The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-31

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- have Travelled much and always found
great prince generous"
but she cast Q longing look In the d.
rection Of the distant Jether. angrtly
pacing to and fro In the garden.
| Keep thy sea captain until later"
she cried angrily. Thou sayest this
man holds me cheap, eh? Before i can
bear the advances Of another sutton I
must first teach this Jether his proper
place and make him crawl In the dust
before me. Thou sayest he holds me
cheap. Ell? Wait and see
And Tisha strolled In the direction Of
Jether. while Nadina followed Sadyk
into the house.
In a distant alcove, beneath a great
hg tree. Jether was lying upon several
soft cushions. gazing ut the sky. Sud
denly a fig. deity thrown. fell by his
side. Half raising upon his arm, an
other fg just grazed his forehead. He
sprang to his feet to meet Tisha. laugh
Ing and smiling.
My Jether. art thou angryr she
cried and fell into his arms. while his
lips sought hers. Thus he held her for
a few blissful moments. and then she
did release herself. Arm In arm they
strolled back toward the shrine Of
Ishtar.
in one thing thou art right my
Jether," cooed Tisha softly. her arm
around his waist. For gold | care
not" She snapped her fingers con-
temptuously. Gould ! not have the
half OF Jerusalem kneel In the dust be-
fore me II ! cared only for gold and
precious stones? But l am wearied Of
giving what thou hast never given-a
proof Of love. Thy words-what are
thy words? All men talk words when
they would have a woman. These
rings-to please thee have ! not put
away what others gave me before thy
comingf Now l would have thee give
proofs TO me-"
Jether stroked her hand fondly. What
could the little witch mean? Yet he
was filed with vague foreboding that
some new scheme would be attempted
| by this clever daughter of the CRAFTY
Nadina. whom he had grown to distrust
what proof Ia lacking?" he asked
modify.
THAT I will explain later. Why
didst thou refuse to buy me the neck
LAGER
"Sadyk divides his profits with thy
mother. I have seen It."
"And thou hast no other reasonr'
"Well. know the truth then" declared
Jether CURLY. II am out Of humor. !
like not the way that thou didst act
when last my friends were here"
"what did 1 say to themr angrily
demanded Tisha. breaking away from
him.
1T was not 80 much what thou didst
say as thy overfree manner with them"
Tisha clinched her little fists with
anger at this jealous fool.
"Whatf Thou wouldst not have me
offend the friends thou bringest TO my
mothers house to feast with theer
But Jether hesitated. What was on
his mind he well knew. and now he de-
termined to speak plainly to her.
MY friends bring friends. and some
may not be true" he said, taking her
by the hands and bringing her to a set
tee In front Of the shrine OF Ishtar.
"Yet thou dost smile upon them all.
Oh. Tisha, I would have thee all mine
own. When thou smilest upon another
I seem to see a red cloud before mine
eyes. How know I but what one Of
these friends-Tola himself. perhaps
may not have loved thee ere I came
and now stands hooking me behind
my backf ! want thee all mine own.
l would taste always the ripeness OF
thy lips and say. Tisha Ii mine To
feel thy soft arms encircling my neck
and think they have never done the
like before And when thou dost dance
I would think OF II as q moonbeam
falling on the water for the first time.
And yet l know the truth-that thou
hast loved before-but ! am q fool
Kiss me, Tisha. kiss me-"
Her lips sought his In long and lin
gering kiss.
Thou art the wine that maddens me.
Say I love thee. Jether, as thou didst
say II when first l came here"
when first thou earnest" replied
Tisha softly. II had but to say and
thou didst act. It's thou who art
changed"
"Nay. I want thee more and more"
declared Iether.. Tisha rose quickly