Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-11-19

ui'lO, said Null, "and that Is.
la ,nai ba,! =, you Say it is not hurtful, you lei
ney." ~ my next Jour
sponse. '''y It
Nun took the glass and said he would
d[lnh Z. II outside before starting on d,
'as he spoke. ''' "pa''nen'
ine 'p'Fit Of inquiry was now excited
in hum i0r purpose he had in view
say OFFEND, said he to the agsd
man VINO stood at the door OF the bazaar
what effect will the drinking of this
wine produce on men
~ gllI make thee merry, andit will
make 'ne' sad. Thy tongue will be on
thy sleeve, and the thing thou shouldst
not ' s'y VIII be spoken before thou art
aware that the word i, uttered. y
Ihls was sufficient for Null; he simply
smeare1 his face and drenchod nj.
clothes '', with part Of the liquor, and
splice what remained on the ground.
Ntl tie hour came for loading the
camel Null found the two English off.
csF Fs-ay with their paper. 1t was
written IN cipher and was to be carried
in the iold of his turban. Few words
paSscu between them. True to their
promise as gentlemen" they handed
MuIi 9Wo bottles of champagne, while
he returned them the empty glass with
profound thanks, again wping his lips.
Inc camel kneeled, and the driver
mounted its back while both officers
stood by.
"Npv Null make haste, and mind"-
said Major Brett putting his finger to
his mouth to enjoin secrecy and wari.
ness.
Judgeof the CONSERVATION of the two
diplomas, when Null, scarce, had the
camel started, gave utt erance to an un-
earthlyHll and waved his turban in
which the dispatch was concealed, high
in the air. Both Brett an d Villiers
looked seach other for a moment in
speeches horror and then shouted
after MlEto stop. Itwas too late, "tho
ship oiae desert was going at a pace
that died either of them, even if
mount2on race horses, to come abreast
~ Flow is as drunk as fiddle"
said W, mournfully.
N pestionably, you see, he wasn't
use 'quor. What's to be donel
Ev - is spoiled if he looses the dis
na,c eiabs out where it's hidden.n
- 'r1,5ssii .s.s..-l...- -sos.sbout half
bis journey, and leisurely dis
Nv y trGm his camel. The officers,
pros 4 this, hurried along till they
rcaa him. They found the camel
driv, lated, legs crosswise, on the sand,
ende ring to open one of the bottles
but Scomplex mechanism of the wir,
and cssule was too much for him.
"Yc drunken scoundrel," beloved
VillieI nearly out of puff, as he applied
a ridig whip, which he carried, to the
poor flows shoulders. "What do yor
meant Show me the paper gave you.
Muf with vacant stare, took off hi
turbal but the dispatch was no wher,
to be 5und in it.
q avc it in my heart" exclaimed
Brett to murder you on the spot. Civ
m b'& that bottle"
4 bought" stammered Null, "yo
tod me it would do me good"
lie then fumbled about his breast an,
pulied out the dispatch, which he ha,
translsTed from his turban as he wa
squatsi on the grouud, while screene,
by Thee
Van we trust him to proceed on tn
journegp
Certainly not; he'll hand the pape
over to the first scout he meets, and tel
whers 1t came from. And now, unfor
tunately every hour is of importance
W nat mess to be imp
hui did not understand the conve
satas as it was carried on in EnqlisE
but untutored as he was, he read tt
distrust of him in the countenance
both officers. Getting astride the came
and looking with his wonted intelligenc
at the Englishmen, he said, addressin
Major Brett.
Efendi, am ready and able to d
your bidding. l tas ed not the unhal
ioweu cup to partake Of which would i
the case of your humble slave have bee
greater evil to him than the loss {
tna' paper to you. You knew no. wha
you were doing when you placed tn
temptation in my way of giving me frs
the glassful and next these two bottles
louF message would not have been safe
lor the Koran says that "a dranke
NOUN Is as a babbling brook TAX
them back, for Besmillah! shall nev,
again. as the wise Abu Ben Hads
warned me, touch or handle. Taste
never will.
I'VE are nice pair of diplomat
llp' sad Villiers, reddening at tn
reOake' and handing back the documer
70 'h' camel driver, "to bring drink int
Aye whether in or out of it,ni sal
~ MaJor' laying about him on the tw
o0'He' with the butt end of his wbir
and when we get back we ought
s,ilsn every bottle we have. Pm a tot,
lile.n s0 Uofdon was, fc
Filliers placed his hand ;,,.;,o :,