The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04


tight, child might the supreme .
doubt anxiety thrilled
to the heart Whe ghded steay along in the dark
hand together, ghosts. white
robes all stained with blood. papsseH away towards
where the camels tethered Of terri
Die and GREATNESS suspense camel stirred II an Arab
awoke if dog barked would die
unknown, and friends in Of
it. And should have solved that strange mystery
could feel companions heart fast touch
her hand could painfully.
drew knife second tme still wet with blood. and
cut the halter of the swiftest camel. We
seated ourselves in silence on the saddle The beast rose
at once and with the instinct Of his began to
slowly obedient to touch, the slumbering
camp How thanked heaven that night for
padded soles on the loose and level sands of
the desert horses hoofs ringing plain would at
once have aroused all those vgant Arabs The camel
with his los quick shambling gait and heshy soe seemed
to- glide stealthy ourselves had done in the
waste
For many minutes spoke words I hardly al
beast particular directon only put
great possible forthwith between two
selves Of boodthirsty Moslems
last freely
that the first pressing fairly behind looked
guidance towards Tunis Once
in the capital English escape
The great point to reach the before the death
the shielz noised abroad. roughly
to nor'-norwest. With a CLEAN of joy discovered
Great Bear that sky turning my
head towards the sea and England we went on
We had gone, suppose in
that of sand by heavenly
pass before ventured even to address trembling
panion By that time, however, curiosity
me- But dared not speak aloud then, deep
sense of and mystery at solitude
whispered low:
what is your name, did you
Mecca" -s3=@ :.
The a soft,
at once to go thru heart.
my names Ethel Maitland
people all killed in the mutiny. They
land to Mecca and you the first European I've
seen spoken to since I left India
The very simplicity of W which
she told that terrible my
heart to the quick far than
OF emotion eloquence could possibly have smtten it, felt
how much she must passed
she reached that sublime height of stocal
couldn't her back profoundly stirred
words to to I merely touched with
doubled energy.
known in England English ladies, sur
vivors of the had been Mecca
panion of them Horrible tell another anguishes
there to this day in unspeakable captivity.
The down breaking the northern mountains
little village sada, edge
of the desert where the main Atlas
Fortunately had with suficiency of the
I aside my stay Keronan
village and stopped boldly before the little Arab inn held
positive ally.
prophet" shouted aloud, 'horses
horses Ell at stake fighting
nfdel at susa we are riding to uns on important bust
with the hey from the The bride
of the sheree is here beside The
Holy City itself is threatened
The effect was magical had enlisted every man in
the village at service "A Jehad Jehad!" they
cried Death the infdels!"
minutes fairly horsed, had left
camel to the of the innkeeper
got the remainder hardly
o among
passes, exchanging night willingly
the villagers everywhere and stopping till
rein at opposite the British consulate in the
-eisam in wild desire outstrip had
nearby eight hours the road
seats dead than alive But had dstanced
the of the shes death safe at last
what practically good British territory.
That evening gunboat in the harbor, stately
girl in Arab dress but unveiled and uncovered received from
the officers and the respect and homage due to
English lady And by the time they had landed safely
Marseles Ethel Maitland and had made minds
go henceforth all journeys life
together.
that's why got to Keronan at all till drove
carriage six weeks along
road the French engineers have thru the
mid desert from Susa.
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