Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-08
A Man In VOLTS
Clothing
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN
Copyright by American Press Asso.
citation 1911.

strait and landed In Tangier. The
transition from an English army post
to an Arab town is about as marked
as any that can be made. At Tangier
one finds about him the swarthy ma
tive, wearing the baracan, a long
white cotton garment-probably the
toga of the Romans, who once con-
quered his country. handed down to
the present day-and of u different re-
ligion from what he has left on the
other side Of the strait, If his system
Of superstition can be called religion.
At Tangier l QUILTED for trip to
the great desert Of Sahara, aiming to
penetrate as far south as Tuat, thence
northeastward to Tripoli. l had sew
eral camels and a dozen men as serv.
ants and guards.
There is no lonelier place on the face
Of the earth than the desert, though !
will admit that on starlight night
there Is solemn grandeur about It.
When we were not moving at night In
stead Of the day l established guard
about my camp just as If we were an
army marching through an enemy's
country. and, strange to say. this Wig
lance was simply exercised against
thieves and robbers. The ingenuity
of these lying rascals IS remarkable.
They are natural spies. They would
come into our camp in the most friend
ly way for the purpose of theft, If they
could get their hands on anything. and,
II not, to gather information as to how
they could rob us at another time.
One day Il band Of Tuaregs. as they
are called. came into camp for the
purpose. | felt sure. of observation.
They numbered about as many as we.
but as my force was under the COM
mand Of a European and we'll armed
they would not think of attacking us.
That same night my sentinel-I put
one man on g,lard-was shot dead. l
heard the distant crack of rifle and.
calling several Of my men, hurried them
out in different directions after the
IuJlJuclCI ! WILL ASy SCbAe Ouk % " AOSA-
Ing, only the great sandy pillows. Oneof
my men reported seeing wolf running
away, but no human being was found.
The next day we buried the MUIR
dered man and proceeded Oh our way.
That night while every one except the
man on guard was asleep there was
another crack, and sentry was killed.
Again l deploycd my men, proceeding
farther than before. but not even a
wild animal was found. There was
ample opportunity for any one to hide
among the sand pillows, and by cover
ing himself with his baracan he was
not likely to be seen. At any rate, we
were obliged to live up the search.
! surmiSed that the party Of Tua-
regs who had visited our camp were
lowering near US, intending to pick OF
a man every night till our number
should he 80 reduced as to render US
an easy prey. Then our camels, our
tents. our supplies. our arms and am
munitiOn would fall into their hands.
The outfit would be fortune to them.
I concluded that l must stop their
game Mt all hazards.
The next night l planted a tent pole
in the ground. fixed crosspiece to
It. and. tying some esparto grass
about the two. I made the body Of a
manikin. This l covered with Il bara-
can and put q fez On the head. Thus
! had dummy sentinel who might be
shot to pita.es without being hurt.
had taken care to fix our camp on the
edge OF IN oasis. where could elimi-
nate the approach in one direction. and
noted a convenient place Of conceal
ment-- hole in the ground-a few
hundred yards from the camp. Soon
after dark. taking Il rifle. I went out to
my hole The moon gave sufficient
light for me to st.. any one approach
the camp.
I had a long wait, for 1t was near
dawn before I saw any living thing,
and then n"thing more than wolf
providing around in search Of some
thing to eat. But. having nothing
else to watch. I watched the wolf
He would stop here aud there and dig
up the sand. then 20 on, with his nose
to the ground. to another spot and dig
again. All the while he was nearing
the camp. Presently he stopped and
after turning in Il circle lay down. He
was lost to view. but kept my eyes
dxed on the spot where had last seen
him.
Suddenly at a point still nearer the
camp I saw a dash. heard q crack,
and the wolf. raising himself on his
hind legs. ran away like deer
I had good view Of the creatures
silhouette against a line of dawn. and
l am a good shot on the wing. Rails
Ing my rife. l achieved an excellent
aim and fired The wolf pitched for
ward and lay still.
I had Instructed my foreman,
Hamet. that II he heard shot to wake
the men and II he heard second one
to bring them out In few minutes
they came running toward me.
called to them and joined them. Then
we went to the body Of the wolf I had
slain. We found him to he one Of the
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