The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-27

4 DVcs ne keep you from being lone
lyf7 asked Lexington.
"Not at all times. But that Is no.
his fault
Besur glanced at her and started to
say something. but forgot. and turned
Instead TO comb Cons hair with his
small nails.
You have done well to grow up in
such excellent health" said Andrew
March.
Il could not have avoided it, Helen
replied Besides. the sick are put to
death They cucumber the state.-
NO doubt" mused her father.
Have you no doctorsT' asked Con.
"oh. yesi Chee Ming Besur hid
an acorn under Levington's collar.
This Is far better than pretending to
speak English with Chee Ming" con-
tinued the princess. He Il full Of
hesitation and rules I do not Ike TO
be corrected when he f. wrong I
have tried to speak English With
Besur. Then there are no corrections.
I have tried II also with Prince Yeku-
toi, but he win never master II. He
prefers TO practice with bis arrows.
He Is pure Monsol."
Con remembered that this was her
first social moment In white company.
Her father endeavored again to change
the subject.
Does Chee Ming make many jour
neys 10 the United StatesTT
She shook her head. He has gone
but three times within my memory.
Also he has gone to Egypt and Rome
two times. and one time to Paris.
have the map"
Helen arOse and passed to the book
shelf. Con had never guessed that
pl1in American garments could ex-
press such subtle intimacies of the
feminine. She did not lose her shy
ness, although II was never a shadow
upon her charm. II have read these
and these" she announced. He un-
derstood that the books were her real
treasures, bond with her own world,
white tradition. He examined them
wonderingly.
There was a marked copy, original
edition. OF the Aquarian Gospel of
Jesus; Edgar Allan Poe complete In
two worn gray volumes (and by the
appearance Of certain pages. Leving-
ton judged that "The Fall Of the House
Of Usher" had been memorized by the
aid Of candled fingers early in llfe)
also two novels by VIII Comfort; CHI
cago Daily News almanacs for three
years; a fat. ragged dictionary, and q
flne-print anthology Of Emerson, Car
lyle and Aurellus. There were no
candy marks in the anthology.
"In Tokyo" she was explaining,
"Chee Ming made acquaintance with
the writer Mr.. Comfort, and was told
new books to bring me. Chez Ming
says that Mr.. Comfort is the Root Of
Islam"
II suppose" said Con, "you would
need to have Chez Ming's mind to
know what'tha means"
But March only said to Lexington:
Imagine II We had missed the .old
devil on this last tripl"
'fIs Chez Ming an old devil1"
Both men turned to look at the
princess as she uttered the question.
Lexington found II wonderful to be so
near those eyes. He could not fathom
her. Perhaps she really did not know
what was meant concerning her teach
er and doctor; yet the light in her
eyes was almost provocative. Possibly
she was laughing at them. But to
March she was only his misguided
child.
THAT is difficult to answer-to you,"
said he. Perhaps he Is not devil In
the sense of cryptic hierarchy. To do
him justice. l must say that he has
shown some taste In your education.
He has given you the highest mode Of
life In his kingdom. Also he has risked
a great deal in trying TO bring Amer
ica 10 you. 1t was thoughtful Of him
TO converse with you In English, so
you would not lose the mother tongue
His plan TO blend the races OF all man.
kind into perfect empire is founded
upon a deep spiritual law. But he
does not understand that idea proper
ly. lie does violence to the hearts of
his people. II you were little older,
you would see at once what / mean.
1t does not matter that Tau Kuan did
not participate In the building of
Babel, IL that be a true story. Tau
Kuan is false now, and Chez Mings
notion OF blending is cold and out
rageous. He may be chaste and obe-
dient to his gods, but he is terrible. He
Is not human. He may not see himself
as devil, and there Ia none to stop
him. but"
March paused, and Helen reflected q
moment her eyes shadowed. She
glanced at Lexington, but turned away
hastily, as II he would divine some
thing too personal. She carefully re-
piled:
when Tau Kuan had woven every
human element and has become bal
anced, and a perfect race Of men has
arisen, they win 90 forth to the four
quarters. carrying new life and pure