The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-08-28

ordered him to bring Splentiful tspdst
saying to Abdullah \.
Eat and drink first, then tell me-
what my heart yearns to know"
"How can tell my lord of the past 2
said the poor fellow, whose looks and
general appearance were enough te
touch the stoniest of hearts.
my wife-what Of her?" asked
Forbes huskily.
Abdullah turned his face away to hide
the tears that rolled down his furrowed
cheeks.
Enough, I am answered; but the
child?"
"She escaped, my lord"
"Thank heavenl We may yet meet,
said Forbes fervently. "Abdullah, We
must not part again; to make you hap
py and comfortable will be the sole ain
Of my life."
They sat and chatted on, and when
closing time came Forbes took his serv-
ant with him to his ship-an Egyptian
ironclad-named the "Kedive."
Next morning Valescoe and his wife
came aboard, under the escort of file
of marines, commanded by sergeant.
"Will you give me your parole not to
attempt to escape, Mr.. Valescoe?" said
Captain Forbes.
eyes, sir" was the quiet reply.
"Good you are free from this moment
to go anywhere over the ship; but il
would look better if you keep to the
cabin until we clear the harbor. My
state cabin is at your disposal"
Mrs. Valescoe put out her delicate
white hand saying, in soft, musical
voice, "Please accept my best thanks
for your kindness to my husband.
Poor Charles has been badly treated
you are the first person that has said a
kind word to him for months"
Valescoe and his wife disappeared
down the companion ladder, leaving
Forbes deep in thought as to what his
prisoners crime could be, and why he
had been sent on board the "Khedive,
in conjunction with that mysterious
sealed letter and equally perplexing
instructions.
However, he had too much on his
hands just at the moment to bestow
more than passing thought on the
subject.
The huge ironclad left its moorings
in the charge of native pilot, and
steamed seward past shore dotted
with forts to the west, and lined at the
eastern end by an almost uninterrupted
succession of white public buildings,
including the pasha's palace, masked
by forest of masts, both of merchant
vessels and men, Of war, abreast of it
being the docks and arsenal.
An Eastern sun glinted on mosques
and minarets, and made golden the
spiky leaves of the date palm, while
scores of native boats skinned over the
sun kissed waters like swallows in
search of prey.
Captain Forbes stood on the deck of
his good ship, drinking in the scene
with keen relish, although it was as
while there came over him one of those
strange presentiments that come and go
like the idle wind, that he was looking
on the shores of the Pharaohs for the
last time.
Once out at sea, he had time to make
the acquaintance of the Valescoes, to
whom he seemed strangely drawn; SO
much SO, in fact, that he was never so
happy as when enjoying their society.
Mrs. Valescoe was charming lady,
gentle and winning, but with the fire Of
genius and courage in her black eyes
that swan in liquid light.
One day Abdullah, who had been ut
terly FRUSTRATED by sea sickness, crept
on deck to get breath Of sea air, and
to look upon the bright sun, SO dear to
his heart as q deniZen of torrid cline.
"Well, old FRIEND" said Forbes. smil-
ing at the old man, II see you have
found your way on deck at last. You
must look sharp and get your sea legs
now"
The sight of my lord looking well
and happy is better to me than food,
drink, light or air." said the grateful
Egyptian, his wan face irradiated with
pleasure.
Mrs. Valescoe was seated near her
husband, trying to rouse him from the
despair that had seized upon him, when,
starting up, she advanced with out
hands, saying in Arabic:
Dear Abdullah, have you dropped
from the clouds?"
Oh! the JOY that followed. Captain
Forbes found in the wife of his prisoner
bis long-lost child.
But the bitter grief that followed
nearly drove him mad.
His instructions told him to open the
letter when certain latitude and longi-
tude had been reached.
The very day on which he found his
long lost daughter he opened the sealed
letter.
"Great Heavensl what do see?
Valescoe is to be executed at this spot,
and !, unhappy man! am to order his
execution"
His mind was quickly made up. That
night, when darkness came like funeral
pail over the blue sea and shut out the
light, Forbes, Mr.. and Mrs. Valescoe,
and Abdullah lowered themselves into
. boat and made good their escape.
In England Captain Forbes is now
enjoying the society of his lovely daugh-
ter and her husband, who, but for
timely discovery, would have left
blood-red streak on the waters of the
blue Mediterranean.