The Washington times., 1920-01-25

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Good. Well. be Is . little wDd
msn. Is he not. nearer 10 the ape
from which our bodies camel But
do you know that. o Allan?"
nodded again, and said:
There are disputes upon tho
point. o Ayesha."
n "Yes. they had begun In my day.
and we viii discuss them later.
Still ! say-nearer to the ape than
you or |. and therefore of interest
as the germ Of things 10 always.
Yet he has qualities. i think: cum
ming. and fidelity and love. which
In its round 10 all In all. Do you
understand. o Allan. that love Is
all In ALT"
III answered that II depended
upon what she meant BY love, TO
WHICH she replied that she would
explain later when we had leisure
to talk. adding:
what this little yellow mon
key understands by II at least has
served you well, or 30 believe.
IOu suuAi tciA INC tuo toto VI ~
some day. Now Of the last, this
Black One. Here l think Is man
indeed. . warrior OF warriors, such
as there used to be In the early
world. II Q savage.
We'll. believe me, Allan. savages
are often the best. Moreover. all
are still savage at heart. even you
and J., For what Ia termed culture
is but coat upon coat OF paint laid
on to hide our native color, and
often there Is poison In, the paint.
That axe of his has drunk deep, I
think. though always In fair fight,
and say that It shall drink deeper
yet, Have read these men Alright.
o Allan?" tt
mot SO H." I answered.
81 thought IT," she said with q
musical laugh, although at this
place rust and grow dull like an
unused sword. Now you would
rest. Go--all of you. Tomorrow
you and I will talk alone. Fear
nothing TOR your safety; you are
watched by my slaves and watch
my slaves. TIL tomorrow then,
farewell. Go now, eat and sleep, as
alas we oil must do who linger on
this ball of earth and cling to a life
we should do well to lose. Billali.
conduct them hence" and she
waved her hand to signify that the
audience was ended.
At this sign Hans. VINO apparently
was still much afraid, rose from HIS
knees and literally bolted through
1.-THE curtains. Robertson followed
him. Umslopogaas stood a moment,
Idrew himself up and lifting the
Igreat axe, cried Bayete, after which
|he too turned and went.
"What does that word mean, o
Allan" she asked.
I explained that It was tho salu-
tation which the Zulu people only
gave to kings. s--ssss~r,
"Did I not say that savages Bre
often the best?" she exclaimed IN
gratified voice. i",The White man,
your companion gave me no salute,
but the Black One knows when be
stands before q woman who Is
royal"
"He too is Of royal blood in his
own land,"I said.
"If SO, we are akin, Allan"
Then bowed deeply to her In my
best manner and rising from her
couch for the first time she stood
up, looking very tall and command
ing, and bowed back.
After this I went, to find the 9TH
ers ON the further side of the eur
tains, except Hans, who had run.
down the long narrow hall and
through the mats at its end. We
followed, marching with dignity be-
hind Billali between the double line
Of guards, who raised their spears
as we passed them, and on the
further side of the mats discovered
Hans, still looking terrified.
"BAas," he said to me. as we
threaded our way through the court
of columns, "in my life / have seen
all kinds Of Dreadful things and
faced them, but never have I been
20 much afraid as am of that white
witch. Baas. I think that she is the
u6Vu OI WuOLu your IcNeTeuu ldIHSI,
the Predikant, used to talk 30 much,
or perhaps his wife,"
IF so, Hans" 1 answered, 'the
devil Is not SO black as he is paint
ed. But l advise you to be careful
Of what you say, as she may have
long ears"
''It doesn't matter at all what one
says, Baas, because she reads
thoughts before they pass the lips.
[ felt her doing " there In that
room. And do you be careful, Baas,
Or she will eat up your spirit and
make you fall in love with her, who,
expect, is very ugly indeed, since
otherwise she would not. wear
7eil. Whoever saw pretty woman
lie up her head in sack, Baas?"
Perhaps she does this because
'he is 80 beautiful, Hans, that she
ears the hearts OF men who look
lpon her would melt"
"0h, no, Baas, all women want to
nelt mems hearts; the more the
'etter. They seem to have other
hings in their minds, but really
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