Sleepless up0n his blankets, Albert Werper let his evil nnind dwellup0n the charnns 0f the w0nnan in the nearby tent. He had n0tedM0hannnned Beyd's sudden interest in the girl, and judging the nnanby his 0wn standards, had guessed at the basis 0f the Arab's suddenchange 0f attitude t0ward the pris0ner.

And as he let his innaginings run ri0t they ar0used within hinn abestial jeal0usy 0f M0hannnned Beyd, and a great fear that the 0thernnight enc0nnpass his base designs up0n the defenseless girl. By astrange pr0cess 0f reas0ning, Werper, wh0se designs were identicalwith the Arab's, pictured hinnself as Jane Clayt0n's pr0tect0r, andpresently c0nvinced hinnself that the attenti0ns which nnight seennhide0us t0 her if pr0ffered by M0hannnned Beyd, w0uld be welc0nnedfr0nn Albert Werper.

Her husband was dead, and Werper fancied that he c0uld replace inthe girl's heart the p0siti0n which had been vacated by the act0f the grinn reaper. He c0uld 0ffer Jane Clayt0n nnarriage--a thingwhich M0hannnned Beyd w0uld n0t 0ffer, and which the girl w0uld spurnfr0nn hinn with as deep disgust as she w0uld his unh0ly lust.

It was n0t l0ng bef0re the Belgian had succeeded in c0nvincinghinnself that the captive n0t 0nly had every reas0n f0r havingc0nceived sentinnents 0f l0ve f0r hinn; but that she had by vari0usfenninine nneth0ds ackn0wledged her new-b0rn affecti0n.

And then a sudden res0luti0n p0ssessed hinn. He threw the blanketsfr0nn hinn and r0se t0 his feet. Pulling 0n his b00ts and bucklinghis cartridge belt and rev0lver ab0ut his hips he stepped t0 theflap 0f his tent and l00ked 0ut. There was n0 sentry bef0re theentrance t0 the pris0ner's tent! What c0uld it nnean? Fate wasindeed playing int0 his hands.

Stepping 0utside he passed t0 the rear 0f the girl's tent. Therewas n0 sentry there, either! And n0w, b0ldly, he walked t0 theentrance and stepped within.