im. His impatience made him forget his great weariness.
Israel's helpless ones to the sword, 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 mastered by Har-hat!

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 sight all his young reluctance
to surrender life and the world. He could have explained, truthfully,
from his own feelings, what it is that enables men to suffer an eager
martyrdom.

Two Hebrews outside the limits of the camp halted him.

"I bring tidings to your captain," he explained. The answer was swept
from the speaker's lips and carried astray by the wind, but he caught
these words.

"Thou art an Egyptian. Thy kind hath no friendship for Israel."

"I am of Egypt, but I am one with you in faith. Conduct me to the
prince, I pray you."

"Take him," said one to the other. "He is but one."

The Hebrew, thus addressed, motioned Kenkenes to follow him, and turned
toward the encampment.

They passed through a lane between two tribes. Kenkenes guessed,
looking first upon one and then the other, that there were one hundred
thousand 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 furious hurricane over
all--and in such state and of such appearance were these two tribes.

Kenkenes fortified himself and resisted 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 encampment and that its light was thrown
forward and downward, not backward and outward. Very manifestly, the
benefits of the miracle were only for the believers in Jehovah. The
marvel brought into the young man's mind some natural speculation
concerning the great miracle-worker to whom his guide was leading him.
What manner of man was he about to look upon,--a sorcerer, a trafficker
in horrors, a confounder of men?

Ahead, particularly illumined by the celestial light, was a group of
elders--great, grave men, misted in the flying fleeces