The evening world., 1912-04-11

- thought dominated impulss.
and all indications Of bslissrsncy Aisao-
peared. The arm sank. RELAXED.
IT was not possible nor polite thss
Mohammed-El-0ebel meant to tako ~
prisai In this congssted quarter. Il Weull
hive gained him no advantage whatsvss.
And Ryanne's perception Of the sxaee ~
uation enabled him to smiis With -
cool ~eRrontsry Of . man Injured - SO.
den dangers.
well. well! 90 you have found ys1r
way to Cairo. Mohammedf"
Yes. effendi." returned 4oha0no6.
with q smile that answered RyannSs =
thought and expression. the oaH 80
~ceivable difference being IN tho aeco-
tuated whiteness Of his ttas tsseh. sYea
I have found YOU"
And you have bsen aeoaang Or osr'
surely"
Ryanne. with an airy gesture. si0s3ea
that he wished to enter nh casv1aeA
Mohammed. with Q movement equally
light. implied his determination 60 $500
his ground.
Kmoothly.
Mohammed spoke Engtish more o. ~
fuentiy. His career Of forty-odd yGAee
had been most colorfui. O0ce . yoon9
sheik of tho desert. of ampse following.
a series Of tribal wars iSft I'm unai.
tached. a wanderer without tent. vi.
lage, or onion patch.
lie had irst appeared in Cairo. Here
he had OF necessity picked up . esw
words Of English. and from = laoercr
In the cotton fields no was eventually
graduated to the envted position OF Arag.
oman or guide. He tired Of tn. boln9
nomadic by instinct n inciinakion. H
tried his hand at Jugs in Smyrna, M4o1
and found himself stranded In Coueton-
tinopie.
He drifted. became q atevedors, Q ootea
porter, burying his pride tin that ~.
ment when he could. In dignitV ooA
security. resurreot Il. Fortune. hanUta8
fire. relented upon his appointment -
cavass or messenxsr 10 the Brttt1A
Consulate. After = tims he became Wo6t
he considered prosperous. and Nh ~
reconstruct his religious lifs ~ . -
grimage to Holy Mecca.
While there he had psreoewsa . 60
siderable service In behalf a tho fueuyO
Pasha of Basdad. who thsreaftar RHVk
fhm q place In nh rsttnus.
Mohammed wAs not only proud ~
wise, and . series Of events. sequoaoos
Of his own shrswdusss. puahsd hin e.
ward TIL he became In dssd. q nst q
fact. the PashA's rght-hand 40 =
Bagdad.
That quaint city. removed - II Il nrsn
the ordinary highways Of the Orient. q
still 10 most OF us an G remote anl
mysterious; and the present Pasha 80
joys great privileges. over property. ever
life and death: and II - not snlAsginG
upon fact to say that whom he deons u
necessary to lop Oh . head. ~ deeo -.
without consulting his master In Coo-
stantinople. II Is all In b business -
a day.
Next 10 his celebrated pearls ana rsss-
diamonds. the Pasha held a. HE meoe
precious treasur the Holy Yhiordeo.
And for its loss MohanHmed knew that NJ
own head rested hut insecurity upoa he
lean neck. That his star was sttll In ~
cendancy he believed. The Pasha would
not be In Bagdad for many weskA- ~
revolution In Constantinopls. the suceess
of the Young Turk party. mads the
Pa sha's future incumbency . matter Of
conjecture.
While he pulled those wires familiar 10
the politician, MohAmmed Get out bravely
10 recover tho stolen rug. He wus -.
pared TO proceed to any length TO regain
il, even to the horry ble Ito his Oriental
mind necessity of buying Il. He re-
tanned his travel-w worn garments circum-
specify, for none would believe that ID
burnouse was well lined with nngiish
weir" aid Ryanns. whriins ~
cane.
He was by no means At sass. rAsse
was going to DO trounee semeussV
: along the road
Go b CennausaA