The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-03

me nrnx.
re had nssn prons and inert. Les
aoon me soft cushions and tapes
vies. under ths siiksn green swnias
mat thrsw q purc.e oasis OF shade
IN The universal glare CT bittnr AZ
shanisfsp sunlight that pervaded ;hs
echrs-coiorsd root tops Somewhere
90 the remots distance. and mnffi.5
and swscdied by the dsodars. a ain
gle rins bad gone on -p:ppop.- lie
tad shifssd In his coma az that sound
Another ride mad shattsrsd ire
clarinet silence of thsss srs.sr~ hilia
Refor. Its echoes had slapped. . fuh
throated smash OF n-.ne had an
s~ercd a. Int tie clear afr ,hsr<
began to re. the iesg. drswis6 threo
Of hand. beaten errms
The mar thrus, Die sIhcw de-p
into N. snetnirsse cushions and
hois,sd mis- body sloft lie wrs
powerful man with n torso that was
big ana strong. IN spita OF the over
laying obesity and rabe.ncss buis
ing his exotic and orisntai trapping
Of sink The face under the mat %;
fair hair was large and II might
have beer strong also. ~ the mai
had so wilied. The Jaw was nrrn and
we'll modelled. The mouth. Iooss ant
weak. ovsrweighted that nrmness
The nose and features had power
The bagsiness and dissoiuteness Of
the heavy. biie-filec eyes. counter
acted that power The skin had
moist and urwhniesome sickness
that no. even the mans BROWNIES
6srcelied The face was The face
Ct a man sho nsf surrendered Ell
his gifts srl towers to crafty hts
aDpetites. Tina, body bore out the
truth conveyed by ths face I, was
hne BODY. q soIdieriy body become
gross
AS the man rested IN his elboS
'he thrall OF indulgence was st1
upon him u held bis soft body cap.
tive. Il held nts wits amused. fud
died. But somewhere ir that choss
OF bemused instinct . spark OF Soul
had hecr kindie1 by the sound 81
firing The man hung there beso,tea,
bly, and eeasslesslv licking w,in
dry tongue dryer tips. hut IN his
duh eyes there vas faint slimm-r
&C aIertness
The drumming 4lfoobeo up aud
up 10 MN from out the huge ana
swinging valley below tie house n
was munied and mated by tie hrs
and deoasrs Tat stood beneath ,h-
house bet~een y aud the vauey
Weaving m and out ~ the arLn
heats was The thin. keer pipe ~ mer
shouting
Presently hFbF oegsn Il pass
backward and forward from Ahe dis
lance to +he remote distance n
was cracking and sharp-spli,tins
reverberating. as though a muske
had been fred between rocky cliffs
Now u was as single emphatic ham
mer strokes.
II went Or iooseiy. ibrohetently 20
"a minute or TWO Abruptly :
focused IN tearing burst Th'
drums throbbed up to clamor Th'
shouting swellcd ~ In menace
Then. like the voice OF order, = new
sound slashed out n was q suddei
bursting defamation Of maay rife
speaking ~ once ana speaking "a
eether u smashed ~ one-two
,hree u vas Ike the steady beat T.
metrouone
The isten.rg deha Yche st0ppe
licking Lis lips His face BEGAN
straineo and hxsa ne listehs
tensely
~von.r Enns he ~hispersd
-Volisy hrue"
IN spite % his gorgeous Orients
cio,hes. the whole exotic suggestion
81 his Afghan surroundings the ma
was an Eneiishnsn. auo 80 be-
.spoEsn IN Ensiisr
fts hung LISTENING Tor space. ~
benussd look slowly thinning befor
bis new infentnees tie made n
movement The heat beatbeat q
ne drums increased ~ worked "a
crsseendo like theme Of som
disbolicsi music The shouting b
came palmer. harder more evil Tn
cioefiike suashes Of the voiley
stopped every now and then AWAY
uhsn hey raatsrtsd. they Wef
ossrsr Boz they we're always oioci
IKE They never grew ragged Tho
osvsr grew Mustered
Tho man listened 70 them q
thouGh they conveyed 10 him
peculiar meaning Ones he nodde
his head
The fellow who's handling thos
men Knows his trade" ne vhispsro
u himself Hs nodded ~ thong
ciinchins an argument He coul
rive that judsment with csrtaintl
A. one time. before this. before \
had soid his casts-his race NJ
honor Tor this softneas this eel
~r.ffaraffor-aFa had Ero~u "a.