The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-11


seose end Owul1ins out from the chest
SNoa uors man usual-which u 70
~ ssmsthins. for the Marquis u six
fssa ssur and weighs near eighteen
stpoA He had come the whole way
n1ea yfAnos 70 study-wAat DO you
tA1Aks MAgio-of which he had
lsAsa tAsrs was plenty In New
- thsss u: Il u the greatest nui-
1snss n ne country. and for ny
~ wSusA - soon think Of goins
- - lsek Tor red ants Or for sling.
inR4ansA But the Marquis took Whist
- called Q sciautino Interest In the
o3DOl1@Whtoh meant that no wa
oSeoA nof want of little homes hard
v0eG % %. and d1dn't know it--And I
~ - bed luok with my last pros
peoelng TIP into the intertor--iost
DV 0ASsiseu (cluhbed and sAken) and
tvs, mAkss (haaoarwatsr fsvsr) ana
W. rather glad to take on
q Marquis, whom he turned up In
Pogt Norosby wanting . resident OF
a. osuutyy 70 md carriers for him
"a load Q trip through the country
iS4D9 a6out the coast. thought that
T. Ould DO with q quiet, peAcoful,
- ooet OF TIP for onoe. after the
Ind q thing I had bean having.
,0uisti Peaceful! Just wait oil ]
TSesS Village men did not like us
$6ry much, II struck me. They were
&o0 accustomed to white people up
tHsro. except With punitive expedi-
/ thoas, which do not exactly smooth
ths way fos those who come after
Our interpreter-who could not In
1 ,rpret much Of the KatA-kata talk
\ fer all-had told u that MO, the
Biz sorcerer, was out In the forest
making SPELLS. but that he would be
"a AZ shutdown. and then perhaps ne
misht consent. II We gave him plenty
of tobacco and q lot of salt, to show
us something. We had been waiting
for him . good while. but there wa
no sign Of Mo.
OF q sudden the Marquis dropped
his hands, sprang on the throne o,
sacks like q wallaby-he was wonder
fully light on his feet for his siao-
and went down the ladder lesdinl
from the door to tho ground IN two
iumps, had been sitting with my
Sack to the doorway and could mo-
see what It was that had asitatet
him: however, I got up. without un
due haste, undid the fastening OF TN
revolver holster that was strapped u
my belt and went down the ladder
after tho Marquis.
The village street was wide ant
sandy, rejecting back the light; Their
was O young moon coming up nov
shove the cocoanut palms, ana I'M
sharp brown gables OF tho houses
stood out clear among the stars nu
I could not sec the Marquis.
sThis did not altogether please me
for Kata- Kata IL a good way outside
Government influence. and thing
might happen, though they are no
likely TO. 1 walked about in the sof
sand for q minute or two and stoppe'
IL look and listen. could hear moth
tuR OF the Marquis. but ! heard VIVA
iocated him for me just as well as
hood Of French or English converse
tpn-the COY. pleased, fnttered gig
Ay1e Of a girl.
~ made straight for the sound am
Assre In tho growing moonlight. be
tt1nd the white stems OF q clump o
pIetel-palm. was the Marquis
dancing.
ri have not mentioned it-being un
accustomed to writing. and apt I
i1oe my way-but I ought to hav
said that tho Marquis had two spe
clal fads, and they were sorcery an
dancinR, He knew all about ever
dance that had ever been danced u
the history Of the world. from David
fandango before the ark. down
Canoes latest pirouette at the En-
pire, And, in spite OF his height an
weight, he could dance them all him
elf. more or less. but mostly more
,ysYou might have thought he woul
look ridiculous when he danced. bu
ho did not: no man looks ridicuiou
DOING that which he does supremel
we'll. He did not look ridiculous eve
now-pink, fat. bit dishevelled, STEP
ping and sprinsins, advancing an
fVtreating. and wreathing his "a
arms above his bullet head. here !
the mooniight, behind a clump c
bAtel, with q grass killed, giRglin
New Guinea girl looking on At th
-o"Hsilo, Mark" said Il used I
eAll him that because, being only
plain Australian, without niue
schooling. never could rememh'
or pronounce his own extraordinai
name). what are you dancing"
N''It Is the Love Dance OF tho re
Men OF Roraima." said the MarQui
\ 0OinR something Qulte cStraorullai
MI think with the calves OF his leg
hit he was too quick for one TO sc
why the Love Dance, and WI
He'd Men," ! asked.
f'"Because," said the Marquis. beglr
ming to walk with a cross-swayir
motion that really was fine-like II
dian corn blowing In the wind
desire to fnd the key to the hea
bf this little beautiful. since ! sa
her on the steps Of the marea: al
thc dance talks. oven when one do
not know q word of their own bless'
language. And the Red Men
Chose their dance because they wi
Without doubt. be spiritually akin
the soul Of this little kid"
Tie went on dancing, and i real
iargot about the girl for a little, watc
Then I happened to glance at u
sirl, and Immediately all my anus
raent went out like candle In q
/ wnd, and I fell 10 counting up VII
iris especial freak Of the Marau
nleht be likely to cost US For the II
ssio Papuan. who had been standi'