The Washington times., 1904-11-20

little shelter where Dorothy was still
clinging to the tiller ropes.
she won't stand this pounding long"
cried the prince above the roar of the
cataract. I'VE might as well prepare
for a swim. If / could only get the raft
loose Z would lash you to it and trust
to luck"
Tn, rest of the sentence was lost in
| a crash. Bardon ran forward. The
Alldeens bow had been stove in, and
the craft was rapidly settling.
That's our death warrant cried he.
She'll go down in a minute. now
ITO the raft. then!' Dorothy sprGng
forward through knee-deep water
! A great coil Of rope was wound around
| the life raft, and upen it the heroine
was lashed. in a position where she
might cling to the chest. already Sc
cured TO the flooring. The vessel was
! settling slowly. and the raft was work
lnG itself free from the Alldeen.
/ sudden lurch of the vessel dashed
4 the raft against the deck. Then the
poor Alldeen careened TO starboard and
went down. The raft with the two
! clinging refugees shot out from its
mooring and sped down the channel
/ with terrific speed.
| II was fortunate, indeed that no OBJ
| st-uciOn was met. or the raft would
never have survived that mad torrent.
Now for the final plunge" cried Bar
don, gazing through the drenching spray
| toward a great wall OF water that
/ loomed up before them. "Cling for your
| life! If We pass that we shall reach
/ open water and be saved
! The sentence was broken short, for
| the raft seemed suddenly 10 have been
! lifted by some submarine monster and
/ hurled through the air. Then it was
dashing head foremost into a seething
wall CT waves. which lifted its formid-
able crest like a towering hend before
! them.
| Dorothy was completely overcome for
a moment. and when she recovered CON
sciousness she found herself lying fiat on
| her back on the raft in comparatively
/ still water.
"Comrade." called out Dorothy weak
| ly; "oomrade, are you here?"
! There came no answer Dorothy strug-
/ gled up and looked wildly about her.
! Then it came with crushing force. My
Godr' she moaned. ''the prince is lost
swept away-drowned!"
An appalling desOlauon and sense Of
| helplessness came over her. She saw
/ only the towering chalk cliffs sweeping
the sky on either side. and heard only
the whipping of the waters through the
narrow channel. For some time she
/ lay there. unable 20 move, with
hope dead in her young heart, pray
ing for a speedy end.
But soon there came a weak cry from
afar. With something of wonder and
alarm, the girl struggled up and gazed
over the turmoil OF waters There,
| across the river. she saw her brave com
rade.
Dorothy tried TO raise her voice. but
the sound was too weak. 1t was only
after a little time that the prince re
vived sufficiently to sit up and gaze de-
| spairingly over the Nile in search OF his
fair charge. When he caught a glimpse
OF Dorothy. stin upon the raft. he drew
himself up and gave a shout. Safe.
! comrade?" he cried across the water.
/ Are you safe?'
Yes, thank GOd!" responded Dorothy.
That solace seemed 20 put new life
| Into the soldiers heart; and after a little
/ time he dived into the stream and
struck out for the opposite shore.
| For a while it looked as if he were
| going TO make il with ease; but soon the
/ swifter part Of the current was encOun-
/ tered and the swimmers strength be-
/ gan 10 wane.
Dorothy encouraged him as he bat
| tied against the current. She could see
| the straining white arms and the blood
| shot eyes. Inch by inch she watched
| the soldier fighting against the current,
/ laboring 10 gain the goal before the
Z a Fa IN
/ around the verge of a great cliff 1t
/ was a vain struggle, however. With
/ a final wave of ihe hand the poor fell
| low sank, just as he was borne around
! the edge of the towering cliff. For fun
| hour Dorothy sat there like a statue
After a time she rallied and cut herself
/ loose from the raft. The bark which
/ had been her temporary refuge had
/ edged its way 10 shore so that she was
/ enabled 20 step from the raft TO the
/ rocks and feel the solid earth beneath
/ her for the first tine since leaving
! Khartoum.
! Seating herself amid the ragged edging
] Of bOulders, the brave woman began 10
! think Of what was 10 be done. She
could pry open the chest and find food
/ CROUCH for some days doubtless and
/ even If the prince did not succeed i'm
/ mediately In making his way back TO
/ her, as she felt that he certainly would
! sOouer or later. she could survive the
/ struggle and turmoil. nature inter
posed and Dorothy sank upon the sands,
| covered her face and soon fell into
sound slVmber.
/ She aWoke with start in answer TO
2 voice She could not seem 70 realize
whence il came. She looked up 10 see
IA beckoning ngure on the summit Of
the towering cliff above her.
Heaven be praised!" she exclaimed.
/ She leaped up and waved her hands ex-
utantly. 1t Is he-it is the prince
Then the girl asked herself how on
earth did he ever gain that inaccessible
! summit
Rushing about on the sands. the lone
watcher was suddenly amazed to see the
figure, so far above her, lowering some
thing over the cliff that appeared TO be
a slender cord. from which was sus-
pended a rock. Down and down It came,
yard after yard and rod after rod, till
finally Dorothy ran TO the spot where
the dangling end was to land. and dis
covered that the stone was bound round
with telegraph wire.
Make fast" was the order from
above, "and / will lower another wire
and haul you up"