The Washington times., 1910-11-17
CHAPTER XIV.
A Change Of Plan


following upon my excited words.
few noticed and fewer were inter
ested in Hopes swoon- Yet, L
brushing past the thron=inE men who
would have stayed me TO kiss my hand,
hurried toward her
saw her blue eyes open vaguely IS
/ drew near. Then their weary glance
fell on me- and a shiver ran through
the slender, relaxed body The girl
stood Up, freeing herself from her ia
Tiers arm
I GOT no nearer. Into my path slipped
Feridah- Her splendid Eorm was drawn
I'D 10 its fulI commanding height, her
dark eyes were glowing as she barred
my farther passage toward The woman
j had lost
You are in haste. my betrothedr~ she
commented. her rich voice vibrant.
Whittier would YOU so2 To the Fer
lnSee maid who has sWO0ned2 she has
recovered. Her father and the other
feTlUgee are with her y our place Is
at my side hencefOrth- not with the
daughter OF the race you have dis
owned
There was EeEtIeness, even persua-
SiODr IN her tone vet EHleath this ran
an CndercurrenL OF purpose. firm and
deadly as cold steel 1 checked my ad-
vance
right shall not fOTEeJ-a gain
turned back toward the daIs, where
the emIT awaited me- With his own
hands BasraOul bound about nay waist
the gold-crusted saber-beIt from which
hung a carved, jeWeI-hilled Dana sous
blade An elder Of The tribe placed On
my head the turban Of princely rank,
with the long burnoOSe orapCc about
me, stood forth q Bedouin Sheik- Hugh
Standisb- New EnEiandgT and Harvard
football player, was indeed lost
/ could guess what must come next
for I had Witnessed more than one Be
dOuin marriage ceremony The whole
trlDe would adjourn 70 cleared space
beyond the enCampment- and there sit
in a great circle while Feridah and
stood each on a fiat stone at opposite
ends OF the space thus lIclOSeu- Llcll
IN turn we would be called on to cry
aloud the W0Tld-O-d BedouI1 formula.
"Iu the presence Of Allah and OF my
people, I declare. standing on this
stone. that 1 take for wife cor hus-
bandts and / call 20 witness Allah the
Most High and Mobaulrleus rzls
Prophet erc-. etc. TO Cle end OF the
Ions ritual ritual
After which the eIuiT would join our
Well vras nerved 10 the OrdezL
Nothing mattered now.
But 7 was. II seemed. TO have Stili
further reDTIeve- BaSraOui was saying
This Is no time for marrying and
Cor giving in marriage Word mas
reached me this day that the Ing E-eSl
fTn-IiSn1 are advancing by Ia 1ld
marches toward OmdUrrla0r the sacred
city The HeaVe0-BOru calls on Us ard
on the other tribes Of the Faithful to
march with all speed to the gathering
place. whence the leg1Ons OF the Proph q
are 70 be launched Ike living IEhLElL e
upon the iufdel. to sweep the FeTlnsC g
forever from our land This day va
break camp In a few weeks AT most
the invader VIII be crushed Then VIII
the marriage BE celebrated Until tIcu-
U IS the Holy ~ ar Lt'2l 'E must Loi-o".
not the dictates Of our heart OF state
The audience IS az an end
''Effendina-' called Prof kcyes. who
had been listening 10 whispered plea
from Hope The time has come Tor
me and mine To depart For your
courteous treatment We thank YOU with
all our hearts and the memory Thereon
the aCacia-biOOm- But the time has
come for return 90 Cur own land VIII
YOU grant Us dismissal and an escort
10 Assouau2 From that point we
did not wait u hear the last Of
Eeyes- words SO the wrench Of parting
must come at oneeE II was better that
turned to Jack Penn who had work
ed his way through the thronE 70 my
side, and held out my hand 70 him.
"GOOd-bE. old chap 7 said in Eng
Hsh II can't thank You enough for
your royal friendship and the time
you've wasted on me and my VyretcAed
aTaITs- Coed luck think Snai
never speak the old language cEain
I'm going TO try TO forget it. So lei
nv last English words be Good Iuckl
E4d tCood-bvt- 90
~augh." grunted Penn. you sure
make a fine speech. but you talk like
man in a cave Do you think Tn
going 10 clear out with the professor
and Miss HoDe2 Not for EttIe Johnny
She's a winner. but somehow she ain
stuck on the idea Of winning me
Here's where 7 stay"
"But YOU can't protested
AND
"But I sure Cau.'- he Coatradicted
Likewise I shall I had q measly, stu