The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-15

more and sat silently wrapped In her
|. own thoughts, now Of Stone, now o.
. Carr, and again OF herself.
At Bedrasehin they left the train.
s Pauline looked anxiously around but
r saw nothing Of her cousin.
II do not see him." said Ahri, grave.
!. ~, meeting her inqulring glance: but
not here, we go to the desert to meet
: him"
ITO the desert? How? Where"
"This way. Here are our CARTS
l Ahri led the way to where two sand
, carts stood waiting, evidently for them.
: They were a little like English dog
carts and drawn by desert horses.
"You take that one, Miss Stoort, and
l this" directed Ahri, standing with
} outstretched hand, like a commanding
| officer.
; Bewildrede, but knowing the respon-
sibility OF !Carr's servant, Pauline got
into the cart he indicated. She did
not at all like the looks of the gaunt
black Moor who drove her, but thought
best to say nothing. She had learned
never to show fear of the native serv-
ants, and she held her head high, and
gave the driver only a naughty stare.
Ahr1, after she was arranged for,
sprang into the other car, and they set
OFF.
The road was through the village,
nroug palm groves, past large ex.
panses OF water, and at last through
desert wastes, among foothills that
quickly cut off the view of the road
just traversed.
Paullne's cart was ahead Of the 9TH
er, and looking back she could not see
the other one, in which Ahri rode.
A strange feeling began to Green
into her heart. Covertly she glanced
at her driver. The hard bony face was
not turned her way, but she had an
uncanny n that the man was grin
ming at her. Sternly she babe him stop
and wait for the other cart.
No Ingleese," he rejoined, with a
dogged expression on his ugly counte-
nance. 3
II command you," and Pauline laid
hold of his arm, IT insist that Won
stop!" -x-e,
mo Ingleese," he repeated, and
now he gave her a distinctly impudent
look and spurred the horse to faster
pace.
Pauline considered. She was fright
ened beyond words to express, but she
knew she must not show fear. Taught
lily held her proud little head aloft.
and tried to think what was best to do.
Something was wrong, that she knew
but whether it was Ahri who was at
fault, or this dreadful man beside her.
or-or-she stifled back the thought of
Loria.
He would save her, she knew he
would, cried her worried brain, but in
her heart was black doubt. All the,
unadmitted fears she had known oh
late, all the repressed suspicious. all
the insistent doubts, these came f1ock-i
ing, clamoring for recognition.
On they went-where they might be
d had no idea. Nothing could be-
seenFbut he never ending hills. not
high, but of sufficient height to cut off
all view of anything but their sandy
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versed.- The sur was under a cloud
n Pauline had no knowledge of thef
direction they were taking. But from
the mans grim, stony face, and cruel
eyes, h knew she was in dreadful
even desperate danger. Courageously.
n insisted over and over that thew
stop. The reply was only a shaken
head and a reassertion that English
was an unknown tongue. This Paul.
Inc knew to be a lie, from his intelli-
gent expression at her words. AtAlast
desperately trying to control her trem..
bling hands. she offered her purse. ifI
he would stop.
To her surprise, he consented and
jerked his horse to a standstill. paul
Inc handed over the purse, and the
driver got U OF the cart, indicating
by gestures that she should also
alight, and rest herself.
The car was small, and the ride had!
been uncomfortable, so after a MOI
ments thought Pauline Jumped out.
She reasoned that the man having her
money, had no desire to prolong tha
trip, n In q moment they would go
back to Bedrashein. Often had she
heard OF these r%obberies, and she felt
that, cupidity satisfied. she had little
to fear.
But no sooner was she on the o
than the Moor sprang again into his
cart and, whipping up his horse. sped
way across the desert and and in q
minute rounded a hill and was u OF
sight.
Pauline looked after him an instant.
and then, realizing to the utttermost
what it meant-that she was aban-
doned to her fate in a tmckless des.