Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-31

the dawn upoa tho desert flashed NE
a sword blade alorx the sky In the
esst. s~eyv arS wiacred. Gccrge com
pretended one thinS clearly, that they
were fa the Arabian desert, out OF the
lnaia Travelled paths. IN the middle OF
nowhere.
his sense OF beauty did not respond !
20 the marvel OF the transformation.
The dark grey OF the sand-hiiis that |
became violet at their bases, 20 fade |
away upward into little pinnacles OF
shinmcring sold: the drsh, formless. |
scattered bouldsrs. now assuming
clear-cut shapes. trRnsfussd with ruby
and saprhi~e glowing: the sun itself
that presently lifted its rossl warm
inr circle above the stepping-o1
ploc~>-Gccrae saw but noted not. The
4 nhvsscal rictr-e was oversha6owed by
f TIE ore 10 d.. y in his mind; the good
ship Ludwig. boring her way out into
the sea.
The sun was free from the deserts
rin when the leading camel was halt
Cd. a corrrsion ensued: tas camels
following npi6ly into one another. in
Kind o. panic. Out OF che silence
f clatter OF pacS-bsskets and saddle
/, bass. George. rs bis camel kneoled.
slid OF involuntRrily and tumcled
AGAINST a small hilloch, and lay there.
without any distinct sense ct whaf
: was going on round him The sand
. ane and uutabie. formed 2 couch COM
. rortinely under his aching body; and
he fell asleen. exhausted Already tbs
frnnal0able Gust. which had risen and
: followed the caravan al through To
! rfrh.. had powdered his clothes. and
1 his face YVES stained and stroaked
? Ills head lav IN the sand. his soft Fe
: dora crushed under his shoulders
. What with the bruises visible. th'
rents ia his coat. the open ehiri
- I eof'ed. crumDled. cCilarless, he iu
. vitcd pity: only none came from th
\ busy Arabs. As Re slept. a frow'
( gathered upon his face and RENAME
= there.
. When he came back from hi
~ troubled dreams q bowl az Tic'
- rhfrned ty box water. was given hin
NJ 4 r-c cleaned rhe bowl. not because
= was hungry. but because he knew th'
a somewhere elcnE this Journey !
% rould need strength, and the rccu
20 ring fury against his duress cause
- sim go aims the empty bowl at q
- head OF the camel-hoy who h
n Brought it The boy ducked, laug
81 trr Cccr-o lay down again. L
~ Z them cut his throat e. they weCtcd q
I'd was an the same 10 him Again
.,- slept. and VIXEN be vas roughly al
a. -rrcTh1v awakened. he sat Up with
~ znarl and Locked about
- HIS head was Gear now. and
ed bean 20 take notes. he count
.ar reu. eleven. twelve camels. G.
,-. van I'm truth. prepared for long q
es- continuous journey. There we're thl
80 1 nack-camels. laden with wood. ten
I've ( and such cooking Utensils IS the (
-a- ral Arab had need or. Certainly
o- --mca v1s rich man. whether
80 owned the camCls or hired them
nm the occasion Upon one Of the bea
ma they were putting Up q mahmal. G
MS nry used 20 protect women from
,ov~ s1n while riding. One Arab, TAI
c-a more robust than the others, mo-
or r.-hcr and thithc- authortauv
and Wound about HIS tErboosh or fez
-cs = brielt rreen cu1a, sienhying
tre rearar had made the pilgrim
he no. Holy Mecca This indivic
,irs George assumed 20 be Mahomed
that --lf. A-a he recognized him as
sfcn terear over whom De- had stumi
and tro nights gone. Pity he ha
lade known. AID pitched him into The
lie wheu he had the chance
the 1rahomed completed his d.-ccti
frc and walked lelsurely toward Gee
fn-o but his attention was not dire
s as toward him. A short distance al
% 20 90 Georges left, was 2 man, srrct
b his out as 81 in slumAer. over hls
rings Eeure Nahcmcd watched He
u no back his foot and Kicked the sice
nese. 4 man souncly. smiling auicaiy
lur-i- while; q kick which. had NOLAN
scted foot been caset IN western icl
hours must have stove in tie Eieepers
bead st-ar4e. TIE victim I'D not stir.
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