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

The Girl laughed vesy Nv. en6 sNusk
ffrn her nsck Q bas q antelope s1in.
20 larHer than her closed hand. ana
gave L . him with IL tAiD thsas -
which Il ha1 hung.
"Whes you have oeea them n the
sun you vill vast etAsrs." she said.
n wtll take you % the place. and
whes yos have AIle1 POUR sack With
then ron vii love ~ enough % take
ne away. 4 b not far % The Viace.
IN two hours - can - and come.
Tomorrow night. abest this time. {
viii wake you again. Il will sos -
safe to unbar the door. - you must
let me down from this roof b. : camel
ro:'e. ana then follow me-
When Raraka vas gene the stranger
sat ur on his carpet an6 ereaed tha
small bsg TO feel the etooee. for he
knew that no eou'd hardly zee shem
IN the starlight: but ewes the touch
and the weight told him something.
and he gnessea that the girl had not
tried 10 deceive him chiidishly with
bits Of g'ass. Though the big had
been IN her boaom. and she weather
was hot. the stones were ~
cold ~ Jade: and moreover he felt
their shape and knew q once that
they might really b rough r,rbiss. for
he was well versed n the knowledge
Of precious stones.
When the day began 70 dawn he
went down from the roof 20 the com.
mon room o. the fors-hosse. where
guests we're CHARTERED. yet although
there was No other stranger there 10
would not take the BAG from bic seek
to examlne the stones. leat some enc
should be watching him from . place
Of hiding: but afterwards. when 10
was alone II the foothills and out q
sight Of the town. searchiag - usual
fer new plants aa1 herbs. be crept
int low cave at noon. and eat down
just inside the entrance. % that no
could see any one coming while stiM
. long way %. and thcre be emptieA
the contents Of the little feathers val.
lee Int his hand. and cav that Bara-
h had not deceived him: and % he
looked closely 1t the stones In the
strong light q the eatrancs Of the
cave. the red q the rubies vas 70.
0ected In the blue Of his bright eyes,
and made . little purple glare II them
that would have frightened I3araka:
and hs smiled behind bic great yellow
beard.
He took nom a inner pocket .
folded sheet % which . map vas
traced In black and green inh. much
corrected and extended In pencil: and
he studied the map thoushtfully IN the
cave while the great heat Of the day
lasted: but the lines that bic eye fol.
lowed did not lead towards Persia.
Palestine. and Egypt. where Baraka
wished . live with him In q marble
palace and eat fat quails and az
paste.
She came - him again that night
on the reof. bringing With her Q small
bundle. tightly rolled and we'll tied
up. He wrapped HE Blanket rouad
her body. and brought e up under her
arms - that the rope should NOT hurt
her when her weight came upou Il.
and 20 he lot her dowa over the edge
Of the roof to the ground. and threw
the rope after her: and be let himself
over. holding b. his hands. 90 that
when he vas hanging q the full
length O ME- long arms b had only
. rev seet 70 drop. Ter 10 vishe1 %
take the rope Win MIN.
baraka's house was 1t the head Of
the town. towards the foothille: every
one vas slesping. and there was no
moen. She followed the stony sheep
track that struck late the hills only .
few hundred PAGES from The last
houses. and the stranger followed her
closely. He had bic sack On bic shout.
der. bis book q plants and herbs vas
slung behind him b. strap. and II
bis pockets he had all the money he
carried for bis travels and bic letters
to the chiefs. and . weapon: but be
had left all hio other 0elonglnga. @udg-
Ing them % b Of 10 value compared
with . camels bag FULL 81 rubies. and
only . htndrance. since he would have
to travel Tar on foot before daylight.
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