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Show r t : By . Af. Hull (Copyright. Small, ftfaynard Co.) Capiat ef Tha tail Laka Teieflrem containing pr;ioui Instalments of 'Tha ahoik may be had at The Telegram's business effflee. (Continued from yesterday ) H tti co'Sftl hi r with the she k of rlf-revelatlt)i. be upritad th.-m nnw and boked down at her heaititlnmy. wlmnft fi-.irfully, dasplntt j hrr hand pIoht In hi imd leanlnir ih-jpt tn h r, ilrtiwn lrrfflltibly by the: Intoxication i f hr nean.ra He w hrr throuah nust liiut tlfarfd (;ral- ually. saw that was titnoruit of the amotn-n she hud nwHkcni'd In him. and, con-olnun only of his aynipatny, hud Irft hrr haml In his rnt aim wuuld have left It In hrr brother's Hhe wm bent low over the hound, her race i almmt tourhlna his big bf-ad, and as Halnt Hubert looked a glint-nlng tear dropped on Kopec's rouh. grfy neck Hhe had fcrRottrri htm, forgnnt-n even : that he a PtHndlnt; be.M- hrr, in thr one predomlnsnt thoimht that filled hrr mind. With an Imnifnse uf fort ho at command of himself Homo, how he must conquer this sudden Insanity. In-sanity. The loyalty that had hung , ir mhllnfc Iti the balance rcassertcj It-j It-j self Hnd a slf-dlsaurt aelxcd hlin. He i had been within nn ace of letraying the man who had been for twenty I veara nearer to him than a brother. I Hhe belonged to his friend, and now ! he had not even the Tight to question I the ethics of the Hhelk'n possession of her. The calm that he had lost caiiie I bark to him. The wound would heat though It mlKht always throb, but h waa atrong enough to hide Its existence exist-ence evn from the Jrnlous eyra that had watched him rerlrnsly alnco his outburst on th night of his arrival. He had been conscious of them dally. Ken this morning the Hheik hud irmriV eery effort short of a direct command com-mand tn Induce him to go with h:iu on the expedition that had taken him awal so earlr Pure of himself now. he lifted her fingers to bis 11 gln reverently reverent-ly with a kind of renunciation In his klas. and laid her hand down gently, i He turned awav with a smothered ! high and a little pang at her com- plete absorption, and. aa ho did so, I Henri cargo in quickly. turning away. "It la rather late, but there is Just time. Will you come?" It was a temptation and he hesitat- ed, gathering; together the Instruments he had been uslntf, but prudence pre- -tailed. ' "I should tike tn, hut I ought to i keep nn eyp on Hellm." he said quietly, snat(4ilng at the plausible excuse that nffVrM. Ho found her later before the big (e nt aa she was ready to start, und WHitM while she mounted. "If I am late don't wait for mo. Tell Henri to ;lvo you your lunch. she culled nut between The Dancer's Idiotic prancing. He watched her rlda away, with Oanton a few pares behind a nd fn li wed by the escort of six men that the Sheik had lately Insisted upon. The continual presence of these six men riding at her hels Irked her considerably. The wild, free gallops that lie had loved became quite i different with the thought of the i armed jtuurd behind her. They seemed to hamper her and put a period to her enjoyment. The loneliness of her rldea had been to her hitlf their charm; she had grown accustomed to and oblivious of Ouston, but she was acutely conscious cons-cious of the six pairs of eyes watching her every movement. Hhe did not see the necessity for them. Hhe had nevr been awure of anything any time when she was riding that svcind to Justify the Hhelk'a order. The oasis was not on a caravan rente, andJf she ever saw Arabs nt any distance Trom the camp they ala proved to b Ahmed Hen , Hassan' own men. Hhe had thought of remonstrating with him, but her courage hud failed her. His mood, since the coming of Paint Hubert, had been of the coldest almost repellant. The weeks of happiness that had gone before had developed the intftnacy between be-tween them almoat Into a feeling of camaraderie. He had ben more humane, hu-mane, more Western, more considerate than ho had ever been, and the fear that she had of hltn had lain quiescent. (Continued tomorrow.) "Monsieur le Vicnmlo! wilt yotj i oonrie? There haa bcn nn accident." j With a cry that Saint Hubert never ; forgot. Diana Imped to her feet, her f.ire colorlrse, and her lips framed tho ! word "Ahmed," though no sound came i from them. She wi j shaking all over, and the Vfromte put hla arm round j her Instinctively. fche clung to him. and ho knew with a bitter certainty that the support of a tnble or a chair would have mennt no loss to her. "What in It. Henri?" he said sharply, with a slight movement thnt Inter-poaed Inter-poaed hlmrelf between IHuna and his servant. "tine of the men, Monsieur de VI-enmte. VI-enmte. 1 lis gun burst, and hla hand la fhattertd." Saint Hubert nodded curtly towarda the door and turned his attention to llana. She sunk down on the dlvn and, gathering the bound's hend In her urm, buried her face in his neck. "Forgive me." ahe murmured, hr voire muffled In the rouKh. grey hair. "It is stupid of me, but he is ridin that brute Shaitan tlay. I al-wnys al-wnys nervou. I'lcaae go. I will come in a minute." He went without a word. "I am always al-ways ii'TVouH." The tales ho 1m d heard of IMuna Mayo us he pnssed through Hiskra did not include nerves. His face wns set as ho ran hurriedly ac-oss the ramp. Ii:.na tut still after he hud rone until the nervous cMudderlng ceased, until Kopek twisted his hend free of her arms and licked her face with an uneasy whine. She brushed hrr hand across her eyes with a nasi of relief, j nnd went out Into th- bright sunlight with the hound nt her heels. The noisy clamor of excited voices guided her to the scene of the accident, acci-dent, anil the surrounding crowd opened to let her pass through. The wounded man was sitting holding up hla hand atufcallv for Saint Huberts ministrations with a look of mild interest in-terest on his face. In response to Diana's smile and rheery word he grinned sheepishly with a roll nf his fine eyes. Saint Hubert looked up quickly. "It is not a leasnnt sisht," he ft.. id doubtfully. , "I d",!! mind, let me hold that," hn naid quietly, rolling up her slcvcs nnd t 'tUn.r u crim-m-pattercd hnsm from llenii. Saint Hubert flanhed nn-othcr nn-othcr look nt her. marvelling nt br sternly voice and even cpior when ho thought of the white-faced girl wlu had clung trembling to him ten mtn- j utea earlier. Outside of Ahmed lion Hiieaan she atlll retained the fearless courage that aha had always hud; It waa only when anything touched him nearly that the new Diana, -with the i coward anxiety of love, rose paramount. para-mount. She wntched the Vlcomte'a skillful t real men t of the mn imrd I'.ind wi lh intiTcat. There wis a preelsion In his 'movement of ;l deft touch th.tt indicated indi-cated both ktn.wlediTt; and practice. "You ere a doctor?" "Yen," ho said, without looking tip from h's work. "I stmll'd when I was a young man and passed all the necessary neces-sary examinations. It is Indispensable when one travels as 1 do. I have 1 found It Invaluable." 1 lie took up some dressing that Henri 'held ready for him. and I-dnna Jhand-I Jhand-I ed tho now unwanted bowl to Gaston, i Hhe looked again at the Arab, whose Impassive face showrd no sign of any ; feeling. "Does he feel It very mum, d you think?' she asked the valet. ; Me In itched and shrugged his f houl-j houl-j ders. ' Less ths:t 1 should. Madame. What la really troubling him Is the I thought of what Moneelgneur will say when he hears that Hellm was fool enough to buy a worthleaa gun from one of tho servants of the Dutchman who paaaed here last week," and he added a few teasing words in Arabic which mads Bellm look up with a grimace. Paint Hubert finished adjusting the I bandages and stood up, wiping the I perspiration from his forehead. I "Will he do all right now?" asked Diana anxiously. "I think so. The thumb Is gone, as you aaw, but 1 think 1 can save the rest of the hand. 1 will watch hltn carefully, but these men of Ahmed a are in such excellent condition that 1 do not think there will be any t rouble. rou-ble. " "I am going to rids," said Diana, |