The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

and the heavy masses OF her coal bach
hair strsamsd n snnamsrabe raaits over
her shoulders ard aown her hack. 81.
had the rnxna. chubby. moon face of
which the Persian poets love 10 sing. great
black eyes IKE Z gsss.lp's. ana she was
sysdensay IN a violent passion. s:ns walked
rapsdiy across tho court yard. and Nooiiah
Ad4sss .Fenese. v-ssaly as she burst fnts
the apartment.
waat aaoamlaailon Is this O Moollah
Adam sha cried s*taas yoa nave prorn-
issd tor mes Is Il ues enough that | am
suddenly hsn.shsd from The paradise es
sweets and from she society % the Ass-
lisn cf the Universe aGd psuagea into A
prison Inhabited by miserable awarfs. bur
yoa. 10 add TO the inssgsnisy that | haxs
already suffered, proceed 20 ;reacAerous.v
exhibit my unveiled charms to a hiteous
fars sn iassdel Of repalssve aapearanesr"
Madam said severely. Il am here
professionally, ! have no. willingly OBJ
trssdsd myself on the iaEeee OF Mooslaa
Adams eldest son.
yoa'.i ssssressly be boiled alive all ,aa
same" she said; that's one comfort"
And then she burst into tears.
just then | saw the little neSrtss who
had admitted me into the dwa=fs serax-
10 earrssdly egosy the court yard and adj
Ssrcc 10 the window
May > please your Excellencys grace"
sha said, addressing the master OF the
het.se. the koia Bashi himself Is al the
door. and requests to see you respecting
the Lady ptifsrlad.-'
Admit him 1T once" said Mooilan
Adam. As for yea" he cried. addressing
the eeiIsd vision at leveliness. make yerr-
seaf scarce 81 II Is very possible II il you
who viii he boiled alive
The yelled lady took his advice at once.
and scuitiei off TO her apartment without
word.
n.f ftzs, . ~sk,
court yard. Meoiiah Adam rose and went
as far as the door of the apartment to do
henoT TO the great man. "A he passed me
ne placed rs finger upon his lips with a
warning gesture. lie conducted the kota
Bashi to his own seat at the head of the
room. We al three howed TO each othes
and mutsered The usual compliments
Aoo..ah ADAM said the koja nAshi.
where is the lady Di,fsriade Tell me. q
man. have you married her 10 Your son
vet Has she conducted herself discreet.
iyTa
q friend or my soui," replied the dwarf.
She Is sitting ve!led and dissolved In
tears IN her own apartment, ir she has
net already died Of grief
That's great weight of my mind"
said the koja Bashi. with a sigh of relief.
DO have Your solemn assurance Moo.-
iah ADAM the Koia Bnshi went on,
that no saerilege.ous eye has feasted upon
the PROJECTIONS of the Pearl OF Lovelinessg''
'Waiiah. Billah, Not even the women
OF my seragiio have as yet even seen tina
tip of ter nose said the mendacious
dwarf as he stroked his btard.
Just then hollow groan came from tho
bed of the sick Habyi. who stu lay In the
recess surrounded by the ladies Of his
family. al OF whom were row most dis
creasiy yelled.
All may he well, then" exclaimed the
koja Rashi. Ills majesty, may | be hia
sacrifice. has deisned 10 change his mind.
lie m.sses the society Of the Lady Dill
feriad: he ordered me. If II were not too
late, To replace the lady in the paradise az
sweets. You are perfectly certain that no
one has seen her. Mooiiah Adam
Il viii answer with my head" repiisd
the dwarf, as he impercsptiby winked at
me.
Then hts majesty must no longer 81
kept In suspense" sad the Ko;a BashL
What. hoi'' he added In a louder voice.
bid them enter with the covered litter.n i
The order WITS executed at once. A so{s
Of pa!anquin jsalously covered with scars
let cloth housings. was carried Into tha
courtyard upon the. shoulders of eight na-
groes
Turn your faces to the WALL" said tho
koia Bash. as he left the room.
We both discreety did as we were bid
In the short mirror on the wall opposite
fiS saw tHEf Lazy DisLEft8t. ciOSe.y
tei'ed. enter the litter The Koja Bashl
gave the signal and the litter was rapidly
carried out OF the court yard. the guard
ian OF the fair following II.
And then Mooiiah Adam rose 20 his feet
and capered about the room. and danced
ard sung In an almost delirious excitement
OF joy.
''Hakim Sahib.'' he said, as he suddenly
sezed my hand, "sience II golden. l may
get be the grandfather of the smallest man
In the worid.''
II IL now ten years since l left Persia.
and IL Is well known 10 every body In that
country thai Dlferiad Khanum. und&s
the title OF the Margins Dowiet, o.
Narcissns Of the government In the prime
favorte, and reigns unrivaled In the az.
fecticns OF the Asylum OF the Universe.
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