The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-09
CHAPTER Y.
THE BLUSH on TIE uAtDES's ciEEk, AND HOW T
LILY CHASED IT AWAY.

TIE BLUSH OK TIE uAIDES's ciIEEs, AND HOW THE
LILY CHASED IT AWAY.
Henry thought q, first that he would overtake her :;
Int thinking again, that he might arons. her fears,
and remembering the prince of the Wilderness" be
restrained bis nrd'r and turned to pace the river side
once more. And he pace,i In that spot, as tho fair
Arabian might have said It'll the sun had coInr." r
sleep had fed from him With her vanishing firm. lie
hid his most enhancing day dreams there In the "stil-
~ night" Aud when the dawn had risen and b.
sungLt some rest, 1t was only In ftul snatches that he
got It, and then 1t was mingled with visions OF orten.
tul o ,~cIiness, and bracelets Of pearls. and fair on.
chantresses, until be might hnve thought that thai fiist
Arabian night NJ his WAS the whole VI the thousand
and one In the story Gook. -.
On the evening Of that day Of broken rest kctougbt
the river side again, In hnpe thst He lady VI his nreaius
would re,ppcar. BATH only met with dlsappoint-
mcnt, 4LdferIfned u his solitary unuginings which
|~ctusteted again and again around the figure Of the Arab
girl. ,
On the following day he was moro successful and
saw her s,andiLg not Er from the spot where they had
met, engaged In conversation with II woman III her
t ibc who was much older and far less enchanting.
They parted, and tue woman went her way toward tho
encampmcnI while Sarsi turned her face toward the
water.
Henry was SOON ut her side, when she turned with a
startled loox at him and then ut the fading furm Of
hur chsprrone. TIE latter was disappearing Beyond
the hill. although but n moment before, with one back
ward glance. she had taken In the ~'ituat'on behind
her.
snrai's face rcsumedi S composure, as she said, "Oh,
It Is the Christian. / did not expect to fhd him here
asain ar l shonld not have eome Ny cheek 10 burn.
Ing now In the spit where the Christians lips have
touched, though ! pressed It hard with the saud that
night tp wear the stain away" .
at Is the maiden herself that has brought me here"
said Henry. II have Seen her In thought from the
hour We met aud | could not rest Till l should see her
once again"
Blew are :" rhe answered. raising q warning hand.
The Arabs anger Is trrce, and his hand Is strong, and
his steel Is sharp. 1t 10 death to betray an Arab
~niaiirn."
And we'll he might beware, for an Arab form waslr.
Ing cluse to the ground on the farther brow VI I. e bill,
and All Arab had was raised above It and an Arab
eye wa. peerinr through the scrub at the pair by the
IL. Is death to be without thee sarai," Henry said
VI would sorner bctray my life than thee. Come TO
my homo beyond tile ten, nnd b. mine, aud will he
thinp, forever"
lis it true = she said. 9TH Christian Is j~rstIne
with tie. And should Ib- the light to his eyes. and
the honey 10 his lips, and the jewel Of oil his treas.
ures I"
at is true as the Christian faith, fair sarAi"
"Then It ID false !"
ut Is true rs the heaven Is over Us"
"Then swear BY the heaven and all Its liehts."
"Iswrsr by The heaven and Ill It's lights"
"rhen SnrAi Is thine" she said. extending both her
hands. Then Henry clasI'ed them In bis own and
kissed the u%p.turned lace and It rested lightly On bis
breast
The twilight hsd come rs the lovers talte togeth.
or. and the darkness Was gathering fast rs they walk
ed hand In hand tuwar The cncninpmeDt.
They had nrared the foot Of the hill when suddenly
q dusEy figure ruse, - II were. out OF the very ground
beside them, and Henry's throat was grasp,d rs q
shrek burst forth irnn sarai. .
In that Instant however, Henry clenched bis hand,
and with o fortunate powerful stroke. he laid bis rs.
! sailant out upon the ground. The man was stunned,
| and In hiu h md was o knit. half drawn, which but fnr
come catch In it's fuston,nys would doubtless have laid
Henry where tho Arab was, with bis life blood stain.
Ing 'he plain.
4 moment more and Heary hsd seized the hand Of
Sarsi and hurric, away he knew not where. Nor did
h. 20 too soon. The shrek at tbc frightened girl was
borne to the Arab camp. and It's men were quickly on
the hilltop and quickly down It's side, where they
found their fallen conrade striving to rise. Little by
an hour had passed, and almost as lung was c 'un=e
taken aad prep ration made for . search.
BY that time sarai and .Henree."a rs she fondly call.
ed rim, were far away, borne b. the wings OF fear snd
love, and the back Of 10 Arab steed.