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Copyright, by th? "Tim m wi WIWP CHAPTER XIV. THE THEASURE CAVE. i^pjlHE sudden night bad just fall ! I i en, and there was an incom? plete moon in the west But < i' already the desert was full of feeble shadows and silver interspaces, and all that tense silence of evening opon unpeopled localities. Kenden es stood upon the top of a fange monolith, listening. Below, with only her face in the faint moonlight, was Rache:, looking up to him. Anu? bis, oppressed by the voiceless expect? ancy of fie two young people, crouch? ed at his master's feet. For awhile there was only the ringing turmoil of ids own quickened blood in the j'oung man's ears, but presently up from the southern slope rose the sound he had heard some minutes before-a long, quavering note, ending in a high eerie wail "Some one calleth of a surety," ne said, "and by the voice it is a woman." "It is Deborah, come np from the camp to seek for me!" Rachel ex? claimed. With ail the haste possible on the rough siope they descended. The ground was familiar to Kenkenes, for the niche was near the foot of the decliv? ity.. Halfway down he called again, and the answer came up from the hiding place of AtLv/r. In another moment they were within and beside the pros? trate form of the old Israelite. Rachel dropped on her knees, crying ont in her solitade. 'The Lord Qod break them in pieces and his fury be upon them!" Rachel cried. "They set upon her and beat her and left her to the induis!" "Set consume them!" Kenkenes re? sponded wrathfully. "How came the;* npon you?" After a grim silence, broken only by the low weeping of Rachel, Kenkenes bade he r continue. "The search they made for you was not thorough, for one was ill and both were af raid. But they came upon the statue again, and the sight of it mocked them, so they overthrew it and broke *?* , Kenkenes drew a sharp breath and ?glanced at the place where Athor ; .should have been. Except for them- j selves, the niche was evidently vacant j He turned to the two women, who j ?lad talked softly together in Hebrew, .and spoke lightly. "We have shelter for this night safer 'than any other place in all Egypt .Trouble no more concerning that The | ?helter for us is in the cliff to the north, ! near Toora. It is a tomb, but others j before ns have partaken of the dead's hospital: ty." ? ..Taking Deborah up, Kenkenes set ?e? her on one strong arm against his breast The free hand he extended to Rachel, who had taken the matting, and together they went laboriously down the steep front of the hill. He had covered his boat well with de tangle of sedge and marsh vines, and after a long space of search he found lt. Once ?.gain he lifted Deborah and - teJd her in the bottom of the boat. With tts triple? burden the bari sank low in the water, but Kenkenes wielded the oars carefully. The faint moonlight showed him the way. Now and then a red glimm ar across the grain marked the locatio- of a farmer's hut but there was no other sign of life. Even at the Memphian shore there was little activity. When the line of cultivation ended Kenkenes knew he was in the pre? cincts of the Marsh of the Discontent- . ed Soul. He rowed across what he be? lieved to be one-half of its width and drew int o the reeds. . He dragged the bari far np on the shore, once more lifted Deborah and staited up the warm simd. At the base of the limestoney?liff he deposited bis burden and brought to? gether a little heap of dried reeds and flag blades. This he fired after many failures by striking together his chisel and a stone. Rachel hid the blaze from the Nile while he made and lighted a torch of twisted reeds and stamped out the fire. In the feeble moonlight he discerned a stairway of rough hewn steps leading into a cavity in the wail. The southern side of the ascent was sheltered by an outstanding buttress of rock. He put the torch into Rachel's hand and. taking up Deborah, climbed a dozen steps to a dark opening half closed by a fallen door. Tushing the obstruction aside with his foot, he en? tered. When they were all within he closed the entrance and unrolled the reeds. There was a helter skelter of mice past them and a rustle of retiring in? sects. The torch blazed brightly and showed him a squat copper lamp on the ?oor of the omer chamber. The vessel contained sandy dregs of oil and a dirty floss of cotton. With au excla? mation of surprise Kenkenes lighted the wick, and after a li?tie sputtering it burned smokily. "Nay, now, how came a lamp in this tomb?" he asked without expecting an answ<. The chamber was low roofed and small, the whole interior rough with chisel marks. To the eyes of the sculp? tor, accustomed to the gorgeous fres? coes tn tho tombs of the Memphian' aeeroDo?is, tl)- w ' oked bare and A Romance of the Days When the Lord Redeemed the Children o f Israel From the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller ?4? r Bobbs-Mcrrill Company pitiful There were" several prayers "in the ancient hieroglyphics, but no an? cestral records or biographical paint? ings. Several strips of linen were scat? tered over the floor, with the custom? ary litter of dried leaves, dust refuse brought by rodents, cobwebs and the castoff chrysalids of insects. In one corner was a bronze jar. Kenkenes examined it and found it contained co? coanut oil for burning. "Of a truth this is intervention of the gods," he commented, a little dazed, but filling his lamp nevertheless. Ahead of him was a black opening leading into the second chamber. He stooped and, entering, held the lamp above his head. He cried out, and Ra? chel came to his side. In the center of the room was a stone sarcophagus of the early broad, fiat topped pattern. In one corner was a two seated bari, in another a mat uT7ie plunder of Khafra and Sigur." tress of woven reeds. Leaning against the sarcophagus was a wooden rack containing several earthenware am? phorae. On the floor about it .vas a touseled litter of waxed outer cere? ments torn from mummies. All these things they observed later. Now their wide eyes were fixed on the top of the coSin. At one time there bad been a dozen linen sacks set there, but the mice and insects had gnawed most of them away. The bottoms and lower halves yet remained, forming calyxes, out of which tumbled heaps of gold and silver rings, zones, bracelets, col? lars and masks from sarcophagi, all of gold; images of Isis in lapis lazuli and amethyst scarabs in garnets and hem? atite, Khem in obsidian, Bast In car? nelian, Besa in serpentine, signets In jasper and ropes of diamonds which had been Babylonian gems of spoil. "The plunder of Khafra and Sigur, by my mummy!" Kenkenes ejaculated. UWIU they return T Rachel asked in a voice full of fear. "They are gathered to Amentl for their misdeeds many months agone," he explained. "See how thickly the dust lies here without a print upon it They were tomb robbers. None of the authorities could discover their hiding place, and, lo, here it is!" He walked round the sarcophagus and found at the head oh the floor"sev eral bronze cases sealed with pitch. He opened one of them with some diffi? culty. Flat packages wrapped with linen lay within. "Dried gazelle meat and I venture there ls wine in those amphorae. They j lived here, I am convinced, and fed upon the food offerings they filched ; from the tombs. Was there ever such j Intrepid lawlessness?" j Kenkenes swept the jewels as if they ! had been almonds into an empty am j phora and returned it to the rack. The I mattress he laid upon the broad top of j the sarcophagus. i "Where go we tomorrow?" asked Deborah. Kenkenes did not answer immediate? ly. Another plan for Rachel's security had been growing in his mind, and his heart leaped at the prospect of its ac ? ceptance by her. "There is a large boat here, and we might VJ On." he began at last "There is one way possible to save Rachel from this man as long as I live, and I would she were to be persuaded into accepting the conditions." "Name them and let me judge." He hesitated for proper words, and his cheeks flushed. Deborah looked at him with comprehension in her gaze. . r:r.chel is not blind to my love for her. and. thou, too, art discerning. Yet I would declare myself. I love Rachel, and I would taie her to wife. Th.-:, not even the Pharaoh could take her from me by law." Del; rah raised herself with difficulty and, after peering into the inner cham? ber to see where Rachel was, approach ed him softly. "Thou lovest Rachel. Aye. that Ls a tale I have heard, oftener than 1 hav . fingers to count upon: From the first men of her tribe I have heard it. from the best of Egypt and the worst. Bm she kept her heart and stayed by : y side. Now thou comes:, yoting, comely, gifted with fair speech and full of ferr vor. Thou lovest as she would be loved, and lier heart goes out to thee, even as ?lou wouldst lia ve it-in ?ove." Kenkenes' face glowed and hi? fine eyes shone v.-i OJ joy. '"But mark thou!" she coutinued -< ~g?W?rj **if thou wouldst save her; mayest not wed he;-. Jehovah ulauieth the faith of Abraham anew In Israel. In Rachel and in Rachel's house it died not duri:: g the hundred years ot the bondage. Therefore the name is god? ly. Of her what would thy heart say? Hath she not beauty, hath she not wisdom, hath she not great winsome? ness ? There is none like her in these days among all the children of Abra? ham. To her Israel lo >ke:h for exam? ple, for, since she compelleth by her grace, those who behold nor will con? sider whatever she doeth as good. ' "Thou bowest down to a beetle." she went on without pausing. "Tnou wor shipest a cat. Thou ofierest up sacrifice to an image and conservest abom? inable and heathen rites. Thou art an idolater, and as such thou art not for Rachel. A?nd yet, this further-if thou canst become a worshiper of the true God, thou shalt take her. Xever have I I seen an Egyptian won over to the faith of Abraham, but there approach? ed a time of wonders, and I shall not 1 marvel." Kenkenes turned to Deborah. j "Let it pass. then. Deny me not the joy of loving her nor her the small content of loving me. If there should ' be change, let it be in thy prohibitions, not In our love. Enough. Art thou j weary? "Wouldst thou sleep?" , "Nay." she answered bluntly. I "Then I would take counsel with' ! thee. Thou knowest the end of Is ! rael?" he asked. I "I know the purpose of the Pharaoh, but there is no end to Israel." j "Not yet perchance," he said calmly, "or never. But we shall not put trust in auguries. The oppression of the people is already begun at Pa-Ramesu I and the brick fields. Ye shall not re? turn to those dire hardship's. Ye can? not return to Masaarah. In Memphis 7 offer my father's bou-e. but Rachel refuses it. In Xehapehu there is safe? ty among the peasants on the murket's lands. My father lost au ali powerful signet in the tomb of the incomparable Pharaoh at Tape and diJ not search for it because he believed that Ram eses had taken it away from him. The king will honor it and grant whatever petition'I make to bira. If ye are un? afraid to abide in this tomb for the few remaining hours of this night I shall take you to Xehapehu at dawn. There ye can abide* till I go to Tape and return. What sayest thou?" The old woman looked at him quietly for a moment "Why need we go hence? Wejhall abide here till thou shall "return?" "In this place!" Kenkenes exclaimed, j recoiling. "Nay! I shall be gone six? teen days at . least." "We shall not fear to live in a tomb, we who have defied untombed death daily. We shall remain here." "I shall go then tonight/' he said sim? ply "Thou hast the marks of hard usage upon thee," she said. "Thou hast slaved for us since midday, and now the night is far spent Thine eyes are heavy for sleep, thy face is weary, and be? fore thee ls a task which will require thy keenest wit thy steadiest hand. Thou owest it to Rachel and to thyself to go forth with the eye of a hawk and the strength of a young lion." Because of Rachel's name in her ar? gument he yielded. His eyes ignited and his face grew white. "Starve within this cave," he said in? tensely, approaching her, "but deliver her not into his hands, I charge thee, for the welfare of thy immortal soul. If thou art beset and there is no es? cape, before she shall live for the de spoiler-take b *r lifer Deborah scanned him narrowly and moved away from him. "Come, spread the matting, Rachel," she said. "The master will stay with us tonight" Kenkenes Immediately flung himself upon the pallet because Rachel's hands had made it and in a moment became acutely conscious of all the ache of body and the pain of soul the day had brought him. The first deprived him of comfort, the second of his peace, and there was the smell of dawn on the breeze before be fell asleep. After sunset the next day Deborah roused him. He awoke, restored in strength and hungry. The old Israel? ite had prepared some of the gazelle meat for him. and this, with a draft of wine from an amphora, refreshed him at once. Provisions had been put m his wallet and a double handful of golden rings, with several jewels, much j treasure in small bulk, had been wrap- i ped in a strip of linen and was ready for him. By the time all preparations were complete the night had come. Kenkenes bade Deborah farewell, I took Rachel's hand and then went j forth. After launching his bari Kenkenes j gazed a moment and then, with a prayer to Ptah for aid, struck out for j the south. Ile rowed on steadily for ? Memphis, and immediate danger was i at last behind him. (TO BE ceyn NUJii?.l State of Ohi<>. City .->f Toledo. Lu .as County, ss.-Frank J. Cheney *nak?--s oath that he is *. nk>r partner ?f the firm-of F. J. Cheney & Co., d*>. ng business in the city .-,{ Toledo, .bunfy and State aforesaid, and thai a'd firru will pa;, the s-ni of ?i?'O f?>: ?eh and every case .".f catarrh tita* .apr. .* be cure i by the us? of Hali's "atarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before ra-, and subscribed member, A. D. l$$6. nally, and acts directly on t F. J. Cheney <i- Tol? Sold by all druggists, 7c Take Hall's Family I i.; s COTTON EXCHANGE FIGHT. Third Tic ket for Officers Upholds thc j Administration. ! New York. May 31.-Those mem ; hers of the cotton exchange who have j bten concerned over the charges j brought by Theodore H. Price and others renee ting on the conduct of certain departments of the exchange, and who hold to the belief that there room tor reform in the exchange's methods of doing business, were sur? prised yesterday at the publication of a third ticket to be voted for af the annual election on June 3. which they ! calculate will help their cause by I spatting the "standpat" faction. After the regular ticket was an? nounced a week or so ago containing what was considered a pro-adminis? tration list of candidates for the board of managers, the reform crowd got un a tickei of their own which affirm? ed the choice of officers on the r?gu? lai ticket with the exception of the vice president, and named seven men for ihe board of managers whose election would give them a majority in that body of their own way of ! thinking. Thc- regular ticket ccntain ! ed about au equal number of norni j nees for the board of managers who ! might be depended on to uphold the { present policy of the administration, j The new ticket published yesterday j is identical with the regular ticket in ' its officers, hr.: contains six names of ? candidates for the board of managers j who do not appear on either of the ! previously announced tickets. ; The new candidate? are George K. McFadden. Charles I." Long. Arthur R. Marsh. Marcus J. Parrot. Clayton E. Rich anet Henry .Schaefer. ? Henry Scha< ?r was nominated on ? the regular ricket, but declined to run I on the gro;:nd that he was too busy, ihe fact that the third ticket contains the names of all of the original can? il'lates -who are supposed to be es? pecially committed to the policy of i the exchange, including the brother j of President Hubbard, stamps it. the reform partisans think, as a second P ro -a d m i n i s t ra tion ticket, i ?t is rumored on the exchange that there is likely to be still another tick? et put forward before the election. IXSCRAXCE GRAFTER IXDICTED. Thomas D. Jordan of Equitable Life Will Stand Trial. Xew York. May 23.-Thomas D. Jordan, former controller of the EQuitable Lire Assurance Company, toaay pleaded not guilty to 15 indict? ments returned against him yester? day by the grand jury charging viola? tion of the law in his former position, eighteen indictments on the charge of forgery in the third degree, and one on the charge of perjury. Bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars was re? quired and Jordan was paroled in the custody of counsel. The bail will be furnished by E. C. Potter, a real es? tate dealer. The privilege of substi? tuting another plea before the first Monday in October was granted. Dis? trict attorney Jerome intimated that he believes one more special grand jury can dispose of the insurance in-, ?estigation. The Magic Xo. 3. *Xumber 3 is a wonderful mascot for Geo. H. Parris, of Cedar Grove, Me., according to a letter which reads: "After suffering much with liver and kidney trouble, and becom? ing greatly discouraged by the failure to find relief. I tried Eelectric Bitters, and as a result I am a well man to? day. The first bottle relieved and three bottles completed the cure." Guaranteed best remedy for stom? ach, liver and kidney troubles, by Si bert's Drug Store. 50c. Stolen Horse. The following appeared in the Me? ridional published at Abbeville, Louis? iana: "Men Horse- vas stolen,-Yon nite the order day. ven I vas bin awake in my shleep 1 Heare sometings vat ? tinks was not. Yust right in nry Barn md I 'Oit shu mps to bed, and runs mid the barn out, and ven I vas coom I tes dat my big Iron gray mare, he ras bin tide t -ese. and run mid the staple off an?I whoefer will him back .ring. 1 yust so much pay him as vas .v?shton a ry.*" Eert Barber, of Elton. Wis., -ays: .f have only taken four doses of --.rr Kidney and Fladder Pills and hey have done for nie more than rfay .tirer medicine has ever done. I am ??]]] taking the pills as I wa.nt a per Ver cure." Mr. Far':" :* refers to De Ttvs Kidney and Bladder Pills, ehich arc unequalled for backache. kidneys, inflammation of the dadder' and ail urinary tronb.es. A '.cage A GREAT REBELLION. Estimated That One Hundred Thou? sand Men arc Cnder Arms in Chi? na. Hong Kong China, June 1.-Three provinces arc now affected by the Chinese revolt, which is growing ev? ery day. A conservative estimate of rh< strength of'armed rebels place the number at fifty thousand. Some re? ports received here indicate that double that number of men are ac? tually in arms to overthrow the Man? chu dynasty. It is reported that a dozen civil and military authorities with the members of their families have been pu: to death in Kiangsi province, which is the latest-to be af? fected. At Pekhois port all white women have been ordered away by the British consul. NOT LIKE BOXER OUTBREAK. The Disturbance in China is Probably Sot Anti-Foreign Affair. Washington. May 30.-Officials here who have kept in close touch with the state of public feeling in southern China are satisfied that tho rebellion which-has just broken out in Kwangtung province is radi? cally different in origin from the fa? mous Box?-r uprising of 1900 in the important fact that it is not directed Lgaihst foreigners. Ii is possible, o: course, that as an incident to the re? bellion some foreigners may suffer through being caught in the storm center, but so far as it is known here they are not the objects of attack. Xor is it understood here that the famine in (.'"nina, has anything to do with tiiis rebellion. Kwangtulg pro? vince was not affected to any extent by the famine, which raged in its worst form several hundred miles to the northward, and although the na? tives cf the province have had to bear their share cf the extremely heavy :ax?t?on imposed by the imperial government to meet the enormous in? demnity to be paid to foreign powers as an outcome of the Boxer uprising, their discontent has been no more pronounced than that of the native. in other sections of China. According to the best information available, thc- present rebellion is purely anti-dynastic. It is a revolt of he nativQS of Southern China against the existing Manchu reign at Peking and the movement is by no means confined to Kwangtung, but is gener- I ally felt in Southern China, being fo? mented by the secret societies. These societies are not only potent in China, hut they have ramifications through? out the world and particularly in the United States, whence Mow large sums of money contributed by disaffected Chinese in the populous cities of this country. The opinion here is that the pres? ent uprising in Kwangtung was sprung prematurely and that it will be soon suppressed. There are only half a dozen American missionaries scat? tered through the provinces outside of the great city of Canton, where there is a considerable American col? ony, but that, of course, is in no pos? sible danger owing to the ability of a few warships in the West river to safeguard the port. *A prompt, pleasant, good remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It is espe Mallv recommended for babies and children, but good for every member ii the family. It contains no opiates -and does not constipate. Contains honey and tar and tastes nearly as good' as maple syrup. Children like it. Sold by all druggists. Manager Walsh of the Walsh Di? rectory company has increased Greenville's population to 20,0G0. ?For scratches, burns, cuts, insect hites and the many little hurts com- j mon to every family. Dewitt's Car bolized Witch Hazel Salve is the best remedy. It is soothing, cooling, clean and healing. Be sure you get De Witt's. Sold by all druggists. John Bell Towill has Organized a company for the purpose of develop? ing Edisto Falls in Aiken county. The company will furnish light and power for towns between Columbia, ard Augusta. Will ( ure Consumption. *A. A. Herr? n. Finch, Ark., writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar is the besr preparation for coughs, colds and lurg trouble. I know that it has cured consumption in the first stages." You never heard of any one using Foley's Honey and Tar and not being satis-j Mrs. L \. Godfrey of Greenville, j has filed satt against tho Greenville Carolina Power Company and th?. Greenville Gas and Electric Light ano j power Company Cor $50.000 damages.] citiming that the" companys ar. re-j sponsible; i r the death of her hus-? band. Health Coffee" au our store. If real ] .ff.-.- distiirbs your stomach;, your, heart or k; dr. cys. then try this clever j (?. ;";?... imitation. Dr. Shoop has ot?se-j y matched < dd dava and Mocha c o- j ;p's Health Coffee imitation is rrade from pure toasted grains or. .creal?, with niait, nuts. ?nc. Mad?1 : a mit*ute; Xo tedious wait. You ? rill ? are'.;, like it. S dd by Levy & ; LITTLE BROWX HANDS. "They drive home the cows from the pasture And up through the long shady lane; Where the quail whistle loud in the v.-heatfields That are yellow with ripening grain. They find in the thick, waving grasses Where the scarlet-lipped strawber? ry grows. They gather the earliest snowdrops And the first crimson bud of the rose. "They toss the new hay in the meadows, They gather the elder blossoms white, They find where the dusky grapes purple In the soft October light; They know where the apples hang ripest And' sweeter than Italy's wines, They know where the fruit hangs the ^ thickest On the long, thorny blackberry vines. "'They gather the delicate seaweeds And build tiny castles of sand, They pick up the beautiful seashells, Fairy barks that have drifted to ln^ii They wave from, the tall, rocking treetop, Where the oriole's hammock nest swings And at night time are foled ha slum? ber,, By the song that fond mother sings. "And those wno toil bravely are strongest, The humbie and poor become great And from those brown-handed chil? dren Shall grow mighty rulers of State; The pen of the author and stateman, The noble and wise of the land, The sword and the chisel and palette Shall be held by the little brown hand." The Drinking of Water. It is said to be a fact that a great many people do not drink sufficient water. Whether this *s due to the un? palatability of th'j water supplied to not a few of the cities of this country or to other causes, the fact Is said t<* remain, and the statement is made that directly thereto is to be traced not a little of 'he sicku-ss doctors are called upon to treat. Especially is this true of disorders of the kidneys and bladder, which vi gan5 are sala rd be greatly benefittcd i y thc flashing that naturally fo>! >w the free use of good drinking water. The lack of such Mushing is assorti-a tc be in large mt asure responsible 'cr many or' the kidney and bladder disorders with which physicians have to contend. A favorite and successful treatment for ? such cases, used by progressive med? ical men, consits of the administra? tion three times a day of a table- i spoonful of this preparation, which any first class pharmacist can com? pound: 1-4 oz. Fluid Extract of Bu chu, 1-4 oz. Fluid Extract of Tva Ursi. 1 oz. Amet Cordial, 1-4 oz. Fluid Extract of Liverwort and 15 ozs. water. A feature of this treat? ment is the direction to the patient to drink plenty of water and to con? tinue the use of the medicine for at . least a month, in order that the im? purities which cause the disorder may be entirely eliminated from the system. (6) Cured Hemorrhages of thc Lungs. *"Several years since my lungs vere so badly affected that I had many hemorrhages." writes A. M. Ake. of Wood. Ind. "I took treat? ment with several physician; without any benefit. I then started -to take Foley's Honey and Tar. and my lungs are now as sound as a bullet. I re? commend it in advanced stages of lung trouble." Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and heals the lon.gs. and prevents serious results fro ni a cold. Refuse substitutes. Si bert' Drug Store. SHOOTS FORMER SWEETHEART. Unsuccessful Suitor of Laurens Wid? ow Attempts Her Life. Laurens, May 29.-A sensational shooting affair occurred today at Groidville, when John Anderson at < 1 se range fired three times upon his erstwhile sister-in-law and former sweetheart, Mrs. Will Summers, and il i~ singular that she escaped so lightly, as one ball passed through hr r rooch of hair and thc other two brough her clothing. *When you feel the need of a pill A . a IV Witt's Little Early Riser. Il pill, safe pill, sure pill. l?riv?-s ay headaches. Sold' by all. dr?g R. R. Brimson, chief of police of , Hon, was attacked by a negr . nam R -'end, and seriously st. ? ;d. The annual convention of the fire n su rance agents of Sleuth Carolina ?ll be held in Columbia June IS th nd 10th. Fire destroyed the- residence of Policeman Fisher of Abbeville Thurs ay morning The house and the ?rniture were desiroyevl bv the