The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06
CHAPTER XVI
The Greek GirI,s Deed.


Prince Bardof led the MahdTs men
Ga silence down the slight decliyity,
through the passageways between the
native huts and camps OF the warriors
toward the Eile.
''Of course he unused. that old VII
lain viii give secret orders TO have me
/ followed. and / shall be brought back in
chains ou some preteNt or other to
serve out my sentence Of slavery. But
this must never be. I must elude them
tt Is not my life alone that hangs IN the
balance nov, but anorher's, and one
who is better dead than a captive OF
1 that beast"
with head bowed, Bardon STROBE slow
I Iy along the pathway up the blue Nile
till the impatient guards began TO prod
7 him with their Iauces.
Faster. inhdeI" they cried. III we
are TOO long, We shall get the kurbasn
/ over our backs Make haste,''
The prince passed over the barren and
rocky places which were used priuci-
paIIy as tombs. At last he stopped be-
/ fore the walled up door Of the cave
! where lay the treasure.
/ Take this stone away" commanded
I the prince. land there you VIII find the
! treasure"
The guards looked at him disdainfulIy
/ .sDog OF q giaOur." said one, I'VE are
not thy slaves, but thou art ours iu-
stead. DO IL yourself
For q moment BardOf gazed at them
in bewiIdered contempt You have
heard the Mahdi say that I am free
man. Free men are not the slaves OF
slaves"
/ Thou art free when We ind the treas
use. TIL then thou art d slave and a
prisoner" responded the guard, gois-
ing his spear threateHiugly. Ion with
thy gibbeh and at it,"
/ BardoH bent down and fell to the tasl
till the guards brought other slaves ane
set them 10 work 10 help the captive.
IL was a hard battle TO break through
that wall so skillfully piled up iron
within, and BardOT realized for the frs
time how impreguabIy he had been helC
prisoner there But soon the mouth OF
the cave began 10 widen and az las
the prince babe the guards light theiI
torches ana follow him.
/ one after another they filed into Tia,
black NAV, stumbling along in silence
half afraid that the clever giaour haC
led them into some trap
There IL lies" said The Russian al
last pointing az the half buried ches
ia the mass OF debris. Take it 20 YOU
[ master"
But even then. with their eyes Gxes
upon the ir0u-DOuud box, the men hest
tated. seeming TO fear some strategy o..
! the foreigners part that would yet eu
/ compass their destruction.
+ Lift up the cover and behold fo
yourselves" said the prince
Lift il yourself. inndeI," commando,
the chief OF the guards with draw
: sword.
/ The prisoner advanced and the mel
drew back, holding high their tOrche
as IL they expected there would burs
/ from the depths some monster Of Ia
; Internal regions which would pluug
/ upon them.
| But I'D went the lid. ana the momen
! the gIittering disks of gold flashed upo
/ them from the interior OF the chest, ia
MahdIs slaves fell TO, plunging thei
/ hands into the treasure troye, ant
/ though he concealed IL well. each on
managed 70 draw handful of coins q
/ be thrust into the inner pocket of Dot
/ gibb6h.
Each man having taken as much o
the precious treasure as he dared IN
: chief OF the guards threw down the lids
2 crying. Hands on. scrouudrels! This
the holy Mahdis booty. Come we shaI
bear IL 20 him and receive our reward.
And though ne had taken twice as niue
ass any OF his uudeTiIugss he persisted d
] calling attention 10 the fact that &c Wa