Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 70. 1910

"Well, that's ALL he said awkwardly.
1--we told you all the things that come up
from the heart in case like this and know
that you'll understand now, that I've given
my consent to this, that it's given for good
and all. I'd have given it before, only that
I've felt for sometime that in the one thing
which l wanted most I've failed; but did
my best. And may the Lord help us to make
all our failures brave ones, because then we
needn't be ashamed"
He tried to be jocular and turned the con-
versation to a happier vein. Lord he
said you two don't know how tough this
is going to be on me. The only thing l ask
is that, as soon as he can, Hamilton leaves
married. The reason for that is that Hamil-
tons liable to be made an Earl most any day,
and the boys out in Wyoming would never
get over it if old Bob Marshall's daughter
married into the nobility. Plain Mister or
the Right Honorable don't sound so bad;
but the other-well, the boys might shoot
me up for that. You see, Hamilton, they
never would understand that you can't help
bein' an Earl and that it amt your fault no.
how. l suppose we can't help it; but that
part does seem little tough. I'll have to
tell them What's broke loose?"
~ of the palace and disturbing the quietude
of the night hoarse murmur as of mob
invading the narrow street in front of the
consulate came to them in strong crescendo.
They were hOarSe shouts as of men in angry
dispute, and an outburst of groans, shrieks,
and wild imprecation as if some conflict was
imminent. The Kaid had started running
toward the gate of the garden, when it was
burst open by one of the soldiers on guard.
Dick, running close behind the Englishman,
heard the man shout to him in Arabic:
1.-The Captain, Sidi Suleyman, is fighting
out in front to protect some prisoners. Shall
let them in?"
The Kaid without answering ran past him,
jerked the heavy bar of the outer gate open,
and throwing up hand demanded silence.
The shouts died away as the mob in the
street recognized him. Standing defantly
against the wall were two huge men of the
desert, supporting between them limp fig
ure whose chin had dropped weakly forward
on it's breast. Sidi Suleyman, with drawn
saber, grinning fercely and with clothes al
most torn from him, stood in front of little
Gordon of soldiers ready to fight to the last.
What does this mean, Sidi?" demanded
the Kaid.
who surrendered on condition that they be
turned over to you personally, and I've done
it," the Captain answered in fierce Arabic,
land by the beard of the Prophet I'd have
brought them here if had to cut down every
Moor in Fee to reach your Excellency!"
Take them inside!" the Kaid ordered
and turned to the mob. "Disperse, we men
of Fee" he said. II shall hold the prisoners
safe" For an instant the mob hesitated,
and then began to murmur in assent. Voices
arose, calling:
"Obey his Excellency, the great Kaid!
He never breaks his word. Let us move on.
The Kaid, seeing that all danger of dis
turbance was over reentered the courtyard
while the soldiers barred the big gates behind
him. He saw that it was empty and, sus-
pecting that Sid Suleyman, anticipating
fight, had hurried his prisoners to the rear,
walked straight back to the garden. A fig
ure was stretched out on the topmost step
on profusion of cushions which had been
hastily thrown there by the group around.
At the very bottom of the steps, with arms
folded, stood one of the most fercely majes-
tic Berbers he had ever seen. The man
turned fearlessly to look at him as he ap-
preached and he saw that he was CARRIED as
sheriff and that he was splendid specimen
of the Berber tribe.
The PROSTATE figure in white was being
supported on the knee and arm of man