Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-29

/ Gr3, Au& glance about Wau1Gk2ly AsSE the
pure sparit be distracted by mundane
thlngs-but did thai make him less
dangerous or more SO than Che osherH1
You could never ten with bis type.
The cold eye, the bold chin. the dad
" reputation Of the Hamamut were
things to which these fierce men ma
turaily reacted. They smiled more 81
ease at one who showed the true fero-
city OF Islam.
What's ali the talk about" the girl
herself quaveFed I'm scared stiff og
them, mister. What are they up toS"
Don't you know" he snapped
'de2 How could II I don's un~
derstand 9 thing they say. She saw the
glimmer Of establishment IN his eyes.
The girl really did not know what
was happening to her. Jemal Hirsir
was exhibiting her garish charms to
the richest local bidders as boldly as
though she stood On the slave block In
the sok outside, and she was ignorant
Of his game. he was even ca1oling her
into smiling and making the most Of
herself to force I'D her price-and she
had not the remotest linking Of what
it meant or what her fate was to be.
AstOunding-bu then her presence
here, white woman IN Shashiraz, q
holy and hidden city into which no
more than three white men had @ver
penetrated, was even more astounding.
The HaMamut knew that better than
any one. He was the third white man,
and he had already seen the big hooks
in the Kasbah wall on which the other
two had been hung until they died.
And while he stared amazed and
aghast the others scowled and Shar-
makay, IN a truculent voice, wanted to
know what 1t was the white woman
had said that he could not share 1t /
with his brethren in Islam. The Hazra-
NUT did not hesitate to tell them. BE
gave them the bare truth in his sar-
donic desert voice-how the girl was en-
tirely ignorant Of her fate.
That more than convinced them he
was one Of themselves. They r.cked
with laughter at the joke of it, at the
simplicity OF the girl and the slynessl
Of jenna Hirsir
The Hazramut studied her closely
and grew more and more furious that
his mission should be endangered by
such q creature.
He staggered to find such girl in
such q place, but there she was just
such a flashy little thing as the hum
dreds who parade the pavement Of any
Broadway after the shops are shit.
" and her limbs are as small and
round and swift as q gazelle's," Jemal
Hirssf chanted "A maiden 50 remark
able win be 8 unique jewel in any har-
en- o Kadis."
The girl was bewiIdered at the sqlab-
bling over her worth that now arose
about her. The HaHamut could see
that she had certain fragile appeal
and her gilt hair must be irresistible !
10 80 dark a race, but for himself he
wished her small red mouth did not 4
Iuiver SO fearfully.
1T won't be so hard nov" she smiled I
Ihahily. ~Gawd, you don't know how
much safer feel with an Englishman 3
bout. "
he felt more angry with her than Z
sver for that. 1t was so Characteristic 8
Il her type. Having made hell's own }
ness of things she took it as q natural
light that being English any English O
nan who came along would get her out y
( it. e
He ragged at her more painfully be- :
ause, not being the hard-bitten Haz-
amut he seemed but just British. that a
ort Of sentimental appeal naturally h
OF between him and his real duty s
That, 70 be sure, was plain enough n
nd big enough to shut out all thought e'
{ saving her. What did her one, fab h
y little life count beside the millions &
black and white-he was here to
aver "a
That was his position. he and he a~
lone stood between an ugly fanatic
nd hloodthirstV invasion of the NAL
ria Coast Colony and It's safety.
He had now very little doubt that the
ar his chief, Col Verreker Of the NAL
ria Coast Field Force, had dreaded
as in preparation. He, Lieut. Glen
arlington, had noted all the indica- Z
ons as he had wandered disguised
trough the Shashiraz.
They were very close and cunning
lese little known Arabs but, expert
their mentality and habits. he had
nsed q new threatening ferment
nOng them. He had listened IN tent
id Sok 70 their yelled and excited
nispers Of q new glory soon 10 come
Islam. He had watched them shake
cir fists ia the direction Of the NAL
la Coast and curse the Infidei With
hooking glsto that held the ughest
omise. Above all he had found them
ing strange and significant oath
y the power Of the Mighty One, the
cret Conqueror."
These things. however. were mere
rface indications and TO get definite
cts he had had to come on to ehash-
Il, the capital, where alone he could
pect to find fun and final evidence
she amount OF arms and ammunition
Iuggled ia, the numbers and coheen-
ltion points OF the tribes, the line Of
sack-vitally important, that and.
0ge all the character, quality and
nifty OF this new leader. the Mighty
10, the Secret Conqueror. for prac-
ally everything depended on the