Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19

plans quite openly and daringy and doubtless thinks
about three o'clock in the morning. His men will get
rest. Mine will. He will not attack before dawn
and shall make no move until he does attack
THE American had another amazing revelation of the
Englishman's calmness. He waited several min
utes for the voice to and then to his surprise,
pipe on the sand and, with his helmet his eyes,
going to sleep. Dick too alert for Sleep slipped
quietly out of the tent, and almost fell Sdi Suey
man, who, stretched on his back, smoking cigar
ette change had taken place in the camp and every
where in the immediate neighborhood under the cover
of darkness, the small black tents had disappeared and
as far as he could see in the dim light preceding the
rise of the moon he nothing but horses either
standing lying down. while their riders were stretched
on the sand besides them.
"The Kaid?" Sidi Suleyman whispered
"Is going to sleep" said Dick.
The Arab climbed to his feet and leaned forward.
He gestured with the hand holding the cigarette toward
the men and horses IN the foreground. "Everything
clear out there Best men in army, those. Ready to
take horse in one meenute. Go fast when 20. Only
thing Kaid say when he give order whole army follow
these men. Be good fight, eh?''
cided that in any event Sid Sueymans fighting lust
passed. and after few perfuncory remarks went back
to his COT where he umbed and tossed and thought
of the days advance With his knowledge of military
was basng all his hope of knowledge of the
Moorish CT aracter and in way doubted the wisdom
of plying all his forces in one desperate wager.
HE was not certain how long he had been asleep
- when he was suddenly aroused by sharp Jerk
which dragged him off HI cot to the sandy floor.
Quick" the Kaid exclaimed exultantly. "Out on
your horse quick! It's up to now! and the American
stopping only to himself, and still bareheaded ran
out. to find that his horse the tent door in the
keeping of his orderly.
The first light of dawn Just redden ne the eastern
plain and everywhere the wild rush of haste He
spurred after the Kaid who with leap had gained
his saddle and plunged forward shouting Arabic COM
mandS as he went Over all the plain buges were inn
peravey issuing orders. Sid Suleyman was gone and
the picked horsemen below riding toward the
north as fast as their mounts cou carry them From
the distance the booming sounds of guns suddenly
broke forth into clanOr and Dick realized that the
whole army of the Kad swirling inward in regular
formation, if the first picked body of horsemen had
been the head of comet whose tail was swinging into
side and found that they almost the very lead of
the body of picked troopers who coming solidly
after them.
The Sultans men got here before I expected" the
Kad yelled "They must have ridden all night It's
working out just the way hoped. Well cut Buhammei
IN two to make Juncture, get the machine guns, and
then"
His words were lost in sudden wild shout and Dick
with saber in hand, found himself charging into the
midst of white clad figures who had rushed out to meet
them The wedge of which he was part was irresisti-
Bile.
Each man seemed imbued with the one idea that he
was to forward matter at what COST and for sew
eral minutes the American struck and parted and