The evening world., 1912-04-19
aTHE CARPET
1 from BACDAD|
d A ROMANCE OF BROADWAY AND THE SAHARA
y BY HAROLD M.CRATH


Before George had ths opportunity q
speaking to Fortune he was fns0U4
from the sand and bodily lifted upen
his camel: ana by way Of passing pleas
sntry his hSt was jsmrusd down over
MS eyes. He swore NJ he pulled ~ the
brlm. Swearing was another accom-
plshmcnt added to the list Of transfof-t
mations. He q Q deal to LEARN yot.
out In his present mood he was likely
70 proceed ~famously. lie r~eadjusted the.
hat In time to bee Ryanne uncssemo0i-
ously thrust into one Of the yawnin1
pack-bssksts. his arms and legs hanSfsg !,
out. his head lolling against his shoul- I
s ss'a. S saa like a marionesss. -.
n mar OF ordinary stamina would
have died under such treatment. Out
Nyanne possessed an extraordinary
constitution. against which years Of -
riodicai dissipation had % yet made no.
permanent inroads. Moreover, he never
forgot to Keep his chin W and his
sw9nt.llne down. They put, him Into thes
p~eck'baske< because there was NO a.
t,rnAtive. being - he was Incapable OF
s!tting upon n camel's back.
Next George saw Fortune, uuresist.
ing. placed upon The camel, un1sr;
canopy. AZ least. she would know 4
htue comfort against the days Ioosr.
ride. HIS heart ached TO see her. Ha,
called out bravely to her TO be Of rood
cheer. She turned and sslied; and h
saw only tho smile, not the swift, q,
cn!vs battle against the onset u tsGts:
she smiled. and no vas too fAr awosr'
to see the swimming eyes. ~
a bawling Of voieeai q napping III.
the KURDISH upon the napks Of tbs
camsis. n the caravan was onea'
more undsr way. George leatRy q
MS watch. which fortunately asd
been overlooked by the thisvins ~
yves. ana found y still tieki2yo Sway
briskly. II was after nine. hiWAs .
comfort to learn that the watch, IN not
been injured. Most men are m~ethod1cAl
IN the matter OF time. no matter how
desultory thoy may be in other teing.
There II a peculiar ~restfuiness In know.
ing what thu hour ". whether Il naaoos
quickly or whether II drags.
Further investigation revealed that -
letter OF credit was undisturbed and ut
he was the proud posstssor of elk dAm-
aged cigars and q box Of cigarettes. -.
stantly the though Of being days with
out tooaccO smote him almost poiWr
antly. lie was an invetenate smoker.
and tao fac. thatfhe supply was 90 ptti-
aoly small gave unusual zest to his
craving. He now Ionged for the tanG
or tie weed upo, his lips. but ne hesd
out manfuily. III would not touch q
clss Or cigarette TN nlghtfall. ana thaA
nStoFJte uo bis mind to smoke hAAe Of
clthe.'.
The touch. selfish and caIcuistina.
tie mlser stole over him II Ryamp
was without the soo.l.eg. SO much tht
worse for him. The six cigars he wosG1ri
not share with the Arohangei Micbael.
Supporting that gentleman zane A0Wa
Cor A spoke.
Forward. siNsy- forward. winding "a
and oct OF the valleys traiiips over the
hils' never fasteg. never Flower. NoQn
cane. and tho b-ll'!ance' OF afterne1uf
dimmcd and faded into the abort
twilight. We're they never going 20
stop? ono Lhl more. and George. to ~ =
Infinite delight. saw a cluster of dan
palms ahead, a mile or So: and hs knoW
hat this was to DO the haven tor -
ship OF the desert.
The caravan came to II under the ltmS
nght OF the few stars that had hb8 w
attained their refulgeaGs. Undnvonhns
palms were a few deserted mudshopSSs. !.
huddled d,aiectedly together. 1nItH Sd
a good FIRE was started, and the. m
nereal aspect OF the oasis became 4ue6A
ana chaerfui. A little distance .lNnpA,
the blaze. George saw Fortune bendlns
over the inaniniate Ryanne. h vas
bathing his face With . wet handler.
chief. After a time Ryanne turned over
and flung his arms Imply a,n6tso htei
face. II was the nrst sign Of life he
had exhibited since the start. Fortune
gently pulled aside his arms and coa-
tlnued her tender meFcies.
"can ! help9' asked GeorgesflE
You might rub his wris,s."
answered. Dc!uP u
1t seemed odd o him that thsy, shGrole
begin In such q matter f-fact way. IL
would be only when they had fulltt1Gp
justed themselves to the ~situation thai
questions would put forth for ansWs61s
He knelt down at the other ~ AZ
Ryanne n massaged his wrists -.
arms. Once he paused. catohanU -
breath.
"What Ia ~" she asked.
"a rib seems to bother me. Itil 10 an
right tomorrow" He went on with his
manipulations.
'Is ne badly hurt7"
II SAINT say" ---
HIS knowledge OF anatomy was ~
wide; still. Ryanne's arms and lGga
worked satisfactorily. The trouble ~
either In his mead or back of his ~.
He put his arm under Ryanne's Ghouo6.
or and raised him. Ryanns' uuuh1o1
some words. George bent down ts&ae4'
them. "' ,, sntn ~
"His EN- up IN this asaf. tsyuiivstw
got them going. Here! Get Oh NJ -
you Sarmsri Tvo eas4at 49,