Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

explained the courier. bustling forward.
The inscription means The Lordship be-
longs TO Allah and his protection Once
there were twenty-five gates. now many
are closed, and here"-as they passed
through a dim entrance into blazing sun
shine-"is the celebrated court Of
oranges"-a large paved Enclosure with
fountains and rows of trees in flower.
overhung on one side by the cathedral
and its tower.
Il say. It's is awfully jolly. isn't it,
said Capt. Tudor. who secretly hated
sightseeing: still. ten thousand a year
was consideration.
jolly" she repeated: lit does not
strike me as that. 1t is grand"
To Hester /; was the embodiment of 4
dream. and the strangeness and the thrill
of II seemed to have passed into her be-
ing There was an unexpected scene OF
space and sunshine and repose-despito
a few tourists armed with guide books
and not few beggars assembled round
the gate of pardon the chief entrance To
the MOSQUE itselfD Half a dozen ragged
but gentlemanly old men extended their
empty hands 10 Hester. and In one she
placed five-peseta piece. The recipient
made no attempt at thanks. but instantly
hurried away at shutting run. in order.
II TRANSFERRED to get change. while the re-
naming five poured on the charitable
lady their sonorous PROMISE: "Dios 10
pagara" Good will repay you.')
After short delay Hester and her
companions entered the great mosque.
How dim 1t seemed after the outside
glare and what forest of columns! As
the girl stood breathless and overawed.
Capt. Tudor exclaimed:
isn't it ripping? What place for
hide and SEEK
THE largest mosque in the world" an
nounced the courier: that is, after the
Caaba at Mecca. The third Mirab or
holy place is the chief thing to see. The
ceiling is of one piece of marble. shaped
like shell. and the floor is worn hollow
by the knees of pilgrims"
Hester greatly preferred to see and
search for herself but she was in awe Of
The courier who held her Baedeker tight
~ under his arm and desired to eXpound
his own information BY and by the
sfghtSeers came to the great choir, built
by Charles V. Christian cathedral sur
rounded by a mosque. The carvings OF
the stalls We're wonderful Che finest ex-
ample of woodwork in SPAIN. Here were
splendid old choir books and an enormous
silver chandelier. The treasury was also
visited and its costly contents displayed
professional crosses, reliquaries, paxes,
priestly robes and magnificent jewels
worn by the Virgin on great festivals.
They passed through the maze OF pillars
in jasper. porphyry and marble, brought
1t was said. from the ruins of Carthage.
On their way back to the Court of
Oranges they were detained to see the
cross scratched on a column by a Chris
tan captive with his nail: also the column
by with he was subsequently garotted
Marietta found these two items more to
her taste than all the rest and absorbed
the anecdote with greedy satisfaction.
After the cathedral the bishops palace
was inspected. and then the interchangeable
courier took them down to see the ancient
Moorish bridge which spans the Guadal-
quivir below the north gate; and from
here they returned to the Casa Molina
having as Capt. Tudor informed his aunt.
inspected the cathedral. kit and all, and
put in "a really hard days work.
But Hester corrected him and said: 1T
has been day of acknowledgements
pleasure