Morris tribune., 1882-08-03

indicate my own course. Yes, | must
move down stream, for the fettered
cavaliar on the board crossed the stream
to the right. AT length the problem was
solved.
Anxiously and eagerly l waited for
night. Hardly had darkness enveloped
the earth, when climbing through my
window l dropped myself into the
stream The currentand my own siren
nous eXertions soon carried me far away
from my iailer. As went drifting and
swimming down stream suddenly heard
the well-known cry, "Halt!" 1t was the
British outpost, and soon was in the
midst of friendly Englishmen. recited
my adventures, and learned from them
that it was their design to attack a at day day,
nv window. After some persuasion /
prevailed upon their officer to forego
this plan, and, instead, to let me conduct
them, by detour, to the shiek's strong
hold. During my incarceration | had
observed the extent of their force, and
knew that the detachment / was with
could easily carry the place.
The though tof capturingmy old enemy
added zeal to my undertaking. We
Immediately set out. Swimming our
horses across the stream we arrived in
the rear of the Persian citadel at day
light. The assault, being totally unex-
pected, was completely successful. The
sheik, however, fought like a tiger and
succeeded in rallying around him few
of his guards. l endeavored to make
my way to him, and called him to sur
render, but the confusion and tumult
were at first too great. Finally sue
ceeded in reaching him, and through
one of theHcaptured guards summoned
him to surrender, as his game was lost"
At this he gave one quick and nervous
glance around. He turned to flee, but
found himself battled on all sides. Pc
coiling a step or two, he raised his hand
to his mouth. Then, in the Persian di-
alect, he exclaimed: 1.-THE king is never
| taken-he is mat" and fell dead at my
| feet.
Bending over the corpse, I saw at once
| the cause of his death. On one of his
fingers was II ring with hollow seal.
From this it was that he imbibed the
| poison. Craven on the seal of the ring
was problem strangely in keeping with
| the wears tragic end. 1t was in five
moves-black to play and force white to
mate.
The place was soon sacked and fired.
AS soon as l could, fastened in quest
OF the Nelleu lduS WHO llal gwen 1ue Tue
key move to escape. I found her safely
| concealed in the very tower in which l
had been confined. When our party
withdrew, she went with us. From her
l learned that she was the daughter of
Spanish marine, and that her name
was Emilia Naliente. Her father, she said,
was of an adventurous skirt, constantly
making perilous voyages to distant lands.
While on cruise to Bombay, their YES
sci had been wrecked in the gulf of
Oman. OF all on board she was the only
one saved. The sheik, from whose
hands she and myself had just escaped,
| had taken her from the friendly tribe
in whose midst she found herself after
her rescue from the wreck. Like me,
she had been held a prisoner to amuse
| him at chess. Our fortunes were so
singular and so like, and the circum-
stances under which we were brought
together seemed to have so much of
fatality, that we were not long together
before we loved.
So the ''fettered knight and 'mobled
| queen" were we'd.