The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-16

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The old pride came into Ancrew
March's eyes. But he merely said. In
the buslnessllke tone OF United
STATES investigator you're making
good"
II appeared that March had arrived
in Peking about fourteen hours after
Levington's departure by the Western
gate. Con asked: "rIow did you fnd
Chez MlngT'
81 saw him In Tlen.tsIn. at the bag
gage rooms. am sure he did not no.
tlce me, for believe he never had n
glimpse Of me in America when was
shadowing him. hut It's never wise to
be too sure OF anything about n
Chinese. | kept out Of his sight until
we had come MS far as the Yanggun
gate. and there met him openly, like
stranger. II was natural to talk.
after finding that he knew English.
He told me he was q wool-merchaht.
II never gave you the details, but
my acquaintance with Chez Ming
really began one evening In Dory
street. several weeks before met you
I'm Cincinnati. You know the Dory
had found that II was the distributing
point for koresh. managed to con-
meet with Chez Ming the night he re-
celved his money for all he had brought
In, fresh from somewhere"
81 am honored by your confidence"
said the younger man. AT one time
my father and I lived on Dory street.
'Then you know koresh."
81 can't say that do. was very
young then"
"There are twelve thousand recorded
users of 1t In the United States, and
that Is but fraction of those who
enter secretly the bliss and the agony
of It,"
Con felt again the Importance of his
mission. But he occupied his hands In
attending to the smaller personal lug
gage OF his friend.
"rve been staying in that. swlll you
come Inf"
He indlcated hut. and the sight Of
the low mlsshapen structure seemed
to bring back TO him the taste and
smell of that tan-colored goats milk
which they had given him there, In
their mistaken idea OF nourishment.
Chez Ming and servants spread
their camp just beyond the group OF
kennels, and there was no further
communication between them and the
white men.
March made n desert veterans fina
preparations for journey OF many
weeks. He included with the usua
stores several lunches OF dried meat
hard as bone; also leather sacks e
go over the Lead when the hail o.
gravel In the wind should cut too keen
ly across their faces. At present III
filed these bags with cheese. His wea
pons were of the finest. and this seem
ed odd to Lexington, who knew hi
mild ways. Andrew March SCENE,
changed. older. more stern, In thes,
preparations. The dart that had drug
ged Lexington on seaboard seemed (,
have struck an unhealed spot II
March's soul. This border-land hel,
bitter memories. His eyes had mar
rowed as though he felt from dis
tance the biting dust. He resisted th'
emotions that preyed upon him, ant
the only sign was an eagerness to b,
near Lexington, to have Con talk 4
him. The old magnetism by which h
held the younger man was unconscl
ously renewed, vital current Of NOR
than friendship.
Next morning the two servants o
Chez Ming were seen to ride eastwar'
upon single camel, taking leave o
/ a master who needed them no further
At noon the Chinese. with pack-beast
In tow, set forth alone into the west.
ale wants us TO follow him" sal
March, "and II we did. all the maps 4
the world wouldn't help. Time enoug
, for us this evening"
So when the western sky was spat
, tered with flame, and long violet shat
! ows stretched out upon the sand.
Commissioner Mnrch and Commission
er Con Lexington laid their cours
| according TO map. and proceeded Int
, the sunset. The camels had take
, their last long gurgle at the watel
. hole In the village. trampllng tn
, rushes and all was well.
The two drivers muttered, or hel
silence, with none of the usual tall
The broken city fell into the distanc
behind them. and the shadow OF III
camels extended out through the dus
I The purple shafts were melting Int
D twilight. and the Sha No became a
e indefinite number of sandy knobs. sti
a bright, seeming to rise up from tn
' desert floor.
b Lexington heard the story Of tn
subtle drug, how It fired and grippe
! and soothed its devotees, unlike opiui
e or hashish or betel. and more difiicu
to trace than heroln of the "snoy
!, birds" Science had not thus far d
fined koresh. The trade often handle
:" 1t unwttingly. Its effect was In pal
a drowsy joy, pleasantly comple'
I madness, lasting devastation an
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