The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

is dying out. or the few conservative chiefs who
observe the rule 1 like be one"
The following morning left Adameih for Kuyra-
tan. The time required for camel driver to travel
about six miles of Adameih for hum
dreds of miles. far beyond the of Arabia We
went for nearly so miles without seeing human
being tree. but herds of hundreds of
gazelles. The desert level the with
bare mountains each side. 1t had been explained
that after leaving Adameih the road would be through
the desert between the mountains This route
we took is not allowed by the government for travel
ers or caravans on account of the hostility of the
to traffic wide detour has been necessary, hereto
FORE TO reach kuryatan and only with military
eort For a time we thought we had lost our road
Going zigzas among small hills. we anxously looked
all sides for the village of Kuryatan. We climbed
70 eohsiaer our serious SITUATION. mere were many
roads before US, and the difficulty was which one to
for automobile. and started with reduced speed
among the hills. Kuryatan suddenly into view.
caravans Of camels A 6vina whirrinr man made
memorial the great method OF transportation had
been the camel
How this mighty traveller of the desert flew In
Bedouin who but yesterday was singing
songs In praise of his beloved animal leaves his
hears the shrieks of siren horn and huge thing
g nying along the road and his herds OF camels and
cattle running in fright Back to his tent he hastens
and terrified knees and prays Allah to protect him
ano MS from this devi' let loose from Gehenna!
We went on peacefully and reached the thrashing
village OF Kuryatan. Here were met by Faris
Aga the chief of the village who been attracted
py the automobiles horn which was something he
could not understand. We stopped jumped out to
shake hands with him, and he shrank from 1t
several minutes before recognized and then In
surprise asked me when had returned from America.
Where are the horses of the carrage?' he asked.
the carr"
Women, children and old men running from
All directions TO see the unknown object but they
AFRAID to get too until by Faris Aga,
n a. he
dared TO close in upon until 1t difficult to keep
them at convenient distance
Our plans were to leave Kuryatan Immediately for
faimyrs put Faris Aga insisted that should come
INTO MS guests house. / tried to explain that
We're endeavorng to establish a record his
was Fienty or timei' However. able
sneik OF Palnyra, with whom l acquainted
we mad 10 stay We asked Faris Aga to go with to
MS mousse but he refused ride the devils horse
were therefore Obliged according to the custom of
the east, 10 walk with him. There dozen
Bedouin chiefs, armed teeth awaiting his re-
turn noplng to learn him something about the
MYSTERIOUS genii. When they him with they
packed out OF our way. Leaving Faris Aga and
them IN Sher mother which seemed to soothe
their fears The first thing they asked Have
you seen the genii"
tried to explain that 1t only carriage, but
even TINS they did understand for they had
seen one Inc chauneur brought the car around and
them that this was horse and that they need not
De AFRAID as we friends Faris Aga and there
oTe lrlsnds TO his friends. beckoned to the chauf
Isui caHea TO him to STOP and by argument brought
lne unknown thing to them. We walked to whore
tne chauHeur had stopped and jumped In and out
OF the car before them kicked 1t to show them there
was no life in 1t, tried to explain why
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