Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-08

her, the crowd murmured., scarcely as.
sent, but rather recognition Of the ha-
kim's adroitness. The game WIS not
won; there lacked a touch to tip the
scales In his favor. and Yasmlni sup
piled II with ready genius.
''The haklm spenks the truth !" she
laughed.
King turned about instantly TO face
her, but he salaamed so low that she
could not have seen his expression had
she tried.
III We wish II, will order him
tossed into Eaith's Drink after those
other three"
Muhammad Amin rose, strOking his
beard and rocking where he stood.
ut Is the lawW he growled. and
King shuddered.
at Is the law" Yasmini answered In
q voice that rang with pride and In
science, that none interrupt me while
! speak For such lll-mannered ones
Earth's Drink hungers! VIII you test
my authority, Muhnmmad Amin? Think
yel If that head had only fallen into
Muhnmmad Anim's lap, the mullah
might have smuggled In another man
with III"
A roar Of laughter greeted that
thrust. Many men who had not laughed
at the mulluh's first discontinue
Joined In now. Muhnmmad Amin sat
and fidgeted, meeting nObOdy's eye and
answering nothing.
$50 II seems 10 me good" Yasnini
said, In voice that did not echo any
more but rang very clear and true (shc
seemed 10 know the trick af the roof,
and 10 use the echo or not as she
chose), "to let this haklm live. He
shall mediate In his cave while, and
perhaps he shall he beaten. lest he
dare offend again. lie can no more es-
cape from Khinjan caves than the
women who are prisoners here. He
may therefore livew
There was utter silence. Men looked
NJ one another and at her. and her
blazing eyes searched the crowd swift.
4 ly II was plain enough that there
were AT least two parties there. and
that none dared oppose Yasmlni's will
for fear Of the others.
"To thy seat. Kurram Khan! ~ she
ordered, when she had waited n full
minute and nO mnu snnlp
I He wasted no time. He hurried out
Of the arena ms fas, as he could walk.
with Ismnil aud Dnrya Khan close ut
his heels. lsmnll overlook him. seized
him 10y the shoulders, huggcd him. and
dragged him 10 the empty seat next to
the Orakzs rathan. There he huggcd
, HIN until his ribs cracked.
I "Rendy q wit" he crowed. "Ready
o tongue Light o. lifel Man after
mine own heart Hey. love thee
Readily would be thy man. hut for be.
Ing hers Turned the joke on Muham.
mad Amin Turned II against her
enemy and raised laugh against him
from his own men, Ready a. wit
/ Shameless one! Lucky one. Allah
WIS surely good to thee"
Have they taken All MaSjld fortT
King whispered.
Nay, how should know Ask her
She knows more thnn any man knows :"
/ King turned 10 ask the same Qucs-
'ion nf his friend the Orakzni Pathnn
, hut the Pathan would have none Of his
| questions, he was busy listening for
whispers from the crowd. watching
with both eyes, and he showed King
aside.
| The crowd was very far from being
satisfied. An angry murmur had Ice.
gun 10 MI the cavern ms hive is filled
with the song Of bees at swarlning
/ time. But even so, surmise what one
might. II wns not easy 10 persuade the
eye that Yasmlni's careless smile and
easy polSc were assumed. II she rec
ognlEcd indignation and feared II, she
disguised her fear amazingly, Leisure.
/ ly, languIdly, she raised both arms un.
I'll she locked like an angel poised for
flight. Tie little Jewels stitched to her
rauzy dress twlnklcd like hrefiies as
she moved. The crowd raspcd sharp.
ly, She had 1t by the hoart.sirings.
] She called, and four guards got un.
der one shield, bowling their heads and
resting the great rim on their shoul-
/ I.rS Th.y au rri.H 10 h.naath b.r apI
stood still. With low delicious laugh,
sweet and true, she sprang on II, and
the shield scarcely trembled: she
seemed lighter than the silk her dress
was woven front
They carried her so. and In the midst
~ the arena before they had ceased
moving she began to sing, with her
head thrown hack and bosom swelling
like birds.
The East would ever rather draw Its
own conclusions from hint let fall
! than he puzzled by what the West be.
licV"s ARE facts, Aud parallels are not
good evidence w courts of l"w. which
is always a sd"rH''"G. So Ter song
took the form oi n parable.
And ~ say That she took hold Of
thrm and played rhnpSodlcs Of her
own making IN their hrar,su uas would
hr Ia undcrvulr" whg, She 80. They
were 'Tmh whllc she sang. l;t they
rose NJ her No; n force In ihc world
could have kept them down for she
was dcl,ly touching cor,ls that stirred
oth,r forccs-suhtlr, mysterious. mos.
merle, which the old East undc, lands
| which MnhnMlnal The pronl un.