Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-24
IAaminc Il more carefully than sh,
had time to do before.

GNaminc Il more carefully than sh,
hau time to do before.
AS she sat gazing at tho picture she
suddenly became aware that she was
not alone: that some one was standing
close behind her some one who had
approached her noisclcSsly Guilty.
she thrust the picture back into her
waist. y hand :cI' upon her shoulder
She was sure that II was the shcik
and she awaited in dumb terror the
blow that she knew would immediate.
" follow
No blow came. and she looked up,
ward over tier Shouldcr-into the eyes
of Abdul kamak. the young Arab.
II saw" he said. the picture that
Won have just hidden 1t is you when
YOU were u child. very young child
May see II againI"
Acricm drew away from him.
~ will give it back" be said. II
have heard OF you. and know that
YOU have no love for the shcik. your
father. Neither have I. will not be.
Tray YOU. let me see the picture"
She drew thc photograph from its
hiding plar" and handed 1t to him.
lie turned thc picture over. and rs
his eyes fell upon the old newspaper
cutting they went wide. lie could
read French with difficulty. ii is true,
but he could read it. He had been to
lariS. lie had spent six months there
on exhibition with troup of his desert,
fellows
Slowly. lahoriously. he read the vel.
lowed cuttings Ills eyes were no longer
wide Instead. they narrowed to two
SlitS Of cumming When he had done
he looked ~ he girl.
You have read thiS?" he asked
Il have moi had the opportunity
She replied
wonderful idea had sprung to Alb
dul kamakS mind. 1t was an idea
that might he furthcrcd If the girl
were kept IN ignorance OF the contents
. of thai newspaper cutting. 1t would
certainly bc doomed should she learn
its contents.
"Alercm, he whispered. never un
I'll today have my eyes behold you.
yet ut once they tod my heart that II
must over he your servant. You do
not know me. Dut | nsN that YOU trust
me- can help yor. Vor hate the
shcik. So do L. lie, me .akc you away
from him. Come with me ana we will
go back to the r"cat dcScct where my
father Is Il shcik mi=hticr than is
yours. VILE yon come"
Mcrirm sat in silence She hated l.,
wound the only one who haG Offered
her protection and Friendship. but %r,.
did not wan! Abdul k"mal's love nn
ccircd by her Silcncc thc man Sri;ctl
her and strained her to him. hui Mcri
EN- struggled to tree herself.
81 do moi love YOU" she cried OH
please do not make ne hate YOU, Yo''
are the only one who has shown kind
ness toward me. and want to lilu
YOU, Sbut | cannot love YOU"
Abdul Kamak drew himself to hi.
fun height.
You will learn To love me-" he said
FOR shall! take you. whether yon will
or no. You hate the Shcik. and so vow
viii not tell him. for If you do VII.
tell him of the picture | hate the
sheik. and 49,. >. -.
"You hate the Shcik?'' came n grin
voice from behind them
Both turnca'to soc the S'lcik nimsrl
standing n few PAGES from them Al
dull still held the picture In his hand
Now he thrust ii within his h,rnuu$r
Yes" he said Il hate the shrik
And rs he spoke he Sprang toward tn.
older man. fcllcd him with blow and
dashed on across the village to the line
where his horse was pickcted, saddleG
and ready. for Abdul Knmak had beer
about to ride forth to hunt when he
had seen the stranger girl alone by the
bushes.
Leaping into the saddle. Abdul Ku
max dashed for the village gates. The
shefk, momcntarily stunned by tho
blow that had fcllcd him. now staggcr
ell to his feet, shouting Justify to his
followers to stop The escaping Arab.
y dozen blacks lcapcd forward to In
terccpt the horScman, only to be ridden
down or brushed aside by the mu.ZlC
or ABDUL kamak's long musket, which
he dashed from side TO side about him
as he spurred on toward the gate
But here he must surely be inter
>SP'Su' AichuS INC TWO DRtCRS sta
toned there were pushing the umwield
ly portals TO. Up flew the barrel OF
the fugitirc'S weapon. With reins fly.
Ing loose and his horse at mad gal
Top, the son of the desert fired once
and one keeper of the gate dropped in
his tracks. An instant later the other
had been ridden Gown.
With a wild wnoop of exultation
twirling his muskct high above his
head and turning in his saddle to laugh,
back into the faces OF his pursuers
Abdul Kamak dashed out OF tho vii
lage Of the shiek and was swallowed
up by the Jungle