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and villages in England, but to those
in Scotland and Ireland as well, and

coast. Ite cOllectlVedlst OF these
different towns and villages, to which
the Intelligence of the robbery has
been sent, would possibly, in the ag-
gregate, extend to a length exceeding
the circumference of the world
"'You certainly have been most
energetic said his lordship, but
have you given full description of
the jewels which have been lost?
Every word your lordship gave
my officef yesterday has been fully
published besides the description of
the men, even TO the fact that Pierre
had lost the first Joint of the little
finger of the right hand, and Smith
had small scar of aburn OH the fore
head
"sAnd in every one of our towns
and villages said his hislordshlp, am
to understand your agents are active
ly engaged in search ofthe robbers? p
"'In all. your lordshiE' replied the
chief; sthe smallest villag, mas one of
my officials on the search, the larger
ones more. In the principal lawns
they may be counted by scores, and
in large cities by hundreds
"Aud all these said his lordshll,
'do understand were ignorant of tn,
fact "f the robbery yesterday morn
ing?'
".An hour after your lordshlp had
seen my subordinate not a word of
the robbery was known to any other
lortlship aud. your servants"
Here the attention OF the audience
was arrested by Achmet raising from
his seat, aud, taking his pipe from his
mouth, saying, with a stern voice
"How long did you say it took the
chief officer of the police to accom-
plish this tremendous amount OF
labor ?"
'.Less than twenty-four hours, o
Achmet," replied Hassan.
1t would he impossible to describe
the Indignant s,ernness visible, OH
Achmel's countenance when he heard
the answer, which was given with
the most perfect GOODNESS and self
possession.
'Insolent slave!" he said. "What
right have you to impose your un-
blushing falsehoods OH those assemb.
led around you? Do you think that
one among them is foolish enough to
give credence to st tltemcnt you have
uttered If you had admitted them
to. be merely tales of wonder, of your
| own invention to amuse us, they
would even then have been consider
ed as exaggerated aud preposterous
| but to dare to pass such statements on
| us as facts is too much, at any rate,
| for my patience to bear. L, all eXpe-
| rienced officer of the cadi, know full
| we'll how difficult and tedious it is to
forward important Information to
other towns, and also know full well
that to- have accomplished what you
| have stated would have taken oul
cadl at least ten years of his valuable
life, even when l was beside him to
help him. And yet you dare pretend
to say that an unbelieving dog, in a
| barbarous country like England,
would have been capable OF perform
| ing all these wonders in twenty-four
hours. 1t is an insult to the whole
of us, and one that merits severe
chastisement."
So onuch fire and energy did Achmet
all his audience appeared electri-
fed by it. They seemed, however,
rather terrified at his anger than con-
vinced by his. reasoning. Possibly
they might have taking AchmeI's
| view of the case, had not their anger
been somewhat cooled by the collect
ed, candid, and self-possessed de-
meanor OF Hassan. Nothing what
ever abashed at Achmet's accusation,
he stood calmly gazing at his accuser
with countenance, ii not indicative
of contempt, certainly of perfect i'll
difference. Mustapha, with the spirit
of a host who wished to keep good
hunor among his customers, then de.
termlned to play the peacemaker. HI
thought the better plan to screer
Hassan from the anger of Achme
would be to give him indirectly a hin
how TO escape it. Stepping forward
he said
"Hassan, my brother, the anger o
Achmet is perfectly natural, although
doubtless yOlr are undeserving of 1t
1t has arisen from fault OF you
own, for. you forgot to say" he con
tinued, looking significantly ut Has
san the while, "that the head of tn
police was powerful enchanter, all,
able to perform things far above tn
range of ordinary mortals."
| Vi tuC hluu, "
Mustapha," said Hassan. "The chic
of the police was no more an enchant
er than Achmet is a conjuror, and III
one who knows him, not even his Bit
terest enemies, would dare to brin
forward against him All accusation O
the kind. But there is this dtterenc
between the administration Of tn
police i'll England and Bagdad. Ii
England; men best suited for tn
work, Of perfect integrity. and grea
INTEL Gence, are chosen, which is ia
from being the case i'll Persia. an
sorry to be obliged to make this state
ment, but l have no alternative
You have bound ME down to spea
the truth, and only obey your in
functions. Even ], with my woode
leg, from the short education hay
had ia England, would show te
times as muca speed in carrying on
the orders OF the cadi, as Achme
would be able to do with his tw
whole ones, even with his slippers of
Hassan's answer, which was give
with perfect GOODNESS and seif-p0ssrs
sion, seemed to have favorable et
feet OH the audience. Although the
said nothing, they appeared to b
rather pleased than otherwise, 70
Achmet seemed to be more fearc
among them than liked, and all fe
grali1ied III seeing him so completed
snubbeu. On Achmet himself, ua.
sans remark had singular effec
f 1t appeared to thrill through him
1t is, indeed, no figure of speech t
say that it seemed TO have put hi
. pipe out, for as soon as Hassan ha
concluded, he put the mouth-piece I
his lips. as IL means y! conceutratin
his thoughts, when to his intense dl:
gust he found no longer ANY fire in tn
bowl. His annoyance was further j,
creased by noticing smile upon tn
faces OF the whole of the audienc,
He now fairly lost his temper. Ac
vancing towards Hassan. and, clencl
ing the pipe-stem in his fist, he shoe
it i'll his face. He then cndeavored t
speak, but his passion was SO great
f rendered him dumb, and he could nc
utter an articulate word. The smil
. on the countenances Of the audienC
now increased to laugh, and Acl
NETS anger became still create
. He made movement as if to leay
=. the enclosure, but before fully qui
/ ting it, he turned round and stoopin
, down seized handful of sand whic
lie threw at Hassan, muttering at I'll
| time Mohammedan maledictiol
= Then again turning, he hurriedly le
g the enclosure. AS soon as the eXcit,
i, mcnt consequent OIL Achmet's beAa,
I inn Ia inlly cnhciAaI J,s,or .o.: