The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-06-06
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nj one another and ut her, and her
blazing eyes searched the crowd swift
ly. II was plain enough that there
were mt least two parties there. and
that none dared oppose Yasmini's will
for fear Of the others.
"To thy seat. Kurram KhanV' she
ordered. when she had waited a full
minute and no nan spoke.
He wnsted no time. He hurried out
Of the arena as fast ns he could walk,
with Ismall and Darya Khan close at
his heels. Ismali overlook him, seized
him by the shoulders, Rugged him. and
dragged him to the empty seat next to
the Orakzai Pathan. There he Rugged
him until his ribs cracked.
"Ready O. wit - he crowed. "Ready
o. tongue! Light o. lifei MN after
mine W henrti Hey. I love thee
Readily I would be thy man, but for be
ing hersl Turned the Joke on Muham-
mad Amin! Turned II against her
enemy and raised a laugh against him
from his own mem! Ready o. witt
Shameless one! Lucky onei Allah
WIS surely EOOu 10 Unee!
Have they taken All Mssjld fort7''
King whispered.
NAY. how should I known Ask her 7
She knows more than any man knows!"
King turned to ask the same Ques-
ton Of his friend the Orakzai Pathnn
but 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 be
gun to AL the cavern as q hive Is fille6
with the song Of bees Mt swarining
might, II was not easy to persuade the
eye that Yasmini's careless smile and
easy poise were assumed. II she rec
ognlzed Indignation and feared II, she
disguised her fear amazingly. Leisure
~. %languidly, she raised both arms un-
III she looked like IN angel poised for
flight. The little Jewels stitched to her
she moved. The crowd gasped sharp
ly. She had It by the heart.strings.
She called, and four Guards got un-
der n shield, bowling their heads and
resting the great rim on their shout
ders. They carried II beneath her and
stood still. With a low delicious laugh.
sweet and true, she sprang on II, and
the shield scarcely trembled; she
seemed lighter than the silk her dress
wns woven from!
They carried her so, and In the midst
OF the arena before they had ceased
moving she began to sing. with her
head thrown back and bosom swelling
like a birds.
The East would ever rather draw its.
own conclusions from n hint let fall
than he puzzled by what the West be-.
lieves are facts. And parallels are not
good evidence In courts Of law, which
Is always n consideration. SO her song
took the form of II parable.
And TO say that she took hold Of
them and played rhapsodies of her
WI making on their heartstrings WOULD
be to undervalue what she did. They
were dumb while she sang, but they
rose ut her. Not n force In the world
could have kept them down, for she,
was deity touching cords that stirred
other forces-subtle, mysterious. mes
merle, which the old East understands
which Muhammad the prophet nm
derstood when he harnessed evil I'm the.
shafts with men and wrote rules for
their driving In n book. They rose In.
silence and stood tense.
She sang OF n wolf-pack gathering
from the valleys In the winter snow
"A very hungry w~olf-pack. Then of n
stalled OK, grown very fat from being.
cared for. OF the Heart OF the Hills,
that awoke In the worm Of the Hills
and that listened and watched.
Now. is she the Heart OF the
HillsT" King wondered. The rumors.
men had heard and told again In India.
about the Heart Of the Hills In kim
Jan seemed to have foundation,
He thought Of the strange knife.
wrapped In a handkerchief under his
shirt, with Its bronze blade and gold
hit In the shape of n woman dancing.
The womnn dancing was astonishingly
INV h"Shiini, sthnulng on the shield
She sang about the owners OF the
stalled OK, who were busy Mt bay.
defending themselves and their OK
from another wolf-pack In another Of.
rection "far beyond"
She urged them TO wait a little while.
Ihe OK was big enough and fat enough
10 nourish all the wolves In the world
TOT many seasons. Let them wait.
men until another, greater wolf.pack
Joined them, that they might go hunt
ing oil together. overwhelm its prcs.
emf owners and dcyour the OK, So
urged the Heart OF the Hills" speak-
ing TO the mountain wolves. according
to fnsmini's song.
me little cubs In the burrovs k,ox
are ye grown wolves, who hurry no?
u paused, for effect but they give
tongue then because they could not
heip H. and tn" cavern shook TO their
terrific worship.
"Allahl Allah"
ihey summoned God to come and
zee The hAiptt and A.-