Show THE ENCJIAiNTHESS t l1r Pilin I r > Elit r M the daiiRhttr of Kin h Aeetei of I il hit She ttii very beautiful beau-tiful hut her daiK 1 MIJ I eye rould look I very cruel If lte were not pleased It Iml 10 I r 1 purr liowovr I d to belp J win ob IJ taln of the Uoiden fleoce nhl n was the UntMre at htr fathsr lint after help log liltn she dared not face her father anmr Bo sho departed with Jason TCofbIbn1e frail Colibl and beeam his wife Now you remember that 1 iliad been no May talk to I take the fleece from tin S tl MtreJ grove of Mar A dragon with a hundred eye that never all slept at Iho MMe time guarded It And It was only by enchantments and charm that Jan WM enabled to obtain the prlu When Medea wa alltlle child aha PAMMI htr life with Clrc her fathers deter From her she lenrned the secret se-cret power of herbs how to Inioke the dark power with Incantations In fchnrt all the aeereta of cncbantmcnte unit sorcery I Bo It was by her power that Jesuit had first tamed the firebreathing hull had slain the army that sprung fully nrmed from the sot after he planted ho teeth of the dragon and It was by bar that Ibo dragon IB the atove of Mar woo put lo sleep while Jsson snatched the shining flewe and you remember re-member how Ibey sped together down in the Alga and aa Orpheus played tipau his harp how be vessel 1 sailed swiftly away lint not unpnrsued did the Argo do hart King AMle suspected reach fry ami finding hln too tote that hla Ireaetir waa gone and hla prey es oaptd 1 for he had Intended 1 killing Jason Ja-son Os the next morning he itarted after the lloelng ark 1 Medei had foreseen thin result and tad guarded against II Phi laid hrauinl tier Mill brother rltli her and now she culled him tn htr Whan the punning vetwel began to Kiln upon the Argonauts she committed time darkest trlmo lu her life Her little lit-tle Innocent brother who loved her and depended upon tier woo sacrificed by her own hand After killing him as he emlraced and hissed IM she rut tilt poor Sltllo body Into vices and threw them out of the vessel 1 and King Aerie stopping to gather them up to hive 1 them decent burial RVO up I the title sod he Arto aped on Ho It will very frequently happen thitlivbtro a treat deed la I performed rt 1 ro a dark stain Is somewhere ovoiohadow Inn the outward effulgent dee that history and romance put upon It And the Argoiuutlo wpsdltlon wa a great 7 < 1 I I C < 24 tr 1 4 1 oIQ1 I I L II t b HIM Movin TIIIIUI TIMIW I AHOUNI TDK AlTAIl r naval achievement probably the first 1 forecast of the greet traffle thai ness r to be I when nations separated l b the physlanl barriers I of nature wou i lie f r btlnll ltw brought Into fellowship and b it t hood by mans constructive Inij uty I After n perilous voyage the Argo once more touched the aborts of The SIlly PatIna who had l sent Jason to obtain the fleece was much dismayed t at lila return However bo took the golden prlie that bad been won at DO inlith peril and gavo up his throne to I Jason to whom It of right belonged Great rejoicings spread throughout the kingdom and nil would have been well It It had not been that Aoion the father of Jason was too old and Infirm to attend Ito joyous celebrations of Ibo victory lamenting this ono drop of bitterness In his cup of joy Jason fttnt for lila wife Medea 1 1 Why are pun sad my lord asked tho beautiful wife Ah Medea I have CUT thing that I my heart desires anon only nnn My father to whom I Ons enerythlng Ibo I li old It saddtns mo that nt any moment ho may he called to leave my kingdom for that of 1luto and Irotperlne On my wife you have by your magic performed per-formed weathers for me help me now Take f rain my life loino of Its > ears f f and add them to Aosons Ito thIs If jou Ion me If you honor me Ho looked l Imploringly at her but nothing could be read In tho stern r ldb It countenance Then hIs head sunk upon hU bmat Hut only for n moment for n olce full of low sweet music fell R upon his car lie knew tho voice of Medea It was that that held him 11 bound to her oven when his nature J recoiled from her cruel 11tIa Ho looked up Never had she appeared ap-peared so beautiful so grand so awful 1 aw-ful lilt light figure was drawn up J to Ua full height Htr eyes shone 7 large lustrous black eyes her dark hair fell nbout her like a cloud as It I to hide so much glory She was very much exclM and spoke quickly P I You ask Jason the hardest task tbr = t hat even an oechantresa may perform L I could move yonder mountain with lees 1 difficulty The power to tame the fire LTsathlnx buIlt and put the dragon to sleep were thlld play to me Hut now you ask what will tax nil my powers 1 M > > duet Ce I nl I ill I lie on nut nor II I I at he tool yot motion Not no muli iti 0 1 u 1 I 0 f fnm Tnr Illf I I 0 i Iii h Ii i or le I Itlnk I hr or the Or < or I i I ot no f I 10 anllh tb nao 0 tot cl 1 cu 1 ni thl tim mr 0 nd fa look or 1 hr u nnm m ould 1 hue lilned icr rniili onfone ll thought much Iteu of a deed of horror Times she w nt from hlnapirtmcnt When the not full moon occurred M t nllnliht who n ill C fr wrspt In tlnmbr M > lei elm p I fort i from tIme palner Hh won anliil In lark alit she sired imlflv till ii he > nIne to tho center of a fcreii Great rorka east deep shadows nnd the trees rustled ud tapir mnrmurlnRs wore roberta from the caverns 1naalLC quickly from this denee folIage abe came to a etttr IDC circular In nhnpe on which the noon and stars ahone with wonderful clearness Ior a moment the enchantress stood with face upturned and nrma rnUfd silent and not n sound of living or moving creature eould be heard Then the addressed htr Inrintatlona to the moon nod thealara to Hecate the god dea of Ibo undtrworld to Tclliis the godless of the earth by whose power herbi full of charm and potent for enchantment en-chantment grow Hhe called upon the Rods of lout and sea she Involeil the power of rIver alream lake wood and cavern she called upon the mountains and thr valleys upon the mighty winds and upon the ipors Then she Implored Ilulo and 1rosper i pine to spare the life that she wished to prolong nnd aa she spoke tie stars shone brighter the winds began to sigh and moan the Iravea I of the tree to rustle And suddenly from on high a chariot of gold antI precious gems de scendrd lo her borne by winged Mr penis Mtdea entered her cir antI In A moment moro was out of sight A TheaMly The chariot tmore hrr to distant landi where man had never put lila foot where nature had unbounded annoy There she rathe ed herb such as ahe knew bow to us and for bins day site woo so occupied During this limo she entered no dwelling and spoke to no mortal I bring Then she returned to Theeaaly to the eltarlag tho woods There she erected two altar ono to Hecate the otbtr lo Hsbe the rodlna of youIn A black aheep was thin sacrificed and libations of milk nnd wine were oured upon II Man was then led forth and having thrown him Into n deep steep by A charm It < lea laid blni upon a bed of htrbs With flowing hair Ibo moved three time around the attar calling upon the gods 1 of the underworld nod dipping dip-ping burning twigs Into the blood on the altar and ravine them there to burn The caldron wIth UI tmtglo content con-tent was tbn preptred She put In It the magic herb that ahe had gathered seeds nod flowers atone from the far lint and sand from the shore of Ocean Then alto added boarfrost gathered by moonlight tho head mitt wine of a aoroMh owl Ibo entralli of a mull fragments of shells of tortoises the liver of Hags nail the bead and beak of a crow All these things from anima ten ucleua of life and thing that never die and many more dark aecrtt concoctions concoc-tions wero lut Into the caldron till nt last the contents lolling over the graM around tool on the vivid green of early spring and the dry olivetwig with which tho mixture neas stirred begin to grew groin and to ahoot forth leave and suddenly wni heavy with rips olives IITbln Then when MIA raw that all woo ready she approached King Aeson Taking her knife Ito sumo that bad slain her brother she cut the throat of the need king and when Iho blood hafi run out she poured Into tho wound tin eoalonls from the caldron Quickly the wound healed leaving no tracea behind In n few moments Imo white hair grew dark the blood surged to the cheeks Ibo tmaclafd look disappeared and Aeson rose a young man Till Is ono of the good dtrds that Medea performed but aha soon coon Urtmlnnced It with evil and disappeared disap-peared forover from Tliessaly It 1 happened In this way When the daughter of Pel las the usurper of Ja sons throne saw Arson restored to youth they brgred Medea to do the same for their father She consented 1 and they were overjoyed to obey her Instructions One night while 1dlas slept they entered his room stealthily and when Medea commanded them to strike him they htfltatrd Hit when yhu tohl l thorn the promised reward of youth they were daiited and turning away their fact struck 1ellas with random stroke The father awoke and cried out and the daughters I would have desisted de-sisted but Mc < len sprung forward and dealt him a mortal wound Then sho prepared a caldron but put In Homy water and a few almple herbs Placing the body of fellas In the boll log concoction sItu clapptd her hands and In a moment hrr winged dragoni bearIng her chariot swooped l down from tbo sky startling tho p oplc llefore Ibey were nwaro of her treachery treach-ery Medea had mounted her car IDol tho last they ever auw of her waa her beautiful but wicked face leanlnz ovci the aide and laughing In mocltrj |