The Washington times., 1922-06-24
THE SHEIK
This Years Most Thrill
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his hereditary enemy or with
them hs would ais.
The short twilight had gone and
the brilliant moon ahons ID the
heavens, illuminating the surround,
ing country with Q clear white
light. At any other time the beau
~ Of the scene, the glamour Of the
Eastern night, the hcad.iong Si''
icp In company with this band cf
fierce fighting men would ha
stirred Saint Hubert profoundly.
His artistic temperament and his
own absolute feariessness and love
OF adventure would have com.
bined TO make the expedition ar
exciting experience that he would
not willingly have fcrsgone. But
the reason for Il all. the peril Of
the Girl whom he loved % urex.
pectsdiy. changed the whole color
OF the affair, tinging Il with
gravity and . suspense that isft
cold fear In hfs heart. And 81
to him. what then to the man be-
side him7 The question that Ahmed
Ben Hassan had .pegatived 20 scorn.
fully q week before had been an
swered differently In the swift.
look that had crossed. his face
this evening. He had not spoken
since they started. and Saint Hu-
bert had not felt able to break
the silence. They had left the
level country and were In
amongst the long. successive
range OF unduiating ground. the
SUBMITS standing out silver
white In the cleaning moonlight,
the hollows filled with dark shad-
ow. like black pools Of deep. still
water. And at the bottom Of one
Of the slopes the Sheik pulled UP
suddenly with a low. kissing ex.
clamation. A white, shape was
lying face downwards. spread
sagled on the sand, almost under
The Hawks feet, and at their
approach two lean, Sinking forms
cantered away into the night. The
sheik and Henri reached the still
figure simultaneously and Saint
Hubert almost a quickly. He
made q hurried examination. The
bullet that had stunned Castor
had glanced off, leaving an ugly
cut, and others that had hit him
at the same time had pIoughed
through his Shoulder, breaking
the bone and causing beside<
wounds that had bled freely. He
had staggered moro than q mile
before he tainted from the loss
of blood. He came to under
Saint Hubert's handling, and
lifted his heavy eyes to the sheik,
who was kneeling beside him.
''Monsiegneur-Madame -. Ibra-
helm OMAR" he whispered
weakly, and relapssd into uncon-
sciousness.
For q moment the Sheik's eyes
met Raoul's across his body. and
then Ahmed Ben Hassan rose to
! his feet, BE as quick as you
can" he, said. and went back
to his horse. He leaned against
The Hawk. his fingers mechan-
ically searching for and lighting .
cigarette. his eyes fixed unsee-
ingiy on the group around Cas-
ton. The Wallets broken words
had confirmed, the fear that he
had striven to crush since he
discovered Diana's absence. f
He had only seen Ibraheim
once when, ten years before, he
had gone with the elder Ahmed
Ben Hassan to q meeting Of the
more powerful chiefs at Algiers,
arranged under the auspices OF
the French government. to confer
on o complicated boundary ques-
ton that had threatened an up-
heaval amongst the tribes which
the nominal protectors of the
country were afraid would be peri.
udicai to their own prestige, as
It would <have been beyond their
power to quell. He had chafed
at having to meet his hereditary
enemy on equal terms, ana only
the restraining influence of. the
old sheik, who exacted an un-
questioning obedience that sx.
tended even to his heir. had pre-
vented a catastrophe that might
have nullified the meeting and