The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-03

mean 10 htm-to them--ror she
would suffer n he suffered. an
Afghsns did not vent their hate b,
halves she had warned him. she
feared ss he feared perhaps rhs
was right
An uproar Of triumphant shouting
from the Afshans swung NJ out or
the vai:ey. u pricked him like =
spur. He pushed the woman
-out OF my way" he shouted.
aercely. "out OF my wsyi- He
swung forward
"Ayesha." shriiied vaida rhs
other woman. like cat. slipped
across the roof. She vanished dowr
the roof trap. The door OF the trap
came down with bang The Ems
iishman heard the bolt. shoot home
His way was cut OF.
II was a clever act on Naids.s par
out In q way n was also a mistake
With the ratt;e or the bolts the last
shred OF hesitation went non the
Ensiishman In that desperate act
he saw how desperate mus; be the
situation OF the British force. ana he
knew now that he must save IL. Tn.
coiling fumes OF LUXURY and softnes,
and drunkenness slipped from bis
brain Hts BODY was weak, his
mind. however. was OF astonishing
clarity. He was Roins 20 save the
British force and he would neeo al
HE wits To- save q
They sroco fatihs each other stui
the woman ana he The woman was
looking at him her ids had dronp.d
over her eyes. but the glitter of the
pupils underneath beiied the .saue
ten OF the glance lie glanced abolt
him. his movements dull his mind
keen. lie had 10 warn che British
How was he to do it,
He turned about slowly and walked
back to the shelter OF the sIIksn terL
his mind cropping tor ideas. MAZDA
moved softly. siiKeniy. BY his side.
With shuffling gai, be went 70 The
tent. His foot kicked the jewei;ed
dagger. Nadia bent anc lifted It
from before his light-shod feet. She
looked up. laughing, In that graceful,
and exquisite pose But he die nor
look at her. He dropped &c his
knees on the cushions and his hands
fumbled awkwardly amidst them
Nadia knelt by his side. looking a.
him.
In a minute he put his feft hand
out and held open the silk OF the
tent where he had slit H. Below him
the night had quiclxened and he saw
he had no time to lose. The Afghans
swarmed and rushed at the little
British band. They we're menacing
them with a furry OF dashes The
battle smoke and dus, boiled ant
seethed about them until they
hooked IKE demons in the midst or
hell. Now they were riEht up TO the
retiring roaee. ana tneir great anc
evil knives famed as they rose 70
slash. Now they held back. and a
blank open space appeared between
them and their victims The British
moved back steadily The fare 81
their volleys blasted into all rushes
with frigid and godlike zeal They
we're unbowed and undismAyed. A
nne and plucky race-and death was
waiting ready 10 pounce upon then
at their backs.
All this the Englishman on the
roof saw in a quick-nuns glance.
Then Nadia put her hand ont and
pulled the SILK together.
Away. woman" snarled the Eng
nshman. and ne swore
"Oh. my master and ny lord =
whispered Nadia. 1T IL not gooo e
look" She held the silk tight against
his hnttering hands with a sur.
prisine effort the Enziishman put out
al bis strength and pulled The
whole wall Of silk fell away and
upon Them. and the biting sunlight
biased 10
MAZDA uttered low CRY and be
gan 70 free her mead with her ief'
hant from the cilnEing folds ~ The
tent The Englishman's head vas
rleaf though the elk enwrapped hts
shoulders lie remained passive Hs
drew from under the cushions he
rizht hand sword Of light startee
iniu the ar A. HE hand came free
ir his hnsers shown the FURNISHED
and slittcrinR surface % Naida's
metal mirror
Tho woman was stiis struegiinr
bat he asa not heed her lie angled
The mirror this way. that way unfil
n caught the fnli irnract ~ the sun,
iiEht lie BEGAN 70 move Il ierkiiy
bat steadily Fiick-nick-nick vent 4
column ~ vivid iirh' through the
sap On the trees. over The heads Of
The retirine Hriiish force
The man on fhe roof top had 70
membered he had been q soldier
Steadily. a. n m dream. NJ
flcked the hcsm down over ths
British fopce We did this sewers
times 20 attract attention Then h.
held o. riEid ihs sun beatinr
STRAIGHT ont from " IN the regulation
cau