The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-05-20

The yataghan must have slipped
llttle--where was it7 II was gone
she had lost I'll Then began a fran
tic search. hut II was not to be found.
Terror-strlcken. she questioned many
OF the dancers. and then. as a last re-
sort, ran to the dressing room and
asked the maid. No one had seen the
dagger. II had vanished. II seemed.
Tears OF fright came to Alcna's dark
eyes; she sank TO chair In the cloak
room. miserable. utterly unhappy. The
evening was over for her. She could
not return to the festivities. In
moment or two, enveloped in her
long cloak, she was speeding home in
n taxi alone. A sorry end of the won
derful evening.
At breakfast PHI was not even con.
cerned about how she had reached
home alone. lie was still Under the
Impression that she had been the
shepherdess and somebody had in
formed him that she had left with an
escort. Alcina did not explain. she
was too miserable to care about any
thing except how she would explain
the loss of the yataghnn to Mrs. Nav.
son.
A very pale. quiet social secretary
crept into the great gloomy library
for work that morning. She raised
two worried eyes to the bare spot
where the yataghan had hung-but
--wns she dreaming-she rubbed her
eyes, for there In its old place hung
the Turkish dagger polished like new.
Alcina drew back. actually fright
ened then FASTENED to touch II to see
II II was real and not an optical a.
luslon. No. 1t was the silver yata.
CHAN, there was no possible mistake.
II don't understand It," she said
aloud; "it's the NEST remarkable
thing that ever happened"
mot really so very remarkable.
considering that I put II there" said
voice strangely familiar. Alclna
swung around to see tall young man
quite unknown TO her.
Don't you really remember your
devoted toreadorY he questioned,
coming nearer.
Alclna gasped. How on earth did
you get here and how do you ';now
me, II you please7"
81 think would recognize the
dark eyes of my Turkish vamp any
where. but seriously owe you an
apology. / took the yatnghan last
night-you see IL happened to be
my yataghah. I recognized II imme-
diately. But IL had had an idea
that II would make you leave never
would have done 1t In the wide world.
When could not find you any
where, then l left, too"
Alcina. mortified, her breath com
ing fast, answered. very disturbed
'Then you must be Mrs. Mawsons
youngest son2'
He nodded. 81 am very much
ashamed OF myself for causing you
an anxious moment over that old
knife. And I'm going TO confess still
further. When came home night
before last I happened to glance In
the library, and 10 and behold a very
charming young woman was takinl
down my old Turkish yataghan ant
putting II In her nun. wondered
what on earth she could possibly want
with that sword. On questioning
mother found out who you were ant
that you intended to go TO a fancy
dress ball. Then and there decided
that l was going TO the ball, too. but
II was not the silver yataghan thai
made me go! Please forgive me. ant
let's be frlends" lie held out botl
hands beseechlngly. and before Al
Gina knew what she was doing she
had laid her hands In his II was 0
silent but true promise OF future part
nershlp In the silver yataghani