The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-04-22

when you are sick ae cures you
with jewels"
"And what can he cure?" said the
princess, still looking at Safti, who
was now bargaining vociferously with
a fat Arab for piece of milk white
jade.
"All things l was sick of a fever
that comes with the summer. He gave
me a stone crushed to a powder and
l was well. He saved from death one
of the bey's sons, who was dying from
hijada. And then, too, he has stone
in a ring which can preserve sight to
him who is going blind"
The princess started violently.
"Impossible!" she cried.
at is true" said Abdul. ut is a
green stone-like that"
He pointed to an emerald which an
Arab was holding up to the light
The princess put her hand to her
eyes. They still ached and her tenn
pies were throbbing furiously.
81 cannot stay here" she said. at
is too hot. But-tell the jewel doctor
that 1 wish to visit him. Where does
he live?'
"In a little street, Rue Ben-Ziad, in
little house. But he is rich" Abdul
spread his arms abroad. When will
the gracious princess"
This afternoon. At-at four o'clock
you will take me-"
Abdul spoke to Safti, who turned,
squinted horribly at the princess, and
salaamed to her with curious and
contradictory dignity, turning his
fingers, covered with jewels, towards
the earth.
That afternoon at four, when the
venerable Nine. de Rosnikoff was still
drinking her weak tea and reading her
French novel, the princess and Abdul
stood before the low wooden door of
the jewel doctors house. Abdul struck
upon 1t and the terrible physician ap-
peared in the dark aperture, looking
all ways with his deformed eyes, which
fascinated the princess. Having ascer-
tanned that he could speak little
broken French, like many of the
Tunisian Arabs, she babe Abdul wait
outside and entered the howell of the
jewel doctor, who shut close the door
behind her.
At length she said: you are a doc
tor? You can cure the 'sick?"
Safti salaamed.
with jewels? Is that possible?"
Jewels are the only medicine"
Safti replied, speaking with sudden
volubility. with the ruby I cure
madness, with the white jade the dis
ease of the hijada, and with the blood
stone hemorrhage. I have made a
man who was ill of fever wear a topaz,
happily in the street"
And with an emerald" interrupted
the princess; have you not preserved
sight with an emerald? They told me
So"
Safti's expression suddenly became
grim and suspicious.
who said that?" he asked, sharply.
abdul. Is it true? Can it be true?''
Her cheeks were flushed. She spoke
almost with violence, laying her hand
upon his arm. Safti seemed to stare
hard into the corners of the little
room Perhaps he was really looking
at the princess. At length she said:
81 will give you any price you ask
for it,
"You!" said Safti. But you--"
Suddenly he lifted his lean hands
took the face of the princess between
them quite gently, and turned 1t to-
wards the small window. She had
begun to tremble. Holding her soft
cheeks with his brown fingers, Safti
remained motionless for long time
during which it seemed to the princess
that he was looking away from hel
at some distant object. She watched
his frightful and surreptitious eyes
that never told the truth, she heard
the distant Arabs everlasting song
and her dream became nightmare
At last Safti dropped his hands and
said:
"It may be that some day you will
need my emerald"
The princess felt as If at that mo-
ment bullet entered her heart.
"Give it me-give it mel" she cried
II am rich. =
81 do not sell my medicines" Saft
answered. Those who use them mus
live near me, here in Tunis. WheI
| they are healed they give back to me
| the jewel that has saved them. Blu
you-you live far off"
With the swiftness of a woman tn,
| princess saw that persuasion would
| be useless. Safti's face looked hare
| as brown wood. She seemed to re
cover her emotion and said quietly:
At least you will let me see thu
emerald?"
Safti went to a small bureau tina
stood at the back of the room, openet
one of its drawers with key which
! he drew from beneath his dingy robe
lifted a small silver box carefully out
returned to the princess and put tn