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Come. Roxie," she said. trying to speak as if she
took her situation as matter OF course, we shall go
back to Mohammed. We have time to
spare.
But when Mary tried to open the low door she
found it locked. The Arab women laughed loudly at
her frantic efforts open it. Roxie this of
affairs was in abject state of terror.
Miss Mary TO de Lawds sake Miss Mary, she
walled, desc critters means to steal you and my
Baby l sensed it all de time, l did, did! Oh
Lawdy oh Lawdy we'll nevah see our folks ag in.
Oh. Lawd help us, Lawd help US!
oh, we shall get out! We must get out of this!
Let us go in this other room: there may be another
door," said Mary in trembling voice
Followed closely by Roxe, she went into long
adjoining the one into which the sheik had adj
pancy in that it had divans along the walls, coffee
urn suspended lamp, and a small barred window
high up in the wall. There was door, but it
also made secure
MARY for awhile walked wildly round and round
A'A the if trying to escape through the
solid walls. Her courage was now completely gone
She entertained most horrible fears Weeping con-
vulsively she threw herself face down a divan
But Roxie, with that inconsistency of her race, as
soon as she saw Mary giving up to despair reganed
help, meeting the needs of Others and now that
Mary needed some one to lean on RoSie was her old
self, the oak and not the vine. She put her arm
about Mary and comforted her with that perfect SYM
pathy, that soothing unseltishness, that Black
Nanny possesses from her inheritance OF sorrow
Honey, keep cal and don you be feared. Any
OOuy at tTleS TO harm you OI my ldio VIII dN "
walk ovah RoNies dead body. l dab any woman
cloes man to come any nearder you than he orter.
Miss Mary, I've allus called on de Lawd in trouble
and time o need. an He's disapP inted me yit.
While our stren'th and our power is frail de Lawd
is pow full an His might will prevail. Roxie as is
the wont of her race when she was in an exalted
mood paraphrased hymns and the Bible to express
her meaning. We must call on de Lawd, chile she
went on, in our 'stremity and time o need, an His
power will prevail
Roxie placing the American Baby in Marys arms,
dropped to her knees and began in a chanting voice
to pray. The Arab women stopped their chattering
who did not pray to Allah and his Prophet, did she
perchance supplicate some fierce, dark demon like
herself who would curse them with the evil eye:
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20 Lawd thou have led the Ishmaetes safe out
en- the Ian o Egypt. wild clouds and wild fire. Thou
have saved Noah an all his family in de A'k. an
brought dem tum de deep waters safe to dry Ian.
Thou have brought Jonah safe QUIT de whales
stummick, Lawd. thou have keered fur an per-
tected in the boiler o dy han all as trusted Thee
in their hoah o need. o Lawd of massies. places
trus' an our faith an hope in Thee, We
know Thou will save us from all desc heathens wild
women clio dat seek fur DESTROY us, We will fear
no evil fur we know Thou will overcome
an bring Miss Mary an my Baby an Of Roxie safe
to Mars Jack an Miss 'Lzbeth. Amen
Roxie with shining face The light of faith
in her eyes the childke faith of her race.
Mary, too felt sudden influx of confidence and
peace. She had ntutive feeling also that to hold
this attitude of mind would be a protection She
resolved to show fear to keep steadily in mind
confidence in ultimate safety.
IT was not long until she had chance to test her
resolutions. She heard key in the door she
had lately entered. She felt relieved when Ahmed
entered instead of his father She sprang up he
toward her and met him halfway. Pointing
commandingly toward the locked door. she said
haughtlly:
Open that door. l command you to open that
door immediately.
Ahmeds oriental suavity was gone. He looked
embarrassed, ashamed To the women servants that
crowding close behind him the heir of the shek
gave contemptuous order that sent them scuttling
to the of the This exercise of his
authority restored to him some OF his self esteem.
This stranger who SO scornfully gave her commands
was nothing, after all but woman He. man, and
the heir of sheik. must not show fear to woman,
receive order from her.
Though she gave sign. Mary heart sank when
Ahmed drew himself up and met her eyes. Yet it
was with courtesy he made the speech to her he had
prepared:
Sit tell what my father say. He say he have
four wives He marry Slit. He make her favor
lite wife, Sit be great wife of the sheik. Ny father
send black Slit and child where American howadji
be. and make Mohammed free again.
Mary felt as if great wave of darkness had swept
her. In her guesses to the object of her i'm
prisoLment she had thought of money: but never
this. She had good need for her late resolutions
On the suppostion that the shek wanted money. she
had been prepared to give him all she carried with
her. 1t was not great deal: but she trusted that
it might be sufficient among these people whose
wants were so few to buy her release. But if it
herself that the sheik wanted, what de-
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brick wall Ah:,,ei ushe-ei her through an ornate
stone portal into d COURTYARD. In long stone
cepton room that faced the gateway the old sheik
waiting to receive her.
After stately sautation. the sheik notioned
Mary to seat on the dllan facing the door, with
the Egyptians this is the seat OF honor Roxe and
Mohammed he placed on the divan at the LETT He
himself sat legged the divan at Mary right.
Ahmed stood to one side, motonless and silent, as
an Egyptian of whatever age do in the
presence of his father.
Mary noted singy all the details of he- strange
vronment If she was looking at the setting OF
picture instead of at actual occurrence. The only
furniture OF the the divans. hanging ORR
entail lamp. and IN the center huge copper coffee
suspended a brazler hlled with glowing
Goals. The floor simply the inclosed square OF
the desert with the clean golden sand pressed smooth
A few complimentary remarks passed between
Mary and her host. If she could have understood
her polite pattudes. when they fell from Mohanl
med's lips as oriental equipments she would have
found herself dropping jewels every time she opened
her mouth to speak
In few moments pretty; round faced little
Arab entered with tray on which were tiny cups
and saucers. These he filled from the over the
brazier and, touching his palm to his forehead Of
fered coffee to Mary and the shek reverentally
Ganymede administering to gods on Olympus. The
little servitor had round cherub face and creamy
yellow skin. Mary wondered at the artistic judy
ment that had caused him to be clothed in a softly
draped cream robe and a cream turban that matched
his complexion and made him look like exquisite
ivory statue. Over his right shoulder he carried
gold fringed napkin which kneeng, he offered to
Mary to wipe her hands upon, as is the Egyptian
CUSTOM after she had finished her coffee.
MARY rose to take leave of the sheik. Roxie had
AvA looked sad during the whole visit if the last
drop had been thrown into her bucket of despair.
Unique this unexpected experience had been.
Mary glad, too, to bring it to end. As the
sheik rose he spoke to Mohammed.
Silt the sheik say he be very proud and happy
you go his favorite wife before you CO.
Tell the sheill that shall be delighted to meet
his favorite wife answered Mary. adding for Mo-
manned alone but my visit must be very short.
remember. Mohammed for must the Sphinx
and start back to Cairo very soon.
As Roxie's face began to cloud again, Mary said
to her, Roxe beg you just to keep up courage for
few minutes longer. Believe me. would
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Tense could she make,
WHILE these thoughts were beat
ing in Mary's brain. Roxie had
taken upon herself the answer to be sent
to the sheik. She had more the air OF
conqueror delivering an ultimatun
than of one helpless in the hands of
foe. Planting herself defiantly with her
angry, white eyed face close to the
Apollo countenance of the Sheik's son.
she shook her c1enched fist at that
startled young man and in a hoarse.
snarling voice hurled at him. : No. no.
Dye heah me: Tell that Of father wild
woman clo'es he can't marry my mis-
tbs! Tell him if he tries to ha m her.
III tear out his heart, I'll kill him
deader'n Laz rus I'll kill him. SO hep
me Gawd. l will"
With these words Roxie drew out
from her ample pocket, where she car
ried threads. needles. pins. bottles.
strings. and as many other things as
any small boy. a big. long. black
handled Kentucky pocket knife. As
she began opening it. Ahmed beat
precipitate retreat to the locked door
and pounded upon it with his knuckles.
With fearful eye upon Roxie and her
knife. he backed through the door with
unoriental alacrity when some one
outside turned the bolt
Mary. looking on at the unexpected
scene in speeches. amazement. did
not wonder that the sheik's son had
fled from Roxie Roxie's face was
distorted and drawn. Ike that of an
enraged animal. Her rolling eyes were
bloodshot, her skin blanched to an
ashen color. More than the primeval
savage was now uppermost in Roxie:
it was the prehuman beast alarmed for
its young.
The Arab women in the far corner of
the adjoining room had also been alb
jectly terrified by Roxies appearance.
They now feared that at any moment
she would call down her demon spirits
to STAY them. Only the saying of the
strongest charms they knew could save
them. And this they proceeded to do.
keeping close together for protection.
Mary drew Roxie down on a divan
by her side and tried to calm her. She
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harm us here. Besides, RONle. she
added, smiling at the humor of the
situation, what would people in Bowl
ing Green say of US if we called on d
gentleman and then refused to meet his
wife,"
"Oh, Lawdy. Lawdy! l wish | was
safe back in Bowlin' Green now"
walled Roxie for answer.
Mohammed explained to Mary that
as it would be unlawful for him to look
on the face of the sheiks wife. he could
not accompany her with their host to
the women quarters. Mary wondered
if Roxie's strange fears had made her
nervous, when she felt strong impulse,
upon learning that her faithful drago-
man must remain behind, to omit the
visit to the sheik wife But the old
sheik was already tremendously pre-
ceding her to lead the way. And SO.
smiling at the American Baby to hide
her sudden uneaslness. she motioned
Roxie to follow by her side. Arab hos
pitality is even more sacred than it is
in the South" she reflected. to quiet
her nervousness. Its foolish of me
to feel frightened. Rockies continued
laments have affected my nerves"
THE sheik led the way through mar
row passages until he stopped at
small low door opening into a high
walled inner court In answer to his
loud rapping woman servant opened
the door. The sheik stepped back and
deferentially motioned Mary and Roxie
to precede him. To Mary surprise the
sheik did not follow them but closed
the door, remaining outside
Mary felt decidedly uncomfortable
when she saw the unprepossessing.
bare, dark room where she was shut
in. A crowd of women servants with
bold, curious eyes clustered round he-
and Roxie, touching their clothing and
ornaments and chattering like magpies.
Mary searched anxiously among them
for one distinguished by her dress or
manner as the wife of the sheik; but
she saw only black-clad servant women
such as she had seen peering at her
from the housetops in the courtyard.
To all Mary's signals of distress they
only replied by laughing and chatter
ing. Mary felt terrified.
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planted 'em three weeks ago,
So deep an careful in row.
I've watched 'em-oh, so patiently!
But no'thin's come up, yet, you see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Furnaces and Dust.

The time has come again for the usual
autumn warning against starting furnaces
without a thorough cleaning of the fiues
which conduct the hot air into the living
and sleeping rooms of the house. Those
dwellings which are warmed by steam
or hot water are immune to the danger
of disturbed dust, but in those residences
where the old style of heating apparatus
is still in use the first days of furnace
heat are days of risk and often Of sick
ness The dust that has accumulated in
the registers and ducts is borne out into
the rooms by the warmed air and is
breathed into the lungs. where 1t causes
trouble This dust carries possibly the
germs of colds or grippe or even of
tuberculosis. 1t may have been brought
into the house on the shoes from the
streets. 1t does not necessarily bespeak
poor housekeeping, for even the most
careful management will not altogether
prevent the invasion OF the house by pull
verified matter of all kinds The only
way to keep house free from dust is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Peary Must Prove His Case.

From the New York world.
Harry Whitneys first messages, instead
of clearing up the Pea yCook contro-
versy, leave it more hopelessly confused
than before. Entrusted in confidence with
DR.. Cooks claim at Annootok, Whitney
rival at Battle Harbor, Cook released him
from his pledge. In his brief. modest dis
patches from that point Whitney states
that DR.. Cook told him he had been at the
north pole and showed him maps. and
that he has no reason to doubt Cook S
assertion But the most remarkable state
ment by Whitney is contained in special
dispatch to Peary's chief journalistic
champion, the New York Times:
of the box left in my charge by DR.: Cook
to be brought back. No vessel having ar
rived for me at Etah before the Roosevelt
returned from the north. l started home
on her. Commander Peary would not al
low anything belonging to Dr. Cook to
come on board his ship. left the box In
a cache at Etah."
And so the instruments which DR.. Cook
planned to submit to the university au'
duplicate records which he int: listed ia
Whitney for greater safety. are still with.
in the arctic circle, at the mercy of any
inquisitive or acquisitive person who may
happen upon them! And they are there
because Peary violated the unwritten law
of all waste and wild places, which Is that
civilized men who meet there shall render
mutual services when possible. More than
ever Is it Peary's instant task to prove
difficult. he might at the same time strive
to soften the impression that he has acted
in a foolish as we'll as churlish manner
toward his rival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

In a state where iron ere and coal are
mined on a large scale.
Mr.. McMillin ranks with the old
timers in the tariff field. He supported
the Morrison bill in the Forty-eighth
Congress-. the Mills bill in the Fiftieth
Congress. fought the Mckinley bill in the
Fifty-frst Congress. supported the
Springer "popgun'' bills in the Fifty-sec-
ond Congress. helped to draw and pass
the Wilson bill in the Fisty-third Con-
gress. and opposed the Dingley bill IN
the Fifty-fourth Congress. BY this record
it may be seen that had Mr.. McMiIlin
been a member of the House last spring
he would have voted for free raw ma
terial.
Not many of the old-timers remain. or
Mr. McMillins democratic associates
who drew the Wilson bill. Mr.. Wilson
himself. Mr.. Turner of Georgia and Mr..
Whiting of Michigan are dead. The liv-
ing, with the exception OF Mr.. McMll-
lin and Mr.. Bryan, are "out OF IT. po-
litically Bourke Cochran is under the
ban of Tammany Hall. Mr.. Bynum has
left Indiana for Oklahoma. c. r. Brock
inridge of Arkansas. A B. Montgomery
of Kentucky, and ]. c. Tarsney of Mis-
souri, appear to have no further plans po-
litical.
Three of the five senators who forced
the changes made by the Senate in the
Wilson bill when the measure reached
that body are dead-Gorman of Mary
land, Brice of Ohio and Irby Of South
Carolina. Smith of New Jersey and
Murphy of New York survive, but
neither has following or a future. The
three members of the Senate finance
committee who managed the bill in the
open debate in the Senate-Vest of Mis-
souri,. Harris of Tennessee and Jones of
Arkansas-are dead.
Still. while the surviving veterans of
the old tariff wars are not numerous,
and may not care to grid up for a re-
newal of the strife, it would add to the
interest of the situation if such who
can would follow Mr.. McMillin's ex-
ample. They were earnest men, with a
definite program, and met all Corners.
Their long fight, it is true, came to moth
ing, the legislation of 1894 being a sur
render and makeshift, but they would
give the young men of today something
to talk about at least. They kept things
not in their own day.
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French Aerial Troubles.

The French government has had con-
sistent bad luck with it's large dirigibles.
Some months ago the balloon named La
Patrie broke from its moorings in q gale
and was swept away. 1t was never re-
covered. Fortunately nobody was aboard
at the time and SO no lives were lost in
consequence of this mishap. The incident.
however. caused wide spread Of ma
tional chagrin, owing to the fact that high
hopes had been centered upon this balloon
in the competition for aerial supremacy
with Germany.
Saturday morning the military dirigible
Republique exploded at height of over
500 feet and fell to the ground. killing
the four occupants, officers of the army.
The disaster was caused by the breaking
of a propeller axle, the wheel being hurled
through the envelope of the balloon.
It Is characteristic of the French that
this mishap should be- viewed by the en-
tire country as a national calamity. Not
only are the deaths of the officers de-
ploIed, but this mishap is regarded as
further evidence that misfortune is pur-
suinS the French government in it's ef-
forts to apply TO military purposes the
works of the pioneer aviators. 1t is no
secre. that the government at Paris hopes
to equip itself with an aerial navy of
sufficient strength to Offset the German
military preponderance on land and sea.
Judging from fragments of information OBJ
tanned from time to time from Germany
this is futile hope. AT the present reck-
oning Germany is far in the lead in the
application Of aerial navigation to the
purposes Of military offense and defense.
No. only are dir. gfbles and aeroplanes be-
ing constructed under government aus
pieces, but special devices for their use in
war are being invented and tested. The
great krupp gun works are the scene OF
experiments in the development of aerial
artillery and guns for offensive operations
against all kinds of flying devices. Some
Of the prophets of evil have declared that
in the often proclaimed conflict between
England and Germany carded as an event
OF the near future Germanys experiments
in aerial warfare will be shown to have
been effective.
or course such mishap as that of
Saturday in France will not deter the
Paris government from continuing its ef-
forts. 1t has the advantage of being the
scene of persistent experiments In the
air, both with planes and dirig bles and
il is certain to receive the benefit of the
inspiration which such affairs as the re-
cent international meet at Rheims pro.
duces. But these recurring accidents mus,
ton and lack Of effective supervision In
the manufacture and care of the devices
employed by the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Therrnos Pots and Jars.

~ HE Thermos Pot is the
4 latest addition to the
~ Thermos family. Make
your tea or coffee just as
you are now doing, and when
perfect to your taste draw into
the Thermos Pot and it will re-
tain the heat and all OF the deli
cate flavor and aroma.
$3.50 and $500 each.
Thermos Jars in which you can
put your piping-hot meats and
vegetables, and any time during
the twelve hours you can serve
steaming hot food. Or put freez-
ing cold Ice Cream or Sherbets
in Thermos Jar to be kept cold
for the same period.
$500 and $4,000 each.
Thermos Humdors ideal for cigars, cigar
cites and tobacco. retainin: all the
moisture. favor and aroma. Two jars &y, 70
in mahogany case. Each. ............ PI/.So
Thermos Flasks. Each. ............ 81. 30
Thermos Bottles keep contents hot twenty
four hours; keep contents cold seventy-two hours.
S., $3.75, $4.a5 and $4.7s
Quart size.
S., Ss.75, S6.75 and $500
Main door. Eleventh st.
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seal it Theoretically. 1t is possible to
avoid the autumn risks of disease by
thorough cleaning out of the flues If it
is difficult to reach them with brushes
an effective way to lessen. if not wholly
to avoid the dust dangers, is to start the
furnace at high rate and open all the
doors and windows for several hours, thus
giving an outlet to the dust that is driven
from the ducts. If after this has been
done for four or five hours the rooms are
thoroughly swept and busted there will be
small risk of pulmonary troubles incl
dental to the first heating Of the house.
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The Welcome Visitor.

Only ''rube" in a great big town!
Only a mark to be done brown.
He likes to look at the buildings high
And gaze at the horse cars floating by.
He speaks in a manner i'll at ease;
He doesn't say dem or dose or
desc
Nor "goir' and coll for 'kirr' and
curl
Ills plain he is strange to the merry
Whirl.
He's awed by the waiter, whose tips
each day
Are more than his weekly wage, they
say.
It's fun to see how he'll. gasp and stare
In the dim, dense heat of the subway
air,
Or struggle to lift his voice in vain
Ger the joyous din of the passing train.
It's most amusing to see his feet
Clogged with the CRIME of the oil-soaked
street
And hear him kick at the price he'll pay
For ballroom cot and two meals a
day.
Pass him along. He is young and
strong.
If he kicks. just tell him he got in
And he oughtn't to harbor thoughts of
strife
When he's having the time of his simple
life.
Let him complain and fret and frown.
He's only a ruhe in a great. big town!