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tried to rise, but my ankle was badly sprained. and with cry of pain dropped down behind the horse. Then I forgot everything in what I saw going on before me. The Arab had retreated against the wall and was fercely keeping Fraser at bay. Their swords clasked until the were intercepted by the Arabs lcathern lhield.
 They fought on in silence, and in the moonlight saw the Arabs terrible face, the eyes sparkling with hatred, and the white teeth clenched in deadly deter mination- Clash after clash rang on the night air.
 Suddenly Fraser spurred on his horse and dealt fearful blow at the Arabs exposed head, but quick as flash the great sword flew up and the short saber striking full and forcibly against the aw ful edge, broke off close beside the hilt, and lay shining on the sand at their feet. What followed I can never forget. Ii will haunt me to my dying day.
 Fraser threw up his right hand, with the broken hilt, and with the left reached for his revolver, and then, as looked on, stupid with horror, the Arab raised his great sword aloft with both hands, and with all the force of his desperate strength he hurled it forward like a catapult.
 The gleaming blade flashed the moon. light from it's edge and crushed with an awful sound through poor Fraser's head, cleaving its way through the skull and between the shoulders and on down through the back, until it's point fairly touched the rear of the saddle.
 Split in twain from head to waist, the poor fellow dropped to the ground with. out cry, and his plunging steed trampled over the body and then galloped in mad fright down the trench.
 Wholly engrossed in this awful scene, forgot my own peril and only realized it fully when the Arab, bracing himself against the wall of the trench, began tc drag his sword out of Fraser's body.
 With shudder reached for my pis- tol, and grew faint for an instant wher remembered that it lay under the horse in the holster. 1 was wholly at the Arabs mercy. The wretch was still tugging at the sword and seemed unabls to loosen it. If only I had my pistol how nicely I could bring him down.
 All at once I saw something glitter in one of Fraser's outstretchod hands, and the sight of it gave me thrill of hope. It was his revolver, which he had suo seeded in grasping just before the blou fell.
 If I could reach it before the Arab could extricate his sword I was saved. If not-Fraser's fate would be mine gritted my teeth, eeized my saber firmly and rose erect. The Arab saw me, and with savage imprecation to Allah he threw himself on the sword with ter. rible effort. Still it chung to Fraser's body, and then as I leaped toward him forgetful of my sprained ankle, and dourished my saber fiercely, he grabbed up his shield and fell back few yards keeping on the defensive. I uttered C loud shout to intimidate him and ther bent over poor Fraser.
 I grasped the revolver. but the dcaG ike iron gave zzfJfg }lfs iSg .el : ' another, and just as the stiffened fiugerl .loosend their clasp my injured ankle as serted itself and fell heavily to one side The wary Arab was watching his chance and before I could even turn he leapet on me like tiger and we rolled over ol the sand, splashing through pool o Fraser's crimson life blood.
 The Arab had clutched at my throa but missed it, and clasping each other shoulders VIC Aoundered about the trench now one uppermost and now the other With clenched teeth and struggling fo breath we fought on bitterly, knowing that one or the other must die. coul, feel tho Arabs hot breath upon my necl and his huge brass earrings fappe' against my cheeks. I still held the pis tol tightly in my left hand. If coul only get chance to use it. Very fool ishly I relaxed my grasp brief second and in that lightning like interval th Arab seized the advantage and fastene
 both his brawny hands firmly on m
 throat.
 In vain I struggled and strove to turt
 the bony fingers were pressing my wind
 pipe and the hideous face was glarin
 into mine with mocking smile.
 was choking, sufocating-all sens
 was leaving me.
 Must die thus? It was horrible.
 With fearful effort, the strength tha madness alone can give, twisted tn Arab sideways. My left arm was ire, My hand still clutched the pistol. raised it with jerk. put the muzzl to his ear. With the last atom of strengt
 Ipulled the trigger, and as the stunnin report echoed through the trench wit |, lhunderous reverberations everythin grew black and dim.
 !, Attracted by the pistol shot they foun , us there half an hour later still locked close embrace. My uniform was spa tered with the Arabs blood. Messenger were sent to 6uakim for stretchers, az . while waiting the body of my desperat . foe was buried where he lay in tf trench, and beside him was laid m horse, whose neck had broken in u fall. We marched mournfully back Buakim, and She next day poor Erase !, was laid to rest in the English cemeter l. on the shores of the Red sea. I've bee ! in many a skirnish with the Arabs sine but that night in the trenches outsic ! Suakim was the closest call ever hal ! and as a living remembrance of it ! have kept that great two edged swol 2 which split Tom Fraser nearly in Ina | before my very eyes.-William Murra :; Graydon in Philadelphia Times. Feeding Oats to Cows Before calving. U (