. The carpet from Bagdad. C- Digitized by Microsoft® FORTUNES RIDDLE SOLVED 267 gave thought to what he did. He vaguely meant toencourage her; and possibly he did. The storm broke. The sun became and splinters of rock sang through the pallof whirling sand. A golden tone enveloped the littlegathering. Had there been no natural protection, they musthave ridden on, blindly and desperately, for to haveremained still in the open would have been to awaittheir tombs. It spent its fury in half an hour; andthe clearing air became cold again. The caravanproceeded. The hair of every one
. The carpet from Bagdad. C- Digitized by Microsoft® FORTUNES RIDDLE SOLVED 267 gave thought to what he did. He vaguely meant toencourage her; and possibly he did. The storm broke. The sun became and splinters of rock sang through the pallof whirling sand. A golden tone enveloped the littlegathering. Had there been no natural protection, they musthave ridden on, blindly and desperately, for to haveremained still in the open would have been to awaittheir tombs. It spent its fury in half an hour; andthe clearing air became cold again. The caravanproceeded. The hair of every one was dimly yel-low, their faces and their garments. When camp was made that night it found thecaptives untalkative. The girl and the two men satmoodily about the fire. Fatigue had dulled theirbodies and hopelessness their minds. The menwere ragged now, unkempt; a stubble of beardcovered their faces, gaunt yet burned. George hadlost his remaining pump, and as his stockings werenow full of holes, he had, in the last flicker
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