The Washington times., 1911-12-29

: been schooled to. The Muley-Hafld
/ thing sounds all right. but you wouldn't
like me In the part"
He dropped her fingers with the slight
She, too. looked away with a shake
Of her head.
"It is not because Of that you refuse.
II is because of the other woman. You
are In love with her."
What other womanT'
"The American girl with the pale face
and and the blue eyes who bought the yell
Something in the evasiveness of her
glance piqued Burroughs.
what do you mean?" he said. How
do you know she has blue eyes?"
"I have seen her."
"TonightI' he exclaimed. suddenly
Do you know where she isf And are
they searching for mef"
After I lost you at dice" she began.
II went back to Savary's house. ]
wanted to see II. could find the ring.
utes when. heard a sound of foot
light and hid myself.
woman "a man p.a and - woman n.vs came in n: The Tn.
she was not a Moor. She had blue eyes
and yellow hair. They found your cut
coat, and the woman came near faint
ing at the sight Of 1t. From the talk I
THE manT'
HE had come to the house in search
OF the ring How he knew 1t was there
do not understand. He went through
She, slowly turned q ring on her left
thumb till the setting came outside.
1t was the yellow sard.
had already been through Dupre's
M nj y0nvf H.
to go away without ns t." iH'sneo' ne mao
they gos wers there s ana none sneps of ou1 Saa
friends with herr"
Stmone smiled.
Yes, she is the reason" she said.
Burroughs turned on her in annoy
ance, some premonition Of the actual
1acts coming on him.
.Do not tell me she is in danger7''
am afraid so, my friend. The man
is a Jew who came here from Spain.
Tangier."
Is he one of your
She shook her head.
In some way she has fallen into his
hands l suspect that he was at the
potion Of Bompard's murder, and that
not know the value Of the ring and
sold It to the man from whom you got
It. Then, when he read the letters, he
found out its value, SO he tried to get
Burroughs seized her wrist in a grasp
that made her shrink
But where did they go? What hap
she is at his house"
AT his house?"
II followed them when they left Du.
pres Then I came here"
And will he harm herr"
IT 1t is to his advantage"
Ihen must fhora
You want the letters; We'll we'ii get @ 0aGe. 'em
II you'll help me get her away from
MIN ~ promise to stick to you TIL
SGq Her ad e1es out warG a5oa the b sts
He is not like other men i am
not sure what. to do. I do not know
how to fight him: I am afraid.
done Afraaai tonightf aftsr all the things you've
-, ,"Ah, but this one is different. He ha.
THE evil eyer" repeated Burroughs
"He uses witchcraft. He casts a spell
about his enemies so that they can
neither move nor speak"
Burroughs gasped. Here was a new
him. And here was a woman who had
seemed absolutely needless Of danger
now showing doubt and fear. He him.
self was an ordinary. skeptical West.
made him doubt S the power ere Of 'Sne Western nan
science to explain all things in the
East
He was ready to believe that there
We're some things in heaven and earth
that were not dreamt of in the United
States Of America. Neither did It strike
him as very curious that this bold
woman who had heretofore faced al
manner Of danger should now show this
evidence of Eastern training, the fear
Of what she regarded as the occult.
But the thing gave Burroughs pause
only for an instant. Elise was some
where in the hands Of this mysterious
man, and 1t was his business to at.
tempt to find her, II he had to entel
the place Of a thousand devils to do
SO.
How are his spells cast?" he de.
II have heard that ne can cast a
sickness upon those who do him harm. y
Burroughs doubted.
"And I myself have seen him do one
thing"
"What?"
"He passed q mosque once without
removing his shoes and q soldier struck
him with a whip. But he only struck
orce. The Jew turned and looked al
Simone approached her face to the
artists till ne could feel her breath on
his lips, and concentrating her great
eyes on him, she looked at him steadily
Then a mischief came into her face;
her lips pouted to an invitation. There
was longing, challenge, caress in her
glance, in her attitude.