The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-18
s4ne III. ktns Gar. ees 70 49,

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"You $50 he does trust u.s."
trustsd you. O. you arc
two. upErateful Villains. When you
came to me in the forest, believed
your tale OF woe. and tsok pity upon
you; and 1. meant to be kind to you,
and make your lot . pleasant one. /
looked into your fsces.. AID thought
you we're honset. I did not trust you
:humvohr speech, but from your hon.
est looks. Harevsrs,i y isrpast. And
now what seek ye!"
3 tgoode master, =. .asAid Osmir. speak
ing earnestly, before tell you why
We Ars now here. let me say TO- you
that We are NOT without hearts, and
that we have some store Of honesty.
When We went to your camp. we went
in the service NekAaokher master. whom
we were bound 10 serve. We had
sworn that 14soa,ld capture yon Il We
could. But. sir. after we had seen you,
|sandp alnewn .yai. wespould have re-
Icsptsd hadstAe thing been possible. We
sasked JUDI M free ~ from the task.
but he refused"
Why do you tell me this story
That you may know the reason Of
our action" 4 3se sss
You action speaks for itself. Look
at these schains:i md mark the fate to
which am doomed"
Il meant not the action ,of the mast.
good master: I alluded to action that
was to come" 5H8f
"Action to Gomez"
Eyes. Selim and are here to speak
Of your release frem this dungeon.
Hold-lat onr words be few, for the
time is short .-sW6 have promised that
we would lead you forth from Horam's
power If the thing were possible"
Promised whom?" asked Julian.
The black hesitated. He knew not
that he should use the name of the
princess. so he finally answered:
"Hobaddan is in the city, and our
promise has been sent to him. But.
there is something more. II we lead
you from this place. we do SO in the
face Of great danger. We have plan
ned for that. and have freely staked
our lives in the work. But, IL we sue
coed, and you arc free, we can never
more return to Damascus. II we 70
with you from this dungeon, we must
go with you from the city, and remain
with you, ,.l.y.| 5,., = t,..-,
Julian behaved that the black was
speaking truly and honestly. Ice e
Certainly" ne said, III you lead me
in safety from the bonds that now en-
compass me. will give you such re-
turn az you may desire. You may re-
main with me, II you like. or i Will
give you safe conduct into the land
of the Syrians.' lN alia,ri
Z Your word is enough, my master:
and henceforth Selim and I are your
sarvants. Wa ahaass.zOus.. allegiance,
iand the proof of our fidelity shall be
manifest hi this sfifst Oct Sof our serv-
ice. We have dangers; to meet, SIR"
Talk not Of DANGERS" cried the
chieftain. Throw, on these chains;
give me a sword; and lead me to the
upper world; and ask no more. Once
again trust YOU, and II you proye
true, my gratitude shall be your while
I iive?" ~ lAiS lfs7t lliivN t;sF
Without further words osmir pro-
ceeded to the work he had come to
perform. selim held the lantern.
while he loosed the irons from Julian's
limbs; and very soon the chieftaln
stepped forth with his limbs free.
. There is no time to waste" said
Osmir. as he cast the chains upon the
door. We have good swords at hand,
and for the rest we must trust to our
wit and strength. There is danger
enough between this dungeon and the
open air; but am ready to meet it."
Z by the GODS" cried Julian. ass be
skrasped the sword sVhSk os6Hr had
placed in his hand, - can hdsH al
danger pews Leedjpl aanA let Ahiss
present shodr sbe 1heSltsts Of Horsm,s
power"
q Ito be continued.)
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