The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-07-08
CHAPTER xx-centInusd.

After 4 moment. In which the Mar
quise d'Esclignac gsxsd at the bougain-
villea and wondered how anyone could
admire its 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.
In love. my dear!"
| with Madame de ID Maine
The arrival of Madame de Ia Maine
had bean 4 bitter blow to the Mar
quise d'Esclignao Tbs 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 lovely
woman" said the girl simply. and 4
man. That's all. You wouldn't want
me to marry 4 man who loves another
woman ma tante, when the woman
loves him and when love another
mani"
She laughed and kissed her aunt's
cheek.
Let US think of the soldier" she
murmured, "let us think just of him.
ma tante, will you not7"
The Marquise d'Esciisnac struck
her colors.
| In the hallway of the villa, In =
snowy gibbeh land his clean-washed
appearance was much in his favor
Hammet Abou waited to talk with the
grandmother and the exoellency.
He pressed both his hands to his
forehead and his breast as the ladies
entered the vestibule. There was a
stasnant odor Of imyrrh and sandal
wood In the air. Tho marble vesti.
bule was cool and dark. the walls
hung with hiEh-colored stuffs, the
windows drawn to keep out the heat.
Tho Due de fremont and Madame
de la Maine came out of the salon
together. fremont nodded to this
Arab.
Il hope you are a little less-" and
he touched his forehead smiling. TO
day. my friend"
II am as God made me, Monsieur
What have you got todayf" asked
Julia Redmond anxiously. fixing her
eager eyes upon Hammet.
1t seemed terrible to her that this
man should stand there with 4 vital
} secret and that they should not all be
at his feet He glanced boldly around
: at them.
There are no soldiers hereY"
No, no. you may speak freely
The man went forward to fremont
and put paper in his hands. unfold
/ ing 1t like chart.
This Is what monsieur asked me
| for-a plan of the battlefield. This is
the battlefield. and this is the
desert"
fremont took the chart. On the
page was simply 4 round circle. drawn
In red ink. with few Arabian charac-
tiers and nothing else. Hsmmet Abou
I, traced the circle with his fingers
tipped with henns.
That was the battle. Monsieur"
But this Il no chart. Hammst
Abou."
The other continued. unmoved:
And all the rest Il a desert. like
! this"
fremont. over the mans snowy
turban. glanced at the others and
shrugged. Every one but Julia Red
mond fhou~ht ~ 49, t---~- o.
came up to him where he stood close
to fremont. She said very slowly In
French. compelling the mans dark
eyes to meet hers:
You don't wish to tell az, Hammet
Abou, anything more. Am not
rightY You don't wish us to know the
truth
Now II was the American pitted
against the Oriental. The Arab. with
Difference. touched his forehead be-
fore her
IF ! made 4 true plan" he said
coolly. your excellency could give 1t
tomorrow to the government"
Just what should be done, Julia. :"
said the Marquise dEscliEnac, in Eng
fish. This man should be arrested
at once"
Ma tante." pleaded Julia Redmond.
She felt as though a slender thread
was between her fingers, a thread
which led her to the door of laby-
rinth and which a rude touch might
cause her to lose forever.
IF you had money would you start