Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25
Copyright by the Century Co..

rpnlied. Besides, the sick are put to
death. They cucumber the state"
mo doubt" unused her father.
"Have you no doctors?" asked Con.
"Oh, yes! Chez Ming" Besur hid
an acorn under Levington's collar.
"This is far better than pretending to
speak English with Chez Ming" con-
tinued the princess. "He is full OF
hesitation and rules. 1 do not like to
he corrected when he is wrong. /
have tried to speak English with
Bpsur. Then there are no corrections.
have tried it also with Prince Yeku-
fol. but he will never master it. He
erefers to practice with his arrows.
He is pure Mongol."
Con remembered that this was her
first social moment in white company.
Her father endeavored again to change
the subject.
"D0es Chez Ming make many jour
news to the United States?"
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. I
have the map"
Helen arose and passed to the book
shelf. Con had never guessed that
plain American garments could ex-
press such subtle intimacies of the
feminine. She did not lose her shy
ness. although it was never a shadow
upon her charm. II have read these
and these" she announced. He I'M
derstOod that the books were her real
treasures, a bond with her own world,
white tradition. He examined them
W0nderingly.
There was a marked copy, original
edition, of the Aquarium 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 candied fingers early in life)
also two novels by VIII Comfort; Chi
cago Daily News almanacs for three
years; a fat, ragged dictionary, and
fne-print anthology of Emerson, Car
lyle and Aurelius. 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 that means"
But March only said to Lexington:
Imagine if we had missed the old
devil on this last tripi"
rs Chez Ming an old devil?"
Both men turned to look at the
princess as she uttered the question.
Lexington found it wonderful to be so
near those eyes. He could not fatnom
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 10
March she was only his misguided
child.
THAT is difficult to answer-to you,
said he. Perhaps he is not devil III
the sense OF cryptic hierarchy. TO 90
him Justice, I must say that he mas
shown some taste in your education.
He has given you the highest mode OF
life in his kingdom. Also he has rlskeu
a great deal iii trying to bring Amer
lea to you. It was thoughtful OF hlIn
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 a perfect empire is founded
upon a deep spiritual law. But ne
does not understand that idea proper
". He does violence to the hearts Oh
his people. If you were little oluer'
y0I would see at once what L mean.
It does not matter that Tau Kuan dld
not participate in the building OF
Babel, if that be a true story. Iau
kuan is false now, and Chez Mings
notion Of blending is cold and OUT
rageous. He may be chaste and ooe-
dent to his gods, but he is terrible. ne
is not human. He may not see himselI
as q devil and there is none TO stop
him, but"
March paused, and Helen reflected a
moment, her eyes shadowed. she
glanced at Lexington, but turned away
hastily, as if he would divine some
thing too personal. She carefully re-
Piled:
when Tau Kuan had woven every
human element, and has become pal
anced and a perfect race of men mas
arisen, they will go forth to the TOUR
quarters, carrying new life and pure
tradition to all the world"
Splendid" said Lexington, "but the
United States of America is doing ina.
now has been making success u
that idea for hundred years, WIN
hundred million people"
The princess was startled, and her
face seemed rather pale as she stared
at him. 1t was apparent that she cher-
iShed the plan of the empire OF tue