The Washington times., 1904-11-13
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that we have not had a mouthful Of
breakfast yet" he said Everything is
working well Suppose we eat"
''Ah. II / only could,F sighed Dorothy,
&c whom the sight OF food was almost
repulsive.
But you must eat persisted her
companion. He disappeared and soon re-
TUNED, pouring out a cup Of fragrant
coffee which he had made over the fur
mace fire and sweeteued with honey.
Dorothy slipped ft and felt refreshed.
Now the biscuit" urged the prince.
Then the dates and the mastic; IL win
all do you good. You need It"
More out Of courtesy 20 her host than
TO appease her appetite the girl yielded
Now I'll spread some rugs here and
you must sleep. ] can manage the ship
Tor an hour or two qrite alone. Won't
you try?'
Dorothy assented
IL was long day. But the long shad-
o"s hhaliy came and with them a sense
oI security, though they had not yet
passed the BerbeT Notifications.
II the telegraph is open between
ohehdy and Berber." murmured Bar
aoH' we are In danger of Slaughter
TOT before we shalt have reached Ber-
Der. our pursuers viii have wired the
tidings on ahead
We are In Gods hands" said Doro-
thy, who had overheard the low soIlIo-
guy. Let US do our best and leave the
rest TO Him"
Amen, eomrade| muttered the prince
soIemnly. But / thought you were
asleep. This will never do. You need
rest, for we have a hard nights battle
ahead OF as. I can get along well
enough for the day. but at night ali
hands must stand by."
Sleep is impossible" said Dorothy
If I could only stop thinking"
Dorothy had half risen. and her eyes
were bent upon the bleak shores Of the
Nile, where here and there was a Wiz
lage in a cluster Of patriarchai palms.
And only TO think that but a few
weeks ago"
Don't I beg Of youl" exclaimed the
listener "Reminiscences are odious al
such time Of danger. when one needs
All ones reserv= strength 90 battle with
the problem Of the future Look for
ward. not backward"
Dorothy looked up at the Russian.
TAKE your rest now. I can stand by
the helm, she said.
wake me in half an hour"
Then ne turned and feH heavily upon
the rugs and was soon asleep
The darkness came very fast. and
when the fair pilot saw a gieam Of light
along the horizon beyond she woke The
sleeper. Il think that we are rearing
/ berber.' she said
The prince leaped up You have let
me sleep an hour. he said. 1T was a
dangerous Indulgence my friend
But you We're slumbering so sound
! y. hadn't the heart 10 wake you
/ II was the kindness OF cruelty" He
ran aft and poked at the furnace. Dor
/ othy heard him murmuring. Fire al
most out. low water-everything gone
wrong. This viii never do. II we are
/ compelled To run through Ber0er AZ a
good pace Ne snau ueed every reserve.
! he smut on steam ana began pu.4---llg
water INTO the boilers by hand giving
the furnace Iuli draIt. The daTzness
4 Was deeper nov. we are anead OF
time, ne muTmured, fully three hours.
4 meant To have run the gantlet after
midnight, but what the use OF Iarrying
here
hat are you muttering over"
/ called out Dorothy.
Il am trying 10 solve the problem OF
the Eredlcament which your OVeT-glud-
ness 70 me has brought upon US an
swered the prince. do you AnoW II
We were Overtaken now we should be
for our hves?
Wei. We have put up a good fight
/ before this, was the heroic re5oinder.
DO you know what 4 have resolved
10 do! went on bardO1. II ana re-
solved 10 run the gantlet just as soon as
j can get steam up. No sneakiug past
/ the garrison By midnight If We delay
| that long. heaven knows what may hap
" a Eaf
Il am your subaltern, commf ndes,
said Dorothy. She even laughed.
Then here gOes!' BarddOm gave the
! lever jerk and opened the thr0ttles
I full The Alldeen shot forward Ike
came the command.
IN do it. was the answer ard Dor
othy took a firm hold Of the helm.
| Nearer ana nearer came the lights OF
/ Berber. IL was a thrilling sight 10 the
/ lone watcher. for il seemed more like
/ civilization than any prospect she had
/ met on this bitter runaway voyage. The
/ Nile was fianked by sleeper activities
now. on the SUBMITS OF which sat the
\ fort like a tail sentinel.
! Here and there among the clustering
huts OF the town were buildings OF some
size, white and spectral in the dim
light. BardOn realized the approach OF
! a trOpic thunderstorm. He slowed up.
coming forward into the armOred shell
do you see this sudden tempest gath
| eringg' he said with enthusiasm. It
Will be our salvation"
But the lightning is getting fiercer.
| can see the guns OF the garrison on
/ the heights. They viii certainly see as
/ just as plainly
/ But only during these mOmentary
/ flashes. See! the storm is growing wild
! er. With every flare / can see the people
l running TO shelter. Bless me! was ever
! there such darkness AS follows these
| terrific flashes? An. what was that?"
] DOrOthy's heart leaped. 1T sounded
! very much like a shot across our bow.
/ she answered.
The prince stood still a singlee instant.
/ THAT settles IT, then" said he, saw
/ agely. The telegraph Is open 70 Shen-
I dy. and they have sent the warning The
| garrison knows OF our coming and -
prepared. Ready then for the night OF
your life, The guns along the cliffs viii
| soon break loose. The Nile viii be alive
with every kind OF craft 10 capture us.
/ Wen have 10 cut our way through.
that's all. This terrific thunderstorm
may save us"
Let US hope and pray IL may muir
/ INJURED the girl. And night, too. she
added.
The prince ran back 70 his engines
| with all haste, piling the furnace 70
/ its utmost Then he hurried forward 10
the seVeu-pOuudeT Tamming home =
shell. Then he stood back. ready Tor
| the first blow.
IL began to rain in torrents. once
| BardOn turned and In a vivid fash OF
lightning he saw the straight figure a
[ her q he cali her