Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-23

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In India, and which had lately arrived
10 Cairo. And the Pasha, requiring lit
tie persuasion 90 view Of the attractions
detailed TO him, accompanied his visi-
tors that night
Next day the Pasha's only surviving
spouse, Rakiyah, who had not seen her
husband for twenty-iOur hours, called to
her presence a particular mar servant,
Murad, whom she had brought with her
from Constautinople on her first en-
trance into the harem.
"Since the Pasha has not returned,
she said, ''you shall now relate what
passed last night Who were his COM
BaniOus?"
''The EnRlishman whom you saw
walking in the gardens, and two others
who had not come here With them.
"And these tWo?"
''Were Morton, the Katib at the Eng
lish consulate, and his friend-Osman,
the Yuz0ashi."
The woman's eyes quivered strangely,
and a dark flush sutiused her face.
"And this girl whom they went 70
see, who starts up, after a lapse OF
twelve years, as my rival in every sense,
what Of her?"
"They call her Miriam"
''Weu?"
Like yourself in earlier time, the
girl Is q snake-charmer and dancer"
This knew before. Make me not
impatient. Describe her person"
II need not do so, said the man
calmly.
"Why?"
Because you mean to see her your
self. You mean 70 Judge Of her face
and form, 90 be a critic OF her skill, 20
witness the impression she has made on
YOUR husband-and on others; because /
have already arranged for you 20 do all
this-yoCrself undiscovered.
That night, i1deed, Rakiyah, attend
ed by Murad, both carefully disguised,
stood among the spectators attracted
BY the new artist. The Pasha's vile
looked on a woman quite fifteen years
younger than herself, distinguished
BY an order OF beauty which
Rakiyah, with a sinking heart, felt
that she had never seen eQualed-a Wo-
man going through her various teats
with an ease and grace which the IN
known observer might, indeed, have RI
vailed on occasion In earlier days, but
never surpassed. Rakiyah glanced from
she performer to the onlOOkers. Her
husband sat far away 70 her rlght-the
most prominent among circle OF JOY
Gus and vigorous applauders. A little
away from him was q fair-haired
Englishman, with quick-eyed
good-humored face that beamed
with frank pleasure. Next TO him
sat young man, handsome,
with the grave, dark beauty OF
the Orient, hut with neither It's heayi-
ness nor its effemiRacy. lie was
dressed 40 the uniform Of Captain In
the Egyptian Army, which set of ad-
mirabIy his alert and graceful figure.
His eyes were fixed with profound alb
sorDtion on the girl in the arena Aud
when that girl swerved her head 10 his
direction, which happened more than
once. it appeared In Rakiyab that com
municating lights Of Intelligence
cleaned in the eyes OF both. The Pash-
as wife gazed long at the Egyptian OIL
Ger. Then she turaed q glance upon
her servant, who seemed TO divine her
every movement, and they both arose
without waiting far the end Of the per
Torrance and went away.
For six days Rakiyah remained Sc
cluded In her apartments, untroubled
by the conversation Of her husband, and
speaking 90 no Que else. 10 seemed as
n she would no more care TO look upon
the light OF day. Hardly did she betray
a sign OF life. Aud amid the unutter-
able darkness and solitude and torpor OF
her spirit, Murad stood unannounced
before her.
What passed between them Ia q two
hours exchange Of condolences, a. first
constrained, then more and more vehe-
ment and unreserved, etfectuaily dis
PEELED her languol Her eyes blazed
with an unhOly fire. Her whole frame
wrlthed and trembed with a new and
terrible life. She painted forth COM
maud 60 him 20 90 and do her will, and
he left her.
Next morning he once more came
suddenly upon her.
"Your husband will be here within
an hour" he said with an abruptness
that was habitual to him.
''You have seen the snake dealer?"
she exclaimed In agony OF impatien &C..
"And have chosen the snake
zone that will serve It's purpOse?'
"It has eaten nothing for many days.
1t is not an animal. 10 Is an incarna-
ton Of fercsness, voracity and slaugh-
ter.
"Is &c large aud strOng2"
81 will not say that il could crush
one OF the blocks Of the great Pyramid
TO powder in its embrace, answered
Murad, with q grim smile; "and yet 1
should not care TO be responsible for
the safety OF the mightiest elephant
that could be opposed to it."
''And now, my husband. These many
nights be has been doubtless at the
clrcus?"
Eyes"
This doomed creature has drawn her
usual following Of SPECTATORS
"All that you are interested In. l
think you know the Pasha's object In
coming now"
What Is it?''
"Shall indeed tell you2''
She brought her smiling murderess's
face nearer 90 his.
'If there be ia it that which should
Qrieve me-" she said, "dO not spare me.
Ifthere be wrong or humiliation threat
ened TO me have one follower at least
who will chance the worst 20 see me
avenged.
BE sure Of that, reioined the SER
want. with but a slight increase Of reSo-
luton In his Enthusiastically firm
tones.
"Say, then, why is my husband COM
ing2'
''To tell you that before a week is
gone by be means to marry this per
former, said the man, leaving her while