Show i The Bride of I I The Nile I Uy Hy Georg ii cr H I I Author of ot An HAn Prin- Prin I I ce ceas Ce sM Uarda The Emperor l I I wife VUe Tire The Burgomasters Burgomaster's I Homo llomo Sum Joshua Etc Etc Continued from Yesterday Paula meanwhile h had fl sunk unon n a chair speechless an and he too looked down as though stupefied until a Q peal pealor of or laughter rang forth from the Ua row of or spectators and old th commander of ot tho the main guard who had long been among tho lie Judges Judes exclaimed Bless m my life lite but that Is la a Q costly stone That Is Cupid tho heathen God GOll of ot Love Lo with his winged darling Psycho Psychic looking him sweetly In the tho face Have e you not read that fine fino romance of ot called the Golden Ass Ass' This little scene comes In there Holy Hoh Lucas How lIow finely carved it id Tho young oung lad lady has made a A. mistake in that necklace Eli Ch Gamaliel What place could be found there thero for tor that thing thing and and su so saying he pointed to tho the gom that gem that green ren pigeons pigeon's egg None at all answered the tho Jew The noble young oun lady lady lady- hero Here Orion Imperatively ely I commanded silence and the treasurer Nilus Nil us now took the gem Into his hand and ex examined x ox- It attentively on all sides Then he Ire the grave just man mall stepped up to her shrugged his shoulders regretfully regretfully regret regret- Cull fully and asked her if tr she could find another necklace in the trun trunk with the setting of or which she had spoken Then TIres cold chills eMUs ran over her or i r what wat had happened here was like Jlko a miracle But Dut no With this stroke no higher powers had had aught t to l do In Orion Orlan believed that she Rhe had broken her promise to consider him and be e silent and this this was his revenge B By what means menns ho had accomplished his fell tell that was the tho riddle What a a. stroke It had cone sone horn hom But Dut should she sho submit t to It like hUe e f C I patient child chili No Xo a thousand Um no And su suddenly denly her old power oj i M resistance returned to her hem hat hatred rod steeled her weakened will nn and as t the Imn imagination had placed him In tho circus circus circus cir cir- cir cir- cus in th the midst of or tho tIre race race-courso BO so BOIt flOit It seated her at nt the chess-board chess and It seemed to her as though she sho W TO contend contending In with him for rhA he h vl victory tory but not as with his father tather for flowers gifts gUts or tho the mere honor of ot u a In Inning In- In ning but for tor a fl vcr very cry different for tor death or life lite She Sho would wo give up liP everything to Jet got tho bolter of ot him him anti and yet yet-no et no lt-no no let como come what WOul would nL nL n i everything Rather bo beaten than accuse ac ac- ac- ac cuso cuse him of or tho the theft than b betray what she aho had bad chancel chanced to see eo In the yin yin- darium She had promised to bo be sent on that head and to save savo the tho ron ran on from this disgrace race would bo lie he her return to time the father rather for tor Iris Ills goodness How handsome and amid grand rand had her ber f in icy depicted de dl ut- ut Orion She Sire would not put tills this stain upon his Iris spotless chai character actor to blacken him him in her own oyes and those se of or the tho world Every Evol other con must be he hurled fat far far tal away In order to wrest wiest the time victory front from him and save Hiram Every weapon was wa right amid yet this one of ot tren treason son roust must not should not be used against him Ho He must be he made malJe to feel that see was moro more noble minded than timan himself that In ever every situation of life Ute she was true to her word It was determined and now she breathed regularly once more her eye cye grew s-rew animated again and yet ot it was lon long ero ere she found the right word wherewith to begin hogin be be- ho- ho gin the struggle Orion Orlan sa saw saT T how her soul was riled ho he felt fell that she was vas rousing herself f up to tc resistance and would have liked hiked to encourage her to strike the first fIrs t blow Not a word as yet yot of ot surprise or Indignation nor a syllable or of re ro reproach re- re had crossed her lips What hat was wa s She for what wn AhA n. n nr-n. nr paring The moro mora surprising and and and- c dan her plan proved to be so much tho the better tho the more courageously cour she eho i defended herself tho tiro further into the tho back background retreated the tho painful l thought that he had hod a n. woman for tor- an nn opponent heroes had hall been proud of at victory over the Amazons Amazons' I At last at last she sire rose 1050 up imp and ap ap- Hiram They had put him m in the pillory pillar and she sho encountered a pleading glance from his hi honest eyes eye s I her tongue was los ed suddenly she be became be- be came conscious that she had not only to defend herself but perform a a. sacred sac sac- red dut duty and she had approached with a few tow hasty stops steps the table around aroun d which tho the Judges were arranged in da a semicircle with her loft hand resting g upon its top tor and her her- right uplifted sir she ge e exclaimed Sirs you OU are the victims of or a hor her deception and for tor myself a trick k of or unparalleled lcd meanness has bee been kt n practiced to effect m my ruin Does that tha t man In the pillory yonder look like lik e a robber A more honest and faithful l servant has hns never nevel been freed bv by his hi s master and tho gratitude which Hiram owed awed to his master he transferred t to o the daughter Yes for tor her sake ho ha has haa s left country and child following g poor orphaned me Into a foreign land However over this is nothing to you youl I And An d yet yot ot If It you OU want to hear tho the truth th tho do o whole unvarnished truth truth truth- J Speak exclaimed Orion but al al- al though she did continue she purposely y Ignored him and addressed herself to t o the tire Judges and Nil Ilus us Your head tho the son of at knows vs that instead of one accused I might turn accuser If It I would But Dut I 1 scorn to do this out of love lovo to his fath fath- er cr and arid because I 1 am nm minded higher d than lie he hI lie II will understand me mc S So o do de j far tar as that emerald Is concerned th the e freedman Hiram with his knife broke brok e It out of or Its setting yesterday esterday even evening In g f in m my presence but besides us us thank God ot others ers saw o It hanging to the chain chai n to which It belonged At noon toda today ny y nr It was ns still in the time place where later late r In time the lay day the hand hane of a n criminal lin has e I succeeded in affixing this gem sem That I 14 saw It Just now for tho the first time I call cal l God to witness It In is a a. costly thin thing g Only a rich the tho man mun richest among you OU nil nil l gives away y such uch a treasure ure for u nh mo pu uv tu to 10 destro an enemy let us sa say Gamaliel anti and so 80 I saying she he the turned to the tIme Jeweler how highly Gamaliel do you value that onyx I The rhe Israelite once more mOle look the gem In hand turned turnell It hither and thither and then thon said BaltI with a a. smirk YeB Ye fair Ind lady It if m my black lIlack broodIng brooding brood brood- Ing hen should la lay such a little e egg J I would feed teed her on nothing but Arsinoe cakes and fat tat oysters The Time thing thinS Is worth a n fortune and arid I 1 am nm no nn i rich man but at on any moment I would pa pay two great grent talents tar for it If though I I should have to borrow them These explanations did lid not fall fail to produce a strong effect upon the time jud Judges cs but Orion cried out Why Vh miracles multiply themselves this remarkable da day Generosity that I had become a mere sound BOUnd will como come to life lite among us A spendthrift demon makes a precious gem out of at n a worthless worthless worth worth- less bit a ot of gold old plate May Ia one ono ask who saw the tire pendant upon your chain She Sho fell Cell Into danger danKer here ane and came near betraying herself as she answered with trembling voice Apparently your yo-r emissary or Ir yourself yourself your your- self for tor you you OU alone alono have reap reason reason- on Further than this she did not K get t. t for tor ho he abruptly abrupt cut short her liar discourse That Is too much m Oh that you were a R. man I 1 have havo s seen eden n how bow far your our generosity generosity gen gen- extends extend Hatred too the bitterest bitterest bitter bitter- est enmity enmity- bitter I uThe They would have hoTO th the right to destroy do- do stroy stray you cried she excited to the utmost And If I accuse you ou of the tho most crime crime- Then you 1 will wUI commit a crime against me inc yourself and this house cried ho imo threateningly Take ake care girt Can blindness go so far tar an as to call upon me to confirm the tale talo that you have un Oh no nono no no t for r that would he be to ear ex expect something brave bra of you ou Inter Interposed Interposed interposed posed she aloud I have witnesses of an en entirely different sort nort Maria Marla granddaughter of tho time George GeorgC and now her eye oyo O sought his hla but ho he cried out That child whoso whose hC heart rt H is wrapped UD liD In you O l nut anti and who follows you like H mu pet dog And besides her Catherine tho the widow wid wid- ow Susann Susannah's h daughter she added confident of victory and glowing with excitement Sho She la is no longer a n. child but a n. grown girl and you OU know It But Dut 1 and l and now she aho turned to the tho Judges l I I call upon you gentlemen to discharge worthily th the duties of your our office and to allow v Justice to tn be done me mc by summon summoning InK the two witnesses before you and letting them be heard Continued TO Tomorrow Morning Moraine |