New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

which IS the very borders OF the desert
And for more than two hundred and fifty
wears the throne has always been occupied by
FilelI"
He spoke with something Of pride, which
made the officer doubt whether he was an en-
erllv Of the ruling race and caused hlTn TO queS-
ton mentally what Buharn1nel' idea OF MoroC-
can conditions was.
i cant see from nv limited knowledge OF
the country" he said, where the Sultan
makes any grave errors but do not profess 10
know anything OF affairs
The Moor looked at HIM as though wishing
To know whether the American had any ulter1or
motive II his remark. and apparently decided
that he had not. He answered quite at ease
The errors of Mulev MOhauIned,' he sald,
are Of the faith. inasmuch as he adopts ways
OF the unbelIevers, and also of omission. his
Is q time Captain. when nation must be able
to fight and show Its power before It can com
nand respect. The Sultan IS not upbulldlng
his capacity for war.
" But how can he" the officer asked halt
absentIv his mind still over the crest OF the
mountain.
% In many WAYS"
What would you do II you were Sultan,
Mr.. BuhauneI,
The Moor faced him so quickly that the
American thought he had offended him and
then as # satisfied that he was not beng
laughed at, again looked down at the CITY
across the plains and out toward the distant
blue peaks Dick. IN his interest, resolved to
dismiss the murder from his mind
i should tax every foreigner who came INTO
Morocco" the Moor answered SLOWLY and
permit no unbeliever q permanent residence.
I should take from the Jews the riches thev
have taken from the people | should make
religion paramount and hold the unbelIevers
of I should allow no foreigner 70 participate
II anv way in the affairs OF the country
His ewes were cleaning, and he had spoken
with unnecessary fervOr. He caught the
American s start Of surprise and pulled himself
together. turning his speech INTO the common
place by abrupt change. He laughed III
rather an easy way and went on
q. Now see what YOU have provoked me INTO
saving. but il IS hard for YOU 70 imagine what
Moor and a follower Of the Prophet must feel.
OF course. I'm not the Sultan just now; so YOU
are II small danger, any OF YOU, OF beng taxed
) plain gentleman of private and small means
who has passed much of his lie III Paris and
London should really have no view concerning
his country. He should DO ike all the others
d,-let It g to the dogs,
HE f.eked the ash from his cigarette with
II lony slow moving fingers, and appeared tl1l-
interested IN ANYTHING that had been said, or
even in pursuing the topic any further. tie
Wa calm and mOtlOnless and leaned back II
graceful attitude, appearing tor the moment a
refined type OF the cosmopolitan bou-eVardIer-
There was nothing about hIm suggesting q man
OF action or deep feeling, bat rather an ultra
refinement that would prevent HIM from ever
doing ANYTHING more than he had done IN the
time the foreigners had known hIIn.-IOlteT
here and there, attend balls and operas, drink
tea in the afternoons, and apparently have no
se-iors n tive IN life or It's doIngS. The Amer
lean thought him an anomaly, and concluded
that the Sidi Suevman affair was II no WISE
connected with him. Yet he was convinced
that this man whose ordinary talk was the
1igrt speech Of the salon, was capable OF strip
y5ng OF . mask and stepping boldly out IN
tragic form He wished he would talk more OF
ms country: but the Moor instead began the
whimsical recountal Of q Partisan experience,
mentioning names that Were familiar to the
two oirls but unknown t. the officer.
Come" he said at the conclusion OF hle
story. hadn't We better return.
He Iea0cd 10 his feet with stealthV agility
and extended his hand 10 Miss Marshall and
assisted her 10 rise and she still laughing Al the
recollection Of his tale, stood beside hum draw
ing on her gloves. Dick offered to help the
English girl to her feet; but she either dld not
see his hand or declined aid, and stood erect
ticlling back wisps of halr which had been
blown across her face by breezy gust which
zvy,rled across the top of the peak. Her face
was a tririe flushed, and she gave the otflcer a
feeling that she was annoyed about something
but too self contained 10 say anything. lie was
IN the rear as the party headed down the hill
Z IN .1,r13-ffE over all that had