The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-13
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I bestowed upon Edmund. and the car.
! essing tOU rh OF her hand on Juba-.
/ poor Fellow plainly accepted IN full
] compensation for the fearful risk hs
{ had run A-I3 be deserved her thank
{ because lu- Tor his presence InErl
( would haF abducted Ala as soon as
/ the car laU..ed. and we should have
! arrived too tate
/ We had hardly reached the car
[ again when one Of the pursuing aero
! planes came up. and close after ii
/ followed several more They brought
{ q number OF court officials and at
/ tendants- who -sIe quite IN the dark
as 70 the meaning OF this NtraOrdi-
J nary escapade. Tor, il viii be re-
: mem bered, there had been no time
Z To tell anybody Of the presence Of In
the tower
! Ala explained The situation. and
the excitement Of her friends was
! laUELabIe- They ran about in the
uuderbrush, anxious to show their
! devotion. and possibly thinking that
they would ind the fugitive conceal
ed close at hand
But Ala recalled them and. as more
! aeFopiaDes arrived, organized tLe
I search with q rapiditE that increased
my respect for her ability There
was one remarkable feature in her
/ intercourse win her people that
struck me witt great force
She was queen. and she had the
look and bearing OF one when she
Q
there was no appearance Of servility
In the manner Of those surrounding
her, and she demanded none II ever
there was q democratic queen. IL was
she. Everybody recognized her rank.
but 10 was rather with evidences OF
admiration and love than Of mere
In a Few minutes she had arranged
her plan AerOplaneS We're sent
scouting over the forest in all direC-
tiOns with orders 10 search every
Hrr rsN-- Ia
Then she turned TO Edmund. and
they communed together for a time.
while we awaited the result Of their
consultation
The decision apparently somewhat
against Edmund's opinion, for he wish
cd 20 aid in. the search. was 20 return
N once to the capital. Accordingly, we
embarked ia the car. and were soon
eneaffDc- away from The wilderness
leaving a dozen Of the aeroplanes tc
prosecute the search
After our return 10 the capital very
different series Of events began TO oc-
cUpy our attention
OF Ingra we heard no more for the
present. one bz one the aeropianes that
had been left to hunt him down return
ed unsuccessful.
It was certain that he had adherents
in the city, as he had elsewhere for his
family was very old and powerful. and
ion, but stu We saw nothing 20 alarm
US Nevertheless. we never doubted that
he was simply hiding his time and plan
ming his venEea nee
To me the thu ught became an Obses-
sion, and sometimes could hardly sleep
on account of it. II was horrible to
think OF our being practically alone here
IN this distant world. among q people
who knew nothing Of our ways. and
who treated us with respect only be
cause in the first place we excited their
curiosity and in the second place be
cause Alas favor was our shield
not 10
fear that when the novelty should be
over the romantic attachment which
their queen had formed for Edmund
would cease TO captivate the pubIic's
fancy. and then the scale would incline
against US Whenever preached the
subject 10 Edzslund. however. he pre-
tended TO treat my fears as purely inn
GEinary.
Jack always iupressionsble and er-
ratio, quickly lost himself in the delights
Of life in the brilliant capital, and could
not be brought - think OF the future
To Henry dareC not OF en- my mind, for
ne was already oiiiy too much disposed