The Arvada enterprise., 1915-09-16
should you risk your life for people
who are almost strangers"

has II never occurred to you that the
people we grow up with arc never
really our friends that real friendship
comes only with maturity OF the mind?
| Why the best man friend | have in
this world Is young chap met but
three years ago. 1t is not the know.
ing OF people that makes friendships.
II is the sharing of dangers OF bread
in the wilderness; OF getting "A glimpse
OF the soul which lies beneath the con
Nentions OF the social pact Would
You call mo n stranger"
20, no!' she cried swiftly. 1T is
merely that | do not want you to risk
your life any further for us. Is there
no way | can dissuade YOU"
None that | can think OF. | am
going back with you. That's settled
Now let us talk of something else.
Don't you really want me to go?"
An. that isn't fair" looking out to
sea again and following the lights
aboard the Smla
II was mighty hard for him not to
sweep her into his arms then and
there, But he would never be sure OF
/ ',
| free of the sense of gratitude. free to
weigh her sentiments carefully and un.
! bascdly. He sat down abruptly on
the wreck of an ancient hull embed.
| ded in the sand She sank down n lit.
| tie way from him.
! He began to tell her some OF his
past exploits: the Amazon. the ORR
noco, the Andes. Tibet and China. OF
| the strange tiotsam and jetsam he had
met in his travels. But she sensed
only the sound OF his voice and the de
sire to reach out her hand and touch
his. Friendship, Bread In the wilder.
ness!
Ahmed was lean and deceptive to
the eye Like many Iltndus. he ap-
| pearcd hnemiC; and yet the burdens
the man could put on his back and
carry almost indefinitely would have
killed many "A white man who boastcd
OF his strength. On half loaf OF
black bread and n soldiers canteen OF
water he could travel for two days.
lie could go without sleep for As hours
and when he slept he could sleep any
where on the moment
Filling his saddle bags with three
days rations, two Cantccns of water
he set OF on II hagin. or racing camel.
for Alfalfa. 200 miles inland as tho
crow flies. 1t was his intention to
ride straight down to the desert and
across this to Colonel iiare's camp. II
such n thing now existed A dromedary
In good condition can make from sixty
to eighty miles day; and the beast
Ahmed had engaged was OF Arab
blood. In four days he expected to
, reach the camp. II Winnie had not
. yet arrived, he would take the road.
meet her. warn her OF the dangers
which she was about to face. and con
vey her to the seaport II 1t was too
late, he would send the camel back
with "A trusted messenger to the colo
, mel to advise him.
, They watched him depart In "A cloud
: OF dust, and then played the most en-
crvating game in existcnce-thht OF
waiting. for they had decided to wait
TN they heard from Ahmed before
they moved
Four nights later. when Ahmed ar
rived at the bungalow. he found condi
lions as usual. For reasons best known
to himself Umbnlla had not disturbed
anything In fact. he had always had
the coming OF the younger sister In
mind and left the bungalow and camI
untouched. 80 Az not to alarm her
She had not yet arrived So Ahmed
flung himself down upon his cotton
rug. telling the keepers not to disturb
him, he would wake himself when the
tim" came But Ahmed had oy.rrntod
his powers, he Was getting along IN
years. and II was noon of the next day
when II hand shook him by the Hhoul
rival of Winnie and her woman com
pauiOu
For IN" first tim. in many years
Ahmed cursed his prophet H." that
had had tim" to warn the child had
slept Ike the siOth Of c"ylon'
II" went directly to the point lie
told her briefly what had happened
H." had not tn" least doubt that I'm
balln was already aware of her ar
| flNbl ono bl'ltA i'IIlHlil HluI'I III 'H'
go.down Of IN" bungalow. her maid
also That night II Imballn or al,
men failed to appear. he would LEAD
her on to safety But there was nc
hop" of stealing away In tn" haytim"
In his heart, however. he entertained
no hope, and llk" the good general ho
was. he dispatched III" messenger and
camel 10 the sea The father and
daughter wor" fat.d to return
Ahmed had r"okon"d Bhrowdly I'm
balIa appeared later In the day and de"
mand"d IN" daughter Of Colonel Hare
Backed as h" was by numerous sol
diofs, Ahmed resigned himself 10 IN"
inevitable They found Winnie and her
maid whom later they sent 10 the
frontier ana nbnnhonedD and took
them to the palace.
There wnn NO Weeping or Willing OF
s,rupPIIup Tho dark. proud face pi