CHAPTER XVII.—RIZPAH THE ANCIENT MOTHER OF SORROWS.

After many years, Rizpah dwells in Bozrah with her three children—Rizpah of Bozrah fascinated by Rizpah of Gibeah—Miriamne the daughter of Rizpah—The daughter appalled by her mother’s mysterious hallucinations—The wonders of mother-love—The story of the ancient, Jewish “Mother of Sorrows”—The omen of the bat and the parable of the stars. Page 245