The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-14
AN ADVENTURE IN ALGERIA

TIE vsliey iron whica you .bai 'sAs ~
nui nsh pleiiuss. u sil soss cell hii'
srto Il has been REGARDED ss ipsccessis's
no hunsu bsud OF foot dared 10 temp
4 is p,r.ls until lac, Eonth shtn b.io'
Ku.b, the intrepid sporlsnsL-
! fuow hin ~ rsrute. i1ieuupie'
Msiibsw Qiin. who bad insi re'nfae'
from Nav 0aiaes. Asd he
| lie vss locking Tor big ssos' saT
enefssi 10 the ssley. and sac there 10
Is lev loon he tells ne ibe plse'
sboanas With vondsrfnl birds. psnibsf
boar, smaller snimsls sud psrhsps ho'
or tso that have xsndered down iron
the Atlas.
/, souuds all fiRhi tsid Gain. "hs
% want IL : concession. aud / ,biuk
Gao ee, il from the present gose'Ior O
Mlhsaab, Gen Chsnesrniera
A fortnight later Qiin was beassth saf
py Aleerisp tkies lie stood one nofr
ius by tbs baitlemented wall that su'
roands Miliapsb, leokipg eovu into On
~ eulf. Behind him the little valley
town. ia xtite wslls eorsirasting viSidiy
With The green gardens.
To drink ih. native siue nni TO smoke
the swee, nstiye tobeoco. TO chat with
French soldiers ard it2z d Arabs That
wss oil QaIn bad 10 DO Of present. For
be wsired the retorn OF Gen. Changer
nier rom 0tsn. tud mesuvbiie be passed
ss . simple English tourist, 90 pleasure
aud sightseeing beat
Another ptrsou. who bad come there be
fore Q ain. shared that par. OF the psfapet'
Hs stcod sbou, 20 yards swsy-s lean,
wiry mau, With rsssed black befrj,
With yeilos skis drawn tightly over high
cheek bones. He was reading letter.
which be presently tore to fragments sud
dropped into the gull below lin.
The shower Of paper Auttered down like
sncvh,kes. spreading wider and wider
apart. Ooe bit, 10 chsncs go1ld have 1t,
vas sna,ched by puff OF wind and suck
ed for mspy yards slong the fscs OF the
cliff, until finally 1t landed on The top Of
the psF.pst. 10 front Of Qliu's very eyes.
He stared iuoredulously at the stamped
desisu "a purple grsffs which the three
cornered fragment bore, His fses dark
eoed With sudden suIi,ts and snspicion
He s,z,d al the bits Of psper hosupg be
low hin, aud tben glanced quickly round
10 time to see the stranger disappear from
the wall
Sylyss 6g rel be mutlered. II be Is
really here / shall need to be cunning ind
visilspt.
The discovery threatened serious ccm
plicatioos. TIE purple glrafis was the
trademark OF q rival firm Of wild animal
Moss Il Orswley, OF Liverpool,
aud Antonio Silvs was their agent. He
was q Portuguese, an INSCRIPTIONS and
fellow, and more than once in
the past be had mslched craft for craft
with Qaiu, who usually came off best, and
had Thus Incurred the others bitter
hatred.
Qiin sought long and vainly for the
man who had destroyed the letter on the
Night had fallen when be start
Cd back. sud be was picking his way
across tho dark sok. or market place, to |
lske the steep road to Milisnsb, . cloak
vas thrown over bis hesd from behind
md tightened about bis neck so lhst be
could make 90 oulcry.
he was dragged 9 short distance to
tent OF Runny -bsgs, where bis limbs we're
lied with cords aud the gag wss thrust be
Iween bis teeth Tnep. the cloak having
been removed from his hesd, be found
himself 10 the presence OF four greasy. sin
Arabs OF the lowest clsss. who
proceeded to rob him oi every thiog on
bis person. including Baron Kirsh's chart.
Three OF .he ruffisns presently went away,
ssvipg The fourth to keep guard over the
prisoner.
Wby be Was detained. now that bis pock
,,s bad been rihsd. was more than Gain
,ould falhom. Aod then Of sudden the
I,srilipg truth burst upon him.
This is Antobia Silvs's work. be told
himself He is lodging at 81. Msreuer
tee, end be bired the Arabs to do his bid
liog = to steal the chart snd put me ont Of
be way. Without doubt they are taking
ne into the interior. 10 sell me IS 3 slave
o some sbeik. Heaven help me to es
APE from their clutches.
Hours psssed end the sun was high
when the little party halted. Tee esp
ives limps were unbound. and be was re
ieyei Of the painful gse, The bo,d Of
be bnrnoose vas lifted, aud be saw that
le Vss 10 wild place OF rocks snd bush
e. de vas elsd to set = hsndiul OF ds,es
I'D q dr.usbt ,f brsckish water from .
Mesnvhile the Arsbs, vho slso psrtook
4 food. slightly relaxed their vigilance,
The mule, sdvsncioe BY inches as II cropp
d the he,bsss, stepped upon . conceslsd
erpeni or scopiop spd sss instantly bi.
60. II plugged sssy st . ssllop. sod
be Arabs q lloved With sbrill shouts.
The hood fell over Q iin's face sssin. as
e clung sith both hsnds 10 the madden
a cresiore's n,ck. He vas borne ttus
or . tntdrtd yards or uore. lbe cIsmor
ro~ins fainter sad fsin,sr behiod him.
cd thsn sudden sssrve threw hin of.
q Landed cn q srsssy slope. rolled ever
I'd ever. and dropped iBto 80 empty
pace. Far. far eosn be sbo', before be
rssh.d iato deuce ioli,se and brought
o 10 the forks "a t~o liubs He eiuue
here for time, diagy aud bruised.