Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26

rbey n,ln nn heT dauEhter Tisha as handmaiden.
which shsr refuses te SSS Nsdiha ehSs:
to be revssSeS hqIs anS ssn @ss enfssp fs;
yoriI neI Intoxicated she prevails upon him 10
TTlssnce Tsce to Ishtar. the BS6iyonSnp sod Of love love
piunr. ,Tf ,TTPfnpany Of his friends arrive and they
notbsssa sea captain is introduced to Tisha by her
pS'Hai1y Tor the newcomer.
ETHER heard the ripping laughter OF
y the temptress as she toyed with the
oearo OF the sea captain He strode sngrily.
srasped her by the arm and tore her away
from the captains knee The girl faced
MN angrily and the giant Of the sea stepped
forward as II TO smite him with one blow.
had not Nadna interfered.
lhou shalt not stay here" said Iether
Ihou witt come with me. Tisha."
The girl twisted herself from his en-
brace.
Where is the necklace thou didst prom
Use me?"
Wy friends have borrowed what I had
win me- but thy mother knows my chest
OF gold is in my chamber under lock and
Key. Come with me and I will get thee
gold for thy necklace"
Nay shall await thee here" She cast
a knowing smile at Pharis
u bid thee Come with me-" commanded
AND bid thee first make good thy prom
e, She retorted, turning TO the sea cap
a,,'.,, m 1etheT ,, looked to Tola and said to him
uuieuy lnou art my friend, Tola. II
TINS man seek TO speak with Tisha I'm my
absence thou wilt guard her for me?"
Tola smiled sardonically.
VIII guard her as tenderly as IL she
were mine own-again," he added softly.
but the boy heard the last word
Asain?' he cried. Then thou vert her
But Tisha quickly sprang between them
| ere Jether could strike Tola,
| Now quarrel with thy friend" sbe said
parting them. Anything SO that thou
mayst save thy money"
| Ihou shalt have thy necklace" cried
Jether' plunging abruptly into the mansion
anu ana gong TO his room for his treasure chest
| loia whispered aside to Tisha:
Pharis comes toward thee. He 10 v,o-tb
hundred Jethers couldst thou but win bIs
IsVor and glided away as the giant sea
captain approached.
Pharls grasped her with his mighty hands,
| he turned her around and around he ran
his great thick fingers through her hair.
and Tisha laughed, for she knew that he
could make this mighty giant do her bid
ding. Suddenly he spoke gruffiy:
Dance for me. girl"
The harpists played the girl danced
Slowly and sinuously Tisha danced. Her
shoulders swayed In rhythm with the music,
her slender ankles flashed white beneath
the swaying skirt, until finally Pharis. with
a cry Of Joy, lifted her bodily from her feet
so that he might kiss her face TishR
screamed and laughed when the great bushy
| whlskers tlckled her face
"Dost know who I amp" demanded
| Pharis.
The girl wriggled from his embrace and
faced him with an artful upward glance.
| Aye" she mocked him. Thou art
Pharis. who, IL he would. could bring me
on his next voyage a little creature with
hands that are like feet and with face
like an old mans, to sit on my shoulder
and do each thing that do, and make me
laugh l have heard Of such animals
monkeys they are called. Hast thou, per.
chance, seen such?"
The giant laughed--a veritable roar.
Thousands OF them" he cried. Swing
ing on trees taller than masts of vessels
Thou shalt have one, in truth. Its ugly
face peeping over thy shoulder will make
thee seem even fairer than thou art"
He paused a moment. and added:
"or, better still. girl. wouldst go Will
PhAris on a voyage?"
'"where?" asked Tisha in surprise
II have long wanted to seek a distan
land where there are men with bodies like
horse. who roam the forests and in the sei
nearby are maidens wondrous fair will
tails like fishes"
Tisha laughed incredulously.
AYE. such there are. for I have hearC
them" said Pharis, with conviction. "Thol
shalt go with me-"
But how shall know that thou loves
me?"
Let no man touch thy hand When
doth please me, thou shalt know m,
thought"
Pharis passed on for a moment to speal
with blonde girl who had been makinl
vain efforts to attract his attention. HI
sat with her upon a divan, while the angr,
Tisha fumed and ragged at the whispere'
, remarks between them. Suddenly. with un
; ; controllable rage, Tisha rushed behind tn
, girl, pulled her by the hair so that tn
! fair ono involuntarily shrrieked, and de
manded Of the giant:
What meanest thou?"
, | The girl who had been so roughly as
saulted turned to Pharis for protection.
, "Didst thou not ask me TO go on a voy
r ageT demanded Tisha. Then what o
herr"
The giant sea captain looked from tn
, blonde girl TO the brunette. Then he hal
/ | smiled.
"She too pleases me-" he said grufhy