New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

of Dr. Benjamin,
THUS it befen that Yasha was lost 70 the
Sultan and became in time a citizen OF the
New World \ year later found him a resident
Of Schuv1er'S stock farm in the State OF New
York
But Yasha was neither grateful nor happy
To begin with, the only human beings with
whom he could ever be in sympathy were the
GipSieS. All others no matter how KIND ana
indulgent or inspiring OF respect We're merely
aliens Yasha was not hostile nor sulSy, ne
was merely Indifferent 20 them all. with no ap-
parent di<Iike5 or preferences. So Schuyler
was forced To admit that the breed was quite
devoid of affection.
Yasha made no attempt to run away some
instinct told him that his own place was far
beyond his reach that he could never hope To
WIN IL From Belgrade or Bucharest or even
kurdiStan he would have tried for the STAN
L,ul maIhallah and no doubt have gained II
TOO rs it was ne fe1t intuItivelv that he had
been TRANSPORTED to another world. whence eS-
cape TO his old home impossible Where
fore he remained, becoming daily more lStiCSN
and anathptC and although he ate httle. grow
ing fat Even fighting had ceased to interest
him.
one evening lust as II was growing dark
Ya=ha Law on the grass near the back door OF
the farmer hUllse-for he preferred a. though
bv instinct the vicinity of the garbage pail
even though not permitted 20 Iegdle QlIlNtH
thtrcfTUH-dnd thought sadly OF Ms oId VsiSt-
fights and flirtations and feasts OF chicken feet
and fish heads and lobster claws that he
ycdrncd but for his people, the GlRsles. he
WIIS irving % remember the tug of his traces
and the changing trail and the smell OF Mira $
ircense-when suddenly q FAINT eddy Ot the
breeze brought something to his twttch1ng nos
triIs and brought his nOdding head upright with
a Jerk. Was it retrospect ot a dre5tTn' faSha
shifted then bounded To his feet and stood
quivering and alert his head gong like a trip
and
For the sweet spring air had brought 10 his
nuStrilS the Gypsy scent
There could be no mIStIkc' There WIS
unthjnn like IT. and Yash4 knew he wide
wake In the wear that he had been at Schuy
Ier'< far1n, different bands OF nOmddS had passed
tfoWn the road CImped IN the VICINITY
The+e. rs.g..bp11d= were locally TeteTTvd TO ~
GiDSits. which indeed they pretended to be
plIving music Ot Il sort, telling fortunes, and
the like They we're a dirty fnongrel, I'll set lot.
as different from the real pdridhS rs WAS IaSha
himself from the mongrel y4ller dog that
many people Judged him. At first their general
aspect had eXc1tcd 1aShd, reminding him as II
did of his early days, but on following them a
little way and shifting ut their trail he had re-
turned III disgust
But this scent was the real thing The scent
of the Ching6ni, different from that of any
other folk
VASHA stole to the ei-,te and stood tor a
ment shifting the air. One who could have
seen him m that moment would not have rec
ugn1Zcd the heavy blinking. StOlid animal of
the minute before. Every muscle WIS tense
every nerve 4 tingle his EYES We're gllntIng green
fire.
y fresh pun Of the breeze brought the scent
fairly Steaming. and it took all of GISha'S self
control to- restrain a yelp OF excitement The
next instant, without 80 much 4 backward
glance at his home of a wear, he was off like 4
bullet.
Taking the scent directly from the air. he
held to the road for some distance, then turned
OIL to follow trail which led INTO a piece of
woods. All Here were the tracks of the band
strunng warm IN his nuStrIS from the damp
curth' Yclps of joy and excitement burst from
NaSha's chest as he flew along, painting he
never would have done IN the good old DAYS of
wind and condition. This delicious smell of
Chingtni and damp ferns and wood smoke all
commingIedl His yelps became veil, of rap
turc as he sped along.
Presently he caught the flicker of q campfire
flashing through the trees and heard the tinkle
of running water. y dog barked, then another
and a hostile pack came yappIng and Cldmor-
ing toward him. Not the slightest heed paid
NaSha, but burst into the camp Squealing with
rapture IN one breath and sending back such
SuJrlS as struck terror INTO the hearts of the.