The Detroit times., 1910-04-16

Kept DN the Motel, ana what was
surprising merits attached 10 a lop-
cared beasts of which Mohammed was
part owner and | paid the price of
friendship and inside Information by
having my insides jolted loose. and
my information on the subject of bad
donkeys increased a thousand-fold
But that is by the way. The real
conspiracy started later II began, in
fact. the night that Cal" OI.oughlin
arrived Cal needed information. lie
was wOrred-woud the hated rival
charter the only steamship TO he had
and continue up the Nile, or were his
Intentions honorable? There were
suspicious circumstances There were
Iumors that the opposition planned ~
sail the following morning in the
Cairo What were the facts?
Cross Mohammed's palm with a
piece of gold and tell him what you
want 10 know This was my advice
Great knew when saw that
CLEAN OF purpose in the natives eye
that the conspiracy was on
Sure enough Before dinner had be-
gun, and while we were still busy
jamming studs into stiff shirts. Mo
manned was on the Job with the
goods Through his Arab secret SER
vice he had learned OF provisions sent
aboard the tug Kongo. He had found
that the hatred rival had booked pas
sage on the Cairo to Goz-abu-Gomma.
He had OWNED the purpose Of the op-
position TO piece out the journey OF
the Cairo with the tugboat Kongo.
He had in short, done the perfect
work OF q perfect secret service. As
cOuspirator. he had met my utmost
hopes.
Well and good The price was paid
and MOhammed was dismissed-at
least. so We supposed.
Not at all Mohammed had begun
conspiring. and the British army
could not stop him During all the
fevered moments which accompanied
the charterng. provisioning and man
ling Of the gallant Abbas Pashaw.
Mohammed was at work.
The dark man, Beware of him!
Behold am your friend. With us
Mohammedans friendship is much
more than money. However,"
This in mysterious asides from Mo
manned He did not like our pro-
posed cook.
"A friend of mine will serve much
better" he assured me.
Beware of the hotel proprietor
Very likely he will put champagne
aboard and then charge you for IT,.
Mohammed had his suspicious OF
our engineer. the native "riis,' or
sheikh pilot, and his assistants. He
was full of rumors, and showered us
with facts which we had CLEANED from
L. VI ~
20 with us In the role of interpreter,
and we should have taken him ex-
cept for his fearful energy in gather
ing and presenting us with useless in
formation. When we finally got away
Mohammed was making mysterious
gestures from the shore-obvious in
functions TO beware of somebody. and
to trust to his friendship and fidelity
We did, and for FIVE days were be
yond Mohammed's reach. But at last
the Abbas Pashaw locked once more
a. Khartum, and information. In the
form of native dragoman-none
other than Mohammed-was first oil
board.
We headed on the stream Of In
formation with assurances that the
race was done. and that we did moi
care.
No. Mohammed could not see it so
We were deceived A conspiracy once
started must go on. And he contin
ued to couspire He was soon con
WINGED that Cal had gone over to the
hated opposition. and was his only
hope. Why. | do not know, for | had
paid him less than Cal.
Beware of the man with the dafl
brows," warned Mohammed. He
cheats his tailor and abstains from
handing backsheesh to the donke!
boy. would not tell you this TO-
mere money. But | am your friend
The Koran says friendship is more
than money
Whenever these lofty sentiments
from the Koran were in evidence
could feel Mohammed's hand stealing
palm upward near my change pocket
In vain did | assure Mohammed thai
IT was ali over. II was not over To-
him. He regarded Walter Weilmar
with an evil eye, and logged his foo,
steps day and night.
Now were we rid of Mohammet
when we left Khartum. II was tn,
seasons finish, and ne slowed himsel
In the dog box" and journeyed al
the way to Cairo Sure enough
There In front of Sleheard's his inten