Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-29

six daughters of the Pharaohs. Miriam
stood by the queen. and spoke: How
moch girls dance thee veil? You count
them?" She went on to say that because
the great ladies had been kind to poor
native girls she Miriam, desired to en-
terrain them, make them see to laugh.
How mech girlS?'
The queen counted sixteen. Loie count
ed fifteen. Pardon she said. Il must
have miscounted." 'Ah, no." said her
hishness. lit must be my error-one, two
three four five tire children were all
the time dancing the veiD. You are right,
Miss Fuller. there are only fifteen. No.
you- majesty is right said Loie; now 1
count sixteen plainly
Royal Olga almost frowned. She hates
adulation.
Count in earnest she said briefly.
Fifteen. was her verdict. 1t amazed
Loie. See she said; five on that side,
four behind, that's nine: four to the left.
that's sixteen No. the queen said.
four on that side five behind. that's
nine; three to the left and four In front
makes sixteen so said. said Loie.
You said Gfteen,'' said the queen. Let
them stand still. The girls lined up,
and Olga counted them as easy. II knew
! was right" she said. there are fifteen
But it can't be-. said Loie Ten of
those girls mine. and l count six
Phoenician lassies lined UP on the left to-
gether.' All said royalty. there is
your error There are. indeed. six Arab
fesses. l count from the one in red-one,
two, three, four, five, six, but your own
girls
PA rdon, but the child in red is mine =
said Lofe, its Daisy Dmple. Come here,
Daisy. Daisy got up from the sand be-
hind her. ITS not me, said Daisy.
You see. there are fifteen. said her
highness You said SIXTEEN I,oie said.
so did YOU said Olga. Il count from
the left-one, two. three, four. five, six,
seven, eight. nine, ten. eleven. twelve,
thirteen. fourteen. fifteen. sixteen. Has
one of your girls Joined them?' Ger
tainly not, your majesty, and. as Daisy
Dimpie is here with me, there can only
be fifteen. after all Children, stand
away from those Egyptians.''
Loie was net UP, now, too. Six little
fellah maids were left standing alone.
Children, march, one by one, before us, >
Lo.e said. There. Exactly. Nine And
Daisy makes ten" Yes replied the
queen but Daisy was not dancing. Why
do you count Daisy?"
The two ladies glared upon each other
Puissant queen and simple American cit
zen famed their trickling faces with their
handbags. Louise, the white umbrella"
ordered Olga. Children. you'll be sun
struck" said Loie. Back, straight, to
the tea tent
Just then Miriam placed q soft hand
upon Loie's shoulder. Looking to the
queen. she said, apologize: 1t ISIS finish.
I have make you see to laugh. You like
it? You have see Egyptian magic, and
good magic. I am Miriam
The strained relations between Greece
and America Immediately melted into
smiles and congratulations AS | tod
you, magic is in the air this season In
the hotels there had been much talk
about the Rammal. Loie lit up, agog
with joyful interest. Olga. in her royal
calm, smiled sweetly and reached for a
dollar.
Can You do that trick again?'' Loie
dubbed Gould you do it before a
large audience? In a hotel parlor? In d
villa garden?
Miriam repulsed the dollar and the ques-
tons gently: i
magic. l desire to re-com-pense thee
ladies. Hotel parlor, villa garden ISIS not
Egypt
Evidently, how do you expect to see
real magic for money or in frivolous
crowd? Affable Olga smiled adieu. Loie
would have kissed Miriam, had she not a
, chance at the royal hand. 1t was better
. than the Rammal.
The Rammal takes money He was
, made prominent by Uassan, best paid
: best dressed donkey boy of the season
: a certain Milwaukee millionaire alone
: has paid Hassan. they say--or owes it Il
[ him-a very special baksheesh. Otherwise
he paid it to the Rammal. And now look.
: IF he really paid it to the Rammal, theI
: the Rammal is hot stuff and has rea
2 truth about it. He must. All, yes. aist
VA san. Every one has heard his testi
:. mOIy.
d well, va scedi," he says, the Ameri