The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-22
CHAPTER XIV

Next morning. and long before Il
was liEht. We were on tho road
again
For the remainder 81 the Journey
20 the sea had made different ar.
arrangements Lady olivia was ia
ride my horse. while I vas 20 do
the best I could with the pack ami
NAL and a brute he proved 20 be
Manalakt would have giyen me his.
but would not take Il.
The Two men rode In front. Lady
olivia and I following close behind
them As We rode along I asked her
to tell me the story Of her capture
Tor az yet I had not had an oppor
tunity ~ hearing n. and I was nat
ufally curious 20 be made aequalut
ed with the details
4 will willingly tell you all !
can. she answered. pulling her
horse together. Tor he had given a
slight peck Hut Il all seems 80
confused. A. you know. went
shopping with the governors secre.
tary and aide-do-camp. entered
little shop which by stretch q
imagination might have been call
ed a Diapers. while my companions
waited Tor me outside. While !
was there two men catered They
were either Arabs or Mooru. 30 no,
knoW which. They kaid something
10 the man In the shop. after which
a long discussion took place between
them when they had finished. the
former told mo that materials
such a. / required we're IN a room
Al the back: accordingly followed
him there 10 inspect them had
scarcely reached Il before waa
aairsd from behind By Que Of the
men. tits companion placed some
thing cannot ten whst-=over ny
mouth. while the ahopkseper leaned
against the table and seemed In no
uay surprised
called 70 Manalakl ahead and
gave him brief outline % what
Lady olivia had told me.
when get back 20 Gibraltar ]
will talk with Mr. valiorhi.- he re-
piled over his shoulder +aad Il viii
be bad day for him
begged Lady olivia 20 continue
After bad been seized M hands
we're bound behind ms-you can see
even nov how the cord cut me.
She held her right hand out 20 ms
fsuch a beautiful little hand. and
sure enough on the wrlsi was a
broad red line. sufficient evidences
10 prove hos tightly she had beet
/ bound.
IA soon a. I was hound ! sas
taken upstairs 90 \ filthy little
room. IN which I remained for up
wards Of an hour Then one Of ths
tao men entered with a pistol Ia
hia hand and ordered me TO go with
him. threatening TO shoot me II
did not DO exactly az he told the
seeing that nothing else could b
done I did 80. In the room below
ny bands we're removed. and | wa,
told that ! must walk with my cap
tors 10 a place which they desired
10 take me to. II I made any at.
tempt to escape or 70 obtain assist.
ancs they would shoot me. but II
went with them quietly no harm
would hefall ne. They dld not want
money. they said. and ! must ac-
company them. and at once. Moth
ing else would do"
"Oh." Eroansd. III only We had
known it. We might have been In
time 20 rescue you Believe me. We
searched the town high and low. bu,
could discover nothing Of you. Nov
tell me what happened after
They took me TO a house SONS
distance away-through little. mar
row streets II waa horrible
ace-unfurnished and az dirty "a
It could possibly be. ! had no sooner
entered IL than the elder Of the two
men produced a small bottle. the
contents Of which he poured into q
glass and babe me drink. refused
again and again. but Il vas no use
He said that II / did not do 40 he