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oraDle to break his parole. And where
was Ryanne? "Help!"
Mahomed swung his arm round
Georges neck, and the third cry be-
gan with gurgle and ended with a
sigh. Deity, the Arab rebandaged
the prisoners mouth. So be It. He
mad had his chance for freedom; now
he should drink to the bottom Of the
bitter cup. along with the others. He
had no real enmity against George;
ne was simply one Of the pawns in
the game he was playing. But now he
saw that there was danger in liberat-
Ing him. The other! Mahomed ca.
ressed his wiry beard To subject
him to the utmost mental agony: to
break him physically. too; to pay him
back pound for pence; to bruise, to
hurt. to rack him, that was all Ma
homed desired.
George made no further effort to
Tree himself, nor apparently to bestir
himself about the future. Somewhere
IN the fight, presumably as he fell
against the table. he had received q
crushing blow in the small ribs: and
when Mahomed threw him back. he
tainted for the second time in his life.
he reclined Imply in the corner of
the carriage, the bosom of his shirt
oulglng open; for the thrifty Arabs
had purlolned the pearl-studs, the
gold collar.buttons. and the sapphire
cuH-hnks. And consciousness re.
turned only when they lifted him out
and dropped him inconsiderately into
the thick dust of the road. He stirred
again at his bonds, but presently lay
still. The pain in his side hurt keen
ly. and he wasn't sure that the rib
was whole. What time had passed
since his entrance to the English Bar
was beyond his reckoning, but be
knew that 1t was yet in the dark Of
night, as no light whatever penetrated
the cloth over his eyes. That he was
somewhere outside the city he was
assured by the tang Of the winter
wind. He heard low voices-Arabic:
and while he possessed a smattering
of the tongue, his head ached too
sharply for him to sense a word.
Later, camel coughed Camels? And
where were they taking him upon a
camel? Bagdad? Impossible: there
were too many white men following
the known camelways. He groaned a
little, but the sound did not reach the
ears Of his captors. To ride a camel
under ordinary conditions was pain
full affair; but to straddle the ungainly
brute, dressed as he was, In a swal-
low-tail and paper-thin pumps, did not
promote any pleasurable thoughts.
They would in all truth Kill him be-
fore they got through Hang the rug!
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CHAPTER XII.
The Caravan In the Desert.

Yes, George vanished from the
haunts of men as completely as If the
Great Roc had dropped him into the
Valley Of Diamonds and left him
there; and as nobody knows tust
where the Valley of Diamonds Is,
George was very we'll lost. Still there
was, at the end of a most unique ey.
perience, recompense far beyond it's
value. But, Of course, George, being
without the gift of clairvoyance, saw
nothing save the immediate and immi-
nent circumstances: door that
banged behind hin, portentously;
sack, a cloak. a burnouse, or whatever
it was, flung about his head, and
smelling evilly.
George hit out valiantly, and mer-
ry scufle ensued. The room was
small; at least, George thought it was,
for in the space of one minute he
thumped against the four sides of it.
He could see nothing and he couldn't
breathe very well; but in spite of
these inconvenience he put up three
rounds that would have made some
stir among the middleweights. In the
phraseology Of the fancy, he had a
good punch. All the disappointments
of the day seemed to become so many
pounds of steam in his shoulder; and
he was aware of a kind Of barbaric
JOY whenever he hit some one. All
the circumspection of years, all oe
the gentle blood of his peaceful for
bears, gave way to the strain which
still turks In the blood Of civilized hui
manity, even in the veins of poets and
parsons. He fought with all the tao
Tics of sailor in a bar-room, not over
nicely.
A table toppled over with a smash
ing noise. George and his assailants
fell in a heap beside it. Thwack!
Bang! George struggled to his feet
aud tug8ed at the sitting envelope
Some one jumped upon his back, Old
Man of the Sea style. A savage elbow.
lab disposed Of this incllhns And
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was 1t, since he was now certain that
Mahomed had 1t not? 1t was Ry-
anne; Ryanne, smooth and plausible
OF tongue. Not being satisfied with 4
thousand pounds. he had stolen It
again to mulct some other simple
trustful person. George, usually 20
unsuspicious. was now quite willing
to believe anything Of anybody.
He felt himself being lifted to his
feet. The rope round his ankles was
thrown OF. Els feet stung under the
renewed fiow Of blood He waited for
them to libeYate his hands, but tho
calling rope was not disturbed. II
was evident that the natives still en-
tertained some respect for his fighting
ability. Next, they boosted him, flung
leg here and leg there; then came
lurch backward, the recurrence Of
the pain In his side, and he knew that
he was upon the back Of a camel. des-
ert-bound. There were stirrups, and
rs life began to spread vigor Ince
more through his legs, he found the.
steel. The straps were too short, and
40! '@AnS ShC uppUl IoiA OA bho pICoA
chafed his insteps. He eased himself
by riding sidewise. the proper way
to ride camel, but with constant
straining to keep his balance without
the use OF his hands. Fortunately.
they were not travelling very fast. 9TH
erwise, what with the stabbing pains
in his side, produced by the unvarying
dog-trot. he must have fallen. He
was miserable, yet defiant; tears Of
anger and pain filed his eyes and
burned down his cheeks in spite Of
the cloth
And he. poor fool. had always been
longing for an adventure, a taste Of
life outside the peaceful harbor where.
In he had sailed his cat-boat! Well.
here he was. in the deep-sea water;
and he read himself so truly that hs
knew the adventure he had longed for
had been the cut-and-dried affairs Of
story-tellers. In which only the VII
lains were seriously discommoded
and everything ended happily. 4
dashlng hero he was, to be surei
Why hadn't he changed his clothesi
Was there ever such an ASST Ryanna
had told him that there was likely to
be sport; and yet he had left the ho-
tel as one dressed for the opera. ASST
And tomorrow the Ludwig would sail
without him.
CTO BE coNTINUED.)
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inquired about Fortune, and was In
formed that she had dined in her
room. A case Of doldrums, Mrs. Ched-
soye believed.
I'm In peck Of trouble" said
George, craving little sympathy.
I'm what way?"
THE rug l told you about is gone" )"
What? Stolen?"
Yes. Vanished into thin air."
That's too bad. or course the po.
lice will eventually find it for you"
I'm afraid that's exactly the
trouble. ! really daren't put the case
in the hands of the police"
"Oh, see" Mrs. Chedsoye looked
profoundly sorry.
And here l am due for Port Said
tomorrow"
That's the kind that bowls v1u
over" said the Major "If Acre is
anything I can do scter you are
"Oh. l sSss,uldn't think Of bothering
yoT~ i'nanks, though"
you must have lost your key" sug,
gested Mrs. Chedsoye.
No It's been hanging up in the
porter's bureau all day"
"Well, | hope you find the rug" said
the Major. with sly glance at his
sister
Thanks. l must be off. The chap
| bought it Of says that the official
guardian from Bagdad has arrived.
and that there's likely to be some
sport. I'm to meet him at a place
called the English Bar"
"The EnglishBar?" The Major
shook his head. "A low place :" re-
member"
And you are going dressed like
that?' asked Mrs. Chedsoye.
Haven't time to change" He ex-
cused himself and went in search OF
a carriage.
"The play begins, Kate" whispered
the Major. This Hoddy Of ours is
wonderful chap"
Poor fellow"
What; Hoddy?"
1SO, TSIClVhl. FtS III De very un-
comfortable in patent-leather pumps.
The Major laughed light-heartedly.
Il suppose We might telegraph for res
ervation on the Ludwig"
Il shall pack at once. Fortune can
find her way to Mentone from Naples.
am beginning TO worry about that
girl. She has q temper; and she is
beginning to have some ideas"
Marry her, marry her! How much
longer must l preach that sermon?
She's growing handsomer every day,
too. Watch your laurels, Kate
Mrs. Chedsoye inspected her rings
Meanwhile, George directed his
driver to go post-haste to the English
Bar. That he found it more or less
OF dive in nowise alarmed him. He
had been in places of more frightful
aspect. AS Ryanne had written him
to make inquiries of the barmaid rela-
tive to finding him. he did 80. She
jerked her head toward the door at
the rear. George Went boldly to 1t,
opened it. and stepped inside.
And vanished from the haunts of
men.
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CHAPTER xI.-(Contlnued.)

!. She had gone scarcely a hundred
yards when she was accosted by a
eall Arab whom she indistinctly recol-
ected having seen before; where, she
could not definitely imagine. 1t was
he ragged green turban that cleared
= way her puzzlement. The Arab was
me supposed beggar over whom Perci-
Ml chow easily she had fallen into the
% habit Of calling him thatD had STUN
= Died He stood so tall and straight
shat she knew he wasn't going to beg;
J 70 naturally she stopped. Without a
II wprd, without even a look that ex-
10 messed anything, he slipped a note
INTO her hand, bowed with Oriental
81 Avity, and stepped aside for her to
u Wpceed. She read the note hastily
TO ~ she continued her way. Horace?
WY should he wish to meet her that
D even1ng, at the southeast corner of
q enc Shari'a Mahomoud- El-Falakl. a
10 1bep from the British Consulate's?
b And she mustn't come In carriage
to nor tell any one where she was 90
40 Ing? Why all such childish mystery,
~ could see her far more conyen.
20 lently in the lounging-room of the
n A0tel. She tore the note into scraps
BIT And flung them upon the air. She was
ny AIrald. She was almost certain why
10 he wished to meet her where neither
St M mothers nor her uncle's eve
hs Nould be within range. Should she
u net him7 Deeper than this, dared
me? Why had she come to Cairo
"a When at Mentone she had known
"a peace. such peace as destiny was gen.
\ erons enough to dole out to her? And
n row. out of this tolerable peace, a
% thousand hands were reaching to rend
Ia heart, to wiring it. She decided
4. ickly. Since she had coms this
i . to go on to the end would add but
20 PIE to her burden. Better to know
too soon than too late.
!, hat the note had not been direct
:. s4 to her and that she was totally un-
4 n1liar with Ryanne's handwriting,
eaDed her. She had too many other
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things upon her mind to SEQ all things
clearly. especially such trifles. She
finished her walk, returning by the
way she had gone. gave the key to the
lift-boy, and in her room dropped
down upon the bed. dryeyed and
weary. The most eventful day she
had ever known.
And all the while George sat BY
the window and watched, and at
length fell into frame of mind that
was irritable, irascible and self-con-
demnatory. And when he found that
his precious Yhiordes was gone, his
condition was the essence CT all disa-
greeable emotions. 1t was beyond him
how any one could have stolen it. He
never failed to lock his door and
leave the key with the porter. And
surely, only a man with wings could
have gained entrance by the window.
Being thorough business man among
other accomplishments, he reported
his loss at once to the management:
and the management set about the
matter with celebrity. At half after
seven every. maid and servant In the
hotel had been questioned and exam.
ined, without the least noticeable re-
suit. The rug was nowhere to be
found. George felt the loss keenly
He was not so rich that he could af-
ford to lose both the rug and the thou
sand pounds he had paid for it. His
first thought had been of Ryanne; but
1t was proved that Ryanne had not
been in the hotel since morning; at
least. no one had seen him.
George gloomed about. A beastly
day. all told; everything had gone
wrong, and all because he had over
slept. At dinner something was
wrong with tho soup; the fish was
greasy; the roast was dry and stringy;
the wine. full Of pieces of cork. Out
into the lounging-room again; and
then the porter hurried over to him
with a note from Ryanne. 1t stated
briefly that it was vitality important
for Mr.. Jones to meet him at nine
o'clock at the English-Bar in the Quar-
ter Rosetti. Any driver would show
him the way. Mohamed- El-Gebel, the
guardian Of the Holy Yhordes, had
turned up, and the band was begin
ming to play. Would Mr.. Jones like
little fun by the wayside?"
I'm his man." said George. "But
how the devil did this Mahomed ever
get into my room?"
Had Fortune dined downstairs in.
stead Of alone in her room, events
might have turned out differently. Ry-
anne had really written to George. but
not to Fortune.
Mahomed, fatalist that he was, had
thrown everything upon the whirling
scales Of chance. and waited. Later,
he may have congratulated himself
luck; 1t was the will Of Allah that he,
Mahomed, should contribute his slen-
der share in working out the des-
tinies Of two young people.
George was in the proper mood for
an adventure. He went so far as to
admit to himself that he would have
liked nothing better than fisticuff.
The one mistake he made in his cal.
culations was dress. Men didn't gen
orally go a-venturing in such tinical
attire. They wore bowlers and sack
coats and carried heavy walking
sticks. The only weapons George had
We're his two hands, now adorned with
snug-fitting opera-gloves.
He saw Mrs. Chedsoye. spoke to her.
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And doubly hang the man who had
sold it to him!
His whilom friend, conscience, came
back and gbbered at him. Once he
said. Don't do it," and now she was
saying quite humanity: 81 told you
sol" Hadn't she warned him? Hadn't
she swung her red lantern under his
very nose? Well, she hoped he was
satisfied. His rerly TO this brief jere-
miad was that if ever he got his hands
upon the rug again, he would hang
on till the crack of doom, and con
science herself could go hang. Mere
peryorscness. probably. And where
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to be SO bitterly OFFENDED. Great
wrongs may be righted, ahd the sky
be clear again, but tbs "all about
nothing" quarrels havea way of last
ing indefinitely There is nothing to
explain, and nothing to apologize for,
we tell ourselves; the whole thins
was too silly for words" Exactly
so; and it is pity We did not think
of this at the time.
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All About Nofhlnn

Some Of the saddest "misunder>
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nothing. Looking backward. we can
not think why We were so angry or
what our friend could see In our words
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