Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

bledon, established himself and ZuiHlA
there and brought the Yoman Anita
period matters went from bad to worse.
Evidently having tired OF the stage both
Chichester and Anita abandoned It and
turned the house into a sort OF club
graceful extent. Broken-hearted over
the treatment she was receiving Zuilika
appealed to me and to my son to help
her in her distress. to devise some
madness and to get that woman out of
the house. It was then that first be-
held her face. In her excitement she
managed somehow to snap or loosen the
fell and let my son realize. as realised,
how wondrously beautiful It 10 possible
for the human face to be"
STEADY. major! Steady! can quite
better than most men," saia cleek With
a sort of sigf. You looked into heaNen.
and-wen. what then? Let Us have the
rest Of the story"
her head to give Chichester taste Of his
own medicine-to attempt to excite his
jealousy by pretending to find interests
show him a great deal Of attention. or.
at least, so he says, although I never
saw it. All know Is that she-she-
well, sir, she deliberately led me on un-
til ! was half insane over her. and
'What do you mean by that's all?'
The matter couldn't possibly have
ended there. or else why this appeal
at ended for me. so far as her at
fectionate treatment for me was con-
cerned. for in the midst of It the un-
expected happened. Her father died.
forgiving her. as Chichester had hoped,
could have given him cause to imag-
Inc possible. In a word, sir. the caliph
not only bestowed his entire earthly
possessions upon her: but mad them
and placed in her hands. There were
Golfers of gold pieces. jewels Of fab
ulous value. sufficient. when converted
into English money--as they were
credit in the Bank Of England-to make
her the sole possessor OF nearly three
million pounds"
"Phew;" whistled cleek. When
these orientals do it they certainly do
eh?"
1.-THE gift did not end with that, sir"
the major replied, with 4 gesture Of
CHASTITY. appalling addition in the shape
Of two mummy cases-one empty. the
other filled. A parchment accompany
ing these stated that the caliph could
not sleep elsewhere but In tho land Of
his fathers. nor sleep there until his
beloved child rested beside him. They
had been parted in life. but they should
not be parted in death. An Egyptian
had, therefore. been summoned to his
bedside: had been given orders to en-
balm him after his death, to send the
mummy to Zuilfka. and with II a case
in which, when her own death should
occur. her body should be deposited;
and followers Of the prophet had taken
oath to see that both were carried to
their native land and sntombed side by
side. Until death came to relieve her
Of the CHASTITY duty Zuiiika was
charged to be the guardian of the
mummy and daily to make the prisons
Of the faithful before 1t, keSpinR IL al
ways with its face toward the east"
"By George! It, sounds like q page
from the arabian Nights" exclaimed
Cleek. We'll, what next? Did IN
chester take kindly to the housing Of
the mummy of his father-in-law and
the eventual coffin Of his wife? or
was he willing to stand for anythtne
SO long as he got possession Of the
huge fortune the old man left?"
He never did It. Mr.. Clsek He never
touched % much a. one 2arthine Of Il.
Zuilika took nobody into her oonadsnos
until svsrything had hAan eensartsd
into Ensiiah ssld and AspoaiAsA In the
bank to her credit. Thea $40 wat
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