The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-18

lean auy back against. and a cigar.
mid cigar. will all aid digea-
tion. You do smoke here
smoke - said Horace. Why, Of
course. All over the place. Hsrei"
he said. eisppinK his hands which
brought an obssauioua elsye IN
stantiy to his side, Just bring
coffee and cigars. viii you -
The slave rolled his brandy ball
eyes IN obvious f,erplsxity.
eCuffesi" said Horace. ~rou must
know shat coffee IL. And cigarcta
Well. chlbouka then hubble hub
bisa'-=lf that's what you call them.
Hut the slave clearly did not un
tierntand. and ., suddenly struck
Horace that. since tobacco and cof-
Zee wef. not introduced. even into
the east. tiil long after the Jinnee'-
time. he. as the founder Of the feast.
would naturally be unaware how IN
disp~nssbIe they had become At The
present day.
TIN really awfuiiy softly he
Enfd. but they don't seem 20 have
provided ans. shall speak TO the
manager shout Il. And unfortunate
~. don't know where my own
cigars are"
"frs Of no consequence" said the
professor. with the sort % xtsielsn
that minds very much Il am a
mo1erats smoker AZ best. and Turk
ish coffee. though delicious. II art
10 keep ne awake hut n you could
let me have a look "a that brass bot /.
tie you got ~ poor soliinRham' :
sale. I should be Obliged 10 you"
Hafaee had no idea where II was
then. nor could he. until the profess
~or came 10 the rescue with few
words Of Arabic. mana aina % make
the slaves comprehend what he
wished them to find At length.
however. two % them appeared.
bearing the brass bottle with every
sign # awe. ana dcpositinK Il a.
Ven,tsore'a feet
Prof Futvoye. after wiping and
adjusting hia glasses proceeded To
examine The vessel. 1t certainly Is
most unusual type Of hrassWare. 8
Ne said. as unique IN its way - the
silver ever and basin and, aA Won
thought, there does seem 70 be
something resembling an inscription
on the cap. thuuEh N this dim light
u f. almost Impossible 60 be anre "
While he wss porting over II. Hor-
see seated himself on the divRn by
sytvtasa side hoping for one Of the
Whispered conversations permitted
20 afffane@d lovers Mrs Futvnye
was peacefully alumherius and her
husband Nar tn better huntor than
he had br~n all the evening.
Suddenly from behind the hang
inRa of one Of the archwavs came
strange alseorf liant sounds. barbartc
tanRiings and thumpinEs. varied By
yoSip as ~ impaHaionad cafs
sylvia drew invoiuntarity closer
90 Horace: her mother woke with a
start. and the professor looked up
from the brass bottle with returning
irritation.
whats this, what's thisTH he
demanded. Some fresh surprise I'm
store for us7''
II was quite as much 81 q sur
prise for Horace. but he was spared
the humiliation % owning " by the
entrance of some half dozen dusky
musicians Ewathed I'm white. and
carrying various strangely fash i
Toned instruments. With which they
squafted down In = sefni-circle by
the opposite wall. and began %
twanE and dr,ib and squsii with the
complaeent cacophony OF an east
ern orchestra.
What very sStrsoriins ~
noisei" said Mrs. Futvoye. Surely
they can't mean n for music >"
Yes. they do" said Horace: ~
It's really more harmonious than
II sounds you have 90 get aeous-
toned to thc-er notation. Whom