Her obstinate chin was almost square by now. Then the shadow of a laugh flickered in her eyes and curved her mouth. New experiences were crowding in upon her to-day. She had often wondered what the feelings of a hunted creature were. And now she seemed a fair way towards finding out.
It was not long for the humour of the situation to lose its appeal and Helen began to get angry. In the level country that surrounded her there were no natural features that could afford cover or aid in any way. There seemed nothing for it but to own herself defeated and pull up.
If she could.
An idea of trying to dodge him and of returning of her own free will was dismissed at once as hopeless. She had seen enough in her short glimpse of the Arabs’ tactics when they had passed her to know that she was deal
