The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-10

doubts az rest nH 10 ANU. ron tate Ol D
shrloking out Of the gloom that when I
the next day dawned the foll1vcrsoftho I
prophet would first cruelty the uclmscd I
Fortnight In their posscs ion and then /
wipe the British troops on the face OF T
the earth.
"Jackals." he yelled. "Vill turn away |
gorgcd from your corpse but 10 was
his nguntlyc eastern way Of putting IT,
Then Dalrympo sworc ho would ful.
hll his promise 70 Ethel
To obtain the permission Of Che briFa-
der for hls project was out OF ihc pucs-
ton. 30 he consulted with uo one. not
even Col Townsend. With che aid OF a
sub adar he was soon dressed q Ia
Ghazl, and he borrowed the tulwar OF u
dead tribcBman who was lying. among
plenty Of his kin. on front OF the zcrcba.
This. with a couple OF rcyolycrs con-
ccalod beneath his flowing robes. con
stitutcd the whole OF his appliances.
and indeed Of his plan also. aB be had
resolved that n he could not save Cam
cron he would ondcayor to get near
him and give him the means OF avoid
ing cruclnxion.
The mountain village 10 which the
tribcsmon had rotroatod was distant
some four miles. The road approach
ing the place was fairly free from OBJ
staclcs. but II twisted and turned In all
directions as Il climbed up the side Of n
PERCEPTIONS gorge. finally reaching
plateau about 900 feet above the level
Of the small stream that dashed along
beneath. Tho moon was trying to strug-
glc through a great cloud bank, but
gave light enough TO show the way and
TO distinguish objects close ut hand.
Nearing the vlllago-aa no semblanco
Of a guard waB kcpt-hc passed several
scattered groups clustered round fires
or huddled among bundles Of fodder
Many OF the men were grooming and
their women bandaglng their wounds
Dalrymplo shufiicd painfully alonE'
finding the native sandals difficult TO
walk In. and he came upon Cameron
suddenly. The Hon. Bob was seated on
the ground. with his hands apparently
tied behind his back. and resting
against a low mud hut, inside and In
front OF which were some twenty Of tho
triboamon-a few smoking round n IRE.
the others asleep. Dalrymplo walked
straight up TO him. and growlod 'sug'
That rs tho Persian for all that we
mean whom we call man a dog and
moro. Tho action was natural In
tribcsman and evoked no comment; In
Dalrymplo'u case II was lne piece OF
art. lilo squatted on the ground close
to the prisoner and whispered.
STEADY. Bob. I've come TO help you"
Cameron had nerves OF steel. but the
words tried them TO their utmost ten
sion. when he could trust bis voice he
only said:
Thanks. old chap. It's no use. My
left ankle IN Gprainod no can't walk a
yard even n Il were any good. Get
back safely and give my love to Ethel.
As for you, God bless you"
At that moment horse noighed
loudly ut some distance and Dalrymple.
In a second. had formed his plan. lie
whispered again; "Can you manage 10
stand straight up when you hear a
horse coming this wnyg'
Yes" said Cameron.
VERY well. be ready In i've minutea.'
Thonho rose. growled another Persian
oath, cxpectoratod again At the pria-
oncr, and left the circle OF light cast by
the IRE. lie had little difficulty In find
Ing tho animal that had given voice.
lie was tied up In a rough shed and
seemed TO be a strong beast, Ethel
said aftorward that be- was the best
pony she ever laid eyes upon. hut she
was prejudiced In his favor. His sad
die and headgear were hanging close at
hand, and Dalrymplo lost no time In
getting him ready, although the queer
Afghan bride troubled him little at
first Then he led him out and mounted
him. but at the same moment fellow
sprang out from the rear OF the shed
and wanted to know In the name OF the
prophet why n cursed thief was moving
on with his masters ghora. There was
no time for long discourse. no Dalrym-
pie gave him the woghilost reason at
command by hitting him such n crack
with the tulwar on his shayon crown
that. like Bret Harto'a orator
'Ile smiled kind OF sickly smile anu
curled up on the floor
And the subsequent proceedings Inter
ested him no more"
Then the fun commenced. lie rode up
TO the hut at osntor. found Cameron
standing. swung him crosswaya on the
saddle In front OF him. and started for
home.
The excitement on that hillside dur
ing the next ten mlnutea was some
thing remarkable. JeIolla were fired.
tom-toms beaten. Eongs banged. ana
not Few Martini bullets whlstled past
them as they galloped down the path
way. Cameron and Dalrymple weighed
twenty-three stone between them but
the little horse would have run away
with two more like them. There we're
no other animals handy, 10 all appear
anees 80 pursuit was out OF the quea-
ton after the first 100 yards. ana In
less than half an hour Cameron was IN
the hands OF the doctors, Dulrymple
was drinking some hot whisky and
water with the brigadler aud the Ka-
bull was being groomed by about six
men, while II no had not been q wise
little beast he could have burst himself
with gram. Next morning the village
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