The evening world., 1912-04-27
THE CARPET
FROM BACDADE
A ROMANCE OF BROADWAY AND THE SAHARA
By HAROLD M'CRATH ]
A ROMANCE or BROADWAY AND THE

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a white mar in . dress-suit! God save
u.s.
The speaker laughed.
Yes, q white man: . therSS Q
whdte woman in h camp back there.
a white woman! Great God. DON'T you
understand? A white woman!" 0sorse
clutched the man by the foot Desperate
ly. "A white woman!'
The man Kicked Georges hand away
and elashed at his camel. Flanagan.
and you, williams, get your guns In
shape. This doesn't look good 20 me-.
twenty miles from the main Oameneh.
I told you II was odd. that IRE. Lively.
now!'
George ran after them. S~tAgssring.
Twice he fell hsadlong. But ne laughed
~ he got UP; n It wasn't sxact1y
human laughter. stther. When he
reached camp he saw Mahomed. and the
three strangers, the latter with their
rifles held menacinsiy. Fortune stood
before the nag. Of her tent, 6ewihered
at the turn in the!- affairs. Behind the
leader Of the newcomers vas RyannA
and 10 was talking rapidly.
WELL" the leader demanded OF ma
hcmed. what have you 70 cay for your
self?'
.Nothing!"
Take carei II wouldn't ooms hard 70
put a bullet into your ugly hide. You
can't abduct white women those days.
sayr'
Mahomed folded his arms; his szprss.
sion wa calm and unafraid. But down
In his heart the fres Of hell were rastAG.
IL only he had brought hA rife from
1.-the tent: even q knife; and one mad mo-
ment II he died for Il! Ana be had been
gentle to the girl: he had Withhold the
lash from the men: he had not put INTO
action . single plan Arranged Tor their
misery and humiliation.
and he was worthy of death. The white
maa. always and eve the white man
won In the end. To have come Shis far.
and then to be cheated out Of his re.
Ivenge by chance! Kismst! There, was
hut one thing left for him 70 do. and he
did II. He spoke huSr1edly 70 his head
boy. The boy without heeitatton 0oeysd
him. He ran to the rann0. cemel, ~
piled a hck. hung on the s~addleLoa6s.
stuffed daees shd dried ffsh end fwo
| water bottles into them. and wuatsd.
IMahomed wanesd 0vss % h animal and
mounted.
"Stop!" The white man lsvSflsd Id
ride. '0et down from thersr -
2alomed. ~ n he had not hoard.
| Kicked the camel with his hsslA The
| beast iurched - Sc test se1eut8ully.
Mahomsd picked up the guidlng rope
v1ich served q . br4dis end etrook TIE
| camel across the meek.
CNicaki wvnA ths hammer Of TIE r4as.
and Mcconnell IVES at that moment very
nssr Sesth. Ne savs no ned.
mo. nor cried Fortune, puo1zlng On
- taprol. sIet him y. he Wal KIND
/ 70 me, altar h0 fashion
MahomsA smiled. H hsA s1pestsd
this. and THAI was why he haA gone
about the businsss unoonosfnsdly.
what DO you sayr" dsmsoAsd the
stranger Of Ryams.
RyannA. having no love whatsvsr fes
Nahomed. shrugged.
"Humphl And your 70 oscsgs.
"Oh let him 20"
The moment the camel felt ~ saad
ward. And when the m1sts end shaA.
ows crept in behind him and his rider
that was the last any Of them svsr
saw Of MAhomed-M.0 ebel. hooper a
the Holy Yhior6es In ths PaSha's pal.
ace at Basdad.
"Now them" said the leader OF tn
strange caravan, my am II Acksr-
mann. and mine 10 Q carpet caravan. ID
from Khusistan. bound for Smyrna
How may ! heip your
Take u a. far a. Damasous." "a.
swersd RyAnue. I'VE can get on from
there we'll enoueh."
~What's your uamsS~ directly,
.sRyanne."
sAnd yoursT" j..
seVortuns ChedsoyNs " 'y,'r ~
sTSextf" frf'!
SJones.~ arr"
The humorous orx.u,sneps ma. q Nand
su1r1t into them I'll, ND they onsvere6
Mdiin0y.
ard Jooes ~ fAmilia,
snoush. hut Chedsoye n = ucW ono
Hsre' vous" vfiriine suddsniv unon In,
boys who were pressing about, ne vol.
isysd some Arabic q thsm. ana thsJ
!, dropped back. "Wsai. rye heard som
strange yarns myself IN my time. bu,
this one beats tasem ak o~hAnShaisd frou
Calroi Humph! II some ons he'd toa<
mo thls, AnyW4sre else but here, II
have saeood haan Q 3As. AnA zoe. NJ
!, Nyaune. vent into 0a0dAA A0no en-
|, aot aMrIy WITH that Yhiofdss! Il mus
havs bsen the Aovfrs own at . 5oo."
IN was" replied Ryanns lacon1calty
|: He ala not know this man Aokcrnann
ne had never heard Of him: but he rec