The Washington times., 1911-12-29

Burroughs looked away, and. with a
fretted laugh, she moved back.
NO." she said, 1t was not like
that that the Jew looked. That was
the look of a mountain girl at her lover
The Jew held the eyes SO, but they
spoke differently. The soldier had his
whip lifted to strike, but he let It fall,
and the Jew passed on without harm.
He Is like the desert men who cast
charms over snakes"
Burroughs lowered over her.
II am going to find the girl, evil eye
or not. Those charms that operate
against natives don't always work with
outsiders. And It may be he's nothing
but: clever hypnotist. Will you &c
with me2',
with you-yes.'
1T It's ordinary hypnotism maybe he
can't work It on us. Anyhow. Wen
simone nodded at his energy. did
I not say you were man3" -,
"I'N help you get the letters II you'll
help me find Miss Dexter. 1t is bar
The Frenchwoman faced him squarely
with her bold, clouded eyes. Then, In
a warm clasp, her fingers closed on him.
simply. WIN where scs ySa ready so evsa sss iso
"Tm ready , for ;. anything in this night
. Perhaps we may come to terms with
letters. but but If Il he shows fsht"-shs
shrugged her shouldcrs-''we must go
prepared. First. weapons" She went
over to a drawer and produced a box Of
Burroughs drew out the one which he
had concealed in his waistcoat
She loaded her own and pushed a
seer have Of shells tsTara oo hm 1t
to fight in a crowd saber is worth
She went into the outer room and
buckle 1t under your burnoose while
we are going through the streets" she
..Do you mind explaining part of
this mystery? How is 1t that you seem
body is to be found? How is 1t that the
and that. the Jew krew7'
That is SIMPLE" she explained. "In
derworid. and the people who do busi-
ness there know each other and each
others haunts. If you are merchant
in a city you know the others who sell
Wits and md your light fingers. ger W You " Know aS%T
all those who do the same
Burroughs NODDED g! understandingly.
Are you ready?
She pulled the safrron-yellow robe
closely about her and drew the veil
They passed out quietly. Again the
progress through tho narrow streets
and dark alleys; again the feeling that
parapets and from haif-shut doorways:
again the presence of white-clad figures
moving on nocturnal errands seeming
ly as mysterious as their own.
His feeling OF strangeness was pe-
coming dulled. Burroughs was growing
accustomed to his foreign garments; ne
felt himself part Of the scene.
The woman at his side had someho "
ceased to be n stranger to him. She had
shared her secret with him. and she had
done more. Her flat avowal Of her feel
ings had staggered him: but 1t had
thrilled him. too.
For Burroughs was, after all, a man,
and IT Is not in the nature of man to
be unmoved when woman-a beautiful.
woman. whatever her station-spcaks tn
him as Simone had spoken to the AMER
ican.
He had called her wonderful. and she
was all that. :rhe romance that hung
about her. her absolute difference from
anybody he hal ever known. fascinated
him. She went to his head like cham
pagne. He knew that he-Tas not yet
completely free Of her influence.
Neither spoke as they hurried along.
Rurroughs trusting himself wholly 20
Simone's guidance. Presently she
stopped before a low, windowess house
that had narrow door giving directly
on the street.
She glanced up and down as il look