The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-11
THE SOUDANESE SPY.
~ WILLIAM 81. cHAyDoy.

~ WILLIAM 81. cBAYDoy.
"Listou, Bruce. whats th1,." and Car-
ristou raised his hand with % gesture Of
silence and looked at me iutantly. Then
We both dropped oar ciga,s and rushed
out to the door oi .hc Embassy.
\ gun-shot, plain and uniais;al.ablc,
had echoed through the night air, and
We certainly had heard @ faint cry.
Bu, iu ,hr droary street al was quic.,
and the solitary electric lamp reflected no
shadows save our own ua the pavement
Of the British Embassy, while the palace
ucro>, the way, wish It's COAL facadcs aud
massive carved gates, showed no signs oi
life.
Then q gun went of. drGm began TO
rattle loudly. arms cia>hcl, hurrying foot
steps echoed Oh the stones, ard shouts
were given and answered. | listened in
speeches astouishmcnt, and then rushed
back for my cap and sword. i; was best
10 bc prepared, though what possible
ground for alarm existed could not see.
Suakin was protected by line of SEN
tries that extended mile beyond the
town. No sguai had come from the oC;-
skirts, We; here was this turmoil in the
very mida, OF the European quarter
Ns [ hurried back to the door the great
palace gates swung op,n and squad of
Egyptian soldiers troopyd oat, their
swarthy faces shining under thcircrimson
caps. Close behind them. escorted by
several officers, came "a tall, d,Snitied,
looking man. lie was barchcadci and
I'LL 1,... ,,s.l I'm sc
recognized him NJ first sight ~ Ach-
med Rle. the Egyptian Governor Of Sua-
kin. He glanced up and down the
street and then hurried across to the En-
bassy.'
"You are a British oficcr!" he said,
brcathless with excitement.
Captain Dugdale, of the Ninth Dra-
goons, at your command, Your Excel
lcncy," said, briefly.
"Thank you. | am in need of your
services. An Arab prisoner, a captured
spy of the Mahdi, has made his escape.
My stupid soldiers are to blame. The
fellow has been gone some time now. aud
it is important he be rctakcn, for hc has
stolen valuable plans Of the town and
Notifications. | fear my soldiers can do
little, but if your dragons will scour the
plain---'
Your ESccllcncy,' interrupted,
"what you desire sha!! be done II; once. '
! mounted my morse waved " nasty
salute, ana galops" OF n""h ,hc h"r'""
street leaving A"hihSu i"'' ana Carr rla'""
non""pp''- 'o-e'.N' "' '''' '',p' w ."'
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lhe laih'''t 'ou'h O. cH'''0''''"' ""' '''
''ns'lS W','oihr'
f'memp,r'", ''o' having S''H 'n''
o'capo, A''o "u'y " ~" "AS previous
when hr was b'inS 'eu c"ru'e 'hr3"sa
the streets oil ihe 'o"h-a @icAt p'a'h
giant, With muscular, pi'.""S "','pS ana
ms hla'k LOCKS aAs'NS III c"''S GOWN MS
shoulders
Spnrred rapidly through inc town.
'IosSeu ''c peA'usu'" " 'he Hi"n ,'''''
"herc the troops were i'aileieu siue Uy
side wIth the native popula.loh, ana soon
the bugle eau TO arms was ho'tlhS out on
the nlght arr ana the pnS'ih@ oi spurs
ana the tIanplihE "i hoo'S were hearu On
All sides ie" pf''l' cones "fupiS
and we gallopei ONT onto 'ne oe,ri' ana
scattered oVr" 'he s""oy p'o'h' finances
were in our favor Tor inc moon was com
ing mp slowly, ahd me enemy outpos'S'
where alone the Arap 'oula ma Sa,ety'
were Ut 'A"' Tine 'A'ee m'''' De!oHu inc
town
Not stone or bush or q mound o.
sand escaped scrutiny. hhc men were
widely scattered ,clmgmE lar 70 me noTth