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Outside the storly into Hermon's face As he walked arm in arm with the notary Melampus, who had invited him to his house, and heard so her roses to-day!" he involuntarily lifted the cloth hich he had covered his sain beheld nothing save a black and violet-blue surface

Then drawing his hand frohtless, burning eyes, and in helpless rage, like a beast of prey which feels the teeth of the hunter's iron trap rend his flesh, groaned fiercely, "Blind! blind!" and again, and yet again, "Blind!"

While the , the lad who after Her torch glided into the little pronaos of the Te by the doorpost of the cella with uplifted hand, so deeply absorbed in fervent prayer that she did not perceive the approach of the er until he called her

"Succeeded?" she asked in a ive the goddess what you vowed," was the reply "Hanno sends you the e And also, 'You must coirl demanded

"Not on board the Hydra yet," replied the boy hurriedly "First only to the old ara The dowry is ready for your father But there is not a moment to lose"

"Well, well!" she gasped hoarsely "But, first, shall I find the man with the black beard on board of one of the ships?"

"Certainly!" answered the lad proudly, grasping her arm to hurry her; but she shook hiain, and once more lifted her hands and eyes to the statue of Nemesis

Then she took up the bundle she had hidden behind a pillar, drew fro into the box intended for offerings, and followed the boy

"Alive?" she asked as she descended the steps; but the lad understood theof the question, and exclaierous"

"And the other?"

"Not a scratch On the Hydra, with two severely wounded slaves The porter and the others were killed"