The evening world., 1912-04-22

4 - q ~ " uoto you WtVsN
Ryannc took his head In
W. his hands YEARLY. Il
- wrote you no note. For
tune; I nave never written you q note
of any kind. You do not know my hand
writing from Adams. Why didn't you
ask your mother or your uncie7 They
would ave recognized the forgery at
once. Who gave Il TO your"
"Mahomcd himself"
Course him. Ryannc grew strong un-
der the passing nt Of rage mo. don't
tell mo to be silent. ! don't care about
myself. I'm the kind Of a man who
pulls through generally. But this takes
the spine out Of me. I'm to blame; rs
all my fault"
Say nj more about H." She believed
him. She really hadn't thought him
capable Of such b~aseness. though at the
time Of her abduction she had been IN.
cllned 10 accuse him. That he was here,
q prisoner like herself. was conclusive
evidence. so far as she was concerned,
OF his Innocence. But she knew him 10
he responsible for the presence Of Jones;
knew him to be culpabis Of trsachsry Of
the mcanes order: know him to b
lacking In generosity and magnanimity
toward a man who was practically his
bcnefactor. What does Mahomed
WANT"
The bally rug, Fortune. And Jones
here. who had II. says that II 10 gone"
Vanished. masic-carpet-wise." sup
plemented George.
And Jones would hav given It up"
tAsl "a H. a-.
have bought you out OF this
Jones and I could have managed "a
get along"
ave shouldn't have mattered."
And would you have returned q
Mr.. Jones his thousand pounds?"
Yes, and everything else I have
quite honestly.
Don't worry any more about tn,
rug. then. know whore II is,'
"You?" cried the two men.
Yea. I stole u. 7 ala SO, thinking "a
aver, this very hour: TO save YOU from
harm" 10 George. and you from dolns
"A contemplate thing 10 Ryanne. III
II IN my room. done up In the bis
steamer roll. And now I am glad tina
I stole H."
Ryanne laughed WEAKLY.
said George soberly. What a con
temptl1le thing He recoliectet
Mahomed's words In regard 10 Ryanns
as the latter lay insensible In the sand
Ryanne. quick to seize the oppor'
tunity of solving. 10 mis- own advantage
the puzzle Tor George. and at the sam.
time guiding Fortune away from a topic
the danger OF which she knew nothing
raised a hand,
IT br'bed Mahomed 10 kidnap you
Jones Don't he impatient. You LAUGHED
at me when 7 laid before YOU the pros
pectus OF the United Romance and AZ
venture Company. I wished TO prove q
you that the concern existed. And -
here - YOU adventure upon approval.
thought. Of course, you still had thi
rus. Mlhomed was to carry you int
the desert Tor a week. ana by that time
YOU would have surrendered the rug
returned 10 Cairo, the hero OF a fun
neIgcd adventure. Lord what a mes
or A. I've made. | forgot. next to hi
bullv iug Mahomcd loved me
The hitherto credulous George had o
lave BEGUN 20 look into facts instead o
dreams. lie did not believe IA word u
this amazing confession, despite the al
dtloual testimony of Fortune. rclatlv
, to Uyaunc's statements made 20 her Il
the bazaars.
The bitter bitten was Georges sol
comment. RyLnne breathed easier.
"Nhy not tell Mahomed at once, an
have hlm soma "a courier back for IN
rug suggested Fortune.
ny J,tc tlat clears up everything
Wen do e Immediately" George Eel
better than ne had a. any stage Of IN