Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-06-06
CHAPTER XIV.

THE INDIAN PRINCESS.
There was still much t. be done and need
of haste in doing it, but Sulciman's first
duty was to provide for the safety of the
prizes he had taken.
"Ye shall come with us, ye lovely ones"
he said, addressing the ladies with the
grand air of born cavalier, land we will
make you secure from the fury Of man.
Far have we come to deliveryou from ruth
less hands and ignoble bondage"
HAnd who instructed thee in our condi
tion?" demanded the Circassian, flashing
with queenly rage. "Thy deliverance, me
thinks, will be slavery-thy care perpetual
evil"
sweet rose of the garden" replied Sulei
man, 'it becometh not thy beauty to be in
tempest. Thy lord is far from hence, my
beautcous one, and his return to thy lovely
bosom is uncertain. Wherefore shouldst
thou tarry here to be aEased!"
There can be no worse abasement than
going with thee" she snapped. Leave US
to such chances as fate may bring and get
We gone, for ye are but portonless Bedouins
of the desert"
"Nay," answered Suleiman, more insinu
atinrlv than ever. I'VE cannot leave what
has enrapturad our eyes. Make thyself old
and ugly, my charmer, and we will fly from
thv presence. But while thou puttest the
rose and lily to shame thou must blame
heaven. not us if we refuse to go from thy
side. And now, my adorable, there is busl
ness going on in which must bear hand.
Will my queen therefore deign to accom-
pany us to place of safety, where she may
be guarded from harm"
The lady would have broken out again,
bu. Suleiman had 10 more time to waste
on words Conduct thy mistress, the
queen, and her fair companion, the gem OF
India whittier we lead" he said, turning
sharply upon Baruk. is there spot OF
safety about this neither pitt"
1T is as my lo.dsecth," answered Baruk.
Suleiman considered Tor moment, then
turned again to the ladies.
Have the lights of Amood's eyes any
possessions they would fain carry with
them!" he inquired, with Il courtly smile.
'"rrinkets, Jewels, costly robes? Methinks
they must have. And we will ourselves
help them to collect their riches. ie stay
here while we search"
Accordingly, although the queen declared
vociferously she had no wish but to see the
| last of US, the ladies were consigned to the
care of a strong guard, of which was one,
while the rest, under the guidance of Ba
ruk, went in search Of valuables. They re
turned after a little with many sparkling
caskets full of precious gems, loads of vari
Gus stui1s Of richness unsurpassed--cam
els hair cloaks claborately inwrouGht with
gold, Indian silks Of manifold dyes and
| patterns, Ehorassan brocades, bundles OF
rugs and sh lHls and s;Shes enough to fur
nish 10 regiments of sheil.s, and, more i'm
portant than all, two more of the princi
pal ladies of the harcm.
sJust one thing more ere wedepart," said
Suleiman glcefully. "Ihere is enough of
the wine Of Shiraz to float a thousand
ships, and, by the prophets beard, we go
| not without Il share of it,"
They went off again, presently coming
back laden till they groaned with skin bot
ties of many sizes full TO the brin Of wine
The burdens were setdown, and Sulciman
looked with joy at the pile, and from the
pile to the ladies', andifr the ladies back
at the pile.
1T is good" he remarked. Said not
that Amood was a mighty bcneGuctor OF
his kind? There is enough here to make
the black tents merry fora year,
But it was II hard question how to get ail
this plumber away. We bad won it H.!
force, and by force might lose it, for:! such
adventures as looting castles prop".:;
changes hands ;vith UNREASONABLE I:nc
ness.
Suleiman stepped to the latticel window
- :. ::--:a shivers. a:id oGbr,i down. "