Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-12

tu6 girls.
Il should say not; but with our feet
and hands tied and we helpless in that
camp we could not assist them. It's
this way: Domitan is now camping in
the woods. His horses are on the cliff.
According to what he said, there is q
road farther up the pass by which he
will take the camels to the mountains.
II that rascal ever gets the girls into
the Zannuck stronghold, nothing that
we can do will avail. We've got to
think Of something to do now"
"But what? Is 1t to fight? l will
dght to the last drop Of bloodg j,
"No; fighting Will n9t help us. We've
got to win out By some trick"
They sat down, and Orskoff leaned
bis head in his hands. Harvey became
intent with his thoughts.
"Hello" said Harvey, getting to his
feet quickly. Somebody around here!
Hear that noise2 Sounds like wound.
ed man calling for aid"
"Must be one Of the Zannucks or one
of the ameer's men who crawled here
to get out of the way"
"I'm going to see who and what it
is," said Harvey. II can't see friend
or enemy suffer when helpless"
They soon discovered man, wound.
ed by spear and sword, lying near the
side of the road.
cart thou friendsY' he whispered in
the tongue of the ameer's people.
1--WE have reason to be enemies, but
we have no wish to harm you. Is
there anything we can dor
"Canst thou bring waterY
II could IL knew where there was
any" said Harvey. $40 you know of
a river or spring near byf'
'.Nay, there ia none nearer than the
Batoola temple"
| "And what ia this Batoola temple"
IA place for lamas-priests of the
monastery. There are many there.
They are hospitable. If could get
there. they would know how to deal
with my wounds"
| How far Is it7"
1T is not far. It stands on the high
way. but is surrounded by high walls"
"How came you. heref'
II was with the ameer's men when
we were attacked by the Zannucks.
I was wounded and crawled away
from the pass. for the Zannucks kill
all their wounded enemies. could go
! no farther"
"You came to good place. The
Zannucks are almost within reach Of
our voices. But tell me more about
that Batoola temple"
"As said, it is lama monastery.
| There are monks Of all kinds there
missionary monks, begging monks,
praying monks"
"Are they all natives of BokharaT"
"Not all. They come of many ma
tons. Gould be carried therew asked
the wounded soldier.
ave have work to do here" broke in
| Orskoff. Eve cannot give you the
time"
you spoke of begging monks" said
Harvey. What do they beg? How do
they reach people2"
"They walk along the roads and ask
aims of all they meet. 1t is in this way
the monasteries are supported"
WI dt w tucy WedEs w udt SoIl VI
looking
"You interested in monksv' inter
rupted Orskofr impatiently. "We have
no time to think of them"
II am thinking of them very hard
just now"
Again addressing the wounded man,
Harvey asked:
:'What sort Of garb do these monks
wear7"
"Cloaks and hoods. They are hum
BILE and holy men,"
1--WE seen them near Lake Baikal in
Siberia" said Orskoff. "They cover
their heads and faces so their own
grandmothers wouldn't recognize
them"
ooh, they do! And the monastery is
poor. supported by alms?"
EYES," said the soldier of the ameer
"You want to go there?'
II would live If could be carried
there"
III we could make litter of some
kind ne might do IT,. ---...---
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