The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-01-23

AAoAh "Asnin' AAo@o lAo courier i =
turned with the Holy Yhiordes 1. 8
not impossible that he would hays s
| Grated them all. But now he M. 3
not; he was not far enough away
Bagdad, then, and as swiftly as I.
exigencies Of desert travel would IA.
NIT. One beacon Of hope burned
his breast. The Pasha might bs Iss
posed, and in that case he could 4
mediately dispose Of his own eod b,
and chattels and seek new pastm, I
1t would come hard, doubly hard. Al va
he never could regain the position rs
was to lose. 4
Nine hundred pounds English, iv,
a comfortable fraction over; the ,13
low-haired dog would have notNs q
in the end for his pains. 1t would fh
what the Feringhi called a good NJ
A week passed. Christmas.
not one Of them recalled the A
Perhaps it was because years
passed since that time when It mtE
anything to them. The old year MI
out a-lagging! neither did they WI
note Of this. Having left behind n
!! lization, customs and habits weu
gotten. 1
Sometimes they rode all day and
night, sometimes but half day,
again, when the water was sweett
rested the day and night. Nevs5
human being they saw, never N
van met or crossed them. In n
week, the secret marvels Of the dsI
became theirs. They saw 1t gEf =
and waver and glitter under skia ks,
brass, when the north wind let a ~
and breeze came over from the
sian Gulf They saw it covered a.
the most amazing blues and greNEgB
greens. They saw it under the ns a
azure and a stately feet of blaan
clouds; under the dawn, under thMa
Of sun, under the moon and sSnn
and unfailingly the intermltIrs rs
reaches of sand and rock and scEra, 6
bush, chameleon-like, readjustst M
countenance to each change lGio,
sky. George, who was poet WIN
the gift of expression. never cSfye
to find new charms; and ndlnr
pleased his fancy more than to sSmo "
cloud-shadows scud away acrosiRtic -
sands. Once, toward the latter VA !,
of day, Fortune cried out and pow a
Far away, palely yet distinctly, VA
saw an ocean liner. She stoolenr
against the yellowing sky as q 1rhea
lantern picture stands out upMhas
screen, and faded similarly. Apthe
the one and only mirage they SWAN
at least nollceo. IN d
Once another caravan, comR co
wholly of Arabs, passed. WhatEield
the prisoners had was inaR 30
snuffed out. Before the stnAausi
came within hailing, Mahomed htfnen
his captives into his tent and nike
he would kill either George or Rbosee
if they spoke. He forgot Ea6unt
however. AS the caravan passsSfe s
screamed. Instantly Mahomed ctAlfa,
his hand roughly over her moudbf mi
sheik Of the passing caravan ta
keenly at the tent, smiled grinlMe {
passed on. What was it to him the f.
white woman lay in yonder tentSorn
one emotion was of envy Afs AS
the prisoners became apathetic he v
Upon the seventh day, thelentis
messed the deserts terrifying one
The air that had been cool, aSty fe
grew still and hot; the blue s0xn,
began to fade, to assume duSV10Fm
perish color. The camels greSS4, e
less. Quickly there rose out ~ P
horizon saffron clouds. appn3fains
with Incredible swiftness. Nheat
whirlwinds Of sand appeared AZ NJ
and there, rose and died as sM0rts
want of air. Mahomed veered tpenslV
avan toward q kind of bluff con n.
of sand and precipitous boulden IN
the camels were made to knee m
boys muffied up their mouth n& u.
noses and Mabomed gave mikes
| uOSSS, dllu MdHollcu 6@'N ltM
tions to his captives. Fortune Snai
her head in her coat and nestleS
beside her camel, while Geol9x r,
Ryanne used their handReN
George left his camel and souph or
tunes side, found he, hand Eh
it tightly. He scarcely gave tho] g,
what he did. He vaguely 6ld
encourage her; and possibly % ef Vim
The storm broke. The sun Ar "
obscured. Pebbles and splnstand p
rock sang through the pail Of Nv yer
sand. A golden tone envelonature
little gathering. 3lants
Had there been no natura f0equ;
ton, they must have ridden ol
ly and desperately, for to DS& p
manned still in the open WON
been to await their tombs n mo
its fury in half an hour; On
clearing air became cold aguk1S Aa :
caravan proceeded. The nav to
cry one was dimly yellow, tn' ssnl.
and their garments. M,
(To BE coNT1NUEDa hprs