The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

little expsstSA 10 - here Az walked
forth short tine siacs, = seatinel in
formed me that Dams one outside Of
the camp wished TO speak with me.
went to the spot dssisnated. and there
found young bond-maiden Of Damss-
Gus. Her name was Abba"
.Albia!" cried Julian. starting to his
fest. why. such was the name Of the
maiden who attended uponikhe prin-
cess Ulin." ,.
"Aye. my lord. she is the same"
.'whatf Do you mean that the bond
maiden Of Ulin il At our csnp"
'She H."
what 10 her business!"
''ehe wishes to speak with Julian"
"But her business-of what does she
wish to speak."
"she did not tell me. my lord, She
would only ray that she was the bond
maiden OF Ulin, and she desired to see
you. knew her not; but she seemed
90 gentle. and 10 timid. and used your
name 20 eloquently. that could not
doubt her. l think her story is true.
7 think she IL what she represents her.
self to be- 80
did she not tell you from whom she
camel f ~
mo. unless her announcement that
abe was the bondmaiden AZ the prin-
cess Ulin may be taken In answer to
the query" NJ
by the Tyre of Apollo. she must
have come from her mistress" ex-
claimed the chieftain, warmly. THE
princess may be In trouble. She may
need stout arms to help her. Lead me
to this bondmaiden At once"
"She begged. my lord. that she might
not be exposed"
"Lead ON. I will see her"
The great road wound around
the foot Of the hill, and ere long the
guard had reached point 80 utterly
shut OF from the camp that his loud
est cry could not have been heard by
the robber sentinels.
"Is the girl here," asked Julian. as
his sable guide stopped and turned.
"she must be very near. here, my
lord. left her upon this very spot"
The chieftain heard q slight rustling
behind him: but, not being startled
into quick action. before he could turn
he received blow upon the side of
the head that felled him to the earth.
He was for the moment stunned, and
before his reason was clear enough to
direct his movements, he was set upon
by three stout men, who bound his
arms and legs 30 quickly that his
power OF resistance was gone before
he fairly knew what opposed him.
"sir Robber." spoke the Israelite
bending over the PROSTATE chieftain.
you are my prisoner. sud ,heAceforth
you are in my keeping until deliver
you up to my master. You cannot es-
cape me, SO do not trouble yourself
with the attempt"
you are Judah" said the chieftafn.
II am"
And these others are professed to
be Of Aleppo?"
"Yes." ~
And you three serve the king of Da-
mascus?' .t.G
You have guessed the truth"
by the gods" muttered Julian, as
though communing with himself, 81
should have. guessed this before. +
have been blind. I have acted like
child. But am not yet quite lost.
- Nzyl&y StSnA
The Israelite had been watching him
narrowly. and when he saw that the
chieftain had disposition to call for
help. he sprang upon him and stopped
his mouth.
-'Do not blame yourself, Sir Robber.
Judah Of Damascus has done more DIFF
dcult work than this; and you may
take to yourself the assurance that
when he set out upon his mission the
deed was sure Of Its accomplishment.
All, here comes selim with the horses.
You shall have an easy ride and
quick one: and when you are In the
presence Of the king You can plead
your case as eloquently - you please.
! have not time to listen; nor have I
the power to Judge"
The Scourge Of Damascus. In the full
vlgor Of robust manhood, and possess
cd Of strength and daring beyond
any Of his stalwart followers. was
prisoner in the hands Of
three slaves-a prisoner within
sound of his own camp-and 10 surely
n nrfannAr that ha had M vnv ~ ou