Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

INJURED. The light of pleasure in her eves
hn u me color mantling her cheek. so en-
hanced her beauty that 1t was with dim
cuty the impulsive Idris could repress the
.emptation OF telling her of his love But
ssen as she ne watched. the look of pleasure
the melancholy air that he had nreyio,sIv
no'iceo' an air that said almost as plainly
not for me to be glad" "
Yet the smile returned tn ber lin uha,
ldrls ventured upon a Suggestion
see neither boat nor vessel within
n nan. he remarked glancing over the sea.
we nave several hours yet before no
Now in the Christmas tales. Won know WIZ,
me stage coach passengers are showed I'M
a. the country inn, or the sea yovar gers
wrecked on the lonely isle, they always he
guile the time by Storytelling rs the
orthodox thing to do. Suppose we tm,tate
them" ppo'e we inmate
>, good idea-and." added Lorelie arch
80, teGomes the mover of the PROPOSE
tIon 10 take the initiative"
Taught in the net l was preparinp for
ahotner! smiled Idris. Il was hopinp TN
near you recite some portions of your play,
out that VIII come later. Well mademoi
seiie. what shall my story be?"
iou said while ago that you have led
eoineWhat adventurous life. and that you
or your adventures ~
iou Halter my vanity. mans self 10
an ihsidious theme The apologize pro mea
vita Is rarely to be trusted the author
being naturally prone to magnify his vir-
tues ana minimize his faults. Always re-
ceive the autobiography cum grano sails
very well, replied Lorelie, with a smile
irresistible in its witchery. Begin your
as you proceed"
Vain was 1t for Idris to protest She was
not TO be deferred from her purpose of hear
ing something of his personal history; and
accordingly, after due reflection he nro
ceeded to relate some of his experfences In
the Graeco-Turkish war of 81. in which he
had taken part in common with some
other Englishmen of adventurous spirit.
lurls was master of a certain natural
eloquence, an eloquence very effective I'm the
case OF an imaginative maiden. At any rate
Lorele seemed to take deep interest in
MS words. Never before had he seen SO at
tentive listener. Her face, like water lit
by tine changing rays of the SUM- reflected
all the varying expressions on his own
countenance as he passed from grave to
gay, from scene to scene
A significant incident occurred during the
telling of these "reminiscences.
He was relating that on one occasion he
had been intrusted by Greek commander
with the task of conveying a secret dis
patch to a village beyond the enemy's lines
The ordinary route to this place ran through
a mountain pass, which at that time
carefully guarded by Bashi- BaZouks. Idris
therefore. determined to scale the face of an
almost perpendicular cliff and passing, as
1t were, above the heads of the watchers,
come out in their rear. When he was three
f0urthS of the way up the cliff his heart
almost leaped into his mouth as he caught
a glimpse of a Bashi-Bazouk dagger in
hand, waiting for him at the top. The
shades of twilight were falling. To descend
was IMPOSSIBLE: to go upward was to meet
certain death: yet upward he continued to
pull himself. little by little hoping that by
some good fortune he might be able to out
wit the armed watcher. In graphic lam
guage he painted his sensations as none
could save those only who have been in
position.
Al this point I.orelie's interest became in
tense, even painful. So vivid was her reali-
"a ton of the scene that she seemed at that
very moment to Idris before her, cling
Ing feebly to the edge of the cliff in the
dusky gloom, with the savage enemy above
him dealing the deathstroke. She leaned
forward in her seat with parted lips; then.
quite unconsciously. and all-forgetful of her
sprained ankle, she half rose with her arm
extended as IL to ward off the coming blow. ?
ooh but you are here she murmured
realizing her mistake How absurd OF
me-" and with heightened color, she sank
back In confusion.
Eyes, I am here" replied IdrIs, his heart
leaping with delight at this proof of her in
terest in his welfare. Near the summit of
the cliff was narrow shelf of rock; on this
ledge l lay down and waited, with my re-
volver pointing to the night sky. 1 knew
that my gentleman would peep over again
presently to mark my progress He did
What the kites left of him you'll find at the
foot of the Gift
If pleasure at the death of fellow NOR
tai be an anti-Christian feeling. it must be
confessed that Lorelie Riviere had little
of the Christian in her at that moment.
Now that he had once entered upon his
personal history, she would not let him quit
it, betra ying such interest that Idrs almost
wondered whether she had a secret motive
in wishing to hear his biography.
The most romantic part of his career.
however. namely, that relating to the runic
ring and the quest for his father. he care
fully reserved, giving instead an account
of his travels through Europe. and re-
calling many a curious legend from out
of-the-way" places.
Long ere Lorelie stated with these
"reminiscences the first stars of night glim-
mered in the blue air above. and that
nothing might be wanting to complete a
situation, the moon, rising in all
her glory from the depth of ocean, sllvered
with it's radiance the entrance of the cave.
The light passed within. bringing into relief
the statuesque pose of Loreies figure. 1t
cleaned on her wealth Of raven hair and
her face with new and mystic
beauty, as. with her cheek pillowed on her
hands. she sat attentive to Idrs. drinking
in his words as the tabled oriental bird is
said to drink the moonbeams.
So lovely and interested a listener might
well have turned the head of the frostiest
hermit. What wonder. then, that the one
thought in Idris mind at this moment was:
80 that this might last forever!"
ITO he continued Mondayl