Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-20
''Not exactly!"
"Then why retreat to the coast2N


"Then why retreat to the coast?"
"Simply because wo must adopt somo
other plan; as it is we oan do the girls no
good, as within few days we would most
certainly be annihlated.n
"What other plan can we adopt?'
81 have thought of one; but one thing is
certain, there will bo ton thousand Bedouins
swarming after us, and even that number
will be increased; this is our last chance on
the plains to escape humiliation in our
present condition"
Tho conversation was cut short by the
report of gun. Tho Bedouins had ap-
preached the point of the bluffs, where the
Americans were concealed, and largo pro-
portion of them were passing down on either
side. They could not have adopted more
fatal plan for themselves. Both sides of
the bluff soon became, as it were, burning
sheet of flame, from which death poured ia
lowed wos simply terrible. NIeu and horses
yelled and shrickcd with pain and terror.
The whole mass of Bcdouips had become
wedged, ss it wcrc, in such an inextrioable
confusion, that they could not retreat, while
death was puring down upon them from the
sides of the bluff. A crescent moon, the
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been drawn, shono down upon the scene of
carnage. The repeating rifles of tho Ame-
ricans made it appear as though hundreds
of men were shooting amidst the ranks of
the Bcdouin spearmcn. The latter fell and
struggled in denth without an opportunity
OF offering he least resistance. Aye, in the
Wild horrer of the moment. they unhorsed
each other, and Moscm tranplcd upon
Nloslem, crushing friends to death beneath
their horses hoofs. For full ten minutes
this terrible scene ensucd, before the wild,
despairing children of the desert could get
beyond the range of fire The slaughter
was at length over and silence rcigncd
where, but few moments before, such u
fearful din had prevailed Two hours
passed during which time, under the dircc-
ton of Tom Jalakci, tho horses had been
fed. The men also pnrtook of refreshments,
when all hands mounted and the march to
the coast was commenced Tom Juakci
acted as guide, aud shortly after midnight
they emerged from among the hills, aud by
direct road. were on their way to the coast
Walton Spraguc rode beside Tom Jalakci,
and for the first time, observed man
bound to horse.
"W ho have you hcrc?' asked the dctec-
tive.
"My prisoner"
"Whnt do you want of prisoncr?"
"l will tell you if VIC ever get on board
of tho yacht, and succeed in making that
son of the desert open his lips"
| just before daylight the party reached
the coast All hands were dismountcd,
| when Tom Jalakci directed that Tom, the
river pirate. and Curly, the salor, should
accompany him to tho city Of Jaifa. The
Turko European knew that, even in Jaifa
the party would not be safe, utter what had
occurred. He held a few moments cnnver
sation with Frank and the detective, Il d
then departed, taking the horses with him,
after the manner Of prairie drovcr To-
words ten o'clock of the forenoon of the
same day, one Of the party, who had been
wandering some distance away, returned
with the news that large party of Be
douins were approaching. At the same
moment that this information was conveyed,
Walton Spraguc. glanciug ecaward, cx-
camcd:
"Lot them come! They arc little too
latc!"
IN the distance he cspicd the yacht scud
ding in towards the shore In less than
| f'c "ipulCa lhC ScSSCl was DFOuSnC 70 an
chor, three or four boats wcro lowered, and
at the very instant that a large force of
Arabs were seen coming over distant sand
hill, the American party were ascending
the side Of the yacht. Both Walton
Spraguc and Frank Midgcly felt exceeding.
ly sad. Although not at all disposed to
give up the attempt to rescue Lucy and
Amalic, and equally determined to accom-
piis;i that result or die, still they felt that
thcro would be nothing but heart sorrow
for them. Neither believed but that
already the girls had fallen victims to their
brown faced captors. Had they con6dcd
their fears to Tom Jalakci, that individual
would have informed them that thcro was
every reason to hope to the contrary. lie
understood the habits Of the Arabs better,
and knew that such rare beauties as tho
two girls, would bring almost fabulous
prices, and that their rescue might yet be
made with every reason to hope for the best
Gro BE Continued