The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-15
A Story Of
the East...
By
YLVANUS
COBB. JR.
|lelcraeu the guard, at.er

i1iOlIeul 5 Teu0CLlOn, III L SuCCecu, L
shall not fear to meet the lieutenant.
If l am not in the garden at the time
appointed, or very near that time, you
may know that l have done all that
lay in my power. Have you more to
say"
mo, good Osmir. Go to the work,
and do the best you can"
He spoke a simple word of promise,
and then turned from the apartment,
Abba conducting him down, and guild
ing him out by a small door in the
garden wall.
Abba" he said, as he stood be-
meath the low arch-and his tone
showed that he did not speak lightly
your mistress does not dream of the
danger I must undergo in this work;
but l will be true to my promise, l will
do all I can. II Selim will not join
me, there is the end; but if he falls in
with me, then we both put our lives
at stake, and the prize may be won. T
hope we shall succeed"
The bondmaiden watched the re-
| treating form until it was lost in the
darkness, and then she closed the
gate, and turned her steps back
towards the house.
CHAPTER X.
In the Dungeon.
The robber chieftain had been placed
in one of the most gloomy dungeons
beneath the royal palace, his legs and
arms loaded with chains. and his feet
shackled to a bolt in the floor. How
long he had been there he could not
tell. Night and day were the same
in the living tomb. Food and drink
had been brought to him thrice, and
a masked mute had been in to remove
the tray. He had but one hope Of es-
cape, and even hat vas SO feeble that
it would not bear the entertainment.
He thought If his followers should dis
cover where he was, they might pos
sibly dare to attempt his release; but
when he came to weigh all the cir
cumstances, he dared not think they
would do it. In short, Julian had made
up his mind that death was very neal
to him.
And what had he to live for? What
but revenge upon the King of Damas-
mus? He had no parents-no rela-
tives-nothing on earth of his own
blood which he could claim. There
might be living in the city some hui
man being of his kin; but he did not
know of such. He loved his brave
fellows; but they could do without
him. They were bold, stout men, and
could look for themselves. What else
was there? There were some. pool
families in the mountains-sCm
friends upon the plain-and a few de
baddan would care for them. Wha
else was there?
The youthful chieftain bowed hi:
head, and pressed his heavily lader
hands upon his heart. There was on,
'more-one whom he had hoped to Sc,
again in the coming time-one wht
had left an impression in his sou
which had warmed and quickened hi
whole being. But why think Of her
What could the beautiful daughter o
About Cassem be to him? In a few
short days she would be the wife o
his bitterest enemy.
Thus unused the prisoner, standin,
erect, with his manacled hands fold
ed upon his bosom, when he wa
: aroused from his reflections by tn
sound of creaking bolts, and in a few
moments more the door of his dun
geon was opened, and the rays of
lamp penetrated the place. Two mel
l entered, closing the door after them
but the eyes Of the chieftain were no
; yet used enough to the light to dis
: ,tinguish either their forms or features
Presently, however, as they addresse,
: each other, he recognized the tw,
: blacks who had so fatally deceive,
him, and his first impulse was to rails
his heavy chains and smite then
down; but they were not near enOug
to be thus reached.
"Osmir-Selim," he said, ARE 20
here?"
! Yes. my MASTER replied Osmir.
, Have you come to kill me?"
mo"
"To bear me to the king?"
What. then? You have the watc.
over mel"
!, EYES,"
: "And the king fears not to trus
your
You see he does trust u.s."
"Aye-as trusted you. o, you ar
two ungrateful villains. When yo
q came to me In the forest, l believe
your tale of woe, and took pity upo
!, you; and I meant to be kind to YOU
Z and make your lot a pleasant m
\ looked into your faces, and l though
you were honest. / did not trust yo
from your speech, but from your hon
est looks. However. it is past. An
now what seek ye?"
b Good MASTER" said Osmir, speak
ing earnestly, before l tell you VIII
s we are now here, let me say to 20
: that we are not without hearts, an
: that we have some store of honesty
When We went to your camp. we wen