Not only was the pictured scene of welcome missing on the afternoon of her arrival, but an overpowering air of antipathy smote her in the face as she stepped from the lighter--conquest in her smile of conciliation.

The attitude of the brown-faced Mohammedans who looked coldly upon the fair visitor was far from amiable.

They did not fall down and bob their heads; they did not even incline them in response to her overtures.

What was more trying, they glared at the newcomers in a most expressive manner.

Lady Deppingham's chin was interrupted in its tilt of defiance by the shudder of alarm which raced through her slender figure.