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Show rraj it .villiam e. earton. I J c. El ' I to a lal II fit i H boci a S9 env T I n nj I M If otjr Little Jokr-. and h. r M ' lA-t v. as svt ... lura 1 PX iberi '". M ' Poi her i he. ks itaal 'ic:1' i3a lfcw: ' ero Is noth- I tS ' ,j HS" yes of the man whom 1 cs 1 fuil :' itHig br..ugl,i (V3" - ;. I ?: S g L. ' H Kfei name, I a . very beautiful" And be said. Tea. And she Imiulred. st thou not love I me"" And he answered. Yea. i And she suld. Am I not th Kavourlte? And Mohammed lioked around to be rure that none of his other, wives were lla-tening lla-tening ln. und he answered. Yi.i And she Inquired yet further. Dost thou no love me m"re tKan thou lovets any of thine other wives" And again he looked around, and he answered, softly. Yea. And If Ayesha had l- en Wlae she would ' have impped there. But there was one luestlon whh h hi wanted i.. ,,-U mure than all. and shv made the mistake of j asking lt. And she said. t Mohammed, thou great j and noble man. dest thou lov.- me more than thou didst lovo Kadljah? For she ; grew old and had wrinkles and gray i hair, and I am young and fair? And Mohammed answered with a Great Oath, and he said. Nay. by Allah'. For ahe It was who first belied In me' And I ka id unto Keturah. Though ill the fnlr women ln the world were placed In line, and I were lrd admiring down the length of It. yet would 1 find no one, among them all who could create for , me the memories of our siruggb"; and 1 anxieties and economies and our meager triumphs and our sweet and holy joys. I Thou In thy New Blue Last Worn Dreas art unto thy husband tne fairest among ' women. And Keturah said nothing, but she found my hand as we walked away together to-gether and she gave It a little MueeM. |