Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-29

after an hours stay steamed away Tn 1 the drift of the southeast trade winds
 Bombay to Cape Colony. The men
 at the chateau gazed longingiy. help
 lessly through their glasses at this
 black hulled visitor from the world
 they loved They watched It until
 nothing was left to be seen except the
 faint cloud of smoke that went to a
 pin point in the horizon There had
 been absolutely no opportunity to com
 municate with the officers of the ship
 They sailed away hurriedly. as If fin
 alarm Their haste was significant.
 Perhaps Bowles succeeded in get | ting word with the officer who came ashore" said Browne hopefully. He
 knows the danger we are in"
 My dear Browne. Bowles hadn't the 1 ghost of a chance ro communicate with | the ship" said Chase He can't bully | 'em any longer with his Tommy Atkins
 coat They've outgrown 1t. just as he | has lt was splendid while 1t lasted.
 but they're no more afraid of 1t now than they are of my warships 1 wish
 there was soIne way to get him and his
 English assistants into the chateau. It's awful to think of what is coming 10 them sooner or later
 "ls there no way to help them2"
 groaned Deppingham.
 'l'll never forget poor Bowles the first time saw him in his dinLy red jacket and that hooligan cap of his"
 reflected Chase ns If he had not heard
 Deppingbam remark. He put them OD and tried 10 overawe the crowd that
 night when ! was threatened In the
 market place. He did his best. poor chap. and r.
 Look" exclaimed Britt suddenly, pointing toward one of the big gates In the upper end of the park 'l be- lieve tbey'e making an attack"
 The next instant the men in the bal coDy were leaving It pelimell. picking up the ever ready rifles as they dashed on through the halls and out into the park They kept themselves as we'll covered as possible by the boxed trees, although up to this time there had been no shooting
 Chase. in advance. suddenly gave vent to loud cry and boldly dashed out into the open, disregardlng all shelter Two Of the native park patrol were hastening toward the gate from another direction. Outside the huge, barred gate q throng of men and women were congregated Some of the men were vigorously slashlng away at the bars with sedges and crowbars: others were crouching with rifles lcveled-in the other direction!
 It's Bowlesr shouted Chase eagerly
 The situation ni once became clear 10 those inside The walls Bowles and his friends. score all told. had man. aged to reach the upper gate and were now clamoring for admission. beset on | all sides by the enemy's pickets.
 "For Gods sake. be quick" shouted | Bowles, There's thousand of them | coming up the mines road,r'
 The gates were unlocked by the pa. | troi. and the panic stricken throng tumblcd through them and scattered like sheep behind the high. shcltering walls Once more the massive gates were closed and the bolts thrown down just In time 10 avoid fusillade of bullets from the outside.
 Once Inside the chateau the fugi. lives. sbivering wiih terror. fairly col lapsed. There were three Englisbmen In the party besides Rowles, and Chase recognized the Persian wives of Jacob von Blitz among the women who had been obliged to cast their lot with the refugees from Arafat The sister or Ncenah and five or six other women who had been sold into the island made up the remainder of the little group of trembling females
 The remainder of the men In the party. fourteen or fifteen in all. were of many castes and nationalities and Of various ages. There were brown skinned fellows from Calcutta. a cou pie Of sturdy Greeks, an Egyptian and a Persian, three or four Assyrlans and as many Maoris. As to their walks in life. among them were clerks and guards from the bank members of tbe hauve constabuiary, Indlan fakers and showmen and vendors of foreign gew- gaws
 Bowles. his thin legs still shaking although he strove might fly 10 hold them at strict attention" was the spokesman. A valiant heart dumped once more against the seams of the little red Jacket If bls hand trembled and his voice shook |, was because of the unwoDted exertion to which both had beeD put in that stir ring flight at dawn.
 For some time we have been pre- ,aring for the outbreak" he said. fn- sering the glass of brandy that Britt {, had poured for him Ever since Sbase began 10 go in so uoticeably for he ladies hem" Chase glared at him. The others tit. : cred Ic