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which you get a good view Of the desert.
Apparently no one u about when you get
there, hut within i've minutes there are
fifty children about you and each is
trying iO steal something. and you have
10 buy Il hack from them Then you hear
continuously the barking % the Kahyle
dogs. oG which there are thousands upon
thousands. This goes on all through the
night, and you henr all the time the sound
Of weird sort of flute
From Biskra | went one day b. visit
SiddiOkkaha, a little village whore there
is what IL said TO he the oldest mosque
in Africa. The only European In the place
is a German woman who arrives there on
October I every year and stays through
tho winter You take your own lunch
with you and she serves you coffee in a
lovely garden. and II you give her franc
or two she IL satisfied.
The moment We entered Siddiokkaba
the chief Of police. a tall. strapping fellow.
attached himself TO u.s. and ne would whip
people out Of tho way ~ We proceeded
There Ia nothing TO see In the mosque
bat some Oriental lanterns.
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was q little bit Of moonlight. hut the moon
went down quickly. The guide thought
Ne Wers near an oasis and he began 10 got
nervous Here and thse We passed
tents Of nomada. but they are an lnhOs-
pitable let dirty and coWardly. and We
could get nothing out % them. We never
reached our outfit until A. M
For a long way the guide would yell
FL Mohammsdal N MOhammeda! at
intervals We could heSr the barking
Of thousands Of dogs, but no human voice
in reply Finally as Ne approached q
tent a man came out with a gun and do
handed what We wanted We explained
thal Ne had lost our way and he said he
knew where our camp was. He walked
along with m for seven miles. nobody
speaking a word. Finally We came 10
where We could hear our men shouting.
end then our troubles were over for the
night at least
They had the tents and beds ready,
and hot coffee. There was a lot Of jab-
herring. They blamed our guide for not
following the telegraph poles. dropped
Of asleep a. soon a. I lay down and did
not attempt to get up until O'Clock the
newt afternoon.
We did not arrive az our next tent
place until midnight. and then we de-
cided there would Ia no more night
journeyihg. On the third day We left the
hummOcks behind. Then We hogan to
SEE mirages. That day we met one of the
spahis who patrol the desert. and every
now and then We would cross a chott,
which Is low ground. probably an old lake
basin. covered with salt. in which the
horses feet cruhched a. Il in snow
! AT shutdown We saw a beautiful lake
with a city and trees beside Il. hut Il was
only mirage The next day we rode
from TO 5. sometimes passing through
littls GASES. with date palm trees in them.
In some We saw people making wine out
of palm leaves. There are many 81 these
places owned by French companies that
are in the date business. We frequently
passed caravans Of Camels loaded with
dates and the men with them would
always shout Bon jour-
We'll. we were six days on the road
/ 20 Tougourt. which Ia in good sized oasis
lts population is not mOrp than 9.OOO. but
there are fine barracks and a garrison
and tennis courts Il was iise reaching
little Paris after the sort Of travel
We had been having.
-Temacin. where are the ancient tomhs
Of sheiks. Ia seventeen miles from Tou-
court. There is an old mosque there and
you lunch in a beautiful garden: hut the
flies cover everything. We found all sorts
n American canned goods at Tougourt.
There is no ice
4 neglected 10 mention that just before
Ne got 10 TougoIrt We got into heavy
rain. which was like a cloudburst The
water came down in streams and you
could $50 black streaks shooting past
you got drenched They say there IL
a great deal more water in that desert
than there used to bs Sometimes We
found mud knee deep Il kept getting
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his eyes from his work sit down. James
MackIe escaped English thief and con-
wet TN attend to you presently
A. 4 there were also a major physical
force back 81 these words. Flsming
crumpled into a chair like a stuck balloon.
This then. vas the end. was IL. 81 hrs thirty
years fight against fate' he had broken
prison he had fed across the Seas he had
won re-pectability. position. fortune.
power under a new name. in a new life.
only now al the height of success 20 he
toppled over and down. through the miser-
ahle tricks Of the woman he had been mad
enough 10 clog hmself with. into the low
estate Of being terronzed by this silent
immovahle enigma Of a lawyer Oh he
would live to az her vet. II only. II only, II
WaSn't on her account that Blount had sent
for him
How much ID YOU want'- Easped
Fleming. his heart in his throat I know
there 10 no use 81 pleading poverty 70 you
How much. say. that may be free 10 do
a. will'-
There IL no sense in your being 20 bitter
against your wife Fleming returned
Blount. with easy hut impressive pre-
science she has kept your secret all
these years a. a last defence Against your
brutality She would he keeping II vet.
YOU know she would. II you hadn't kept the
record n conviction out Of her reach
-Ahl-
she - a good. long suffering woman TO
my mind. continued the lawyer. unheed-
ing. though like yourself abe may have
had little reservations Of her own. How
ever. that will all come out whom she ap-
pears presently in answer 20 the note also
sent bet
Meanwhile. take my honest advice
Clear your mind Of msiice-hOw can Il
work right when q is working against
itself? After all. your partnership has
bg-n iivubie. vol. with your money making
and politics and she with her society aud
travel
-Ah. thought 10. and nov know tor
sure cried Fleming 1t IL that damned
Dacre vino has been here
4 never saw him in my lifO,' inter
posed Blount simply. though ] may N
the liner he's on gets IN on time. Il was
my man Clink who took him on 70 you.
" you must know. Clever chap and
handy % have around. though with lin
itatiOns Of his own
But here comes madam now Walk
right in. Mrs. Fieming. and take a seat.
You have seen this GENTLEMAN before. but
never. ! think. IN the bad old days when
b. was James MaCkle
Heavens, soblrsd the shaken woman.
haF hand 90 her eyes. ~ b. a. ] feared.
He IA ruined through my fault. though
never meant. God knows ="
He will be ruined. madam. driven Out
~ town. extradited rerhnpa. unless YOU
answer my questions frankly
do what ho says. kuEeuic, We can't be
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when I started n leave the hotel 10 sss
something Of the town there al the door
Vas guide waiting. his burnooss over
hss arm. He SAID he would no with me
! told him ! didn't want him.
But. madam. no ladies 20 unaecom.
panied In BiskFa, he persisted. and lind.
ine that this was true had 20 saddle my
ssif With guide A. francs q day.
When | stopped TO buy something he
would In ahead % me. claiming a commits
sion He told me about a wonderful
sabre dance that was 70 bs seen At nigh,
IA the Rue ds- Ouleds. street named
after a tribe that v supposed 70 furnish
harems. Our patty vent With him and
we were shown upstairs into the room OF
one Of the women dancers.
The room vas only about G by = feet.
With hare walls. and the only furniture
was a nile Of hsdclOths- IN me corner.
The dancer said she could not dance With
out music. 20 We had TO get q drum and a
flute. and then all she did was TO make
a few ungainly steps back and forth
flashing a sabre
They get up marriage fttes for visitors.
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Eo' Yes! Well the necklace Is not in
the strong box
Not there. when packed II myself
sealed up In tissue paper, Ih"n. Oh
heavens then Ruth must have taken il
Ruth did take a. but shes not 20 h.
suspectsd. blamed molested IN the slight
est degree My boss Lawyer Blount
u hack Of her strong. You've heard of
him. YOU know what he can do Why.
he'll bring the walls II this house down
rattle-ti-hGng''
IN numbered Fleming with the stout
bronze case. al encrusted with coral and
mother ~ pearl
The key. he key he mutterrd thickly
But Eugene Fleming turned with -Oftened
fare and thr1bhiug bosom - cling 20 her
husbands arm
Trust me-. Mason. zha pleaded own
You have reasons hut Il u not as YOU
suspect Don, humiliate me before this
man, who Il less than nothing to either
~ us Remember tho dear good DAYS
when frs We met ! loved you truly
] was proud. ~ proud. It your goodness
your lIvc. True. W. drfted apart l,'i,
YOU have had money making and politics
and I have had society and travel. At
worst u has been livable. our partner
ship
II IL damnahlel- growled Fleming.
I've always thought there WIS some
thing crooked about you. and now ! know
u. Give me that key. | say
Towering again into the somhre beauty
Of cloud decked night the woman lo1sad
from a chain thrust into her bosom a
little golden kew
Like a famished castaway al y cache
Fleming tossed vases and packages from
the box and ripped them apart The
table. already a simmer of silver and
glass. FILTERED and glOWed with spar.s
brilliant aud aft from diamonds r,lbies
emeTalds and pearls. And yet and vet
though the huttOm was reached and fairly
sCraped. the diamond necklacr which
household spies had assured him bis wife
had received from pacre in the garden
before she vent abroad was not therrl
In his chagTtn and wrath nming lifted
the box and hammered Il down upon the
mahogany table Then a singular thing
happ-ned There was cllrk Ha
turned the box. hs peered .a;O ~ Interior.
A secret aide IN the side had sliptpd out
disclosing n folded paper hid behind II.
With a cry 81 alarm the woman reached
for Il. With = cry ~ triumph the man
held Il high. reading with difficulty the
printed words showing above the folds.
County Of Devon. A.. he began. rec
ord rucord of CON
Even M Fleming hung. livid and fall
tering. Clink In a headl0ng dash snatche'i
the paper from him and plunged through
the low window into the black safety
without.
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acted u. similarity IN height and shape
aiding him. and he indefinite face readily
accommodating liselH 10 a natural mimic's
will
I beg YOUR pardon. Mr. Dacre aid
a short stout man with blazing amond
pm whose narrow eyes denied his Snug
expression I am Mason Fleming. a fel-
low townsman indeed a constituent Of
yours I'm glad 10 $50 you back. sir
BY Joye I'm glad u got back. laughed
Clink. though ! didn't expect to be vel
coined by you. o. all men. Game over
on a tramp steamer from Glasgow lust
for a hyer. long voyage, Sabine fare. get
Strengthened out surprise the folks and
all that. Wrong idea. Half starved. all
bored sick most Of the way and now a.
lonely a. the devil with the folks % to
some fool mountain
I'm IN much the same case. Dacre
agreed FlsHinR. expected Eugrnie.
my wife. YOU knoG she wrote mo she had
met you 90 arrive to-day hut an. must
have crossed over % Plymouth aud 40
won't be- here before Monday No danger
Of her coming on that FRANKFORT tub
due TO- morrow
This town Ia deadly dill Ssv. why
ism this the chance for us two GOOD fcl
lows b. get together NV car IL Ia ~ hotel
gAnge. Why not hop IN and take pot luck
Wtth me al the Cedars over sunday,
There are some public matters on which
no may H. u one mind after all
Flcming proved a model host on the
way and after they arrived az his sumptu.
ous suburban home; courteous attentive
sticking 10 pleasant commonplace that
could not offend. Only whom the two wers
alone and az their ea@s the neat evening
over their vine and cigars IN the gem Of
family dining room. the walls hung
with C0rdovan leather. aud the light
softly hltonng through bosses in the
mahogany ceiling. assuring privacy and
inviting c0nfidence. we're topics fTauzht
with sharp Disagreement touched upon
and then through way opened by ths
guest himself
You've struck IL rich. Fleming. sighed
Clink envioualy. Take the advice 81 one
Wies too iats and stick n u - fast. To
have aud 20 hold u the only role Of hap
pines. He drank deep. a. " 10 drown
rem0rss.
slt IL so2- Fleming asked sympathet-
cally. 4 did hear 10 aAema 20 me that YOU
we're bic BY copper before you vent
! I've been knocked down. garroted
I and stripped sinre then by that villainOua
! fO0ipad hard luck. Well. ! should have
kept out ~ tho byways'
your FINE reforming friends will say
Z N az all events. -neeTeh Fleming They
I yelp at the heels ~ succe-s and then scurry
away. bat they tear failure into bits
FOol az you have besn. : speak plainly
I'm n plain man. your worst folly Is IN
having tied ~ With that hypncritical
crew. unless
-Unless9 What them Perhaps NJ
best opening lies In that unless
hen vii vnu vute ~ give me me
M1untlake pask franchise
-Nea. 0n vOur written pr0mise ~ give
] me siOo.W LOO ~ the bonds when the deal
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worse on. Fleming advised and there
vas kindly touch q regret IN hls tones
which sent the blood back 20 has wife
white cheeks
Who is Ruth Prynneg- demanded
Blount. there ~ where my interest lice
She n nv chile Mr. fening
answered. struggling for composure
though she believes herself motherless
and alone NV hrrt husband Edward
Prynne. deserted me the year before
met Mr. Fleming ! vas passing AZ a
single woman did not know whether he
was alive or dead ! took a chance for
happiness.
That is why in the course OF time
when ! put one little thing and another
together happened 20 learn that sent
tn England for the record OF Convic-
ton against James Mackle thought
II Mason ever found out how ! had de-
ceived him ! might force him 70 forgive
aud forget
Why did y on accept that diamond
necklace from Dacres"
4 kent close watch over Ruth She Il
impres-ionable. romantic. sensitive; apt
10 do the wrong thing the rash thing.
like her unfortunate mother | knew
Dacre was paving secret attentions % her.
I doubted his faith feared her LOT might
be sadder than mine
i kent her from an appointment with
hun in the garden. went Ia her stead-we
are alike in form and height meaning %
bring him TO terms Before could sueak
he had forced the nee kla'e into my hands
and on he dashed at the sound Of ap-
prOaching steps
what could dor He sailed the very
next morning What could do hut hops
to Sc him abroad But Ruth must have
suspected treachery. She must hava
taken the necklace I remember how
strange and quiet she was tho day was
packing.
Then she disappeared. never had
word or line from her Oh. II ,ha had
only waited! did 49, Darra abroad
He II a good fellow hnnorauiy ia love
with her. ! told him evervi hing, even
about myself He promised % traca
Prynne for me Wa hoping
The door opened Clink. VITA a fuTtive
grin. ushsrod into the Office a young and
-Oh. memma!-cried Ruth. in her mother's
arms. 4 know 10 ALI I UNDERSTAND IL al.
Clarence and were married not an hour
ago. ~ soon as his ,hip do0krd Vie found
out about poor. poor papa who died In
Europe three months after he lett you.
Your troubles ara over. kindest and oelT-
est Your troubles are Overl-
I congratulate you. DacFe, said
Fleming heartily. NV stepdaughtsr IA 4
charming girl She zha'n't come TO vol
dowerles~ This rascal here. who took
you % 70 me. spoke about Sln0O00. You
shall have 10 a. a mark ul my love and
respect for her mother
That's al right. fleming LAWYER
Bl0unt agreed. -and I'm sure ! hone that
YOU and Mr.. Fleming NAV find % more
hvanle than ever. but YOU mustn't nv
% work Dacrn into that Lark Franchise
game u your. l0ok out Tor the poJr.
yoI know
Very we'll. replied Fleming with a
Eriulare -Itl count thar dnal N A. yo1r
ios In this family affair
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darker and darker Tor about an hour
before this storm. until all NJ sudden
the water came down IN torrents II
lasted only FIVE minutes Then At d
O'Clock that night the skies we're such a.
had never seen
There was bright reddish yellow
overhead and everything was stained the
same color There were whit" Tobed
figures not far on and caravan was just
going into Tougourt Everything partook
of the ooloring. the reddish yellow finally
fading into amber. with here and lhe'e
darts II deep and pale pink
by the time We got hack 10 Ri-kra the
season had opened and the hazaar- hat
moved there frum Tunis, and ! found
everything ~ interesting that remained
there ten days before ret turned Ia Algiers;
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IL takes three days 10 get ready for a
trip into the desert You must have Al
least siK mules end horses for yourself
ana your guide The livery man sends
out relays the dry before The man
with tho tents and donkeys started At
midnight. and We started att NJ
There In no real road and you just
have TO meAnder over and and Eullies
and hummocks covered with baRebriish.
Nobody rides camels on such a journey.
They are used only for freight
We kept going until o'clock m the
afternoon. The horses c-e like broncos.
They either 90 A. fast A. they can or a.
slowly a. they can A. We reached a
military post and the officers came out
and had a meal With IN We had cham
pagne and they were glad 20 get u
We eyIected 70 reach our tents by
P W., but our guide lost his way and when
dusk came We we're rtill going There
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THE OTHER SIDE OF
| LAWYER BLOUNT
A N.ssing Diamond Necklace, a
Hidden Paper and
Reconciliation.

's-r vas 4 hard side IN Abraham
2 .-. the criminal lawyer. there could
Do doubt 81 thai II was obvious in
20 mobility u his face. under his
- aid crown. spare. stern. colorlsss,
.s" fHr' ~ julius Cesar Al It's worst.
'e' Hu' without an OCCASIONAL fash Of
o. .fy
I.s Tgor seemed natural 20 the few
- Knew Blounts life history. the strug-
90 rom penury and degradation. the
tugr he blows, the rebuhs and sneers
oven r.risr 70 endure. the will that was
-a' On win. Indeed. h. vas master II
rm-.' and fortune. with no thanks Ia
- 1a and no debts 10 repay except
''... ~ owl 10 b. repaid in Kind
Vol. 'here was a soft side 20 Blouni.
EH not ~ obvious. The poor. the
...r'Gnate. the srring whO thronged his
49, found IL somstines through the
-n.a Inintsnded method ~ telling the
i-'. ~ him be sure that the applicant
"a help was an under dog in the fray
sr1 TOOK the ease on any NJ no terms
'H'..r 70 70 the finish ~ FIRE best u fought
~. Tra
ma knew Blount's two sides ~ well
a. I" link HE factotum and familiar.
~Hr a.so had risen from the miFe. cling
= 'n hls masters 014t tsils. Clink To-
.-f H- apparent sides He was devoted
Homl vet he did not scrupls for un-
- N purposes to lead him by thu noss.
''. -"N"d HIM with an ingenuity. daring
inning absolutely ulprhciplsd. Yet
20 "a and would remain an imIecunious,
"-s happy 20 lucky Waif and estray
a 90 u material lie.
day rink. dark slight with a
81 faoe. wooden yet plastic in its
strong indiS duality. sidled into
."r Diics where Blount was az work
."san 90 replace IN the shelves the
winch ths lawyer had tossed from
.. ...s fo The chairs and floor
ming n a. u again, ! hear re-
'.s link casually. Lord. wouldn Z
as he'd gst tired ~ gsttins?'
more such a wON ~ Mason Fiam-
r.- he more hs Wants,- snapped
,.amming his hook for emphasis.
be- Ha after now
right n way Tor he trolley through
.ss Park
only green spo, lsft Tor the poor
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dsss-' according 10 Mrs Egllert Lille oi
N-N iork. Who vas there lasi winter. and
u Won per~sver" until you get 10 lou
sourt you feel yourself fully repaid
I Jeff Algiers by rail ~ oclock IN the
evening. aid Mr. Lille The journey
va- monotonons Until aooUt O'Clock
he nsNt afternoon. when We passed
through the gorge " VI Ksntsra. which
Ia nsFrow end steep. with besItif,l green
vegetation everywhere Then out of
this We emerged into the red stony glare
II the desert. rsaohing the oasis in which
l. Bskra ~ Z O'Clock
The moment got Of AZ the station
Vas surrounded by guides Of al arcs and
a vide range d sigcs
Miss Madame they shouted. I am
20 guide for Robert Hichens.' and each
-aii his name wa Batouche. which Il
'..a name u che guide in tho book.
These guides are no, easy 10 shake Of
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who had been walking alongside the
horse. said You will call for a cable when
you get back
Then on another occasion when | was
thinking what a Merry thing it was for
me 20 have made such a Journey the
guide spoke up and said, Your husband
and baby are in New York without
moving a muscle n his face. One day
| said 20 the guide Are yor marr,edr
Yes he replied
Any children
Yes. little boy
Is your wife living
lam divorced. he replied shortly
Why. do you have divorces IN this
country too cried in amazement
Yes. madam. but We never discuss
such Affairs in this country. and selt
rebuA-d'
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bat there are ~ many guides about you
all the time that they are a source Of
great annoyance
One thing. ! think that drew me TO
the desert was the fact that ! wanted TO
make some experiments | had taken a
course in psyChotherapy and ! wanted 70
see whether could hypnotize and whether
primitive minds would respond found
Il was EASY 10 pat the little negroes
10 sleep; hut one thing did not count
upon was the wonderful mind reading
power IT those people
As you ride along YOU will he following
a train Of thought when suddenly your
guide will speak aloud just what YOU
have been thinking One day on the way
from Tougourt to Biskra ! was thinking
about what should do when reached
the latter place. when suddenly the gli1e.
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The woman sits near the man 20 whom
she Il 20 b. Married. the man smoking
hasheesh. and the visitors throw coins
ct them. Every time anybody throws .
franc a. them the man Ares a musket in
celebrstio Tho natives yell and tho
bride does a sort of hooch~e coochee
and that IL about sl there b.
The garden Of the COmts de Longe-
vile 10 Ct the edge q BiskFa. Il - every
thing that has bern said about H. Il has
BEEN made possible by irrigation Ten
yards from tho boundary 10 an appaT-
emily iFrsclaimabls desert
The garden contains beautiful walks
and trees and flowers n every kind that
grow in the tropics Here you will End a
salon in one part Of the garden. a struc-
tuFe q pink stucoo beautifully furnished.
and there a c-Rs similarly built.
7 stayed In Biskra a week They send
yOu out on camels 10 the sand dunes. from
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Is c1nsummated. Oh, | com. high. but
you must have mel
r., have got you, You sneak roared
nus. IN" ~, i. ~ 1850 ~, ~, E w.,
10 learn now bigb h vo,,r yslIstto1
which YOU won't get. YOU bet. You sell
yourself when vow have already been
eiycn way l3uu vote Ior my iran
~ -. ~ 80 80 $780, h.,!s d. ~ :,
threatening Do Won think 7 don't know
n your secret attentions tn my wife,
DO YOU think ] don't know about the
u,ainona hecHiace you gave her 'as'
With IN. .wi.h.ns .oy,d ~ , ,.uD..,
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TIE REAL GARDEN OF ALLAH"
~ IUTRH ~ WOWiN'S TRIP
u THE lLGERI DESERT.

A. me Srcne % Robert Htrheua'a NsSel
ard IIe, Ond sights for Toursts
N,tra, IN the Desert the Nlrases
sierirs % Mind Reading GuHles.
-. .lnoe Robert Hb hens did good
pee. cent work for the Algerian desert
o.. ..- novel The Garden u Allah
r-,., Ha, had a steady growth IN pop.
.s.Hr With tourists The Garden Of
Co.,. outside Of tho novel. - the Jardin
I'D. seNille the property Of French
....rrf that name he noV the fashion
A.. .rstrate into the desert A. Tar a.
] souri,, which the English man makers
he hanged 20 -Tugglrt- aud which
- 3 matter Of SIX DAYS journey by horse
Ia. % the south II Ri-kra. and To make
.r,,' excursions from there.
s.. may figure On a charge Of $40 a
ir travelling when YOU 60 into the