Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-10

where be could avail himself, not only Of
the means of action, but the means OF de-
fence. But to go there by steamer or the
Algerian railway would have been too
danPerOus-as the doctor had suspected.
And so ne joined caravan Of Senou5ists,
VINO were on their way to the Cyrenaic,
recruiting as they went in the chief VII
la2es OF Morocco, Algeria, and Tunis.
This caravan, which would quickly
travel the 500 leagues between Tetuan
and Irlpoh, following the northern edge
OF the desert, set out on the 18th OF Octo-
Der.
And now Sara was entirely at the mer-
cy Of her captors. But her resolution
was not shaken. Neither the threats OF
Namir nor the rage OF Sarcany had had
any effect on her,
At its departure from Tetuan the cara
van already numbered DO OF the brethren,
or kAOuaus. under the leadership of an
imam, who had organized IL IN military
fashion There was no intention OF cross
lug the provinces under French inhu-
ence, or the journey might give rise to dd-
tcuitles.
The coast of Algeria and Tunis forms
an arc up TO the wester n coast OF the
grand Syrtes, where It drops abruptly 10
the south. The most direct road from
! Tetuan TO Tripoli is along the chord
OF his arc, and that does not run high
o. than LaybOuat, one OF The most dis
tant French towns on the borders OF the
sahara.
The caravan, on leaving the empire OF
Morocco. skirted The boundary Of Alge-
ria, and in Benz Matau. IN QUAD Nail, in
/ Charfat.el-Hamel. secured a roo!lv num-
/ Der Of recruits. 20 that wapn ii reached
The TunisIan coastal the syrtis Magma il
numbered more than 800 men. Then It
I followed he coast, recruiting h1ouans
! IN The different VILLAGES. ana on Nov 20
alter a siX weeks Journey j; reached the
( frontier OF Trlpoli' on the day. there
: fore. that this feast OF the storks was
/ taking place. Sarcauv and Namir had on
+ w been the guests Of sd HaZam for tnree
davs.
( Tne moauaddem's nouse which was
NOW Sara,s Drison vas surrounded bv A
slender mluaret. and with it's white walls
pierced with looDbOles. its einbattled ter
races. its want Of exterior windows. and
IT,. low. narrow doorway had yerv much
4 the apuearance Ola small fortress. Ii was
: in realiUy a regular za1ujya. situated be-
/ yond the town. on the skirt of the sandy
: plaIn and the pIautatians OF Menchie.
( with its gardens defended bv the hign wall
running no on TO The oasis.
I Its interior was OF the ordinary Arab
! desi N, but with three courtvards instead
+ of one. Around eacb of these courtvards
/ QlII0rlIHfprAl gt IN IlArIAS columns
/ and arcadps. on tn which opened the
rooms OF the mousse. which for the most
I part were mxuriOusly furnished. in the
| second COURTYARD the visitor or guests
found a vast 'sskifa.5 ?, a s0rt OF hall or yes
/ thule. in which more IMAM one con ereuce
had been held by Sidi Hazam.
! The house was naturally defended by
/ its nigh walls, and the defense was fur
Their assured bv the number of servants
tack from the wandering tribes, or even
the recognized authorities OF the province
whose efforts were directed to keeping the
/ Senousists in check. There were, in fact,
fifty of the brethren, well-armed and
/ equally ready for the defensive or the Of
fensiye.
There was only one door to the zaouiya,
but this door was very thick and solid,
and bound with iron, and could not be
easily forced, and once forced could not
be easily entered, SarcanY had thus
found a safe refug In which he hoped TO
end his work succ essiully. His marriage
/ With sara would bring him considerable
wealth, and il needed he could count on
the assistance Of the brotherhood who
were directly interested in his success.
The brethren from reIuan and the villa
vets on the road had been dispersed in the
| oasis Of Menchie, ready for action at the
] uTbb Signal 4 ms lBdbb OF tuc 5bOIks, DIS
the TripOlitan police knew well, would he
most convenient for the SenOusists. On
the plain OF SOung-Ettelate, the KhOuans
Of northern Africa could receive their or
ders from the muttis as to their concen-
tratiOn in the Cyrentac, where they were
to found a regular pirate kingdom under
the all-DOwerful authority of a caliph.
And the circumstances were highly
favorable, for it was IN the Vilayet OF Ben
Ghazi in the Cyreniac, that the associa-
tiOn already had its greatest number OF
adherents.
On this day of the feast of the stOrks,
three strangers were strOlling through
| the crowd on the plain Of Soung-Ettelate.
| These strangers, these muzafiirs, would
not have been recognized as Europeans
under their Arab dress, The eldest OF
them wore his with that perfect ease
which only long custom gives. He was
I DR.. Antekirtt, and bis companions were
Pierre BathOry aud Luigi Ferrato. Point
/ Pescade and Cape MatiiOu were stOpping
in the town, where they were engaged in
certain preparations, and probably would
not appear on the scene until they were
wanted.
The Electric had only come in the after
noon before and anchored under shelter
OF the long rocks which act az natural
| breakwater to the harbOr OF Tripoli. The
passage had been as rapid as the voyage
outwards. A three hours stay at PM.
Z lipDaVille in the lutte baV or Filiila had