Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-29

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soously waved my sword IN return.
Then. suontiug at the pitch Of his voice he
put bis horse 90 the charge That rather
startled me, and | was In two minds about
turning and Making or with all possible
speed. Int In the critical moment, when
my courage had all but ebhei, ! recognized
q familiar face, Then /, too, shouted Wild
IS and my horse bounded as the spurs went
into bis sides The next minute Tabal and
/ were huegng and embracing like long
separated brothers, both OF us having
lchped to tbs ground in order TO get the
closer grp.
You may be sure we had each a multi
tude Of questions to ask and answer, but
before | would hear anything Of Tabaps
adventures since our parting ! insisted on
looking to his injury. II was bad, he said,
bat not desdly. Barring his left shoulder
very carefully, found y shattered gunshot
wound that gave tho Aesh a torn aud bro
ken appearance different altogether from
the clean cgt l had got, l dressed 1t as
gently and ns well az was possible with the
mems at my disposal, a service for which
poor Tabnl WAS Infinitely grateful,
I'VE arc " different nations and reli-
gione, YET surely we are not strangers" ho
said. embracing mo again. Had | seen
thee now for the first time / would have
driven this lance through thee But hence
forth IL will be turned against him who
seeks thy hurt rRbal. the son OF Achmet,
swrarB It," And he took the oath In tho
moot solemn manner known TO his race.
That done, he played the Surgeon 60 me.
'srhou art lucky" exclaimed TBbal, with
professional pride, when. was stripped.
"By my faith, the man who gave thee this
hurt know not his business, or thou might
est cast away thy leg forever Mcthinks II
had my weapon upon him as he had his
upon thee he would now DO food for the
kitcs and hyenas."
ale was clumsy, Tabal p said.
"Cmmsy,n repeated Tabal scornfully.
may. IL does not hall express his want Of
skill Having got hia lance upon thee, he
should have killed thee as dead as n roast
ell XII. hold the fellow in contempt
"Bscnuse, my good friend, he did not
make an end OF ono whom thou hast sworn
to cherish and protectw
"Nay nay" answered Tabal quickly,
seeing whittier his soldierly zeal had led
| him, " meant not that. Praise be to
heaven thou art alive. / meant that no
| know not how TO drive his spear. See"
and he made thrpAt with his own 10 show
how tho thing ought TO be done ME
thinks that is ths way TO put au enemy
| into the dust But thou art protected OF
God, he added reyerontly, and II maketh
me glad TO bo with thee, Verify l am thy
servant TO do "a q ploaseth thee 10 bid me.
Aud praise be TO God and the holy pro-
rhet that we arc not now having our bones
snawod by wild beasts, Saw you ever
such a slauEhter as that wasl Truly
think the man on the black horse Is mono
other than satan himself
For moment | wavered whether or NO,
should enlightcn him. Then said very
quietly, The man on the black horse is "a
much satan as thou art, my good Tabal
Listen and viii tell thor a tale" aud told
him OF my Sa7ch for Donald Gordon and
the meeting In the battle. He listened with
wide eyes and gaping mouth, thinking,
suspect, that suffering bad turned my brain
Thou art telling me one Of the tales Of
the magicians.n he said. with something o.
awe 10 his voice aud manner. "This pass
eth all belief,h
IT'S as true as the Koran, Tabal p an
swered. Look you hore, before thou ar
many wcoks older thou shalt be as brothel
To this dread warrior on the black horse. y
Nay Heaven forbid, /" exclaimed Taba
feryently, u would not forogo my chance
81 paradise for all the flVoEs satan can be
stow
His horror was so comioAl that burs
out laughing. Ordinarily / might hav,
answercd with my life for such Gn insult
such an outrage ON his most sacred feel
ings, But happily Tahal was In mood 4
forgive much because he loved much.
81 will put cool water on thy hurt" n
said az tcnderly as II he were treating Al
niling and fractions child. and on III,
head too, for the sun hath made Il hos
Then when thou art rsreshed We will tall
! OF our adventures ainSe the night and ID
SIMEON parted Us
Z lie had his way. and Indeed ID waA eS
4 oeedingly refreshing to be hathsd. for wa
0 stnl more than tribe feverish But raor
J soothing and inyigosating than the wate
5 woro the brotherly eentlencss and conipA,
r sion Of rabai, who seeIncd to make himsel
responsible for my safety and comfort.
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