The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

zAchmet, that son OF burnt father. is
high in favor2'
Yes; he is the Governor of prov
lice, and as he IS friendly with Ayesha,
who is now the favorite OF the Shah.
he IS above all fortune. 1t is strange
added Alec, refiectively, that those so
rich and high placed should wish to
get me back to my DEATH
They know they have wronged you.
my friend. and so they hate YOU But
you are safe in England. Even the
Shah cannot seize you here"
Alec reminded Carthew, as he had
done Hagar of the Chinese kidnapping
case. which had created SO great stir
in England. Carthew laughed. why,
don't you see that the case is your
very safeguard?' said ne. III the Per-
sian Embassy seized you, they would
kave to release you. Remember. now
that have met you, you are not
friendless. You stay by me. Alec, and
you will be safe from the vengeance
OF your wife and Achmet.''
But | do not wish to live on your
clarity
You needn't said the Oriental
translating the Epic OF Kings, which
Ferdusi wrote. You must assist me,
and I'll engage you as my secretary.
In few months you'll be on your feet
again, and no doubt ! shall be able TO
filsd you some regular employment. As
for that scoundrel Mohommed who
stole the ring. I'll SET the police after
him. BY the way, l suppose he. dare
not go back to Persia again.
No; he was a conspirator also." re-
Piled Alec. we fled together from the
rath of the, Shah. He was nearly
captured and beheaded In mistake for
me, as we are so like one another. but
he managed to escape and Joined me
in England. Still, he is safer here than
i, as he has no powerful enemies who
desire his return to Persia
.It's case of dilly duck, come and
be killed.. said Carthew. with a grim
laugh. We'll. we must hunt up the
sccundrel, and find your jewels II pos
sible. Who was the friend who sent
them to your"
''Feshnavat of shiraz He was a
friend Of my fathers. and is. as you
know. a great merchant
..YeS ! know him." said Carthew.
nodding. "A fine old man. I have no
doubt he recovered s-our jewels and
sent them here all right. The pity is
that he made their delivery depend
upon the showing of the Shah's ring.
Though, to be sure. he never antici-
pated that villain would rob you Of It.
Truly. Alec, you are the most unlucky.
of men,"
Not since I met with you. oh COM
forteT of the poorr' replied Alec CRATE
fullyl You have been charitable and
good. even as the woman who helped
me in the great city. But to both re-
ward shall come. What says the poet:
Give freely to the poor your gold:
What's spent will come back forty
fold, .
All. Alec" said Carthew. with half
sigh. Your couplet and gratitude are
but bringing the poesy of the East into
the prose OF the West You are in Lon
don. my friend--in ordinary. common
place London. and not with Salad in
the gardens of Shiraz.'
Carthew was as good as his word. and
employed Alec to aid him in translating
the Epic of Kings" With the first
money which be earned the Persian
visited Hagar--to repay her, and to tell
her all that had befallen him since he
had left her shop. Hagar was pleased
to see him, and gratffied at the refund
ing of the money. for such action quite
restored her faith I'm Alec. which she
had been beginning TO lose. She asked