The evening world., 1912-04-12
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A ROMANCE OF BROADWAY AND THE SAHAI
BY HAROLD M'CRATH


Ars two reasons Why. II 70 hosy aad
the loss Of Il can my head"
GOOD r~iddance!" thought Ryanns., s
look upon his fscs. ~"
what have you TO suggest, u sete
way OF . pianr" asked Mohammsd.
Ryanns felt . tingis Of jubilattOa.
He raw nothing but plain sailing into
port. But Mohammsd had arrangsd 70
guide his craft into the whirlpool. I'm.
70 himself he kept up q ceaseiess re-
Of
Patience. patience. patisncsr"
SAID Ryanne: You do not care hoW
III" - '0ns - you 90 60
No. efendi." Mohammed smiled.
your
NO. Il would not"
We'll. then. listen to me. suppoee
you arrange to take my friend Jons.
into the desert for a little trip. BE his
arasoman for . while. In fact. kidnsa.
him. abduct him. steal him. You can
hold him In ransom for h rug anA u
nice little sum Of money besides"
In Cairor'
why not?"
Truly. why not?' MohammeA .sos
tnoushtfully studying the outrageous
prints on the cracked walls. Had HI
dared he would have laughed. And he
had thought this dog cunning beyoud
all his kind II agree. BUT the ~.
ranSemsnts ] must leave TO you. Briug
him hers ct . o'clock tonight" he con-
tinued. leaning across the tahtep I'm
pressiveiy. and ] will sivs you
hundred pounds English" ~
Hyanne quickly assumed the esprcs-
Ann nAAYAA IN vNAAN Sst,l.
Il say. Mohammed. that iAaprnttSt
square. after what has passed S1tHseM
u.s." a she1i
1T IL nothing" G~allantly. a,
II Ryanns laughed In his siss3S.u ~
hamnied certainly found ample eeep -.
hds for such silent and figurative GaSh.
lnnations. He know very won 0a&l
Ryanne had received . goodly sum for
his adventure. No man took 6Sf1E
In his hand TO cancel an ohlhuAtion
which was not based upon disin(efostsa
friendship; and already the mosiN6
any = quality. Sau1 =.
promptly at nine" declared RvannA
beckoning the barmaid. what vii
you havsf" y -
Mohammsd shook HE read. His I've
COMPANIONS. GATHERING thu siSnincaaoo
or the gesture. likewise declined, -.
The young lady. efsndi; chs We very
pretty. Your sister?'' mpt-,.
oh. no. she IL q young lady ! M
a. the hotel the other day"
The liar! thought the Mosssm, - he
reSHhed the light In Ryanns's eye and
the tenderness Of his smiles. AppaYsutk
however. Mohammed lost interest direct.
~. All O'Clock to-night.then. this eoI.'
lector Will arrive to become my Yueotrs
by hook or crook" was the answer,
TIL have him here. Cash upon delivery.
~ they say"
Cash upon delivery" Mohammsd r.
tongue. UyN
Frankly. I want this nan ou, of4h.
way for awhile"
Yes. / want = little revenge for the
way he has treated me-" ~ y
80 II t. revenSsT" eoftiy. Traitorsus
And when I get him herer" f.is,
Leave the rest to mo-"
Good. I'm OF, then. Take 1hl6t1nl
Bagdad. II will be an experience. for
him. But whom you get him theirs MN
an eye out for the Shah Abbaa m, "A.
Pasha's workroom."
The affair had gone 20 smoothly nh
Ryanne's usual keenness fell below Tin
mark: faulty was the word. 'sfhSpS
had been 30 many twists to the morn
ing that his abiding distrust OF every
one became for the time being xosel
less. The trick of purloining the cahls.
mad keyed him high; the s~ubst4heff{
meeting OF Fortune had depresSed.him
And besides he was too anxious to he
rid OF Jones to consider the posslbiNsAu1.
OF Mohammed's state OF mind. nrt
He o up. paid his score. tufnt6T
Jest for the amusement of tho hArfhaid.
a went out to his carriage. HIS De-
duction still fal,ow. he rode 10 wsDT
Lord! how easy II had been. Not a
hitch anywhere. And here. for dAy6!i
he had imagined all sorts Of thiuRA and
his dreams. a tumble OF dungeons. Of
tortures. He understood. The Old -
calls own head hung In thu balance
That's what saved him. To MoharnaSe1i
the rug was the paramount feature; RI,
venge land he knew that Mohsmmed "a
longing madly. fercely for ~ must wait.
And when Mohammed turned his attsu,
tion to this phase. why. he. RyanAUs
would be At the other side Of the At
lantic.
Mohammed sat perfectly still In be
chair, His w companions watchSAt1ul
carefully. The mask had failed, (hds
their masters face was not pleasant tn
see. Suddenly he laughed. The hAru "a
stopped at her work. She had some
where heard laughter like that. NGeeA'
her a SILVER. Where had she he1f9M
Yes, that was Il. = man who had pSovnf
the devil In an opera called "Favst." ~.
something like that. w Pei
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