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

The iron arms of the american tDeTe
around his neck.
fire from the mounted riflemen Of the
ameer sent a dozen Of them to the
ground.
Palpak shouted out his commando
and formed his men for rush, but
the ameer's men were first, and the
horses came dashing upon the Ian
nucks. For time it looked like vic
tory for the Bokharans. Orskoff and
Harvey were compelled to run aside
when the ameer's horsemen came upon
them.
The battle of the ameer's men was
being waged chiefly by the officer ir
command. who seemed not to know the
word fear and who seemed to be i'm
pervious to bullets. Mounted on f1ne
horse, he led every charge. Harvey
saw that so long as the Bokharans wert
inspired by this officer they were well
nigh invincible. He watched his chance
to cope with the commander in per-
son.
At last It came. The officer, in max
ing q dash through the forces of the
Zannucks, was beset by several OF
them with spears. He brought hi
horse suddenly to O halt. tried I'd
swerve, and the horse came down al
most on his launches. With a quick
leap Harvey sprang upon the horse be
hind the officer. Spears about to be
hurled were Lowered, and the men stood
In amazement. The officer tried to
turn, to reach Harvey with his sword
but the iron arms of the American were
around his neck, and he was soon
choked into submission. With shou,
Of victory Harvey hurled him to the
ground.
"Now, Palpak! Now| he cried, and
with O rush the Zannucks attacked
again. Their onslaught was 80 fero-
cious that the soldiers Of the ameer
fed along the pass, to be met by Domi.
tan with the remaining hundred.
"victoryw cried Harvey. "victoryP'
He sped to the camels, as did Ors'
koff, and at the command Of Koura.
who could manage the beasts, the cam.
els knelt. Alma and Koura were soon
In their lovers arms.
"My darling! My darling! You are
savedw cried Harvey. "The Bokha'
rams have been defeated"
"They would not have been," said
Orskoff, "but for the brains Of your
American"
"How is it you are on Bokharan soil
against the command Of the czar, my
captain" asked Koura.
"ro save you. my sweet one; to
save the girl love. learned my duty
from the American"
So absorbed were they in their greet
ings that cry from the Zannucks did
not reach them. Happening to turn
his head, Harvey saw the form Of Pal.
pax stretched upon the ground.
"Good heaven! Palpak killed!' he
exclaimed.
He rushed to the chief and found
that he was severely wounded.
"Who knows anything about sur
gery" he asked. AS no one answered,
Harvey knelt beside the chief and be-
gan dressing the bullet wound In his
side.
"Is it the last Of me, my friend?'
said Palpak.
perhaps not. I'm pretty good at
this sort of thing. Be patient, and
we'll see what can be DONE"
The hoofs of horse pounding the
road caused them to look up. Domitan
soon appeared.
How goeth the fight here?" he de-
manded. "We have defeated the sol.
diers of the ameer."
"And so did We" said one Of the cap.
tains. but Palpak, our chief. is wound.
ed"
"Palpak wounded"
They led Domitan to his brother.
There was no sympathy in his dark
face.
cart thou wounded to thy death, my
brother"
This American friend saith he car
do much, yet fear the bullet has
reached spot that kills"
ut is customary for a dying chieftain
TO proclaim his successor. | am thy
eldest brother and SO will become
chief"
Already the eyes of Palpak were
glazing, and he was growing weaker.
Eyes, thou art Chief" he whispered.
Then, motioning to his captains tc
gather round, he said: "Domitan Is
chief. I die"
Domitan, as soon as he was con
yinced that his brother was dead, be
came q changed man.
"Zannucks," he shouted, 81 am thy
chief! Obey me as thou obeyed my
brother, and will make thee rich with
the spoils of the caravans. We will
pay no taxes to the ameer, but will give
him battle in the mountains and kill
his soldiers. And thou, American and
] Muscovite, shalt become my slaves and