OCR Text |
Show f N f . . j By E.M.Hull . (CopyHKht. gmallytoynard 4 Co.) i Cool,, vf Tha Salt Lak Talagram ontalnln pr.io., Inatalmanta af "Tha Snala I may ba had at Tha Taiwan,-, bu.m,,. .f,IM. boota, threw herself on tho bed to Use away the morning, and to try and picture pic-ture the author from tho book ho had written. 8ha hated him In advance; aho waa Jealous of him and of hla coming. The rthetk'a sudden new tenderneaa had given rise tn a hope she hardly dared allow htreelf to dwell upon. Might not the power that she had exercised over other men be still extended to him In spite of the months that he had been i Indifferent to anything except the mora! physical attraction she had for hint? Waa It not possible thnt out of that! nt traction might develop something! finer and better than the primitive desire de-sire she had aroused? Oriental though he waa, might lie not ba capable of a deep and lasting affection? He might have loved her If no outside Influence had come lo Interrupt Ihe routine that; had become ao Intimately a part of hla' life. Thoae other episodes to which ha bad referred ao lightly had been a matter mat-ter of days or weeks, not months, aa In her case. He might have cared but for the coming of thla frenchman. Hho hurled elalnt Hubert'e book acroaa thai room In a fit of girlish rage and burled hi r head In her arms. He would be1 ndlous a smirking, conceited egotist! She had met several French writers 1 and she vlsualll'-d him rnnlemptuously. He books were undoubtedly clever. So '. much the worse; he would be corre. : spondingly Inflated. Ills novel reveuled a iMtsftiunate, emotional temperament that promised to complicate the situation situ-ation If he ahould be pleased to cast an eye of favor on her. She writhed at the very thought. And thai he waa tn see her waa evident; tha Sheik had left.no orrtera to the contrary. It waa not toe the case of the Dutch traveler. ; when the fact that ah belonged to an Arab had been brought home to her effectunlly by Ahmed Ren Haaaan'e peremptory commands, and she had experienced ex-perienced for the first time the sensation sensa-tion of a woman kept In seclusion. The emotions of the morning and the disappointment of the Intended ride, together with the dismay produced pro-duced by the unexpected visitor, all comhlned to agitate her powerfully, and she worked herself up Into a fever of aotf-torturo and unhapplneas. Hhe ended end-ed by falling asleep and slept heavily for aome hoora. Ztlah waked her with a shy hand on her arm and a soft an -nounrement of lunch, and Diana sat up, rubbing her eyes flushed and droway. She stared nncohiprehendlngly for a moment at the Arab, girl, and then waved her away fmier1ous!y and ' burled her head In the pillow, again. I Lunch, when ber heart waa breaking! (Continued tomorrow.) (Continued from yesterday She flashed a look at the bookcaae with a Jerk of her head, and he nodded. Vomlng here?" she queried, and the dismay she felt sounded In her voice. He frowned. In quick annoyance at her tone. "Why not?" no aald haught- r"";0 reason." she murmured, alnk-1 alnk-1 Ing down among the cushions again and picking up tho magaxmo from the floor The advent of a stranger a, European-was a shock, but she felt, that the Hhelk's eyes were on her and she determined to show no feeling In hla presenc.v "What time will you be ready to ildeV she asked Indifferently, with a slmulutid yawn, flirting over I the pagea. "I can't ride with you tcdny. I am going to meet Kulnt Hubert. Hla courier only tame an hour ago. U, la two yvirn Mine I have seen hun." Diana slipped off the coit.-h and went I to tha open doorway. A detachment of men were already walling for him, and, close by the tent. Hhaltan of the ugly temper was biting and fidgeting In the hands of the grooms. Hhe scowled at the beautiful, wicked cre-iaturea cre-iaturea flat-laid ears and rolling eyea. 'fc!he would have barked him fearlessly herself If th Sheik had let her, but ahe waa nervoua for him every time he rod- the vb Ions lieasl No one but the Shelk could niaiiago htm. end though she knew that he had perfect .mastery over the horse, she never lost the feeling of n-rvoii,oesa, a ecnaatlon tho old Diana bid never, never ex-perlenced. ex-perlenced. and she wished today that It had been any other borao but HhalUn I waiting for him. Hhe went back to him slowly. It mak", my head ache to rtay In all day. May not Gaston ride with me?" she askr.l diffidently, her eyes anywhere but on 111, face. Ho had not allowed her to ride with any one except himself alnce her attempted escape, and to her tentative suggestion that Ihe ride, with the valet mmht resumed he had given a prompt refusal. He hesitated now. i and she wns afraid ho was going to refuse re-fuse again, and ahe looked up wistfully. wist-fully. "I 'banc, Monselgeur," ahe whispered whis-pered humb) . He looked at her for a moment with bis chin afiuiiH r than usual. "Are you :'oing to run away again?" he aaked luntly. Her eyes filled slowly with tears, and he turned her bead away to hole them. "No, I am not going to run away ugaln." she said very low. "Very well, I will tell him. Ho will be dellahted. le bon Gaston. He Is your very willing slave in spile of the trick ' you played hliu He has a la-autlful nature, io pauvre diable. He la not an Arab, eh, little Dlnne?" TUe mocking smile was back In hla eyes aa he turned her face up to Ins In the usual, peremptory per-emptory way. Then he hrld out the revolver he had been cleaning with ' sudden aerlousnew. "I want you to carry this always now when you ride, lbrahelm IMnalr Is still In the neighborhood. neigh-borhood. I Hhe looked at It blankly. J "But " she stammered. I lie knew what waa In her mind, and he stooped and kissed her lightly. "I trust you," ho aald quietly, and went ""'iho followed him to the door, the re-' re-' volver dangling from her hand, and watched him mount and ride away. , Hla horaemanihlp was superb nnd her ieyea glowed aa they fo. lowed him. j ' Hhe went back Into the tent and allppeo i : the revolver Into the holster he had i left lying on a atood. nnd, tucking It i and Saint Hubert's novel, which she1 ,took from the bookrase. under her ii-urm, went Into the bedroom and, call-Jllil call-Jllil to Zilah to pull off her ndlnf-1 |