Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-17

ambush, and as soon els q narrow
lane showed between the houses to
the left, the one-eyed man steered
swiftly there and Billy sprang out
with the girl and they raced thru
the lane into the adjoining street.
He looked mp and down it; either
they had got out at the wrong lane
or the cab they had ordered to be in
waiting had failed then. but there
| was no time for speculation and they
walked on as fast as they could with
out the appearance of flight. The
stray loiterers on the dark street
stared curiously as they passed,to see
a young American in gray tweeds. his
cap pulled over his eyes. with
woman in the Mohammedan wrap
and mantle, but no one stopped
them. and in another minute they
saw a lonely cab rattlirlg thru the
streets and climbed quickly In.
And now, for Heavens sake. tell
me all about it," besought Billy b.
| Hill, staring curiously at his most
unforeseen companion.
! With deep-drawn sigh Of relief
she had snuggled back against the
cushioned seat, and now she flung
off the sl,rouding mantle and looked
up to meet his gaze with smile Of
excited triumph.
She had the prettiest teeth he had
ever seen. lovely little rows of pearls.
and the biggest and brightest of
dark eyes with wide lashes curling
dramatically back. Even in the thrill
| Nd Oh, ,,f NO lar,
| a spark of provocation in those eyes
for the good -loolsins young man who
stared down at her. and BNly would
have been a very wooden YOUNG man,
/ indeed. If he had not felt tinglins
excitement la this unexpected cap
| ture, for all the destruction OF his
romantic plans. SO this, he thought
rapidly was the foreign girl in keris-
sens house and Ariee, bless her lit
tile golden head, was safe where she
| planned, in Alexandria. a warm
GLOW of happiness enveloped him at
| that.
manded again, s.You are running
away from Kerissen?"
/ 'Oh, yes" she cried eagtrly. "Yo,l
must not let him catch us. We are
lsafe-yeS?'
/ Il should rather think so," Billy
laughed. And there's gun in my
pocket that says SO. And so you
sent me that message to-day by that
little native girl? How in the world
did that happen?"
THAT gir, is one who will do
little for money. yon understand"
said the Niennese. "and | have told
gentleman who come to save me- You
see have sent for friend. and
think that he--but never mind. That
| girl she come running this afternoon
to where / am shut in. way back in
the palace. and she say that a foreign
gentleman is. painting n picture out
| In the street, and he stare very cum
ming at her. So / tell her to find
out IT he is the one for me, and to
| tell him to come quick tf,is night.
She was afraid to take note-afraid
the eunuch catch her. So she went
to you. She told afterwards that
you ask her II there is any strange
lady there anxious to get away, and
she give you the message and my
/ handkerchief and you say you will
coRe--and my, how you givs me one
great surprse!''
Il And great disappointment" said,
Billy grinning. 4 II
"Oh, no, no. she denied, eyes and
| lips sill mischievons smile. III saw to.
myself, Ny God. That Ii a finelook-
ing young man! He and 1 will have
| something to say to Zach other
| h'm?"
Nov who in the world are your
demanded Billy bluntiy. And how
did you happen to get into all this7"
Volubly she told. She d,welt at
picturesque length upon her shining
place upon the viennase stage; she
recounted her tri,ffnphs, size prophe-
sled the JOY of the playgoers at her
return to them. Darisly she expati-
ated upon the villainy or the Turk-
fsh Captain, who had lured her to
such incarceration. Gleefully she dis,
played the diamonds upon her small
person which she was extracting
| from that affair.
/ mot SO bad, after all--h'rn?" she
demanded, in brazen little content,
Maybe that prison time make good
for me- and Billy shook his head
and chuckled outright at the little
baggage.
| But thru his amusement a prick OF
uneasiness was felt. The picture she
had painted of the Captain corrobo-
| rated his widest imaginings.
| You're dead sure you know all
that was going, on III the palace p"
| he demanded. There wasn't any
American girl coaxed into it on some
pretext %
He wanted merely the reinsurance
of her answer, but to his surprise
land growing alarm she hesitated,
looking at him half fearfully and half
ashamedly. "Oh, IL don't know
about that" she murmured, with
evasive eyes. "An American girl
| very light hair-yes?''
Very light hair oh, good God!"
| He leaned forward, gripping he,
| wrist as If afraid tshe would spring
| out OF the carriage. you said she
wasn't there" he thrust at her in
a voice that rasped.
II said l don't know-don't know
| any such name you say. I never hear
1T, You hurt me--take your hand
away"
| Not till you tell me-" But he loos-
ened his harsh grip. "Now tell me
| all you know-please tell me all you
know" he besought with a sudden
| melting into desperate entreaty.
| Worriedly he stared at this curious
little htten-thing beside, him on
whose truth now that other girls