South Bend news-times., 1922-11-22
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CHAPTER III

N.tA-AF Il E-AA Ia
Passing a rcntcr-table, as by In
advertence. she turned down a
photograph frame
The simple. unconscious act
caught the mans attention, and
when ne was alone he picked the
thing up and turned it over. It was
au old battered silver rim. eHclos-
ing picture II himself cut out of
lau ulus rated paper. The picture
wa yellow with age and marked
around in faded ink. tt showed a
smart young officer above a legend
OF Brilliant Achievement" He re-
mem mbered distinctly the very day
that a marked copy Of this paper
had come to him. sent out by an
adoring aunt.
The brilliant achievement had
been the rather clever handling Of
some guns in a hill fight. Il was a
tiny war and the correspondent was
making all he could Of every incl
dent.
He held the thing a moment in
his hands. trying TO remember how
many years ago that had been II
seemed a lifetime and he put II
back gently on the table. face down.
Immediately the girl came in with
a tea-tray she could not find a
servant IN the house but she was
not disturbed She was flushed and
smiling. her velvety brown eyes
danced. and the corners OF her
mouth made little dimples.
In the mans humming head the
thought passed that In Eastern
countries this slipping away OF the
servants meant something serious.
Things ike it had preceded the
Mutiny.
But his mind was in another quar-
ter Did she know him? His brown
hair was shot with gray now; there
was hardly any brown left In it. His
jaw would look lean and bony; the
planes Of his face would be flattened.
She could hardly wait to show him
what she had brought in with the
tea. She slipped the tray onto the
table and put the things into his
hands.
1t was a letter written to the
hero-a sheet from an old blue
ruled copy book. the words pain
fully printed. the letters uneven,
"r'' and "w' always a head taller
than the rest.
Il called them 'are-ah' and
'double-ah.' D." she said. They were
harder TO make than the others"
Then she gave his arm a little
squeeze.
isn't the postscript heavenly
Tie thought the fingers were on
his heart He could hardly read the
dim printed line.
And II YOU come over and lick
the Yankees, will love you more
better"
He felt himself going weak al
over. This was the only love-letter
that any woman had ever written
him He had got innunerabie I Q
ters pretending to be. but this wa:
the only one.
And here it was an April flower
reaching him I'm winter Here was
youth dimpled and red-mOuthed
pulling at him, n cool finger crooked
around his heart.
He felt that he was caoable OF
committing any folly. But he said
only.
"It IS charming"
He wished 20 ask for the letter
that he might keep it always. but
he did not know how TO put Il. He
was trying 20 think OF some way
when suddenly. IN the direction OF
the citadel a gun doomed. He had
been folding the letter up turninc
n I'm his fr~ers trying 20 think how
90 ask FOR f. and so did not see the
Girl GO over 20 the window Now
She gave a little smothered cry He
put The bit OF paper down and
crossed az once 20 her.
Immediately ne saw what had
alarmed her. When they had en-
tered from the car. they had left the
gate unfN-ked and now figures were
slipping IN.
An Arab IN a white burnoose was
pushing the gate gently open He
was STOPPING over. and carried tho
dagger bavonet OF German rifle i1
his lean. brown hand Behind him
was a black face. and a blue caftau
after that
u IS the strength of ENGLAND In
the East 20 act FIRST and master
fully. The man knew what this
furtive entering meant. what the
boom OF the gun meant. and he
hesitated no fraction Of a moment
Keep inside" he said and he
went out OF the room and down the
steps
In the hall he looked about an IN
slant. as for weapon. There was
none. but on a rack by he door
with cross and walking sticks. there
was a heavy dos whip with a Ions
plated lash He caught IL down as
he passed.
Ie crossed the garden in great
strides. The creatures IN the gate
rssi.ated and crowded together, only
the Arab advanced. the dagger bayo-
net concealed under his burnoose
But the courage and the contempt Of
che Engllshman mastered him. as
the front and menace OF the advanc