Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-11-21
clear spring water.

clear spring water.
Little by little, however, the tender
charm of those blue ewes, mingled with
the memory of his convaiescence and
the soft tempered air of France, faded
from his mind AT last Kadour had for.
gotten Katel. and throughout the valley
of the Chelif nothing was talked of but
his approaching marriage with Yamina.
the daughter of the Aga OF njendel
One morning a long train of mules
was seen vending toward town; Kadour-
ben. Cherifa and bis father We're going
20 buy the wedding presents. Aday was
spent by them in the bazaar choosing
burnous shot with silver. Smyrna rugs,
amber necklaces and earrings, and while
he fingered the pretty jewels. the Eoss
silks, and fiue stuffs Kadour thought
only of Yamina. The Orient had re-
gained him completely, but more by the
means of habit and the influence Of tho
atmosphere than by genuine heart bonds.
Toward evening the train of mules
laden with couffins all puffsd out with
treasures, turned down the street of the
faubourg, when before the door OF the
Arabian bureau they found their way
obsructed by greater crowd. 1t was
"a party of immigrants who had Just ar
rived from France; no preparation had
been made for their reception aud the
unfortunate strangers We're yainly en-
treating aid and seeking information.
Some of them were hopelessly sitting on
their baggage, exhausted by their jour
ney, and annoyed by the curiosity of the
crowd, while, to add to their misery,
night was coming on, increasing with
its darkness the desolateness of the un-
known land. Kadour looked at the
exiles mechanically, but he was on a
sudden seized With strong emotion as
he recognized the dress of the old peas
ants, the velvet bodices of their wives,
and the women's long hair, of the color
of the ripe harvest In another minute
his forgotten dreams had become a
reality. for he saw before him the soft
features and golden hair of KateL Yes.
there she stood, with old Rippert, her
mother, and all the little children, far
away from the saw mill on the ripping
Sauerbach which still flowed past the
abandoned home.
"Kadourl"
"Katell"
He turned pale and she bIushed
slightly.
IN few minutes the exles' difficulty
was settled. The Kaid's house was
large and the immigrants were welcome
to install themselves therein until their
little portion of land was accorded
them Quickly the mother gathered up
her children, who had begun already to
play with the little natives; pell nell
they were all put up in the couf1ins among
the silks and precious stuffs. and Katel
laughed merriy at finding herself
mounted in such grand style on an Arab
mule. Kadour laughed too, but less
heartily, and with a sort of suppressed
delight
As night was falling round and the
air growing cool, . wrapped his former
nurse in a beautifu striped burnous, one
of the wedding presents, embroidered
with pearls, and with its soft folds fall
ing around her and the fringe glisten-
ing brightly, she sat motionless and
smiling, looking like a blonde houri
escaped from the harem.
As Kadour gazed at her a thousand
mad projects crossed his mind. He
would break his troth with the Aga's
daughter and marry Katel-none but
Katel for him. And some day they
would be returning from the city, all
alone in lane of oleanders, she smiling
at him on the mules back. he holding
her bride as at present Eagerly, still
dreaming, he gave the signal for the
departure of the train, but Katel
stopped him, saying in her soft voice:
Wait a minute. Here comes my
husband
Katel was married. Poor Kadour :.
1.-THE Epoch