Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1922, Page 36

A486EN PN NN NI IR RO RN RNSR 22T s 80N NASNSNRNANSRNERIRNOSNANRENNRARY) (Copyright, 1922, by A Son of the Sahara A Modern Story of the Desert e Macaulay Oe. - swmamssnaesmnennzss: By Louise Gerard:nnuuunnnunnlnmq THE STORY AS TOLD IN Le Breton, des He meets the 'r + expedition, but ! makes the chicf of Lis hurem. Whils she Nand. Suitan who - the refus calls, tand ot rted by his foll ay and seli the n bearipg oa Lis el is e vl Rl Bare o Engia s heir. e tells lns 3 o i her sweetheart. Mean 5 latter's dau w e Straits utle from a fric in his b . 1 don't pr: for it s but 4 of love th Lord ¢ has now for me. No i pray may he know what it is to love Wl Le denied. for toc n's hearts go to him. And no man nes to him cheaply mine and your: s will be when another akes his tancy. No. pray as ymian do. that he may lové a woman who 4% no desire for him, who spures his Ae—a woman whose people will not not bad looking,” he said D e sidve put up tor|in @ condescending manner, as If 1t iction, as we were. May his heart, - prerogative to criticize che as mine has ached. May pas-|every won _ho crossed his hori- | fon Leen him siecpless. with empt not a patch on the rois snd craving desire. May love | n in the villa at the ove to him a mirage that he can| ere. Now, she's what I call a ce. vet never grasp!’ rconscions of these wishes, the| d not trouble to lower his voice sultan © sim Ammeh and the Slave| 306 s Sorls ryached Punsy. i R. a Sere gether behind S his rection an Hg b ek | wrinkled her protty nose as if she o into the uttle « a big man n @ burnoose. an looking at him with teartul, She was about seventeen, With an nber skin and a cloud of s lack hair that rcached to her heels. A cloud out from which looked a ittle with great black reet My K oval pe of Arab beauty. Lord Casim, beloved, my heart < at the thought of your going,” @ tearfully. milingly he watched her. caress- ine her in an indulgent fashion But. my desert flower, I shall come ack again. But it is so far. And in that Paris there are many women. I know. hecause Sara has told me. And all eir arms will be stretchied out to p you there.” No arms have kept me there for longer than three months” he re- plied ¥ @ mine! enough to keep you sobbed. He drew the sobbing little beauty :to his embrace and kissed her tear- ~tained face. “Tell me, my jewel, what faver can grant you before I go “[ want nothing but upon your heart forever.” With a tender hand he stroked her black hair and tried to soothe 'y the tears—tlattering tears. re- Iting from his coming departure. Don't go to Paris, Casim, beloved. , whispered. “Stay n El Ammeh. ris is so far. and I am so ignorant «f all cutside of the desert. Ignorant Lf everythting except love and you- Think, my lord, only six weeks have we been together. and now you would Only six weeks since my father Mine are not strong here? she st to rest go! Yrought me from the @esert to sell me to the Sultan Casim Ammeh. = How ifrald T was untll I saw you! And then 1 was afrald T might not find For my heart che implored. “Stay with me, for my heart {s breaking.” “Little one, there is business as well &~ love,” he €ald gently. ‘[ think of nothing but lov ‘Love iy quite enough for any girl think of.” i And those women in Paris, do they ck only of love™ No: they think of money as well. . why I prefer you.” She slipped her slfm arms about his rcck, pressing her slight form against T, kissing him passionately. Tet mo dive in the gllded chamber | 1 vou come back.” she whispered. | \d then 1 should feel the most; ' result that he and the loy b s made at nigl ung dsughier Pansy of the threst. Incidentally she announces | table than robbery wnd has sdopted the name of Raoul Le Breton. given eastly do wom- i at at his side ) n eyes ! ravgnt | | red mouth—a per- “You've' got one of | ; your restless moods on tonight, 2. e mocds o ght, Raoul” she satd ‘I get them smile. t! ! me."” I “It's not you 6o much, Luc business that keeps me heres o 2° PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Sultan Casim Ammeb, hereditary ruler of that ! latter admires the youag wife, and, with a liorde of wild horsemen, | eriug all except the young woman, whom he takes captive s in captivity, Annette Le Breton bears a son. Castn Ammeh believes it is his own son, and ome constant compauions. 0 be reconciled to ker fate. The sultan galls Nim Kaoul Le Bretou. Aunette dies during an bis purentage. The boy shares in the raids of | decisively defeated bs the Urench, because the ! to cbtain similar gans by a muwand, Toarns of the approach of the sultan’s | It i 2 The sultan ' after repeated ks on the his tamily as slaves, Two years later Barclay seur of a wound which was inflicted by the while, the young sultan has entered xe:mmmel 20, while in company with a young 5! He i the loser, but accom- pose of making use of her in veugeful plans. mpean in appearanec. T learns that Barclay aghter Pansy has inhorited great wealth In the | le the young suitay plans revenge, jealousy ! ses to Le a factor in his fate. ! v:oman with money.” | here for her 1 be-{ lungs, surely! She looks d an accident about a ths ago. Some half- ied her horribly, ait! I remember reading n the papers, They ¥ decent sort, in spite Gives an awful lot DD EREERELELER arity.” 3 approached the table red-faced man y ss into one fishy from head to foot he's wer; (no mor on to melling a bad smell. And with notce than that she passed | r own table, CHAPTER IIL Just off the main road between the jport and the city of Las Palmas, {Grand Canary, a villa stood. It was tuated on a hill; a white, Hat- jroofed building. set in a pleasant! jsarden. Lons windows opened on a {lawn surrounded by trees. Qut from one of the windows a {flood of light streamed and mingled | with the silver of the night. The |avartment it came from was elabor- ately furnished. in an ornate French is:yle, with gilded furniture, beveled { mirrors and satin-covered chalrs and { lounges. | On one of the latter a woman lolled ; back among an array of soft cush- | fons. ~She was olg and voluptuous {looking, with a dead-white skin, a ! {mass of flaming red hair and eyes| green as the cmerald necklace she {, She had on an extremely low. {black satin’ dress, that suiteq her |style and coloring. And she made a: |lriking, if somewhat bisarre, ple- | l ure But attractive and unique; a u / as lvt?l.ud. the man sitting with her :-gf |;!;';-nr:'\l”l"&"ml’el :imoresled in the view {from the window feom ¢ ow than in his com- From there a glint of moo; > nl tshowed between the vaguely lln‘:l": Ing trees; a peaceful stretel spread o the o ity fhread away to the purple, misty He was a big man, of ab y :'(;:fixn”gmr;;;wdk and Landaome, wich {smooth black ¢ mustache, ‘and. dark, smap o PDed u dark, smolderin Hfl’u.t had a latent searching lo(‘kglte)'-';:' | back of them. He was in evening attire, With black pearl studs in his pleated { dress snirt. | For some time the tw Isitting In silence; tha mn:’ah;du:e:: the sea; the woman's on the man, In | 2 hungry, anxious manner. . fre - Nothing ever satighee Ly Jnowadays. She smiled at “I believe you have no heart at aln,” ) onored among your slaves.” he avoided this sugges-| However, We'll see about that when T re- rn.” he answered with an amused dulgent afr. hen he held the girl closer. “Now, before I go. Rayma, 1s there; noihing you want? Nothing T can doj you' ther- is one thing, m, Sell | 5 tan {.onera. 1 hate her. She's a great it toad, always plotting and plan- 3ing to steal your hearf from me.” ‘I conidn't do that. I'm not quite ke your desert men, remember. 1} t sell a _woman who has oncel But. on my return, Ul aged me. 3 husband, if that will her a nice te in his voice that irooked 1o ument; and the girl, yeared for the barem, was quick to otice it. he save o sharp glance at her ewner. It secmed that a man she did not know s‘cod behind lier sultan, fndulg ad proved. CHAPTER 11 1= oue of the Lotels in the Igiand of Grand Canary dinner had just been rarved. Around the door of the lurge dining hall the manager, the head vaiter and several underlings hover- ed, witl an air of awaiting the ar- yival of some important personage. Presently two pcople appeared the doorway. One was a middle-aged woman with aray halr and a prim expression. She was wearing a plain black uk} svening dress, and she had the 00K f a retired governess. er m- was of quite another type. lender, graceful girl, of wifh a mop of short round a small her the lool ate schoolboy. white frock, and mark of wealth was u largc \zimg from a thin plati- lender neck, a | a fortune, i the personage s she appeared the man- in forward to meet her. at him in a friendly, le manner. With him at her 1 i she and her companfon went up 1he big room toward a snecially re served table, the head waiter and &} Jittle group of others following be-| hind. As she came up the room, a man ted at one of the tables in the ter of the room sald to his neig! -| Who is that girl? The whoie hote s. falling over itseif to wait on hor.” ‘Le speaker was a short, thick-set [ 3uan with @ red face and fishy eyes. at's Pa Langham. the bl iress.”” his neigbor replied.. * «ame over in her yacht from Tener'ffe | +his afternoon. Barclay her nam was before she came into her mon A miliionaire, is she? That's the nacond one of the species in Grand Canary, the1. For there’s a French sailiionaire staying In & villa st the buck here. e Breton, his name ls. But what's trought the girl to these Parts? There's not much here te at- ! he replied, a savage note in his voice | 1% mo imprex: ;r‘{q cried, a catch of pain in her voice. m‘(; ook upon all women as ani- ou are a most handsome animal, u_must agree,” he replied. 'l ‘You talk ae if you'd bought me. | I don’t know that I ever put it e so crudely as that” ut it as crudely as vou like,” she 1 in a sudden gust of temper. . You have taken all from me and! glven me nothing in return.” i He made no reply. In a siightly amused manner his glance rested on her_emerald necklace. | “You may look,” she went on pas- | sionately. ut [ want more than gifts. T want love, not just to be the creature of your passions.” “Then you want too much. There's no such thing as love between men and women. There's only passion.” “You are cruel,” she moaned. “Cruel! Merely because I refuse to be enslaved by any one woman, eaten up In mind and body and soul, as some of the men 1 know are? I wasn't brought up to look upon women as superior beings, and I've never met one yet to make me want to change my sentiments. They are here for my convenicnce and pleasure, and noth- nz more.” There was silence again. Lucille sighed. She knew she had no hold over him other than her sex, and never had. Heroics temper and entreaties had no effect_on Lim whatsoever; he re- mained always unmoved and indiffer- ent. With a shrug she picked out a choe- olate from a large box at her side.| Then she changed the conversation. ‘What's the business, Raoul? I'd no idea you had any here. I thought ours was a pleasure trip, purely—or l e business is strictly private,” A month_hefore. on leaving Paris, when Le Breton had asked Lucille Lemesurier, the actress. to accompany him on his vacht and spend a we-k or Catarrh Germs | Move Out When Hyomei Moves In i Hyomel is made Ptus taken from inland No stomuch dosin; chiefly of oll of eue: the eucalyptus forests of Australia, and combined with excellent antisepticn. b In inland Awitralin the atmeaphere ! d with balsam threwn out by the cucalyptun trees that germs do mot thrive, in consequence coughs, colds, catarrh and other mese ' and throat aflictions are practically anknown. 1 Breathe Hyomel and get the same ' pleasant germ-killing effect an you xet in the cucalyptua forests, HYOME Hyomei is sold by druggists every- whers, and by Peopics Drug Steres, on -zumd—m--fllfl |§ 4 \ @ Ig tisfles me for long.” | him, a soft, slow t I have satisfied you los | 1mst, for you uro still here wieh NIN¢ 80 in Grand Canary, it had been for |and out, away into. the mist and pleasure solely.. But & few days ago a letter had reached him. A letter to the effect that his enemy, now Sir George Barclay, had been appointed governor of Gambia. The Sultah Casim Ammeh was walting in Grand Canary until certain that this man was en route for his new post. CHAPTER IV, On the balcony of her bedroom Fansy Langham stood, slim and boy- ish-looking in a suit of silk pyjamas. 2 wrmy officer, has taken bis young bride on a smail expe- | Beneath the hotel grounds spread, running down to the shore. Beyond, the sea stretched, a silver mirror, away to the sparkling, frosty mist of the horizon. In the milky sky the moon soared, a molten globe, touch- ing the drooping palms and making their quivering fronds look llke sil- ver fountains. A little line of waves lapped murmurously on the shore, in a running ridge of white fire. The stone wall edging the garden was turned into marble. Here and there across the beach tho taller trees threw thick, ebony shadows. On’the whole expanse of silver sea only one mark showed like a black dot In the distance. Pansy had seen the mark when it had been much nearer the shore; a | man’s dark head. He had swum out e THE EVENING' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. WED! moonlight. -1t was long after midnight. In the whole white world there was no sign of life except that dark head and the | girl on the balcony who was watch- ing the swimmer. The black dot grew bigger, as, with powerful overhand strokes, the man made his way shorewards. ‘When about two hundred yards from the beach the strong ease of his limbs altered suddenly. They grew contorted. He threw up his! arms, and & moment later vanished | completely. Pansy gave a quick gasp of alarm. | But the man appeared again, try- | ing to float, as a level-headed swim- mor does when cramps seize him, in order to get air between the spasms that send him writhing under water; a hopeless task usually, unless aid 18 | quickly forthcoming. For just one second Pansy watched | with horror and distress on her face. Then she turned sharply and van- ished into her bedroom. A moment or so later ehe was out of the hotel and running swiftly through the si- ien: garden toward the shore. To Le Breton out there with the water choking his powerful lungs, | gasping and fighting for his life | against a death that on!y his own nerve and wit kept at bay, that awa. struggle seemed an eternity. | All at once, he was caught and held {from behind. juet on the surface of { to his limbs. when the spasms were on. Unlike the average awimmer in dif- ficulties, he did not snatch at his up- seen rescuer. For all his dire strajts he had the presence of mind to let his preserver alone. For another ten minutes or more the attack ted. Then his muscles unknotted and strength came back He turned himself over to see who had como to his aid. Out of the misty moonlit sea & young face looked at him from under a mop of shogt curls. “You dldn't come a moment too soon, my boy,” he said. Theére was & tired look about Pansy, but that did not prevent her dimpling in un effort not to smile. And to hide her mirth she dived suddenly and struck out toward the land. Le Breton struck out He reached the shore first. Pansy, however, did not go in his direction. She turned off and landed where the shadows were the thickest. From where the man stood, he eaw what looked to be a slim, fragile boy too. of about feurteen, who staggered slightly wit,. fatigue as he made toward the most shadowed pair of steps leading into the hotel grounds. Quickly Lo Breton went toward his rescuer, with the ldea of lending a! hand, for it looked as {f the boy were thoroughly worn out. Ay the time he reached her Pansy was leaning against the wall under the water; a slight support, but suf- ‘ficent to keep him from going under NESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922. self on my account,” he sald in a solicitous way. “1 don’t usually get knocked out so quickly,” ehe replied. “But I had a nasty accident some weeks ago, and T've not quite recovered yet.' ‘The answer was in French, as fluent and Parisian as hiv own. “You must let me help you back to he said. , it's net necessary. 1 shall 11 right in a moment. ‘What you need, my boy, is a dose of brandy,” he remarked. “That would soon put you right.” | Pansy put her hafid to her mouth to hide her smiles. Her short hal pajamas, and the s=hadows had d ceived him completely. “It wouldn't be a bad idea,” she re- ‘but I don’'t happen to have any.” “Ring for some, then, get back to the hotel.” “I wouldn't dream of disturbing people at this hour of the night.” she said in an indignant tone of voice. CASTO | when you | w's Star.) 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