The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-09
eleventh INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIII.
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In n DESERT.

Nv trE pEJ&ht.
Quest was the first the next morn
Ing TO open his eyes, TO grope his
way through the tent opening and
stand for O moment alone, watching
tho alabaster skies. He turned lag
lily arerad, meaning TO summon the
Arab who had volunteered to take
Ifassan's place. His arms-he had
been in the act Of stretching-fell TO
his sides. He stared at the spot
where tho camels had been tethered,
fncredulously. There we're no cam
els. no drivers, no Arabs. There YVES
not q soul nor an object in sight ex-
cept the stark body Of Hassan, which
they had dragged half out of sight
behind O slight knoll. High up In the
sky above were two little black specks,
wheeling lower and lower, Quest
shiyered as he suddenly realized that
for tho first time In his life he was
looking upon the winged ghouls OF the
desert. Lower and lower they came.
He turned away with q SILVER.
The professor was still sleeping
when Quest re-entered the tent. He
woke him UP and beckoned him 70
cone outside.
Quest pointed "a the little sandy
knoll with its sparse covering OF grass.
deserted-with scarcely q sign. even.
that 1t had been the resting place Of
the little caravan. The professor gave
vent to q little exclamation.
The Professor hurried off towards
the spot where the encampmsnt had
been made. SudAealy he stood still
and pofutad with his finger. In the
clearer. almost crystalline Hight of the
coming day. they saw tho track OF the
cameas In n lcas, rStroken line
stretching away northwards.
He glanced around q little helpless
ly. Quest took q cigar from his case
and lit 1t.
No ssess worrying" Quest sighed.
"The question 10 how BEST to get out
OF the mess. What's the next move.
anyway"
Che professor glanced towards the
son and took q small compass from
his pocket. He pointed across the des-
ert.
That's exactly our route" he said,
but | reckon we still must be two
days from the Aonsars. and how we
are going 10 get there ourselves, much
more get the women there. without
cames. I don't know. There are no
we1ls, and I don't believe those fell
lows have loft ~ y single tin Of wa
ter"
Laura put her head out OF the tsnt
In which the two womea had slept.
Say. where's breakfsstr" she cx-
claimed. Il can't smell the coffee"
They tsrnsd and approached her ST.
lentay. The two girls. fully dressed.
name out Of the tent IS they ap-
preached.
Young ladies.- the professor an
ncuxoed. 4 regret to say that a mis-
fortune has befAllen us. a mis-
fortane which We shall be able, with
cut doubt, TO sufmeunt, but which will
mean Q Gay u hardship and much In
sonvenicnee."
Where are tie oamels,- Lenora
asba1 breaktlssslys
"Gcnei" Quest rspEeA.
"AnA the Arabs?"
'Nsone with them--we are lett high
nd ery." Quest explained. =
"And what 10 worse." the professor
ids1. Win : grean. sthsy HAYS taken
~ them a ear storss. q rides and
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&"Hov lAr are We from The MongaS
kmpf' IsnosA Asked.
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