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{ =. CHAPTER XIII.
IN THE DEsERT.
=. ~ N the early morning of the mex
II day after the rout at Sencr.
Kenkenes wandered restlessl,
about the inner court of hi
- fathers house. He had slept but littl,
the preceding night, and now, dizzy
and irritable, the freshness of thl
morning. did not invigorate him, ant
the haunting perplexities were will
him still.
There was no need of haste to thu
Arabian hills, and yet he could moi
wait patiently in Memphis for an ap
propriate hour to visit Masaarah. He
paced hither and thither, flung himself
on the benches in the shade, only tC
rise and resume his uneasy walk. Anu
bis, the pet ape, was omnipresent and
particularly ungovernable If his young
master were In motion he vibratel and
oscillated like shuttle. II Kelkanes
sat, he paced the tessellated pavement
slowly and with football lighter than
a birds. The sculptor eyed him under
standingly and finally arose.
"Come, Anubis! Tit, tit, tit"' he call
ed, backing toward the workroom.
Anubis bounded after him, but as Ken
kenes paused just over the threshold
tho ape also halted. His master re-
treated to the rear of the room. still
calling, but to the ape there was some
thing Dortentously familiar In this pro-
eeeding. It limited Of Imprisonment.
Turning as though pursued, he tlisap-
peared up an acacia tree, from which
he could not be dislodged With a
vexed exclamation, Kenkenes passed
out OF the court into the house, slam
ming the swinging door 80 sharply that
1t sprang open again after him. Az
the old Fortress put back the outer
.Aoors leading into the street that her
young master might 60 forth, q shadow
: quick Us thought slipped out after him.
The old Fortress clapped her hands
with shriH command, but the ape was
gone. sa@ ~ 4,s@ - @n ,.
Once more in his workday dress, his
wallet of tools and provisions across
his shoulder, the young sculptor pass
ed toward the Nile, moody and unhap-
spy, but determined At the river side
he hired the shallow bari that had CIV
en- him faithful service for 50 long and,
receiving the oars from Sepet, the boat
man, prepared to push away. At that
moment Anubis, tremulous, but unre-
pentant, bounded in beside him.
Kenkenes made landing below the
stone wharf, for there two cared bari
was already drawn up, and the tangle
Of herbage was safe hiding place for
bis own boat He looked toward the
quarry and hesitated. He had no heart
yet to face her who had laid his cruel
est sorrow on him. He would continue
his work on AthOr until he had gath
cred assurance from that unfOrbidding
face.
His light foot made no sound, and he
entered the niche silently. Kneeling on
the Clipped stone at the base Of the
statue, her face against the drapings,
her arms clasping it's knees, was
Rachel. In one hand was the collar of
rings. She had not heard the sculptor's
approach.
For an instant his surprise transfx-
ed him. Had she repented? A great
wave of compassion and tenderness
swept over him, and he drew her face
away between his palms. With ter
riaed start, the girl turned swift
glance upward. When she recognized
Kenkenes her fearful face colored Wv
idly. Her posture was such that she
could not rise, and with infinite gentle
ness he lifted her to her feet
''What is it, Rachel? Art thou in
trouble?'
Joy and maidenly confusion took
away her voice.
ALAS he went on sadly, "am so
fallen from thy favor, shut out and de-
MED thy conhdenceT'
NAY. nay" she protested. Think
not 30 harshly Of me. AMI came
she faltered and paused. He did not
help or spare her He had come to
learn why she had done this thing, why
she had said that and why she had re-
pulsed him without explanation, when
there was unmistakable preference for
{ him ii her unstudied acts, he held his
peace and waited for her to proceed.
Meanwhile Rachel suffered cruelty. She
+ had nj, thought IN her mind CONCERNING
hev conduct toward him. 1t was the
shameful event Of the morning, which