The Washington times., 1917-09-30
FIRST EPISODE.
Copyright, 1917. by Star Company. .

so the world is full of doctors. There
Harry Drake, a careless New York
youth Of manners, breeding and a
little money. Harry was only a wear
out of college and was seeing the
world before settling down to work.
Just at the moment he was seeing
Constantinople through the windows
Of his room at the American House.
There was knock followed by the
entrance of the Turkish hotel porter.
The man carried a tack hammer and
an armful of cards. He mumbled
something, drew from his mouth a
tack, fastened one OF his cards on the
door, mumbled again, bowed and de-
parted. Harry arose and studied the
card. 1t was in Turkish. French,
German and finally in English. He
read the following:
American and European guests
are advised that it is dangerous to
explore the city after dark"
Harry read it through twice and
promptly went out. In the corridor
he passed the porter, who muttered
through his tAcks:
ITO the infdel Allan has given
wealth and wisdom. but to the faith
full he has given common sense"
Harry plunged into dark and narrow
street and then wandered on to a resi-
Dental section Of the city inhabited by
middle class property owners, retired
officials and men Of wealth, who had
learned caution. for to be rich in the
East is to excite covetousness.
One Of these houses attracted his eye
It was not large and certainly not pre-
tentious, but its barred windows looked
over an attractive little garden fenced
by brick wall chin high. Surely a
place made for adventure. Harry raised
himself little and looked into this al
Turing enclosure, but all he saw was
stone bench and a little canal Not a
sound disturbed its quiet still the young
man fingered, and. glancing up at the
barred windows. beheld gazing own at
him face unquestionably American, of
such exquisite loveliness that he came to
attention and, removing his hat. bowed
profoundly. to the astonishment Of a
Turkish policeman.
lima, adopted daughter Of honest Mus
tapha Bey, sighed as she turned from
the window and beheld her father facing
her. :
HENRY HEARS HMA
PLAYING HER GUITAR,
Mustapha Bey, once general in the
army Of the Commander of the Faithful
looked with tender eyes at his daughter
Of another race. Her life with him
brought back many scenes that were
dear to him. He spoke with feeling.
Take your guitar, little one, and go
into the garden. Let me hear you sing;
1t will recall the memories OF the old !
days when was younger and and the !
world was before me, and when your |
American father and mother left you in |
my care to rear to womanhood."
lima, obedient and pleased. too, took |
out from its case the inIaid guitar. on |
which she had long been proficient. and. |
passing into the garden, sat on the stone |
bench and began a soft serenade in keep |
ing with the gentle spirit of the night.
Harry Drake stopped short in his |
patrol as the first sound came from /
the tinkling strings. Cautiously he
peered over the wall. There, sure |
enough, sat the divinity of the barred /
window. head raised, white throat |
barred, singing like a nightingale To
the world in general. The young |
man listened entranced, and the
moment her voice trailed of he took |
up the melody with all the ardor of n
troubadour.
The girl half rose. a look of pleased |
anticipation on her face, and advanc-
ed to the wall. Harry continued to |
sing. moving along like a strollinE /
player. There was a bend in the
masonry as it Reared the house and
dight of steps led across a small /
canal close to the stone work. lima /
now burning with curiosity to learn |
who was answering her song in 3
voice unmistakably Western. follow
ed Harry along on the inside of the |
enclosure.
She ceased singing and advanced
to the barrier. Harry sang on. She
STEPPED on one of the projecting /
stones that formed the rough eH-
terror OF the wall and climbed up.
hrst carefully laying the guitar al
her feet. Still seeing nothing, she
leaned over, and on beholdfnE al
last the daring young man whose
polite salutstion had enchanted her
at the window, felt her hold give.
ard in a wild effort to regain her
balance reached too far forward and
came tumbling down on the astonish-
ed Harry, whose lips were forming
an expression OF welcome far diff
ferent.
He held out his arms to break her
fall. but lima was not Of the stun
dreams are made OF, and the force OF
her descent sent Harry sprawling
into the canal with her.
She screamed and Harry houndered
and splashed. She sank. He seized
her hair and managed by heroic ef-
forts to pull her to the bank and then
TO lift her out.
BY TURKS
FOR KISSING LIMA.
Once assured that she was alive he
drew long breath, and. bending. kissed
her.
II is not the natives custom IN Con-
Stanunople n kiss girls in public. much
less is the foreigner permitted any such
Of affection with the
veIled followers Of Mohammed.
However pleasing Harry's action may
have been TO lima. II reused the anger
Of three Turkish passersby. To see an
unbelieyer kiss Turkish girl was TO
act with all the savagery Of the East.
They leaped upon the antonished young
man and hurled him into tlIe canal with