Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-09-25

behind her. Paul tried 1t. 1t was
locked.
At that moment, in the clutches of
his enemy, who had evidently obtain
ed secret information of his arrival,
trapped in the gin into which he had
SO foolishly stepped, Paul would have
given much to have the freedom Of
the French camp again.
After waiting for half an hour in
dire perplexity he began to examine
his surroundings.
There was large hall adjoining
the room in which he sat, and Paul
strolled into it, 1t was a small, mar
row chamber without outlet and evi-
IDENTIFY formed the inmost portion of
the palace, for 1t was heaped with an
astonishing display of treasures.
A sound at the outside door dis.
tracted him from his speculations and
he passed back hastily into the ante.
room, just in time to give the impress
sion of having been waiting there
to short, fat, black-bearded man OF
middle age, attired in an immaculate
fiercely in, accompanied by the cring
ing interpreter whom Paul had left
at the palace gates. Behind them ap-
peared the FrenChWoman. She smiled
at Paul no longer but ranged herself
at the side of the Sultan and began
speaking in passionate tones. He
listened and nodded, then spoke curt
ly to the interpreter.
what do you want?" asked the lat
ter briskly OF Paul.
Tell him." said Paul slowly, that
| will speak with him in the presence
of his council"
The woman interpreted, and the
Sultan's brow darkened. lie scow!ed
savagely at Paul.
His majesty says that he will
speak with you in the presence OF his
council, as you have requested, to-
morrow morning. said the inter-
prefer. "Will you have the goodness
to come this way?"
At the door half a dozen soldiers
sprang from the ground, where they
had been squatting in the Moorish
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they arrived at a small cell, plainly
furnished In the European fashion.
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sun struck through his Wlhuo" MS
Captors unlocked the door and ushefeo
him into closed carriage drawn by
two Arab staillohS, when waited out
side in the courtyard. one OF the
men entered with him; the BINDS
were drawn across the carriage WIN
doWs, and they drove Tor an inter-
minable period. When at last the
carriage halted and Paul descended
he was almost blinded by the blaze OF
fierce, tropical sunlight which beat
upon him, so that Tor some time ne
could hardly grasp his relationship TO
the outside world.
He was in the palace no longer but
in the great market.place of the city
of FeZ He stood before sort of
raised dais, on which squatted the
Moorish Sultan. close beside him,
Mademoiselle Guepin, resting upon a
nile of cushions. while ranged around
him were his councillors and body
guard, Extending thence in the
form of a large circle. completely
surrounding the mafAet place, Wers
thousands of Moors, and they We're
| all uttering eXUltant cries and point
| ing al the prisoner, And in the cen
| ter OF the court, writing blur OF
black against the white pavement
flags, was the rogue elephant, strug'
CLING in the chains which 90 men
held in their iron sockets fixed in
the ground, and trumpeting earth
shaking blasts.
Muley Abdul stood up and sudden
hush fell upon the assemblage, so
| that his thin tones We're clearly audi.
BILE on all sides OF the market place
He spoke, and cackles and shouts OF
derision punctuated his sentences
| When he had concluded his speech
the Interpreter rose and addressed
Paul Lane.
His majesty says" he began, that
you are a Spaniard who has come
here to steal away this country
Therefore, you shall test your
strength against France in the mar.
ket place. If you conquer, then
Morocco will place herself under the