The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06
CHAPTER XVIII
Unwelcome Guests.


-l4-- ~Aom ae had saved from death
a1tef the killing OF his brother emir -WJ
NIGHTS before iu "a fierce duel
~ seems so. said another whose
reap Lfom above res0undsd through the
ciFefHous chambers -Haud me the
tore1. VIII EEht tne way TOR you
1t IS N-li za3C the eulI.
ne -ne hs-i ot tne dead poured what
1890 nH-lltud- on Ieat and poor
HtfaeIt 6 learL went down. he reIr
able % cops with TWO 8~ three. IlL
theEe seemed 81 be "a dozen. ana they
broush- NIlh taeIr some -1r2 ~ hl57-7-
parcel "niail they deposited al one side.
Coed. sall ne lealer. -Nsgg LII -
see lt tals I5 @ ul ha1lIati0u Tor 80 Eair
g-.4s- come itaFe you an0lnef
Oue win CO. MASTER replied hfs
CON- aulJll- ID SHAH leau enc .FaF-
les. 1T grows more raiatfai ana lal.-
DlL Hi.stt Strange 01or-like coffee
Bah! ~ tbs mustiness o. the tomb.
cor IKE cead toreh.- persisted the
eE1lr. sHaliuz
/ IT IS the burning torch J bear before
me said the attendant Tley hurried
/ along into th6 veg chamber where poor
Z Dorothy lay. From his crevIca in the
/ ROCKS hardly Prince BaEdeH counted
( them There " -e four Tie seized his
pistol in one hand, the zWDra lu tne
J 9tt-f-. must not wait LIl rheF see
/ me end are put on their guard. i must
Blt suddenly the attendant with the
! loren made e sharp turn and The cham
I Der was in darkness bardoG resumed
Z Us = 3t--4-ls pose lleu le prayed that
1T Dorothy aWoHe during All this she
might De sIl1IileIe1 rather than Lall into
/ the hands Of these saFages.
/ But fortunately no sound came from
] the tomb bed Then hack came the
IguT- In passing through the chamber
/ they even brushed their ElUDehs against
I lAe corner on the sdrcopnagus where
( DorCth y slept
again Bardon half rose to plunge upon
them but again quick darkness STAYED
his hand. and he resolved TO trust FOR
tune
wen, what could Doe better?" said the
1T is an ideal spot. master The dogs
OF the Elalta ADduila would have "a
hard time tracing us hither-
BlJ ali Llesa Things must be done
& with exceeding care, E>ahim. Sine does
Z not speak q word or our noble lam
Z guage, so YOU must tell her as best you
can that the EUgllz are here and that
YOU VIII help her escape 10 them She
VIII jump az the chance Then UlFu
YOU have her safe outside the hue, and
nave slaughtered d eLlucl 0f Two VINO
might raise the cry. throw the slDbzu
over her head and hurry along out 0E
the camp Does not that seem easy. u1y
friends"
/ 1T sounds so. worthy emir- But it
may work otn=rE7l se. 10 the khlittiL--
You are not To think or that dog OF
an usurper- lie Ii,-s plL the -lal-4l s
wives i'm a hut o. mourning, claiming
that they shall be forever sacred 10 the
memory OF the Illster5 but u Is q mere
blind They shall become his own house
hold and unless We prevent IT, the an
gel OF EEht with them.
( EardoH sLudGered al the mention OF
that name which had now become sac
cred 20 him. IT was all he could 40 90
keep from leaElug headious from his
ambush and falling upon them
& "But iE ye fail noble emir. We SHAH
he put 10 torture Dy the klaliIa and
killed oh. you know the extent or that
fra r-rr. IS WI ID i =
"a heart, masIe1.
You are trying 10 bleed me for more
money said the emir testify, but i
won't have IT, 4 thousand 1ledlicle
dollars each, and by the pr9pneI, not
TT is very little master when one
bah. YOU are towards. When j was
as young as you ] feared nCllins- 114
! Bring her here and you u-lu and lne
money waiting for you. Tell her that
she Is going TO JOIN TIE EnsllA, ana ~
she bowls too much. not believing you
3 show her the edge OF your Jabaig and
. make false pass across her throat
! She viii understand that come IL IS
all agreed DO ] speak the truJh.
Thou always d1SI SPEAK tli5 Y utu5
2 noble emir." said the leader or the hire
liugs in the Language OF prayer ana
MA ise But as I said before
-EuouEht" cried the elder, II shall
have a present besides FOR each OF YOU
= Ia suTprise-aud q good one
"If Others do not give us greater
p one first master was the signing in-
b you are hangdog towards win
Z I throw YOU over and give the Job 70
Z men who are without fear. Come OUT
D 0f this. The day is soon daWniug-'
I'VE viii do the Job, broke In the
eager chorus, fearful of losing the
win You take the oath?"
I've viii. master.
s Draw swords then and kneeL Therei
ts5WeGT that you viii execute my orders
: even 40 the face or death, That YOU
b VIII steal the angel or light from Jne
hut OF mourning ana DIlnS heE miner
I tomorrow. at midnight, and receive your
T. full reward. Swear. by Allah and the
We swear it. by Allah and the
f Arise and go then while il is YET
/ dark. auC DO not beJray me on your
3 life For / am strong ana sure with
/ the covers that be, ana they VIII be
Iieve u.e against ten thousand OF the
Z rabbIa. though they all sWOTe upon the
t / Koran against me. So, keep silence
s You viii ma re here preparing re
~ feast OF which you yourselves shall par
. , take. / have said. Faithful, got"
- Kissing the hem Of the emir's glbbeh,
T one after another. the cousplraLors Crepi
q away into the wilderness aJ the darkest
e hour before tfe dawn
%. For a 5ew moments the emir dragged
his bundle mther and tH4Ller TO md
> . d more secure hiding place LCr IL, mutt
lowed the others He craWled out u
4 the cave tomb lltC the uiEL- and ST ia
b away fun Of HUTe and savage JOY.
"t More than once while the Cmir wal
e alone il required all the restraining
'-t power In the soul OF the prince TO keeI
from Ieapiug out and dIspaJchiug Jl,
u man who was instrumental I'm brinEiua
~ him TO the very brink or eternity VIII
q the eNecutlou6F's blade over his neck
- Only Jb5 thought OF Dorothy checked
him.
L. The eInir had no more than gone how,
N ever when there came faint moaE
from the depths OF the stone sarCopha
l. gus sound that froZe the blood in Lht
$ brave mans heart.
81 Leaplug forward. ne Wreuched aW ~
be- the massive fragment.
My lady" he said, are you awake
1 There was no answer The cold swsal
u began TO gather at his temples. Com
~. rade,' he persisted. reaching down lnll
.r the tomb. But as he touched the stil
~ face il seemed icy cold, like that OK
cOrnse.
lsI God of heaven moaled the prince
DO sis she d-SuOIhered-killed 10!
rs fright? NO, no, no. ] can't believe IT.