Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16

penthouse, the curtains of which were be-
ing drawn again, he changed his tone.
"Ddst thou mark, o Tsamanni, with
what grace she moved ?-ltheIy and nobly
young gazele Verify, so much beauty
was never created by the Al-Wise to be
cast into the Pit"
MAY it not have been sent to comfort
some True-Beiever?" wondered the subtle
WAGER. ITO Allah all things are possible"
why else indeed?" said Asad 1T
written; and even none may obtain
what is not written. none may avoid
what is. l am resolved. Stay thou here,
Tsamanni. Remain for the cutlery and
purchase her She shall be taught the
True Faith. She shall be saved from the
furnace"
The command had come, the thing that
Tsamanni had so ardently desired.
He licked his lips.
And the price, my lord?' he asked, in
small voice.
"Price?" quoth Asad "Have I not bid
theee purchase her? Bring her to me
though her price be thousand philips"
g Athousand phlips!" echoed Tsmann
amazed. Allah is great"
But already Asad had left his side and
passed out under the arched gateway,
where the crowd was groveling anew at
sight Of him
1t was fine thing for Asad to bid
him remain for the sale But the dalai.
would part with no slave until the money
was forthcoming, and Tsamanni had no
considerable sum upon his person. There
fore in the wake of his master he set out
forthwith to the Kasbah. 1t wanted still
an hour before the sale would be held
and he had time and to spare i'll which
to go and return.
nad hat
malicious, and that the hatred of Fenzileh
which so long he had consumed in silence
and dissembled under fawnng smiles and
profound salaams included also her servants.
There was none in. all the world of whom
he entertained a greater contempt than her
sleek and greasy eunuch Ayoubel- Samin of
the majestic rolling gait and fat, supercious
lips.
1t written, too, that in the courtyard
of the Kasbah he should stumble upon Ayoub,
who indeed had by his mistresss commands
been set to watch for the WAGER. The fat
fellow rolled forward, his hands supporting
his paunch, his little eyes agleam
Allah increase thy health, Tsamanni," was
his courteous greeting. Thou dearest news?"
News? What news?" quoth Tsomann SIN
truth none that will gladden. thy mistress
"Mercful Allah! What now? Doth it con-
Germ that Frankish slave-gir?"
BY the Koran thou tremblest Ayoub,"
Tsamanni Knocked him. Thy soft fat is all
a-quivering; and we'll it may, for thy days
are numbered, o father Of nothing
"Dost deride me, dog" came the others
voice, shriIl now with anger.
"Callest dog? Thou? Deliberately
Tsamanni spat upon his shadow. Go tell
thy mistress that am hidden by my lord to
buy the Franksh girl. Tell her that my lord
will take her TO wife. even he took Fenzi-
eh, that he may lead her into the True Be
lief and cheat Shatan of so fair jewel Add
that | hidden to buy her though she cost
my lord thousand philips. Bear her that
message, 0 father of wind, and may Allah
increase thy paunch'
And he was gone. 1.-THE, active, and mOcIing.
May thy perish and thy daughters
become harlots,' roared the eunch. maddened
at once by this evil news and the insult with
which it was accompanied.
But Tsamanni only laughed as he answered
him over his shoulder
May thou sons be sultans all. AEoub.'
Quivering still with a rage that entirely
Obliterated his alarm at what he had
learned, Ayoub rolled into the presence OF
his mistress with that evil message.
She listened to him in a dumb white
fury,