The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-29

kept ~ NJ fathers To- Il generations
v q we're - easy - - cut" she
sail. "Ths vay b - easy. but I
know IT,
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sol'ov.-
Ne retwss1 Gin. = yin g :
little Wy dsvs he sosop 40 watch.
vhile you g 10"
The aan di1 NJ uuse Der How
eeull - tel but that che ha1 brought
him to IN ambush whsee - was TO -
murdered Tor the sahs - bis money
~ biz good vsAre0y The rubies
were real. 90 Tar . 10 coul1 toll. but
hey might - ealy . oail We sAook
bic head.
''l.iaten." aaiA naraka. -As the other
side q tho rool there y place ~hsr~
the water from this srring lows away
under the rOck. That y tAe passage :"
u have seen the entsaaee.- Al.
swered the traveller. ''ls 10 - sma l
that dag could not swim through H. :.
1t lssks -. Put Il = . deep that
enc can walk through L easily. With
ones head absve water. Il b net more
thas 80 steps long That 10 how
found Il. for eae DAY wandered here
. one II the a,0rning Tor shade. when
the air vas like Ore: and bsing alone
] bathed 10 the clear rool % cool my
self. and found the way and brought
back the stone. Which ! have hidden
ever since. For u my father and
brothers know that ! have sees the
treasure they win surely kill me. b.
cause The women must never leara the
secret Yos ses." she laughed little.
y an The drst q - Who hes known
\. sisce many geueratieoe. and I have
already betsays1 Il = yoe! They are
quite right 70 Kim = vhss vs and
C QUIT"
'rhis b a. idle tais." md the trav-
eler. ''t3o Into the poo1 besees me and
! Win beljevs aad follow yoa under
the rock. will cot 90 and leave yeu
hers"
You are not very brave. though zen
are - handsome! u they cems and
AnA ne here. they viii Kill me arst."
"you say u but ! Dc not believe Il.
] think there b 1eep hole IL the
passage and that ! shall clip Into u
a1d b drowned. for - mas could
swim II such placs. have but one
life. and ! do ast care . loss Il II .
water.rat's trap. veu must 90 II and
lead the way u you Wish Ne to trust
you"
Baraka hesitated and hooked at him.
"H0v caa ! do this bsfore your
she asked.
II VIII oot % alsae.. the ma an.
swersl. Tor BE- suspected foul play.
do - you WILL"
The girl took froa her head the
large cotton cloth with which she
yelled hsrssli.. and folded Il and laid
Il dows - the rock ~ the pool: then
abe let her outer tunic Of thin white
woole0 fall 70 the ground round her
fest and stepped cut Of Il. and folded
Il also. and laid 4 beside her veil. and
she 0to0d up tall and straight @ q
young Egyptian goddess In the star.
light. clothed only n the plaiu shirt
without sleeves which the women q
her country wear slight and day: and
the traveller cav her cream-whito
arms ssar hin n the soft gloesn. and
heard her alp on her light shoes.
II viii 90 before you.- che eai1:
and she stepped into the pool anl
walked slowly through the water.
The traveller followed her @ Dc
va. for 10 ~ unwilling y leave
behind him anything hs valued, and
what 10 had was mostly IN the pock.
eta oe bic eoat, and could cot -
much hurt b. water. Even his
pressed herbs and towers voul1 dry
, again. bis cartridges we're cults -
tsrproof. HE letters we're u a In
psrvious case. and his money vss D.
cola. Whes he entered the pool be
. teok bis revolver from In place apd
hs held Il above the water In mont q
hin - - vent q. with bio other
hand 10 carri>A ~ sack 10 had
brought which was one OF those that
are made u Bokhara carpet ana are
meant to aline on 4 camel.