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2©O<90~®0©9 ©9®0©0©0©9®6® ©996®¢©9©9®6 Marina: 0 0 0 06) QA? 0©6 9 W ©W0©¢©Q©O©9f§6©03 6690" SYNOPSIS OF I‘RECI‘JDING CHAl"l‘l£ItS.â€"I‘rince I’halis of Tyre pursqu Marina. to make her his wife. l-‘io aids her escape and is imprison< ed by King Mapen. IIe escapes; IS ,U‘uced to Marina’s hiding place. King's (illicers take her on board their boat. A corsair comes up and takes her to Tarsus. She is sold and taken to her master's estate where she finds her father, supposed deafl, in captivity; they escape, but are taken by a Tyriun war-ship. The king at once sends for a priest to marry Marina to his son. CHAPTER XIX. It lacked half an hour of midnight. Dark clouds had been piling them- sel\cs up in the heavens until they reached the zenith, and now they hung over the city of Tyre like the black pull of death. There was no break in the sable massâ€"no Single. spot by which to tell that. the sky had not always been as black as now. A mournful wind went. chantâ€" ing through the long avenues and among the cypress trees, and small drops of rain began to descend and patter upon the pavement. Brawlâ€" crs had shrunk from their noetural orgies in the streets and sought the shelter of their dwellings, where their revels would still break occasionally upon the night, air. Along the walls the Sentinels had crept into their niches. and there they stood peering forth into such thick darkness, that It seemed as though their spear heads would have cleared it. The waves (lashed strangely against the rocks without, and their harsh voiâ€" ces seemed joined with the wind in. mournful wailings. Where a lamp sent forth its dim rays from some open window, it; looked as though a fiery eye was trying to peer out beâ€" yond the impenetrable veil, casting no light around, relieving naught of the gloom, but only seeming a speck of red against the sable wall of night. At a single point near the temple a footfall might have. struck on an car near enough to have heard it. though nothing could have been seen; and had you stood still, you might have. heard other footfalls following the first; or had you looked off to Where a. lamp stood near a window. some twenty yards distant, you might have seen that for an instant it oc- casionally disappeared. At first it might have seemed as though some hand movedjt quickly away. and then set it back again; but the exâ€" actness with which it ever reap- peared in the same spot would soon Show you that opaque bodies were :onstantly passing between the two points. But this pattering of feet was not confined to the grand temple piazza. All over the cityâ€"upon every side- walk, near every stationâ€"it might have been heard. Ah! Here comes one so near that We can see the outlines of a man. Let’s follow'him for he seems on an anxious errand. He cuts along through the darkness with cautious tread, avoiding such places as may give room to human beings, till he enters the chief bazaar, and are long he stops in front of a rich dwelling, from the window of which struggle the beams of a large lamp. [t is Strato’s house. “Ha!” exclaimed, the young mer- chant, starting up from his seat and gazing upon the unbidden intruder. "What! this you, Alzac, and armâ€" ed?” “ ’Sh! li‘lee, my good lordâ€"flee at once to your treasure vault beneath the building! There’s safety for you there, but there’s none here.” “What is it? What means this, A1- zac‘?” said young Strato, gazing with surprise. and alarm at his deâ€" pendent. "It means that you must seek a place of safety Follow me to the vault and I will lock you in." "But why? What means this strange request? Why are. you thus armed with my sword? Are you mad, Alzac?” “Noâ€"no. my lord: I am not mad, eeooeoeooo o The Daughter of Kison Ludim. ©9®0®9®6®0© @OQ‘W¢©W¢©V 6 ‘0@¢©6®9©6\°’>0©6 ®0©¢©O©Q Conic! there but I would save you. is no time to lose." "iiut this dangerâ€"what is it?" "In truth, then, good master, the people have. risen. Conic!" "Good God! is this thing possiâ€" ble?" cried young Strato, starting back, aghast. “Yes:" the avenger is let loose upâ€" on the. tyrants and nothing now can stop him. Too long have the necks of the poor people been trampled in the (lust, and now they cry for jusâ€" tice, and death alone can cheat. them of what. they Seek. Ask no more, good master, for I cannot stop to answer. You have ever been kind to those under you, and I will save you. Moreover. whenever a Tyrian noble has a kind heart, there is a hand to save him. Come!” “But the defenccless women?" “Not a female will be harmed; their sex is sacred. To the var“.â€" quick!” As Alzac thus spoke he took the young man by the hand and motion- ed him earnestly, cntreatingly, to follow. Strato hesitated no longer, for he saw at once his danger; nor was he entirely unprepared for this dreadful catastrophe, as the reader already knows. Alzac took the lamp and led the. way, and only once did Strato speak. Then he asked: “Has Gio aught to do with this?” “No.” returned Alzac. "The arâ€" morer knows nothing of it, nor has he in any way a hand in it, though he is aware that the people have long thought of it and seriously meditath upon it. By the way, my lord. have you seen Gio lately?" "Why do you ask?" “Because he has not been in his shop, and some say he is dead.” “I have not, seen him,” returned Strato: but he said no more, and in a moment afterwards he was safely locked up among his glittering gold and jewels. "All, here comes the priest,” said the king. as the large doors were swung open. “Good health be with thee, sacred sir. It is late to call for one like thee, but; the case in hand brooks no delay. Shut fast the doors, and let no one approach.” The priest bowed to the king, and, in a tone of some surprise, he ask- ed:â€" "that is this business?" "A marriage.” “Are the partiesâ€"- “A truce to thy parties," inter- rupted Mapen. “It is the prince'you are to marry, so hasten t'hy cere- monies.” “But the lady sir?” "Is the daughter of this old man." The priest looked upon Kison Ludâ€" im and started. In a, moment his face was calm again and he proceedâ€" ed to the spot where stood the prince. The monarch laid his hand upon Ludim’s shoulder, and, with a look of demoniac meaning, he silent- ly pointed to the drooping form of Marina. The old man read his death warâ€" rant in that look. and, with a fearâ€" ful shudder in his frame and a flood of agony in his furroWed countenâ€" ance, he took Marina by the hand and led her towards the spot where and every form of itching, Ne bleediugand protruding piles, the manufacturers have guaranteed it. See tes- timonials in the daily press and ask your neigh» bors what they think ofit. You can use if: and get your money back if not cured. 600 a box. at all dealers or EDMANSON,BATES 86 Co.,Torouto, Dre Chase’s ointment n To prove to you that Dr. Chase's Ointment is a certain and absolute cure for each stood the priest and the prince. Phalis and Marina stood side by side. The priest united their hands. and then he threw over their heads a mantle of purple silk, fringed and worked with gold. IIis lips were opâ€" ened as if to speak, when his eye. caught the. expression that dwelt up- on Esther, who had crept near to the side of Marina. In an instant. however, he seemed to comprehend that she had a right there and again his lips separated. 1 “IIark!” suddenly exclaimed Phalâ€" is, letting go the hand he held, and bending his head eagerly forward. "It is nothing but some midnight brawlers." hastily said the king. “Ila! there sounds the gong; it is midnight indeed. 'lIast enâ€"~hast2en with the ceremony, for, by the power of Hercules himself, this meeting breaks not up until Marina is marâ€" ried to the prince, and thus shall the Oracle be fulfilled! O priest, go on with the work!" “Ye gods! there's more than midâ€" night brawling in that!” cried I‘halâ€" is, throwing the, bridal canopy from his head and springing forward. “Hark! IIear those shouts! And. by the god l‘luto, there's clashingr of steel within the piazza of the palâ€" ace!" "lIo! without there, slaves!” he Cried. half starting towards the door. Not a sound indicated the attendâ€" ance of those whom he called, Again in thunder tones, he cried for his at- tendants, but no one came. “This smacks of rebellion!" be ex- Claimt‘fl. trembling with a fearful foreboding. Marina. looked upon her but his face was livid with terror. She sought protection. Then she turned towards Esther. The latter was as calm and unmoved as though she had been alone in her own chamâ€" fa t her, her, and hurrying to her side, the poor girl laid her head upon her bosom. Mapcn turned to where, at the hack of the throne, stood a dozen of his trusty toolsâ€"slaves, who always did his bidding with ready handsâ€" and in frightened tones he ordered them to spring to the doors and find his guard. Quickly they obeyed, but hardly had they passed the threshâ€" old. when they hesitated and turned back. The first low sound that attracted the attention of the prince had now swollen to a horrid din, and amid the yells and shouts was plainly heard the sharp clang of arms. Nearer and nearer it cameâ€"the very air was laden with groans and curâ€" sesâ€"torches flashed throuin the win- dows; and when the slaves had openâ€" ed the large doors, the glare of red lights poured up from the pavement below. ‘ “The kingâ€"the king!" shouted a. hundred voices. “Death to the Tyâ€" rant! Death to those who murder our children! 011â€"011! The kingâ€"the king.” “Flee!” said Phalis, grasping his father by the arm, and trying to pull him towards a small side door. They leaped to the door, but it was locked on the outside. They turned, and the thunder of voices was heard in the passage. The next instant, the insurgents rushed into the apartment. Hand to hand stood the king’s own slaves, but they fought against men who were pantâ€" ing for liberty, and in a single min- ute the last man of them was borne back on the sword-point' of the citi- zen Gaba. “The king!” cried one who led the rest, and in whose noble countenance we recognize the features of U2. “On â€"â€"on!” “The king is mine, remember!” cried U2; and as he thus spdke, he pressed upon his monarch. The affrighted Mapen begged but none heard him. He swung his short dagger frantically in the air, but even while he did so the avenging steel of Uz pierced his breast. The, prince fell beneath a dozen strokes of as many swords, and then the avengers looked around upon those who stood aside. The priest they would not touchâ€"the girls were sacâ€" red by their oath, but upon old Ludim they looked with flashing eyes. “Who have we here?” cried one. “Down with him!" shouted those behind. “He is a Tyrian noble.” “Hold! Back! Touch not a hair of that man’s head!" exclaimed Es- ther, springing between Ludim and the slaves. “Down with him! He should not be here in secret with the king," yelâ€" led a dozen voices, and the angry strife waxed hotter. “Ay, down with him!” and a score of bright. sharp swords were raised to take the old man’s life. “Freean of Tyre, stand back!" at this moment came in deep thunder tones from the large doorway. At the sound of that voice every sword was lowered, and even the king was startled back to life, for be bent forward from the wall against which he had fallen, and with a deep groan he strained his eyes in the direction from whence the voice had come. Instinctively the insurgents fell rorudng Two Letters from Mr. Walker Explaining the Severity of Hls Case and the Permanency of His Cure by Using Dr. Chase's Ointment. 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If you do not find them at your dealers, they will be mailed postpaid at 50c. a box, or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing the Dr. Williams Medicine (30., Brockville, Ont. back on either hand, and up through the passage thus formed stalked the giant form of Gio, the armorer of Tyre. On the instant Esther sprang forward and fell upon her father's bosom, while. Marina, with a move.â€" ment equally as impulsive, clasped her hands together and thanked the great God that she was saved, for in that strange man she knew she beheld one who was able to deliver her. | “Oh, God!” fell in rattling accents from the lips of the dying king, as he pressed his left hand hard upon his bleeding wound. while with the other he supported himself from fall- ing. “IIas death itself turned treacherous? Does the grave turn forth rebellion? Do the mouldering bones of the pit take to themselves flesh and life, and pass before me thus in battle form? Gioâ€"Gio! why art thou come thus untimely from thy tomb?” “Mapen” returned the armorer as he went to the side of the king, “I told thee we should meet again." “I remember. But how art thou alive?” “I have not been dead.” "That must be false,” said the king, vainly endeavorng to false himself further up. "I saw thee dead, I saw thee buried, and now the grave has sent thee forth to lead on this most foul rebellion. Ohâ€"oh! What poWers ha\e combined against. me?" “M’apen,” answered Gio, in accents of deep distinctness, "with this re- bellion l have nothing to do. Not. one word of mine has gone to kindle this spark in the bosoms of the ’l‘yâ€" rian people: but it has been your own wickedness and lustâ€"your own iron grasp of willful wrongâ€"the curse of your ownv wicked satellites. I had a. different power from this to hurl against; your head, had need have been: and though its results might not have been so fearful in their extent, yet upon you they would have had the same Weight. I I have long seen the clouds that penâ€" etrated this storm, but I lent not my breath to fan them up. . No, wicked man. I have rather endeavorâ€" cd to keep back this result by re- forming the abuses that led to it. The powers that have combined against you are nothing but the the curses them.” i "But. who art thou? Oh. lDid I not see thee. dead?” tell me! To be Continued. i590; $65,000 ‘tributed at (i and 7 per cent, wills of your people to be free from! you have heaped upon! LOW SETTLERS RATES. During March and April, 1902 the SUFFERING WHICH DOCTORS Northern l'acuie will sell ONE WAY .lCL'ONf) CLASS Slfl’l‘TLL‘RS' tickâ€" is from eastern terminal pointsâ€"St. .nul. Minneapolis, Ashland. Duluth. .nd lhe Superiorsâ€"at greatly reduced rates to nearly all points on its main liue, branches and connecting lines. west of North Dakota. 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The net profits for last year were $99,â€" in dividends was dis- and $30,544 carried to the reserve fund, which now stands at $612,001. Hon. Geo. A. Cox, the president, said that; the net gain in premiums for last: year was $127,159, and the reduc- tion in losses $16,124. Reviewing the business of the company for the past eight years, the president show- ed that: during that period the net premiums in Canada had increased from $173,951 to $351, 505, an ad- vance of 100 per cent., while the av- erage increase of companies doing business in the same field, according to the Government reports, was on- ly 40 per cent. _+._.__ REFUSES TO DIE. The creature most tenacious of life is the common seaâ€"anemone. One may be cut into half a. dozen secâ€" tions which will grow into as many animals. They may be turned inâ€" side out, when they apparently en- joy themselves just as well as before. 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