The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-07

you are brave; you have shown
n miracle Of strength; but the stuff
will betray you sooner or later"
"Yes yes
do you wish to go on with III"
mo Yes. ] cannot"
Cant I help you out Of II. some
hOwf'
After a pause. she said: You are
very strong"
He forbore. because II was great
effort for her TO speak. He no longer
wondered that she had been content
to remain In Tau Kuan. 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 to hear her soft breath.
ing. yet the tent-fOld was between
them.
Cons own nerves were In precari-
Gus state. Just here some psychic cur.
rent caught him away, and the moon
light sent him backward into the ages,
vivid, irrational experience, and 1t
seemed that he had been outside her
tent. somewhere, terribly long ago,
perhaps when the Gughal had been
deep-s!nging river, and the monster
Cobb crystal ocean. Here beside the
water they had camped. he and his
captive queen. their hearts the same.
Now Cons turban cast a shadow up
on the tent. and he knew that 1t was
himself, then as now. That ancient
madness still possessed his veins IN
the thrall of her presence. Canels
shifting In the blue shadows. a faded
watch-fre, the silence Of wooded hills
around. and the Immensity Of heaven.
The Illusion held o moment-Or q cen.
'ury?-longer-and 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 her to break of.
Not so often"
"Dreamsf'
There was an injured quality In the
voice.
"Yss. The dreams have got to go."
NO"
YES"
"Ske die" said Flu All. with seeming
complacence.
Not at all. We are to help her
shake of this dreaming. Less and
less, until she Is free"
The idea OF freedom did not dwell
between the narrow temples Of the
old servant.
1--WE camp here?'
No, answered Lexington.
mo koresh. no 20 on"
Il don't expect her to ride. In the
morning We will make a hammock and
carry her between us. There are three
OF us, and We can relieve one another
81 the pole"
Flu Ah was much depressed by the
Interview.
Lexington did not try to sleep that
night. There WAS no more at,empt
at haste. He was at liberty to think
everything over In more intimate,
less practical light. and he wondered
how he had neglected so many
thoughts until now. Tau Kuan had
grown TO be less than dream. and
the screaming dwarfish hor,Ies bad
run out Of his days altogether. But
NOR" and more he missed Andrew
March. He would have asked March
what To think about his strunre mo
menfary reach of vision into the past.
the stolen queen and himself.
Stiil they met no one, hut ever md
again q, herd OF elk would start, and
slip beyond the brow of hjIl
There We're wine and food for Helen
but Con watched day and night that
n" drug reached her. Evergreens dot.
red the slopes. The pass was narrow.
'hg. The princess chose to walk some-
times, and laughed at her lack Of
strength. At one camp, she held Cons
hr".,anf talking happily. they moved
away from the line of cameIs.
"liow is II possible that we are ont
0f the dcsrrt?"
"Only possible by your couraye"
said Con. Have you never been out
of the Gohi before?"
"only In dreams" and she was smfI.
ing.
There Is something here,"-she
placed her hand upon her breast
that cries out for dreams and peace.
Perhaps a man does not know. Ny
mother knew, and have 1t. the cry
mat cannot come out. Oh. there Is a
bitterness In beautiful things. and
great terror where there is no beauty!
II Is the awful lOnliness-so there
was one dark dream following another.
months, and months-Ihe yellow faces.
| have been too much alone. oh. re-
main with me, my friend, because l
am III. My world is gone. Your Amer
lea Is only name. You are every.
thing"
Her arms were about his neck. and
her breathing seemed painful. All the
light went from her face. Tightly