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The Hindu Princess Whose Heart Was Broken
She was sixteen, years old, the daughter of an Indian Prince, and she had never before been outside her father's house alone. Yet —
Here she was, dressed in her brother's clothes, among the mango trees, wiping with her soft, dark hair, the feet of the man she loved who lay desperately wounded. And when he recovered consciousness he struck her in the face!
"Daughter of a traitor!" he cried. "Infidel! At the very hour of my death you have desecrated my whole life!"
But, after alL he didn't die of his wounds and she didn't die — she lived with a broken heart! Read this story in the February
ASIA
The American MAGAZINE on the Orient
More than 60 Illustrations — Art Insert
ON THE CALCUTTA ROAD
By Rabindranath T a gore
A great romance — a love story told against a background of misty Himalayan Mountains.
This is but one of many glowing features in a number rich in popular appeal. The magazine ASIA is the most satisfying periodical one could purchase. It specializes, in an age of peculiar specialization, on one continent, and gives a resume of the history, traditions, religions, and romance of all those fascinating lands that form Asia. No thinking man or woman should miss it. Every issue contains a surprising fund of valuable information. The pictures that embellish the text are of rare loveliness. There is always an art insert of eight pages, beautifully printed.
Contents of the February ASIA
A CAMERA MAN IN BORNEO By Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson's first cruise into the Seven Seas was with Jack London on the Snark. Since then he has adventured much and far, making pictures of strange peoples in strange lands. Here is the story of how he filmed the wild men and animals of British North Borneo. THROUGH THE OLEANDER
By Robert Hamilton Rucker
With a vagabond caravan, the sitt (lady) and the master made a pilgrimage through the Egyptian desert. The master's record of the journey gives fascinating glimpses of the life of the people who live today in the shadow of the pyramids. CHINESE SHALLOWS AND DEEPS By John Foord
A close-up of political and social conditions in the
Celestial Republic as they are at this very hour. No
man can afford to miss this illuminating study.
LONG CHANCES IN THE ANIMAL DEALER'S GAME
By Charles Mayer
Running a merry-go-round in Singapore, pursuing an escaped leopard in a crowded city, trapping a savage rhinoceros in Trengganu, coaxing reluctant tuskers on shipboard — these are some of the ins-andouts of an animal-dealer's life. THE EMPEROR AND THE SILK GODDESS
By L. Adams Beck
A Chinese Humoresque — a golden story of rare beauty and charm. THE HONORABLE PLACARDS CLUB
By Frederick Starr
The story of an ancient society of Japan, told by the only foreigner who ever btcame a member of it. JADE BUTTERFLIES POEMS By Louis Untermeyer
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