New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

glared at her, and then at the other woman,
who had recovered her self assurance and was
intently watching everything with an
assumption of languOr.
go Go! he said. thrusting his second wife for
ward. where she dropped to the cushions in the
fore center of the room and with henna tinted
fngeTtipS plucked at the hem of her en-
broidered WrappingS. The Berber girl looked
from one to the OF her. and then with a moaning
gasp c1utched both hands together, and held
them out toward him. stepping slowly forward.
He thrust her from him so violently that
she whirled, slipped. and fell on the glazed
pavement. She lifted herself to her knees with
her chin uplifted, her hands still Clasped, and
looked wildly into his eyes He stood with
folded arms and froWned down on her. She
groveled, crept. and crawled forward, clasping
his ankles with her arms and begging him to
tell her what she had done. pleading for some
forgotten word of love, and sObbing her dis
tress to the tortured hoilOwness OF his heart :;
but he stood unmoved for what seemed an
age, while the bride who had never been in his
arms sat on the cushions and smiled at the
piteous figure on the squares OF tile.
HE unfolded his arms and with unleashed
tongue coldly accused her OF rnfaithftll-
ness. telling her OF what he had found and OF
his latest discovery. his hand swooping in a
gesture toward the wall where the ladder still
rested with the bundle of twisted rope at its
feet. As he spoke she lifted herself. this daugh-
ter OF many SheIkS Until S1e was on NeT k1lStS
She stood upon her feet, facing him with eyes
of indignation and helpessness. hearing charge
after charge of which she knew nothing and
for which IN her innocence, she could offer no
defense, The house of dreams. the Carded
world of happiness and love- was Crunbling
into ruins beneath her barred feet, and the one
who had been tender and kind was the insane
figure that stood before her. mad with Jealousy,
hatred. and accusation. Yet. being OF the
Fileli. he was seemingly cold and determined
- Poor girl! The light fading out She
quivered as if scourged by cruel lashes. She
attempted 10 deny; but he silenced her with a
motion so fercely cCntenlptuous that It was
worse than blow.
You NAV go FL Hasan said quite coldly-
You NAV live beneath the roof, because you
are not worth killing. You are thing degraded
and spared only because l hate to destroy the
shell OF what was: but from this day never let
me see YOU. hear of you, OF know that you are
alive. You are as one dlsgraced, dead, and
forgotten.
She gave another appealing look at him.
but he had turned away and was standing be
fore the grinnIng woman on the cushions, who
pretended humility and surrender She tot
tered down the white steps and out toward the
baby boy, who was now VIDE awake and laugh
ingIy splashing the water in his hands.
e El Hasan turned and saw her. No more!
he numbered. Never again are you to touch
the child or see hiTnt Leave him alone! Get
vou out to your quarters
-' She paused for an instant as If Stupehed by
this last command, and then, with both hands
crossed above her breast. faced him, un
fathOmable despair in her look She took
step forward, paused, and then staggered
blindly up these steps and knelt before him
She struggled to speak as if the voices of her
throat had been halting and dumb.
90 Not that. she said not thatl
''' Yes, thati' He was cold and impassive;
but had turned his back to the other woman,
who peered round the obscuring folds OF his
burnoose 10 look at the stricken girl.
THE blood and heritage Of chiefs may not
flow unanswered in any veins. It responds
To- vital calls. It sweeps madly when aroused
and disregards the curb of sex. She ran past
him into the inner recesseS OF the house; While
he thinking she had gone for some article OF
apparel. waited and the other woman watched.
She came back out and stood before him with
drawn. white, agonized face. There was a
swirl Of her garments. and she dropped at his
feet. She rolled writhingly over, down one
step. down another, and then sluggishly to the
bottom stair, where she lay face downward and
still. He stood above her, with folded arms
and without movement. waiting for her to rise.
\ bird awoke and gave a shrill series OF CHR
-lIping sounds The boy still dabbled in the