Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-29

two favored the latter plan; but Tom Jalakei
advised that they first ATTEMPT to overcome
tho Arabs, and not proceed to fighting unless
they weroforced. AS Jalakei had proved
wise and faithful in his oounsels, il was
finally determined to continue to act under
his advice. Accordingly they waited until
tho Bcdouins approached within hundred
yards, when they suddenly doGled FROM tho
woods, and rode toward them. The Amer.
lcans, however, counted without thoir hest,
and were suddenly brought to a halt by
being met with "a volley of muskot balls.
Fortunately, but small part of the Arabs
were ormod with muskets, or our party
would have been pretty well thiunod out.
AS it was, two of them only were but
slightly wounded. Walton Sprague had
been in many battles during the OWL war,
and his old military experience now served
him well. As the Arabs fired their muskets
they made grand charge intending to cut
the party down with their long spears.
"lIold your fire until they arc close to
u.s." commanded tho detective, whose men
had by common instinct fallen into regular
military alignment.
On came the Arabs, shouting like so many
dark faced fiends, when suddenly Srraguo
exclaimed:
"Now give it to 'cm, boys!"
Twenty oarbines belohed forth flame,
smoke and missiles Of death, aud half
dozen Bedouin saddles were emp,icd. The
balance turned their horses heads, and
galloped away like tho wind. AS they wero
seen soampering away over the plains, Tom
Jalakoi exclaimod:
"That's new music for those fellows; they
have mover encountered anything just like
that before"
The detective and Frank NIidgely had
not stopped to listen to the half breed Tar
tar's remark but the moment the Arabs had
turned and fled our two friends gallopea;
toward the point where they had first
appeared 10 view, in the hopo of finding the
the palanquin containg the two females. In
their oagcrncss they forgot all about their
companions, and when at last they came to
q halt, were milo away. They had lost
sight Of the Arabs, aud could see nothing of
the palanquin, as they had anticipated.
"ilapg it!' exclaimed Spraguo, elf did
not know that l was wide awrko and in
possession of my full senses, should think
that | was dreaming over again somo old
Arabian Nights story"
'Ne arc in the land where those stories
wcro supposed to have been located said
Frank.
eyes; and tho mysterious Disappearance
of those chaps is as though thcy had
vanished with the aid of magic"
"Ouo thing is certain" said Frank;
"those men knew of our movements, or they
would not have attacked US as they did
without word of parley."
"I came to that conclusion at once, but
now tho question is where ore they, and
where is the paanquin which they wcro sup.
posed to be cscortiug?"
In their cagerncss to pursue tho Arabs to
their camp, tho detective and Frank had
travelled farther from their own party than
they had intended, and 10 few moments
later, they wcro mado sensbly aware of
their blunder. They hpd lost sight of both
friend and foe, and having gallopcd around
in different directions, when they decided
to return to their friends, they did not know
which direction to follow.
"flang it, Frank" exclaimed the detect
i've, "I do not know which way to shape
our course to return to our party"
"No more do - was tho response
Tho two men again halted their horses,
and under the bright starlight ran thor eyes
over the near horizon in every direction to
see If they could not discover either friend
or foo. They stood alone; not single object
rose in sight above the level of the surround
ing plain.
xuS1l oh A.
direction said the detective, and they were
proceeding along at moderate quit, when
Frank pointed to dark line in the distance,
"We are all right" exclaimed Sprague
"that is the fringe Of vcrdurc where we left
our friend," and with cry Of delight he
urged his horse at quicker pace.
They galloped for about six hundred
yards with their eyes fixed upon the dark
outline they had first socn, when suddenly
they both camo to halt, and together
exclaimed, as the truth flashed upon thrir
minds:
'\Ye are wrong!"
The dark ontlipo which they had seen
and had taken to 80 the limo Of trees, was
discovered to bo a moving Inuss Of horse
men. They did not discover the startling
fact until only about three hundred yards
interviewed between them and the large body
Of Arabs. They could not for moment
think Of combating with auch an overpow
ering force, and nothing remained to them
but flight.
Snow, Frank" exclaimed the detective,
"wc must trus: to our horses for our lives. I"
Instantly they wheeled about, and put
their mcttlesome steeds to their best. They
had not miscalculated their chance, as tho
moment they turned and sped away, tic