The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-07-15
cHApTER xxI--contlnusd.


ground. There were several trails for
dog to follow on that apparently I'M
troddcn page OF desert history. Which
ono would he choose? Without 4
scent . dog docs nothing. His nos
trils are his instinct. His devotion.
his faithfulness, his intslligence, his
heart-all como through his nose. A
mans heart. they say, IL in his stom-
ach-or In his pocket. A dogs Is in
his nostrils. II Pitchoune had chosen
tho wrong direction. this story would
never have been written Michette
did not give birth to the sixth puppy.
In the stables Of the garrison. for
nothing. Nor had Sabron saved him
on the night Of the memorable dinner
for nothing.
with his nose nat TO the sands Pit
cnoune smslt to east and to west. to
north and sorth, took 4 scent to the
east, decided on it-for what reason
VIII never be told--and followed It.
Fatigue and hunger were forgotten
a. hour after hour Pitchoune ran
across the Sahara. Mercffully. the
sun had been clouded By the pre-
cursor OF 4 windstorm. The air was
almost COOL Mercifully, the wind did
not arise until the little terrier had
pursued his course to the end.
There are occasions when m AMI |
mails intelligence surpasses tho hui
man When, toward evening of the
Twelve hours that 1t had taken him
20 reach certain point. he came to
l settlement OF mud huts on the bor-
1ers OF an oasis. he was pretty nearly
It the end OF his strength. The oasis
vas the only sign of life in FIVE hum
,red miles. There was very little left
n his small body. He lay down. pant
ns' out his bright spirit was unwill-
ng Just then to leave his form and
overed near him. In the religion of
Altman dogs alone have souls.
fitcnoune painted and dragged him
eli to pool of water around which
ne green palms grew, and he drank
nd drank. Then the little desert
'ayfarer hid himself In the busbes
nd slept till morning. All night he
as racked with convulsive witches
ut ne slept and in his dreams he
He'd Young chicken and ate 1t. In
le morning he took q bath in the
Dol. and the sun rose while he swan
the water.
IL Sabron or Miss Redmond could
ave seen him he would have seemc1
10 epitome OF heartless exoism. He
as the epitome Of wisdom. Instinct
10 wisdom sometimes go closely to-
'tner. Solomon was only instinc-
70 when he asked for wisdom. The
'icurean Lucullus. when dying, asked
T certain Nile nsh cooked in
Inc.
Pitchouns shook out his short
liry body and came out OF the oasis
'ol into the sunlight and trotted into .
10 Arabian village.
Fatcu Ami parched corn in 4 bra
or before her house. Her house
as m, hut with yellow walls. 1t
ID no roof and was open to the sky.
atom Ami was ninety years old. I
raight ~ lance-straight as one
the iances the men OF the village 7
lrrfed when they went to dispute I
TN white people. These lances with '
hich the young mon had fought. had +
on them the last battle. They had
len victorious ON the field. v
Fatou Ami was the grandmother h
many men. She had been the G
other Of many men. Now she
'rched corn TRANQUILITY. prayerfully.
Allah that the corn should not OF
i'm; Allah that II should be sweet: N
liah' that her mon should be al bl
AVS successful" h,
She was the fetish of the settle a,
snt- In single blue garment. her M
Ack scrawny breast uncovered. the b,
In veil that the Fellaheen wear 70
shed back from her face. her nne 10
% were revealed and she might II,
We been = priestess ~ she bent M
er her corn! q.
Allah Allah Akbar!- br
Rather than anything should han r,
to Fatou Ami. the settlement do
uid have roasted its enemies alive No
n them In shreds. Some of them an
q that she was two hundred years III
/ There was 4 charmed ring WI
'wn around her house. People sup in,
led that II any creature crossed II dr
'a-sted, It would fsli dead. a.
rhe sun had risen for An hour and No
air was still cool Overhead. the cd