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Literary
March 15, 1936
Mcallen Daily Monitor
Mcallen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Texas
What is this article about?
In a dramatic scene, Lady Beth cries out to stop Arbela's torture by the Baalites. Mistaken for risen from the dead after her prior drowning, the high priest Niarchus reinterprets the 'miracle' as Baal's will to execute her by fire in the Fiery Pillar instead.
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McALLEN DAILY-MONITOR
Sunday. March 15, 1936.
Frenzied by the torture of Arbela. Lady Beth
again cried out: "Stop!" At once. the eyes of
the Baalites were turned upon her. Then she
foresaw for the first time the inevitable result
of her impetuous, unconsidered action - she
would share Arbela's fate.
But to her amazement the monstrous creatures
did not lay hands on her. Instead. they shrieked
and fell to their knees. "A miracle!" they cried.
"She has risen from the dead!" In truth. that
very day. they had seen her flung into the lake.
enveloped in a weighted net
Even Niarchus was taken aback. but not for
long. He himself had wrought many things
which he had represented as miracles to his
ignorant followers. And now his crafty. mind
found an advantageous explanation of Lady
Beth's puzzling escape from Merodach's waters.
"Yea. a miracle!" the high priest cried: "but it
was Baal's miracle-not hers. In his wondrous
way our god of gods has shown us that he did
not wish her to die by water. but by the fire of
the Fiery Pillar! Then she shall not rise again.
Executioners! seize her!"
Sunday. March 15, 1936.
Frenzied by the torture of Arbela. Lady Beth
again cried out: "Stop!" At once. the eyes of
the Baalites were turned upon her. Then she
foresaw for the first time the inevitable result
of her impetuous, unconsidered action - she
would share Arbela's fate.
But to her amazement the monstrous creatures
did not lay hands on her. Instead. they shrieked
and fell to their knees. "A miracle!" they cried.
"She has risen from the dead!" In truth. that
very day. they had seen her flung into the lake.
enveloped in a weighted net
Even Niarchus was taken aback. but not for
long. He himself had wrought many things
which he had represented as miracles to his
ignorant followers. And now his crafty. mind
found an advantageous explanation of Lady
Beth's puzzling escape from Merodach's waters.
"Yea. a miracle!" the high priest cried: "but it
was Baal's miracle-not hers. In his wondrous
way our god of gods has shown us that he did
not wish her to die by water. but by the fire of
the Fiery Pillar! Then she shall not rise again.
Executioners! seize her!"
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Political
What keywords are associated?
Lady Beth
Baalites
Niarchus
Miracle
Execution
Fiery Pillar
Arbela
Torture
Literary Details
Key Lines
"Stop!" At Once. The Eyes Of The Baalites Were Turned Upon Her.
"A Miracle!" They Cried. "She Has Risen From The Dead!"
"Yea. A Miracle!" The High Priest Cried: "But It Was Baal's Miracle Not Hers.
In His Wondrous Way Our God Of Gods Has Shown Us That He Did Not Wish Her To Die By Water. But By The Fire Of The Fiery Pillar!