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"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and his coone Mo her into her

howdah, laid her tenderly on the i seat that had

beenthe whole party had

mounted, and passed swiftly on toward Jerusalee woman murmured softly: "Two!"

Laodice's camel mounted the slope toward the east and stretched away

on a comparative level toward an immense white moon Aquila's horse

kept up with the matchless speed of the tall ca that they were going at hot haste, realized

that a race was on between theoad for a run to the frosts

A camel raced up beside Aquila

"Look!" the wo back over the

road by which they had come Aquila turned in his saddle and looked

Momus rose in his seat and looked Behind the in their wake The other and its driver had disappeared

"Deserted!" Aquila exclaimed under his breath

"Three!" the wo for a Charon's toll-taker!" Aquila whispered

savagely "We will have nothat oad about his camel

The way continually ascended toward the east; the soil was no longer