The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-03-17

will betray you sooner or later"
Yes yes"
On you wish 10 go on with itT'
"No Yes. / cannot"
Cant / help you out of 1t, some
howl"
After a pause, she said: you are
very strong"
lie forbore. because Il was a great
effort for her 20 speak. He no longer
wondered that she had been content
10 remain In Tau Kuah. for the true
woman was asleep enchanted within
some inner chamber OF the soul. and
ready at last for the dawn. He was
near enough 10 hear her soft breath.
ing. yet the teut-fo.d was between
them.
Cons own nerves were In a precari-
Gus state. just here some psychic cur
rent caught him away. and the moon
light sent him backward into the ages
a vivid. irrational experience. and q
seemed that he had been outside her
tent, somewhere. terribly long ago,
perhaps when the Gughal had been a
deep-singing river. and the monster
/ Cobb a crystal ocean. Here beside the
water they had camped. he and his
captive queen. their hearts the same.
Now Cons turban cast shadow up
On the tent, and he knew that II was
/ himse'f then as now. That ancient
| madness still possessed his veins In
the thrall OF her presence. Camels
| smiling in the blue shadows. a faded
| watch-fire. the silence Of wooded hills
| around and the immensity Of heaven.
| The illusion held y moment-or ii cen
! tury7-lOnger-au hand was upon
his shoulder. Lexington was chilled
to the quick. This was Flu Al. desir-
ing speech In private.
"She must sleep" said the Chinese
reverently.
"Yes. Don't give her any more than
she needs. Help 'sr to break of.
Not So often"
''DreamsT"
There was an injured quality In the
voice
"Yes. The dreams have got to 60"
"No."
"Yes"
"She die" said Flu All, with seeming
complacence.
Not at all. We are to help her
shake off this dreaming. Less and
less until she is free"
Tie idea OF freedom did not dwell
between the narrow temples of the
old servant
1--WE camp heref"
NO" answered Lexington.
mo koresh. no 20 on"
81 don't expect her TO ride. In the
morning we will nuke n hammock and
carry her between us. There are three
Of us. and we can relieve one another
at the pole"
Flu All was much depressed by the
Interview.
Lexington did not try to sleep that
night There was no more attempt
at haste. He was at liberty TO think
everything over in a more intimate,
less practical light. and ne wondered
how he had neglected so many
thoughts until now. Tau Kuan had
grown 10 be less than n dream. and
the screaming dwarfish hordes had
run out OF his days altogether But
more and more he missed Andrew
March, He would have asked March
what to think about his strange mo-
mentnry reach of vision into the past.
the stolen queen and himself.
still they met no one, but ever and
again a herd Of elk would start, and
slip beyond the brow Of hill.
There were wine and food for Helen.
but Con watched day and night that
no drug reached her. Evergreens dot.
ted the slopes. The pass was narrow.
Ing. The princess chose 10 walk some
times, and laughed at her lack OF
strength. At one camp, she held Cons
arm, and talking happily, they moved
away from the line OF camels.
"How is It possible that we are out
OF the desert?
"Only possible by your couraye." F"
said Con. "IIave you never been out
OF the Gobl beforeY"
only in dreams" and she was smiI.
Ing
There Is something here."-ehe
placed her hand upon her breast
that cries out for dreams and peace
Perhaps a man does not know. Ms
mother knew, and have IT, the cry
that cannot come out. Oh. there is q
bitterness in beautiful things, and q
great terror where there is no beauty
II is the awful lonliness-so there
was one dark dream following another
months, and months-the yellow faces
| have been too much alone. Oh, re
main with me, my friend, because
am Ill. My world is gone. Your Amer
lea is only name. You are every
thing"
: Her arms were about his neck. ant
her breathing seemed painful. All the
light went from her face. Tightly
she clung, whispering, fearing. all life