The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-06

And one was a song Of sorrow.
An old man with black cloth did
some tricks for them
First he made various objects ap-
pear out OF the cloth.
Then he made various objects dis
appear into il.
Finally, 10 the beating Of tOm-toms,
and the lifting Of pipes. Lotus Flower
was brought forward for her part of
the performance.
She bowed before the Maharajah,
but she almost forgot TO look at him.
Then she looked at Captain Law
renee, but she almost forgot 10 bow
TO him.
The Maharajah looked at Lotus
Flower and he smiled.
Captain Lawrence looked at Lotus
Flower and he did not smile.
He was too much interested in her
20 remember to smile.
Just as she was too much interest
ed in him TO remember 10 bow.
once more she felt that he was
looking in, in. into her soul.
And once more she felt that her
soul was looking out. out. QUITO him.
Lotus Flower" said the Mahara-
jah, you must dance your best to-
night"
Yes my lord" said Lotus Flower.
Tomorrow our guest departs" said
the Maharajah.
yes, ny lord" said Lotus Flower.
He returns to England-where he
is going TO be married. said the Ma
harajah.
Lotus Flower stood and stared
Her heart stopped beating.
She gasped for breath.
Yes, my lord, said Lotus Flower.
She had known that the English Of
hcer was departing the next day.
But she had not known that he was
going 20 leave India.
She had not known that he was go
ing back to England
And she had not known that he
was going TO be married.
Somehow, she had imagined. from
his eyes, that he was going 10 stay in
India.
Somehow. she had imagined, from
his eyes that she was going TO see him
again.
Somehow, she had imagined. from
his eyes. that he-and She
But now, all her hopes had been
shattered
All her dreams had been dispelled.
There was nothing for her TO do
but to dancei
And so she began.
She waved her arms.
Her bracelets jingled.
She stamped her feet.
Her anklets tangled.
The tOm-toms began TO throb.
The pipes began TO Tilt.
And Lotus Flower started to per-
form the Dance or the Cobra.
She sWayed from side to side.
She darted to and fro.
She fiOated backward and forward. |
Slowly at drst.
Then faster and faster.
Finally she stopped
us this the end OF the Dance of the |
Cobra ?" asked Captain Lawrence.
NO" said the Maharajah, that is /
only the beginning"
She had been working herself up
Tor the performance.
And now il began in earnest.
A strong slave stood guard over a
big basket.
Lotus Flower stopped down. lifted
he cover. thrust in her arms and
rev out a large cobra.
The cobra wriggled and writhed in
her clutch.
The tOm-tOms started again.
And the pipes.
Al first, Lotus Flower held the cobra
ar from her.
Then a little closer
And. at last, she placed 1t upon her
DOdy.
As she danced around. the cobra.
wined about her.
1t crawled in and out among the soft
Olds of her gaUzy drapery.
1t disarranged the coverings Of her
houlders.
And OF her breast.
And OF her waist
Thus IL was that Lotus Flower nos
1red and posed before the Maharaiah
nd his guest, her body beaming under {
he light OF the lamps. and the great I
ruel cobra crawling over her 1.-THE /
Dung limbs. j
The cobra twined about her Shout Z
ers- .
Lotus Flower darted here and there 7
The cobra twisted about her waist.
Lotus Flower rushed hither ana
lither. a
She seemed fairly to fIy
The notes or the music accompanied