Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

up with him in a moment; and her oriental
fancy seems to have been no less captivat-
ed by the fresh complexion, handsome
features and red hair of the occidental
stranger. They loved each other at the
first intention, as surgeons say, just as
young people used to do In the goloen
prime of the good Haroun Alraschid. An!
Romance fingers in this old world yet,as we
shall see!
Meryon had the tact to cover his face
with his hands. and the presence OF mind
to look through his fingers. The princess
replaced her veil not so hastily as TO
prevent a quick. artist glance from catch
ing rapturous impression of her husky
grace and glorious eyes. Fat old Hatipha,
with pendent cheeks Tapping. hustled up
in vast perturbation and whipped the prin-
cess out of the infiders sight as fast as
he could. But Senuah, following, threw
over her shoulder an arch glance, which
in America would have passed for wink
of sympathetic intelligence. Mischief was
afoot.
Then followed intrigue. One afternoon
the back part Of the booth Of Musreddin,
the jewel merchant, contained a new APP
prentice, with huge turban and voluminous
Oh apery, whose blue eyes wandered from
his work as Terah entered, and never left
her face during the half hour she chatter
ed with the jeweler over the price OF a
ring-which. on the other hand. she would
never have looked at twice, had she not
been stealing Il thousand glances at the
back part of the shop! Again, from a
meShrebie-screened window chartered for
the purpoSe), who glowered invisible and
impassioned while Terah. her divine coun-
teDance not ten inches from his, debated
unfortunately with Senuah as to whether
Trey should turn to the right and visit
the confectioner, or to the left to the silk
MERGERS; while Hatipha. the unsuSpicious.
stood in the shadow hardly. with mind at
ease because, forsooth, the street was
empty. Empty-and all the while Terah's
soft finger tips were being kissed raven
ha 10 tinax " nal
at last the debate with Senuah came to an
erd. folded themselves about love note
designed in the most gloriously eXtrava-
CANT termb3i No name was signed to that
note, but perhaps the princess didn't know
whom it came from. and didn't thence
forth wear it in her bosom until-paradoxi-
cal as 1T may seem-it got worn out. and
means had to be devised to furnish her
with anotheri
Yes. here in the heart of the guarded
orient, and under the shadow, as it were,
or the bow-string. was this love affair car
ried on. until this very morning of the rose
bud. How was it to end? All. how. indeed!
NO doubt" Meryon said to himself,
clipping with an oriental princess under
the noses of her father and the head eunuch
isn't the easiest thing in the world never
said 1t was! But a bonanza like that Is
worth a risk. The boldest way is the best;
bride Musreddin again: wait with the
horses at the back door in the alley; she
comes in to buy new ring; frightful row
in the street at the front between two
camel drivers; Hatipha mounts guard at
the front door: Terah slips into rear room
and n suit of boys clothes and so out at
the back, mounts, and we're Off, Give us
ten minutes start, and they'll have fleet
steeds that follow quoth young Lochinvar!
game on the poor old prince. but that is the
fault Of the oriental system-and oh. my
SOUL what an arnful of heaven she Is
He caught up a pillow and vicariously