The Washington herald., 1920-02-17

prefer Was ready to believe that
this could be done.
Come" repeated the Arab.
He hobbled on ahead. and many
walked close beside the white men,
but there was no talking. II the
miners were curious. they were si-
lent. II they were distrustful as
ithey appeared in glances, they were
for the moment persuaded by the
Arab.
Con smelled camels. There was
"a ledge where the walls sloped back
to meet the lowering roof, and in
the wedge-shaped space between,
the white men were permitted to
conceal themselves. Lexington drew
his friend further into the narrow
ing space. and at once the torches
were gone. Silence came about the
two as they waited. From beyond
"a jutting wall the light from the
gas fire family colored the rock.
leaving the hiding place in deep
shadow.
II talked with Helen about these
men," said March. They are the
sons OF captive mothers and fathers.
Their blood Is pure, or has already
been duplicated in the city. That
or necessary to the blend, and so,
as outcasts, are sentenced to the
work here. The women are not all
deformed, and the children are not
always born dwarfs, but I under
stand that the babies are taken to
the city to be raised in the houses
of the war caste. The legs and
backs of the male children are
spoiled in order to nip any future
revolt. The arms are left unhurt.
for the sake of labor. 1t is well
thought out"
The DEVILS own scheme" said
Con.
There are pure Japanese here,
pure Persian, the Lord knows how
many different elements not desired
for the purposes of empire.
But how did you begin to per-
suade them?"
"I thought OF their grievances
pears that they have at dIr1erent
times cherished the idea of a revo-
luton: our Arabian friend was one
of the candidates for leadership,
years ago. but his legs were too
bad. They had to give it up. Isn't
that the bitterest humor"
II won't go anywhere egain with
out learning the language" said
Con.
1T was almost as If they had
been looking for u.s." added March.
81 hope we can make good your
promises"
81 hope they can protect u.s."
Curious game, isn't itF' unused
Lexington. He was thinking now
of Princess Helen.
You're not very much elated
over our deliverance," objected the
elder ,comrade.
walt whitman said that II a
thousand perfect men were to ap-
pear before him he wouldn't be
surprised"
rs that the way you feel?" laugh
ed March.
Yes. That's one book Helen
ought to have. Walt could show
her what's the matter with Tau
kuan."
"You might do that yourself"
said the father, and the conversa-
tion lapsed.
Distantly Lexington heard the
miners rousing the camels for an
other days work.
''It must be almost daylight"
said March.
All the same down here, but ~
suppose they can track us in the
Back at my desk, in the days be-
fore I found Chez Ming" said
March, "I was depressed because 1
felt I should never reach the heart
of the Cobb. 1t had become the
same as heaven to me, and all my
dream ladders had failed, toppled
down. But even in my younger
days. never imagined a world like
this"
That big first surprise stretched
me-" said Con. when we ran into
the green valley. The palace made |
me numb. and the apartment of
your. little princess finished me-
victrolas. apes and almanacs. II ri
had not seen my own' father go
down under koresh, wouldn't be-
lieve that. either. But as II is. 1 |
think nothing on Gods footstooll
will ever startle me again.
The white men lay for more than |
an hour talking in whispers and
out into the great dim cave. !
No daylight could enter here. only