Marble Hill press., 1920-07-15

u have found my little girl"
Lexington bowed, struggling with an
inner tidal wave. Andrew March
seized the girls hands. aud she turned
to him frankly, lie was saying "But
our little mother Elthna-" lie kissed
her hair, and she placed her hand upon
his arm ns II To ease his palm She was
frall beside the veteran II the sands.
She did not embrace him. and March
seemed not to expect any dcmonstra.
ti"u ~ sentiment lie rrsaiued self.
control aud faced Con with nn effort to
| smile
This Is Con Lexington" he said 10
the girl. To Com My daughter.
/ Helen"
Her name lruprd 10 Cons heart. lie
bowed over her hand auI found him
/ self murmurlng, princess In the
/ blur ~ his Inward excitement her voice
WAS Ike sunlight as lt falls rich aud
mellow across 40 oakru staircase lie
was siruU-iy affected hy Il. There
was an embarrassed moment during
which Con glanced ou' ai the window
90 the moving branches ~ the whit.
oaks. Quickly be swunE hack. 10 add:
IT j. a great privilege "a be- sum,
Wuurd"
Helen said simply Il sm not sure
how ia speak never saw white
mun ~ to this hour"
She intended this Co be- a compf.
Incnt Tor she was smiling: Vet he
could not forget the fact that She was
ih" royal creature who had glanced
across the 'hrnu"ruum yesterday.
why have 'hsy been su extremely
careful 20 keep Us away BE- wondered
aloud.
1T Is Asia" she replied aud. truly.
h. had forgotten that.
There wu, un m.stukiug the grand.
child ~ The aged stephen March. She
was N" pEho3. meHi ~ sli fhaf men
hold dear Her eyes made bold 20 tell
ali that .n another would have been
held secret. II was the old story ~ 4
Asia. Perhaps her days IN this desert /
fuS'urSS had been % muuoinny ~ lnnn- 4
r'uc" hut they had not made her smile 1
q blank Con could not estimate any.
thing beyond The fact that when she
swnyed slightly beside her father.
deeply searching fur tho right word.
her young grace was matchfr>s.
'bu Not De snrrowful." she whls-
perri To her father
March nodded Yes that is right"
and his face br. r.shteued as he regarded
her.
Sh" crossed the room. lightly. rap
III ti'tins gait that somehow expressed
the far Eastern feminine. Yet the
clean whip ~ the West was there also.
and through her personality these
qualities were a smooth. soft madness
.o Lexington lie was aware that all
The Journeys of his life had either end.
u here or just begun.
All the allurus IutmationS that had
roubled the had stephen March when
le had crossed America before the
lays Of railroads. were ens0ulea In
Helen. III" same that had drawn him
against the winds of the Pacific So
ong ago, the kIngy unrest that had
ed him deep into Cathay. beyond the
Tartar wall, 10 the sands Of mystery
md death. Perhaps In some dim way
Ie had foresensed this daughter of his
Inc with her shining fatal dominion,
princess IN the Gohl.
1T Is most ul--you--comIRr
ERE she said 10 Con.
Il think I've always headed this
'ay.' he said. because he believed Il.
Il cannot imagIne the courage that
rought YOU" said the princess. "Sha ,,
10 Is very--confusing
Yes, 1t might have been simpler II f,
had known replied Lexington. And
iarch was smiling broadly now. II,
She had finished rearranging the ,
iwny lilies on the table and. with n i
Oriental movement of the ,
rm, she Indicated II deep chair for her (,
ounger guest. Lexington went TO t. {,
lrned II from the window and offered q
to her. He felt nearly royal himself -
: she accepted Andrew March sat In :,
le window. seat and Lexington con. -
,nted himself with the leather sofa .
lat had been brought In pieces. like y
le mission furniture, from Grand Rap ;,
Is, Michigan. The college pennant .
as over his head h
Il have learned" said Helen. that a
hite men are really white How7" o.
We are a bit tanned" admitted her d
ther but for that matter. so are
~. White people usually stay under +.
,ver when the sun shines" a,
THAT is part Of tradition I had 8
IT known" she said. II shall tell n,
nee Ming" ;,
"Why troubleT asked Lexington, h,
lie knows" a,
But II Is not written, and all the n,
addition of the world is written here. IN
nee the days of the Tower OF Folly. "a
~ know that Tau Kuan is to be the m
hool for the perfect age. Chez Ming in
VS. tradition Is the treasure OF life"
Rather an Oriental statement" sug. ur
sted March. m