New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
ALEOFHY-LAN
THE CALIPH
CONTINUED from page three,

rom tne great love bear my nooul
the care that | have for their welfare ana
oppose this iniquitous plan. e,,o1 Snah
Ca1iph, shall grid on my armor Of ri,,s4 ''s
ness and fare forth to the Wells Of Al '''
and l shall meet these conspratorz ""H
field of tourney and roll them in the a,,.. me
bring utter confusion to their ranks ""o
am for the people and home rule. and ,... l
the interests and port development ''',s' AS
suredly, the right and the Caliph shah ~.
vail" pre-
Then when the messenger had ret;raa =.
good Caliph Hy-lan Of the Rudy Co,,,+os. Wv
called together his scribes and instructed S"'e ~
saying: '
"Prepare me at once plan Of port da,.,.
nient 80 that | by my wisdom NAV ,,-.
those who plan to better my city w;tbon. -''
aid. Also write for me speech agsai);n. y, "s
who plot against me. In this connection Is1e Ie'
up the 'ayings Of the Sheik ul Islam co,,.N 0OA
ing the manners and methods Of Haron. -,
Smith, Z"
And while this was being accornpljssed
paired the Caliph to his mirror and thera n,..
ticed assiduousiy denunciatory gestures ,,ta
lunch time. And word went forth to tho r.s
Of his host that they should prepare taen
selves to march against the Wells of Al Banv
under the green banner Of the Profit.
And on the eve Of the day when the nlar ~
the conspirators was to be laid before +,o
Sultan Nathan, the Pasha Wha-en sought he
lord, and found him in his chamber tecit;,,.
over and over the polysyllaoes in his speech of
condemnation. And he bowed low before tho
Caliph, who hailed him, saying:
"Behold thy lord on the ere Of going for+s
TO battle for the cause Of his peorle. How d.
you pronounce 'c-h-i-c-a-n-e-r-y'? It is vim
tention on the morrow to scatter nv foes u,-
terly. For I am for the people and aga;ns.
the interests and in the morning l fare forth
to meet my foes at the Wells Of Al Bany."
Then said the Pasha Wha-len:
Lord, if so thou dost, It viii be needfui for
thee to pay a days room hire at the Beach Of
Palms for thy hotel reservation begnneth on
the day following the morrow"
And the good Caliph laid down the speech
which he had been coming, and quoth:
"Wot?"
And the Pasha Wha-en replied: Even 80.
O Lord of a Thousand spears, before whom
the toad and the jellyfish delight 10 battle.
have done thy bidding. II thou goest to the
Wells Of Al Bany to protect the common pes
pie, their protector is going TO be stung for
an extra days board at the Beach of Palms"
Then asked the Caliph slowly:
II am for the people and against the in
terests. Is board at the Beach Of Palms IS
high as formerly"
To which the Pasha Wha-len replied:
Higher. And, furthermore. it hath come
to my ears that Haroun Al Smith himself Is
prepared to do battle with thee if thou goest
to Al Bany.'
Then replied the good Cahph: "kismet /
am for the people and against the Interests,
but change the tag on my trunk and inform
those Of my host who 90 forth 10 battle TO-
morrow against the forces of iniQuty. that
expect them to fight as vaorously as though
myself were leading them. Al what time does
the train for the Beach of Palms start? After
all oh Pasha. there is such a thing as too
great devotion to the people and too great
hostility to the interests Stay. before we Co.
until leave behind for my followers word
Of Inspiration"
Then wrote he as follows
ITS easy enough to keep smiling.
When the Caliph is making a speech
But the man that's lcorth 7vhile
Is the man acho can smile
When Hy-lan hos gone to Palm Beach
And the people of the city. when they re-
ceived the words of the Caliph smiled as ne
had bade them.