The Washington times., 1910-11-18

Y mean the only danger I fear Is los
ing YOU And the only person whom I
really fear is not Haflz, but the Fer
ingee woman Do you understand,
now -
You mean you are Jealous Of"
''Of the goId-hs-red woman Yet you
never speak 20 her. or even look at her.
now. Why not?"
You have no cause for Jealousy OF
her" I returned duly. she looks on
ne as the dust under her feet Let Us
speak no longer Of her, nor Of"
You have Guarreled with her2'' she
demanded.
4 feared So, she murmUred. her dark
bTOw5 bent. at Is IN quarrels, not in
Indifference, that love lies II you have
QusTTeled II means she cares Is II not
No; it is. not retorted CURLY.
yet IL is my WILL she went on,
calmly imperiOus, that you continue TO
hold no speech with her. If she seeks TO
talk 10 YOU. or even 10 look at yOuY 90
not respond You viii remember
There was no COQuetTy, no gay will
fulnesS IN the positive order II was g
command. pure and simple. And as
such II unreasOnably a-lgered ne Sure
" I had lost enough had sacrificed
enough. without having this babyish re-
striction thrust upon me
II have been told. - said I dryIy, that
the chief trait OF a BadOUin wife is
obedience. Is * SOP
She flushed, and tapped her pony's
name angTily-
When once we have stood on the two
stones and called aloud our vows said
she, 4 shall become your wife, your
then II the meantime I am Priu-
cess OF the FL Kanah, and my word
must be your law Therefore, I forbid
you 10 hold speech with the Feringee
I'd
] had sent Jack Penn to the rear 10
convey the emir'S INTERRUPTED message
to Hope and her father. Now, all three
came toward Us on their way to the
front
What dsvel OF perversity mastered me
do not know, but az sight OF them
resolved once and for al to show the
imperlous woman at my side that I was
not to be ordered about Ike a N-.bian
slave. Which resolve shows fust how
weak an ordinarily strong man can
sometimes be
We had reached the main body, and
had drawn up alongside the princess
waiting litter. 7 jumped of my horse,
cOurVeously helped her TO dismount, and
assisted her to enter the little Her eyes
were still bright with anger, and as she
took her seat she repeated:
You will obey?'
I'm everything" I answered gently,
that can add to your real happiness or
welfare. and unreservedly IN everything
ask"
I have forbidden YOU to-
1 cut short the fierce reply by bowling
again, springing into the saddle, and
canterinE directly across 20 where Hope,
Keyes and Jack were riding. Yes, II
was a rude, abominable thing 70 do
know this, but. as I said once before,
am telling this story as u happened. not
as could have wished II 70 happen
I reached the tho, saiuted. andre
penttng OF my cross fOlly-was about to
pass on, when Hope stepped me To
my utter bewilderment, she said:
If you are on your way to the front,
may I ride with you part OF the dis
lance? won't detsin you long"
stupidity wondering, I drew in at he :
side, Keyes and Jack falling behind Us 4
few PAGES Why had this lost love o.
mine sought me OUT What could there
be III common between Us now? Why
should she desire speech with me2 Nv
head was awhirl did not even give a
second thought to a gaze Of furious
rage from a face behind the curtains
/ Of a litter We passed
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