New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

s1 .t,, that ne, .,.., ;r,scrs.uL bvplth- scion
visited by Europeans lie passed through EN-
smelling alleys ~ shut IN by ioty houses that the
sun hardly ever penetrated their depths He caught
glirnpses of dun interiors when forced aside by i
Iauier laden mule ~ numbering camel tiii me
know ledge thrust upon i,l IN many ways mat
his presence in this minor artery ot the bazaar "tS
resented bv its inhabitants
T. foot in cotton garrlcrs that had puyc been hlte
Dark eyes glanced eurlou>l> Al tlna over the E'~-
max which covered uoec. cheeks. tnt mouth from
the gaze of stranger, Orange united ndtlo and IeT
tips visible occasionally when the loose told ot
robe was snatchci from the contamination II
touching him. suggested the taous pf hlrt pt pre-
ra,her than the slender we'll shaped hand for which
without exception s,ovlci At him Naked children.
p4yiug the gutter. ran ott. halt frightened tet
stopped to shrek words Nhlch he Wa lulte sure
wcrc not kindly greetings Pr'"hng dog the sea-
cngcrs OF the native quarter. shared 'hr general
hostility and 5yurrlcd Of his path but ,ulIcnlE
and with barred teeth Through crt,lpn'l Slin't
vI1tas he, r,crpci into mann streets which lntcrct
numbers OF Italian soldiers and civilians Even
few carriages appeared conveying women {" ne
shops public gardens NOW that the intense neat 81
the sun had subsdri Therefore he found 1t scarcely
credible that in the irtld 7ums there should re
such covert hatred of the white race winch held
undsputcd sway IN th'r'"shtare7 Instant not &
stones throw
And in pulling contrast t, the evidences II
eve and ear. he was CONSCIOUS pi an unSanny
sense Of familiarity with his surroundings Before
the Aphroditc brought him south hY east he had
never been nearer Egypt than Paris. Vet the
sights the sounds the uauscatlng smell, OF tins
da nix bazaar appealed to him with the breathlcSS
realism that the Jingle Of hansoms. the steady
crunch Of omnibuscS the yelling of ncusboys and
the laden scent of the wood paved road might
convey when next he entered the Strand
This entirely novel and disluicting conccIt
called his strange obscssion when first he looked
out over the desert At night from the bows of the
Yacht and the memory brought with It the legend
Of his house that the RoYsons were descendants ot
Cleur de Lion. lie saw that which he had never
realized from the glowing pages of written romance
that the Crusaders must have mixed with people
nearly identical in manner and speech with the
strange human miscellany Of MaSSaWa- During
those medieval campaigns IN an arid and poverty
stricken land feudal pomp and regal glitter would
Weld pcrforcc to the demands of existence. Rich
ard of England and Philip of France. with many
another noble warrior of high repute had doubtless
been glad enough. times without number. to seek
the shelter and neager fare of Just such tumble Of
darkcned tenementS that through which his
guide leading him
But why should he Richard Rovson acknoW ledge
occult acquaintance with this unknown scene
And what the fascination which the squahd
life of the bazaar had eXerci ed occasionally
men of exalted rank 1t different periods Of the
worlds history, The mere notion that he might
succumb to it-that he should even feel its glamour
bv the operation of some subtle trait of heredty-
grotcsque that he laughed aloud
He happened to be crossing tiny square 1t the
moment, and a bearded moila was entering mosque
which filled one whole side IF 1t The unbeliever
mIrth doubtless disturbed 4 pIOuS meditation. ana
the molla turned and muttered something The
words might be a of the Koran. but they hai
the ring of maledICtion
Mula Hamed was ahaShed and angry He spoke
apolOgetically to the holy man alluded the
gaour more than once, and proceeded give
Dick VOluble lecture, enlghtenlng him most
probably, as to the exceeding Importance pt polite
where a MOhammedan priest concerned
Royson unable to explain that ms hilarlty
was not intended Slight to the follower ot the
Prophet Yet dignity demanded that he should not
remain dumb; SO he pointed ahead and vociferated
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