The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-04

nation helpful to Ronald Barker.
In Jerusalem she goes with Slim
McManuS to meet Barker at a
designated place. Barker tells Ca
mllla that he is to undertake a
dangerous mission and warns her
that she will be in danger if she
continues touring with the Ameri-
can party to Haifa. Slim, a fellow
tourist, has a fight with a ma
tive in the street.
Slim went into the garden to
Camilla. He was not surprised to
find Ronald Barker with her. 81
wouldn't have had this happen to
you for good deal, Slim," Bark
er said.
<'You will, when you know what
happened. I was in the tobacco
store when who should come
down the street, just as natural
as you please, but our old friend
Mahmoud Daoud of the Orizaba.
I knew in minute that he was
laying for Camilla. He was keen
enough to guess that after what
happened on the Orizaba Ronald
Barker might not be far off.
When he stopped at the orange
stall and took a step past ANA
Ziah I knew he was up to mis-
chief, so I just came out and
caught him by the arm. He twist
ed out of my grasp. I thought he
was going to crack me, so 1
cracked him first and he dropped
down like a setting hen in Pop
Amaziah's oranges. Well, that
started the circus. He must have
had a boy friend with him for
somebody began piling into me
from behind. Then Mahmoud
pulled a gun, but I got grip on
his wrist and sent it flying"
Il can never thank you enough,
SLIM Ronnie said.
THANK Camilla" Slim said dry
ly. Anything I do for you I do
for her. I'm willing to call it a
day if you are, Camilla" He took
one glance at them. ell just wait
outside" he said.
Il want to tell you again." Bar
ker told Camilla coolly, ''that
when you go into Syria you may
be beyond my help. I've told you
the kind of man Hassan Isar is.
He flatters you and you want to
believe it. He has a bad record
i warn you now again solemnly
against him."
She didn't like his tone nor the
severity of his look. Thanks"
she said, and moved again toward
the door.
'Then it's good-by, Camilla?"
"Good-by, Ronnie-good-by-1
-" she stood weakly for mo-
ment and then went out with a
rush. She tried not to think of
Ronald Barker for a while and
gave her attention to Slim, who
complained of a headache. They
found a taxi at the head of the
street and after a visit to a drug
store, drove directly to the hotel.
Here she excused herself from the
morning round of sightseeing
and, pleading indisposition, or
dered coffee sent to her room and
to Sims.
She was still aware of a dull
resentment at Ronnie's new atti-
tude which seemed to eliminate
all the kindly moments that had
gone before. He seemed to have
forgotten that the affair with Has
san had been definitely planned
by them both with the idea of do
ing Ronnie service. And now
that she had succeeded in gain
ing Hassan's confidence he chose
to put a new Liz ht on her mo-
tives and to forbid her carrying
on. That wasn't fair of him. He
seemed to have discovered some
new kind of villiany in Hassan's
attentions, some new kind of
danger in this visit to Syria
which had not existed before.
She did not know when she was
going to see him again, for she
was aware that she had nothing
to hope for now from the "jinni
in the bottle" And then a thought
came to her out of her contrition
IAN inspiration that would clear
her conscience and make all
things right with Ronnie. She
would find Osman Khali, herself
-betray the hiding place of the
descendant Of the Prophet, If she
could find it, and destroy Osman's
religious leadership which was
becoming so dangerous to the Bri-
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