South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-17
CHU-CHIN CHOW
The arabian Nights Brought To South Bend
BYOSCAR ASCHE
CHATTER Y
The Cave OF the Robbers

I'd themselves on ~ small rock IN .
slight recess not easily viewed from
the path through the grove. Around
7hern. 40 intervals. were many large
rocks. and e particularly large fiat
rock lay a score OF PAGES from them.
-Oh. my sweet myrtle bud" sigh
ed Nur-al-Huda, taking his beloved
I'm his arms tenderly. We must
.sSeasten away from Bagdad ere thy
: master. Kasim Bahia, can suspect
thy absence.
Nay" responded the young girl,
.'Kadm Baba doth sleep soUndly
this day. for hath not Zahrat-al-
Kulub given him the drug with
which 10 soothe his senses and keep
him from the slave market 20 please
Abu Hasan2"
II had forgot, cried Hur-al-
Huda. our time then Approached,
when we can away
In the distance the voice OF the
mueZzin summoning all within the
city 20 the mosque for MONDAY wor-
ship. and for prayer 10 Allah, could
be heard. The lovers dropped up
on their knees, and In silence utter
cd a prayer 20 Allah that they might
escape from the hatred Kasim and
the evil Chu Chin Chow.
suddenly from the bowels OF the
earth, IL seemed, a great voice rang
open. on Sesame" cried the
voice.
AS they gazed in wonder the
great fat rock not "a stones throw
from them slowly rose upon its side,
and from an opening beneath the
rock came forth a strange process
sion OF men, CARRIED IN rich and
fantastic clothes, and each armed
with the d e dly CUrv
scimitar. To a soft and stealthy
chant, they came forward, one by
one. Then as easily as though no
had climbed the staircase OF kaslu
Baba's palace, came the rich Chinese
merchant. Chu Chin Chow, still in
oriental garb. and attended by half
dozen Chinese servants at the
night before.
Chu Chin Chow raised his hand
for silence The members of his
robber band listened respectfully.
Vow We must 10 the slave mar
ket OF III Kabar, where the most
beautiful slaves of kasim Bahia VIII
be sold TO the highest bidder, COM
manded Chu. do thou. Khuzay-
NAH. and thou. Oh Musdb. collect
an our band and gather outside the
pe~rket gates 20 await my signal
when the rich buyers have displayed
all of their gold. Thus We may yet
plumber Kasim Bahia once again
Turning toward the rock. Chu
chin Chow, still waving IN stately
fashion The great fan he always
carried commanded in loud voice.
shut oh Sesame.
Slowly the great slab Of rock, as
though influenced by some unseen
force set into action by the magic
mi Hf u
signal from Chu. the entire band
disappeared into the cactus grove
on the path leading toward the city.
NIarjanah and Nur-al-Huda Ali,
almost stricken dumb with astunlsh
men gazed blankly at each other
as the band OF robbers disappeared
by Allah" cried \ur-1l-Huda,
risir, to his feet and aiding Mar
ianan. as the two ran down 10 the
mysterious rock which thcy had
seen move. What wonder ~ Won
ders is this IL is the Chinese mel-
chant. Chu Chin Chow
Thou meauest Auu Hasan OF
<eorasan," replied Marlanah- Dld
- not tell thee 1t was he m disguise
az the feast?'
~Yeh. the roboer shayh.
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