Show The Bride of The Nile fly Dy G leong El Eb Ebers cr ra Author ot of An Egyptian Prin- Prin cese Uarda Tho The Emperor The Bur Burgomasters Burgomaster's V It t Homo Sum Joshua Etc Etc Eto Continued From 1 Yet Before Defore the patriarch followed him he hea made a n. sign to his attendants to romain ro- ro main behind and await his imis return and andas andas as soon as the room was closed he approached ap ap- ap- ap preached Orion and exclaimed Welcome again I This then Is la the grandson of or the brave bravo and the theon son on of ot the George the time beloved beloved beloved be be- loved Idol of m my lambs who was first and chief In the giddy dance of ot the golden youth In Constantinople A rare masterpiece for tor an Egyptian Christian But Dut first of or all aU my son first of all your our hand With Ith this he Ime extended to him his right ht hand and Orion took it It but not without hesitation for tor In the time words of ot the time patriarch there therEl was an echo of or gentle reproach and ho he asked himself whether this man was really so sincere and honest that he could from froni the time bottom bet bot tom torn of or his heart henrt address him like 1110 his parents as my son To refuse his proffered hand was Impossible but he lie found courage to reply to him Your wish holy lather father It Is m my duty to obe obey however I 1 do not know whether It Is becoming for a son semi to tos s seize the tho hand of ot an enemy whom even the equalizing all hand of or death could not miot appease who Inflicted upon his father the bravest of or mono mon and with him upon himself In the church yard ard ardnt at nt tho the grave the tho heaviest outrage an and disgrace At AL these theMe words the patriarch shook his Ills head with a superior smile laid his hand on Orion's shoulder at tho the touch of ot which his Ills blood boiled bolle and with friendly earnestness said sC To a a. Christian It Is not difficult to forgive an offender an tin opponent an enemy and It affords him JO Joy to pardon pardon par par- don Ilon a son who feels himself Injured In the tho soul of or his own father however Imprudent and foolish his animosity I mn may mav be lie Your anger ancor my son can not affect me nn any more moro more than the time Most High In heaven and It would not even avon be censurable if Ir It were not not but but of or orthis this wo we shall speak later later later-It If It were not not yes yes hear henr mo me now now now-It If It were not 60 so evident from your manner and behavior behavior behavior be be- havior what whal you OU lack before you can be a true Christian or such a man as ashe ho he should be whom God Coil has placed inso In eo so exalted a n position In a n land that Is s sunder under the sway of or unbelievers You know what I 1 mean menn With this tho of the Church ChuIch lot his hand fall from th the young mans man's shoulder looked ed at nt him Inquisitively and as Orion without responding to him withdrew a few Cew steps tho time old man exclaimed with Increasing zeal xeal It Is humility m my friend an humble hum burn ble blo pious faith that I 1 miss In you Who Vho am I But as the tho vicegerent and mouthpiece of Him before whom we weare arc are all but worms of or the dust I must demand that every cry one who calls himself himself him him- self a Christian a Jacobite shall shaH submit to m my will and command without thinking or objecting and as ns unresistingly and obediently as though weal or woes had been sent upon him from above What would become of ofus ofus If us were mere each Individual to think himself himself himself him him- self authorized to bid me defiance and anti to go his own wa way A pitiable people this would be and with the death of ot time the aged who still sUll cling cUng to the old faith the time doctrine of ot the time Savior would vanish along this stream and Instead of ot the cross the time crescent would shine forth In brilliancy and there would bo heard lamentations In Heaven over so many lost souls Learn to bo be humble learn to bend to the will of or orthe the Most High and of at His vicegerent upon earth defiant ho boy loy and show In iii your our behavior toward me how far your our own Judgment can cnn reach You consIder consider con con- sider eider me an enem enemy of ot your father Yes Yel replied Orion firmly LS And I loved him like m my own brother broth broth- er or said ld the thet t relate relate- In tender tones tone Ah Aim how gladly would I J have o covered his coffin with the tho palms of peace pence such as ns the church alone can offer and wept bitter tears And yet you ou denied him whom you oU call friend exclaimed Orion what tIme tile church docs does not refuse even to tho the thief and murderer provided that ho for the time forgiveness of ot his sins and received It from froni the time mouth of or the priest asAs asAs as as- as As your our father did dil said tho the old man Interrupting him Happy Happ be ho imo that ho did Ho lie may at nt this moment be bo gazing upon the tho glory lory of or tho the Most Ilo t High And still till I still sUll I forbade the clergy to show him honors at the grave gravo Vh Why By reason of what whitt Imperative Im Im- Im- Im grounds s did this order IW proceed proceed pro pro- from the time mouth of a 0 friend against his friend 7 Because replied Orion you ou desired de do- sired to brand him before all the tho wo ld as ns the tho man mon who gave g aid and assistance assist assist- ance anco to tho the unbelievers and enabled them to reap the victory Ah Ah s see e how accurately the human heart hoart can bo be read exclaimed the pr pro pro- late and ho cast upon the youth a glance In which mild mUd displeasure was mixed with scornful applause Very well then m my ho boy Lot us assume that I desired to mako make plain to Christians In Memphis what awn awaits Its him who gives Ives up his country countr to the enemy and advances advances ad ad- vances hand In hand with tho the un be- be hovers lievers Would I not have been In the right Did Old my mv father invite the tho Arabians to Egypt Interrupted tho time youth No son soni cried the time bishop tho the enemy ene one my came of ot their own accord Continued Tomorrow Morning |