Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-04
BY
ACHAFED
ABDULLAH

" with the WOmenS, the stays, tn
; snawl, the petticoatl"
BY Allah" chimed In Fatima. no
% be outdone, 1T Is not the like Of u
/ slrS Of the Tartars, descendants o
heroes, who VIII have aught to do Will
manhood" And. quite gently, TO "a.
ieika: rs that not so. o my cousin2'
Indeed .
Arm in arm the two young GIRL,
walked away. while the two young mer
looked after them, then looked af each
otner; and 1t was Ali who announced
!, And TO think that only yesterday
thought that your sister was the one
whose heart is like q battling, sweet
melody Of springl"
To think" was the reply. that only
yesterday there was In me q dream OF
your sister-a dream, by the same
token, Of the first gold OF morning
ing on a pillow with russell hair tossed
upon It and round cheek upon a hand
IKE milk What a fool I was-yester-
almost as great fool as II"
Il have no use for women"
"Was it not the Prophet Moham-
melon him the salute-who wrote
that, Of all Affections sent 70 the sons
itous?D
"The Prophet Mohammed-on him
the salute-waS right"
Shall we go and seek mems COM
Eyes, And a bottle of pleasant Per-
sian wine !"
or two >. :"
So they, too, left the garden. They
shared a bottle here and a bottle there.
reached finally, Fahim's coffee house
IN dim, tortuous alley a little beyond
the Bazaar of the Siberian Traders.
II was not Savory place. Window
less. crowded with rickety tables, across
the farther wall great fireplace where
two huge half naked Mongols were
turning a quarter of mutton ON q spit.
An odor of tobacco and opium and
roast meat and onions: a mingiing Of
shifting fire smoke and a livid candle
wrath: a steam Of unwashed, human
vapor-a1 floating up, socially enough,
toward the low, black beamed ceiling.
Gathered about the tables-some
pulling at gurgling, protesting water
pipes, others greedily and noisily eat |
ing-was a picturesque riffraff Of tur- |
Daned and fur capped humanity. Men
GS.t
More rogues here than honest men; nor
stewing with remorse for past sins:
rather stewing with longing for sins
yet to be sinned. Men whose eyes glis-
,ened and whose palms itched when /
hey saw the two youths, richly dressed
and little worse for drink; and who II
controlled themselves-with an effort, II
ct us add-when warning cough came
rom corner Of the room where thelI
Ihadows coiIed densely and where q
nan reclined on divan, his left arm
bout the ample waist of a biowzy.
,rown haired woman, while the fingers
# his right were busy stuffing Juicy
hunks Of mutton down his throat.
Another flask2" invited Ali.
"By all means"
The wine-perhaps because It was
aw and sour-brought their grievances
ack to them.
Calling us cowardsi"
And / the best swordsman In Sam
rkandl"
7 the best wrestlerl"
II the best rider"
Nowhere my equal in swinging the
attic axl'
Nowhere mine in roping and break
1g q wild stallionl"
"Ah," more loudly, calling US cow
rdsl And we the pick and pride Of the
ruculently-for, after all, he was his
ather's son: he confronted the COM
any. Whoever gainsays me-by my
onor-dies the deathl"
dies the death-with you permits
on, = cut In a voice, Eat my handsl"
From the divan in the corner came
ne speaker; tall and tough and battle
Jared; his face as red as his beard
nat reached to his chest and was Of
<vtA 4
q man-brawny TO the ankles, q
rived dagger at his hip, long Turk
h sword sticking out in back at a
efiant angle like q wren's tail
He approached their table. He sat :
own without being asked. III
ut Is boys Of your kidney I Ike"
2 said. "Rowdy boys. Bully boys.
ranking boys. All, I can see 1t by the
int Of your eyes-you have pith In
&c treacle from broken pot. Pith- III
1d the desire to do grand deeds" He
as silent: went on in a hoarse whis-
y: Tt Is your sort need-in my par
cuiar trade" III
what may it beP" inquired Mehmet. H
II am q collector-of other peoples II
ch treasure. A gatherer-of other peo-
e's horses and cattle. A Sitter III
Iould they resist-of other peoples
ANE@tos "A 4OfC4-OA Oe1ltI kCOpAC III
ives" He banged the table with his
It, cried: "A bottle tapsterl And let II
be Of your besti" Then, the wine
wing been brought and glasses filled, ii
said: Il recruit you, heroes. TO gall
p by my side" MI
But-who are your" III
The Red Hawk is the splendid name
which am known throughout High
lrtary"
The Red Hawk /. +. 2"
In person" He licked up his mus
ches right and left win you ride
Tn me, heroes2"
The two youths looked at each other,
e same thought in both their minds:
Calling us towards ? Wah-l
ev win not call us towards when the
me and fear Of us viii be round and
ind the wide world In a rumor Of
ndlv
And Ali declared:
z am with you, Red Hawk"
IN not be far behind" said Meh-
e. iii
Good We ride within the hour. And /
BY AIlah-before the end Of the
elk we shall pull the Grand Khan's
ard TO the disgrace Of his nose. The \