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

L
picions, Mr.. Cleek." put in the major
agitatedly: THE man was an English
man; the lady is a Turk"
May ask, majop, why you speak Of
the lady in the present tense and of the
man in the past? Is he dead?"
II hope So, responded the major for
xently God sa. knows 70 81 90 n.s MI clssk;
that" A''' Al ' ''' '''A
May I ask why!"
Il am DESTROYS Of marrying his
widow!
my dear major. you cannot possibly
be serious! A woman of that class9"
Pardon me. sir, but you have. for all
your cleverness. fallen a victim to the
prevailing error. The lady Is in every
way my social equal-in her own coun-
try my superior. She IL a caMph's
daughter. The title which the play
going public imagined was Of the usual
bombastic, 5ust-on-the-program sort is
hers by right. Her late father, Caliph
Al Hamid Su1aiman. was one of the
richest and most powerful Mohamme-
dams In existence. He died five months
ago, leaving an immense fortune to be
conveyed to England to his exiled but
forgiven child"
An. I see. Then. naturally. Of
The suggestion is unworthy Of you,
Nh. Narkom. and anything but compli-
Inentary to me. The inheritance of this
money has had nothing whatever to DO
with my feeling for the lady. That be-
gan two years ago when by accident 1
was permitted to look upon her face for
the first. last and only time. should
etiH wish to marry her II she were an
absolute pauper.I know what you are
like an old fool Well. perhaps there
isn't. But"-he turned to Cleek-'I may
Is we'll begin at the beginning and con-
marry the lady / should still have a
deep interest In her husbands Death
Mr.: Clesk. He is-or was. IL dead-the
only son of my cousin. the Earl of
years Of age. am in the direct line.
and If this Lord Norman Chichester,
whom you and the public know only as
Zyco the Magician were in his grave
old man between me and the title"
n. I see." said cleek in reply; then,
seating himself at the table. he ar
ranged the shade of the lamp so that
t t light fell full upon the majors
shadow Then your interest in the
s snair: major. may be said to be
Mere. sir. a triple one. have a
too. wishes to marry zuilika, is madiy
amamored OF her-in fact, 80 wildly
rhat have always hesitated to confess
my own desires to him for fear of the
e cons a. He is almost a mad
where zuiltka ts concerned-perhaps
you will understand, Mr.. Ceek, when
I tell you that once when he thought
her husband had i'll used her he came
was bad blood between them always,
even as boys, and as men 1t was bitterer
than ever because Of her"
Suppose you begin at the beginning
md tell me the whole story. major"
race narrowly. How did the Earl of
Wynraven's son come to meet this sing
ulariy fascinating lady, and wheree"
In Turkey or Arabia. forget which.
He was doing bis theatrical nonsense
In the east with some transforming
show or other, having been obliged to
get out OF England to escape arrest for
some shady transaction a year before.
As was always q bad egg; always a
That's why his father turned him Off
and never would have any more to do
with him. As . boy he was rather
clever at conjuring tricks and imper-
sonations OF all sorts: he could mimic
anything or anybody he ever saw. and
DO 1t to absolute perfection. When his
father kicked him out he turned these
natural gifts to account. and. having
fallen In with some professional dane
Ing woman. Joined her for q time and
went ON the stage with her.
1t was after he had parted from this
dancer and was knocking about London
and and leading = di.gracefui life generally
to hurry of to the east and throw in
his lot with the travelling company I
have alluded to. He was always a hand
some fellow and had a way with him
that was wonderfully taking with
women. so suppose that that accounts
as much a. anything for Zuilika's In
fatuation and her doing the mad thing
she did. I don't know when nor where
nor how they first met; but the foolish
girl simply went on her head over him.
and he appears to have been as COM
pletely infatuated by her. OF course.
In that land: the idea Of q woman Of
her sect. OF her standing, having any
thing to do with Frank was looked
upon as something appalling. some-
thing akin to sacrilege; and when they
found that her father had got wind Of
It and that the fellows life would not
be safe II he remained within reach an
other day. they few to the coast to-
gether, shipped for England and were
married Immediately after their ar
rival"
"A highly satisfactory termination
for the lady" commented Cleek "One
could hardly have expected that from a
man SO hopelessly unprincipled as you
But there's a bit Of good in even the
devil. we are told"
"oh. be sure that he didn't marry her
sir" replied the major. III ii were
merely q question OF that, he'd have cut
loose from her as soon as the vessel
touched port Consideration of self
ruled him In that as in all other things.
He knew that the girls father fairly
idohEed her. knew that. in time, his
wrath would give way to his love- and
sooner or later the old man-who had
been mad at the Idea Of any marriage
would be moved TO settle large sum
upon her 20 that she might never be in
want. But let me get on with my story.
Having nothing when no returned to
England. and being obliged to cover up
his identity by assuming another name,
Chichester. after vainly appealing to his
father for help on the plea that he was
now honorabiy married and settled
down. turned again to the stage, and,
repugnant though such q thing was to
the delicately nurtured woman he had
married. compelled Zuilika to become
his assistant and to go on the boards
with him. That is how the afterward
we'll known music hail team of 'Zyco
and the Caiiph's Daughter came into
existence.
Tho novelty Of their turn caught on
like wilddre. and they were q succass 1
from the hrst, not Nttls Of that sue
cess being due to the mystery sur. i.
rounding tho identity and appearance
Of Zuttfka; for true to the trad lions of
her native land. she never appeared
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