Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-16

but Trustworthy article. costing a dol'
lar. not to be considered as an avail
able asset. He would give It away
later In the day; for he had decided
that while he was In funds there would
be wisdom in the purchase Of a fine
gold Longines. A good watch, as ev-
cry one knows. IL always as easIly
converted intocash as a London bank
note, providing, Of course, one is
lucky enough to possess either. Many
watches had he left behind, In this
place or in that; and often he had
exchanged the ticket for small bottle
with green neck. Wherever fortune
had gone against him heavily at cards,
there he might find his latest watch.
Besides getting a new time-pIece, he
was strongly inclined to leave the
bulk Of his little fortune in the hotel.
safe. One never could tell.
And another goo3 idea, he unused,
as he swung the time-piece into his
vest-pocket, would be to add the splen.
dor Of small white stone to his mod
est scarf. There is only one well.
defined precept among the sporting
fraternity; when flush, buy jewelry.
Not to the cause Of vanity, not at all;
but precious stones and gold watches
constitute a kind Of reservefund
against the evil day. When one has
money in the pocket the hand Is quick
and eager to find II. But jewelry Is
protected by certain quality Of
caution; II is not too readily passed
over bars and gaming-tables. While
the pawnbroker stands between the
passion and the green-baize, there's
food for thought. ~.
Having settled these questions To
his satisfaction, there remained but
one other. how to spend his time. II
would be useless to seek the English.
Bar before noon. Might as we'll ram
BILE through the native town and the
bazaars. He might pick up some little
curio to give to Fortune. So he
beckoned to an idle driver, climbed In.
to the carriage, and was driven OF az
II empires hung upon minutes.
Ryanne never wearied Of the ba,
zaars Of Cairo. They we're to him nc
less enchanting than the circus-pa
rades Of his youth. In certain ways
they were not to be compared with
those In Constantinople and Smyrna;
but on the other hand, there wal
more light, more charm, more color
Perhaps the magic nearness Of the
desert had something to do with It
the rainless skies, the overcoming
suggestions Of antiquity. His lively
observation, his sense of the pictur
esque and the humorous, always close
to the surface. gave him that singular
impetus which makes man prowler
This gift had made possible his sue
cess in old Bagdad. Some years be
fore he had prowled through the mar
row city streets. had noted the wind
ings, the blind-alleys, and had never
forgotten. Faces and localities were
written indelibly upon his memory.
One rode to the bazaars, but walk
ed through them or mounted donkeys
Ryanne preferred his own legs. So
did Mahomed. Once, so close did he
come that he could have put his two
brown hands round the infiders throat
But, patience. Did not the Koran
teach patience among the higher laws:
Patience. He could not, madly as be
had dreamed, throttle the white liar
here in the bazaars. That would moi
bring the Holy Yhiordes to his hands
He must wait. He must plan to lure
the man out at night. then to hurry
him into the desert. Ont into the des
ert, where no man might be his mas
ter Oh. the Holy Yhiordes should bt
his again; 1t was written.
The cries, the shouts, the tower o.
Babel reclaimed; the intermingling o.
the races Of the world: the English
man, the American, the German. the
Italian, the Eenchman, the Greek, the
'Levantine, the purple-black Ethiopian
the bronze Nubian; the yelled women
the naked children: all the color.tone.