Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-05

SMOKING - BAD nAotI 4 suppose
It's because was never caught before I
without A. And II Is a had habit.
since Il Knocks up a chap this way ,
for the lack OF II Where do you get
your ciub-steaks IN old n. Y.f~
And for an hour or more they soi-
EMMY discussed the cooking here and /,
there upon the face OF tho globe.
BY judicious inquiries George ssoer~
tained that the trip 90 Bagdad. barr
ing accidents, would take fully thirty
Eve days. The daily Journeys pro
cSedsd uneventfuliy. Mahomed main
tanned a taciturn grimnsss. II he
aimed at Ryanne at all. II was IN
triiing annoyances. such as forget
ting 20 give him his ra;ions unless he
asked for them. or walking over the
cards spread out upon the sand 4
Ryanne carried himself very well Had /
be been alone. he would have broken /
loose against Mahomed: but be /
thought OF the others. and restrained /
himself-some consideration was due |
them.
But into the blood OF the two men
there crept a petty irritabihty. They
answered one another sharply, and
often did not speak Fortune alone
seemed mild and gentle. Mahomed.
since that night she had brsvsd him.
let her 90 and come as she pleased.
nor once disturbed her. Had she
shown weakness when most she need
ed courage. Nahomed might not have
altered bis plans. Admiration Of cour-
age IS inherent IN all people So.
without appreciating Il. that moment
49, "a
, all much unpleasantness.
, b. the twentieth day. the caravan
. was far into the Arabian desert. and
l early IN the afternoon, they came up
/. on a beautiful oasis. nesting Ike an
q emerald IN a plaque OF gold. SO many
days had passed since the beloved
, green OF growing things had soothed
= their inaamed eyes. that tho sight o.
. this haven checred them AL nightly
! Once under the shade OF the palms.
: the trio picked up heart. Fortune sang
: a little. George told a funny story. and
= Ryanne wanted 20 know II they
: wouldn't take a hand at euchre. In
I. deed, that oasis was the turning. point
OF the crisis. Another week upon the
I, dreary. prohtless sands. and their spin
= its would have gone under completely
This oasis was close 20 the regular
camel-way. there being a larger oasis
! some twenty-odd miles 90 the north
But Afahorned felt safe az this distance
and decided 10 freshen up the caravaE
by two-days' rest
George Immediately began % show
Fortune little attentions. re hxed he
saddle bags. spread out her blanket
brought her some ripe dates OF If
.. own picking insisted upon going q
the well and drawing the water sh
was 70 drink And OIL how sweet an
= cool that water was. after tho gritt
fat LIQUID they had been drinking
49,. Just before shutdown. he and Forum
= set out upon a voyage OF discovery
and Ryanne paused IN his game OF n
tlence 20 watch them There va
more self-abnegation than bitterness
te- IN his eyes why nots II Fortune r
nix turned 20 her mother. sooner OF lat'
the thunderbolt would fall Par bett'
.ck that she should fall In love with Jon'
lce than TO 90 back 70 the overhangiI
his shadow. A smile lifted the corners
the his lips, a sad smile. Percival ditr
md look the part Of hero. His coat "
ed variously split under tho arms al
'ds, across tho Shoulders; his trouse
to- we're ragged, and ne walked IN
SID cloth pads Ike 3 man who had 80
IN IN both feet A beard covered
q face, and the bare spots were blister
and peeling But there was youth
,on- Percivals eyes and youth In his heo
err and surely the youth IN hers m
some day respond She would kn
this young man; she would know q
onR adversely could not crush him; q
the promise OF safety could not mt
and a coward OF him: that he was 10
and brave and honest She wo
the know IN twenty days what Il takes
average woman twenty years 10 les
n or the manner OF man who professed
sew. love her. Ryanne left the game IN
core lshed. stretched himself upon
ground Oh. the bitter cup. the bi
ccpl
~ Round the FIRE that night. the car
hing ooys got Out their tom-toms and re
n AZ and the eerie music affected the "
people nauntingiy and mysterior
to . For thousands OF years. the high
low notes OF the drums (hOllow ed
"a en-Jars or large gOurds covered
soat-skin at one end and the thin,
/. tallic wall OF the reeds had eel
across the deserts, unchanged.
ga -. boys swayed TO and fro 10 the rhy
vvtth gradually working themselves int
ecstatic frenzy.
,tsna Fortune always remembered
i =