The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-20

"A Bid For Freedom"
Guy
y AriaouJ


1t Hrgma that we have been
.sNiniIei" / HalH. turning o. ny
companions rs It possible that
this o. the woman they brought
from GihraltHfss
MauhlBN looked uutrlod, not 50
CunHauiiea.
"No." me- answered 'she is gone
By another route. They have heard
that we are following Push ON 10
the city. else Muhammii tluaaHn
and his brother vii be- there before
ua. and then Ne shall do poo good
Leaving the diayausolatc ueKrsHas
We proceeded On our way % the
accompaniment af a yoIlvy of abuse
IA thc yruagular.
II was almost the time f1r closing
/ the gates when We rode into the
+ city noticed that The guards
I looked somewhat strangely AZ uH.
and I could see that my companions
were also aware Of else fact
Without doubt aur worthy friend
llns-1n has already given infofma-
/ tiau against uH.
caught a glimpse Of the Erlm Has
bah towering aiaft a feeling that
MAS almost one - hopeiessueHa
came over me
was recalling the misery ! had
experienced. when miserable Grip
pie approached and held up tao
handleaa arms IN entrcaty for bush
T heeah Ills mouth was open aud
/ / saw that hts tongue had been cut
cut
Then iu a flash I recognized The
poor wretch as being the man with
whom I had lodged prior O. ny
escape and subsequent imprison .
mrnt
wen be what you call damn
I lucky N We DON'T find ourselves In
the kashah tomorrow mofuiuE. said
Manalakt IN English. Had q not
been Tor you. ny friend. would not
have come upon this crrand.-
Go hack. then" said savagelY
There is still time p"
I knew my man Having taken
tup the matter. all tho demons II
the under world conld not have IN.
dueed him 20 give Il up before he
saw the end % L.
The man with whom We put up
was an old friend both % Manaiaki
aud myself. when our host retired
Ne dellbrrate1 a. 10 what vas 70 b
done next. I waa tortured BY the
belief that that night the Lady
Olivia would be an inmate 90 the
hnltan'a palace. vet bow ! waH %
prevent II I could not think To
venture there myself would mean
certain death. vet II ! ala not how
/ could I rescue her,
Leave that u me- said Con
atanidrn 4 viii find out whether
she ia there and what II the beat
way 90 communicate with her
Manhlakl laughed and patted the
little man upon the back.
My friend Il most wonderful.
he aaid. In al ny life knew not
20 great a man. bed you wait and
aee
Personally VAS beginning @ feel
a great confidence In this weird
little man who dii not seem e
know when be Vas beaten.
when 40 woke In the murninz
/ Conatanidea had disappeared | In
/ nuIrrd from Manainh what ~
Thought OF Il. and was Informed b
him lu HIS usual fiEurntivc English
that there waa not the slightest
/ occasion for me 10 worry
-Do not fear he said. "ConatAn-
iaes viii not play you false Their
with a grim emphasis ~ he did. hs
knows that he would find nv knife
between his rtbat'
Manalaki declared his intention
81 going out u make Inquiries oa
hts own account Hs was In ths
act % bidding ne farewell when
our landlord Informed ne that a
stranger desired % SOC va. Though
I did not know Whp he might me.
babe the man admit him. and IN
response the most rillainous native
loafer you can imagine made bis
appearance
"Ah.~ I though to myself. "a apy
from the sultan I thought Il would
not be- long before one would put
IN an appearance.