The Washington times., 1922-06-12

had gone through since the morn.
ing was tremendous, she could not
bear much more. Els silence
aggravated her breaking. nerves
until she felt that her nerves would
80. He had moved over TO the
writins.table and was tearing the,
wrapping off . box Of cart.
ridges preparatory 70 refill
Ing the masa.ins Of his rsvolvssl
The little operation seemed to take
centuries. She started at ssch
separate click. she srippsd her
hands and passed her tongue ovey,
her dry lips. II he would not
speak she must. she could endure
It no longer. =" ~
II am sorry about Silver STAR"
she faltersd. and even TO herself
her voice sounded hoarse and
strange. He did not answer. hut
only shrugged his shoulders ~ he
dropped the last cartridge into tts
place.
The gesture and his unoompro.
missing attitude exasperated her.
You had better have shot me-"
she said bitterly.
Perhaps. You would have been
easier replaced. There are plenty
Of women. but silver star WAS
almost unique" he retorted
quickly. and she WINGED at the cold
brutality Of his tone.
A little sad smile curved her
lips. Yet you shot your horse
to get me back" she said In q
barely audible voice.
He nuns round with an cath.
You little fool! Do you know 90
little Of me YETI Do you think that
will let anything stand between
me and what want? Do you
think that by running away from
me you will make me want you
less? BY Allah! ] would have
found you II you had got as far
a. France. What have I keep.
until I tire Of it-and I have not
tired OF you vet" He terked her
to him. staring down at her pss.
sionateiy, and for q moment Ills
face was the face OF devil. "How
shall punish your" He felt the
shudder he expected 90 through
her and laughed As she shrank in
his arms and hid her face. He
forced her head up with merciless
fingers. What do you hate most?
my kisses?" and with another
moclsinE laugh he crushed his
mouth 10 hers in a long. suffocat.
ing embrace.
Then he let her go suddenly, and.
blind and dizzy. she reeled rom
him and staggered. He caught her
as she swayed and swept her lrto
his arms. Her head fell back
against her shoulder and his face
changed at the sight Of her quiver.
ing features. He carried her into
the adjoining room and laid her
on the couch. his hands lingering
as he drew them from her. For a
moment he stood looking down
with smouldertng eyes on the
slight. boyish figure lying on the
bed. the ferocity dying out OF hts
face. Take care you do not wake
the devil in me again. ma belle"
he said somberly.
Alone. Diana turned her face
into the pillows with a moan Of
anguish. Back in the desert q few
hours ago. under the shining stars.
when the truth had first come to
her. she had thought that she vas
happy. but she knew now that
without his love she would n.ver
be happy. She had tasted the bit
terness Of his loveless kisses and
she knew that q worse bitterness
was to come. and she writheh at
the thought Of what her life with
him would be.
II love him! I love him! And I
want his love more than anything
in heaven and earth.
CHAPTER vi.
Diana was sitting on the divan
in the living.room Of the tent
lingering over her petit dsjsuner. .
cup Of coffee poised in one hand
and her bright head bent over Z
magazine on her knee. II was .
French periodical Of fairly recent
date. left a few days before b.
a DutchmAn who vas touring
through the desert, an1 VINO had
asked q niehts hospitality. Diana
had not seen him. AMI It was not
untfl the traveller had been served
with dinner in his own tent TINT
the Sheik had ssnt the usual
fiowcry message conveying what.
though wrapped IN honsyed words.