Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

From these heights. good occasional
y FOR any mans soul. George came 4
down abruptly and humsSly 20 the I
prosaic question OF where would he I
make HIS bed that night, To lie down /
az the north side Of the FRS meant a
chill IN the morning: the south side. 4
the Intermittent. acrid breath Of the
fire itself: 50 be threw down his blan-
ket and bags east OF the IRE. wrapped
himself up. and sank into slumber,
light but dreamiess.
What was 1hati Re sat up. alert.
straining his ears. How long bad he
been asleepg An hour BY bis watch.
What had awakened him. Not
sound anywhere. yet something had
startled him out OF bis sleep. He
glanced over the camp. That bundle
was Ryanne- He waited Not a move
ment there. No sign O. LIE among The
camelboys: and the laps Of the two
tents were closed. Bahi Nerves.
probably: and he would have lain
down again had his gaze not roved out
toward the desert Something moved
out there. upon the misty. moonlt
space. He shaded his eyes from tho
FIRE. now but a heap Of glowing en-
bers- He got up. and shiver after
SILVER wrinkled his spine. Oh. no:
It could not be a dream: ne was
awake. Il was q living thing. that
long. bohbing camettrain. coming d.
rectly toward the oasis. no doubt az.
tracted by the areiight. Fascinated.
Incapable OF movement. he watched
the approach. Three white dots. and
these grew and grew and az length be-
came pith-heirretsf Pfth-
helmets, WHO but white men vors
pith-helmets IN the DESERT White
men! The temporary paralysis leg,
him. Crouchins. he ran over TO Ry-
anne and shook him.
But George smothored the question
with HIS hand. "Hushl For Gods
sake. make no noise, Get up and
stand guard over Fortunes tent.
There's caravan outside. and I'm
going out 20 meet e. Ryanne. Ryanna.
/ there's "a white man out there"
Georec ran as fast as he could
toward tho incoming caravan. He met
Il two or three hundred yards away.
/ The broken line % camcls bobbed Up
/ and down oddly.
"Are you white u,cn7' he called.
eyes" said deep. resonant voice
"And stop where you are; there's no
I hurry"
Thank Cod" crs,d George. at the
verge Of a breakdown.
What the dcvil Flanagan.
here's a white man IN dress-suiti
God save u.s." Tie speaker laughed.
Yes. a white man: and there's a
white woman in the camp back there.
a white woman Great God. don't you
No. 7 don't believe Tou have Som,
ancestor OF your fathers has been re
incarnated IN you You are without
vanity and dishonesty; and have
found that these usually 20 together
Well. az Mentone you had a little an
psrience with men. You were undo
protection then; protection Il was o
sort AZ you 90 ont into the worl'
alone, there viii DC TO protection: ant
you viii End that men are wolve
generally. and that the sport OF th'
chase Is n woman. Must l make
! plainer2"
Il understand" her chin once nor
resolute. Il shaE become a clerk q
a shop. Perhaps I can teach. OF b.
come a nurse. Whatever / do. I shal
never go back 60 Mentone. And al
men are not bad You're not all ba
yourself. Horace: and SO far as I Ar
concerned. 1 believe might trust 20
anywhere"
And God knows you couldi" gem
inely. but / can't help you. II
had a sister or a woman relative.
could send you 10 her. But l have n
one but my brother. and he's a wors
{ scoundrel than l am. at least woE