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Uncle Harry Talks About the Ex
Kaiser of Germany
"What do you think about the
l?r?l??r.'" asked Jimmy.
"I don't think very much of him."
replied Uncle Harry', laughing,.Mi
then he added: "*'and one reason I?
that I don't waste very much time
thinking about him at all/ But I
suppose what you have In mind is
the news dispatches that Have been
in the paper from time to time
?bout the plans that the allies have
bapn making to try the Karaer."
"I have been wondering what the
allies would do about the Kaiser,
too." added Joe. "The government
ot Holland refuses to agree to the
G?S KAISER PRTMD H?*1SLF A*
CCWAPP WHEN HE FLED ??????
Trauest of the allied supreme coun
cil to surrender the Kaiser for
trial, and I have been wondering
what would be done about it."
"The opinion of the world seems
lo be divided on this* question."
said Uncle Harry. "There is no
question, however, outside ht ?nor
ma ny?ami I am not so sure that
we cannot Include ?luire a number
nf the Germans, that the Kaiser is
fully deserving of personal pun
ishment. Hut the probi, m that
puzzles many people is. Would any
r?al K"?'?? be art omplished by at
u-mptlnfc ta corApel Holland by
force to surrender the Kaiser and
then imposing upon him whatever
punishment miarht be flxrd by the
ourt that would try^hlm."
IH>crnrfJ and Humiliated.
**f?ad the Kaiser n.>t proved him
??*lf a coward by fleeing from his
-An country when the German Rev
olution started back in November.
?"?IS. one of two things would un*
Joubtedly have hapened. He would
?ither bave been arrested and tried
? y tlie Gorman revolutionists and
possibly executed, or under the
?^rma of the treaty of peace be
tween the allies and Germany. Ger
nany would have been compelled
I? surrender the Kaiser and his
:rial would probably now be under
ivav. But the Kaiser fled from his
?>u-n country into the neutral coun
try "of Holland. When the allies re
cently asked the Holland govern
ment to surrender the Kaiser, the
Hol?anal government refuaeai, ?nd
the reply to th? alila? stated that
there is at present no International
law under which a ruler of a coun
try that ha? been vanquished in
un international conflict and hai
fled to a neutral country can be
surrendered by that neutral coun
try.
?'Aoeordin?; toyttie recent news dis
patches from Europe there are some
people who are still urging the allied
govern me ? u? to obtain poaaeasion of
the Kaiser at any cost, while other?
believe that, under the present cir
cumstances, aailth so many other prob
lems presmni; on the world for solution
?nd relief. It in not worth while mak
ing an issue over the former ruler of
?iermnny\who is. after all. only one
man. His power is icone, he stands
before trie world disKra.'ed and humil
iated. His oavn (?eiTTian people over
threw his ??? ernnven?. ?ni some of
llilrdly
Ir?,I Tie
their aunja on him ini,I Tie been brave
enotiaili lo remain in ?.lermany. What
the Kaiser tried to ?lo. ajld the sorrow
an,| sufTearlns" thai hi? attem; ted pro
cram brought Into the world will
stand. I hope, as ?n e\ eHsatlng warn
ing to ambitious anal autocratic rul
ers and tyrants everywhere.
THE ONCE ALL-PdVvERF'JLRULER IS '
WlTrUALLYAPPlSuNEP LN HOLLAND
k??KJIrf
"Today the once all-powerful ruler
of the German Kmpire l.s virtually a
prisoner in Ho! hi ml, and If he ever
tries to 'como back" as Napoleon did?
well. I don't tbink he v. Ill fare even as
well as Napoleon fared.'*
Kditor's Note ? Uncle Harry
will be clad to answer? inqui
ries, either in this column or by
mail-, provided letters are sign
ed with the full name and ad
dress of the person writing.
The correspondents' names will
not appear in the articles.
(Copyrifbt. UVJO. hy Hie ?.-?,??? NenSpap-r
e~iM...ate.,
Helene's Married Life
?y May Christie
(Copyright. 1320. McClure Syndicat!)
XIX?Off to Church.
"Helene." Alice went on. "you seem- -
r,l rather keen to play the guardian ,
ingel to the unknown youth who had
he accident." Alice's eyes were se
rious. "Well, why^don't you come
?ver to Anstruther Lodge and help to ?
auree him?"
I felt amazed.
'But. Alke, ?rea laughed at such an
..lea yesterday' '
She had the grace to look a little '
? wie ward.
"Oh. my bark's worse than my bit?:
"o tell the truth, Helene, I admired
,*ou tor your courage! You know I'm
?imply terrified of Illness."
glistened In amasement. Alice re
??nting my offer to nurse Jim I could
fully understand! If she loved my
im. that wa? but natural! But this
lew. softened All4-e. actually desiring
ny presence by her lover's bedside? ;
.hat was Incredible!
But. oh! I dare not refuse! I long-id
a be with Jim!
And yet prld4s?accursed pride?made
nc hide my true feelings.
"You can telephone me, Alice, If you
nd you really want me." I said cool
y. "I happen to be rather fond of
luraing."
Alice and her husband went away.
Most of the guests were due to re
urn to London on the following morn
??*. I must either do the same or go
?ack to Ansthruther Lodge. The
bought of my little flat In London?
ereft of Jim?eeemed Inexpressibly
Ireary. A queer, magnetic power
??emed to draw me to the bedside of j
iy husband, a? if?ill though he was? j
e knew my whereabouts, and willed |
hat I should come and nurse him!
And yet I dreaded ?? how I
Ireaded!?our approaching inter
view!
The Sabbath bells pealed out. In
? raupting my reverie. A great
atta seemed to brood ever the
ountryslde. And a lonirlng -ame
| o me to ?t? to church?one of
1-ieae dear, quaint little churches
?here pere nane? I might find
?eace!
"Mi?? Beauclare. I wonder If
?ou'd care to attend morning ?erv
ce with me?" Mr. Travi? Lloyd
' ?ail at my elbow. There waa a
riatfulnesa in hi? ratber brooding
yea. "It would be auch a pleas
re?"
I nailed and nodded.
"I shall be delighted." I ?aid
ulckly. "I do believe you are a
nlnd-reader. and anticipate peo
? ie's wlshe?!"
Tony came up at that moment.
N "Helene, you promised to take a
ralk with me!" Hi? tone waa
refnendously possessiv?.
Indeed. I did nothing of the
ort. young man!" I turned away
rom Tony, and ran upatair? to
ay room to change my frock.
My heart today felt considerably
Ighter. And ?o?womanlike?I se
eded my prettleat ault. tbe better*
o exprea? my mood.
It waa one of Annette'? elevere.t
r evtloaa. A coat and' ?kin ef
ralMemer brown velvet, the ?hade
f which exactly matched my
* away hair and- eye?. It wa?
| rimmed with fur, aad I carried a
ili velvet muff, fur-edged.
Down on my unruly, wavy lock?
drew a ?mall velvet toque, com
i?sUly cdvered with glorioualy
'-?**<? autumn leave?. They framed
?r piquant little face ia moat dia
tractinp: manner. I flung a tawny
silken v.-il over th?* back of th??
small hat. and it fluttered behind
me in approved fashion.
"Helene Beaaiciare?or, to be cor-1
rect, Helene St. Aubyns?you cer- :
tainly look the paart of a ?ray
craaae-widow'" I remarked to Hie
a nrhantinK Imane in the . glass. I
smiled at the pert, pianiant face?
ani the naughty ima??e in the glass
smil.-d back at me. "Uut yol?"
won't wany this role very long??
for-.lim is l?oinp to get better, aedi
you'll, be a happily carried littlfSl
?rife attain, please God!"
My eyes liticai with ??uick tears. For
Jim. in spite of all that had occurred
to part us. still held my heart.
J brushed the tear* away, and
hastily dabbed a little powder on my
i.ose. ? wild-rose flush wa? in my
cheeks.
"You're a regular siren, and you
ousrht to be kept under lock and key!"
whispered Tony as I passed him In
the hall. He stared at nn. resentfully.
""Carrying the old boy off his fet and
ana chucking me over deliberately!"
I laughed outright. Tony does make
the wildest ?tatements.
"What about Alice?" I whispered
mischievously back.
Tcny flushed darkly. He frowned. ?
"Alice is .naking a darned fool of
herself!"
I thought this wasn't very gentle- I
manly, and tactfully told him so.
"Don't be a prig. Helene! Anyone j
with an ounce of gumption would
know what 1 mean! Alice chucks her
self perpetually at a fellow's head?"
"But the. fellow doesn't disdain to
avail himself of Alice's hospitality!"
I cut in. My Instinct is always to de
fend the absent. Besides, Tony's idea
of chivalry is rather odd at times and
needs correctTng.
"Oh. how you rub It In!" he groaned.
"As ?? you didn't know perfectly who
it is I'm crazy over! Helene dear
dearest?""
"For eoodhe's sake." I rejoined.
Jgughing. "this Isn't the time and
place for a declaration of that sort!
Besides?"?I lowered my tones dis?
creetly?"there's one quality that a
woman longs for In a man?she In
sists upon lt. Tony?and you haven't
got It!"
"And what Is that?" said he. an
neyed.
"Sincerity!?' I nodded gaily at him,
and ran oft.
Tomorrow?A Friend in Need.
_5k._,
"The stars Incline, but do not compel."
HOROSCOPE.
SI NDAV. FEBRUARY IS. if*?.
<<>>??t??-1>?- Ma) br The Measure ."?????pap?
Syndicate. )
Astrologer? read this as rather .an
unfavorable day, for Venus and Mars
are both In evil place.
There Is a sign read a? presaging
troubles for women who engage In
public work. Embarrassing circum
stances may attend same great move
ment.
Minuter? and all who seek public
approbation may And the planetary
influence inimical to them while this
configuration prevail?.
Lovers should delay pledging them
selves by engagement or marriage at
Ulla time, for there Is a forecast of
disagreementa and even serious dis
sension?. M.
Publio meeting? of every sort may
be affected by the sinister direction
ef tin ?tar?, which appear to fore
cast unresponsiveneas aad Mverc
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
=1
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
SAMMIE'S THIMBLE.
By ?^?????
?D ?. ? ARI?
lucie Wlggily and Sammle Lit
tle tali, the boy rabbit, were alone
In the burrow, or underground
bouse, one day
"I think I'll go out and look for
an adventure." aald the labbit gen
tleman.
"And I'll go with yon. If I may."
?aid Sammle.
"That will be Jolly." aald Uncle
Wlggily. "Oet on your hat 'and
coat and don't Yorget your mitten?.
Sammle, as It I? very cold out to
day."
"G?1 get them!" exclaimed Sam
mle, but pretty soon the rabbit
uncle heard Sammle cry:
"Oh. I can't ?o! Oh, my mit
tens!"
"What, have you lost your mit
tens?" called Uncle Wlggily.
"No, I haven't lost my mittens,"
Sammle answered, "but they ? have
big holes In them. I'll freeze my
paw?." -
"Very true." spoke Uncle Wlg
gily. "Let me see your mitten?,
Sammle."
So th? little rabbit boy brought
hi? rnlttena. Truly, the mittens
each had holes In.
"No. you can't wear them." said
Uncle Wlggily. "But if the hole*
were sewed shut you could."
"Oh. I know how to new?a lit
tle!" said Sammle. ' "but ? don't
know where there are ?ny but
ton?."
"Silly boy! You don't need a
button to ?ew tip a hole in a mit
ten!" laughed Uncle Wlggily. "Get
the needle end thread ?*"*? a
thimble."
"Why do I nerd a thlmbleT"
?sky-d Sammle. _
?To, push the needle through the
cloth of the mittens, to be sure."
answered the rabbit gentleman.
"Well. I'll ??? If I can find a
thimble." said Sammle.
. Sn he hunted all over, but no
thimble could he find, and at last
he went out in the. kitchen and got
the nutme*r grater.
"This nutmeg grater Is^ rough."
said Sammie. "I guess it will do."
"1 guess ?o." ?greed liant?! Wig
glly. who didn't know much more
?boat sewing than the boy rabbit.
Sammle had ??iiie hole sewed and
he wan sterlina: .?? the other, push
ing the needle throng): with the
edge of the nutmeg grater, whep.
all of a sudden, the door opened,
and in came bounding a big. sl.aggy
chsp. all covered with snow and
icicles and bits of bark fr.mi trees.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" howled this queer
creature. "Oli. what shall I do?
Oh. somebody's got to do some
thing!"
"Dear me!" exclaimed Uncle Wlg
gily. Jumping out of his chair
quickly. "What does this mean?
Who Is this and what doe? he
want?"
"Oh. somebody's got to do sjome
Ibrag. or else 1 will!" howled this
strange chep.
"Dear me!" said Uncle Wiggily
agaia. "I wonder If he mean?
he'll do something by taking our
souse?"
I'm afraid ?o," answered Sam
mle.
But the queer chap kept dancing
around, humping into things, but he
made no move toward taking Uncle
Wiar-rily's scuse, and at last the
rabbit gentleman politely asked:
?What Is the matter, and who are
you ?"
"Oh. the matter Is that my back
itches so In the middle, where I
can't reach to scratch it. that I'm
atvnost crazy!" was the answer.
"Oh. scratch my back. I've rolled
in the snow, in Icicles and leave?
and against tree?, but I can't
scratch my back!"
"I'll scratch it." said Sammie. and
he did?with the . niitnieg -?rater.
And then the leaves and other
things fell to the floor, and there
was sir. Twlstytajl, the nice pig
gentleman.
Then Sammie finished sewing un
his mittens, and lie was glad lie had
used the nutmeg? lirater f.ir a
thimble and so w?s Mr. Twisty
tail, and then Uncle V.'fggily and
the boy- rabbit had a flnS? ad
venture In the woods^with tti\ pig
gentleman.
er.tieiem where speakers are con
} cerned.
Strikes and labor troubles are in
dicated. A serious riot or uprising
in some way connected with foreign
ers in this country Is prognosticateti.
The seers who have long foretold
reactionary tendencies declare that
the pendulu.n of public opifiion -wilt
swing so far back that puritanical
ideas will hold sway. The stars that,
inspire orntors are potent at this time
and many women may win fame.
Among these one will become a great
teacher and lender.
Beauty is likely to become a cult
within the next few years, for a
movement that brings better under
standing of Its mission will gather
great strength at this time, owing to
some benefaction or legscy.
The death of a public man to whom
many persons look for guidance is
prophesied.
"Tr-erson.? whose birthdate It Is should
be especially wary of litigation or
quarrels during the coming year.
Children born on this day may be
rash and impetuous. These subjects
of Aquarius may be peculiarly liable
to accident and should be carefully
guarded while they are young.
Prize Winning Kittens Ready
To Tangle Yarn or Claw Curtains
New York.?"Hello, there! What if we are prize kitten*? ??? we
want is a spool or two and some nice tangly yarn, and we'll lose our
dignity in a hurry !"
True, these kittens are prize winners, hut what little bo) or cirl
should fac awed by thai? Phychic and Purrsia. the twins who ap
pear to he aaaiting the signal to (zo "over the top," belong to Mi-s
Marian Hope, of New York. 4The silver tabby beneath. Commander
Stripes, is owned by Mrs.' Lyman B. Sturges, of New York. All
three were winners in the recent New York Cat Show.
Ctammandcr Stripes. Purrsia and Psyrhie posed just for your
benefit, children. You can see they are waiting lor an invitation to
come for a romp.
"Balls are' great things to play with, too," purrs Psychie. . "And
a* for curtains?well!"
I
REMODELING A WIFE
A Story of Married Life Where the Husband Would Be a Creator
By MILDRED K. BAR BOI It.
Oopartfhl. IH-'? l'.> ine Mass?? Nvars|ssp?r S?sale, t.
XXXI?A Midnight Visitor.
"Alex! I'm so happy to sec you! I
dec?ale 1 could ki?s you." Doris greet-,
ed young Muncaster rapturously.
"Well. I'm willing." grinned that
young man. grasping he/ hend warm
ly. "But do it quick before Carring
ton sees me."
j Dor'Ls giggled happily and .lrew him
into Mnrgaret's ?mall sitting room
buck of the library.
"1 know you won't want to meet the
mob in there." indicating the drawing
rooms from which issued the hum of
conversatila ?nd Mrs. Stevenson'?
tinkling laugh, "and besides I'm "Just
hungry to talk to you about?home."
"You look It." Muncaster glanced her
over critically. You're thinner, Doris,
' but some queen, believe me." ? ,
"Am I still -pretty?" Doris titled her
head coquettishly with a sudden re
newal of her babbling girlhood man
.ner.
; "Are you? t?osh'" Alex mopped his
brow fee*"mgly. ??:??G? you hear niy
. henrtlaeats?"
Doris giggled appreciatively,
? "Now do sit down in this comfortable
chair by the fire, and I will get you a
[bit of supper."
j "But I Just had dinner on the train
about 3 o'clock," he protested.
I "Alex, I never- knew you when you
? couldn't eat."
j. He shook his head despondently.
"It's no use, I can't be a romantic
I figure. You can take a fellow ?erl
I ously that you're always trying to
I feed."
| Doris sped away and returned al
| most immediately with a tray con
i tainlng sandwiches and sweet cakes
|and a decanter of golden wine, with
1 two glasses.
Muncaster raised his broavs in sur
prise?
"Only fancy Mamma McKim seeing
this! She's a white ribboner, isn't
she?'* . **?
(Joris looked guilty.
"I don't really like it." she con
fessed as she poured out the golden
liquid, "and the first I drank madaf me
awful sick, but they serve it every
nlght for dinner and Stewart say? it
looks provincial if Tdon't take any."
_ jr.
"Provincial? Hum!" Alex refrained
from comment and took a sand?'ich at
;? liul*..
"Now tire away with your questions.
Dori?*. I'll answer between ?wallows."
And Doris did. For fifteen delicious
minute*? she plied him with queries
and gradually the little repressed
manner slipped from her. Her air of
shy hesitancy left her and .-?he sat
entlud up m a big cushioned chair I
w.th one slippered foot tucked under
hi r, the ot her, sho?*lng a gent-nous
portion of sill, hosiery, swinging ex
citedly with her increasing eagerness,
t'pon this nappy scene < '..rington un
te, ed suddenly. Befores, his ready
frown. Pori**' mood dropped, from her
Mkc a cloud obscuring the sunlight.
Sliu set both feet carefully on the
floor nnd hur flushed happiness gave
wav to a slightly strained SOOa?lCSi n
Muncaster did not fail to note the
? change. Though he sprang up ard
wrung ("arrington's hand with ooyish
enthusiasm, his greeting was not as
who)? hearted as it appeared.
TtX is a great pleasure to see
you again. Muncaster." Carrington
welcomed him with dignity. "Will
you come In and meet our guests?"
If it's all the same to you. I'd
rather not," said Muncaster. "I'm
travel-stained and the old dress suit
is hanging in the cedar closet back
horn??."
"As you please." shrugged Car
rington; "Doris, the Fredericks are
having. Will you ask Mr. Muncas
ter to excuse you While you accept
their afllcux?"
Obediently Doris rose.
"I'll send a charming girl in to
take my place," she promised.
"Xo one could take your place.''
declared Muncaster gallantly, but
Doris had gone. She came back a
moment later, accompanied by Lila
D?me rest. ?*?.
"Lila, here's the dearest boy
from home. Pleaee be nice to him,
while" ? attend to my duties as
hostesa"
Completely forgetting to name
them to each other, she aped away
again to extend a stiff little hand
and a fixed little smile to the pon
derous adlenx of Margaret's
friends.
Daddy Longcope's Zoo
THE PELICAN
Finding paint in an old tin
can
la where the pelican'?.trou
ble began
For he gobbled it up like a
- greedy duck
And a little ?ray down the
whole thing ?tuck.
THE ?AJNT EATER
EajsiryboaJP wonders
Whose aunt he ate.
Maybe it w?? Molly ?
Or his own Aunt Kate.
Cc?yrit*<, HlO, h Tkt M-C SyntuoU
G
THE CAMEL
He ?ail? his craft on a "due- ?
A tact that? very strange
to me.
' But there's a reason, and
her?'? the tip?
He's called. I'm told, "the
desert's ?lue' . "
Yellow Men Sleep
By Jeremy Lane.
Copyright, 1919, by the Century Co.
?YPOP8IB OT PRBCEDUa'O
INSTALLMENTS.
C<? Levlagtoa's d??*1?r bagua at a (at.
ted?? dinner ?ban he Bada Cbm UUi.
the? ? Chi???? serv??t. whom k? rlev.
arly overaoar??? aad ?t?pu?? ?f ? of ?
?av packet of leather wblrh be bed ?ran
about ?Is neck. Levlagtoa Immedlatrl? re
torts te Andrew starr? ?nd hua father.
Stephen lf?rrh. who rraseat ?o ?Ira that th?
tiny parket bears ft Map to ? hidalea ?aapir*.
They ?eleet ?? o t?ke th* parket ??al a?d
till? nantirions ???art laat "under ?Mied
ordern." It? ?creata. , ?
Uvuattua Is told ?f two ?s?.?fai
quest? rar th? mrattrlous OoM sasfir? ?t
Stephen Mare? ?ad kl? so?. Aadrvw. B? I?
?e?pl.v l?apr...ll by Ih? f?rt that tJM 7???*??
March, o? one of the? tria?, irk?? near ht?
goal. "th. strange rider?" ram*, ?nd robbed
hire of hi? wife, nth??, ?od hi? baby gin.
lavvlagto? meets the? |il?c M Um ?hip
??Hin? for th? Orssat and later la th?
laeserf. H? I? surprised, th? Utter tua?, to
Bad Che? Minx ?ccotapaaied by Andrew
Marrh. the? Min? ?et? oat for th? "Hldd??
Umpire" ?he?? of taviigto? ?sd Marra,
who ars gradually m?kln? their ?fay by
?nuaui it a map tatooad oa ?tare?'? foot.
After day? of tedi?os traveling they arriva
? t tbe bidden empir?. Ward discover, has
?oat daughter Helen ?ad luleudaH.au her to
?"? Islington. Helen apealas English, ?ad
baa um; ea?jM?ae? la Che? Mug.
CHAPTER XIV.
nBLOW THE WALLS.
On his roof again. Con noted that
an awning of green silk had been
stretched over hi? doorway, and a
couch placed beneath It In the open
?Ir. for bis added comfort. A ?liver
pitcher of wine stood on a taboret, '
and he found that the wine waa ac- !
ca-ptable, bavin?; been cooled In ,
spring-water. But all waa secondary,
even the silent departure of the
guards, for he was thinking In a whirl
of Helen March.
Her innocence was amazing, like
her wisdom?an American personality ;
with, strange diagonals of the Orient. I
Con loved the tang of desert sunlight
upon her face, her throat and arms.
Her shoulders were neither wide nur
narrow, and she wa? not tall. Ifc
remembered everything she had said.,,
and was unable to evade her final ut
leVance, which became more and more
h sublimated poison to him. He ,
turned back to yesterday, recalled
how she had ridden, how her pony
hail galloped from the top of the
ravine after her word had saved them
how her brown hair had streamed out
from the soft gray cloak So ?"hi?ese
princess could ever have riddden at
"tich a pace. But. again, there wa*
the gentle, almost lifeless movement
?:f her hunde, and the low fullness of
her voice when ?he talked of Tau
Kuan.
She was ? delightful sorrow to Lex
ington, as If all his days, too, had
fort-told her. Sb-? did not knoav her
self, she was eighteen.' The fvays
?if these ou; land people were familiar
to her. and it was natural she should
love their nationftl interest?, strangely
like America'a. bitterly different.
The redditi! palace was home. Her
mother was gone. The grand visier
had brought her American gowns,
street suits, and other articles the
gentle < nminal. Morna. had displayed
at Sperman's. In a city terribly far
distant.
There was no estimating the pains ?
the old ("hi?ese had taken to secure
?neh things for her. l'on knew at,
least of hi? connection with the'
?Wedger house, which must have been
?arranged by secret means, and it wa?
'clear that Chee Ming had taken
?many a point from Cecil Wedger'?
'incipient queens of the cinema. The
.vizir had been content to cook fer a
! young snob, merely to garner aome
information as to how a young Amer
ican girl should be dressed, how she
[must talk and think, and what, if any
thing, might please bar. Con appre
ciated the genius that had tr.aao. the
; exclusive Wedger? a part of avhee
Ming's plan for the completion of Tau ,
Kuan, Empire of th? Yellow Sun.
The tangle of East and West trou
bled I.eving?on more and more. Helen
iiud almost lo?t her mother ? aounsel
regarding Prince Yekutoi. It wa? too
aasy to feel the dead Kithna's horror
of the young Mongol, and of the plan
'she hid foreseen, hi? marriage with
her little white daughter. The mother
must have striven to develop Ameri
'. can instincts?the riding of ponies,
' love of oak trees, independence, and
? natural frankness.
Levington saw more vividly how
] March must have loved Eithna. how
. the loss of her had nearly broken
down his sanit?, and. at last, bow he
? had kept s?ueret his innermost inten
sion for another .tourney into the peril
,ous Gobi. It had meant too much for
jhim to put his hope in words. He had.
planned to run down the international
! beast, Koresh; all that side of the
! story was Just as he had confided it
' to Levington. But then there had been
I much more. March's Interests did not
' begin or end in a f??deral commisssion.
?Con realized now the deep and double
joy of his friend when he had hr?r.
; found Chee Ming In Dory street, rnar
ketinir the drug, only,to find that the
: tracings led to the ?3obi Desert.
The affali*" of the present morning
j recurred to mind?the monzoul in his
enchanted garden. Despite seeming
leisure, events in the palace went too
swiftly for a final valuation. Con was
puazled to find that the more closely
he tried to recall the garden, the ap
pearance of the fat lord, the singing
bird, the dancer, end the magician, the
less he knew about them. Had the
juggler poured his wine into the
fourth dimension, or was the watcher
merely transported by a breath of
the drug? levington went now to the
outer corner? of his prison, enduring
the hostile eyes of a double guard, to
look for the vine-covered bower of
royal entertainment, but could see
nothing of it. He must have turned
into a courtyard of the palace itself.
One grim assurance clung to him?
the sinister fragrance of koresh.
Though mid-afternoon, aa often as
his active mind abandoned some new
and equally futile ?1?? of escape, his
thought circled around to Helen. He*
reclined under the green silken awn
ing ?nd repeated her name. He was
awakened to the center of hi? being,
and wa? scarcely aware that every
new plan for escape included two
other? besides himself, and one a
princesa Mentally she remained with
him?In her throne-room, her glance
toward the prisonei she had spared,
her boredom with the proceedings, her
beautiful feet, a Weatern woman as
he must have guessed had It not been
for .the ?light tilt of her brows and
this*he had ?een, more closely, to be
but the cunning owrk of her maid
servants; In her own apartment, sur
rounded by things American, the
transformation waa not complete be
cause ot her Chinese training, per
sonal qualities that tantalized him.
the first words that had thrilled him
so unacountably and the laat bringing
a clutch of terror; the clear young
beauty of her face, her lips, the sort
brown of her hair, the curve of girlish
shoulders, the gr?ve pleasure at meet
ing that stranger, her father, and the
unemotional view ah? held of her own
future as queen of this fantastic stale.
These fragmentary thoughts possessed
Levington, brought him life aa it had
never come before, hurt him savagely,
so that he sighed and tosaed about on
the green cushions.
Then he remembered one? again that
they would not permit hint to live.
Thl? fact had a totally new aspect.
and the novelty of It now brought him
to hi? feet. Hi? (ray ?lav? started
up tn aarpriae, and th? pair ot big
?wuhmstJ auuVmrm matt? themeelvea felt
at the etarr-he*d. For tbe first Urns |
ia hts career Con rebelled against
death. It seemed no longer a part or
the gama Instant or slow, -death did
not Ini e rest bim now it was a stupvd
rule of the play. He wanted mightily
to lira There was something heth
sweet and very Mtter in dwelling m
the sama desert city with liefen
March. There were so many things
he had to tell her. so much be longed
to ask; also, an additional urgency for
a talk with her father.
Late In the afternoon, he retreated
to his Inner chamber, hot and impa
tient. In the smaller of two rooms,
which were., barely furnished, the
walls a creamy white, he threw him
self upon the soft couch, but its touch
was oddly unpleasant, like a caress
from the wrong person. He arose In
disgust, and stared at the brass lamp
with Its fragrant green oil. The gray
boy also had come In out of the sun,
and was now a-squat beside the divan.
Slowly he pulled the cord that seti
the long curtains swaying overhead.
From Urne to time he sprinkled water
upon these c?rtalas, then resumed the
fanning. But physical comfort only
heightened Con's uneasiness. He felt
the power of the fact that they were
bestowing these elaborate attentions
upon him only to make him a better
whits sire In the history of Tau Kuan.
No one came. The sun laid a gold
en path across the rur of the outer
room. Levlngton's repeated re
quests, invitations and demands for
Chee Ming resulted in nothing. The
day seemed Interminable.
At the hour of sunset his two
warriors appeared at the door, with
two others. They were always the
same sort of tall, muscular riders.
and seemed to represent a certain
blend of large-boned races, especial
ly designed for war. They led Con
to the baths, and March was already
there, prone upon the mat. buffering
the barber. The familiar key-shaped
blade was poised and darting about
his face.
"They brought me a Kurdish wo
man," said March, with a tinge of
disgust.
"What is our move?" asked Lev
in gt on. as they unwound bis ? o*?
tume. and the masseur appeared at
his side
"I can't bear it." said March.
"We've got to find a way. H.\?
you figured out" anything?"
"I haven't forgotten that we are
at least five weeks' journey from
anywhere, and every hour of those
weeks em impossibility to us."
The irony hurt the younger man.
who saw that his friend was broken.
The odds dismayed March. His be
lovud was dead. His quet>i had end
ed in this weird defeat. ".-Vnd it is
too late to stop their marriage," he
concluded. His despair was very
hard for Con.
The baths were accomplished
without another opportunity for
words, and Con was taken under
guard to his two rooms and the
roof. He had seen no more of the
palace than before?the same dim
scented corridors, the spray of three
fountains, the broad shadow-cres
cents that its roofs cast down upon
the houses clustered under the east
ern ?'all. He could not guess how
many human beings were contained
here. He saw nothing of the stunt
ed and crooked raen of the mines.
? for they did not dwell within the
the city. The soldiery was in evi
dence, mostly upon steeds that were
more sturdy than sjsmmetrical. On
the retnrn across the palace ?awn.
Con had noted a small party of
women, closely veiled, moving to
ward the fountains. Their robes
were of figured stuffs, the ends of
their head-veils drifting white Two
| coffee-colored giants had wslked be
[hmd them.
Food was served as before. At
! tendance was servile and silent. The
j dinner was worth eating*, tor it in
I eluded roast lamb, a salad pf small
orange-colored leavt-s. spie?? and
each as round as a penny, and vet*?
[ etables which were in flavor like
j potato crossed with oplery. The
? wine was an evening breath from
fruitful places.
Again he sent for the visier and
(no one came. The mists of days
I end lifted from th?- western Acids.
! and once again the flocks were
herded away for the night. Just
over the western fortification four
camels were unhitched from their
plows, and driven t?* the rushy
?spring near the sheds. The little
?monkey visited the white man again
? in time to ?-hare cumquats and green
j tea. Levington began all over, pac
king the roof, searching mentally for
' escape. He ?anted to talk with
March.
Final rays of sunlight touched the
high apartments of the palace, but
left his own in blue twilight. The
curving tiles jutted down closely
over every window, like clinging.
watchful shadows. The walls felt
cruel to the white man. He began
?to imagine the marriages and mat
? ings In those upper chambers, the
? deaths and births and sullen hearts,
1 cold lust, endless lassitude
With the darkness came the Ara
? blan girl. One of her guards re
mained with the two at the stair
way. The maid faced ??rain the
man who puzzled and terrified h<*r.
Con could not read the warm depths
of her eyes but fancied many
things. She attempted a few words
in her own language, then smiled
; faintly as he failed to comprehend.
He would never know what she had
.wished to tell him. Again he gave
?her the Inner chamber and drew the
?curtains after her, again he went
circuiting about his imidgure The
monkey whimpered, then climbed
over the wall the way he had come,
quite distressed that his new friend
should not notice him.
Night hours deepened about the
| palace. Some time toward midnight
a mumble of words reached the pris
oner from a space oelow. This was
unusual, for the voices of the city
were toe far distant to carry to ta.
roef. aad the .helv-ln? aal? or was
mute. Th? ?ound continu?^, indi?
liactly. IacrinartoB waited at ta?
1-41?;? of th? watt, bat could Bot .haar
clearly. I"vid4-nt]> It wa? a prayer?
very earaBBtly presented. More and
more it ?ounded Ilk? th? voice wf
akndrew March.
fon had not known ?her? hi?
comrade waa lod?-ed H? bex-anr.? <
? ure Of th? voice. Th? three ?ruar?s,
perhaps ?thirst or far ?orne like
reason universally vali?! with trio.
of men ?t nicht, wer? not holding
their post of duty, far th? stalrw?.
waa empty. ? talk with Andre?
March wa? worth a risk ; it ?fra?
necesaary if they wer? to work to
gether for escape They would nerd
a policy to raid? their remainlnc
day? In captivity. Anything ?u
better than the?? hroodlaa* reedlt?
tton? alone Th? fire 1b th? >oena?,
priBonar's vein? focaaad ta mturnt
purpaae. He descended th? Blairs
but at th? foot of them discovered
that they had hrouaht him aa Bear
er the voice. In fan. thera bbb*b,
other voice? unrleasantly near. He
went upvaa-ain and leaned over hi?
wall, to learn how the moakey
climbed up and down ?o reaaUi?
Quite certainly bow he bear?! hi?
; friend talking. The star? wer? a
cool faint light upon th? ?waits
, which were rouaTh-hewa. He cou 1-1
distinculsTi the i?d.-? of a witsdo*?'
below him. half-way to the ?rreauiri
He knotted the silken cloth? from
the divan In the first room and fast ?
ened one end of this soft rope to th?
: stone bench. It ?a? not difficult t??
.let hiins. If down over th? rim ef
w?l*. casing the ?train by presainr
his kn.es into the depression? of
1 masonry. His toes found the ledf
He grin-ity bop???] that he had heard
?right, that March waa really near
The window wa? one?, the prawr
stopped.
"Hello:"
The ?tJlUiesas of th? whole earth
se?med to originate just at thi?
<? mdi.w ledge. Then a hand tou?a?.
him, ?nd March whispered. "Don I
talk."
Th? elder prisoner move?! back
into the darkness, while Con rant
lin at the window badnenly there
' I ."Ban a ecramhlc. with ?term.
i blows ?nd a ratti? March wa? ??
'trips with hi? guard, having takaaa.
for granted that I.?vlngton mean'
o attempt eta-ape ."on sensed thi?
explanation He stepped forward un
certainly, hi? hands feinting for bat ?
lie. In the gloom he leapt at ih.
larger form, a desert soldier, who?,
arm? whipped about Ilk? falline
tree? Three throats ?trained for
breath but It wa? the warrior ?s he
smothered under a white ata a s
hand. He hit ron? palm, and thai
closed the brief battle, for it sneer
ed laevinaton and he sent in his
free hand. The tiu-r? ?on of T?i;
Kuan collapsed The figure of a
woman darted from a shadowy cer
ner. She wa? moaning softly. *nr
her robe fluttered a? ehe ran ota*
"She win rive an alarm." sai.i
March, pat,tine
"Your Kurdiah friend "
"Te?, she hates me a? ran. h
they do.** ,
"Becauee you refused?"
Without further words, ihr ? ? ?
prisoner? mounted the v. indo? ?
?"lanced back threurh the darkn?
at the motionless gui-rd. a aeusViaa
'eilent figure in dense shadow, aad
?drnpped to the earth
Their fall wa? considerable it
?racked their lees, hut p?in wa? over
looked in h??te. They ran close ul?
der the western wall of the p?l?. ?
turning: at the north end. arrn?* th??
broad lawn, to the lane beyond
which were the dwelling? ef
fighter?. All w?s d??k. The? in
I no sentinel. The de., rt ?carcely r. -
j?iuired watchlna*. Thvy sped over
?the heavy dust of the street and
[ uamed the high-arche.1 ?rate. A worn
! Utaaaansr wa? hooked here for antiu.u?
i battle uses. Krom the top of the
j fort ification they glanced down ?t
another necessary jump and took ?
] Side hy side they ran. following th?
?trail of the pack-camels rt.hu.I
jtheni. within the walls, the eared
crier of the hour? sent up his voi? e.
?full to trembling with the ne? s
j And grousing every soldier, a l??r
Iof hollow brass clanged out into tl ?
sl.'cping tity.
"We tipped over the bumble-bee?.??
said Con.
(To be Continued 1
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