The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22

ed the negro and his troop. who all
shouted
Great chief. great chief, We will
always remain with thee! Always. al
ways
Chaka and his men then shouldered
their arms and baggage and followed
their master.
They proceeded toward the village As
they approached it Mabrouki thought
he saw some commotion near the tent
OF Aben-Zcgri. and. suspecting a meet
ing like the previous one he had wit
messed, he proposed that Norbert should
take a bypath and 90 behind the tents
in order to find out what plot was being
concocted. The asst aomer consented.
and. cal 2 nall 10 his negro guard
he went o. in irc-t with Sir Bucephalus
and Mabroulki.
What was his surprise. on drawing
near the tent of Aben-Zegri, to hear a
voice that he recognized as that Of Cos
terus Wagner speaking Arabic to a nu-
merous assembly. He knew the Ian
guage sufficiently himself to be able
to follow what was being said. Peepine
through a hole in the tent. he saw that
Costerus was clothed in wide burnOuss
and wore a turban; and Gryphins and
vogsl. similarly attired. stood among
the crowd OF listeners.
Men OF little faith" declaimed Was-
ner. lis it thus you compromise your
eternal salvation? You are working for
an inhdel. and on the day Of judgmen;
the Prophet will drive you away from
before his face. Know you not the aim
OF him whom you serve? He desires 70
oveturn the eternal laws OF nature.
Allah suspended the crescent in tne
heavens as a sacred symbol to his chill
Cren. The impious Frenchman wishes TO
tear this sacred sign out of the frma-
ment and bring it to earth to be trodden
under foot
Norbert had heard enough l-asten-
ing back to the spot where he had Ief.
the negro guard. "Chaka," seid ne to
the chief. thou hast sworn to be faith
ful 10 me. Now is the time TO keep thy
oath. Thou must accompany me with
thy men. surround a tent and seize upon
the persons whom I viii point out to
thee"
When the master speaks Chaka
oteys.' said the negro.
He made his troops take up their arms
ard march in two lines, one in front and
the other behind the tent Of Aben -zegri-
The vancouver was successful. Ten
minutes later Wagner. Gryphins and
vogel were bodily carried of by six
sturdy negroes. and brought prisoners
TO Norbert The latter ordered them %
be kept under arrest. and closely guard
cd until such time as he could decide
concerning their fate and lay the faces
o. their treason before the company.
Close by stood a glass foundry, con
sisting OF three spacious halls that were
of no further use since the vtt-ified sheet
had spread to the bottom. This was to
be their prison, and Virgil. named COM
mauder-in- chief OF the negro guard.
placed sentinels at the door
Norbert was now at rest as to any
possible plotting at the foot Of the peak.
He had a sufficient force in hand to put
down revolt. and the works could pro-
coed without fear OF interruption. But
a new anxiety arose. What would be
come Of ". Kersain. and to what periIs
would not Gertrude be exposed IL the
army Of Hicks Pasha were in truth an
initiated and the Mahdi marching on
Khartoum? These thoughts haunted him
throughout the busy day. and disturbed
his rest at night At last he came 10 a
sudden resolution.
sir Bucephalus," he said. could you
replace me for a few days?"
Sir Bucephalus had no misgivings
We'll. l shall leave you here for a
week, in order to go and warn our
friends at Khartoum."
VERY we'll was the reply.
And he started next morning.