The Raymer enterprise., 1911-10-19

lAyD0OHS by DNNY VNzA[gU[5NS

moonlit armament. light had blazed
out: vivid emerald light, winking
and stabb!ng the darkness with shafts
OF seemingly supernatural radiance.
And thy ring. lord-look! The
Token"
The great emerald seemed to have
caught and be answering the light
Naraini called the eye; In the stones
depths an Internal fire leaped and
died and leaped again. now luridly
blazing. now fitfully a-quiyer as
though about to vanish. again strong
and steady; even as the light Of the
strange emerald star above the noun
tains ebbed and flowed through the
night.
Naraini shuddered and cried out
guardedly for very fear. by Indur.
1t Is even as the Voice foretold! Nay,
heaven-born"-she caught bis sleeve
and forcibly pulled down his hand
tempt not the unseen further. And
put away this Token, lest q more terri
BILE thing befall US. There be myster.
les that even wo OF the initiate may
not comprehend, my lord. 1t Is not
well to meddle with the unknown"
The ring was of his finger now and
the woman was crammlng 1t into his
coat pocket with tremulous hands.
And where the eye had shown. the sky
was blank. They stood In darkness.
Amber mute In perplexity. Naraini
clinging to his arm and shaking like q
reed in the wind.
Now am ! frightened. lord Of my
heart. Lead me back to the garden.
for am but q woman and afraid.
Who am /. Naraini, to see the eye?
What am !, weak woman. to tres.
pass upon the mysteries7 am very
much afraid. Do thou take me hence
and comfort me. my king" She drew
his arm about her waist. firm. round.
and slender. and held 1t SO, her body
yielding subtly to his. her head droop.
Ing wearily upon his shoulder.
They moved slowly from the turret
and back along the lighted walks Of
the garden. the woman apparently con.
tent. Amber preoccupied-to tell the
truth. more troubled than he would
have been willing to confess.
See now how thou art altogether
controverted. Lalj!!" she cried joyful.
ly. NO longer canst thou persist that
thou art other than thy true self, the
lord OF Narainis heart. the king re.
turned to his kingdom. For
who would dare to give the lie to the
Eye? Indeed she continued with q
low. signing laugh. Il myself had be.
gun to doubt, my faith borne down
and overcome by thy repeated denials:
but now know thee. Did not the Bell
foretell that the Eye should be seen
OF men only when Har Dyal Rutton
had returned to his kingdom and then
only when he wore the Token? Even
as It was said. so has It been. .
And now art thou prepared to go?"
'"Wh,her?"
TO kathiawar-even to the thrcsh.
hold OF the Gateway There
Is yet time. before the dawn, and 1t
were wise to go quickly, my king;
but for one night more Is the Gateway
open to receive thee. Thou didst see
the saddled stations In the courtyard
They walt there for thee, to bear thee
TO kathiawar. Nay. It were
better that thou shouldst wait, may.
hap. for the hours be few before the
rising OF the sun. Go then to thy rest.
heart OF my heart, since thou must
leave me; and this night we shall ride.
thou and I. together to the Gateway"
so be it." he assented, with n grave
inclination OF the head Convinced OF
tho thanklessness OF any further at.
tempt to convince the woman against
her will. he gave It up, and was crate.
iul for the respite promised him. In
twelve or eighteen hours he might ac.
complish much-with the aid Of Lab.
ertouche. At worst he would find
some means to communicate with the
Farrels and then seek safety for him.
self In flight or hiding until what he
had come to term that damned gate.
way.thing" should be closed and he be
FREQ to resume his strange wooing.
Some way. somehow, he could con.
trive to e1tricato himself and his be.
loved.
Therefore he told tho woman: BE
II 80. o queen. Now 60"
And leave me-" she pouted prettily,
with no word but that, my king? Am
| not worth caress-not even when
beg for it7'
He smiled down at her. tolerant and
amused. and impulsively caught her
to him. "The points well taken" he
said. Decidedly. you're worth IT,
Naraini. And II you were not, the
show was!"
And he kissed and left her, all In q
breath.