Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-05-07

ing accidents. would take fully thirty
i've days. The daily journeys pro-
ceeded uneventfully. Mahomed main
tanned taciturn grlmness. II he
aimed at Ryanne at all. it was IN
! trlhing annoyances, such as forget
ting to give him his rations unless he
asked for them. or walking over the
cards spread out upon the sand.
Ryanne carried himself very well. Had
he been alone. he would have broken
loose against Mahomed; but he
thought OF the others, and restrained
himself-some consideration was due
them.
But into the blood OF the two men
there crept a petty irrltability. They
answered ono another sharply, and
often did not speak. Fortune alone
seemed mild and gentle. Mahomed.
since that night she had braved him.
let her go and come as she pleased.
nor once disturbed her. Had she
shown weakness when most she need
ed courage. Mahomed might not have
altered his plans. Admiration OF cour-
age is inherent in oil people. So.
without approaching It, that moment
had been precious one, saving them
all much Unpleasantness.
by the twentieth day. the caravan
was far into the Arabian desert. and
early in the afternoon, they came up
on beautiful oasis. nesting like an
emerald In plaque of gold So many
days had passed since the beloved
green or growing things had soothed
their infamed eyes, that the sight OF
thls haven cheered them all nightly
once under the shade OF the palms
the trio picked up heart. Fortune sang
little, George told a funny story. and
hyanne wanted to know n thew
wouldn't take hand at euchre. In
deed, that oasis was the turning-point
OF the crisis Another week upon the
dreary, profltless sands, and their spir-
us would have gone under completely.
This oasis was close to the regular
camel-way, there being a larger oasis
some twenty-odd miles to the north.
But Mahomed felt safe at this distance.
ana decided to freshen up the caravan
by two-days' rest
George Immediately began to show
Fortune little attentions. He fixed hay
saddle-bags. spread out her blanket.
brought her some ripe dates of his
own picking, insisted upon going TO
the well and drawing the water she
was to drink. And oh! how sweet and
cool that water was, after the gritty
fiat liquid they had been drinking,
Just before shutdown, he and Fortune
set out upon a voyage of discovery;
and Ryanne paused in his game OF pa
uence to watch them There was
more self-abnegation than bitterness
In his eyes. Why not? II Fortune re-
turned to her mother, sooner or Inter
the thunderbolt would fall. Far better
that she should fall in love with Jones
than to 60 back TO the overbanqine
shadow. A smile lifted the corners of
MIS- lips, sad smile. Percival didn't
look the part OF a hero. His coat was
variously split under the arms and
across the shoulders; his trousers
were ragged. and he walked in his
cloth pads like man who had govt
in both feet. A beard covered his
face, and the bare spots were blistered
and peeling. But there was youth in
Percivals eyes and youth in his heart
and surely the youth I'm hers must
some day respond. She would know
this young man; she would know that
adversely could not crush him. that
the promise OF safety could not make
coward OF him; that he was loyal
and brave and honest. She wopld
know in twenty days what n takes tho
average woman twenty years 10 learn.
the manner OF man who protested TO
love her. Ryanne left the game unfn.
ished, stretched himself upon the
ground. Oh, the bitter cup. the bitter
cup!
Round the fire that night, tho camel
boys got out their tcm-toms and reeds
and the eerie music affected the white
people hauntlngly and mysteriousIv
For thousands OF years, the high and
low notes OF the drums (hollow earth
en-jars or large gourds covered with
goat-skin at one end and the thin. me-
tallic we'll OF the reeds had echoed
across the deserts, unchanged.
Fortune always remembered that
night. Wrapped in her blanket sbs
had lain down just outside the circle
and had fallen into doze. When the
music stopped and the boys left the
prisoners to themselves. George and
Byanne talked
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