Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-24

A curious phase OF this class cf un-
derlworld Is that no one il curious.
Strangers are never questioned except
when they invite attention. which hey
seldom do. SO. when Ryanne and his
quasicompanIons entered. there wasn't
the slIxhtest agitation A blovsy bar
maid stood behind the bar. polishing
the copper spigots. Ryanno threw her
a greeting. TO which she responded
with a smirk that once upon n time
had been . smile. He. being master
OF csremonies. selected q table In The
corner. The four Sat down. and Ryanns
plunged intrepidly into the businass
under hand. To make tool o. Ma
homed. Il not an ally, toward this be
directed his EFFORT Half dozen dmss. =
Nahomed dropped word In Arabic 70
the other two. who understood htus or :
no English.
so. you 80. MHhomed. that's The
way The matter stAnds- I'm not SO
much TO blame a. you think Hers
| this man Jones has me in a wise. III
do not get this bit OF carpet. OF 90.
Into the dark. into nothing. handled
lyou roughly. I know. But could help
ft5 Il was my throat or yours Yours
mo chicken. You and that other chap
made things exciting
Mahomed accepted this compliment
TO hia prowess IN silence. Indeed, he
EaIed dreamlly over Ryanne's head
The other fellow wouldn't trouble amp
oDs again To MRhomed II had not
been the battle. man 20 man: II haa
been the guile and trickery leadina
up TO t. He had been bssted AZ his
own game. dupiicity. and that irked
him Death. be. ga his kind. looked
upon with Oriental passivity. Al
venI The game Was 70 have q SEQ
. ond inning. and he proposed 20 play
AZ In strictly Oriental Ways
2 How much did he give you for it'''
The expression upon Ryanns's face
!. would have deceived any one but Ma
! Aomed. Give for it, Indignantly.
4 Why. that's the whole trouble. Al
a ny trouble. all the hard work. and
4 not plaster. not piasteri Can't you
!, understand. I had 20 do itf~
q is he going 20 sell IT."
- Sell III Not hei He's a collector
a and crazy over the thing"
, Mahomed nodded. He knew some
:. thing OF the habits OF collectors ii
= be stiil IN Cairo. and where may b
2 Do foundT
~ Ryanns began 20 believe that th'
I game was going along fRmously; Ma
u homed was sure Of It
N He IL George p. A Jones. OF MORT
10 mer & Jones. rich rug dealers OF New
York Money no object
h. Though his face did not show II. Ma
n Aomsd was sinxularly depressed b
,d CHA news II this man Jones ha
IL money. OF what use was bis little pacl
OF q Of notes1
m I must have that rug. srend
~ There are two reasons: II 80 holy. Al
Cd the loss OF Il means nay bead"
Nv Good riddancei" thought Ryanne.
hs sympathetic look upon his face
- What have you 90 suggest In II
or. way OF a plan ?" asked MAhomed-
,p- Ryanne felt a Jingle OF tubilatio
so He saw nothing but plain-ssiling In
OF port. But MAhomed had arranged
"a. guide bis craft into the whirlpool U
ad 70 himself he kept up a ceaseless :
nx iteration of--Psuence. patience. ?
eu- tience!"
8 a Said Ryannei You do not care he
his you get the rug. 80 long as you DO &
ntc itG'
ed No. eferdL- MahOmed smiled
Ing a little rough work wouldn't q
Iew t1rb your"
TO NO. It would not
rec Well. then. listen 70 me. Suppo
the you arrange 70 take my friend Jon
ads into the desert for a little TIP.
b0 his dragoman for a while. In IA
loil hdnsp him. abduct him. steal hi
low You can hold him IN ransom for
md rug and q nice little sum OF mon
Ma besides"
for ~Can they do such things these d'
the IN CAirOf''
for why notf-
wen Truly. Why nctf- Mahomed
9th thoughtfully studying the outrage'
prints on the cracked walls Had
most dared No would have laughed.
had DO had thought this dog cunning
OdoF yond all his kindl Il agree. But
sser arrangements ! muae leave 10 ,
hted Bring him here At nine o'clock
lows night be continued. leaning aer
the the table impressively. -And ]
we're give you ons hundred pounds
an nshL-
ling. RyAnne quickly assumed the exp
ASsp sion needed 70 meet such spieE
ated news Il say. Mahomed. that Is pr,
rent square. after what has passed betv
fast Us.~
. A 1T ia nothing CALAMITY.
both II Rysnne laughed In his sleeve.
were homed certainly found ample room
ping his for such silent and ngurAtiVe c