Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
YELLOW MEN SLEEP

but myself-and you"
She looked toward the northern hori-
Zon refiectively, and a subtle express
sion went over her face. ST have never
been sad," she said.
That left him helpless. She sighed
gently as her new sorrow came again.
For the moment he saw her as
child. Then she regained control of
her emotions, and said with some
brightness: "Chee Ming would not be-
lieve that you had come to my ROOM"
''You told him that?'
eyes. He had never had will rise
against him as did yours. He was
greatly puzzled. He feared no one in
the world but you"
"That began in America, when had
the advantage"
"YOu had wisdom to send the riders
away. The trick was beyond him.
"YOu managed that" said Lexington.
She seemed rather cheered, and be-
gan for the first time to observe her
surroundings, all strange. Again, the
word to proceed came from the prin-
cess herself.
Little by little she left the past be-
hind her, and talked to him. He re-
joice6 anew to find that he was not
excluded.
II do not wonder we had so few
VISITORS she said.
"Your world is rather hard to reach"
The deep rhythm of the desert en-
braced the party. Sunrise and sunset
were pulses in the day-beat. Leagues
Of dry wilderness, sterile plains, fell
away behind them. Flu All found time
to shave his white master every day.
There was abundance of tea, dried
fruit, water, candied melon, and
smoked meat in the pouches. The
beasts grew lean and smoky-eyed but
as yet requiring no urging. Low hills
were never so low when they were
reached. The world was changing.
did harm come to Prince Yeku-
toi?" asked Helen one fiery morning.
81 believe not, unless he went mad
with fear"
"He was very dull" she unused.
They progressed without passing a
sign of men, but the country was habit
able the breeze toward evening friend
ly and cool. Flu All seemed to remem-
Der now that they could not be far
distant from Gughal pass The coming
DAYS proved he was correct. Hills
were banking against the north. The
pass began as a wide valley, rising,
narrowing. There was water all along,
creeks, forage.
Quite suddenly in the sky ahead,
between brown hills, appeared the
shining white masses of the mountains,
wOoled with cloud, leagues beyond.
Chinese and Mongolian slipped down
to kneel, and Lexington removed his
turban in reverence. He drew
mighty breath, and relaxed. Helen's
eyes were starry with wonder.
"The pictures were not enough" she
whispered to him. "It is beautiful.
You are very good
She was perfect as silver, and he
was obliged to mutter to himself
his covenant. He felt the pent
power that must have brought her
to him, but thought it manlier thing
to hold silence.
It was the same night that he came
near her tent and found Flu All bend
ing over her. Con stopped short. The
steady motion of the old servants
arms startled him. Fansa was sleep
ing audibly. The white man went
closer. The Chinese was amounting
Helen's eyelids with koresh. Instantly
Con was upon him. Trembling with
anger, he paused.
do not" Helen whispered hoarsely.
HE was commanded"
A low-brushing wing of the wind
famed the cook-fre of hours before
and brought a glow that touched the
hand of the princess, as she lay with
in the tent. In a rush of bitterness
Lexington knew that he had been
blinG. Flu All was wailing, "No kOresh,
die"
II was too clear to her lover. Long
desert passage had worn her to the
breaking point. She had been living
upon the drug. He thought of her
periods of silence when he had
fancied she was grieving, or angry, or
very weary. Secretly the Chinese had
been supplying her, ministering the
poison, and it had sustained her. She
had been like a flower that will not
wilt He released Flu All, stood
wordless in her presence a moment
LONGER. then took himself away, con-
fused miserable, hopeless. He was
caught and frightened in the fragrant
web
Whom the moon was high. he crept
back to her tent.
Are you sleeping?" he whispered.
Dreaming" she said, and her voice
might have been an echo of faery,
''but not sleeping"
do you-want anythingT
Nothing, my friend"
''But can you go on?
81 am doing my best"
''YOu are brave; you nave SHOWN
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