The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-03

move down WI s{Tse n1'' for Iths fstte nssi
cavaliar on the board crossed the stream
to the right. At length the problem was
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n4hts Hardly had darkness 1nyelopad
theesrth, 5 hen climbing through my
window | dropped myself into the
stream. The current and my own siren
nous exertiOns soon carried Inc far away
from my jailer. As l Went drifting and
swimming down stream ssuddenlysl earcf
the ellknswn cry, Hiatt was the
British outpost, and soon WAS in the
midst Of friendly Englishmen recited
my adventures, and learned from them
that it vas their design to attack at day
break the party which | had seen from
my window. After some persuasion l
prevailed upon their officer to torego
this plan, and, instead, to let me conduct
them. by y detour, to the shiek's strong
hold. During my incarceration l had
knew that the detachment I was with
could easily carry the place.
The thoug h tot capturinglny old enemy
added zeal to my undertaking. We
uulne ulatelv,. Set sout. y d Swimming om
horses across the stream we arrived III
the rear Of the Persian citadel at day
hight. The assault, being, totally mex
pected, was completely Successful The
sheik, however, fought like Il tiger and
succeeded i'll 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 tumnlt
were at first too great. Finally sue
ceedeu i'll reaching him, and through
one Of theycaptured guards summoned
him to surrender, as his game was lost. -
At this he gave one quick and nervous
glance saround: He turned to Nee, 1ut
found himself batfled OH all sides. r.
ruliEg step or two, he raised his hand
to his mouth. Then, in the Persian d.
alect, he exclaimed: THE king isnever
tuken-he is mat" and fell dead at my
feet.
Bending over the corpse, saw at once.
the cause of his death. On one of his
fingers was ring with hollow seal
From this it was that he imbibed the
poison. Craven Oh the seal of the ring
was problem strangely in keeping with
the wears tragic end: 1t was in i've
movos-back to play and force white to
mate.
The place was SOON sacked and fired.
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Of thu. yelled lady who had given me the
key move to escape found her safely
concealed in the very tower in which I
had been confined When our party
Withdrew, she went With US. FROM her
| learned that she was the daughter of
a Spanish marine, and that her name
was Emilia Valiente. Her father, she said,
was of all adventurous skirt, constantly
making perilous voyages to distant lands.
While on a 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 shcik, from, whose
hands she and myself had just escaped,
!; had taken 4er, FROM the sfriendly tribe
in whose midst she: found herself after
her rescue from the wreck. Like me,
she had been held n prisoner to amuse
him 1T chess. Our fortunes were so
singular and So like, and the crcum.
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 wed,