The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-30

E.I..in OF ono Ol .uo ministries to me
su. months ago "Thru yuu win 500
r. curse of th. French navy ho east
~ wducss. which Our colleagues ut
g. eJou.al office and at the ministry
sg1one are trying hard TO- suppress
-Tnr r1-trm mlll'eT asked
-E7ut is thltf"
opium smoking" said my fr'c.l ll-
So. huy "Ask some OF thc Toulou
sssrup'r men to take you round"
n uts one of tho fr-t things asked
sss4t when got down to T0uiOu. and
- following is au account Of what !
uu-
0c vcrc u ufn near The mlrbor
uu and very handsome woman sat
e. the table opposite to us aud nodded
i1siy to my companion This dId not
srTslsc me at 900. because ail Toulon.
E<n thc prcfct maritime 10 the scuv.
sEcns iu thp streets know him aud
,zdi-i him ly h.s name There was %
any vcariuc,s or n you l.kr. weary
tnzurss Zoe the wUmuu's eyes which
rns ruriousiy noticeable
arc you going o. smoke q piper
DE- .iii
IT, l1kcd nt mr iu4u.ru-ly
MI. bring your friend with you lir
ss-sl't belong 90 th' government docs
A.
sud 10 we all thrDc got mp ana went
.s1f dp boo, know o.Hc'ly where wc
rrpL for tlr hlcs street. of Toulon
rre very Aluul for utr.cacy We
uJsrtcI @ door with % hcy which mI.
fanr Carried iu hur p0cE't We climb
sf three ulhts or dark stairs uni
l11-'.rl nt another dlo"
" wis D. aaI Ht Inst. after about a
,Vr1ucr U. 1000 hour. hy young woman
ma tImplp and curl papers She Look
a-s even ,lrcp.or than our companion
ga sid not trouble to invite us in.
Sir merely lcft tho door open. loun-cl
a. fn frpnt. and we followed.
01Isluc "a room iu which a'l YOU c9u
ssr Bi Grst is the dirty yellow of sowo
.s--luyJt mating uu Zoe uuor irw
s,sairus covered iu bright color- and
s-Crui pairs Of feet II is % little pua.
Sere ut nrst. hut you r'Hli1c after q
zuSgrnt that the only lamp is on the
alos~ nu FIAT it has heavy shade 50
hrl TIE light does not light up the
-ssu.
= h~cumc used 90 the scmidari,ucgs
mar and saw that ! was lu small
syncc room. iu which there were six
r c,gbt people. three women. luclud.
81 cur companion. and several men.
skio,I that tap trousers which me
49, turc were those OF navy officers.
4 is,tcd ot my friend. the journalist
sN.1ldugly
va yes" hc said. "and they don't
gznzs Nurc au opium smoker always
~ spium smoker"
e. bad spoken iu whisper but one
.sC o. mru. good looking fellow. who
a.nz iuyn h'cu smart officer NOT
bl- before. raised himself ou one 81.
lFs and gioNcrui 900 us. course you"'
a. sld -li' quiet Curse you," Aud
arar5pprd .ucs on to thr mat 9-om.
''r's- second sleep after the first
gge. NtId my friend
-uaw lo you know
tsstusc they are always irritable
asu. hr said after tl' second pip.
& zk,~ q good deal 60 distUru them
aus after the third. unless they an.
~sy SEASONED smokers. YOU could lct
80 grrckcrs nest Ca them before they
asSAf OF themselves, AMI th'y would
h,uG lhat II was wind Mapping IN,
uI
kaathcr of tho mon sat up. | mus
-iFttru tiat there was NO furuitur,
-xi,gtsvcr m the room There was go
-saUat uniting on the noor. there wcr,
- lsw pillows. aud that WIS ull Bu
Er a.slitya Mmp was la the corner. an,
"a 1ac middle among the frH'. was
Rfigg which looked little liac a Turk
~ iubblc bubble pipe, "a lamp Of glass
a Ehich think spirit was burned
aut iug q small flame.
rcrJ TO it. little white pot with
isr-S brown paste In 10 that looked III
g.s'l.Ii. aud ou small rack, Ike a pc
40. s,veral knitting needles. Whc
tie nan sat up the woman In the kim,
no tad curl papers cruwlcd over
siz fnplg one of the knitting needles
Vu a-r finger and thumb into th
gaac sud cooked BAH Of II on th
sam of knitting needle over th
tEfuH N the lamp.
EnI noticed then, as the smell D..
riiu,. sprc acute that the whole ROOF
raf Wcucly sicl,liucss about it. rha
~ ruursc. WAS the opium. NcNt to a
s.zsl sherc suppose he had droppc
q aHsn u long cherry wood stem with
Iags II amber az one end ana a Tin
,4ir az the other think the cup had
sg H a. but am not sure. The W.
sinu pot the little ball of opium. whi,
ia1 u1Ezlcd and sizzlod In the Ham
uJs me cup and held the amber bu
50 tifc mans mouth.
Hf ircW ut the pipe, lnhalug n
7,cGr hut hc WINS ,up fHr gone 60 ho
gis Qaue Tor himself The woman b,
a a. ulat for him. lie stopped inh'
.