thought that a child like you had gold about him."

"If I had answered your questions differently, I should have told a
lie," said Otanes; "and none but cowards tell lies"

The robber chief was struck by this answer. He thought of the number
of times that he himself had been a coward. Then he said, "You are a
brave boy, and you may keep your gold. Here it is. Mount your horse,
and my own men will ride with you and see that you reach the end of
your journey in safety."

Otanes, in time, became one of the famous men of his country. He was
the advisor and friend of two of the kings who succeeded Cyrus.



A LESSON IN JUSTICE

Alexander [Footnote: Al ex an'der.] the king of Macedon, [Footnote:
Macedon (pro. mas'e don).] wished to become the master of the whole
world. He led his armies through many countries. He plundered cities,
he burned towns, he destroyed thousands of lives.

At last, far in the East, he came to a land of which he had never
heard. The people there knew nothing about war and conquest. Although
they were rich, they lived simply and were at peace with all the world.

The shah, or ruler of these people, went out to meet Alexander and
welcome him to their country. He led the great king to his palace and
begged that he would dine with him.