Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-15

wait upon me In the palace I wa
build. I shall not be called chief, bu
king, and the prettiest Of the girls W
have rescued from the Bokharans shal
be my queen"
"Nonsensep' said Harvey. you
brother promised that we should b.
sent to the coast safely"
"Let my brother fulfill his promise
I am chief, and thou art now my pris
oners. Obey me or thy life will go q
did my brothers"
Harvey made q gesture as If to draw
his pistol, and Domitan sprang upol
him.
1.-THE other! Seize the other! Bin
them bothp, he cried.
Alma and Koura screamed with ter
ror as they saw their gallant lovers al
most buried under the Zannucks tina
hurled themselves upon them. In
| few minutes Harvey and Orskof wer'
securely bound.
"Dogs of unbelieversP cried Domi
tan, shaking his fist in their faces
"Thou interfered with my plans be
fore! Remember the cave! Now vii
1 pay in good coin! Slaves, foreve
shalt thou serve mew
Harvey did not answer. He looked
at Alma. The poor girl was trembling
with terror, and tears were pouring
| down her cheeks.
"Cheer up. my darling" he said Il
her. 1--WE will soon be out Of thisP
The clatter of horses on the roat
could be heard. and the force Domital
had left fighting came up.
1--WE routed them WELL" said one O
the captains. "What! Is Palpak hll
edT
"I am thy chiefT said Domitan.
"But there was treasure In the car
avan! Where are the camels Of tn
merchants?"
"Below. They fed. After them. ant
bring them back|
Fifty started, and the remainder pre-
pared to bury the dead. It was nov
late In the day, and Domitan was ca
ger to get his caravan of the high
way lest a returning force Of Bokha
rams turn victory into defeat
1--WE have two of the best camels O
the ameer," he said. 1--WE cannot TAX
them up the side Of the cliff. We mus
travel by way of the road farther up
We vii! arrange for the burial Of tn
dead, foes as well as friends. Remoy
all trace of the fight"
The two girls were tenderly caret
for, Domitan studying them carefully
as If to decide which was the NOR
beautiful.
There is my queen" he said, point
ing to Alma. 1.-THE Georgian Is beauti
full, but this one, this Muscovite, suit
me. I will make her my wife,"
mot much" said Harvey. There
going to be another deal all arount
before that takes place"
"Dog! Pig! Be silent!' growle'
Domitan.
A meal was served, and the tw'
girls were royalty treated. A dozel
soldiers waited upon them.
After this delay Domitan orderet
his men to move, and the entire cara
van, captured camels, horses and all
withdrew from the highway and mad
camp in the thick forest that formet
the border of the pass. The horse
were left upon the cliff in charge Of {
few men, and camp was made for tn
night. Plans for removing the boot.
to the Zannuck village could be mad
in the morning. Sentinels were sta
toned, and a guard was placed owe
the two girls. Harvey and Orskoff
bound, were thrust under bush ant
left there.
'This is terriblew groaned Orskoff
1--WE have failed, with all our plan
ming"
"Sh-h," whispered Harvey. MAX
them think we are sleeping"
"The fellow has another plan.
thought Orskoff.
The hours of the night dragged
wearily. The soldiers slept, and, no
being accustomed in their wild life II
keeping guard at night, most Of tn
guards were asleep by midnight. Har
vey and Orskofr lay close together.
wriggling motion on the part of Har
vey attracted the Russian. IN a mo
ment he felt nudge in the side. Har
vey was sitting up, his hands free. in
dustriously untying the cords arount
his legs and feet. With swift slasl
of his knife he set the Russian free.
Gomez he whispered.
He crawled away in the darkness
keeping in the deeper shadows Of tn
trees. Orskoff followed. Neither spok
for many minutes. They kept workin
their way in the direction Of the roa'
and away from Silicon. At last, havini
cleared the camp, Harvey stood VI
straight.
"What is your planT whispered Orr
koff breathlessly.
"I have none except to get away.
said Harvey. Free, we can do some
thing. Let's walk along this road. an
rs we walk we can think"
[To BE CONCLUDED