The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-01-19

| upon foot, hand to hand. ana front 10
front. either Julian or his lieutenant
might have been a match for half OF
chem.
Those two rascals are not worth
pursuing" said our hero, as he noticed
that Hobaddan was looking after the
fleeing Arabs. Let them go we
have gained all We sought
After this Julian turned towards the
females. Ulin saw him coming. and
with no thought save that OF tendereSr
gratitude. she moved forward 70 meet
him.
Heaven bless you, kind sir she
said, as she extended 70 HIN ~
mana.
sweet iaaF, returned M t2.s-zt-.1-
leFFehtiy. talk not o. blessings %
me. Lex re y t1e oae = -. - Z
blessings. know . q Nm o&s TT
lie AMI NY liberty a0cAl-A2 1-As
told HE a.. Oh I'll ne te1- eva SO
Ale the blessed privilege q -s--.e----'@--
'ns tee II ny pray aEs - sos
4ears gathered Il ias eyeS :. -
MAIDEN anu her lips trs-la--1 &1z
"Aen she spoke Ter VOICE petra =
iAe ateep e!nolon that sllrre8 asr spa
lAaeso, taIT ST, she SAD VIII -sF
aahe sfll4 resting II his. 'yoa saol-@
i'o' DENY TO NE The privilege VAaoh
you claim for yourself I. you car
teei p1easufe IN cherlshlnE aoly graf
ituue' can lee4 the same y hen !
FelaeiaoeF the oreaolui tate - which
.he Arabs mad doomed 1a, ! cannot
forget the Dressings which ara das -
the KIND power that delivered ne
AS you please, lady, replied Julian.
letting go her hand. The thought
,has ehou art blessing ne VIII D.
olessing indeed. And here IS our fair
AIDA ne continued. turning 10 the
conamaiden-and z close observer
hiisht nave seen that he thus turned
IN order 10 suodue emotions that were
rising TO troaole him. do not for
get thst some blessing belongs 10
you.
nave served my mistress, SAID
Alba, modestly. And then. 'perceiving
that change OF subject would be a
rehei TO both parties, she added. We
owe you SO much, sir, that you VIII be
forced to accept my grateful blessings
VIII lQOSe OF my lady. And now. ii |
may dare to interrupt you. viii you
tell US how you CHANGED TO discover
us!
1T was very simple, lady replied
Julian, directing his answer to the
princess; and though seemingly an
accident, still | cannot help thinking
that some kind spirit must have super
intended the work. When we left Da-
mascus we took course slightly diff
ferent from this; but on the way we
met poor traveller who informed us
that he had been robbed. He did not
tell us that the robbers We're Arabs,
and fancied that they might be some
of my own people. Fearing this,
determined to follow them Their
course was crooked one, and when
I finally reached the grove of date
palms, had made up my mind to
search no more. We We're asleep in
the grove, and Osmir awoke just as
party of horsemen were leaving the
spring. He ran out and discovered
that the strangers were Arabs, and
that they had two females with them"
The chieftain directed the slaves to
drag the bodies of the dead Arabs to-
gether, and take from them the gold
and jewels which had been taken from
the princess, and then to cover them
up IN the sand; after which he re-
Quested Hobaddan to examine his
wound. 1t seemed to be but slight
puncture, just below the collar bone
upon the left side, and as it was
bleeding but slightly, Julian concluded
not to have it probed. A simple com
press staunched the blood, and it was
thought that there could be no dan
ger.
When the slaves had done their
work, the chieftain approached our
heroine, and asked her whittier she
wished to go.
II will see you safe to your journeys
end" he said, even though it be to
the gates of Damascus.
II go not that way sir She renliad