The Washington times., 1904-10-16
A FAIR SLAVE TO THE FlAHD-AaA z@UA2

+ such triumph I'm each mans eyes. each
received "a cloud Of biting sand FUN in
the face.
Both again choking and suffering the
parcHed Threats rasDed with tle sharp
sand, and then DC was evident that both
men were fighting stII. thourh bv rea-
son of the singing dust iu their eyes.
totally blinded tracing each others
presence by the fierce. racking couch.
Nothing could have been more exc
citing than this combat OF blind and
naked savages in a gloomy cave. each
. armed with a poisoned dirk. Ill was The
. iasl moment now III they had man
aged 70 night away from each other
much. both would drop faiuting with
exhaustion.
l'at CONFUSING cough seemed TO rack
l'-=iA 20 the marrow. but stiu they
--ine together, parrying by instinct now.
si@siihE away ike hends and break
ing apart. TN at last thev FEN AGAINST
Ss--' "ther with heavy sound Each
lung ms ieTJ arm about the others neck.
ana Lhen drove the deadly blade into
siie otner.s back. between the shoulder
'iaaea' clear 10 the hilt- So they fell
. Crashing. with a mingled eroau. among
the rocks. ciasDed in death.
ttlnce BardoEf crept from his hiding
WIN ms nesrt beating high after this
-l-'--e 1Allle, seeing both men stone
t1a'.' ne made ms way forward and re-
moved into the back of the cavern +b.
Eib5ehs and arms which ba8 800 z,,,---1
up III such useless hostage leaving
none or the bait which might tempt the
passing dervish
ne pier too, upon which the treasure
cnest had been brought as if ii were q
human being fallen in the battle Tor
the faith. the prince took il into IA
caves depths and turned il into a bel
Lol IL was nothing more than an Arab
rush couch.
The bodies. too, though so interlocked
were they Ia death that with all his
strength ana the prince was a power
Lui man. he could scarcely part them
Pardon dragged back in the darl<n-zz
Ihen he began waIling uD the month
C1 the cavern with loose stones ana
nou-ders till he felt his castle compsra-
lively safe.
Ihere, IN the silence OF his cave. utter
- worn out with the happenings ~
the night and the periIs from which bs
had escaped, as by miracle. Bardoff
threw himself upon the rush couch and
slept.
When the prince awoke it was long
after noon, though the cavern gave nm
e
ana began wandering through the deDths
tiI finally. after much ardr5g= 49,
ne gained spot where, 20 his deIiehted
surprise, he beheld ike star afar q
solitary penciIiug of sunshine
his spirit d-led with gIadness. ths
brave man crept carefully ia the dfree-
llon Of the CLEAN, finding at last that
there was back entrance 10 the cave.
IL was an obscure, in fact. entirely
sheltered, little opening, scarcely admit
tlng human body. and gazed uDon
the shallow edge OF the Blue Nile. The
sound 81 tapping waters greeted him
sWeetIy.
Approaching the mouth. he saw the
government boats la The hands Of tns
CerFls1es, who were endeavorfug 10
MAKE tnem perform their usual steam
---Ls1c-es, pug 70 no purpose Their
decks mad been drenched with blood
and not even the engineers spared. 30
tnat the valuable craft. with their guns
and ammunition. were quite useI-s5 i1
-a=hOTnueGan hands here and there
v ere the dana bed rs ana feluccas of the
laLlteS5 Win LleIr lareeu sails and their
enslgus OF the khalifahs floating aIoft
al dag long the man IN OeTFlsh garD
saL watching the strange scene, his
heart at ease for the present. Twice he
y eat back and took his rest and as he
late plenty Of food for the dav Ia fzrf
Tor many days, he resolved TO hold his
down, and a general amnesty toward
caPtives granted by Jhe Aahdi.
Then even If he should be captured,
there would be a chance for his lie
which In the present state OF affairs
should he be apprehended, was a mat
Ter quite open 10 doubt.
At dead OF night Bard0n DRAGGED ths
two bodies through the little aperture
and slid them into the deeper waters NJ
the Blue Nile unseen. Then the moon
rose over the silent world majestic and
beautiful.
For long time the thankful man
watched IL from his lonely hiding. then
be beEhoughL him OF the treasure which
the derTishes had with such unwilling
kindness F0uchsaLed 10 him.
Stealing out where he could ind
enough dried branches OF The uabak
trees anC mimosa 70 make torch, Bar
dom crepr back into his lair and mada
his way 20 the half buried chest Ths
lock having been rent, the lid now
opened with an omulously human sound,
like a voice from the dead
IneEe were valuable maps and heaps
OF documents or war bonds and paper
money ~ stacks. and heller skeIter an
through the confused mass were the
shining soyereigus OF the English mint.
Turkish and Egyptian gold, some silver,
Logether with medals and decorations
from crowned heads-the battle trophies
or the brave general who mad fallen
that day with his face TO the enemy.
Knowing the noble defender OF KhsF-
Joum as BardOh did DemOaning his
fate, coming now face TO face with the
soldier wear az state dinners, where, ia
the very presence OF these same rib
boued orders, they laughed and grew
grave supped and pTophesied for rhs
future Of dark SOudau, the prince was
filled with unuttsTable sadness.
How wonderful IL was that he who
had been sent 10 kharrOum in order 10
rid Russia OF an undesirable Patriot be-
cause. I0rsOOth. ne knew q little too
much Of a certain secret state history.
practically peuuiless and uufTieuded Ia
this dark land should ind himself bv
some miracle of Providence alive and
well. safely hidden away, and iu pos
session of no less than twenty th0u-
sand pounds In gold, ten times that ia
paper and bonds and the private value
abIes OF the brave soldier whose head
was now stuck on a spear point and
planted before the tent OF the ATahdf
on the heights OF OmdurmanI Truly
fate is no respecrer OF persons.
For three days and nights did this
false dervish retain his hiding place
then ne found 1T absolutely necessary 10
go abroad Ia search of food witch