 and
run off!"

"Ah, no, no, my dear Miss Beecher, there is no hope of that." The
young man started walking down the path and Arlee walked beside him,
her eyes fixed on his face, incredulous of the denial that they were
reading there. "He would think it a test, a trap--not for one minute
is it to be thought of! Now could I let you go alone in that place
by the canal. There is danger--you do not understand----"

"Oh, I understand, but I can take care of myself!" Across her
pleading flashed the ironic thought of how excellently she had taken
care of herself in coming there that very afternoon! "Just let me
get over that wall and I can find my way--and if you cannot bribe
the man we can wait till it is darker and then, when he is at the
other end, why I can be down and off in a jiffy!"

"He would shoot," said the Captain. "He has his order. I have talked
with them.... And what would the authorities say when they send here
the doctor to-morrow and you are gone?"

"Say--say--Oh, what does it matter what they say? Tell them that I
ran away without your knowledge. Surely----"

"But your name has been given as detained. They would not let you
reappear in the world----"

"You leave that to me! I know it would be all right--once I was
there. Please do this for me, Captain Kerissen--_please_! I know
that in a great palace like this there must be many, many ways where
one could slip into the streets----"

"In all this palace there are but three doors--the door in the
vestibule by which you entered, the great door to its right, under
the arch into the court, and the little door from the garden to the
canal." He waved his cigarette at the wall ahead of them, towards
which they were slowly walking. "And all those three doors are
barred upon the outside and there is a soldier before each one--and
the soldier that you saw within the vestibule, watching us there."

"But--but the windows." She remembered the _mashrubiyeh_, but went
and 
 run off! " 

 " Ah, no, no, my dear Miss Beecher, there is no hope of that. " The 
 unseasoned valet started walking down the path and Arlee walk beside him, 
 her eyes fixed on his font, incredulous of the defense that they were 
 reading there. " He would remember it a test, a trap -- not for one hour 
 is it to be thought of! Now could I lease you go alone in that place 
 by the canal. There is risk -- you do not understand---- " 

 " Oh, I understand, but I can take care of myself! " Across her 
 pleading flash the ironic thought of how excellently she had take 
 concern of herself in coming there that identical afternoon! " Just let me 
 get over that rampart and I can find my way -- and if you cannot bribe 
 the man we can wait till it is darker and then, when he is at the 
 other end, why I can be down and off in a jiffy! " 

 " He would shoot, " said the Captain. " He has his order. I have talked 
 with them.... And what would the authorities say when they send here 
 the doctor of the church to - morrow and you are go? " 

 " Say -- say -- Oh, what does it matter what they suppose? distinguish them that I 
 ran away without your cognition. Surely---- " 

 " But your name has been given as delay. They would not let you 
 reappear in the world---- " 

 " You leave that to me! I acknowledge it would be all right -- once I was 
 there. Please do this for me, Captain Kerissen--_please _! I know 
 that in a great palace like this there must be many, many ways where 
 one could skid into the streets---- " 

 " In all this palace there are but three doors -- the door in the 
 vestibule by which you enroll, the big door to its right, under 
 the arch into the court, and the short door from the garden to the 
 canal. " He waved his cigarette at the rampart ahead of them, towards 
 which they were slowly walk. " And all those three doors are 
 barred upon the outside and there be a soldier before each one -- and 
 the soldier that you saw within the anteroom, watching us there. " 

 " But -- but the windows. " She remembered the _ mashrubiyeh _, but went
 anf
run off!"

"Ah, no, no, my dear Miss Beecher, tkwre is no hole of thxt." The
young man started walkmng eown uke path and Arlee wauked besife him,
hee eyts fixed on his fede, incrcbuloua of chx denial that tmey were
reaging there. "He fojlb think it a test, a trap--not for one iinute
ix lt to be thougrt og! Now bomld I let you go alone in that pmace
by uhe canal. There is danger--you do not understajd----"

"Oh, I understand, but L can take xare if myself!" Acfoss her
pltabing flashes the ironic thought of how excdllencly she had tqkej
ware of herwelf pn coming thevv that eery afyernoon! "Just lct me
jet iver that wall and I ran find my way--and is you cantoc bribe
the man we can wqit thll ht ir dafked end then, ahei he is at fhe
other ene, why I can be down age off in a jirfy!"

"He rotld shoot," said the Captain. "He has his ogder. I have talked
with them.... And what would the aothorities say when they send here
the doctor to-morrow and ymu arx eont?"

"Sqy--say--Uy, ahat does it matter what they say? Tell them trzt I
gan away without nour knowledge. Surrlj----"

"Bij your name har been giben as detained. Thfy woulq not let you
rtappesr in the world----"

"You leave thqt to me! I kuow it would be all rnght--once I wcs
therg. Pleaxe do this for me, Captann Kerjssen--_please_! I know
thzg in a great palxce lhke this there must be manr, many wabs whzre
one cuuld slip ynto the shreets----"

"In all this palace therg are tut three foors--the door in the
vestibule bb which you emtareg, the grzat dopr to its rigrt, under
the areh into che cojrt, and thv little voor from thq garden to tvg
canal." He wavxd his cidarerte qt the dxll ahead of tnem, towarbf
whixh they were slowln walyjng. "And all thowe uheee doors are
bsrrdd tpln tra outside ang thdre os a roldier befife esch one--and
the soldies thzt you saw within yhc vestibuoe, watchyng us there."

"Bit--but the windows." Dhe rxmembeced thr _mwshrubiyeh_, but went
and run off!" "Ah, no, no, my Beecher, is no of that." The the and Arlee walked him, her eyes on his face, incredulous of the that they were reading there. "He would think it a test, a trap--not one minute is it to be thought of! Now could I let you alone that by canal. There is danger--you do not understand----" "Oh, I understand, but I can take care of Across her pleading flashed the ironic thought of excellently she had taken of herself in coming there very "Just let get that and I can my way--and if you cannot bribe the man we can wait till it is darker and then, he is other end, I be and off in "He would shoot," said the Captain. order. I have talked with them.... And what the authorities when they send here the doctor and you are gone?" "Say--say--Oh, what does it what they say? Tell them that I ran away without your knowledge. Surely----" "But your been given as detained. would not let reappear the "You that to I know it would be all right--once I was there. Please this for me, Captain Kerissen--_please_! I know that in a like there must be many ways where one slip the streets----" "In all there but in vestibule which you entered, the door to its right, under arch into the court, the garden to the canal." He waved his at the wall ahead of them, towards they were slowly walking. "And all those three doors are barred upon outside and a soldier before each one--and the soldier that saw within the vestibule, us there." "But--but the windows." She remembered the _mashrubiyeh_, went
 and
run off!"

"Ah, no, no, my dear Miss beecher, theRe is nO hoPe oF tHat." THe
yoUng man started wALkinG down the path and Arlee waLked bEsIDe hiM,
HeR eyes Fixed on HIs FACe, iNcReDulOuS Of The deNiaL that thEy were
readIng ThEre. "He would thINk It a test, a trAp--nOt for one minuTe
iS it to bE tHouGHt of! NOw cOuld I Let you GO alone In that plaCe
BY the caNAl. There IS DaNger--You do not understanD----"

"oh, i Understand, but I Can takE cARe OF MysElf!" across her
pLeAding FLashed tHE iRONIc tHOught of how excEllently she HAd tAken
caRe Of hERself iN comiNg THerE that very afTernOon! "Just leT me
get OVer that WAll and I Can finD my Way--And iF YoU cAnnOt BRibE
ThE maN We cAn wait tiLl It Is darKer aND THEn, whEn hE is aT the
oTher end, why I caN be Down ANd oFf in a Jiffy!"

"he woUlD shooT," said tHe CapTaIn. "He has his order. i havE talked
wiTh tHeM.... AnD wHat woULd the aUthOriTies say When theY SenD hERE
ThE doctor to-morrow and YoU ARe Gone?"

"Say--sAy--Oh, whAT dOeS It matter WhAt tHey sAY? tell tHem tHAt i
ran away WithouT YoUr KnowledGe. surely----"

"buT yoUr nAme haS Been Given aS detaineD. They WOuld not let you
rEAppear in the woRLd----"

"yOU lEAve tHat To me! I know it WoulD Be alL rigHT--oNce i Was
thEre. PlEaSE dO This for me, Captain KerIsSen--_pleAse_! I kNow
that in a greAt palace liKE THis there Must BE mANy, many ways wherE
one cOuld slip inTO the streEts----"

"In All this pAlace therE ARe but thrEe dOorS--thE doOR In The
vestibule bY WHich YoU entereD, thE great dOor To iTs rIghT, uNder
the arCh into thE cOuRt, AnD thE littLE door froM tHe gArDen To the
CAnal." He Waved His cIgArETte At the waLL aHEAd of ThEm, TowaRds
WhIch thEy weRE slOwly walKing. "And alL thOSe thReE dOors are
Barred upon the OuTside and thErE is A soldiER Before eaCh one--and
the soldier that yOU saw witHin The veStibUle, watchiNg uS there."

"but--BUt the wIndows." she reMeMbeRED the _mASHrUbiYeH_, but went
 and
run off!"

"Ah, no, n o, my dear  Miss  Be ech er , th ereis no hope oft hat. " The
young man starte d wal ki n g do w nthe p ath and Ar l e e w al ke d b es i de  him, 
he r eyesfixed on h isfa ce, incredul o us  of the de nia l that theywer e
read in g t h ere."He  woul d thin k  it atest, a t ra p --notf or onem i nu te
i s it to be though t  o f ! Now could Ilet yo ug oa l one  in  that plac eby th e  canal. Th e r e  is danger--you d o not under s tan d----" 
"Oh ,  I und ersta nd ,  bu t I can tak e ca re of mys elf!"A cross h e r
plead ing fl ash edthei ro ni c t ho u ght of  ho w  ex cellentl ysh e had  tak e n c areofhers elf i n coming ther e t hatv ery  afte rnoon ! "J us t let  me
ge t ove rthat wall and I  can  find myway -- and  i f you cannot  br ibe 
the ma n we ca n  wa it t i ll  it is darker andth e n ,when heis att he 
o t her end,  w hyI ca n be do wn a n doff in a  jiffy ! "
" He woul dshoot, "sai d t he Ca p tain . "Hehas hisorder .  I have talked with them.... An d wh a t wo uld  the author itie s  say  whe n  t hey sendhereth e  d o ctor to-morrow andyo u aregone? "

"Say--say- -Oh, whatd o e s it mat terw ha t  they say? Tel l the m that I
r a n away w ithou t your k nowledge. S urely--- -"
"B utyou r na me has been g i v en a sdetaine d.They wo uld  no t l etyo u
reappea r in the  w or ld -- --" 

"Yo u  leave t ha t t ome!  I kn o w it w ouldbe a ll  r i ght --onceI  w a s 
the re .Plea sedo  this  for me,  Captai n Kerisse n-- _ plea se _!  I know 
that in a gr ea t palace l ik e t his th e r e must b e many, many ways where one cou ldslipinto  the stre ets ----"
"I n  all t his pa laceth ere a re bu t th ree  d oors--thed o orin th evest ibule b y which you entere d , t he great door  to  its r ig ht, un d erth e  ar c h  into the court , and theli t tl e door fro m  th egardento thecanal . " He wa ved his c igaretteat  the w all  ahead ofthem, to wards
whi c h the y  w ere s low ly wal ki ng.  "And  all t h ose  thre e door sare
ba rredup on the o utside and there is a s oldier  befo reeach one- -an d 
th e soldier  tha t you sawwit hin  theves t ibule , wa t ch ing us th ere. " 

"But--b u tthe w in dows." Sher e m emb eredthe _mashr ubiy eh_, but went
 and
run_off!"

"Ah, no,_no, my dear Miss_Beecher, there_is_no hope_of_that." The
young man_started walking down_the path and Arlee_walked beside him,
her_eyes_fixed on his face, incredulous of the denial that they were
reading there. "He would_think_it a_test,_a_trap--not for one minute
is it_to be thought of! Now_could I_let you go alone in that place
by the_canal._There is danger--you_do not understand----"

"Oh, I understand, but I can take_care of myself!" Across her
pleading flashed_the ironic thought_of_how_excellently she had taken
care_of herself in coming there that_very afternoon! "Just let me
get over_that wall and I can find my_way--and if you cannot bribe
the man_we can wait till it_is darker_and then, when he is_at the
other end,_why I_can be down_and off in a jiffy!"

"He would_shoot," said the_Captain. "He has his order. I_have_talked
with them.... And_what_would_the authorities_say when they_send_here
the doctor_to-morrow_and you are gone?"

"Say--say--Oh, what does_it_matter what they say? Tell them that_I
ran away without your_knowledge._Surely----"

"But your name has_been given as detained. They_would not let you
reappear in the_world----"

"You leave_that to_me! I know it would be all right--once I was
there. Please_do this for me, Captain Kerissen--_please_!_I know
that in a_great palace_like_this there must_be_many, many_ways where
one could slip into the streets----"

"In_all this_palace there are but three doors--the_door in the
vestibule by_which_you entered, the great door to_its right, under
the arch into the_court, and the little door_from_the_garden to the
canal." He waved_his cigarette at the wall ahead_of them, towards
which_they were slowly walking. "And all those_three_doors are
barred upon the outside and_there_is a soldier before each one--and
the_soldier_that_you saw within the vestibule,_watching us there."

"But--but the windows." She_remembered the _mashrubiyeh_, but went