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For one expecting to find Jerusale it still

and lifeless, how quickly its white walls, its white houses and its

sparkling Temple became haunted, dead crypts and sepulchers

But presently there came across the considerable distance that lay

between him and Jerusalem, a sound remarkably distinct because of the

utter stillness that prevailed It was the jingle of harness and the

ring of hoof-beats upon stones eold, with a floating nificantly bordered in purple, rode slowly into the open space,

drew up his horse and stopped The Maccabee looked at him sharply,

then quitted his shelter and walked doard the rider At sight of

him, the horseman clapped his hand to his short sword, but the

Maccabee put up his ee Then the light of recognition broke over the Roman's face

"You!" he cried

"I, Cæsar," the Maccabee responded For a moment there was silence in

which the Jeatched the flickering of amazement and perplexity on

Titus' face

"What do you here, away fro to run ned toward the walls

"My wife is there," he said briefly

The Roe to

enlightenment

"Solicitous after these many years?" he demanded

"She has two hundred talents," the Maccabee replied