Show I The Bride Br BrideI de of I The Nile I Ily DT Eben I Author of An Egyptian PrinI Prin Prin- I cess cela Uarda The J Emperor Tho I Burgomasters Burgomaster's wife VUe Sum hu t Homo Home Jo Joshua Etc Etc Ete Continued Concluded from Yesterday To un undertake for this people to do elo an any groat great thing timing with thorn thom and arid at their head In opposition to u u. strong antI and bold conqueror would have been boon madness nothing was left It'll him hint but In the tho servIce service service ice of tho the enemy and associated with him to govern his people and use uso his best bost exertions to render r their fate moro more tolerable Thus his fathers father's wiser wisor and more experienced mind mint had deemed doomed It moro more advisable to servo serve his countrymen coun coun- a as a mediator between them and tho the Arabs than to offer vain re resistance ro- ro to lo the Moslems at tho the of the Imperialists Miserable degenerate brood ho lie murmured Indignantly to himself and began to debate In iii his own mind whether ho lie should leave lea the gardon garden and show the tho supercilious Arab that at least there thero was one Egyptian who vIrn had the tho courage to lo find his negligence unbearable or whether for tho the sake sako of or his good cause caus he ho should remain choke down his resentment and abide the tho Is Js- Js suo sue No such treatment ho hUe the son of or tho time should not dared not submit to tol Rather Bather depart this life us a ft rebel robel or wander forth Into the wide world socking a great greut Held nold for tor achievement far from front native shores than with tho the foot toot of or this foreigner upon import his free freo reo neck neck neck- In tho the midst of these reflections ho lie was Interrupted by approaching footsteps foot toot steps and as he looked around saw lanterns blinking directly upon his Ma resting These must bo be envoys of ot Amr who wore waro to escort him to their lord who then he lie expected would condescend tired as he lie was from flom tho chase to receive him him reclining upon his couch and Imperiously ask him what ho lie wanted want want- ed ed as ns ho would have havo done dono to a freedan freed freed- man an But tho the persons approaching were wore no nomore nomore more mare envoys no tho the great general himself himself him him- self sel came caine to look him up the time lamp lamp- bearers wore not to illumine his path to him but that of Amr nir to the tho dearson dearson dear son of his deceased friend Just now tho time proud representative of the tho caliph was tho the most gracious of hosts bidden b by tho the claims of hospitality to make mak stay under his roof root pleasant to the theman theman man to whom ho hoVas was Vas now extending tho the hand of welcome In Intelligible Greek that ho had learned In iii youth when loader of or a caravan caravan caravan cara cara- van to Alexandria he ho apologized for his long absence expressed his regret that Orion Orton has hall been kept waiting so 50 long found fault with his servants for or not having conducted him Into tho the house and for having delayed to him hint refreshments On their way through tho the garden ho he laid his arm aria armon armon on the young oung mans man's shoulder told him that the lion which he lie had hunted had escaped although his arrow had hit him and then added brightly that he hoped to bo be indemnified for tho the loss yet by bringing down this same Flame evening oven even ing nobler gamo game than thun that beast of p pre prey rey Nothing was left lert for the young oung man manto manto manto to do but to respond to such distinguished distinguished distin distin- courtesy with courtesy and this was made mado easy to him for tor the generals general's pleasant voice expressive of ot tho tIm most unaffected cordiality as well as 08 tho the unstudied grace graco of ot his deportment deport deport- mont ment flattered him Inspired him with confidence and attracted him toward the tho older man who was ivas at nt the same time a famous hero In a lighted brightly apartment hung with costly Persian tapestry t. Amr AmI Invited his guest to take part port in his simple hunters hunter's meal and to put up with the tIme Arabian manner mannOr of or serving It Thus Orion took his place on ono one side of the the tio divan dl while on tho the other squatted rather than sat after atter the fashIon fash- fash Ion hn of their people the general and his or deputy a Moorish Goliath with black face i. i As Amr explained to his guest th the dusky giant understood no Greek 1 I neo onh voc oe offered n brief t L which th gon ir JT r Orion Mien wHen wUen h he ten eft so c nd tho the latter was as Jill little pleased please Ith what the black said as with hi 9 whole hole holo manner and appearance who had been a slave in his childhood and worked his wn way up to his present high position b by his own exertions seemed wholly engrossed with his food which ho swallowed rudely rude rudo- ly and greedily and yet his remarks showed that ho lie was well wall able to keep pace with tho the conversation in spite of or his Ignorance of Greek When he looked up from the time dishes which were placed on low tables In iii front of those taking supper ho would roll up his big eyes until nothing but their whites visible but If It he fixed them upon Orion their little black pupils shone with piercing anti and as it seemed to him sinister glare The presence of or this man that seemed to be bo Insulting to the tho noble youth from his low birth despite the remarkable valor and great groat intelligence intelli intelli- gence genco that ho he had heard attributed to him and amid although he did not understand under stand what said there was something In tho the to tone no of his discourse that drove tho the blood to his cheeks and caused him more than once to gnash his teeth Tho mOl moi agreeable and captivating w were re the upon the tho young oung man manof manof manof of time the generals general's conversation and manners manners man man- ners nors tho the more Irritating and repulsive seemed to him hini his subordinate and ho he was conscious that ho he would have answered man many questions more fully tully and candidly if It he ho had been alone with Amr In tho the bc beginning the general would have had Orion toll tell of or his so sojourn sojourn so- so journ in Constantinople as well troll ns as about his father and seemed too to take great pleasure In what ho lie heard until Interrupted the youth in tho the midie of ot his discourse by addressing address address- ing a n question to his superior The Tho hatter latter lat hat ter promptly replied in Arabic and soon afterward gave tho the conversation a new turn Ills His deputy had wished to know why he let lot the tho sop milk-sop chatter away awny so lon long before tho the main timing thing had been settled for tor the tho sake salco of which ho lie had been summoned And tho the general had mado made answer that ho he best understood tho the art of ot entertaining who offers his guest the richest opportunity of or lot lot- ting him hear himself e t talk as for tor the tIme rest tho the young man was well Informed and what he told entertaining and of ofin in moment om ant While the Moslems abstained from drink entirely Orion was served with delicious wine of oc which however ho he partook yer very sparingly ly and when finally Amr came to talk talle of his fathers father's entombment reminded him of ot the patriarchs patriarch's hostility anti and added that In Inthe Inthe inthe the morning manning of this same da day ho lie had had an Interview Inter with him and ex expressed expressed ex- ex pre pressed sed his surprise at tho the direct opposition opposition In which ho he stood to his imis deceased deceased de do- ceased fellow Christian who had formerly formerly for tor- merly been his friend Orion Orloo took up I tho the subject and clear clearly explained to tho the general what re reasons sons Influenced the patriarch to display such uch marked and conspicuous enmity to his dead father tather Continued Tomorrow |