Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-10
CHAPTER xx-contlnusd.

ment turns matchmaker in behalf of Ire
mont.
CHAPTER xx-Contlnued.
After q moment, in which the Mar
Quise d'Esclignac gazed at the bougain-
villea and wondered how anyone could |
admire it's crude and vulgar color, Miss
Redmond asked:
did you ever think that the Due de
fremont was in lover"
Turning shortly about to her niece,
her aunt stared at her.
I'm love, my dear!"
with Madame de Ia Maine"
The arrival Of Macame de la Maine
had been a bitter blow to the Mar
quise d'Esclignac. The young woman
was, however, much loved in Paris and
quite in the eye of the world. There
was no possible reason why the Mar
quise d'Esclignac should avoid her.
"You have been hearing gossip,
Julia"
Il have been watching a lovely
woman" said the girl simply, land a
man. That's all. You wouldn't want
me to marry q man who loves another
woman, ma tante, when the woman
loves him and when love another
man?"
She laughed and kissed her aunt's
cheek.
Let us think of the soldier" she
nurmured, let us think just of him,
ma tante. will you not?"
The Marquise d'Esclignac struck
her colors.
In the hallway Of the villa. in q
snowy gibbeh (and his clean-washed
appearance was much in his favor)
Hammet Abou waited to talk with the
grandmother and the excellency.
He pressed both his bands to his
forehead and his breast IS the ladies
entered the vestibule. There was a
stagnant odor of myrrh and sandal
wood in the air. The marble vesti-
bule was cool and dark, the walls
hung with high-colored stuffs, the
windows drawn to keep out the heat
The Due de fremont and Madame
dc la Maine came out of the salon
together. fremont nodded to the
Arab.
Il hope you are little less-" and
he touched his forehead smiling, ito
day. my friend"
II am as God made me, Monsieur
What have you got today?" asked
Julia Redmond anxiously, fixing hel
eager eyes upon Hammet.
It seemed terrible to her that thii
man should stand there with vita
secret and that they should not all b.
It his feet. He glanced boldly arount
a& them.
"There are NO soldiers here?"
mo, no, you may speak freely"
Tho man went forward to Tremon
and put . paper in his hands, unfold
ing It like . chart.
This IL what monsieur asked m,
for-a plan Of the battlefield. This 4
the battlefield, and this 10 tn
DESERT"
fremont took the chart. On tn
page was simply . round circle, draw
IN red ink, with . few Arabian charae
ters and nothing else. Hammet Abo
traced the circle with his finger
tipped with henna.
THAT was the battle, Monsieur"
But this Is no chart. Hamme
Abou."
The other continued, unmoved:
And all the rest 10 . desert, lik
sAis."
fremont, over the mans snow
turban, glanced at the others an
shrugged. Every ono but Julia Rec
nond thought he was insane. Sh
came up to him where he stood clos
to fremont She said very slowly l
French, compelling the mans dar
eyes to meet hers:
you don't wish to tell us. Hamms
Abou, anything more. Am nj
rightf You don't wish US to know tn
truth"
Now II was the American pftte
against the Oriental. The Arab, wit
difference, touched his forehead b
fore her.
"If l made . true plan." he sa
cooIly, your excellency could give
tomorrow TO the government"
"Just what should be done, Julia
said the MarQuise dEsclignac, in En-
ct once"
ma tante," pleaded Julia Redmon
She felt ~ though slender thres
was between her fingers, a thres
which led her to the door of lab
rinth and which q rude touch migl
cause her to lose forever.
"If You had money would you sta