Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-24

III conucctlou with the Whlto girl, who was
q captive in the harem. Jalakei took in
the peril at once. Should suspicion b6
aroused, word would be carried TO Hanud,
aud they would have two soore spearmen
ct their heels in a ttloe. There was not a
moment to lose. It was matter of life
and death. Wrong and murder lay at the
door of. the mon before him. Aniunoccnt
girl was in even worse peril than tho mere
loss of her lifcl From under his belt the
half brood drew long, glittering knife. A
moro holy war on a small scale had nevor
been waged. Down upon tho ground ho
dropped, and with the uoiselcss movement
of cobra, he crawlcd forward, until he
was witbin'a few feet of the negro and tho
Persians. Thon lo rose to his feet, leapcd
forward, knife flashed aud glittered 10 the
starlight A short struggle followed but
no noiso save that Of falling bodies was
heard, and r less than FIVE minutes from
tho moment when ho had left his oompan--
ions, threo mon lay bleeding at his feet.
Tom Jalakei had done fearful work in the
most expeditions manner. Tho negro and
his two companions were oil stricken down
under blows from his blado before they could
realize that fourth party was among them
AS noisolessly as ho had ad7anccd, Tom
Jalakci returned to whore his companions
wcro standing, aud said in low, quick
voice:
"Comc"
Frank and tho doteotive were not aware
OF what the half..breod had accomplished
during the few brief moments he had been
absent, until they had, come to the SPOT
where tho throe dead men lay.
"A fight" said Frank, in low voice.
,"Yes; had to do it or We would all
have been murdcred!"
The thrce men now advanced, found the
passage and entered. Again Tom Jalakei
ordered them to halt, while ho orawlcd
forword to look after the two spoarmcn who
wore supposed to be guarding tho captiyc's
door. But one man wns thero.
ri will spare his lifc!" uttered the half
breed, as lie crawled forward
Again, when at the proper distance, like
a tiger preparing fora spring, Tom leaped
forward and boro the spearmun to tic
ground, and, with knife at the mans
throat, ordered him to be silent. The
command was hardly needed. The spear
man was youthful Persian who had never
seen service, and he was psralyzcd and
spcochless with fear. In a moment he was
gagged and bound. Tom advanced straight
to the door where the captain was supposed
to be, pushed opcn tho door aud entered.
a dim light glowed in the room, and on
the center Of tho floor stood tho .boauti.
ful girl whom he and his employers had
travelled SO many miles and encountered 40
many pcrils to rescue.
"lfollow me, and be slcntW said the half
breed.
The girl did not need second bidding,
nor did she speak. In fact she was speech.
less with joyful excitement. The porils aud
agoaies through which she had passsd were
80 terrible that it was not strange that Ut
such a. moment.she followed and was silent.
In tho broad hall below they found Frank
| and Spraguc. In the darkness tho lAmcri-
cans couldDnot discern who was approaching,
and both olupped their hands to their
weapons,
"i.'s all righ.!' said Toa,, ''I have the
captive!" .if
Walton Sprague leapcd forward, and
clasping the girl in his strong arms, cx-
claimed:
ooh! Amalio, darling, is it youT'
The girl could rot speak, but she did a
very womnnly thing under the circum--
stances. She tainted! This accident was
an awkward Interruption but as usual Ton,
Ialakei was equal to the occosiou
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