The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-16

strange forms from the sands of the
desert. In the name of sSheitan, speak.
Who is she:"
How should | know aught of herr"
the Creole answered, with wonder equal
to his own. But if this verify be
Frankish woman who hath lost her way
upon the desert and been rescued by
thy people, then will l return with her
to the friends who must now be seeking
her"
A strange smile writhed the thin,
black lips of the Arab. Adopts in dis
stimulation, even beyond the Levantine
Greeks, his race ever honor craft in
others. He saw the loophole of escape
offered by the others words; but he only .
answered calmly:
eff thou canst show me him who hath
brought the infdel woman beneath our
tents, by Allah do 1 swear to punish
him!'
sit is we'll" Latour rejoined quickly
"Then she may go with me to FL Ka-
hireh."
"And wherefore" replied the Arab,
again with his ugly smile. "Safe is the
Frank khanum under the tents of the
Beni-Ali. Let the Giaour seek his own.
As l learn, the Ingleeze prince from
whose harem she cometh can lavish
gems and diamonds upon this play
thing
He broke off suddenly. Craft had car
ried him too far; and, as he realized
that he had trapped himself, Moham-
med -Zizi's brow knotted and his eye
shone with an evil CLEAN.
Not knowing if he breathed, so great
was the tension on his nerves, yet with
brain coolly alert, Adrien Latour had
borne this trying interview. Still his
eye never quilted the sheilSs, but the hot
l blood of his race rushed to his heart with
! a wild joy, for he felt that time was past
i for parley, and now-for action!
Il As the sheik ceased his left hand swift
ly twitched the bournous back, barring
3 the long, tawny, muscular right arm.
y But ere he could grasp his spear the Arat
u stopped spellbound, as though he gazed
VI into the eyes of the cobra di capello! For
y quick as was his gesture, quicker still
y was that which flashed the pistol through
l. the air.
10 Zone word-one sign-is deathr' whis
pered Latour, in Arabic.
IL Then bracing his left foot in the stir
l., rup the Creole stretched his right one tt
u the woman at his side.
n Quick! Mount" he cried to her
4 "Your Efe-more-depends upon you
l. couragen'
ie Edith placed her foot on his, graspe'
T. lightly on the horse without one word.
ie All had passed SO rapidly, SO calm ant
- low had been the spoken words, that tn
~ stoical Arabs near had never looked tC
ward him. And now, as the absent pis
d. tol unlocked Mohammed- ben izi' voice
their wondering rush was too late
40 As he had felt Edith settle upon tn
as horse-and with wondrous presence {
Vo mind pass her left hand round him, NJ
to shake his pistol arm-Latour Gale
he out to Said, and the noble horse spe
away over the path he had come.
I'M Hold fast! Stoop low to the right
Oh, Latour cried, bending his own body
set the left to give her room, "They ma
~ hurl the spears"
n But no sound whizzed by their cal
ne save the wind of their own rush; ant
'uI after few more bounds, the man raise
himself and glanced back. At the ten
III, all was wild confusion-men runni1
-ea for their picketed steeds and tearing Il
'u' bags from their noses the shelk hlmse
ieh foremost among them.
IAN Under his raised hand LatOur scann'
he the desert The dust cloud rose mo
'ho distinct yet full two miles away B
it now advanced more rapidly, as thouE
40 his need were known. Again he twist
~ round to scan the camp, now nearly
W mile behind Mounted Arabs had rush
les from it. on their fresh mares, spreadi1
;, out wide over the sand, as is their wo
LUZ in chase-many a white bournous ira
ing on the wind, and sharp spears q
IL tering in the sun. Before him the me
his ing dust cloud was still four times tn
not distance away; yet the soldier did |
9 urge his horse out Of the even, stea
oke gallop; each stride as regular as thou
he carried no extra weight.
ow- On they pressed, steadily and in
eye Io,oo fo,, q half mile more Then
his s+roi,,od oor Of tba man canoht the Ct
ion of numerous pursuers gaining on HI
Far to the right and left the cries W
SAID clear. while those behind grew faint
aYs' and he knew that the tleetest steeds W
zone deployed to hem him i'll more SURF
InaI Still Latour did not urge his horse, C
10 Gdent what the grand steed could do,
49, saving him for yet more urgent need
Wy "Couragen' he whispered to the
;, an VI man behind him. They waste Il
II Vi breath. See! In yonder dust is SAT-
Ahmed is nearing us"
hS' He said nomorc. For dull, but sur
! ''D' away to the right he caught the mui
, "a, thud of hoofs upon the sand.
l ,i il9 They were gaining rapidly! Had
IN let them come too near:
; ;, tno Once more he urged the horse slig
"a oS with touch of stirrup, the sensitive
anu anu imal responding with new siren
ecu faster, faster still, until the level st
ii1i' seemed flying backward past them!
po1' at that tearing speed for half l
ioou Then the distant dust cloud, still HI
5 for ,,,;Ia n,,,o,, ona,ed and showed
rider na,,,,+ia,, troo,, oh oroino, at sneed
lied: r o.roat I,osn Of reIinf broke from
rriOr go hroaSt. for fine donble weigh
et I Ui speed, told heavily on Said, who lab
All in his stride. And just then, for
y VI first time, Edith spoke.
Nli'u' "Look to the right" she said gu
o"'0 and low.
Twisting round, Latour beheld
n', sheik, scarce three hundred PAGES
'lie almost even with him, his magnit
Oh d, mare bounding along at racing 81