Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18

san Bey's eyes were fixed on her as she
daintily tossed her delicate feet in impa-
tient prancing The tremendous exertion
of her flight to the river had left stain
upon the velvet of her golden pay coat
and although the flashing eye expressive
girls, and the champing of the bit
told of excitement, the kurds caressing
hand allayed it.
Pardon me-" said Hassan Bey, eff
brave the evil eye by speaking of the
grace and beauty of your mare l
saw such sure footing on such ground
She actually disdains difficulties when you
direct
Yes" answered Riskullal she knows
like other members of my family, when to
be patient and when to strive with the
might. Her guide both in endurance and
in speed is my wish.
Hassan Bey was warmed by the quiet
assurance of the kurd's trust which looked
upon the mare loyal friend. He
envied the man the possession as a half
taught laborer envies a millionaire
possession which he himself could use
far more worthily, and he found it pleasant
to let his imagination play with the
thought of what he would do with that
if he owned her
By the time that the long cavalcade
from the Meirmen road arrived Hassan
Beys genial friendliness had impressed
Rlskullah. The two men sat on their horses while
the convoy trailed slowly by, looking very like
Indian tribe in migration, with its equipment of
tents, bedding. kettles and tent poles Full two
hundred and fifty persons crowded between
the lines of Turkish cavalry, and of these
hundred and fifty at least, were gaunt, swarthv
scowlng women and haggard, fretful children
Their faces vIsbly frightened on seeing Riskul-
lah but after the tribe had passed, while the Colonel
and the Chief were deity working their way along
the edges of the cavalcade to reach the head Of
the column, of the ragged unkempt women
sitting their horses like men began to wall, All
zee! Riskullah Bey is going away again.
The women and children tired" said Riskul-
lab, and frightened at the bigness of the world
The very babies have grown wrinkled during this
journey. None of the children could now smile. even
to gain purse of gold Ny people not fit for
the Sultan to see; he would think them village
cattle" The crisis of the Kurds fate was near
graphing iron in Trebizond might help him out of
the glded prisons in Constantinople known as the
Sultan's guest houses; his voice trembled though
not only from pity, as he added, Pity the children
and get permission for them to stay at Trebzond
until l come back
no Arabian mare, in this plea suggestion. If
the women and children too tired to go on the
tribe would stay in Trebizond too, and of course
the horses. The temptation to him in the form
of beam of light, to hail the circumstance that the
separated from her master might fall into any
hands cunning enough to hold her. He smiled on
Riskullah saying, Il will certainly tell your wishes
to the Governor General" Then as he glanced at
dangling from the saddle of one of them American
ice cream freezer, and he mischevously added with
a laugh, Il did not know that Hamavends use such
articles
too, he said, "Oh, that ice cream pail 1 suppose
some traveller left it at the camp But with
proud toss of the head and Redeemed cheek he
added, Some people think robbers; but
torians live the Hamavend territories between
Zahu and Lake Van If marauders come we defend
them with blood; if need arise, give them
seed cattle for the pillow; of right take from
too from strangers who enter our territory; but
we never rob. Robbers strip and MAIN and kill: my