Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16


his syrupy coffee. the pleasant loaf.
Ing In tho baxasrs with his merchant
friends. To return to the palace, to
confess to tho Pasha that his careless
ness had lost him the rug, would 70
suit either In death or Punishment;
and 20 far ~ he was concerned he
had no choice. the one was % bad ~
the other. 80, IL tho young fool who
had bought the rug Of Ryanne told
the truth when he declared that It
had been stolen again. then Ryanne
knew whore It was: and he could be
made to, tell; he, Mshomsd, would At
tend to that. And when Ryanne con-
fessed. the girl and the other would
be conveyed to the nearest telegraph.
post. That they might at once report
tho abduction to the English authori.
ties did not worry Mahomed. Not the
fieetest racing-camel could flnd him,
and behind the walls Of the palace
Of Bagdad, only Allah could touch
him. He had figured 1t all out closely.
and he was an admirable strategist
in his way. Revenue upon Ryanne for
the dishonor and humiliation, and the
return Of the rug: there was nothing
moro beyond that.
Before George had the opportunity
Of speaking to Fortune, he was raised
from the sand and bodily lifted upon
his camel: and BY way Of passing
pleasantly. his hat was jammed down
over his eyes. He swore % he pulled
up the brim. Swearing was another
accomplishment added to the list of
Transformations. He had deal to
learn yet, but In his present mood he
was likely to proceed famously. He
readjusted the hat In time to SO Ry-
anne unceremoniously dumped into
ono Of the yawning pack.baskets, his
arms and legs hanging out. his head
lolling against his shoulder, exactly
like . marionette. cast aside for the
time being. A man OF ordinary STAN
ina would have died under such treat
ment. But Ryanne possessed an ex-
traordinary constitution, against which
years Of periodical dissipation had az
yet made no permanent inroads. More
over. he never forgot to keep his chin
up and his waist-line down. They put
him into the pack.basket because
there was no alternative, being az he
was Incapable Of sitting upon q cam.
elt back.
Next. George saw Fortune. unre.
sistins, placed upon the camel. under
canopy. At least. she would know a
little comfort against the days long
ride. His heart ached to aee her. He
called out bravely to her to be Of
good cheer. She turned and smiled;
and he saw only tho smile. not the
swift, decisive battle against the on
set Of tears: she smiled, and he was
too far away to see the swimming
eyes.
A bawling Of voices. swapping Of
the KURDISH upon the TANKS Of the
camels, and the caravan was once
more under way. George looked at
his watch. which fortunately had been
overlooked by the thieving natives,
and found II, still ticking away brisk
ly. It was after nine. It was a com
fort to learn that the watch had not
been injured. Most men are method
zeal In the matter Of time, no matter
how desultory they may be in other
things. There 10 q peculiar restful.
ness in knowing what the hour is,
whether II passes quickly or whether
It drags.
Further investigation revealed
that his letter of credit was undis.
turbed and that he was the proud DOS
SCISSOR Of six damaged cigars ana .
box Of cigarettes. Instantly the
thought Of being days without tobacco
rmote him almost poignantly. He was
an inveterato smoker, and the fact
that the supply was 30 pitiably small!
gave unusual Sest to his craving. He
now longed for the tang Of the weed
upon his lips. but he held out man.
fully. He would not touch Q cigar or
cigarette till nightfall. and then he
made up his mind to smoke half OF
either. The touch. selfish and calcu.
lating, Of the miser, stole over him.
II Ryanne was without the soother,
20 much the woyse for him. The nix
cigars no would not share with the
archangel Michael, supposing that
gentleman came down for 4 smoke.
Forward. alVkys forward. winding
IN and out Of tho valleys. trailing over
the hills. never faster. never slower.
Noon came. and the brilliance OF at.
ernoon dimnnh ana faded into the
short twilight Were they never 20.
Ing to stop? One hill more. q and
George. to his infinite delight, saw !
cluster Of date-palms ahead, . mile
or 70; and he knew that this was 10
be the haven for the ship Of the dss.
art. The caravan came to II under
the dim hight. Of the few stars that
had not yet affirmed their refulgencs.
Under the palms were few deserted
mnd.houSss, huddlsd de3ectedly to.
eether. Ike outcasts seeking the near.
ness rather thansthe companionship Of
the co.unfortunatss. Men had dwelt
here orcs upon . time. but the plague
had 6oubtlsss counted them out, one
by one. They MAIDS camp near the
well. which still containsd water. ~
Prayers. = waiting chantsd forth
toward Mecca. ~0oA q great Thsse
. no God but Cod q a. e
Georee had witnessed prayers @
often that he no longer gave attention
g The musxxin calling q svsntids
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