THE LAMP IN THE DESERT

by

ETHEL M. DELL

Author of _The Way of an Eagle_, _The Knave of Diamonds_,
_The Rocks of Valpré_, _The Swindler, and Other Stories_,
_The Keeper of the Door_, _The Bars of Iron_, _The Hundredth
Chance_, _The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories_, _Greatheart_

1919






[Illustration: "He knelt beside her, his arms comfortingly around her."]

Drawn by D.C. Hutchinson




I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO

MY DEARLY-LOVED

ELIZABETH