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were on the outerwalI Of the castle, and our
beasts could not be far Sm. Suleiman's
brow cleared.
"There be ropes where riches so abound,
my gazelle," he said, turning to Baruk.
"Yea, my lord"
"Take him and bring a rope, ALL" said
Suleiman to man at his side. 1.-Two, If
thou canst find them, and make thy best
speed"
Ali and Baruk were out of sight in a mo-
ment, and Suleiman went on with his in
structions.
'And thou, Ibrahim, my trusty right
hand, take with you three others, ceave
your way down to where we left our horses
and tell our fellows to bring them under
this window. The matter will be easy.
Get camels, too, if thou canst lay hands on
them, and our fair ones would ride the
easier in litters. will swing lampin the
window as a signal to thee, and forget not,
good Ibrahim, to make haste"
~ will not forget" said Ibrahim, choos-
ing his companions.
In few minutes Ali and Baruk were
back with two stout ropes, which were
made fast to two spearheads driven into
the floor.
I'VE will slip down these quicker than
the angels came down Jacobs ladder" re-
marked Suleiman, throwing the loose ends
out of the window. Now, my good lorar
him, do not tarry."
Ibrahim did not tarry. Even sooner, I
think, than was expected by our impatient
leader, there was sound of grunting and
snorting and low voices in the darkness un-
derncath that made him smile.
art thou there, Ibrahim" called Sulei-
man softly.
81 am here" answered Ibrahim in the
same tone.
And four camels, by the memory of the
great Saad. \ notorious Arab freebooter
How didst thou find them, my gay one?"
"By taking their keepers unawares and
sending them swiftly to the prophets bos-
om," replied Ibrahim.
"N1alec will seethe thee in fiery birthstone
for thy good deeds, Ibrahim," chuckled
Suleiman.
Chattels and ladies were lowered, the lat
ter not without difficulty, for three were
timid and the fourth rebellious, but Sulei-
man, who was experienced and expeditions
in such matters, had soon the whole four,
as he expressed it, in 1brahim's bosom be
ow. Then slipping down ourselves and
hurriedly forming circle about our spoils
we thrust and cut way to the compara-
tive quiet Of an orchard, where the goods
were loaded and the ladies provided with
litters. This care was taken that they might
depreciate as little as possible in value.
We had not finished when dense volumes
of smoke were seen ascending from the
castle.
"What the Bedouin leaves the flames
will have" remarked one of the men /,
minute later as great blaze lit up the
sky.
"Idiotsr growled Sulemman, who in
tended to go back for more plunder, and in
the next breath, "Mother of the prophet,
listen to the roaring and the rushing! Our
kindred will he about us like clouds of
hornets. 1t is time to be away"
If we wished to hold our own, it was
time So, mounting in the light OF the
burning pile, we made off with all speed.
1t was not easy to escape from that
whirlpool of destruction and keep our
plumber intact. At the start we had to
fight our way step by STEP and at times
the handling was so rough and the odds so
! heavy that it seemed we must lose all we
had captured But we kept we'll together,
and partly By strategy, partly by free and
active use of steel, we got out at last with
no more serious mishap than the loss of Il
little bleed. 10 that we were by this time
accustomed, and it did not hurt our spirits,
though one man, evidently recent addition
to the band, made much ado about u couple
of broken ribs till he was laughed and bul
lied out of his complaints.
We made straight for the desert as our
safest retreat, never drawing rein till the
sun was well up and we were once more
! alone. Then we halted to refresh ourselves
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