New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25

v,e,i, unused to characterization. made a
valiant effort 10 obey orders, he was a HIll. W.
dashed by the young mans phlegn; II was not
in this mood that he could face the day ISSUES
The suggestion Of a peaceful settlement though
il had been laid down dozen times, pleased MN
as little as when he had first heard II n
souatted silently for half an hour. chewing the
cud 81 reflection. and then he rose WIN 'he
Eoiseless movement OF the spy ana SteFpsu
over the sleeping Oakley. and Crept out OF the
ambush I'd to the forbidden vantage Grouhu-
Oakley woke two hours later with STAR,
The sun was high in the heayens-a sun Una,
burnt i'm spite of the wind from the SHOWS anu
the altitude of the valley Ills corner peL,'s
sheltered, comfortably warm, ne Hl's s
have slept there after MS llshI IidN al ~
thrice the time. But something external mao
ava kcned him: he turned on 10 his back ana
gathered up HIS wandering wits He was very
stiff and he had a Crick in the neck.
Slowly he took i'm the elbow or rock, the 6Io-
tesque bowlders. the tufts or queer hlgh NINA
lavan vegetation. And then he knew that What
he had heard i'm his dreams had been the cracH
Of a rife He sat up-and there was no husui
Nakomst. - - e. -
,,,C,,-oDt He and Yusuf carried revOlverS only
Fool-fool that he had been 70 trust 4 scatter
Drained hrebrand To possess common o.e ,,
and common caution, He cursed himself bitter
" as he rose TO hands and knees and peered OUT
Of his nook - -,i,t---- -.-,r-.
down the ridge and coming s!uggishly 70 a
standstil upon the broken. fiatter ground OAK
Low followed its descent. glanced upward anu
quickly withdrew his head AuSuI vas y ING
y,,+ir7,Iess not twenty PAGES away, with his feeL
~, ne hin and his arms huddled under his
head and three men on the skyline were LOOMING
-Tba Ir0pness OF the PROSTATE figure. the cool
observation Of the newcomers. told It's own
story Oakley kept very still The shower OF
stones tricked again. briskly; anu ne WaIled-
4 voice began to speak. and he haZarded an
other peep. The three men had descended the
Tba,- were two Kalsis and p European in
brown Norfolk Jacket and soft leather boots.
whose face was shaded by a huge plth helmet,
was big man. with high cheekbones ana a
bleached skin-Russian by his boots, ms Ieal-
ures the patient pains he had expended upon
his mission. He was IN the act or sJrrihg Ihe
fallen man contemptuOusly with his foot, and
at that. and the meaning Of Nusufs ind!uei-
en- 70 the Insult OakIcy's blood boiled within
MIN But he remained quiet; he was one to
three and a rife: he had still his work 70 do
rs il the man. said a crisp voice IN bad
TT is the man without doubt Your homo:
will have remembered that I knew him well
He passed for a merchant Of glass beads in the
bazaar He was as cunning as a fox; out there
were other people, too. with eyes.
He will not spy again Search him. said the
first voice.
other sounds followed, and presently one OF
the Kalsis spoke
1T is a wonderful weapon. II your honor does
not greatly desire tt
money? Oh. that you may keep Are there no
papers. no signs?-- There. let me see Tor my
self No the dog went empty handed.
path alone
perhaps there are others near. my lord"
No no. he went alone: do spies creep n
company? He was. as his honor says, but fool
BAH Oakley guessed the speaker spat upon
the dead man
I am going on" said the voice of authority
Finish your crows ork. and be quick Take
the rifle ard follow with it carefully, you Ihat
was a good shot II mine-even II the IAN mad
not broken his neck
scrunch Of feet departing
chattering as they divided the spells, absorbed
in the joys OF plumber They were. as their en-
plover had said al crows work, hut they were
not as wary as the crows. Neither OF them saw
a head prosrude from behind a rock. and van
ish and reappear after minute 5 interval N a
nearer anbuscade. The Russian receded slowly.
and came 20 a standstlll q hundred yards away,
rolling and lighting cigarette and looking TO-
ward the north.
be done without noise or blcOdshed. The Interior
motive was not only revenge for the cold
blooded killing OF YUsuf Mahomet, who had paid
To- his rashuess by a rabbits DEATH II X had
been he might have set himself 20 devise other
methods Of attack He had come far and been
mulcted IN the loss Of his guide. for another
reason: il would not do. because he was Justly
angry TO forget H. He rose 10 one knee, hre1
twice and rushed in 10 close quarters.
one man who had been STOPPING. pitched over
without sound and dropped across the half
stripped body The other gave shout OF
,eir and rage his hand-the hand which held
the rihe-danglirS from the wrist, and sprang in
the direction OF the attack he was no coward.
and he was not slow witted- As oakley closed
with him he whipped out knife and met him
pluckily twisting his unnjured arm 10 get u
free from the sudden grip. struggling. and bury
ing his teeth in the Englishrlan's Jacket HIS
assailant tripped him up and tore the knife out
OF his grasp. and they came 70 the ground to-
gether the broken wrist un1ermost- There
nc doubt al 70 the issue: ana before the leader.
" no had wheeled at the sound OF shots. could
M L. resi- .