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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK
foe.
Great was the rejoicing in the camp
when it was known that the boy chief
of the desert and famous horse were
captives. Fiercely gloated the turbaned
leader of the caliph's soldiers over the
helpless Abon.
"Right glad will be the commander of
the Faithful to behold thee, robber," he
cried.
"Better that thou hadst taken his prof
fer of gold and jewels and Indian shawls,
for now the matchless steed of the desert
is his without payment, and thou in the
calinh's dunsreon shall waste thy life
away."
The young Arab's right arm had been
severed by a Damascus blade ; his wounds
were grievous and many, and he was
bound like a malefactor, but he answered
never a word to his enemy's taunt, only
in his dark eyes there gleamed a proud
defiance.
The victors pitched their tents that
night upon the battlefield and the tired
warriors sought repose. Bound hand and
foot and guarded bv a sentinel, dark
0
Abon lay. Tethered to a stake near by
was peerless Lalla, the pride of the desert.
In the dark watches of the night the
sentinel fell asleep, and Abon, wrestling
with pain and unrest, heard the low
neigh of the disconsolate steed without.
The sound touched the heart of the chief,
and, bound and almost helpless as he was
he rolled over and over on the ground
and through the opening in the tent, to
where White Lalla was tethered. The
steed greeted his master with a neigh of
joy, and bending his proud neck he lay
his muzzle against young Abon's cheek.
uO my brave my beautiful," whispered
Abon to his steed. "It is not ordained
that thou shalt feed in the stables of the
Commander of the Faithful. Thou would
st pine within the city's dark walls for
the desert has always been thy home.
Now, hark thee, peerless Lalla, I will cut
with my teeth the rope that holds thee,
then with the speed of lightning thou
must away to where the white tents of
my people cluster beneath the desert
palms. Do this and the heart of Abon El
Mahr will fear neither captivity nor
death."
And the Arab steed whinnied and
pawed the ground with his shining hoof,
as if to say that he understood his mas
ter's speech.
Then did Abon set to work to gnaw
with his teeth the stout rope that held
his faithful steed. Patiently he labored
for an hour, at the end of which time
Lalla stood free. But the horse did not
spring away; instead he smelled the
bonds that held his master and seemed to
realize the wrong.
Then there happened a wonderful
thing that for ages afterward was the
theme at many a Bedouin camp, arid is
still told to Arab children as a bedtime
story. With his strong white teeth Lalla
grasped slim and sinewy Abon by the
girdle, and proud as a mother might be
with her child, he dashed like a streak of
lightning through the sleeping camp,
In vain was all pursuit. White Lalla
left far behind all other steeds, and as
the morning sunbeams silvered the palm
tops, safe in his own tent he laid his
master. And to-day when they wish to
praise a steed the Bedouin says he is as
fleet of foot and as -faithful as White
Lalla, the Arab steed Of El Mahr.
Three Friends.
By the blazing fire, in a big arm chair,
We're as happy as happy can be ;
The three best friends in the whole wide
world,
My Dolly and Pussy and me.
My Dolly looks 'ceedingly good and wise
But not a word speaks she ;
And Pussy can only mew or purr
So the talking's done by me.
I read to them from my story books,
And the pictures they like to see ;
I can't help thinking they understand
The way they look at me.
My Dolly is only two years old,
I'm seven, and Puss is three ;
But still we're the very best of friends
My Dolly and Pussy and me.
Carolyn Wells.
A Itlddle.
There is
Something that flies
Yet has no wings ;
It brings sure death
To all living things.
It is always going
But never gone,
For every second
It's newly born.
It never sleeps
Nor does' it eat ;
It travels fast,
Though it has no feet.
It brings us evil,
It brings us good :
Its ways are strange
And ne'er understood.
It comes and goes
As the lightnings fly :
'Tis here when we're born,
And stays after we die.
Answer : Time.
Uardahin of a Hoy.
I like roast beef and lemonade,
And ham and gingerbread,
. And apple pie and pickles, just
Before I go to bed.
But ma she says it wouldn't do
To eat a single bite;
She says that little boys who eat
Such things will die at night.
I'd hate like anything to die,
Yet eating is such joy;
' Between the two it's pretty hard
To be a little boy.
Conundrums.
When are windows like flags?
When hoisted.
Why are actors like little children?
They arc always fond of playing.
Why is a sick Hebrew very valuable?
He is a Jewel. (Jew ill.)
What is it?
In marble halls as white as milk,
Lined with skin as soft as silk;
Within a fountain, crystal clear,
A golden apple doth appear.
No doors are there in this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
Answer: An egg.
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TOURISTS.
Always Drink
POLAND
WATER
IT
ASSURES
HEALTH
IN
ALL
CLIMATES.
IT IS
VITALLY
IMPORTANT
FOR
ALL
TRAVELERS.
Because of its unequalled purity
and unchanging diuretic qualities,
Poland AVater is the most import
ant of all dietetic factors in over
coming the attacks on health which
always menace tourists.
To drink Poland Water always is
to be free from all dangers of lo
cality always.
If you have any difficulty obtain
ing Poland Water in your travels,
we would esteem the information.
Before You Start South
CALL ON
HIRAM RICKER & SONS
POLAND SPRING, SOUTH POLAND, MAINE
J. C. Littlefield,
TAILOR
12 Beacon Street,
BOSTON.
Everything needed in the
way of clothes by the well
dressed man:
RIDING BREECHES AND SUITS
SMART BUSINESS CLOTHES
Dress Suits a Specialty-
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lflth and X Streets,
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Two squares from the White House, State
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American plan, $3 to a da j
RICHMOND HOTEL
17 & H STREETS,
Washington, D. C.
American Plan, $3.00 per day and upwards.
CLIFFORD M. LEWIS, Proprietor.
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Beach lizff, Jffdssaohusetts.
fn Ideal Summer Resort on the 'Joxth Soro.
Princess Anne Hotel,
Virginia Beach, Va.
Situated within 200 feet of the ocean waves. Splendid drives through the
pines and along the beach with the best quail and wild fowl shooting in Amer
ica upon its preserves. Write for booklets.
JAMES S. GROVES, Proprietor.
The Magnolias
PINEHURST, N.C
Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Excellent Table.
J. L. POTTLE.
Blooded Dogs For Sale,
Call or address, G. Dan Morgan.
Pinehurst Kennels.
M. Steinmetz;,
FLORIST,
imleioii, nr. c.
Hose, Carnation, Violet. Palnm,
fern and 1'otteil lIunfN.
JIuIIim for fall Planting-.
Telephone and mail orders promptly executed.
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