The evening world., 1912-04-22

SOrtIy,' said Hyanne. Lei Us comS
down to the lean facts. n hat rug IL
In your room. Fortune. your mother has
discovered It long before now She will
turn II over to your estlmable uncle.
None OF US will ever see II again. I'm
thinking. Tic Major knows that Jone.
gave ms a thousand pounds for t."
Struck by q sense OF impending dlsss-
ter, Ryanne began to tumble In his
pockets. Gone! Every shilling OF II
gone. Hes got that. too. Mahomed:
the cash you gave me. Jones. Walt a
moment, don't speak: things are wrhirl-
Ing about some. Over nine hundred
pounds; every stAling of It. We mustn't
let him know that I've missed Il. rye
got TO play weak In order to grow
strong. hut they will at least
start up q row al to your ~whercabouts.
Fortune"
No" ,hou.htfuily; no. I do not
Tho u~ndercurent was too deep for
George. lie couldn't see very clearly
lust thsn. The United Romance end
Adventure Company: was that all.
Was there not something sinister behind
that name. concerning him? He looked
patiently from the girl to The advsa-
lturer.
Ryanne stared at the yellow deser.
IVY DfNs shhr Wus ttOoTIUA NNXmuly
under the stimulus Of thought. lie him.
sek did not believe hat they would
send out search parties either for him
Tor for Fortune. lie could not fAthom
what had nven Fortune her behsf: but
he realised that his own was based
upon tho recollection Of that savage
mood when he had thrown down the
g,untiet. Now they would accspt II.
He had run away with Fortune a. he
had boldly threatened to Do. Tue mother
and her precious brother would proceed
at once 10 . Fork without him. He
had made a nne muddie Of II all. But
for \ Giass Of vino and Q grain too
much Of confidence. he had not been
here this day.
Mahomed. himself asttr by this ume
came over to the group iasureiy. nj
three looked like coneplrators 70 hb
suspicious eye. but unlike conspiNeors
they made no effort 70 ssparats bscauus
he approached. He understood: - yet
they were not afraid Of him. That wns
one Of the rsasons he hated w4Yfts mon;
they could seldom be forced to show
fear. even when they possssssd II. We'll,
these three should know what fear Was
before they saw the last OF him. he
carried n kurbash. . cowhtde whip,
which he twirlsd IDLY. sven sugseSttvsly.
First. he came to George.
II you have the Yhiordss. there =
stlil a chance for you. Cairo y but
/, ffty milss away. Bagdad 10 several
hundred" He drew the whip carsss-
II do not lie.'' replied GEORGE. a
t%ruculent sparkle In his eyes. II told
you that ! had Il not. II WAS the
truth"
a ripple N anxiety passed over NJ.
homed's face. And your turning
upon ftyanne. with suppressed savage
ness.
How he lonxed to lay the lash upon
the dog.
Don't look At me-" answered Ryanns
waspishly. III I had 1t I'd not So here"
An, for a bit Of his old strength! He
would have stranGled Mshomed then
and there. hut the drug and the beat
Ing had weakened him terribly.
III | give sou the rug" i~nterpoeed
Fortune. VIII you promise freedom to
us all?''
Mahomed stepped back. nonplussed.
lie hadn't expected any Information
fron this quarter.
II hav tho rug" declared Fortune
-a!mly. though she could scarcely hear
rer " voice. her heart beat so fu-
riously.
You have IT." Mahomed ws con-
Iuseu. Here wa q turn IN 3o road
upon which he had set no calculation.
All three OF them!
Yes. And upon condition that you
lherate Ms all. 7 will put II Into your
hands. But II must be by writing this
time"
A white man woud have blushed I'M
der the rcproach In her look. Mahomed
smiled amiably. pleased over his clsv-
%ernoss. Where is tho k~lswehr'
The kisweh7"
The Holy Yhlordes. Where Is itr'
That I rcfuse 20 tell you. Your word
- honor nrst. to bind the bargain"
Ryanne laughed. II acted upon Ma
homed like a goad. lie raised the whip.
and had RyTinn-'s gaze swerved the
part OF an inch tho blow would have
~lfallen.
you laugh" snarled Mahomed.
"Why. yes. \ bargain with your
hone.' makes me l,ugh."
And your honor" returned Mahomec
hercely. lie wondered why he held
hls hand. II have matched trickery
against trlckery, Ny honor has not
been called. l fed you. l save you
drink In return you lied to me. dishon-
.ored ms In the eyes Of my friends. and
one OF them you killed"
1T was my llfe or his" exclaimed
lRysnne, not rellshing the recital Of this
phase. "lt was my life or hls, and he
was upon my back
u lTo BE Continuedl ..kI