The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

days befure on the land and waited to
the beaoA-futtered like live thing
suddenly fbefore him. In his tense
mood, Saladin, affrighted, sprang to
one side; then wheeling outright,
madly took the bit In his teeth. Per-
force his mistress resigned herself,
sitting straight and sure, with little
hands hard and firm at the reins
Saiadin was behaving very badly. but
at least he was superb, worth con.
quering, If
A brief tht!ll,of apprehension seized
her aa, again drawing near the point
OF land. he showed no signs of Yell
ingS resisted I'LL her attempts to turn,
to direct him to 1T. With nostrils
thrust forward and breathing strong,
he continued ito choose his own
course; to whit her on; past the
promontory; around into the great
bay beyond--now a vast expanse, or
desert Of sand. broken only. about half
way across. by the small isle of
CasQue. Toward this rocky forma-
ton. q pygmy to the great Mount
from which IT lay concealed by the
intervening projection ,of land. the
horse rushed.
On. on! In vain she still. endeavored
to stop him: thinking ,uneasily Of
stories the fishermen told Of this
neighbortng coast; Of the sands that
often shifted here. setting pitfalls for
the Snwary. She saw the sky grow
yet darker. noted the nearer fiashings
OF light. and heard the louder rumb.
hngs that followed. Then presently
another danger she had long been con-
scious Of. on q sudden became real.
She saw. or thought she saw, faint
streak, like q silver line drawn ACROSS
the sky where the yellow sands
touched the sombrous horizon. And
Saladin seemed to observe 1t, too; to
desect In 1t cause for wonder; reason
for hesitation. At any rate, that head.
long speed now showed signs of di-
minishing; he clipped and tossed the
sand less vigorously, and looked
around at his mistress with wild, un-
easy eyes. Again she spoke 70 him;
pulled with all her strength at tie
reins, and. at once, he stopped.
None too soon! Great drops OF rain
had begun to fall. but the girl did not
notice them. The white line alone
rfveted her attention.! II seemed to
grow broader; to acquire an intangible
movement OF It's own; at the same
time to give out a sound-a strange,
low droning that filed the air. Heard
for the frst time. a stranger ut the
Mount would have found it inexplic.
able; to the Governors daughter, the
menacing cadence left no room for
doubt as to its origin.
The girls cheek paled; her gaze
swung In the opposite direction, to.
ward the point of land. now so dis.
tant Gould they reach It? She did
not believe they could: indeed, the
grand" tide coming up behind on the
verge OF the storm. faster than any
horse could gallop, would overtake
them midway. And Saladin seemed
to know It also; beneath her, he
trembled. Yet must they try, she
thought. and had tighteIcd the reirs
to turn. when looking ahead once
more, she discerned a break In the
forbidding cliffs Of the little island of
Casque, and. back Of the fssure,
shining spot which marked q tiny
cove.
A moment she hesitated; what
should she do? Ride toward the isle
and the white danger. or toward the
point Of mainland and from it?
Either alternative was a desperate
one. but the isle lay much nearer; and
quickly. the brown eyes cleaning with