shoo When the son nor Orion who was already tired of at tine the girl that could offer otter him nothing bu but her beauty had set off orf for tor Constant Constanti nople the tine Lad Lady learned what who she the tine had hind chief been to her son nn and 1 ordered 1 overseer to hinder happy creature the unhappy unhappy un un- un- un from over ever again practicing her seductive arts Ho He Considered con Con- that ho ire had obeyed this iris ion tion when In Instruction conformity with an nn old custom ho had had her After Atter tins this cruel ears cut off punishment tho tine mutilated muti- muti beauty fell into a 0 profound 1 cho melan molan- choly and although the tire the church and other exorcists o ot of tried In vain to rebuke the tho necromancers necromancer demon lunacy alas sho o of remained what hat she eho land hoc had been u a well disposed friendly creature showing herself quiet and diligent hor her wardens and now also In the tho with WorkInG work Work- ing room during the tho hours of or labor Her lIer madness only cropped out when she sue was idle and the tho other made It tire the occasion of ot having weavers weave diversion some gam Now Nosy till they had land drawn Mandana from tram the tho fire tire and with mock reverence rever- rever awn away once ence Invited her to sit down upon he her throne an empty color cask for Hh she lived in tho tim singular delusion of the Georges George's wife wIre being Laughingly each one offered 1 he her homage humbly n asked ked some favor o or of her or Inquired after atter tho the health o of tier her her husband or condition of or her estate A A proper feeling had long Jong restrained t i i I J I 1 di ti r 1 the these c poor Ignorant creatures fro from m mentioning Orion's Orlon name but finally finall y a 0 scrawny ill favored ne wit h hr woolly hair stepped up and asked 1 nor her he r with a n horrid 1 grimace Oh mistress what about your our little e son Orion The Tine craz crazy creaturo creature wa was not trot at a all ll discomposed by this question bu but t gravely el replied I have hwo married Irm him a to the emperors emperor's daughter at Constan tin o 0 Ah h that Indeed I cried tire the black blac kW k girl A A fine match Do you OU know enow W though through that the tho young gentleman I IB Is s hero here again 1 Then ho lao will certainly introduce Introduce In Introduce In- In his iris high wife to you ou and we we 11 ll got Jot to see arid and crowns At the these e words tho tim blood mounted d 1 Into the tho cheeks checks of ot tho the lunatic Wit Wita ith Hh itha h hs a look of ot anguish sho sine pressed her hands hand hs hd s upon tho ho bandage over her mutilated mutilate d ears cars nn and 1 asked Really and trul truly I Is Isho Isho s ho ire back 7 Not for tor a a. lon long time yet said soothingly soothIngly sooth another disposed better slave Do not riot bellevo her cried the tire black blac k ke girl An And 1 If you OU want to learn th tho thoIn ke e In latest test news last evening he ire took th the e tall Damascus lady Indy out boating on th tho e Nile lIe My fy brother tho the boa boatman man was Wa s ono one of ot tho oarsmen and ho inc spoke th tho o 11 young T I cnn tell toll you VOU fair fair- My Iy husband hus the tine great asked Mandana trying to collect Ine her r thoughts rs No your our little son Orion who wino ha hatho hatire has s tho tire emperor daughter for Cor a n wife Inu laughed hed her iner tormentor Hereupon the tho lunatic looked aroun around d 1 I with unsteady glances nn and once more m. m asked In perplexity as though sIre she hanot hn ha had hadnot d 1 not perfectly un understood Orion That Tha t handsome Orion 1 Your dear little son con Orion o more exclaimed 1 tho tire other one shouting shoutIng shout shout- Ing as though she had land to do with a deaf person Then rhen the tine usually amiable ae e girl clutched at tho time place where Ime her r cars ears should havo have been with one hand but with the tho other slapped her tormentor tormentor tor tar so hard upon her thick negro lIp s that the tire sound rang ranS' forth and tine then n she clearly roused rous-ed herself b by shrieking nn and yelled out My 1 son did you ou sa say m my son Orion As If It you OU did not know It was m my y lover lo that ho lie was yes ho he tol told 1 me that tha t he ho was nn and that was wh why the they came cam e and bound mo me an and 1 cut off ort my ears I But I I-I I I dont don't caro care tom for him lilian I could I should like to to- to So saying saving sh sho e doubled up her fists gnashed nashed her iler ner white whit ee e I teeth and continued with rattling g breath Where There Is Js he Ire You would no not t tell mo me Only Onh wait walt wait walt Oh Im I'm a cute and I know already You have hav e ae him here Where here then Orion Orion where are you ou 1 With that she Jumped up ra ran n I through the sh shed aimed d pushed back th the ne e I cover er or ot every er vat vac annum amid penIs peas or m r I j laughter bending low an and looking lookin g down Into It as f If sire she he might find him him i there Most of or the girls tittered at nt this All silly proceeding but others were avers moved t to o pit pity and having been distressed be be- fore tore by the tine pitiable shrieks of ot the tine poor pOOl r creature creaturo thc they timey now withdrew to collect t together In u u. group and had alread already ty y 8 proposed a new e game tamo when a neatly y t yd dressed little woman o entered tho Mire d clapping her plump hands and callin calling g out out- Enough of ot laughter To be bed now you OU bus busy bees Earl Ear Early In tho time morning mornin g night Is past and after otter up sun-up ou our r looms will be bo clattering again On One e here another there exactly like th the thO e I little mouse when the cat catches him Be Bo quick you von night birds V Will 11 1 yo you OU u make hasto haste The girls had learned obedience an and d the they hurried past their superintendent t on their way wa to the tho sleeping rooms Perpetua a woman but little over firt fifty In whose good sense and an d benevolence were happily blended pricked 1 up her ears cars and listened out ou t Into the night for from the tine water water- tent she sire had caught the sound of ot a peculiar long drawn but still subdued subdue d whistle and this signal was well wel l known to her for tor the tire perfect Thomas Thoma s ls ha mad had 1 called calle together with It the tho members mem mom bers bars of ot his household scattered In th tho e ga gato garden Now ow Paula made malle use of i It t to make her nurse aware of ot her be in ing close at nt hand The Tho goo good 1 woman oman shook her Iner head omi j no nohe What drove her dear child t to o he her r at so late an nn hour Something g po portentous must havo have happened an and d qu quin witted quick as sho she was she sho exclaimed In order to let Paula Paulo know that sho sin o me recognized her signal signal- Be Do quick now now Burr Hurry up up Whew gi girls whew Bestir yourselves I sa say Then she followed tho time last bond m maid aid into the tho sleeping-room sleeping and when n sh she e had convinced herself herselt that no none non no e aa aasi were ere missing save the tine deranged girl gir Irl l si she ne asked after her All ha mad had seen seem he her r Just ju st before In the tho shed an and 1 so 80 sho sir e b bade ade tho the girls night good-night nn and 1 left them p producing the Impression that sho she was wa s g going to look for the tho ono one left lect behind d. d i Continued Tomorrow Morning I. 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