 gone."

"Naturally--being paid in advance."

"Only half paid."

"Half pay was enough for him. I knew it would be.... The thing was
all rot in the first place."

Billy was too bitter of soul to reply. He was remembering what he
ought to have done. He ought to have put that pistol to the
Captain's head and forced him through the palace inch by inch.... He
wondered if it would do any good to go back. His arm was rousing
from its numbness, however, and raising a little racket all its own.

"We might as well get out of this," the Englishman advised, and
Billy's reason acquiesced in spite of his rage. In silence they went
down to the water's edge and embarked. The homeward course, from
caution, was not past the palace but upstream through a remote and
unknown region where they finally landed upon a bank and struck
through unfamiliar and unfriendly looking byways toward the city.

Their walk was silent. Fierce gloom enveloped Billy; furious chagrin
bestrode him. Chump that he was to have jumped at such positive
conclusions! He ought to have stayed there. If only that second Turk
had not been coming up behind him! He could think now of a number of
brilliant ways out of his difficulties.... Morosely he trudged on
through the interminable streets, his chilly wetness like an outward
aspect of his gloom-soused mind.

He could not bear to think of Arlee. He felt now that, warned by
Falconer's approach from above, they had snatched her from her room
and hidden her away. He wondered if he deceived the Captain about
the motives for his presence. He wondered what in the world could be
done now--if all effort was to resolve itself into the futility of
an official search-party. He wondered where in all that baffling
prison Arlee was hidden.

Upon that tormenting question he unlocked his lips. "Where is she?"
he muttered worriedly. "That's the question--where is she?"

"In Alexandria."

Plainly the Englishman's wrath had been smoldering. Billy turned
upon him fiercely.

"In that palace, I tell you
gone. " 

 " Naturally -- being paid in advance. " 

 " Only one-half pay. " 

 " Half pay was enough for him. I know it would be.... The matter was 
 all rot in the first place. " 

 Billy was excessively bitter of soul to answer. He was remember what he 
 ought to have done. He ought to have arrange that pistol to the 
 Captain's head and forced him through the palace column inch by inch.... He 
 wondered if it would do any good to go back. His arm was rousing 
 from its apathy, however, and raising a little racket all its own. 

 " We might equally well get out of this, " the Englishman advised, and 
 Billy's reason acquiesced in spite of his fury. In silence they went 
 down to the water's edge and embarked. The homeward path, from 
 caution, was not past the palace but upstream through a remote and 
 unknown region where they finally landed upon a bank and struck 
 through unfamiliar and unfriendly looking byways toward the city. 

 Their walk was silent. Fierce gloom enveloped Billy; furious chagrin 
 bestrode him. Chump that he was to have derail at such positive 
 conclusions! He ought to have last out there. If merely that second Turk 
 had not been coming up behind him! He could think now of a numeral of 
 brilliant ways out of his difficulties.... Morosely he trudged on 
 through the endless streets, his chilly wetness like an outward 
 aspect of his gloom - soused mind. 

 He could not bear to think of Arlee. He felt now that, warned by 
 Falconer's approach from above, they had snatched her from her room 
 and shroud her away. He wonder if he deceived the Captain about 
 the motives for his presence. He wondered what in the world could be 
 suffice now -- if all effort was to resolve itself into the futility of 
 an official search - party. He wonder where in all that baffling 
 prison Arlee was hidden. 

 Upon that tormenting question he unlocked his brim. " Where is she? " 
 he muttered worriedly. " That's the motion -- where is she? " 

 " In Alexandria. " 

 Plainly the Englishman's wrath had been smoldering. Billy sour 
 upon him fiercely. 

 " In that palace, I state you
 goje."

"Naturally--being paid in advance."

"Only half paid."

"Ialf pag was enuugh for him. I knew it would bw.... The thing was
all rot in tfe first ilace."

Billt waw too bittec of soul to rsily. Hz xas remembering what he
oucht to have dote. Hz ought to have put that pistol to tre
Captaon'd head and forsed nym tggomgh the palace inch by inch.... He
wohdered pf it would do anu good to go back. His arm aas gousing
from its nulbness, howecer, wbd raising a little rabnet all ita own.

"We might as well get out ow thix," the Englusymaj advised, anv
Billy'f reason acqmpesced hn spitr of his rage. Ln sinenxe they went
down to tie water's edge and eibarked. Tve homeward course, drim
caujion, fas vit oasu tie lalace buv upstream fhrough a rwmote and
unknown rebijb where they rinallr janded upon a bank and struck
through unxamjliar and unfriendly loiking byways toward tje city.

Thqir walk was silent. Fierce gloom enveloped Billy; xurions chcnvin
bdwtgode him. Chump that he was to have jumped at fhcn iositive
conclusioks! He ought to havr dtsied there. If ovly thcf aecond Turk
had not been cjming up behinq hik! He could think now of a nymber of
briljuant ways out of hns difficultnes.... Motosely he trudged on
through tke intsrminable shreets, hia chilly wetness uikv an outward
aspect of his glooi-soused mmnd.

He could vot near tj think of Arlec. He felt now that, aarneb by
Fdlconer's aoproach from above, they had snavrhed her from har goom
and hndden mer away. He wonqered if he deeeived tke Capgain about
nhe motivxs for his pwesence. He wotfered what ii the worjd ciuld be
done vow--if all effott was to resolve irself into the futllity kf
an official szcrxh-party. He wondrrea wrege mn alj that bafflitg
prksov Arled was hiddek.

Upun tnat tormenting questhon ge unlocked his lils. "Where iw she?"
he iuttered worroedly. "That's the qutstion--xhere ms she?"

"On Wlexandria."

Plainly the Englishmzn's wrath haq been smoldqrinn. Bijly turned
bpon him fiercely.

"In that palace, I tell yiu
gone." "Naturally--being paid in advance." "Only half pay enough for I knew it all in the first Billy was too of soul to reply. He was what he ought to have done. He ought to have put that pistol the Captain's head and forced him through the palace inch by inch.... He if would any to go back. His arm was rousing from its numbness, however, and raising a little racket its own. "We might as well get out this," the Englishman advised, Billy's reason acquiesced in spite his In silence went to water's edge and The homeward course, from caution, was not past the palace but upstream through a remote and unknown where they upon a and through and unfriendly looking the city. Their walk was silent. Billy; furious chagrin bestrode him. Chump that he to have at such positive conclusions! He ought have stayed there. If only that second Turk not been coming up behind him! He could think now of a number of brilliant of his difficulties.... Morosely trudged on through interminable his wetness an outward of his gloom-soused mind. He could not bear to think of He felt now that, warned by Falconer's approach from above, snatched from her room hidden her away. He if deceived the Captain about for presence. in world be done now--if all was to resolve itself into futility of an official all that baffling prison Arlee was hidden. Upon tormenting question he unlocked his lips. "Where she?" he muttered worriedly. "That's the question--where is she?" "In Alexandria." Plainly Englishman's wrath smoldering. Billy turned upon him fiercely. "In that I tell you
 gone."

"Naturally--being paid in aDvance."

"Only Half pAid."

"halF pAy waS enoUgh for him. I knew IT wouLd be.... The thing was
all rot iN the fIrST plaCE."

BIlly wAs too biTTeR OF soUl To RepLy. hE wAs remEmbEring whAt he
ought tO haVe Done. He ought tO HaVe put that pIstOl to the
CaptaIn's Head anD fOrcED him tHroUgh thE palacE Inch by Inch.... He
wonDeREd if it WOuld do aNY GoOd to Go back. His arm was roUSiNG
from its numbneSs, howeVeR, AnD RAisIng A little racKeT all iTS own.

"We mIGhT AS WelL Get out of this," tHe EnglishmaN AdvIsed, anD
BIllY'S reasoN acquIeSCed In spite of hiS ragE. In silencE they wENt
down tO The wateR's edge And EmbArkeD. thE hOmeWaRD coURsE, frOM
caUtion, was NoT pAst thE palACE BUt upStrEam tHrougH a remote and
unKnoWn reGIon Where They fInalLy LandeD upon a Bank aNd Struck
through unFamiLiar and unFriEnDly LoOking BYways tOwaRd tHe city.

THeir walK Was SiLENT. FIerce gloom envelopeD BILLy; Furious cHagrin
BEsTrODe him. ChuMp ThaT he wAS To havE jumPEd At such poSitive
COnClUsions! HE oUght to HaVe sTayEd theRE. If oNly thaT second TUrk
haD Not been coming uP Behind him! He coULd THInK Now oF a nUmber of
brilLianT Ways Out oF HiS diFFiculTies.... MOrOSeLY he trudged on
through ThE interMinabLe streets, his cHilly wetneSS LIke an outWard
ASpECt of his gloom-soUsed mInd.

He could NOt bear to Think Of Arlee. HE felt now tHAT, warned bY
FaLcoNer'S apPROaCh from above, thEY Had sNaTched heR frOm her roOm
aNd hIddEn hEr Away. He wonDered if hE dEcEiVeD thE CaptAIn about
tHe MotIvEs fOr his PResencE. He woNderEd WhAT in The worlD CoULD be
dOnE nOw--if All EfFort wAs to REsoLve itseLf into the FutILity Of
An OfficiaL search-party. HE wOndered wheRe In aLl that BAFfling
prIson Arlee was hidden.

Upon tHAt tormeNtiNg queStioN he unlockEd hIs lips. "wheRE is she?"
He muttEred wOrRieDLY. "That'S THe QueStIon--where is SHE?"

"In alexaNdRia."

PLainly tHe Englishman's wrath HAd bEen smoldering. bilLy tuRNEd
UpoN HiM FieRcELy.

"IN THat palace, I tell yOu
 gone."

"Naturally--being  paid in a dvanc e." 

" On ly h alfpaid."

"Halfp ay w as enough for him. I k new i tw ould be ....The thi n gw a s
a ll  r otin th e fir stplace." 

Billy wa s t oo  bitter of s o ul  to reply.  He  was remembe rin g what  h e
o u ght t o h ave d one. H e  ought  to havepu t  thatp istol t o th e
Ca ptain's head andf or c ed him through  the p al a ce i nch  by  inch....He 
wond e red ifi tw o u ldd o any good to  go back. H i s a rm was  r ous i ng
fro m its  n u mbn ess, howeve r, a nd raisin g a li t tle rac k et allits ow n.
"W e mi g ht  a s w el l  ge t  o uto f t his," th eEn glish mana d v i sed,  an d
Bi lly's  reason acqui esc ed i n  sp ite o f his  rag e.  In s ilence  they  w ent
down to the  wat er's edge  an demb ar ked.T he hom ewa rdcourse,  from
c a uti on , w as  not past the pala ce b ut  upstrea m thro u gh  a remote a nd 
un know n regio n wh e re  they fi nallyl an de d uponabank a nd  st ruc k
thr o ughunfami liar and  unfr i endly lookingb yways towardt he c it y .

T hei r walk wassile n t. F ierc e  g loo m  enve loped  B i ll y ; furious chagrin
b es trodehim.Chump that he  was to ha v e jumped a t su c hp ositive
conclu sions ! He ought to havestaye d there.  If onlyt h at secon d T urk 
ha d n o t  b een coming up b ehin dhim! He  co uld thi nknow  of  anu mber of
b rilliant  w ay sou t o f his difficul ti es. .. . M orose l y he t rudge d on 
t hr o ugh  the in t er m i nabl est reet s,hi s chi llyw etn ess lik e an outw ard aspe ct  o f his g loom-soused m in d.

He cou ld  no t bear t o thinkof Arlee. He felt now t h at, war ned  by
F alco ner's app roa ch fro m a b ove, t hey ha d sna tc hed h er fr o m  h erro om
and hid d e n h er aw ay . He  wonder ed if he deceivedt heCaptain about 
th e mo t i ve s f o rh ispr e sen c e . He wondered w hat in the  w o rl d could be don enow--if  all ef fortw as to r esolve it self into  t he f u t ili ty of
an o fficialsearch-pa r ty. H e  w onder edwherein  al l tha t baff l ing 
pris on Arl ee  was h idden .
Upon th at tormenting questionhe unl ocked  hi s lips. " Whe r e i s she?"
h e mu ttered wor rie dly . "Th at' s  theques t io n-- w hereis s h e?"

"InA le xan d r ia ."

Plainly t h e E nglis hma n 's wra th h ad been smolderin g . Billy turned 
upo n him  fi e rcel y. 

"In that pal ace ,I tell you 
 gone."

"Naturally--being_paid in_advance."

"Only half paid."

"Half pay_was enough_for_him. I_knew_it would be...._The thing was
all_rot in the first_place."

Billy was too_bitter_of soul to reply. He was remembering what he
ought to have done. He ought_to_have put_that_pistol_to the
Captain's head and forced_him through the palace inch_by inch...._He
wondered if it would do any good to_go_back. His arm_was rousing
from its numbness, however, and raising a little_racket all its own.

"We might as_well get out_of_this,"_the Englishman advised, and
Billy's_reason acquiesced in spite of his_rage. In silence they went
down to_the water's edge and embarked. The homeward_course, from
caution, was not past the_palace but upstream through a_remote and
unknown_region where they finally landed_upon a bank_and struck
through_unfamiliar and unfriendly_looking byways toward the city.

Their walk_was silent. Fierce_gloom enveloped Billy; furious chagrin
bestrode him._Chump_that he was_to_have_jumped at_such positive
conclusions! He_ought_to have_stayed_there. If only that second Turk
had_not_been coming up behind him! He could_think now of a_number_of
brilliant ways out of_his difficulties.... Morosely he trudged_on
through the interminable streets, his chilly_wetness like_an outward
aspect_of his gloom-soused mind.

He could not bear to think of Arlee._He felt now that, warned by
Falconer's_approach from above, they_had snatched_her_from her room
and_hidden_her away._He wondered if he deceived the Captain_about
the motives_for his presence. He wondered what_in the world could_be
done_now--if all effort was to resolve_itself into the futility of
an official_search-party. He wondered where in_all_that_baffling
prison Arlee was hidden.

Upon that_tormenting question he unlocked his lips._"Where is she?"
he_muttered worriedly. "That's the question--where is she?"

"In_Alexandria."

Plainly_the Englishman's wrath had been smoldering._Billy_turned
upon him fiercely.

"In that palace, I_tell_you