The Washington times., 1921-11-27

that's the 0pring. yonah's uncle 10
bad with boiis. DAVID. Dinah told
me Of II. II Il isa't one thing rs
another"
Glory and vsior and worship
broke like . mist and vanished
There was . rsstIs u nstaiwars.
The widow stoopsd over the hearth.
whore some Goals giowsd, and hsv
unmcdulstsd voice was pitched n
it, usual complaining key.
Ths mattresses spon the RAISED
Aoor were worn 70 thin that The
stufiing was visible. A row Of
broken earthen Jars crowded a
shelf. and the gritty stone hags'
had not yet been swept. hut the
inner flame of David's faith rs-
NAMED mistaken.
He had never handled a sword
or felt the weight OF steel harness.
but his boys spirit was that of a
warrior, ardent as . bridegroom
self-dedicated to the cause Of Isrnel
and Of the Deiiverer. who must
surely come.
This was his dearest dream. the
secret garden Of his soul. He saw
himself . captain clothed In the
armor OF God, fighting lion-liks.
did You hear, David! Jonsh's
uncle 10 bad with boils. poor man"
~Yss, mother"
He stood up. still . tribe alb
stracted.
'Eh, dear! no oil in the Jar.
Dfnai's young sister. Rama. Is
good girl, and as quiet ~ . mouse.
She can cook. too, and she's ~
pretty as any girl needs to be-"
yes, mother"
David. my Jewel, you're = man
now. It's time you brought me
daughter. Leave It to me and I'll
and you Q girl who'll make you as
good q wife as any in Jerusalem"
~Mother-not yet"
It was useless to utter anything
further; she would not have under.
stood. He desired no woman. He
had set all such things aside from
him, seeking to remain immaculate
as a stripped sword ready at any
instant for the service Of which he
dreamed.
Marriage meant a girl whose
mind was divided between the 1000
vendors booths and the wOmen's
gallery ut the synagogue; who
would prepare various dishes over
the fire of Goals, and whose per-
petual presence would invade even
his sleep.
'Oh. there you 60 again! Obsti-
nate as Balaam's ass. Do you
want your fathers name to perish!
Rispah has twin srandsons already
and her son your elder only ty
year. David, my jewel, listen to
your mother"
Dayid's mouth, firm, yet sensi-'
tive a a woman's, In whose clean
tines were united the boy. the man.
and the idealist, remained closed.
A slight furrow was visible between
his brows. which he had uncon-
sciously drawn together. Still 81
lent. he turned from his mother,
raised the ragged curtain and
passed out.
A crazy projecting window OF
weather-stained wooden lattice
work overhung the house court. Us
hinged pane was open, and the
aperture framed q face, Swallowed.
soft, indefinably pathetic.
It was Rama. the thirteen-year-
old sister of Dinah. Her lustreless
black hair hung against her oval
olive cheeks. In the half-dark
room behind her Dinah was scod-
ing Tobias. She knelt. looki6g
through the opening, though there
was nothing to be seen.
A ragged curtain was raised and
David came out into the house
court. without turning his head
he crossed to the arch that gave
upon the street and disappeared.
The eyes of the girl who looked
down from the hanging window had
followed him. She remained kneel-
ing, looking at vacancy. The dis
cofored stone walls melted.
She saw a cluster Of young vir-
gin girls carrying little bridal lsmDs
and with branches Of myrtle IN
their hands: and a figure like her
self. crowned with gilded myrtle
leaves, was in the midst NJ them.
enshrouded in a milk-white veil
whose ends touched the ground:
and II was evening-the threshold
of a night more wonderful than q
miracle.
"Rama-Ramai"
The voice was Dinah's.
~Yes!-I am coming"
Rama withdrew quickly from the
hanging window There was sof1e6