The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-04

ging the body of the Druse to a shad-
owy corner, and having gently laid the
maid and manservant side by side in
one of the outer rooms, | summoned
Glauce from her concealment.
I'VE are safe for the present" l said,
to reassure her. She seemed to under
stand, and did not question me. Then
l told her of Nine. Evander's offer.
"Oh, let us go to her at once!" my
betrothed cried.
but you cannot venture into the
streets dressed as you are!" l ex-
claimed Even in my present array
l could not protect you for a moment"
She glanced ruefully down at her
soiled and tumbled gown.
Il suppose a. cult of Constantine's
Constantine was her brotheD would
not do?' she said with a charming
look, forgetting for the instant the
gravity of the situation.
"No," l replied, but one belonging
to Petros, your man, might answer
PetroS' toughest clothes were finally
found. Fortunately he was Of small
stature, and when Glauce appeared be-
fore me in her new attire | saw that,
with a few additiona! changes in her
appearance, she would without much
difficulty pass for an Arab youth. l
stained her face and hands with kohl,
and deXterously concealed her hair be-
meath a black kaffeyeth which we
We're SO fortunate as to discover.
"Rememb ber," l said to her smiling
ly, as l kissed her, you are Hassan,
the servant Of Abdul Hamir, a Druse
trader from Dekir.'
She went boldly out into the street.
tod but
we soon realized that we must seek
other shelter than Mime. Evanders
house, since the disturbance in that di-
rection was by far the greatest.
Glauce bore this disappointment brave
ly, though it was bitter indeed.
1--WE must try for the English consul
| ate," l said, as we began to retrace our
steps.
On we pressed, now avoiding riot
Gus band by hiding in a cul-de-sac, now
| escaping a dangerous encounter by
making a lengthy detour. The friend
liness with which the Moslem inhab-
itants of the city regarded the Druses
saved us twice. when we We're halted
and questioned, from what might have
proved unpleasant consequences.
| At last we reached the street in which
the consulate was situated. Our desti-
nation was still a goodly number of
PAGES distant, but we felt sense of
safety in knowing it was comparatively
near
"Oh, if we could only find my mother
and my brother there!' exclaimed
Glauce.
1T is not impossible that we may"
I answered, though had grave doubts
of any such piece of good fortune.
Brother knows the kavass well"
said my betrothed.
Then he would naturally seek the
consulate in an emergency / cried,
this time with real hope in my voice.
We We're congratulating ourselves
that all danger was passed, when we
heard a stir in the last bisecting thor
oughfare we must cross.
"Courage!" 1 whispered to Glauce
Keep brave heart!"
AS we reached the point where the
| two streets met we came face to face
with six Druses. l realized that to con-
tinue on our way without some sort OF
greeting would be hazardous, so l bold
| ly took the initiative.
"A rare night, friends" I exclaimed
as we all paused.
Then seeing that they We're regard
| ing us with suspicion, / assumed my
gayest manner, and continued
II would not have missed it for the
price of a seasons crops!"
Nor for a train of camels!" cried
one of the six in answer,
Z" "'Tis a merry time to be in Damas-
Gus" said another. "Where hail you
| from?"
Here was a question that fairly stag
gered me, though my perturbation was
not APPARENT. What If these men should
chance to be from the Hauran from the
town that l was to claim as my home!
They would know on the instant