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

J, led off, leaving Shubai to ride with
I the females. while Osmir and Selim
I brought up the rear
A few hours past noon they stopped
| IN a pleasant grove, where pure fresh
water dubbed forth from q basin OF
! White sand, and here they made a din
ner OF bread and fruit while the horses
rested. Julian spoke with the princess
and asked her how she bore the fatigue
OF the journey. but his manner was
Tree from any shade OF familiarity.
She IN turn asked concerning his
wound. and expressed the hope that it
might nor prove serious When he
had gone. Alba remarked:
The more / So Of that man. the
more % love ari honor him. He
Is no coalaoa m&n. NY lady"
I <hAl z,ways reale;r her him with
sra-I5--s. -slGrn5G Tin. gazing down
L. - Sgeks.
AMI added - bondma!den,
s2-asS9y s1ou,5 ,s&a = remain with
~ a. Ss-Fs 2.@ A.w-sys
Ee- ~ ss2szo.->, A.a.4H
5ss2 -Ss - -: : poo- slave. and
- o-g E@y $50 1sccS With grateful
Ss-v
NJ -, A-ss4-4 slave no more.
W1s1 a. -. III .4tAs7's house you
stepped .o-.2 .-es- yo2 aos my COM
z.22-o1--o, ~ s.ava
Tas g. caught t1s na1d Of her mis-
tress and .atAs,a &. With tears.
Tres she na-- Il .s-s5. .Aye-tree
- sel-ys YOU now a16 eye.nore. Still,
daar LADY, tAsra = : holy satisfaction
n feeling that taa servile badge is
stricken Of Your poor slave loved
yoa truly, and YOU may pc assured
that saa VIII love you none the less
row that she Is slave 10 more"
Shortly after This. and while yet AL
TIA was diving her eyes. Julian called
p2 The horses, and made ready for an
otter start
Late il The evening they reached the
bank Of the Pharphar and once more
stopped to rest The cave OF the her
nit was only q few leagues distant,
and could be easily reached by mid
night For himself the chieftain did
not care. He wished the princess to
act Ter own pleasure.
The cave of Ben Hadad was in
deep valley. where the river wound
between TWO long, high hlIs; and
thick woods shut it out from the heat
OF the MONDAY sun and from the gaze
OF the stranger. A good path led to
ii from the plain, though a person
needed acquaintance with the way in
order safely to follow it, Julian was
surely used to the path, for he thread
ed its various windings without any
hesitation, and at length drew up be-
fore bold face of rock, beneath an
overhanging shelf on which was the
entrance to Ben Hadad's cave. 1t was
too dark now to see all this plainly,
but those who had been there before
knew very we'll where they were. A
loud call from Hobaddan soon brought
lighted torch from the cave. borne
by black slave.
What no, Ortok; where is your
master?" demanded the lieutenant.
"Ho, hot is Hobaddan."
Yes, you grinning rascal, it is 1;
and it is also Julian; and, further
more, others are with US. Where is
Ben Hadad ="
He is in his bed, sir, sound asleep"
And where is my-where is Eza-
bel?"
She is also asleep, SIR"
Then call them at once. But hold
lead us into the cave first"
The negro came out with his torch.
and while Hobaddan stopped a few
moments with the slaves to look after
the horses, Julian led Ulin and Abba
into the cave. it was a broad. high
chamber in the solid rock, and the
light of the torch revealed the fact
tlat there must be other chambers be-
You'd.
In little while a tall, broad-shoul-
dered old man, with hair and beard as
white as the breast of swan came
forth from a distant passage, and all
! most at the same time an aged woman
came from another direction. Julin
quickly approached them, and smoke
a few words in private and then said
aloud:
These ladies, good father and moth
er, seek your aid and protection. ASK
them no questions tonight, for thew
are worn and weary. and need repose,
On the morrow they will tell you their
story" He then approached the prin-
| cess.
The old woman, when she saw AL
bias face. recognized her at once: and
as she gazed upon the beautiful fea-
| lures of the princess, the latter said:
lures OF The princess, she said:
Good mother" replied Ulin. 81 shall
tell you the whole truth and then Won
will know just how much protection
we need"
And thereupon she went on. and re-
lated all that had transpired to the
present. She told how she had con
sented to be the wife OF the king-she
told of the death of her mother-and
then she told how, in her bereavement
she BEGAN to dread and fear the man
she had promised to marry.
The woman took Ulin's hand, and