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coins that Alan handed him.
"Ellemak" said Alan. upon whom the
heard Of the Prophet had made an impress
sion
And ! say, Ehehdi," he added to DaOud
Just tell the beggaT, will you, that II he
has lied 10 me I'll come back here in a
week and blow his dirty little custom
house out OF the water"
DaOud translated. but the Amir didn't
turn a hair.
"InshalIah! Il is the truth he'repeated.
So Alan turned on his heel, followed by
the clink OF coin and all the blessings Of
the compassionate and merciful, and made
his way aboard.
There was no time to spare. Yambu
was something more than three hundred
miles away. A good sambuk, such as its
owner described, could make the journey
III less than two days with fair wind
such, indeed, as had been blowing on the
Egyptian shore for a week. But there was
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still a chance of heading the party on, so
Hoagland. feeling deep water under him
once more, let the Turkana out OF her
leash and she responded, leaping TO the
southwest.
That afternoon they espied latine sails
and got a baghlah and two sambuks under
their guns. But none of them were the
craft they sought much to the chagrin OF
the mate and his gun crew, who had yis-
ions of splendid practice close at hand.
Constance failed to appear at the
luncheon table and Alan tried to see her,
but she refused him admittance. And it
was not until late that night that she came
on deck for a breath of air, and he Joined
her Immediately, laundering in his hopeful
way against the feminine aura.
$50 glad you came up" he said gently.
81 was sorry hadn't explained. | had to
take Amneh, you know. There was no
other way out. She simply wouldn't stay
ashore
so | perceive" said Constance. And
then, coolly, I'm glad you realize that
you've placed me in an impossible posi-
ton"
"Oh, say. Connie. How?"
She turned away from him with a shrug,
but he followed her. "Oh, | say, Connie"
he repeated vacuOusly. And she faced him.
"Of course, / didn't know when l vol
unteered for this service the kind of free
dom you had given Amneh. It's pity you
couldn't have told me last night. Another
nurse might not have been handicapped
as ! am by a sense of the situation. But
I'm not a fool and ] refuse to accept the
position in which you've placed me. I'm
here to do my duty. and | must do II as
well as | can, but insist that you let me
go my own way, and permit me at least
the privacy to which have a right
He heard her through to the end, aware
of her pale face and eyes shining like stars
in the darkness. There had never been a
moment when she had seemed more de-
sirable than now. even in her foOlshnesS
and ineffiCacy. But he understood pre-
cisely what she meant and deep down IN
him somewhere came wellinG up a right
eOus Indignation at the injustice OF TINS
feminine creature that he loved.
"YOu mean that that Amneh'- '-- he
paused for a word.
81 mean that-that you are beneath con
tempt" she said and turning quickly
walked away and disappeared in the dark
ness forward. He made no attempt to FOL
low her. He was stunned for moment
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Sea. 1t vas DgwsUn Ghm guessed agaih.
tHere Dawson. handing Constance the
eggs, flushed pleasantly Good old Daw-
sOn-gOt Cassandra beaten by a mile. The
Sheykhs went by rail up the river and cut
across. 1t was the luCkiest thing
Alan had begun these remarks, unusu-
ally lengthy for him, in a tone OF the ut
most buOyancy and optimism, sure that ali
was now right with the world. He had
gone on talking, carried, so to speak, by
the momentum of his first impulse until,
slowly aware of the inappetency of his
audience, he fioundered about while hope
lessly and suddenly stopped, staring from
one to the other in utter amaZement. Con-
ME was trifing with her coffee cup. her
gaze upon Amneh. Amneh's look was
downcast upon her eggs, while she nibbled
refectively at her biscuit. What was the
matter? Alan, too, relapsed into silence
and began eating hurriedly.
Constance smiled and then spoke in
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fore dawn it would be wiser to take an
easterly course and hide in a harbor he
knew a few miles north of their destina-
tiOn. This strategy had proved effective
yesterday and vigilance was dOUbly neces-
Sary now, for if Won Hengel ever caught
glimpse from shore of the familiar lines Of
the Turkana, he would flee into the heights
of the RadhWah. the Mountains Of Para
disc, and then farewell to their chances Of
getting him this side of Medineh.
1t was interesting that Won Hengel had
chosen the neighbOrhOod of Medineh in
stead of that of Mecca for his prOseylftiZ-
ing. Aside from the fact that Medtneh was
nearer the British base. there would be
other considerations, both political and
religious, to sway him. The rivalry Of the
two Holy Cities was, Of course, we'll known,
and the recrudesCenCe of a genuine Kaba
Stone would be managed with less difi-
Guilty near the tomb of the Prophet than in
the immediate vicinity Of the home of the
spurious stone.
Daoud's counsel was wise and Alan gave
orders accordingly to the end that. in the
morning. no sails having been sighted they
reached the Arabian coast, and, moving
slowly southwark. cast anchor during the
afternoon in spacious harbOr. we'll pro-
tected. The shore looked inhOspitable
enough, yellowish brown soil, ribbed with
rocks, between which here and there grew
tufts of camel grass and an occasional
acacia tree. The few houses we're squat
mud novels, homes of the keepers of
small shrine, the whitewashed dome Of
which was visible nearby.
Alan and DaOud went ashore in the
launch, well disguised, their belts full of
gold. 1t was ten miles to Yambu, and the
weight of their equipment was heavy, but
they found two mOth-eaten drOmedaries in
the village which they hired, leaving money
in earnest of their return. Daoud conduct
ed the negotiations, and Alan in the capac-
ity of a dignitary stood apart, the lower
part of his face hidden in the vOluminous
kufiyah following a custOm-the Lisam OF
the Bedawee-as a protection againsi
both sand and simeon. The subterfuSe
served him we'll and gave him confidence.
His nationality was not discovered, for the
number of silver-mOunted weahOns stuck
i'm his belt proclaimed him a person OF con-
sequence from whom conversation was
matter of cOndescensiOn.
Copyright 1919. by star Company
To Be Continued Next Sunday.