BT ROSITA
"Zarlfn, Zurlful" alio railed, torn
between laughter and Indignation.
Bunduls flapped down Uio ituJri bo
bind her, but before thoy reached the
court (lis women leant occupied with
the sheep crowded forward to look
t the brldo, A girl funded bowl
of milk lata her hands with mur
muted "for chastity," Another laid
platter of date at her feet "May
you be ai fertile it the palm," she
old. Baskets of test, bread and
apices, pitchers of oil and honey were
piled round her. Itowmury looked at
them eghuKt, while Zurlfa, delighted
with her role, gnve rent to flowery
gratitude." The women moved ocorer,
nxlous to tee the brldo of the Raid.
They discussed her, Intimately end
In detail, till Westwyn arrived. He
was feeling distinctly grim. He had
no mm for any form of acting, and
this marriage went against the grain,
the more so because ha was beginning
to And It Impossible to consider n
mnry as an Impersonal problem, lie
found her leaning helplessly against
the door, looking almost vacant,
amidst a crowd of Riff women whose
coiiiitient he understood too well. At
his approach they fled, screaming and
giggling, and. at the sight of the pro
visions piled In bis path, Westwyn
couldn't hidp laughing.
"You'll have to rnUe a vast appetite,
wou't your be remarked, frustrating
the efforts of a curly homed ram to
walk Into a pyramid of eggs.
"What does It all mean? Uavo (hey
gone completely mndf
Westwyo drew 'her Into the bouse.
"It's their custom to bring gifts to a
vorlillnc." tin einlnlneri. "and the bent
you can offer a ItllT Is food after a
rifle, of course, Mohammed el Meneh
blie was up at my house before sun
rise, urging me to accept bis new
Mauser."
Itoaemary had hardly heard the lust
words. "A wedding!" she said. "It's
a farce. You can't seriously mean to
go through with It."
Westwyn took her arm and pushed
her gently on the couch. "Urak here.
Let's hove this out. It's a rotten situ
ation, but Inevitable,, so the best thing
Is to make aa little funs about It as
possible. The pmlre fellow will be
here Id a minute. rVe don't wunt to
let blin talking." The man's voice
was hard. He spoke as he would to
fellow soldiers and, for the first time,
Itoaemary realized how little she
counted In the ItllT. This mini hud
chosen to set himself up as her pro
tector, but he would not be driven
too for. Her Individuality, ber wishes,
or feelings meant nothing. She. who
had never oioyei any one mi hit me,
would have to obey s stranger. "I
won't." she raid, and was surprised to
find she had spoken aloud
"Won't what?" The eyes thot looked
at her were steel colored In them she
auw a determination us considered as
It was serious. At heart she knew
She hod no more hope of esmplng this
marriage than she hud of leaving
Telehdl, yet she answered! "I won't
marry you." and repented the words
parrot-wise, because excitement whs
rising In her and she won terribly
conscious of the man's nearness.
Westwyn did not answer He con
sidered the girl gravely while she,
feeling she was being measured,
braced herself to meet the expected
reproof. It did not come, but foot
ateps sounded in the yard. Obviously,
a number of people were entering the
outer room. Still Westwyn was si
lent, so thut Rosemary was forced to
ask: "Who Is It?"
"The pndre, I expect. Ilelns and
Pete are going to be witnesses. Sliull
we go In?" He held out a lean, brown
hand. "It'll be all right You'll see
Tve never let any one down yet and
I shan't hcgln with a woman."
The clmrm of the mnn was apparent
at that moment, and Rosemury hud to
make a physical effort to resist It She
Ignored the proffered hand, leaning
'away, from It mute and obstlnute.
Westwyn did not hesitate. Stooping.
he picked her up as If she had been a
child, set her on her feet and, holding
her by the shoulders, told her: 'You
remember what old Mencbhhe snld to
me: 'A man Is responsible for his
countrywomen,' In the eyes of these
people, who are men, mind you, who've
fought with me, ""and pretty nearly
starved with me, It. Is I who will suf
fer If you" he was going to say
"mane a 1001 or yonrseiiy nui ne
1 changed It, "If you don't play up."
Rosemary struggled half-heartedly
in ma grip, dui ne toon no notice.
"It's rotten having to talk like this,
but you force me to I What do you
suppose these ItllTs, who guard their
women as their faith, thought of your
escapade with MartengoJ" Westwyn
was' the more brutal because he
loathed his part He felt the girl
quiver under his hands, and, Inexora
bly, he pushed home his vantage.
"You ran ()o what you like with me.
FORBES
but you've got to pluy up before these
people. They've seen quite enough
dago wastrels, and I'm d d if they
ure going to rank us English among
them."
Rosemary felt as if his fingers were
seurlng her shoulders. At last she
reullzed that, by this marriage, he was
not only securing her safety, but giv
ing back to her the honor she bad
jeopardized with Martengo. It was
the final humiliation. She hated him.
but she thrilled to his touch. It was
to escape R, while sho could still' count
on ber setf ronlrol. that she gave
way. "Very well." she sold curtly, and.
without further speech, they went Into
the outer rMm. V
The pudre was an enuicluted little
man with buttered hollows under his
cheek hones und deep set. wind red
tlened eyes, lie looked seriously st
Rosemary, muttered Inundible words
as she whs Introduced, and drew out
his prayer book, obviously anxious to
bo gone.
"Wilt thou hive this woman to be
thy wedded wlfet Wilt thou love,
honor, and cherish her"
Rosemary expected a dental to
spring from the quiet figure beside
her. but the service went on. West
wyn 's "I will" was as ringing as any
order he had given In action. Rose
mary's was lnuiidlhla The priest bis
eyes on the book, his lips moving au
tomatically, muttered "repeat after
ma I blank blank " He bad forgot
ten to ask the names of bride and
groom. "Take thee, blank, blank" His
glance lifted expectantly, Wesrwyo
took the girl's right band, gripped It
as If he would help her through all
difficulties, over all obstacles, looked
her full In the face and repeated: "L
John Trevor, take thee" There waa
a pause A blank expression was suc
ceeded, on tiie in nn's part by ghost
of amusement hut Rosemary, strug
gling with a hysterical desire to laugh,
was mute. Of course, they neither of
them knew each other'a names I
The priest surprised, lost bis
place. Fumbling with one Onger, be
prompted, "Say her name."
"Rosemary Anne Jerked out the
girt and forced ber eyea down, for
she knew I hut Westwyn was suilllog
at her und. In that smile, she could
almost Imagine tenderness.
With a liniil scurry, the priest mut
tered. "With this ring I thee wed
wliut ring, where is It?" We&twysV
drew oil a heavy signet, slipped It
over the girl's finger; and held It wltb
a baud as steady as his voice. "Those
whom fiod has Joined together, let ao
imiio put asunder," declared the priest
and, for a second, the majesty of
thosy familiar words effected evea a
mind whose idea wus to get back to
the hospital, where dying men oeeded
tils comfort Slowly and aonorousty
they broke the stillness of the room
like the echo of a host marching.
fete shifted his feet Ik-Ins tugged
nt his collar. "It's finished." said the
priest with an anxious glance at the
door. "You hud better both algn this
certificate. You'll have to have It
registered at Tnnglers or Tetuan."
Rosemary went up to the roof and
wutclied the pudre mount "Would be
come buck?" Rosemary wondered and
he was nnmeless In her mind. "John,"
she reflected. Oh, absurdly unsuit
able! And she weut over to the op
posite edge of the root, lest anyone
should think she wns waiting.
The signet ring hung loose on ber
finger, so she took It oft and studied
It. An old motto, worn and dented,
run round the crest "What West
Wynne woo, let West Wynne hold,"
she spelt out with difficulty, and was
still considering It when Its owner
appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Hud to see the pudre off I The
poor fellow wns worried blue as to
what might huve happened In his ab
sence. Awfully plucky to run that
show alone, eh?" but Rosemary Ig
nored his effort to make conversa
tion. A drum began beating In the vil
lage, and Westwyn' turned to look
down the path.. "A messenger from
And el Krlm," he said. "That'll mean
work."
The girl was glad to escape from a
mood of foreboding. "Why is Abd-el
Krlm coining here?"
"There's been several attempts to
assassinate him lately, and Alt-el Sa
mara, which has been bis headquar
ters since be organized his first gov
ernment Is a bit too near AJdlr and
the Spaniards. Airplanes bomb It
about once a week, and there are sev
eral thousand Spnnlsh prisoners there.
This Is a email place In touch with
both fronts-r-a good center for gueril
la operations, and It's easier to Iso
late, Spies would have no chance
here, I don't blame the sultan for get
ting sick of Ait-el Kamaral"
"Is he coming alone?"
"Lord, no, his old mother she's
about .seventy and ghe used to ride
Oiroiigh Oih cotififry unveiled la fn
separable from him I I believe she's
his best counselor. Then there's his
brother, Mohammahdl, who Is the
real commander In chief, and half a
dozen wozlrs ministers, you know.
They'll all have to pack Info Menehh
he's house and they'll want this one
for the servants."
"Whaff" exclaimed Rosemary, "Arn
I going to be turned out V
"Well, they naturally expect yon lo
Join nm down there." He nodded to
a mud building which struggled across
the hillside on two levels.
"Yon didn't tell me that"
"I didn't think It was of any Im
portance. It's a good large place. You
and Zurlfa can have what used to be
me nureiii boo onrrirnoe yuurseir inioj
complete solitude." He smiled at her,
with a return to his normal careless-
ness. "There are several rooms look-1
Ing onto a court. You'll even have a
separate front door."
The girl found no words to voice
her objections. I dscourugement whs
replacing the wild excitement of the
morning. She felt Inert and incopnble
of argument. ,.,
"You'd better come down some time
this afternoon I'm afraid you haven't
many belongings to move, huve you?"
"I must give you back one of
'yours." said Rosemary, .holding out
the ring. "What a gorgeous motto, I
wish It were mine.",
The man stifled u smile. "Let's con'
aider It yours for the moment You'd
hetter keep this sign of our ton coin
until the ItllTs ho v gni uwil to it I
SUpHise It's mueh t"o big." . He ("oil
her hand und moved Ihe slcnet up mid
down the third linger What lovely
bunds she hud They reminded him of
a picture he'd seen somewhere, a
woman ofTerlnu a cup to some IihIIhii
fellow, und the ln wns polMuieit,
would It mailer very much from sin h
a band? Westwyn grinned si the re
flection. Miirrluge put odd Ideas Into
a fellow's head, hut he pulled him
self toireiiier It wasn't s real mar
riage. He was silll twisting the ring
when Rosemary spoke
"It won't full off." she suld. "I'll
wear It for a few days and then give
It bnck to yon,1
"Keep II while you're In Teleltdl,"
replied Westwyn and. without any
conscious Intention, he bent and kissed
the slender, sun humeri fingers which
tried to withdraw themselves from his
clasp. "You can count on me, you
know," he snld. a little awkwardly,
and strode sway before the girl could
reply. ,
(Continued next week.)
Forsjottea Withers.
Among; those whom we forgot In
our wishes column last week were
"Bill" Beckwith, Lester Kelly and
Marcus Shearer. For Bill:
To have an automatic telephone
system, one which would not require
an answering "hello."
Lester would like to be a boy
again and play pranks on the preach
er.' Marcus longs for his "Old Ken
tucky Home" and those never-to-be
forgotten 'possum and yams for the
holiday feeds.
Hot Times Coming
"I can't marry him, mother. lie s
an atheist, and doesn't believe there
is a hell"
"Marry him, my dear, and be
tween ua we'll convince him that
he's wrong." - ,
Oh, Wall. . .
"The short skirt," says a fashion
expert will disappear." That is just
what we feared was going to tiap-y
pen. -London Opinion.
Threat or Promise?
Usher (politely) "Are you a'
friend of the groom?"
Snooty Old Lady "Indeed, no I
I am the bride's mother 1"
, A Rare Print
"HI says she gets to bed at ten
every night"
"Yeah, I have a picture of her do
ing it"
"Great, I'd like to see it."
The Pedestrian's Song
Nashes to .Nashes ' -Stuti
to Stutz, .
If the Buicks don't get you
The Chrevolets must.
Exactly
Old Lady .(sniffyng): "What's
that awful oder?" '
' Farmer: "That's fertilizer." V
Old Lady (astonished) : "For the
land's sake!" ., .
Farmer: "YesK ma'am."
Her Good Taste
"That's one thing I like abo'ut my
girl."
"What's that?" I
"The guy she goes with."
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