Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-10
nv this time the attendant had recov-

cred from the shock tnat tine young
mans appearance had given her, and
was trying to draw her mistress away.
The latter yielded to her guidance and
was about TO turn from him, when Tom
interposed hurriedly.
81 say now" he said, rapidly, don't
go. I'll go myself If staying here Is go
ing to drive you away, but you see be-
long to the Did duffer-I beg your par
don, to the household of the Light of
the Universe in there, and ! thought,
being one of you, might take turn in
here. I'm awfully sorry ! disturbed
you," and with quick turn he regained
the wall and swung himself over.
Zillah looked after him until his long
misfitting Oriental robes had followed
him over the wall, and then she turned
away with queer look on her pretty
face.
That night she dreamed of a tall
Young man who caIae down to her In a
winged chariot from the skies, and who
tried to carry her away with him. Just
as he was drawing her into his strange
car she awoke with start and a little
scream.
A few weeks later another scene was
enacted in the little garden. ''Zillah, "
said Tom, standing with both her hands
in his and looking down into her deep,
dark eyes,. Il don't believe i can stand
this much longer. 1t isn't natural. why
can't Just ask the Caliph to let me
have you and end it there. He can't
more than refuse, and If he does-well
1--we got money enough and Ill just
carry you off like young Lochinvar. l
beg your pardon-you don't know about
Lochinvar probably, but it's all the
same, will you?"
.'You do not know what you are say
ing" said Zillah. ':Can't you under
stand, he would have you sewed up in q
sack and thrown into the bay before
night If you were to do such a thing.
1t is hopeless, and you had better leave
me-"
Tom let go her hands.
IL don't believe you would care" he
said.
Zillah's eyes filed with tears and she
stood very still. Tom saw it. and in a
moment he had his big arms around
her.
There" he said. 81 didn't mean
that. And l won't leave you; no, not
if / have to die for it. which, by the
way, am not going to do. I'll just go
to the Caliph and tell him how it is, and
he can't help himself. Or, Ill tell you,
let us both go, you and me. together.
I'm quite sure that would fetch him."
All this time Zillah said never word.
Her head was buried in Toms big chest
under the folds of his baggy robe.
Suddenly they heard the sound of APP
preaching footsteps. Both looked in the
direction from which the noise came
and saw three men coming toward
them.
Zillah gave scream and threw her
arms despairingly about her lovers
neck, but the latter stepped quickly
forward, still with one arm around her
protectingly, and put himself almost IN
front of her.
There was a moments struggle and
then Tom was led away captive, leaving
Zillah behind, weeping bitterly, and
the very picture of despair.
''Never mind" he called back, re-
assuringly. ''Just wait till these
buffers get through with me and I'll
come back again"
He forgot, however, in his excitement
to speak in Arabic, and so even what
little consolation the poor girl might
have found in his words was quite lost.
An hour later Tom Walters was
brought before the Calinh. He looked a
little sheepish in his big English way,
but quite undaunted.
He bowed deeply before the great
man after the attendant had told his
story.
"You see," he said, ''er-the fact is,
your daughter and l are fond of each
other and"
The frown on the Caliph's brow deep
ened into q scowl, and Tom realized
that something was going very wrong.
He made another bow and began again:
"Oh, mighty Caliph," he said, trying
to look awed and solemn; power is IN
thy right hand and in thy word is grca.
wisdom. Thou art the protector OF the
poor and the stronghold Of the limo
cent"
Here he stopped to take breath, and
then went on, though he wondered
somewhat how he was going to get
around to the point in this way.
"Thy daughters eyes are like two
stars of the heavens, and in my heart
they have wrought much ruin. She is
as the pearl of the sea, and as the din
mond so is her beauty. She is ="
How long he could have kept this up
1 do not know, for he was warming to
his work; but at this point the Caliph
made gesture to his men and they
advanced toward the unfortunat e