Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-24

the moment it would not be prudent to
cross them, for noise of many voices
was heard behind the door Of this room.
Point Pescade hesitated moment
What he sought was the room III which
Sava was living, ana he could only
trust 10 chance TO find it.
Suddenly light appeared ut the
other end of the courtyard. \ woman
carrying an Arab lantern had just come
ont OF the room in the far angle of the
courtyard and turned along the gallery
onto which the door OF the sllifa opened.
Point Pescadc recognized her as
Namir.
As il WAS possible that the Moor was
going TO the girls room, 1t wa, necessary
to find the means of following her, and
in order to follow her, let her go by with
cat her seeing him. The moment was
ieci-i of the audacious attempt OF
Point Pescadc, and the fate of Sava
S.Hdof
Namir came or. Her lantern, swing
in1 almost ON the ground left the upper
part of the gallery in as dcopa gloon as
the lowe part was brightly lighted
And rs she passed along the arcade,
Pom. Pescado did not know what to do.
4 ray from the lantern, however, showed
him that the upper part OF the arcade
was ornamcnted with open arahesques
in Noori IN fashion.
70 climb the central column, seize
hold OF one of these arabesques. draw
himself up by main force, and crouch in
the central oval whore he remained rs
motionlcss as a saint in q niche, was the
work of . second.
Namir passed along tho arcade with
out seeing him. and crossed to the
opposite side of the gallery. Then,
when She reached the door of the skifa,
she opened it. \ bright light shot
across the courtyard, and was instantly
extinguished as soon rs the door was
shut
Point Pescade set himself to reflect,
and where could he find better posi-
ton for reflection
That is Namir, who has just gone
into that room, he said, 20 himself
" 1t is evident she is not going to Sava
Saudcrf But perhaps she came from
her, and in that case her room will be
that one in the angle over there viii
20 and see -
He waited few minutes before he
left his post. The light inside the sldfa
seemed 90 grow less, and the voices
died out to nearly murmur Doubt
less the hour had come when Sid
Hazam's household retired to rest. The
circumstances were therefore more favor
able for him, for that part of the habita-
ton would bc plunged in silence when
the last light had gone ont. And that
was exactly what happened.
Pescade glided along the columns OF
the arcade, crept across the flags of the
gallery, passed the door of the skifa,
went round the end of the courtyard,
and reached the angle near the room
from which Namir had come. He
opened the door, which was unlocked,
and then by the light of an Arab lamp,
placed like night-light beneath its
shade he gave rapid glance round the
room.
A few hang;ngs suspended from tho
walls, here and there a stool of Moorish
/ pattern. cushions piled in the angles,
IA double carpet on the mosaic floor, a
low table with the fragments of meal,
dvan covered with linen cloth-that
was what he saw.
woman, doing rather than sleeping,
was reclining on the divan, half-covered
in one of those burnouses with which
the Arabs wrap themselves from head to
feet
II was Snyo Sandorf
Point Pes cade had no hesitation in
recognizing the young lady he had met
so many times in the streets of Ragusa
How changed she seemed to be Pale
as she had been when in her wedding
carriage she had met the funeral pro-
cession OF Pierre Bttoory; her attitude,
and the expression Of her face, all told
she had had TO suffer
There was not an instant TO lose.
And in fact, rs tine door had not been
locked. was not Namir coming back
Perhaps the Moor guarded her night
and day? And if the girl could leave
her room, how could she escape without
help from the outside? Sid Hazam's
house was walled like prison
Point Pescade bent over the divan.
What was his establishment at resem-
blance which had never struck him
before resemblance between Sava
Sandorf and Doctor Antekirttl
Tbs girl opened her eyes.