The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-09


or our hosts program. for p entity
the Moors about me ceased their bah
bling; There was @ restless chatter I'm
tho eg'cry above. The old host whis-
pCrcd something to his attendant ana
new musicians who had relieved the
others. truck mp a hidcous banging of
'ow-tcwr nagcolots and guitars. At
thot very moment when L had come
to the conclusion that Sid ben Ahmed
h2d made "a fool of mo. and that my
crr7ud was Co end idly. ono of my
guides smoke for the FIRST time. puttiue
his mouth close 20 my car and using
very p7seoblo English Now" said
he. "hc ready but whether ne meant
no to prepare for some saltatory dis.
IlHv. or for action. he did not conde.
scrnd Go say; 7ul before 7 could ask
him e -roat applause greeted the nd.
vent or dancing girl. who bounded
into The arena with n conventional
run, and at once began her amazing
gyrations.
She was a beautiful girl, not moro
than eighteen years of age. 7 should
think, and probably Circassian. She
bad clCorcut features, complexion
bright With the freshness Of youth. n
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CROSSED as the others. was suddenly
interrupted in my contemplation OF
her by the action of the Moors. my
guides To my utter surprise they OF
q sudden stood up on either side Of
mo, one crying to mo in English as
before TO be- ready, the other seemed
90 wait for the girl Zorah. who. with
streaming hair and body thrown wev
back, was dancing down towards u.s..
a few of the company near to us
turned their heads, and cried out mt
the interruption; bot The girl came on
with quick steps. and when she was
just upon us. the Moor who waited
seized her by her hair. and putting his
hands i'm the great coil upon her head.
he enrolled 20 with n strong grasp.
and the missing scimitar to my unut-
terablc surprise. rolled out upon the
pavement
1 ann willing to confess that for one
moment the whole action daZod mo
so completely that / stood like n fool
gaping at the Jewel and at the girl,
Who had begun 20 cling TO the Moor
and TO scream The thing was $50 un-
looked Tor, SO strange, so incredible,
tLat 7 could do NOTHING but osl. my.
self IF +. ere really NV borb1. f.st
Iay u-nn tho floor or was Tho Vic.
tm or .r -rc.rDrebcnsil,1o t,i,l,9 w
uo.e was the ,.vaI. and tbrre at w.,
elbow were Inc Two 1roors now IN
ready for tla action a,l,rma+b So
fin fact. Lqd ono of fI.ou ni.l.ed ,,., INV,
property and crammod IL into nv
band before the uproar berau the
whole raamrul of orstvbiIe el5.-s.
LOOKING mon spriueing to fboir fo.t
ANA forming uron MS. For am insf.nt
the Moor who had snalcbed tho ie.rai
for mo kept them back with n he.
ranguo I'm Arabic of which aid NOT
understand ono word. but his rsst ana
c.ly card failed at the FIRST ui-yine
and &C. remained to face tbe dar4sT
..I ~ nrrIi BE-
o tho extraordinary scer- 4, .. fol-
l...d remember but Ii,tIn % ID
&. that was surrotnfo5 2, 81. IN.
.t i hGnery e1eamirg --,-i. 1r.e
which elowcd with uiec,,i-e ~
.mod. ,ha, lamre over.
ma1: Chat saw knives Qasntns on
cy..v side Of me. Had siars
f.iled Dim or Displaced au. y.
O. cunning taLe 10 tfat u- Iv
laro been hurled from III. rms.
l within % minute of the recovery
C.. ho isv.I. but .rrv showed