The evening world., 1911-09-14

tAx y Nallnh Harum Al Enshld,
whose wise and beneficent
excursions among the people In the city
or Bagdad secured him the privilege OF
reviewing 80 much of their distress In
my humble way I walk In his footsteps
not In ruined castles or In crumbllng
palaces. To me the greatest marvels OF
magic are those that take place in mems
hearts when acted upon by the lurlous
ana diverse forces OF a 'crowdei popu.
lation.
IN your strange behavior this eve
"'hs i fancy Al story turks. read
IN your act something deeper than
'he wanton wasteillaess OF "A spend
thrift. ! observe IN YOU counten-nce
the certain traces OF consuming grief
or despair. ! rcpeat-l invite your
confidence. l am not without some
power to alleviate and advise. WIN
Jou not trust me?"
Gee. how you talk" exclaimed the
yCans man. a CLEAN OF admiration sup
planting Tor u moment me dun sad
Hess of his eyes. You've got tue
AslOr Library skinned to a synopss
u preceding chapteIF. | mind tna'
old Turk you speak OF. I e The
hAhblhh HiNHAh hh'h q VIVA a 49, So
Vas a lind OF BAl Devery and Cha.le
5chwab rolled into one, At. say. you
misht wave enchanted d.L-.ass and
make copper bottles smoke w coon
giants all night withc ever touching
ne. My case Won't yield to that hihd
Of treatment"
N 1 could hear your story" said
me Msr.ra,e. ''lta his lofty. serious
smile.
I'm spiel IL In about nine words
said the YOUNG man. with a deep sign,
but l don't think you can help me
any. Unless you're "A peach at guess
.ng us back to the Bosphorus Tor
you on your magic iinoleurh
II work In H~lldebrant's saddle and
harness shop down In Grand street. I've
worked 1ere Ave years. get US q
week. That's enough to marry on.
Amt III Well. I'm not going to get
married. Old HildeDrant Is one of these
funny Dutchmcn-you Know the KIND
always getting OF bum Jokes. Hes got
about a million riddles and things that
ne faxed from Rogers Brothers great
grandfather. BIZ Watson works there.
TOO. Me and Blll nave to stand for
them chestnuts day after day. why 40
Wa do Il? Well. Jobs aIn't TO be picked
an every Anheuser bush And tlen
there's Laura.
"What7 The old mans daughter.
Comes In IN. shop every day. About
nineteen. and the picture OF the blonde
mat sits on the pallsa,e5 OF the Rhine
ana CHARMS the clam-diggrrs Into the
surf. Hair tho color Of straw mating.
and eyes as black and shiny as the
best harness bluck.ng-think OF that!
Ne? We'll. rs either mo or BIZ
Watson. She treats US both equal. BIZ
Is al to the psychopathic about hcr'
and maxwell. YOU saw mo plating
the road-bed " tic Great Maroon Way
with silver tonight. That was IN ac-
count OF Laura. Was snihicated. Your
Highness. and | wot not OF what |
wouldst.
Howl Why. old IIldehrant says 10
me and Bill this afternoon: Boys, one
riddle have / for you gehabt haben. A
young man who cannot riddles ant
worten. he Is not so good by business
for elm family 10 provides not that
heinz And he hands us a riddle-a
conundrum. some calls it-and he
chuckles interiorly and gives both Of
us TN tomorrow morning to work out
the answer to Il. And he says which,
ever OF us guesses tho repartee end Of II
goes to his house o. wednesday night
TO hts daughters birthday party. And II
means Laura for whichever OF us goes.
for shes naturally aching for a husband,
and rs either me or Bill Watson, for old
Htldebrant likes us both, and wants her
10 marry somebody thatll carry on the
business after he's stitched his last pair
Of traces.
The riddle, Why, II was this; what
kind OF a hen lays the ,ongest7' Think
Of that what kind OF a hen lays the
longest7 Ain't II Ike a Dutchman 20
risk "A mans happiness on a fool prop1-
sltion like that2 Now. what's tho use2
what I don't know about hens would fll
several i~ncubators. You say you're CIV
ing limitations OF the old Arab u that
gave sway-llbraries in Bagdad. Well.
now. can you whistle up a fairy that'll
solve this hen query. or not?"
When the young man ceased the Mar
crave arose AMI paced TO and fro by the
park bench for several minutes, Finally
he sat again, and said. in grave and
impressive e
II must confess. sir. that during tho
eight years that | have spent In search
q. sdvsaturs Ind " relieving distress