The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-03

UP he was again startled. this time hy
. shout. Rising 90 his fer. he saw two or
three Arabs running round and await en-
. ing the sieepers by The simple method OF
striking them a stngins blow with a Ions
cane.
I Tlssuf soon came to arouse Trevayne in
Z a more civilized manner. but finding him al
/ ready awake. shot a rapid glance around
. 70 insure that no listeners were near. e No
/ then began IN low, agitated voice.
/ 'It was well that the lord duke, not
Z being OF the true faith himself pun
f. ishcd The thieVng Hassan. /, Yussuf.
. have seen Hassan fin the caravan. and
I have heard from the lips of one who
/ speaks truth that the chief Of the car
T avian is OF the same tribe. God Is great.
/ but a fear has sprung up in the heart
/ OF thy slave. even as "a palm tree throw
/ ing great shadow, for the dog Hassan
/ Is cunning, and seeks the life Of the
/ lord duke"
/ On the fourth day. when the sun was
/ at its flerccst. and the heat was so op-
/ pressive that Trcvanye had 70 gasp for
The breath that seemed to scorch his
\ very lungs. the half dozen Arabs form
/ inE the advance guard were seen 10
| suddenly converge TO a point, and after
I p briet consultation. turn their camels
/ heads and ride towards the caravan.
! Evidently something had been sighted,
/ and that something might be the eN-
pected caravan, or it might be the dread
/ ed TouaroEs-those merciless pirates of
/ the desert.
I In an instant all was animation. The
| heat was forgotten. The camels were
halted and the square formed as at night
l while the motley collection OF weapons
I with which the party were armed, COM
prising almost all kinds of firearms, were
| eagerly examined and made ready for
use.
When these preparations were com
plete, and the outposts had been received
into the square. a swirl Of dust could
be plainly seen advancing right down
on 10 the caravan Then the cloud Of
dust stopped and settled, and there rode
out from &c half dozen Arabs, who
soon made il known that their party
ln-fact formed the looked for caravan.
In a very short time the members OF
the two caravans were calculating praises
to the prophet, and fratarnizing IN
most ELUSIVE manner. Trevayne was
much struck by the gaunt, worn look or
the newcomers. Tney had been away
from home for two whole years, and
their appearance showed That they hau eA-
perienced the severest privauons.
Far into the night the festivities eX-
tended. for the returning caravan would
pass on its way on the morrow
Every one was stirring very early the
next morning. and preparations for the
departure of the two caravans on the'r
opposite courses were pushed forward
win All speed. Yussuf had gone some
little distance off to look after the bag
gage. when TreVayne saw Hassan walk up
and after casting a malicious glance al
him. 20 a few steps further on ana say
something in a hurried manner 10 me
chief Of the caravan, who was standing
close by. and who at once turned ana
gazed at Trevayne with deep trown on
his dark. SCARED face. Then, before ire
vaKyne could realize what was happen
ing. Hassan stepped up. and thrustlng nus
hand into the folds of IreNaynes halA'
pretended to draw forth small dagger.
1t was the veriest trick most cluin ,,,l
nerformed The next moment, TO IRE
vavne's utter amazement, he found nm
self surrounded by scowling Arabs who'
hafore he could defend himself, in any
,,.ov nounced upon him, tied his hands
behind him. and pushed him to where the
chief was standing
Now. however, the meaning Of Hassan'
insulting trick was apparent to lreVayhe-
No doubt the lying hound had protessed TO
have discovered a plot to murder the
chief. for whose benefit the dagger farce
had evidently been enaetd.
But he was wrong. Hassan's design
was a far deeper one than he bad con-
ceived Nor had he long to wait be-
fore making the discovery. Tor ussuI,
hearing the hubbub, rushed TO the spot
In a minute he had grasped the sltua-
ton Wringing his hands he grovelled
at the feet of the chief and addressed
| him in tones Of piteous entreaty. IRE
| vavne glanced at the impassive Arab
| chief; at the imploring Yussuf; at the
! captors armed to the teeth; at the motley
| crowd attracted by the commotion,
and the knowledge that he, the central
4 figure. knew least about 1t all caused his
| impatienee to break all bounds, In loud
| voice he called Yussuf. who rose from the
| sand. and slowly came toward his mas
ter. There was a look of despair in
Yussufs eyes as he cried:
GOD is great. but the Evil One is in our
midst to work mischief. The dog of a
thief has told the chief that thou-even
thou, Lord Duke-hast stolen his dagger,
and he asks that thou mayst be pun
! ished as one of the true faith"
Thrn-the full horror of the situation
flashed upon Trevayne.
| surely" he cried. as his face paled
-"surely they won't cut my hands or
| burn out my eyes!' Then in a frenzy
it was only trick-ten him why that
fend did it-that he tried to murder me
the other night"
Yussuf trembled, Lord duke" he
said. sorrowfully, Il have done even as
thou hast said, and more also, but the
chief will not listen. He says that his
eyes cannotslie."
.'Tell him." cried Trevayne, in despera-
ton, chat if I am harmed my people
will come and kill him and all his
tribe"
"Yussuf translated the threat to the
chief, who calmly replied:
"Kismet. 1t may come to pass even
4 as the infldel sayeth. Let the infldel suf-
fer the penalty of his crime" The chief
made a sign with his hand and then went
into his tent.
Justice is summarily dispensed in the
desert The sentence had been pro
nounced, and would be carried into effect
/ on the spot. Trevanye was dragged for
ward. Three or four Arabs held him
fast while a couple more unbound his
arms sufficiently to enable them to pull
his hands over a bale Of merchandise.
One had brought a bowl Of saltpeter,
and another drew his knife ready 10 in
hic< the wounds which would effect
ualfv prevent the dog of an infidel from
ever again robbing true believer
Trevayne had not tamely submitted
to all this. Death he would have faced
without turning a HAIRCUT to be hor-