The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-11-25

EOley uudIly UeclUeU tHdt tHo y Il
chance to succeed in his mission was
to walk openly into tie camp, under
the cover of darkness, telieving that
possibly he might escape detection,
save from the most critical eyes. With
the determination to risk all on this
forlorn hope the supposed Arab woman
saantered leisurely among the crowds
but had not been amongst them five
minutes before being seizsd as 9 spy.
So thus again the fates seemed against
him aud Foley's grief. though now
dullei by past disappointments, was
still excessive. lie reasoned that his
comrades in arms would telieve that
ne had never attempted to fulfil his
trust and that though he had made an
honest effort to re eem his past, yet
none would ever know that he had died
at least trying to make good. 1t is
truly said that "while man proposes,
God disposes" With little ceremony
Foley had been searched, stripped and
condemned to death by torture as an in
tidel spy The goosequlll in which the
tected in his hair and no torture had
drawn this secret from his breast. OF
this ne was glad, as also of the fact that
his execution, with all it's savagery
would not take place until sunrise, Civ
J ing him thus an opportunity to make bis
. peace with his Maker and this because
} the Le.i-f exlste amongst tlese der.
, wishes Iat sacrifice to Allah was pro
t pitious at the hours of their prayer
} sunrise and sunset.
In the camp of the Mahdis there were
> many who had deserted from Genera
? Gordon in the belief that the British
y would never come to his relief. Will
- the defeat at Abu Kiea becoming known
h there were some amongst these fanat
It ical outcasts, who now believed the tid
e would turn and were anxious to re.de
70 cert but feared to do SO, believing the
t, would be shot as traitors. Amongs
:? these was one named Rasmeth, an Ii
II malite in all but leief. 1t was int
a his keeping and two other guards tina
l. Foley was intrusted after both hand
y and feet were securely bound. AS thi
1T man was equivalent in position to
id corporal of the guard it vas easy fl
ut him to tell Foley, in broken Englis
le and Arabic, the history of his desertio
IN from Gordt n and mis- desire to return
m an assurance was given that his lii
n. would be spared, his position restore
IL and recompente paid. These prom
lis ises made, the plans of ESCAPE we
on then outlined and carefully carried I'M
sc effect.
lel While the guard was being exchanee e
I'll and had already started with Foley
he few PAGES on tie death march, Rasme
ne by an adroit movement severed Il
'or bonds holding his arms--the fasteni1
d: of the legs having been previously
an moved to enable him to walk to
on doom-and by prearranged plan ca
4 l seized an Arab and dashed the hea
'ur of the two together crushing them
7ill an egg shell. Allthis was done quick
than it takes to relate and before it "
ed. realized what had occurred Foley a
lto his late captor we"e already speedi
nat on one of the fieetest of Arab hors
lily which had been surreptitiously CT
ans cealed, toward the gates of Khartou
or Of Foley's success, his adventures
lis hisreturnj jourl ey to the British colum
ave and his reception by his comrades mt
ich might be written-as well as the stran
av- ness of the ia e of which will lead m
Is tot tle precipice of despair-only to sh
up him that the sun still shines behind
ons darkest cloud The hour of hope
raD never past.
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