The Washington times., 1910-11-10
THE SHADOW OF THE SPHINX
BY ALB91RT PAYSON TERHUNE
Copyright The Frank ~ Nunsey Company.

slope IN the others wake. so he, too,
i-sd fallen under the sunny-haired
/ matden's spelll I could not blame him.
although just then his admiration struck
l me as absurdly presumptiOUs.
| l tried, as / sat there alone, to take
| myself back into that golden glamour
whence the outsiders coming had so
rudely aroused me, but IL was Of no
avail The magic was gone. And the
more l thought of IL all, and recalled
what both Hope and l had said. the
more miserably sure / grew tEat her
! eyes had only pity, not love. How
could IL naturally be otherwise
| At length, with shake I aroused my
self, got to my feet and prepared TO an
swer, somewhat belatedly, the emir' S
summons But as / rose, FeTidah was
standing before me. So deep had been
my morbid reverie that l had not heard
You ind solitude good?' she asked as
/ saluted her.
Not especially" I answered. ''I was
in the worst of company-my own
THE uroverb reads: The thoughts OF
man-they are Ieaden or of thistle
down. " she quoted. From your face,
there were leaden thoughts within YOU.
/ Was the damsel unkind%'
| The damsel?F
The daughter of your fathers friend
| She is very fair. is she nOt2'
/ Verify" / said briefly.
LAS fair as u"
| Her blunt query brought back my Wis
/ and a unge of my OTientialism-
shall one say Of the moon: It is
/ fairer than the SUM- OF. Of the sun, II Is
fairer than the mOOnE l eNdded-
Each is perfect in its own way, and
the beauty OF neither can conflict with
/ the other"
You have the willy tongue OF Hatiz
himself, my cousin she replied, smll-
{ ing. Yet I could see my words had
somehow failed 10 please her. J am pit
/ iably ignorant Of women and their sub
tie ways. Had il not been so, / per
chance, might have read with ease
Hopes eyes that day, and have IN one
fashion or another settled my Wretched
You wander, often, far from the
4 camp" Feridah went on after pause
! Even now you were seated with your
back to that aCaCia-COpse, needless II X
/ contained friend or zoe. was that
l wise2'
why not?' I asked, viewing the
! copse with puzzled interest
An enemy could strike from mere IneI e.
! Your back was a broad mark Nhen
you go forth alone, too, II might well be
! that you would fail 10 return-aliye-'
= You mean that Hahz-E
| Even as I warned you he or those
/ who are Of his party
IF it comes 70 man-to-man
idght-' / began.
1T will not" she put in. "Hadz is
! brave-when bravery Is needed bul
this IS not a time for such courage He
dare not tight YOU openly. lest my
I father, who has learned 10 be fond ~OI
you, should put him 10 death on charge
of Staying the future ernir lor jealousy.
/ But beware Of him, none the less
! But why2' I argued. IF he had de-
signs on my life, why has ne waited
a fortnight There have been many
chances
II he ras waited" she said, ait IS
because waiting is wiser. When ID
strikes he will leave no proof &c con
incct him with the deed HauZ Is
crafty 2 bove all the FL Nanah- .
Thank you for WaITnirS me SltlI g,,l
"And so shall T." she supplemented
"and I think. my cousin, that my my
/ watch viii avail more than yours
For there is too much Of the Ferin'
gee about YOU to make you crafty
But another time, Go not become toe
far lost in a woman $. eyes 20 rene M
Der that danger may lie at your pach-
| You saw us then2" I questioned.
81 saw" she said briefly, and heI
dark ewes contracted under theil
heavy fringe Of black lashes.
! I made as though 10 speak but sh'
"You were rising 70 depart when
came up here. Where were you go
no" said I; "to your father. He
has summoned me-
Summoned your she echoed sur
prised:. %and you yet t, stay here1 ere - b,--
cII- '~i.''' -
in q few minutes
eco at oncer she ordered Fond o
YOU as he is. he viii not brook delay
Not a sheik in the whole El Kanaf
country dare pause one minute wher
! EmIr BasraOul summons, And yet yo'
IInger. Truly you are very brave ol
verv ignorant. Go! We can speak OF
what I would have said at better
time"
not to come.
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