The Washington times., 1922-06-28
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Years Most Thrilling Serial

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shock Of his enemy's suddsn ap-
psaranes he niscaiculated the so-
sition o. the divan and stumbled
asainst h. losing hin balance for
only moment. bst long enough 10
give ths man whose revolver COW
cred him the chance he wanted
With TIE cold ring % steel pressing
against his forehead the robbsr
chiefs hands dropped from Diana.
and she siid weak and tremhhns
on 10 the rug. clasptng her pnlsat-
Ing throat. moaning with the effort
that it was 10 breathe.
For . moment the two men
looked into each others eyes and
the knswiedse Of death leaped into
rbrshsin onah'a with the fatsi-
Ism Of his Greco ne nnsas no 70
sistanee. a.. with q slow. terYihls
smile the Sheik's lstt hand
reachsd out and fastened on his
throat. n would be quicker to
shoot. but - Diana had suffered
90 should her torturer die. All the
sawagery IN his nature rose upper-
most. Beside the pitiAii. saspinx
little figure on the rug at his feet
there was the memory Of six mutt
lated bodies. his faithft1i followers.
men Of HIS own ase who had grown
to manhood with him. picked men
OF his personal bodysuard who had
been intimately connected with hira
an his life. and who had served
HIM with devotion and unwavsr-
inG obedience. They and others
who had from time to time talien
Victims 10 Ibrahei,n omair's ha-
tired Of his more powerful enemy.
The man who was rse~r~s'ble tor
their deaths was in his power at
last. the man whose existence was
menace and whose life was an
offence. Of whose sahtleties he had
been trained from q boy to bewa-e
by the elder Ahmed Ben HassaD,
who had ',hsqueathed to him the
tribal hatred Of. the race Of whom
rbraheim OMAR was head, Ind
whose dying words had been the
wish that his successor might him
self exterminate the hereditary
enemy. But far beyond the feel.
inss inspired by tribal hatred or
the remembrance of the vow made
five years ago beside the old
Sheik's deathbed. or even the death
Of his own followers. was the de-
sire to kill. with his hare hands,
the man who had tortured the
woman he loved. The knowledge
OF her peril, that had driven him
headiong through the night to her
aid. the sight Of her helpless.
asonised. in the robber chiefs
hands. had filled him with q mad
ness that only free Joy Of killing
would cure. Before ne could listen
to the clarnourins Of the new love
IN his heart. before he could gath
er up into his arms the beloved
little body that he was yearning
for. he had to destroy the man
whose murders were countless and
who had at last fallen into his
hands.
The smile on hts face deepened
and his fingers tightened slowly
on their hold. But with the strans-
ling clasp Of Ahmed Ben Hassan's
hands upon him the love Of life
walked again In Ibraheim OMAR
and he struggled fiercely. Crouched
on the floor Diana watched the
two big figures swaying in mortal
combat with wide, fearful eyes.
her hands sti4 holding her aching
throat. Ibraheim OMAR wrestled
for his life, conscious Of his own
strength, but conscious also Of the
greater strength that was opposed
to him. The Sheik let go thS hold
upon his throat and with both
arms locked about him maneuvred
to get the position he required.
back to the divan. Then. with q
wrestier's trick. he swept Ibra-
helms feet from under him AMI
sent his huge body spraviing on
to the cushions. his knee on his
enemy's chest. his hands on his
throat. With all his weight crush
ing into the chiefs breast, with the
terrible smile always on his .ips,
he choked him slowly to to death,
TIL the dying mans body arched
and writhed in his last agony. TIL
the blood burst from his nose and
mouth. pouring over the hands
that held him like . vice,
Diana's eyes never LETT the
sheik's face. she felt the old para.
iyxing fear Of him rushing over
her irresistibiy drowning for the
moment even the love she had for
him. She had seen him IN cruel.
even savage moods. but nothing
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