The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-02

observing me through the apertures in her
veil where she stood not many yards distant.
but behind the parapet of lofty house al
joining ours.
sleeping: neither ought l to have remained on
the roof at such hour, since it is then that
the women of the harem come forth to take
the air and to hold their drawing room; nor
does any one of the other sex venture to show
himself then in that way.
However all the women must have gone
Sxed on me with an intense curiosity And
I In turn gaZed at her; whereupon' coming yet
closer, with sudden motion she put aslae HsI
veil and l saw Eastern face, beautiful
enough to satisfy the descriptions IN their
The clear forehead, with dark lashes over
large and still darker eyes, the eyebrows al
most Joined the complexion a warm brown
tint the teeth like shining coral, and the lips
eloquent with some beseeching motion that
made them tremble Slightly Her attire was
magnificent-a tunic Of embroidered satln'
fringed with golden wire, and jeweled slip
pers.
In her hand she appeared to be holding a
kerchief and while I continued in an attitude
OF deep surprise she rolled it up into pail
and flung il dexterously across. 1 stopped and
took up the handkerchief, which was wrought
Of purple silk and seed pearls. and therein
found tiny scrap torn from the beginning or
some poem which had on it. written in Ara
Bic The word Tomorrow When I lifted my
eyes a second time the damsel had vanished
Now I was not ignorant Of the circumstance
that this house adjoining ours was the chiet
dwelling of a parsonage with whom to meddle
would have been the extreme folly II belonged
q
Grand Vizier, the impetuous, daring and un,
scrupulous Abu Dahab. He had not returned
from the camp at Al Cairo, but any DAY tnlght
be expected. This l felt certain was one OIL
his wives or his slaves-most probably a slave
although she might even be some proud beauty
of the harem.
Tomorrow came and I hestiated whether 1
should ascend TO the roof. Did not my duty
as an ambassador forbid me TO sacrifice the
,niebt hang mon this alliance? Neither was
the youth that could not draw back when zu-
leika beckoned I must leave the fair unknown
to the tender mercies of Abu Dahab. Yet the
thought did not occur TO me OF quitting Al
Cairo
had the third morning dawned when heard
the voice of a black slave in the .yestloule.- De
handing an audience of HarJi Hussein Bey
him. Ii was not an unusual ~
was requested to hold an interview with
princess the daughter OF Ali Bey; and Masud
was willing to lead me into the palace. But. y
I stammered surely il was not the First
lady whom p and there I broke down. Masud
smiled even so little, and answered.;
The First Lady thou hast not seen nor, nor
beams thou vert illumined was another; and
II is on her account the Princess will have thee
for more than one death lies in ambush.
Then little by little the story came out. The
girl who had raised her veil and thrown the
scrau of verse was called Ilsamin, or Jasmin,
and was a Christian slave. Anu Dahab had
bought her six months before IN AieHano a.a
singing were of the finest; she read admirably
and reading with intelligence is much priced
ACCOMPLISHMENT among Easterns-whlle her eX.
traor1inarv Ioveliness captivated the heart Of
ths Viziar But she would not look at him.
I began TO yield, as man does TO whom
the taste OF adventure is always pleasant
III Il known" said the Nubian, that
though a venerable Hadji thou art by nation a
Frank and all Franks are physicians Don
therefore, the costume and air of a hakim
The Princess declares that she is taken with a
severe Illness. which our doctors cannot cure
h, drugs talismans nominations; and thou
hest said that unless thou feel the lady S pulse
and see the color OF her tongue aavlce VIII De
throyn away. I have gained over the chief
ennuch who asks only that l should never
leave thee out of my sight Is 1t not well con-
trived? "
nassing in Niasud's company through all doors
ard a. length introduced into a hall. the door
nf which was carpeted with velvet hrocade, the
walls hung with cloth of gold, and where Gems.
~ dir 4 high dome let in the light from
above and at the sides were long, narrow win
dows Of stained glass But across the center
90 tho room a thick curtain divided the whole,
ord &c I opproached, Masud-eVer standing by
me with a drawn sword-whtspered, axe
Inv salaam." ] did so, whereupon an opening
was made in the curtain and par OF eyes
glanced upon me. hut they were not llsamin s.
After a space the lady began, Art thou the
Frank physician whom I sent for?"
AT thy pleasure, lady. 49,
"Canst thou cure the mind as wen as the
body with thy simples, o hakim? a.. -.
THE mind? Not with simples Other ways
must be taken with the mind. 49,
or is we'll What other wavs?
II should know the disease first lady. before
I can prescribe.
The disease" she answered in a voice some
what sttfed in laughter; but recovering itself itself
and story-teilers. And canst thou alleviate Its
trouhlesT ,-.--,o,--,, -or,,ed. bes-