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CHAPTER XXIX.
" _ THE WAY TO THE SEA.
y y |EXE"ENES did not remain 1
%C in the apathy of amazerx
jr* j\ and helplessness- Conste]
Hf * ' tion possessed him the inst
he roused himself sufficiently to rea
and speculate. * He had saved the s
and exposed Har-hat but the ace
plishlng of this temporary good I
forced the probable commission o:
great evil. If death in some form
^x not overtake the fan bearer he co
-Qr enrich and strengthen himself fr
Israel Then, even if Meneptab's ar
did not continue to follow him,
wonJd be enabled to buy mercena:
and return equipped to do battle w
Meneptah,v even as he had vow
The flower of the military was w
^ him: the Pharaoh was incapable s
Egypt demoralized. The success
the traitor seemed as^vj. W]
. then of Rachel, of bis own father,
the faithful n?miters, of all whi
Kenkenes h8d loved or befriende
The thought filled him with resoluti
and vigor.
|^ "If the Lord God of Israel overtai
^ him not," he said, returning to t
king, -then must I! For in my go
intent it seems that I have undo
if thee. Hotep," he continued, taking t
scribe's hands, "let my father knc
that I died not with the firstborn; al
thou seest the danger into which't
j? nation hath descended in this hoi
Help thou the kingl I" return n<
Farewell."
He kissed the scribe on the lips an
freeing himself from his clingii
hands, ran through the broken line ?
the royal guards.
The army was already a compa
cluster in the center of a rolling clot
of dust to the south.
When Xechutes had aroused him b
fore daybreak the cupbearer' ha
brought Hotep with him, and while tl
messenger broke, his fast he had avai
ed himself of the scribe's presence 1
. learn many-things. Not the smailes
*W part of his information was*"the fa<
that the Pharaoh's scouts bad loe?te
Israel encam??ed on a sedgy plain s
the base o: a great h;l? on the nerti
emmost arm - of the KKI sea. Mene?
tai'*.? arri:; had marched rwenty-fiv
sciles due south o? Pitbem and pitche
f ?is icuio lui- the night, it was twenty
A Jive miles from that point to Baa]
" Zephon or the hill before which Israe
had camped. The fugitives had cho
sen the smoothest path for travel
keeping along the Bitter lakes, ,tha
"their cattle might feed- Their traci
led in a southeasterly direction.
^ Har"kat? nicking o?* with the ar
^ my. had struck due south. He hac
X<" chosen this line for more than one ad
vantage it offered. ' The Arabian deserl
approached the sea in a series of pla?
teaus or steps. The most westerly was
surmounted by a ridge of high hills,
higher probably than any other chain
within the boundaries of Egypt The
sJL most easterly overlooked the seaheaeh
and was originally, it may be, the old
sea margin. At points the tableland
advanced within sight of the water, at
other localities an intervening space
of several miles lay between it and the
sea. The summit was flat, at least
smooth enough for the passage of
horsemen, and at all times it was a
y'. good field for strategic maneuverings
?j by an army arrayed against anything
which might be on the beach below.
? The slaves were entrapped. The pur?
suer had but to follow the pursued in
the only open direction and overtake
th? starving, thirsting multitude at
1^ last. But from Ear-hat's movement he
W^' had meant to continue along this pla
V. tesa out of sight of Israel until he had
postal part of his army in the way of
escape to the south. Kenkenes reached
this conclusion without much ponder?
ing. He had his own maneuverings in
mind. Of the captain of Israel, Prince
-Moses, he would discover, first, if the
?St Lord God had prepared. him against
^3 Har-hat The grave question answered
to the repose of his mind concerning
the welfare of Israel, the path of his
nest duty woufd be clearly laid before
him. He would join the army and take
the life of the fan bearer for the sake
of all he loved and Egypt In the
course of the day's events his motive
had l>een exalted from the personal de?
sire for revenge to the high intent of a
patriot He felt most confident that he
wonk* forfeit his own life in the act
Not an instant did he hesitate.
Ahead of him was the narrow bed of
a miniature torrent which rolled out of
~A desert during the infrequent rains.
? "Now it was dry, packed hard, free of
ail obstructions except the great bowl- j
ders and led in a comparatively
straight line toward the sea. It was an |
Ideal stretch for running.
He summoned all his forces, gather?
ing? hi a mighty mental effort all that .
depended on his speed, and tock the
-?? path with a leap. The dazed king and
his ministers >aw him with whom they
had that moment talked stretch a vast
and ever widening breach between
fhem with a bat-like swoop, and while
they watched be was swallowed up in
the distance.
The bed of the torrent served him
-Jf for the first few miles. Then it turned
abruptly toward the. Bitter lakes. He j
left it and entered the rougher coun- !
try. Thereafter no great bursts of
speed were possible, because the run?
ner had to pick his way. He ran, not
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aside and forward, dimly calculating
the safety of the footfall.
Suddenly a column of sand rose un?
der his feet and he dashed through it.
Blinded and choking, he cleared his
eyes, caught his breath and ran on.
A gust of wind, like a breath of flame,
met him from the east and passed.
Then he realized that the atmosphere
bad thickened, as if an opaque cloud
of heat had enveloped the earth. He
glanced.at the sky and saw that it was
strewn with fragmentary clouds, but a
little south and east of him was the
pillar, unmoving and gilded royally.
There was a storm in the air.
Finally the region began to grow
level, proving the proximity to the sea.
In another moment he came upon the
old sea bed. It was sandy, sedge
grown, with here and there a palm,
and tremendously trampled.
Israel had passed this way.
The clash and ring of meeting metal
fell on his ear. He looked and saw I
ahead of him two men fighting with a j
third. Three horses with empty sad- j
dies nervously watched the fray.
The single combatant was a soldier
in the uniform of a common fighting
man. One of the, pair was a tall Nu?
bian in a striped tunic; the other was
an Egyptian, short, fat, purple of ooun- ?
tenance-Unas!
With a furious exclamation, Kenke
nes slackened his pace only long
enough to undo the falchion at his side
and rushed to the' fight It did not mat?
ter to him who the soldier was or what
his cause. The fact that he was fight?
ing the emissaries of Har-hat wa?
sufficient indorsement of the lone sol?
dier, but even as he sprang forward'
Unas sank on the sand, moved eonvui .
sively once or twice, and lay still.
The soldier staggered back from the
second servitor and fell. The Nubian,
standing over bim, swung his heavy
weapon aloft, but Kenkenes thrust his
falchion . over the fallen man and
caught the Mow a? it descended upon
the broad back of the blade.
"Set receive your cursed soul!" the
Nubian snarled. Kenkenes leaped
across the prostrate soldier, and simu!- j
taneously the weapons \t*3Xt up, de- j
sceuded and dashed. Then followed j
a wi;d and fearful battle.
Thc Egyptian falchion wis nothing i
more than- a sword ih^ed SJL Xiicr^
fore these were not tongues of steel
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Die Xubiun swuivj his heavy weapon
alon.
which would whip their supple length
one across the other and fill the air
with the lightning of their olav and the
devilish beauty of their music. The
vanquished wouid not taste the nice
death of a spitted heart. There was
yet the method of tho stone ax war?
riors in this battle, and he who fell
would be a fearful thing to see.
Perhaps it was because Kenkenes
xas stronger and more agile; perhaps
he remembered Deborah at that mo- !
ment, or perhaps he was simply a
better fighter. Whatever the cause, his j
blade went up and descended at last
before the Nubian could parry, and the
second servitor of Har-hat fell on his
face and died.
Chilled by the instant sobering which
follows the taking of life, the young
man sickened and whirled away from
the quivering fiesfi. Plunging his fal?
chion in the sand to hide its stain, he
went back to the fallen soldier.
He knew by the look on the gray
face, by the dark pool that had grown
beside him, that the warrior had fought
his last fight. Kenkenes raised the
man's #head and heard these words i
faintly spoken:
"He sent them in pursuit: I knew he ?
meant to do it but I could not get near j
to kill him. So I 'followed them. But
thou art her love;. Do thoa protect her
now.'*
"Her! Rachel V Kenkenes cried.
"Who art thou?"
."Atsu, once her taskmaster, always J
her*'- the voice died away.
"Where is she?" Kenkenes implored, j
"In the name of thy gods, go not yeti j
Where is she?"
'The lips parted in answer, but no |
sonnd came. The arm went up as if j
to point but it fell limp without indi- !
eating direction, and with a sigh the j
soldier turned bis face away.
SoblHng, wild with anxiety and grief. !
Kenkenes shook the inert body, plead- j
lng frantically for some sign to guide
Amen ti.
At last Kenkenes laid the body d'
and stood up. It had come to him y
plainly that but for Atsu already tl
dead servitors would have been
youd overtaking in pursuit of his 1
Though a worshiper of Israel's (
Kenkenes was still Egyptian in his
stincts. The man who had died
save Rachel ho could not bury un
fined in a gravi? of sr.nd, where
natural processes of dissolution wt
destroy him utterly. His and Racfc
debts to Atsu were great, and the
mand was made upon him now to
charge all that was possible in
one act of caring for the dead soldi
remains. Kenkenes could not bear
body back to the group be had
about the kirg. for he had a miss
which concerned all the living T,
were dear to him. Furthermore,
sky was threatening, the desert wa
terrible place during high winds, J
he dared not delay.
Suddenly a thought struck h
Travelers and seafaring men bad t
him that there were settlements al<
the Red sea. Might be not go forw;
on his way after Israel till he foi
one of these?
He led the largest horse past
dead servitors and, persuading it
stand, lifted the body of Atsu upon
back. With dlfSculty he mounted a
supporting the limp burden with (
arm, turned again toward the son
east
As he went forward Kenkenes me
tated on the signs of this recent a
tragic event. He had searched throu?
oat the length and breadth of Gost
for Rachel, and none had seen her
heard of her since she had fled fri
Har-hat into the desert eigt?t moni
before he had seen her last. . Isr.
was more ignorant of the whereaboi
of Rachel than he. He could not t
whether Har-hat knew where she w:
nor could he guess from the positi
pf the fighters in which direction t
servants had meant to ride. T
tracks ol their horses were not to
discovered in the great trampled roi
way Israel had made.
Of this thing Kenkenes was sure.
Rachel were with Israel she had join
it after he had left Goshen. In tit
case he was going to hereto ask a?1
her safety when he inquired after ;
Israel. If she were still in Egypt
would stop Har-hafs search forev?
This recollection added to his deten:
nation and intensified his zeal.
At the beginning of the great fiel
of sea grass he came upon a little ha]
let It was a considerable distance i
land, and the chief industry of the pc
pie could have been only the gatherii
of sedge for hay or the curing of hei
and root,for medicines. Some of tl
villagers were in sight but. the most <
them were out in the direction of ri
lakes laboring in the marsh gr:;? :
hi th-.- oourse of the pasi j ear
events K^irse^e. had : earned to be
cautious and ski?rful ?n?ritive. ri?; d'
not cure T? be caught and taxed veil
me deatn 01 roe man whose body i
bore The village shrine was the stru<
ture nearest to him. It was built c
sun dried brick, with three walls, tl
fourth side open to the sunrise. Kei
kenes dismounted and reconnoitered
The shrine was empty, and none of th
villagers was near.
t He lifted the dead man from th
horse and bore the body into the san<
tuary. Before the image of A thor wa
a long table overlaid with a slab o
red sandstone. Here the offerings wer
left and here Kenkenes laid Atsu, ?
true sacrifice to the love deity. Revei
ently the young man closed the eye
and straightened the chilling limbs
G<Mng into his patrimony of jewel
sewn in his belt be took an emerak
and, putting it in the hands, crosse<
them above the breast Then he lau
his mantle over the bier.
At the threshold he found a sof
stone, and with that he wrote upon th?
head of the long table the name of th<
dead man and Mendes, his native city
Under this he wrote further to the vii
lagers, charging them, in the name ol
the goddess, to care for the body rev
erently and return it to the tomb o?
Atsu's fathers. Having made note o?
the emerald as remuneration for their
labors, he completed the inscription
without signature.
Thus he insured the safety and pres?
ervation of the bones of Atsu, and in
the eye of the average Egyptian he
had served the soldier well. But Ken?
kenes was not satisfied. i
As he left the shrine he muttered
with trembling lips:
"Bless him! The fate is not kind
which yields to such goodness no re?
ward save gratitude. There must be,
because of the great God's justness,
some especial blessing laid up for
Atsu."
In the time he had spent in the sanc?
tuary the atmosphere had grown hazy,
and the sun shone obscurely. To the
east were tumbled and darkening
masses, which gathered even as he
looked and joined till they stretched
in a vast and unilluinined sweep about
the horizon. The wind had died, and
che heat bathed him in perspiration.
Once again bis eyes sought the pillar
and found it above bim, still some?
what to the east yet in form un?
changed, in hue undimmed. Some?
thing within him associated the col?
umn of cloud with Israei and Israel's
God.
He went to his horse and found him
terrified and unmanageable. After
vain .efforts to soothe the creature he
walked away a little space, clasping
his hands.
."O thou mysterious God, by those
tokens thy hand is upon tin? earth and
upon the heavens! Even as thou hast
shielded me thus far, withdraw not th>
sheltering haiMi from al>out me, thv
worshijKir, in this thy latest hour of
mystery."
He skirted the village, now fi!Hr:?
with frightened peasants, and t:*>k the i
path of Israel.
It j+yl in a southeasterly di^vtlon to- j
ward a fur-off hill, barely- outlined '
.v " ? e distance.
settled and j
bastion of !
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cioUvl Leaved its sooty bulk up t?
sky. The air stagnated, and the whc
desert was soundless.
If Meueptah's scouts' had report?
truly, Israel had behind it a hill, ea
of it the sea West of it the arn
i would approach. South only could
floe into a torrid, arid, uninhabitx
desert.
i A round and tumbled mass, bb
black, but attended by a copper color?
rack, detached itself -from a shelflil
stratum of cloud and, elongating, seer
ed to descend to the surface of the se
Daylight went out instantly, and a pr
; longed moan came from the dista]
! east Blinding flashes of lightning i
luminated the whirling mass and a
most absolute darkness fell after eac
bolt Out of the inky midnight towal
the east came an ever increasing sour
j of a maddened sea, gathering in vc
ume and fury and menace. Kenken?
flung himself cn his face and waited.
I He did not have long to waft.
With a noise of mighty rending, r
enforced by a continuous roll of sa1
t age thunder, the' storm struck.
' spinning cone of wind caught a gr?
; expanse of sand and, lifting the loos
j covering, carried a huge twisting co
umn inland-dea^1 und entombmei
; for any living thing it met With
'? went a great blast of spray, stone:
seaweed, mashes of sedge uproote
bodily, much wreckage, palm tree:
small hilts which went to pieces a
' they were carried along, wild and d<
mestic animals, jmythlng and ever}
thing that lay Ta the path of the storn
The rotary movement passed wit
the first whirl, but a hurricane, bkrn
ing with overcoming velocity, presse
like a wall against anything thatstrov
to face it Tts toarse raving filled Ker
keries' ears with titanic sound. Th
breath was snatched from his nostrils
His eyelids, tightly closed, were stun;
.with sharply driven sand. Though h
struggled to hin feet and attempted t
proceed, he stiggered and wandere
and was prone to turn away from th
. solid breast of the mighty blast H
? could not hope to make headway blind
: ed, yet be dared not lift his face to th
sand. . He could make a shelter ove
. his eye that he might watch his feet
but be could not discover path and di
rection in this manner.
The day was far advanced, and al
ready the army had outstripped him
j Might not Har-hat at this hour he de
j scending with als veterans, seasonet
! against the simooms of Arabia, upoi
. Israel, dem?rali?ied In the storm?
I Desperate, the young man droppec
! his hands and flung up his head,
j He was standing in a soft ligHt verj
I faintly diffused about him, but nar
? rowing ahead of him, brightening, as i:
contracted, into almost daytime bril
1 liance to the south. The illuminate;:
scrip .... ?s not wide, rn** plat -au \'j tin
I west was dark, the farmer cast ;:;<.
wise storm cleared. Ta Kir; : co1; rag0,
he raised his eyes for an in: tant. Thc
drift; .g sand would not pei nit a.don
, ger L~~^.u.pL.tiaa, bul ?L?i ?eetuifc
glimpse he discovered the source of the
supernatural radiance. The pillar was
tinged like a clo ad in the sunset with
a mellow and benign fire.
? Kenkenes did not marvel and was
not perplexed. The miracles no longer
amazed him, but he had not become in?
different or unthankful. Each forward
step he took was a declaration of faith;
the thrill of relief in his veins, a psalm
of thanksgiving. The stones were as
many and as sharp, the way as un
tender, and the mighty tempest strove
against him as powerfully, but he fol?
lowed the ray, trusting implicitly.
Night fell unnoticed, for it merged
with the supernatural darkness of the
day.
At the summit of the slope which led
down to the water's edge he paused.
Below him was a gentle declivity end?
ing to the south in darkness. There
was not a glimmer of radiance on the
sea. Far to the east could be heard the
sound of inf uria red "surges, storming
the rocks, but dense darkness shrouded
all the distance. Only the beach direct?
ly under him was alight The shadows
cast were blacker than daylight shad?
ows, and the radiance had a ^o^ch of
gold, which gilded everything beneath
it The poorest object was enriched,
the gaudiest subdued.
Had the number of Israel'been 10,000
or even 100,000 Kenkenes might have
had some conception of the multitude.
The miliious massed below him on the
sand were not to be looked on except
as a vast unit
The tribes were divided, the herds
were collected at the rear or inland
side, and the lepers were isolated, but
no order in detail was possible. Tents
were down, goods were being gathered
and much commotion was apparent
Even at a distance Kenkenes could see
that consternation and dismay were
rife among Israel. The whole valley
was murmurous with subdued outcry,
and a multitudinoas lowing and bleat?
ing of the herds swept up, blown wild?
ly by the hurricane.
The senses, too, are limited in their
grasp, even as tte brain has bounds
upon its conception. The dimensions,
movement and sound of the multitude
overtaxed the eye and ear.
Was it the storm or the army that
had frightened them?
Slipping and sliding in his haste, be |
descended the slope without care for
the sound be made. The hillocks and
hollows that Interposed irritated him.
His Impatience made him forget his
great weariness. Israel's helpless ones
to tix> t-jwonl, Israel's treasure open to
the enrichment of a traitor. Israel's
fighting men driven to rally to his
standard-Rachel's people to be mas?
tered by Har-hati
Great was his intent and its scope,
and how cheaply attained if it cost but
two lives-his enemy's and his own! !
How much depended upon him! His
enthusiasm and zeal put out of his ?
?di?bt all his young reluctance to sur- ;
render life and the world. He could
have explained truthfully from his .
own feelings what rt is that enables :
men to suffer an eager martyrdom.
Two Hebrews outside The limits nf I
the camp halted him.
"I bring fid/;:;,.; V your captain," be '
?xplaihecT "The answer was swept
"J bring tidings to your captain."
1 from the speaker's lips and carried
I astray by the wind, but he caught
j these- words:
"Thou art an Egyptian. Thy kind
i hath no friendship for Israel."
? "I am of Egypt, but I am one with
j you in faith. Conduct me to the prince,
j I pray you."
! 'Take him," said one to the other,
j "He is but one."
! The Hebrew thus addressed motion?
ed Kenkenes to follow him and turned
j toward the encampment
I They "passed through a lane between
two tribes. Kenkenes guessed, look?
ing first upon one and then the other,
that there were 100,000 In the two.
Strip a city of her plan and shape, her
houses, her pleasures and commerce;
leave only her people, their smallest
possessions and all their fears; beset
such a city with an army on three
sides, the sea on the fourth and a furi?
ous hurricane over all-and in such
state and of such appearance were
these two tribes.
Kenkenes fortified himself and re
? slsted with all his might the contagious
panic that seemed about to attack him.
As well as he might he concentrated
his mind upon other things. He noted
that the shadows were long, like those
of afternoon. Turning his head, he saw
that the pillar stood behind the en?
campment and that its light was
thrown forward and downward, not
backward and outward. Very mani?
festly the benefits of the miracle were
only for the believers in Jehovah. The
marvel brought into the young man's
mind some natural speculation con?
cerning the great miracle worker to
whom his guide was leading bim. |
Wfcr.t manner of man was he about io i
look upon-c. sorcerer, a trafficker In ?
horrors, a coot'ouTvier of men?
Ahead, p.ir?i<-ukrr:y illumined by-the i
?v^s?i.-ii tight *A ?s 2 group of eMers- i
?T-;a*. irrave QJ*?. misted ia the liyi~? ,
fleeces of their own beards. They bent j
firmly against the blast and the broad
streaming of their ample drapings add?
ed much to the idea of supernatural
power and resistance they inspired.'
The Hebrew leading Kenkenes slack?
ened his step, as if hesitating to ap?
proach so venerable a council, when
suddenly the group separated, reveal- !
lng ? majestic man about whom it had j
been clustered.
After a word in his own tongue, de?
livered with bent head and deferential !
attitude, the Hebrew stood aside.
Kenkenes prepared to meet a prince j
of Egypt whatever the personality of
the Israelite. He dropped on one knee, j
bent his head and extended his hand j
with the pah J . toward Moses. The j
great man took the fingers and4 bade j
the young Egyptian arise. Forty years j
a courtier, forty years a shepherd, but |
the graces of the one had not been for- ;
gotten in the simplicities of the other. !
When Kenkenes gained his feet lo, he j
faced lie wondrous stranger he had .
seen in. the tomb of the incomparable j
Pharaoh I
At ?. sign from Moses, Kenkenes ?
came near to him, that the howl of the j
tempest and the turmoil of Israel j
might not drown their voices.
"Thou art weary, my son," the Is- j
raelite said, glancing at the tired face j
and dusty raiment "Hast thou come j
from afar'r"
"From Goshen to Tanis- and hither, !
O prince."
"Afoot?"
"Even so."
*Thou hast journeyed farther than
Israel, and Israel is most weary. I 1
trust thy journey is done."
And this was the confounder of j
Egypt the vicar of God-this kindly
noble!
"Not yet 0 prince, but. its dearest
mission endeth here. I come of the
blood of the oppressors, but I am full
of pity for thy people's wrongs. Know
est thou that the Egyptians pursue
thee? Is thy hand made strong with
resource? Hath the Lord God pre?
pared thee against them?*'
"From whom art thou sent?' the
Israelite asked pointedly.
"I am come of mine own accord."
"Wherefore V
"Because I am one with Israel Sn
faith,"
The great lawgiver surveyed him in
silence for. a moment, but the pene?
trative br??ltanc?^h~li?s eyes softened.
"Wast thou taught?" he asked at
last.
"In casting away the idols, nay; in
finding the true God I was."
In the pause that followed Israel lift?
ed up its voice, and to Kenkenes it
seemed that the people besought their
great captain urgingly and chidingly.
The lawgiver listened for a little
space. His gaze was absent the lines
of his face were sad Something in his
attitude seemed to say: "What profit?
ed! all thy care, O Lord? Behold thy
chosen-these men of little faith!"
Then, as if some thought of the
you ng proselyte. tW Egyptian, arose
In contrast his eyes came back to
Kenkenes again.
"Thou hast rilled TIM? with gladness,
my son," he said simply.
Kenkenes bowed bis Lead and ma<?e
no answer. Presently the Israelite*
spoko to the panic stricken people
nearest to him. In the tone and the
words he used there was a world of
paternal kindness, a composite of con?
fidence, reassurance and implied pro?
tection tbat should have soothed.
"Fear ye not. Stand still ?nd see the
salvation of the Lord, for the Egyp?
tians ye have seen filis day ye shall see
again no more forever."
At the words Kenkenes lifted his
head quickly.' The Hebrew had an?
swered his question, but how' enig?
matically: "VTas Israel to escape, or
Har-hat to be destroyed? In either
ease the young man wondered concern?
ing himself. Again the eyes of ti?
lawgiver returned to him, as if the
sight of the young Egyptian was grate?
ful to him.
"Abide with us," be said. "Saith not
thy faith, Tear not, the.Xord shall
fight for thee?'n
Kenkenes' face wore a startled ex?
pression. How had the Israelite divin?
ed his purpose? "Saith not thy faith?'
Faith? He confessed faith, but faift
had not spoken that thing to him.
Slowly and little by little lt began- to.
manifest Itself to him that he bai wa-'
vered in his trust; that the purpose o?f
his visit to Israel had questioned the;
fidelity of his God's care; that so sure?yj
had he doubted he bad defied danger
and fought with death to ask after thal
Intent of the Lord; that he had meant to.
perform the duty .which the Lord had}
left undone. The realization came wit
a rush of shame. In the asking he
betrayed his wavering, and Moses had
tactfully told him of it A surge at
color swept over his face.
"Thou hast recalled my trust to me?
.my prince," he said in a lowered tone.?.
"Till now I knew not that it had failed
me. But remember thou it was my
love for Israel-oh, and my love far
mine own-that made me fear. For?
give me, 1 pray thee."
The lawgiver laid his band, on tJha
young man's shoulder, but did not an?
swer at once. The growing clamor
about them had reached the acme of?
insistence. The nearest people pressed"
"througn the trioal lines and, rushing?
forward, began to throw themselves on
their knees, tumbling in circles abouti
the majestic Hebrew. Others kept
their feet and, with anns and clinched:
hands above their heads, shouted ve?
hemently. Their cries were partly im.
Egyptian, partly in their own tongue,
but the cause of their terror and the*
burden of their supplications were the
same. The Egyptians were upon themi
Even the dumb beasts were swept inter
the panic, and the illuminated beadfc
shook with sound. *
' After a little sad contemplation ot
th? c!arjcorin~ borSe about him the law?
giver drew nearer to Kenkenes and
said ?n his ear, because "be ranroit
er.-.r.-d hrs v<-.->ce*:
"Th? Lo:-; will fight for rhee: thin*,
enc ri y cannot fie*;? his strang bf?nd?
TVait upon him and behold, his trl^
umph.*' .
Kenkenes bowed his bead in acqui?
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