The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15

bring her powers to .bssr upon the
enemy Again could not say, but
one fact emerged, namely. that
she was as interesting a. she wes
beautiful. and uncommonly clever
into the bargain. !.
But what 3 job was this that she
bad laid upon me. to- LEAD into
battle with q foe Of unascsrtained
strength q mob Of savsges quite
undisciplined. Of whose nghpnx
qualities knew nothing and whom
I had no opportunity of organising;
The. affair seemed madness, and !
could ouly hope that luck or des-
tiny would take me through some
how,
To tell the truth. I believed I.
would. for had grown almost IS
superstitious about Zikali and bis
Great Medicine as was Hans him
self. Certainly the effect OF It upoa
those captains WAS very odd, or
would have been had mot the ex-
PLANTATION come to me In Q Hash.
On the nrst night Of our meeting,
as ! have described, ] showed this
talislhan to Ayesha as Q kind OF
letter OF credentials, and now !
could see that II was she who had
arranged all the scene with the
captains, or their tribal magician,
in order to get her way about my
appointment to the commend.
Everything about :, her conduct
bore this. out, even her &eigninS
ignorance OF the existence of the
charm and leayinE IT. to Hans 10
suggest. it's -pr0dpctiDn. which per
haps she. did BY influencing his
mind subccnsciously. No doubt
more or less, II ntted "A with ons
OF those nebulous TRADITIONS when
are 80 common amongst ancient
savage receA ana. tnereiore. once
shown TO ner confederate, or con
federstes' would % acceptea oy tae
ccmmon people 40 noay "s%
after wnicn tne rest Mes easy.
q 5ucn an OBVIOUS eAplanstI0n ID
Fvoived t9e oeaEn OF my n.usions
might SUI cno.n .oou. sn's A
10y, Ayesna, sn9 !" - uuo sns
pal.o~ Win snom III
G 81 ~ wnon r. I'LL" ".as.o.,,I !.
v.ssoITu ~" pns 49, !. -.
"a 80 h"s,.- :,v ,rors sS,nm, 80
nv ar S ~ ana .,ms s.ssrs1 nss'
IL. =
20. s,.,,..,r. h.r ana ~, ,n,...,t
.n,s.tis. from NV mind I Mean m
,nrh shsnrt ma ana n v.ondsr a the
me -vei,C,. sc.ne vh,ch 'nrSo,6eA n.
s.,e h.Sor. me IN tha moonii~bf
= looked and thrilled. thouxh on
,re..ed. ~ .tha drear ana desolsfe
S.o,,t. - ~. .c.n. .hout ma -
scenSad The vail ana the mined
s,onS and msd. nv NV hone
I'D sfr.M sy.n AZ nv own
.hsSnv 'rcr 2 seemed n, Ia the
crIv Mv,ns thins amons the dead
hahitations az immemofial Kor.
Reachtnr orr camn 7 found Hans
.vake and vstchinx Tor ~. .
~ vas. iust oornins to look for
vou Haasn ha said' Indeed I
shouId have done so before, onfy
I knew that YOU had zone to pay q
,,s,t ~ that tall vh,te Missis Who
tie. ~, her head In \ BLANKET. ana
wss sure that neither Of You would
liz - no d,.turbed.r
srhsn von thon1ht wrong,
.,.-a.ad .snd hat 1: more n
~. t,et ,,.,t th;rr n
YOU .AS Sna 49, .na r,o,n hitch
nlsnt ma0 80" ,o.s .om. h.ck !"
'o "oS S'u ny. p..s ..,.Ssred Han.
.,,,. on. ~ 49, Ia. ~ou,a not
inc 'au ~"t l., ~ ~. ~
nave m,hueu e" s..S,s. ~
particular, s .no ~ ~
men wnom heaven lh.uH ~ ' a..
Witnout .oeienIne 'op'y o
gibes OF Hans ! Mens 20 nc 1871
wondering what kinc ., ~ p
Robertson occupied thst nlsn,, .na
soon fell asleep es forunAteiy ior
myself have the power 70 co.
whatever my circumstances AZ tno
moment. Men who can sleep are
those who do the work OF the wona
and succeed, though personally l
have had more OF the Work tnsn