The Washington times., 1911-12-13
CHAPTER II.
The Yellow Sard.
. HERE wasn't any doubt that Miss
Elise Dexter was the most popu-
lar young woman on the big

- HERE wasn't any doubt that Miss
Elise Dexter was the most popu-
lar young woman on the big
tourist ship that was carrying
several hundred American citizens on
the winters cruise to the Mediter-
ranean.
AT least fve men sought the privilege
Ss her rug or nsI
tramp around the deck.
For Miss Dexter was one Of those
well-looking, well-groomed, alert Amer
lean girls whom to see is to adore.
promptly lost his heart; q widower-
with two children-from New York won-
dered IL she would not make good
wife. and young minister r. from .I Pitts. Z.
told her so and was comfortingly re-
fused.
BY the time the ship got to Gibraltar
Burroughs had taken the inside track.
were agreeing that he would keep IT,.
Burroughs was an artist. Not the
small-shouldered, small-beared, anemic
Individual with frayed &C curs ms mgs and 1f,s. Sw.
trating stories of the Latin quarter.
But the new American type.which Is
smooth faced and big-shouldered and
frequently and wears puffy Ascots held
together by antique stickpins.
Burroughs had played guard on his
college football team; he had also
played cowboy for q year; and he lha had
not unfamiliar with the language and
habits of the frequenters of tile Boul.
Mich. For all of which reasons IT Is
probable he was attractive to the
wideawake Miss Dexter.
Partly because of his artistic sense:
partly because of his knowledge of
the ways of European shopkeepers, he
was the one Of her admirers who was
best able to assist her In the pursuit
of her fad. This was the collecting
of antique gems-the little colored
stones of onyx and sard and chalce-
dony that the Greeks and Romans and
Arabs carved and set into rings Of
At home in Ohio Miss Dexter had a
very good collection of these gems,
some genuine and others such good
limitations that they served every pur-
iooked at them and putting money into
the pockets of the humble italian
workmen who made the carving and and
ustus Caesar or Haround-ai Raschild.
Miss Dexter had a good collection,
but she wanted more; and. as is usual
in the second stages of the collecting
mania, she had now concentrated her
interest. On this trip she was seeking
particularly for an oblong. stone OF
red or yellow for ring she had In
It was for such a stone that she was
looking when Burroughs accompanied
her and her mother ashore when they
arrived at Gibraltar. .,
Mrs. Dexter. by the way, liked Bur
roughs. and she permitted herself to
| smile nom -committallv at his hints
| which the lady passengers dropped
list and her daughter. she had seen
steamship affairs before, and she was
not Of a temperament to borrow trou-
BILE. II she had been 1t would have
served her little. Elise, she knew by
past experience. could and would hoe
They spent a day at the fortress and
in the town. Next morning. among
party who were at their hotel, there
began to move a rumor Of a trip Il
| Tangier.
own part ana the daughter resigne'
herself to staying behind. But sh
had last request Of Burroughs.
.If it isn't too much trouble; o do g 9,
find some antiques for me-" she begged
why can't you go with us?' he en-
treated Your mothers all right: An!
Mrs. Ragsdale is going, and will lool
Elise put 1t to her mother.
1.-The Turnbulls-that nice English
| man and his wife-are going" she said
"and the United Presbyterian minister
dale. The Turnbulls are going, to sta,
several weeks, but Mrs. Ragsdale say
she will look after me and see that
get back safely"
MRS. Ragsdale is the one who need
the chaperon," said she. IT'S one
the ironies Of social custom that
| IT, xk.k tcfv oAS xyavnt n
when a sensible girl like you can't"
"And may I go?'
But be sure you're back tomorrow
and don't get away from the party
I'm a little afraid to have you anon
all those Mohammedans."
"I'n take care of her." said Bur
roughs, who was standing by.
BE sure to mind Mrs. Ragsdale.
Sure" said Elise. and was of t
They arrived at rangisr in the afte,
noon and were installed at the Hott
New York: As there was stu a re,
Of dayshb s sbs Mrs rroGRssa Moo
who was to act as guide, and with tn
y. p. minister. Burroughs and Els
Dexter set forth.
Mrs. Ragsdale was vivacions 10 10
nets in the direction of the young mir
She was. as Mrs. Dexter had hintet
a chaperOn IN name only. fttr o"n al
fairs were too engaging to allow OF he
bothering overmuch with other peopie'i
Therefore, the party was not very &C
hcsive, and the disgusted guide foun
nobody who would give him an ear ro
They wandered leisurely and aimlessl
through the city. content to observe tn
Tangier is a labyrinth of narro
streets, relieved here and there by ope
market places. The people who go I
and fro therein are picturesaue-f nc
, clean.
the center Of the town the tourist
found the chief place Of barter and goi
sin, In the booths, with worm-eate
wooden roofs. all sorts Of commoditit
were on sale. from erilled fritters an
slaughtered sheep to soft soap and po
Q terry and old clothes.
J Negroes and Arabs crowded about II
fountain: naughty Moors. enveloped
white burnooses. stalked up and dow
= Englishmen in tweeds. Spaniards
= black. and tourists from the STATE
were scattered through the crowd. 4
these latter silent women with Veile
5 faces cast curious eyes.
: From the babhle of sounds one cou
n nick out the voices Of chapmen, Il
" ha,kipp NJ dOps the cluck OF hens, II