ads, shouted vehemently. Their
cries were partly in 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 them! Even the dumb beasts were swept
into the panic and the illuminated beach shook with sound.

After a little sad contemplation of the clamoring horde about him, the
Lawgiver drew nearer to Kenkenes and said in his ear, because the
tumult drowned his voice:

"The Lord will fight for thee; thine enemy can not flee His strong
hand. Wait upon Him and behold His triumph."

Kenkenes bowed his head in acquiescence.

CHAPTER XLV

THROUGH THE RED SEA

The voices of the storm found harmonious tones of different pitch and
swelled in glorious accord from the faintest breath of melody to an
almighty blast that stunned the senses with stupendous harmony. Then
the chord seemed to melt and lose itself in the wild dissonances of the
hurricane.

The turmoil of Israel began to subside, growing fainter, ceasing among
the ranks nearest the sea, failing toward the rear, dying away like a
sigh up and down the long encampment. The people that had been on
their knees rose slowly. The bleating of the flocks quieted into
stillness. Commotion ceased and Israel held its breath.

The Lawgiver had passed from among them, and those that followed him
with their eyes saw that he was moving toward the sea, seemingly at the
very limit of the outer radiance and still going on. First to one and
then to another, it became apparent that the extent of the illuminated
beach was widening. Hither and thither over the multitude the
intelligence ran, in whispers or by glances. Having showed his
neighbor each looked again. Ripple-worn sand, shells, barnacle-covered
rocks, slowly came within the pale of the radiance and Moses moved with
it. Eight stalwart Hebrews, bearing a funeral ark, shrouded with a
purple pall, fringed with gold, emerged from among the people and,
taking a place in front of the Lawgiver, walked confidently down the
sand toward the east.

The radiance progressed step by step. Wet rocks entered the glow,
lines of sea-weed, immense drifts of debris, the brink of a ledge, the
shadow before it, and then a sandy bottom.

A long line of old men, two abreast, the wind making the picture
awesome as it tossed their beards and gray robes, followed the
Lawgiver. After these several litters, borne by young men, proceeded
in imp