Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1923, Page 11

A Modern Story of the Desert (Copyright, 1922, by » By Louise Gerard nued from Yesterday's Star) | In her silence Le Breton read his| her wrists d his face. as one that | would { “His ha tightened of and a balked look cros So the black barri neither love nor make her cr There wer: r moments for him, as this, For ealth and power, for all h despite the fact that Pansy Confessed to loving him, she refused t0 be his wife. 1t seeméd that noth- ing he could do would bring her into in the willing wi was the first to spea { In that crushing grip on her wrists, | &he rea .gony of pain and d , Raoul. IUs the idea,” low voice. idea of marryving me is t. And yet you love me?” ded. her wrists he turned to the | took another cigarette. ver, he lighted for him- watched him, marveling at 1 way he had taken her re- nsidering the fire and temper in s air of never having ed act that she was ompletely alone and helpless his own she could pain in return for all de, she laid a sli know vou're| she said. the beau- | raised to his with infinite velvety depths. Pansy the following afternoon mediately after his declaration Le Breton left her. Most of his time had heen spent in contemplating the truth now before him. His scheming had failed. A sense of gratitude had not made the girl forget his colo ss night, he was up | along one of vain endeavor to/ his chargin and disap- | and trying to decide onj urprised his own hesi- | Tav failed to attain his was stonished that he se before doing what was obviously the only course left open to him. ~Just take the girl, whether she liked it or not. But he knew why he hestitated. Pansy loved him in her own way, as she might love a man of her own nationality. If he took her in his high-handed fashion, that love might he swept from him. And the idea was one that he could not bear to con- template. He returned from his wild ride still undecided on the next move. In this frame of mind he came upon Pansy, in the midst of a solitary aft- ernoon tea, set in a shady corner of the tennis court. She greeted him as if the episode ;- the previous afternoon had never been “What ha: u been doing with yourself all day?” she asked, as she handed him a cup of tea “I've been trying to ride off my appointment he replied. nusy, too, had been fighting a bat- tle ‘of her own. Most of her night had been spent in arguing with temp- tation She was rich and independent. Why shouldn't she marry the man she loved, even if it were going against all the canons of her soclety? She was wealthy enough to defy society. She owed more than her life to him. Gratitude as well love urged her toward him. Why should she make him suffer through no fault of his own? Why should she suffer herself? Why should she shut herself up from the man she loved becsuse he hap- pened to be a—a—- “A nigger.” The echo of Dennis’ voice shouted the word at her, as it had seemed to shout that night in the London hotel, when Le Breton's name had been nentioned. Pansy looked at her host as he olled beside her; a picture of strength and handsomeness. She hed his dark blood were more in evidence. That he did not ctly like some of the big Spanish and Italian men she casionally in _ various the continent. So abso- European was he that it was ble to think he was half Arab. wish you weren't so- nice and handsome, Raoul,” she said impul- | sively. He cast a quick, speculative glance at_her. Perhaps, after all, a little more patience was all that was needed— patience combined with his own presence. When tea was over, Pansy got up in a restless way. “T feel T must do something active, or else go mad,” she remarked. The feeling was one he sympathize with. “We ve a game of tennis then, if you promise to go eas Pansy remembered the played that Canary. “Youll simply mop the floor with e said m 5 “I'll play you left-handed.” Only too anxious to get away from her own thoughts and the temptation they brought, Pansy turned toward the court. When the game started he handled his opponent carefully, putting the bails where she could get them with- out any effort. At the end of the first set Pansy objected to his methods. “You're not really trying, you're only playing with me,” ‘she said. “It would not be fair to pit all my strength against yours, would it now?" he asked Well, do make a game of it. If vou go on like this, I could sit down comfortably in the middle of the court and win. balls on my racket. I can stretch an inch or so around without fatal re- sults.” The next game was more strenuous. But, as it went on, Pansy, getting ex- cited, forgot caution. A long stretch and an_upward spring to intercept one of her opponent's balls, brought cutting, knifelike pains teéaring at her chest. The racket dropped from her grip. She stood, white and swaying, her hand on her heart. In a moment he had vaulted the net and was at her side, his arm about her, concern on his face. 's nothing,” she gaspe “It's that accursed bullet,” he said, consclence-stricken. “When Edouard extracted it he warned me you'd feel the effects for some time.” Ze spoke without thinking, the sight of her suffering making him forget his double role. At the moment Pansy was too full of pain to grasp what he had said. Half leading, half carrying her, he took her to the nearest chair, settiing her there with a cushion at her ead. ‘With white lips she smiled at him her only desire to allay his concern. “There's noth! to worry about, she said faintly. “I'm a long way from being dead.” “It's all my fault,” he said hoarsely. “Oh, no, you always said I mustn't be too strenuous,” she contradicted. Le Breton let it stay at that, aware that he had said more than he in- tended to say, and hoping the girl had not grasped all that lay within his comment. For_tome minul qul a5 e TAln Sencded, hux ‘Som: could ay he had afterncon in Grand You needn’t put the | the Macaulay Ce. panion’'s sentence came more to the fore. that accursed bullet. When douard extracted it he warned me you'd feel the effects for some time.” | From Alice, Pansy had learnt that the bullet had been extracted on the day she was brought into her enemy's camp. Then Raoul must have been there! | With the sultan’s fore But why hadn't he told her? Why had be pretended that he only had | ed she was the girl captured never before? Wh Edouard never mentioned him? It looked as if he had not wanted her to know | But why hadn't he wanted her to| know? ! s ¢ pondered on the problem, | with the sweetness of the | roses came another scent she knew— | one that hud greeted her every morn- ing during her stay in the palace. ve the scree g trellis of 8, covered with great | un of pink flowers, like apple i blossom, but more vivid, filling the | With fragrance. | & v had seen the flower before; | among the blossoms that used to come | to her every morning in the dim,| gilded chamber. H Still only a w flowers, Pansy 1 Breton's remark in the orange | groves Telde suddenly flashed | across her mind. She remembered also | his array of Arab servants, how obse- | quious the: n to their master ! that oc ; and his wealth and vnlun)HXu-HlA. splendor that was | lose to ible stood. A the assortment ere ¢ne or two of a kind »us to her re ped dainties, where she sat, the tea! had | Tiny, | made -fror lay with chocolate Often, in th ng on th se long, hope n veurs ago a boy of about | n had sworn to kill her father. { tid be thirty now. The same © And sultan spoke tle things, but the and the same direc ¢ brooded on them, with it. a look as if she ng to keep some horrible, h at bay. gaze went to Le Breton. i LocA Ereat, blg, fine man, awful good- description of the Sultan came back to her. d her host exactly. ed at him, from the pad- came the stamp of a horse's She was here. Her favorite horse was here. Raoul Le Breton was here, All of them in_this desert city hun- dreds of miles from civilization. Such a combination could not be unless— | ristian slave, or, to down to more modern times, if I vere a barbaric sultan somewhere {n Africa and you a girl I'd fancied and caught and carried off ® * e Hig own ' words came echoing through her head; condemning words, Then she recollécted with what un- pleasant emphasis he had said “au revoir’ on parting with her that night on her yacht. All at once Pan ploded. She wondered how she could have been such a fool as not to have | guessed sooner. H This was the Sultan Casim Ammeh! This man standing before her! He caught her gaze and smiled; it seemed to the girl, mockingly. 1 “Well, Heart's you feel- | ing better?” ha asked. -After this| vou'll agree with me that “The Light of the Harem' act is the most suita- ble life for you just at present. It seemed to Pansy that he was gibing her—at her trust, her belief, her_incredulous folly. What a blind fool she had been! It was all as plain as daylight now. Raoul Le Breton was the Sultan Casim Ammeh. It was her fathers enemy she had confesed to loving: hed wept in front of, clung to, trust- ed, displaying a weakness that had failen g0 no man's lot, save her father's: At the thought Pansy's soul writh- ed_within her. How_could she have been such a fool! How he must have laughed at her! Raoul Le Breton had condemned her to the unspeakable ordeal of the slave market in order to torture her father. He had done it! Raoul Le Breton! The man she loved. Pansy did not love him now. She hated him. For a moment she was too stunned by her discovery to say or do any- thing. " Then she sald in a voice that wild anger stifled somewhat: “So you are the Sultan Casim Ammeh” As Pansy spoke she got to her feet her eves blazing. Thers was no mistaking what was| miracle ex- on her face. She had guessed the truth. H On realizing this, he made no at- tempt at_further deception. I am the Sultan Casim Ammeh,” h said, emiling. “And, my little sla you are my most cherished possession. | More to me than my kingdom.” His _cool confession staggered her. | As he stood there, unabashed and unrepentant, she looked round quick- ly, in search of something to strike him with. For the knowledge of his deceit and duplicity had made her e herself with rage. i nce there was no weapon at hand, set off rapidly across the law: heealess of where she went, her only desire to get away from him. She had not gone very far, how- ever, before he was at her side. “Where are you going, Pansy?” he asked with a masterful ajr. That he should dare to foilow her: dare to call her by her name enraged her b d all bound: And his words added to her fury.. They mnde| her realize there was nowhere she could go to escape him. pilike @ Whirlwind she’ turned upon m. ‘ 2 I wish I could she gasped. There was a tennis racket lying at her feet. As if to carry out this de- sign, she stooped and picked it u her only desire now to send it cras ing into the mocking masterful face. But he guessed her intention. In a moment he had grasped the racket and wrested it away. “No one has ever to. For 1 don’t quite know what the consequences might be.” (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON Clearance of Framed Pictures —Size 8x12 inches—landscapes and rural scenes, attractively framed, in mahogany. Regu- larly 75c. Special, 59¢ Kann's—Street Floor. Store Hours, Daily 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1923. THE UNEXPECTED SOMETIMES HAPPENS Just as it has in this wonderful purchase of about 200 Silk, 'Crepe and Wool Frocks We are going to offer you Tuesday at, each _. 7.95 —DMajority are straightline styles, but there are some smart coat dresses in the wool materials. —The materials include Poiret twills, tricotines, crepe de chires, satins, georgettes, some com- binations of crepe de chine and cloth. Some have plaited belts, some have cabochons of metal. others ornaments of brilliant embroidery. —Some are made in slip-over style The new features of pleated panels, fringe trimming, etc.; the new sleeves, new neck lines, etc., are in evi- dence in these new models. There are plenty of Which we are closing sizes, including many for the large woman Kann’s—Second Floor Also a Sale of About 87 ODD DRESSES +"%$19.90 ~They include dresses of the season’s most pop- ular materials, such as canton, satin faced; Morocco, georgette and flat crepe, also crepe romaine, matelasse, silk velvet, lace and silk com- binations, and Poiret twill. —Draped models, side-panel styles, circular skirt, and tight-fitting basque mad- els, tailored styles, coat dresses and two-piece models. —The trimmings are beads, embroidery, fine braiding, buttons, ribbons and cabochons. Women’s and misses’ sizes in the lot. and black Kann's—Second Floor. buckles Colors are navy, brown Attractive Models in Fur-Trimmed Coats For the Large Figure —Save a considerable amount in buying one of these tomorrow at ............. THhey are made in straight-line belted-coat models, with long shawl collar of nutria fur, new wide cuff and regulation sleeve. The matenals. are all-wool Normandie, Bolivia, in black and brown, full silk lined and interlined. —We also have other smart models for the large figure, in plain and fur trimmed styles, at various- prices. Kann's—Second Floor. Many Useful Things for the Home in Qur Sale of Draperies A real opportunity to buy now and save money —$145 to $1.95 Nottingham Lace Cur- tains; in attractive designs, copied from handmade laces; sold by the pair; also some in panel effects; 36 to 45 in. wide; to be used one to a window; sold by the single curtain; in white. 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Tues- day, 2 for.... 50 —800 Imported Lace Curtain Strips; 1 to 14 yards long; in exquisite patterns; many can be matched up into pairs; $2.00 to $400 values. ;Pcliesdzy, 2 strips' 51.00 —200 Yards of 45 to 50 Inch Velour, in remnant lengths, ¥ to 3 yards in_a length; in a large variety of colorings. $2.25 to $345 values. $l 00 Tuesday, a yard.... g —$149 Handmade Oil Opaque ¥ Window Shades, 38 in. by 6 ft. 9 in, mounted on guaranteed Hartshorn rollers; in white, ecru, light olive, medium and dark green; all per~ fect quality. Tues- $l 00 | day, each .. —Armare T Runners, colors; 18x50 inche: $1.00 —$245 Verdure Tapestry; inches wide; desirable for up- holstery work, cushions, etc.; 300 yards in the e LR —Plain Silk Piano or Mantel Covers, nicely fringed, in vari- ous plain color: Reduced, each.... Kann's—Third Floor. regularly - 98c each, Tuesday, 2 for..... —~Curtain and Drapery Fabrics; of scrim, voile, marquisette and cretonne; in the seagon’s choice designs and_colorings; 35c to §rx v‘ailues. Special, uesday, 4 yards = > $1.00 —Irish Point Door Panels; mounted on an excellent qual- ity of fine bobbinet with at- tractive appliqued centers. Suitable for door or $1 00 transon use. Choice . —$1.25 Washable Nearlin Table Covers, finished with woven colored borders; in blue, brown and green; 48x48 $1.00 inch squares. Spe- cial, 2 for. —$249 to $495 Leather Table Skins, for library table use; in various plain $l-00 colors. Choice .... —S$1.49 Bar Harbor Chair Cush- ions, covered with an excellent quality cretonne; reversible style, button tufted. 00 Tuesday, each = $ l . —S$198 Table Runners; velour and tapestry combinations; sizes 18x50 inches, $1.00 in various plain colors. Each . 5. KANN Sons Co. “THE BUSY CORNER” Penna. 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Also in the assortment are several Persian effects. 40 inches wide. | | | | | —New Foulards, wide F ¥ l wide | —Silk Radium, 1 wide ;:,;ecul .lfnroductory price, ; ~ade 1 | | i ; | inches wide —Printed Satin inches wide inches wide —Black Dress Kann's—Street Floor inches wide o6 The Wonderful Sale of L’Aiglon Dresses —Is attracting much attention today, and as the sale continues tomorrow there will be opportunity for you to secure one of these “Smartest of Day- time Frocks” at the special Economy Price, if you Practical for House Wear, Yet Charming Enough —They are well made, neatly finished and smartly trimmed. Bl?’ for present, and for future use, as well. Sale Main Aisle Tables—Street Floor: also in Newly Ar- ranged Section—Second Floor. failed to attend the sale today. for Informal Afternoon ght ‘or more distinctly different attractive styles at the one Trim Dainty Styles Wear, also. Choice = price. Sizes 36 to 46 and 48 to 52. Dress 1477 35 cents Dress 1472 o Dress 1475 35 o 35 cents b 35 cents Dreas 1464—35 cents There are many new style features in the Spring Fashion Book and Pictorial Review Patterns for February that every smartly dressed woman should imow about 20 cents to 35 cents---None Higher The Cutting and Construction Guides contained in each pattern are of special interest to the home dressmaker Kann's—Street Floor. | Does Your Floor Need a New Rug? —If so, why not one of these 37? ‘Were priced at $24.95. Choice .. Seamless Afgar Rugs 9x12-Ft. Size —H reversible rugs, which wedr excellently. In wonderiully attr:z:i}\'le Briental designs. Chinese patterns and plain colors, some with two-tone band border. These rugs, though suitable for almost any room, are especially desirable for bedrooms. Remnants of Inlaid and Printed Linoleums, Also Felt Base Floor Coverings —Former 49¢, 69¢ to $1.98 29c values. Sold “As Is.” Special —An accumulation of remnants that we wish to dispose of at aSq. Yd. Tuesday .. once and have put this ridiculously low price on them to do so. Very useful lengths, in all grades, but quantities are decidedly limited, Kann’s—Third Floor. —Shown colors, suitable for afternoon and evening Nandoo o0 Popular Silks Formerly Selling at $2 Yard the brocades first. $7.00 and $8.00 Novelty Velva Crepe and Brocade Pierrette in 20 wonderful w-ear. $ 5 , 36 inches ] —New Broadcloth, 33 inches 40 inches —Satin Superior, 36 inches —All-silk Crepe de Chine, 40 Crepe, 40 —Black Duchesse Satin, 36 Taffeta, 36 Twenty Timely Notion Items —At savings worth coming after. It is the pennies saved that make up the dollars. —Steel Sc:}uors.] 3% to 6 inches long. 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