The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

tory ways of the east, and he was pre-
pared to wait, though never doubling
that Murray would be surrendered TO
him in due time. and he would get his
own way in the end. So he picked up
one of the snaky tubes of the great
pipe. and put the amber mouthpiece
between his lips, and there for an hour
the pair of them squatted on the
d;van. with the hookah gurgling and
; reeking between them. From time to
time slave girl came and repIenished
the pipe with tobacco or fire as was
required. But these were the only in
terruptions, and between whites they
smoked on in massive silence.
At the end of that hour the man slave
who had been sent out with fhe mes
age, re-entered the room, and delivered
his tidings. Rad ell Moussa. in his
turn, passed ii on. Murray was even
then waiting in the justice chamber. SO
ne said, at the further side OF the
house, and could be taken away at
once. Kettle rose TO his feet and the
Arab stood before him with bowed head
and folded arms.
Captain Kettle began TO feel ashamed
for having pressed this man too hard.
1t seemed that he had intended to act
I honestly all along. and the suspicious
ness of his behavior doubtless arose
from some difficulty of custom or
I
limp hand in his own and shook it
cordially, and at the same time made a
handsome apology for his own share
OF the misunderstanding Your W0r-
ship must excuse me-" he said. but
I'm always apt to he a bit suspicious
about lawyers. What dealings I've
had with them have nearly always
turned out for me unfortunately. And
now, if you don't mind, well go into
your court house, and you can hand
me over my mate, and I'll take him
back to the ship. Enough times been
wasted already by both of us
The Arab, still bowed and submits
sive. signed toward the doorway and
Kettle marched briskly out along the
narrow dar.; passage beyond. with
RAIDS sandals shutting in escort close
at his ear The house seemed a large
one, and rambling. Three times RAIDS
respectful fingers on his visitors sleeve
signed him a change of route The cor
ridors, too, US is the custom in Arabia,
where GOODNESS is the first considera-
ton, were dimly lit, and with the eau
ton which had grown to be his second
nature Kettle instinctively kept all his
senses on the alert for inconvenient
surprises. He had no desire that Rad
el Moussa should forget his submits
siveness and stab him suddenly from
behind. neither did he especially wish
to be noosed or knitted from round any
of the dusky, sudden corners.
In fact he was as much on the Gui
vive as he ever had been in all his
long, wild. adventurous life, and yet
Rad q MOUSSE. who meant treacheT--
ali along took him captive by the most
vulgar of tinleWorn Strag2Senfs. CT 81
sudden the boarding Of the floor sank
beneath Kettles ieet. He turned. and
with a desperate effort tried to threw
himself backwards whence he had
como. T;ut the boarding behind reared
up and hit HIN = violent blow or the
hands and head, AID lie fell into a pit
below.
For an instant ne saw through the
gloom the face q Rad {! Moussa sud
denly turned ViraleI.t, splitting at him
in hate. and then the swiug-fcor
slammed up into place again. and all
view of anything but inky blacHness
was completely shut away
Continued next week.