The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13

70 brood and to take the dark view Of
everything II he had known my doubts
ne would have driven me mad BY mag
Elfyins them.
For a while he tormented US with com
paints and begged 10 be taken back TO
me earJn- until Edmund turned uuon
ssL INJURED 70 open his lips on the sub
In the meantime II vas delightful 20
WaIcn The gracious manner in which Ala
sought 10 distract US
She began By exhibiting the ruarvels
% the capital Thus FAR we had only
seen the great throne room the hall OF
IlSt.ee and one or two smaller apart
ments IN the palace
Now she conducted Us through halls
enu rooms more splendid than I could
nave imagined to exist The golden deC-
orauoDS were beyond baIfrF in thai
richness, IN the astonishing r77sUrifv II
lie precious metal laviShed 1zpon them
eIld IN the Gelicacy and beauty Of the
Nothing interested Henry so much as
this It stirred his cupldit1-. which 7
must CONFESS. although liked him. was
a prominent defect OF his Character
w nat a place for a Pizarro." he ex-
Yes said Edmund. but there is no
erlnglnS Atahualpa here. You need not
dream dream Of carrying or any OF this
But you seem TO be in a fair way Of
11allL17S heir to II" put IN Jack, with a
laugh.
Edmund colored. but did not reply.
For shame, jack said Cant
you remember that II Ala does not nm
0erSJanu our language she has a mar
'slols power OF reading our thoughtsT-'
LnaJ 50, said Jack Upon my
word j feel rather uncomfortable in
naked. 9eS
Why. little while ago I was strong
ly tempted TO steal a kiss from a pretty
aftalr OF gold and jewels 7 don't know
whether Il was an idol OF what and
upon my word, before 81 could have
made a mOtiOn-and OF course 7 didn't
really mean to-she GarteI ava F-o-9
me as II she had been stuug- and her
winning smiles were changed for a
PACK look that made me hang my
After this we all became a little mora
circurnsDect in our comments. and tried
70 Keep our thoughts &C ourselves. un-
less, as was generally the case. they
were such as our entertainers could only
md pleasure in knowing
/ should have TO write a book 10 tell
you ABOUT all the surprising things that
Ala showed US IN the palace and in the
CIE-IOT we made q tour OF that also
The streets were wonderful crooked
as COW paths. crowded with Deoule
magnificent with shops, fiefled wit ali
sorts OF curious objects, and bordered
with thousands Of aerial structures that
JAZZ Frost paradise at Christmas, while
at all elevations airships and aero
planes passed and repassed. steering
clear OF one another With the grace
and ease Of NenetiOn gOndOlaS
she took rs through a STeat library,
where We saw the printed books to
which I have referred. but there was
nothing to compare in strangeness with
the visit which we finally made to
kind OF temple. where We saw the most
remarkable character in Venus the
Head Medicine Man. as Jack face
rOuSly dubbed him
But we couldn't remain long IL a face
ti0uS mood wnen in the presence of this
parsonage And besides. he gave US a
shock. the fun nature of which I df5
not comprehend until long afterward. /
when il came upon me with overwhelr7-
ng force.
Jacks title for him may have been
descriptive Of his functions
He seemed to be a kind Of nasc1Iire /
DythOness. and his gloomy cavernOus
APARTMENT in the center OF the teupIe
strangely lighted with huge. CuiI-red 4