New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 20. 1910


We'll. that's all" he said awkwardly.
I've told you all the things that come up
from the heart in a case like this and | know
that You'll understand now, that I've given
nv consent to this, that it given for good
and all. I'd have given it before. only that
I've felt for sometime that in the one thing
which | wanted most I've failed; but | did
my best And may the Lord help rs TO make
ali 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. 'LOrdl' he
said, you two don't know how tough this
is going to be on me. The only thing | ask
is that. as soon as he can, Hamilton leaves
this cussed country and that YOU two get
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 Marshalrs 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 | suppose we can't help it; but that
part does seem a little tough III have to
tell them What's broke loose?"
p ISING high above the intervening walls
IN of the palace and disturbing the quietude
of the night a hOarSe nurrnur as of a 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:
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 a limp fig
ure whose chin had dropped weakly forward
on its breast. Sidi Suieyman, with drawn
saber, grinning tiercely and with clothes al
most torn from him, stood in front of a little
Gordon of soldiers reauy to fight TO the last
What does this mean, Sidi? demanded
the kaid.
1T means that I've got three prisoners
who surrendered on condition that they be
turned over to you personally, and I've done
1t, the Captain answered in fierce Arabic.
. and by the beard of the Prophet I'd have
brought them here if | had to cut down every
Moor in Fee to reach your Excellencvl"
Take them inSide!" the kaid ordered |
and turned to the mob. 'Disperse, We men |
of Fez, he said. Il 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-
pectlng that Sidi Suleyman, anticipating a |
Tight, had hurried his prisoners to the rear,
walked straight back to the garden. \ fig-
ure was stretched out on the topmost step
on profuSiOn of cushions which had been
hastily thrown there by the group around.
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