The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1921-03-10
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CHAPTER XI-Con.inued.

"Do you dream Often!"
"Often. do not care for sleep. but
Il Is pleasant 10 dream. Have you
found II sof"
He thought carefully. "Yes, I've al.
ways dreamed. 1t runs In your fam
lily, and In mine"
81 come here every day" said
Helen.
''The sun must be very hot"
Il am accustomed to II. do not
resist ~ There is great life In It,"
1T has made you lovely" he said.
But It was unkind 10 you" she re-
piled And o faint, cool smile touched
her lips.
Innocence or utter sophlsticatIon-
from an ultimate degree OF one Of
these oppostes she was regarding him.
II was a helpless moment for the
young man behind the rock He gazed
out for relief over the singing white
sand, where all OF yesterday Is sacri-
49, y the drift OF today. One horse.
mnn dotted out there, not far from
the city, pair Of keen eyes that
might BE- able TO see through stone.
II had arranged with Chez Ming"
said the girl, "for you and my father
to live In peace with us. Now that
cannot he, for you have tried to run
away. You have wounded his emo
tons"
"Your father md | expect to get
away, hut We are coming back soon"
NO" she said. mo man goes from
here to tell the world what he has
seen. Chez Ming only. Of all men.
goes and comes. and he tells nothing.
The empire must fnil when Its So
crecy Is gone
Con felt the chill Of stone wall.
You are. deeply interested in the EN-.
pire Of the Yellow Sun" he said duly
at Ia to bear a wonderful fruit"
said the princess.
1T Is very cruel" said Lexington.
81 do not agree with Chez Ming
about everything"
you have q iinerciful heart, a heart
that Would be ut home In America.
: where this idea Of racial fusion. the
blending Of all into one, has borne
good fruit for two centuries"
II have learned but little Of Ameri-
ca. except concerning the red men,"
said Helen.
Chez Ming has been careful. The
red men are gone. II Is the New
World. I'll tell you all about 1t. You
would not be satisfied with the OBJ
preston and thievery Of Tau Kuan. II
you knew the ways Of America"
Mother used to talk like that"
you belong in America" said Lev
ington, scarcely aware Of how much
he dared In making the statement.
my father mentioned that yester.
day. He is a good man."
Yes. love him. too"
HE needs you" said the giri.
y He needs you" returned Con.
America would be n splendid place
for you. There nre dreams there, too,
n you like"
~ am not interested Here is the
heart OF the world This Is the center
Of power, the light OF ages to come.
Here my will Is obeyed, and all the
good things OF earth are brought be-
fore me-"
Most Of them from America" add.
ed Con. But he was hurt deep. Re
felt the snare Of dominion around her
heart Perhaps she was without
heart. But that did not correspond
70 her innate kindness. She did not
agree with the policy Of state.
Il am needed here" said the prin.
cess, rnther YEARLY. There is work,
endless work. The desert Is a league
Of cities that have fallen. and those
titles must be made to bloom again"
why do you plant seeds Of poison7"
you do not understand dreaming.
II Is unbearable without q dream. I
have not your courage"
Are you happy"
II am not happy as a child is."
And you love powerr
That Is part Of my destiny"
Cruelty. sterility. poisOn--that Is
Tau Kuan," said Lexington, watching
her closely.
1T need not be So" said Helen. re
ferring to her coming regency.
Then you are satisfied. happyr'
Sometimes, but"
What Ia ~"
II cannot say. Why do you ques-
ton me7 Oh. seem to miss some
thing have never seen, something
that cannot be in the world In the
evening. think that In the west where
the sun goes may be what want.
But then In the morning, I do not he.
lleve It."
Might II not be worth while to FOL.
low the sun westward, and see for
yourself7'
"N0 one departs from here" she
said quietly. Sand ! have seen the
maps. and ! nm not very much
drawn"
Chez Ming had planted this preju-
6ice In perfect soil.
"But what IL II you wantI"
DO not question me. ! do not
know. Chez Ming says am too young