New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

terms Of sand which he allowed TO slip slowly
between his fingers in long slender stream, as
continuous and regular though dropped from
the bulb of an hOurglaSS. At the sound of their
steps he sprang TO his feet and made low bow
to F5uhammei, who answered 1t with slight
gesture.
THEY gained their saddles, still without say
ing other than the little comments incident
to mounting and, two and two, rode away, the
dragoman in the lead as before. The American
shaded his eyes and looked over toward the
field where The cavalrymen had been drilling
and saw d band of UnmOunted horses guarded
BY men that iii his Western days he would have
called wrangle1S while vivid splotChes Os color
lounging in the shadows beyond indicated that
the troopers We're lOafing after their morning
work. He wondered if they were waiting for
the return Of the scar faced man. He called
Miss CIarke's attention to them; but she gave
nothing more than glance and 4 nod and then
looked ahead to where her friend and the Moor
side by side. were tTOtting steadily IN advance
Already they we're so far ahead that their
words were indiStinguiShable and came ike
aimleSslv floating sounds
The American locked keen1y at the girl be
side him and felt that some reason must exist
for her silence. What is troubling you Miss
Clarke" he asked.
As if surprised at his perception she looked
at him and smiled family and then compressed
her lips Il am angry with myself. she an
SWered, and then, after InStantS pause.
looked him fairly in the eyes and laughed
softly AT first | was angry with you. but
I've decided you are not culpable.'
"At me? What for. may ask
Because you didn't answer MIR Buhammeis
rather rude speech At first 1t seemed to me
that you should rise in defense OF the tore1gn-
ers. and then, when L thought 1t over L con-
cluded that it was | who should have risen IN
behalf of my brother, who, after all, has no call
upon your friendship.
You think his reference to the participation
of foreigners IN government work was a covert
stab at Kaid Hamilton Clarke.
Undoubtedly"
'.Ahl That was not the part of his speech
that impressed me most but rather his eX-
pressed desire to hold all the outside world
aloof | said nothing Miss Clarke. because. to
tell the truth, | paid less heed to what he sara
than the manner IN which he said 1t, and-Well,
at the moment was thinking OF something else
She turned full in her saddle and faced HIM
Her lips were half parted and her eyes curious.
So | wasn't mistaken she said. DO you
know that was what / noticed most, MS
manner But | thought an instant later that
had been mistaken. beCluSe--Wel. because
dislike him. | wonder if YOU feel as do about
that man perpetual question as TO VINO and
what he really Is? If that polished shell, those
decidedly elegant manners that constant grace,
that unfailing habit Of doing everything as II
with premeditat1on, to be lost what
would the other man be, Captain Whitney:
Don't YOU think that beneath the sleek and
tiger that could move aS swiftly as the wind
and could Kill with a Wild intoxcatIon OF
cruelty? Don't YOU Do You trust him?'
She was leaning a little toward him. with her
face very earnest. and he in the thong hts con-
jured BY her words frOwned deeply He felt
that her woman'S intuition putting into
speech the half formed estimates that had been
correlated in his own mind through IntinitcSl-
NAL things He gave deep breath and gath
cred his reins more tightly before answering
Il don't know" he said slowly. / don't be-
lieve he is what he seems, and for that reason
do not trust him; but | fascinated by
what | have thought to be fitting glimpses of
the real character. which he cannot always con-
ceal. All they are waiting for us to come up
with them
He touched his mount lightly with his spurs,
and they gallOped up TO where the Others We're
sitting with their horses headed toward them.
Buhammei was plainly unaware of anything
tragic on the trip.
Well YOU two must find each other enter
tainingr' the American girl called IN her deep
soprano they approached. Mr.. Buhammei
suggests that reenter the city by the gate of
FL Ghsa. What think you? Say yes and don't
raise objections because want to go that way
The American totally unfamiliar with dis
tances and not knowing now far out of the