The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-04-01

whirling clouds Of black dust-likc
cayenne pepper In appearance. and
quite as disagreeable Clsland saw
something which made his heart leap
1t was long line Of stationary
lights! s53 Ell Il.
He had no doubt now but that he
had, come in sight of the English
camp. He spurred on. hope lending
him strength and swiftness.
In half an hour he was quite clos:
to the encampment. Then he paused
strange. uneasy feeling possessing
him.
Could this be his own camp? II
consisted in the center of long zare-
ba. protected by what seemed like a
jungle of mimosa and palm, thickly
interspersed with half-grass and creep
ers. AS he approached he saw that in
front there was deep trench and a
stockade. At either end there were
a few tents. not unlike those to which
Cleland was accustomed.
He stood still, chilly fear creep.
ing over him. Suddenly, as if they
had sprung out of the ground, two tall
figures stood. one on either side OF
him. and two immense brown hands
gripped each one of his arms.
Cleland turned quickly towards one
Of his assa,lants, and saw a tall, dnsky
figure, clad in a Clark and dirty lib
beh," or upper garment. loose draw
era. and on its head a piece of rolled
cloth, somewhat resembling the Turk
dark and sinister.
Cleland could no longer have an,
doubt on the subject He was in the
hands of the enemy!
He had sufficient knowledge of the
language to explain.
Where are you taking me? an
an innocent mani"
Cursed be all Christian dogs and
infidels!" exclaimed one of his cap.
tors. Allah il Allah! You are spy,
and the Khalifa will hang you, as he
has hung others!"
Are you taking me to the Khalifa?',
exclaimed Cleland, only able to under.
stand half Of what was said.
The man made brief assent. ano
then, pointing his lance at Cleland's
breast, made him come on.
There was really nothing else for it
but to allow himself to be led forward,
and Cle!and submitted without any
resistance.
He was dragged on by his captors,
whose savage looks and tones showed
clearly that they had no feeling save
that of bitter hatred against the man
who wore the dress of the hated Eng
lish infiGel. In few moments Gle
land found himself entering the zareba
by means of an opening concealed be-
hind hrushwood and mimosa-thorn.
Inside the zareba he was dragged
across pits and trenches, between lines
of ferce-faced, gloomy-eyed dervishes
who sprarg to their feet, lance in
hand, past huts, donkeys and tethered
came]s. on to central hut, which he
guessed must be that of the Khalifa.
The door was open, and the next
moment he found himself in the pres
ence OF the ruler of the Soudan, the
man who had such terrible reason to
hate the accursed white race-ac-
cursed both for their unbelief and for
their determined attempts to over
throw his power
A straw mat lay on the floor in tbs
center of the hut; on this reclined the
Khalifa. He looked up as his soldiers
entered with their prisoner, but made
no attempt to rise.
Cleland met pair of cold. Elerci
less black eyes, set in thin, dark
face, keen as an eagles and as cruel,
without wincing or wavering. The
waved his hand towards his
men. who began an excited grafton,
most of which Cleland could not I'M
derstand; but one word he could
make out, and that was Spy"
(To be continued.(