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attitude toward the prisoner。 

     And as he let his imaginings run riot they aroused within him a bestial 

jealousy     of  Mohammed         Beyd�察  �and    a  great  fear   that  the  other   might 

encompass       his   base   designs   upon    the  defenseless     girl。  By    a  strange 

process     of  reasoning�察    �Werper�察   �whose    designs    were    identical   with   the 

Arab's�察    �pictured    himself    as   Jane    Clayton's    protector�察   �and    presently 

convinced himself that the attentions which might seem hideous to her if 

proffered by Mohammed Beyd�察�would be welcomed from Albert Werper。 

     Her husband was dead�察�and Werper fancied that he could replace in the 

girl's   heart   the   position   which   had   been   vacated   by   the   act   of   the   grim 

reaper。     He could offer Jane Clayton marriagea thing which Mohammed 

Beyd would not offer�察�and which the girl would spurn from him with as 

deep disgust as she would his unholy lust。 

     It   was   not   long   before   the   Belgian    had   succeeded     in  convincing 

himself that the   captive not   only had   every reason   for having   conceived 

sentiments of love for him�察�but that she had by various feminine methods 

acknowledged her new´born affection。 

     And then a sudden resolution possessed him。                He threw the blankets 

from   him   and   rose   to   his   feet。 Pulling   on   his   boots   and   buckling   his 

cartridge belt and revolver about his hips he stepped to the flap of his tent 

and looked out。       There was no sentry before the entrance to the prisoner's 

tent�    �What could it mean�拭        �Fate was indeed playing into his hands。 

     Stepping outside he passed to the rear of the girl's tent。            There was no 

sentry   there�察  �either�    �And   now�察  �boldly�察  �he   walked   to   the   entrance   and 

stepped within。 

     Dimly the moonlight illumined the interior。              Across the tent a figure 

bent   above   the   blankets   of   a   bed。   There   was   a   whispered   word�察  �and 



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another figure rose from the blankets to a sitting position。                  Slowly Albert 

Werper's eyes were becoming accustomed to the half darkness of the tent。 

He   saw   that   the   figure   leaning   over   the   bed   was   that   of   a   man�察  �and   he 

guessed at the truth of the nocturnal visitor's identity。 

     A sullen�察�jealous rage enveloped him。               He took a step in the direction 

of   the   two。   He   heard   a   frightened   cry  break   from  the   girl's   lips   as   she 

recognized   the   features   of   the   man   above   her�察  �and   he   saw   Mohammed 

Beyd seize her by the throat and bear her back upon the blankets。 

     Cheated passion cast a red blur before the eyes of the Belgian。                       No� �

The   man   should   not   have   her。      She   was   for   him   and   him   alone。      He 

would not be robbed of his rights。 

     Quickly   he   ran   across   the   tent   and   threw   himself   upon   the   back   of 

Mohammed          Beyd。      The    latter�察 �though     surprised     by   this  sudden     and 

unexpected attack�察�was not one to give up without a battle。                   The Belgian's 

fingers were feeling for his throat�察�but the Arab tore them away�察�and rising 

wheeled upon his adversary。             As they faced each other Werper struck the 

Arab a heavy blow in the face�察�sending him staggering backward。                           If he 

had followed up his advantage he would have had Mohammed Beyd at his 

mercy in another moment�察�but instead he tugged at his revolver to draw it 

from   its   holster�察  �and   Fate   ordained   that   at   that   particular   moment   the 

weapon should stick in its leather scabbard。 

     Before he could disengage it�察�Mohammed Beyd had recovered himself 

and was dashing upon him。               Again Werper struck the other in the face�察�

and   the Arab   returned   the   blow。       Striking   at   each   other   and   ceaselessly 

attempting to clinch�察�the two battled about the small interior of the tent�察�

while the girl�察�wide´eyed in terror and astonishment�察�watched the duel in 

frozen silence。 

     Again   and   again   Werper   struggled   to   draw   his   weapon。   Mohammed 

Beyd�察�anticipating no such opposition to his base desires�察�had come to the 

tent   unarmed�察  �except   for   a   long   knife   which   he   now   drew   as   he   stood 

panting during the first brief rest of the encounter。 

     ;Dog of a Christian�察─�he whispered�察 �look upon this knife in the hands 

of Mohammed Beyd�              �Look well�察�unbeliever�察�for it is the last thing in life 

that   you   shall   see   or   feel。 With   it   Mohammed   Beyd   will   cut   out   your 



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black heart。      If you have a God pray to him now in a minute more you 

shall   be   dead�察─  �and   with   that   he   rushed   viciously   upon   the   Belgian�察  �his 

knife raised high above his head。 

     Werper     was    still  dragging    futilely   at  his  weapon。      The    Arab    was 

almost upon him。          In desperation the European waited until Mohammed 

Beyd   was   all   but   against   him�察  �then   he   threw   himself   to   one   side   to   the 

floor of the tent�察�leaving a leg extended in the path of the Arab。 

     The     trick    succeeded。       Mohammed           Beyd�察    �carried     on   by    the 

momentum         of  his   charge�察   �stumbled     over   the   projecting    obstacle    and 

crashed to the ground。          Instantly he was up again and wheeling to renew 

the   battle�察  �but   Werper   was   on   foot   ahead   of   him�察  �and   now   his   revolver�察�

loosened from its holster�察�flashed in his hand。 

     The Arab dove headfirst to grapple with him�察�there was a sharp report�察�

a lurid gleam of flame in the darkness�察�and Mohammed Beyd rolled over 

and   over   upon   the   floor   to   come   to   a   final   rest   beside   the   bed   of   the 

woman he had sought to dishonor。 

     Almost   immediately   following   the   report   came   the   sound   of   excited 

voices   in   the   camp   without。     Men   were   calling   back   and   forth   to   one 

another asking the meaning of the shot。              Werper could hear them running 

hither and thither�察�investigating。 

     Jane Clayton had risen to her feet as the Arab died�察�and now she came 

forward with outstretched hands toward Werper。 

     ;How can I ever thank you�察�my friend�拭─�she asked。 ;And to think that 

only today I had almost believed the infamous story which this beast told 

me of your perfidy and of your past。              Forgive me�察�M。 Frecoult。          I might 

have known that a white man and a gentleman could be naught else than 

the protector of a woman of his own race amid the dangers of this savage 

land。; 

     Werper's hands dropped limply at his sides。                He stood looking at the 

girl�察  �but    he   could    find   no   words     to  reply    to  her。    Her     innocent 

arraignment of his true purposes was unanswerable。 

     Outside�察�the Arabs were searching for the author of the disturbing shot。 

The   two   sentries   who   had   been   relieved   and   sent   to   their   blankets   by 

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It   occurred   to   them   that   possibly   the   woman   had   successfully   defended 

herself against their leader。 

     Werper heard the men approaching。              To be apprehended as the slayer 

of   Mohammed   Beyd   would   be   equivalent   to   a   sentence   of   immediate 

death。     The fierce and brutal raiders would tear to pieces a Christian who 

had dared spill the blood of their leader。            He   must find some excuse to 

delay the finding of Mohammed Beyd's dead body。 

     Returning his revolver to its holster�察�he walked quickly to the entrance 

of the tent。    Parting the flaps he stepped out and confronted the men�察�who 

were rapidly approaching。          Somehow he found within him the necessary 

bravado   to   force   a   smile   to   his   lips�察  �as   he   held   up   his   hand   to   bar   their 

farther progress。 

     ;The woman resisted�察─�he said�察 �and Mohammed Beyd was forced to 

shoot her。     She is not deadonly slightly wounded。             You may go back to 

your blankets。      Mohammed Beyd and I will look after the prisoner�察─�then 

he    turned   and    re´entered    the   tent�察 �and   the   raiders�察 �satisfied    by  this 

explanation�察�gladly returned to their broken slumbers。 

     As   he   again   faced   Jane   Clayton�察  �Werper   found   himself   animated   by 

quite different intentions than those which had lured him from his blankets 

but    a  few    minutes    before。     The     excitement     of   his  encounter     with 

Mohammed Beyd�察�as well as the dangers which he now faced at the hands 

of the raiders when morning must inevitably reveal the truth of what had 

occurred in the tent of the prisoner that night�察�had naturally cooled the hot 

passion which had dominated him when he entered the tent。 

     But   another   and   stronger   force   was   exerting itself   in   the girl's   favor。 

However low a man may sink�察�honor and chivalry�察�has he ever possessed 

them�察�are never entirely eradicated from his character�察�and though Albert 

Werper had long since ceased to evidence the slightest claim to either the 

one or the other�察�the spontaneous acknowledgment of them which the girl

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