New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE IL. 1910

| thought They have Martins. lie
turned and threw up his hand again. An
other volley rippled along the entire line. and
as it was Immediately followed by Others as
rapidly as the men could reload their guns
Dick knew that from now on the firing would
be continuous. Owing to the speed OF the
onslaught the gunners were not firing so sue
cessfullv. owing to the constantly changing
range. Buhammei's battery was steadily
banging away; but so far had not placed a
single effective shot.
Back of the charging tribesmen on the
grass splotched sandy plain white figures
and horses could be seen twisting and wrlth-
ing and here and there riderlesS animals ran
wildly backward and forward.
Up to this time there had been no rife dis
charged from the Sultan's army, although
desutory firing and mostly without effect
had marked the advance of Buhammei' 5
forces Now, as they approached the sandy
level back of the stream, along the entire line
of the Sultan's army a rifle fire broke out
with what seemed to the American fairly
precise delivery. For a moment it appeared
as if, crowded on by their own weight, Btu
hammei's men would, with horse and rider,
fill the brook to the brim and ride across
their own dead; then in a splendid turn the
whole front swirled like a whirlpool which IN
its revolution carried the white legiOns back
from the zone of gunflre.
The kaIdS batteries were still firing at the
white mass; but now, owing to the rapidity
of motion, their shells seemed badly timed.
For so long a time the shrilling shells Of Bu-
hammers batteries had passed over their
heads that Dick had grown unconscious of
their noise. Suddenly he was thrown TO his
feet and almost Immediately afterward heard
an explosion behind him. Half dazed. he got
to his knees and looked around. The Kaid
also was regaining his feet.
They're getting the range he said i'm
perturbably.
DICK looked back where the shell had ex-
ploded and saw that it had dropped at
the edge of the little camp on the hill with Sc
riOuS effect. One man was staggering blindly
toward him with blood streaming from his
face, but suddenly pitched prone to the
ground with hands OutStretChed. and another
still conscious was feebly wriggllug his man
gled body around so that he might die facing
that mysterious east. the Mecca of the Mus
sulman's God. The American, still on his
knees, stared down over the surrounding
PLAIN Everywhere were little spots IN Sug-
geSt1ve mOtlOn,-a man supporting another
to one of the tents, Others twisting convul-
Slvely on the ground. and still Others living in
deadly stiffness. The agonized screams of
wounded horses. the frenzied shouts of the
trlbesmen in the rear, who were impatient
to move to the front. and the shrilI COM
mandS of officers holding their men stead
fast, made 4 bedlam of sounds intermittent
with the constant boom of artillery Buham-
mel's men had found the range
Immediately behind him Dick heard stem
torian yells and, running back to the edge
OF the bluff, discovered Sidi Suleyman. who
was directing force of men intent on drag
glng heavy AZ howitzer up the sharp in
cline. He did not interrupt the scar faced
Captain; but the latter turned and gave a
friendly grin.
Pretty soon l stop them" he said and
then whirled back to deluge the unfortunate
soldiers with his choicest epithetS Dick.
unable to stand in idleness, ran down and
caught hold OF the rope, tugging nightly
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