The Washington times., 1922-05-30

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fortunateN caravan leader? Her
eyes closed and her throat grew
dry.
There was no need for any muir
DER" he continued sarsactically.
when you como to know me bet.
ter you will realize that do not
leavs too much to chance. All
Things are with Allah, blessed be
his namsr Good But It In we'll to
remainder that Allah does not al
ways concern himself with the af-
fairs OF men. and arrange accord
ingiy. II had left this affair to
chance there might very easily
have been. a. you suggest. murder
dons-thouRh We do not oan Il
murder in the desert 1t was very
simple. voyonsi You paid Mus
tafa All well to guide you IN ths
desert. I paid him better % iesd
you % me. I paid him wan enough
to make him content TO remove
oimself from Bislra. wherS awk-
ward questions might Be- asksd.
to another sphere of usefninsas.
where he is not known. and whore
he can build up for himself q nsw
reputation az q caravan fsader-
There was another silenos and
her hands won't cropping to her
throat. It had been no chanos af-
fair: thsn--no accidental meeting
that the Arab chief had turned to
his own account. but an organised
outrage that had been carefully
planned from the beginning. From
the very outset she had been b
dnps. She ground her teeth with
raS~ Her suavs, subservient guide
had besn leading her the whols
time. not In the direction that had
bsen mapped out in Bislera. but to-
ward the man who hsd bought him
to betray his trust Mustafa Airs
shifting eyes, his desire to hurry
her from the oasis where they had
rested at midday. his tone were all
explained. He had acted well.
Tho last touob-the imaginary
wound that he'd toppied him allow
ty out Of his saddle had bssn . mas
tsrptsos, she rsnAresd bitterly.
Nothing had bssn omitted t0uake
the attempt . suocesA Tbs horse
that had bsen sfvsn hor--to rsdswas
the shiek-s beyond an douot. esfn-
Cd to his whistle Even her revol-
ver had becn tampered Win. She
had not misssd a. she had thought
She remembered the noise. the
neeting vision she had had in the
hotel at Bisgra- II had been some
one In her room, Mustafa An him
self. or one Of his men. who had
stolen in and substituted tho blank
cartridges. The possibility OF Au-
brey changing his mind md 40
oompanyinG her must also have
been thought OF. for tbs Shisk had
provided against The resistanos
that would certainly have then
been made BY the number Of fol
lowers he had brought with him
q largo enough force to frustrate
easily any attempted opposition to
the attack
Tho net ehat.she had felt closing
round her earlier IN the afternoon
seemed wrapped round hsr now
ine1tr1oabfy. drawing tighter and
tighter. smothsring her. She gasp
ed for breath. Tho sinking sun
seemed suddenly to leap up wildly
in the heavens: then she pulled
herself together with a tremendous
effort why have you done this7''
she murmured family.
Then for . moment her heart
stood stfll. her eyes dIaffnA He
had como close behind her. and abe
waited IN an agony. until he-causht
her 10 him. crushing her against
him, forcing hsr head back on his
arm.
'-Because T wanted you. Because
one day In Bislera, four weeks ago.
I saw you for q tsw moments, long
enough to know that I wanted you.
And what want talee. You play
cd into my hands. You arranged
q tour IN the desert. The rsst was
cary"
Cro He Continued TomorrouJ