The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-17
CHAPTER XIII.

Two Love Stories.
II it had not been for her absorbln,
thought Of Sabron, Julia would hay,
reyeied IN the desert and the new ex
,periences. Az 1t was, its charm ane
magic and the fact that he Travelled
over i helped her to endure the inter
val
IN the deep impenetrabIe silence sbs
seemed to hear her future speak tc
ner' She believed that 1t would either
pe wonderfully happy one, or hope.
lessly withered life.
Julia, cannot ride any fartheri,,
exclaimed the comtesse.
she was an excellent horsewoman
ana had ridden all her life. but her
Tlding Of late had consisted of can.
Ter IN the Bots de Boulogne at noon.
and i was sometimes hard 10 follow
Jniia's tireless gallops toward an ever.
disappearing goal,
Forgiv" me- said Miss Redmond
ana brought her horse up TO her
friends side.
was the cool OF the day, OF the
fourteenth day since fremont had LEFT
Aigiefs and the seventh day OF Julia.a
excursion. A fresh wind blew from
the west. lifting their wells from tbeir
felmets and bringing the fragrance Of
me mimosa into whose scanty forest
they had ridden. The sky paied ~.
ward sunset, and the evening star.
second in glory only to the moon
hung over the west
Although both women knew ner.
fectiy well the reason for this avcnr.
sion and its Importance. not one word
hau been spoken between them OF
SaDron and fremont other than
natural interest and anxiety.
They might have been two hospital
nurses awaiting their patients.
They halted their horses iooa,n.
over toward the western horizon and
its mystery. The star shines over
their caravan" unused Madame de IA
Maine Julia had not thought Therese |
poeticaD. as though to leac them
home
Madame de la Maine turned her fare
and Julia saw tears In her eyes. The
FfencnWoman's control was usually
perfect she treated most things with
knocking gayety. The bright softness S
Of her eyes touched Julia.
Therese!" exclaimed the Amari.
can girl, II is only fourteen days,.
Madame de Ia Maine laughed Thara
was a break In her voice. only four.
teen days" she repeated. ''and any
one OF those days may mean DEATH.
she threw back her head, touched
her stallion. and flew away like nebt
and u was Julia who first drew rein
Therese! Therese, We canro,
go any fartheris
Lady, said Azrael. He drew his
big black horse up beside them. eve
must go back to the tents"
Madame de la Maine pointed with
her whip toward the horizon. 1T Is
cruel. Il ever recedesl"
Tell me. Julia. OF Monsieur do 4
sabron." asked Madame de la Maine
abruptly.
There is nothing to tell, Theresa :
You don't trust me?" 7
Do you think that, reaIly?a
In the tent where Azrael servaa
hemstheir meal. under the ceilinp M
turkish red with its Arabic charac.
ers In clear white. Julia and Madame >
e la Maine sat while their coffee was
eryed them by Syrian servant. .
girl does not come into the Ga. y
ara and watch like a sentinel does =
OF suffer as you have suffered. ma Y
here, without there being something =
, tell N
III is true" said Miss Redmond =
ind would YOU be with me, Therese. o
did not trust you? And what do y
,u want me to teIl?" she added .
lively
The comtesse laughed. ~
@Vous etes charmante, JuIia!" y
II met Monsieur de Sabron." said al
liza slowly, mot many months ago in
rascon. | saw him several times, ST.
d then he went away
And then2r urged Madame de la ri
line eagerly
He left his little dog. Pitchoune, ha
Eh me, and Pitchoune ran after his
ster. to MarseilIes, Aingfng himself gr
0 the water. and was rescued by at