The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-16

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"Why did you not tell me you con.
tehplated ambushins those fellows7"
lows?" asked the sheik in hurt tone.
1--WE might have had them all instead
Of killing only two if the seven of us
had stopped to meet them
ut was to prevent the transfer OF
my own quarrel to another's, shoulders
that Abdul and l stopped Off to ques-
ton them. Then there is your daugh-
ter. ] could not be tie cause of e1-
posing her needlessly to the marks
manship of six men,"
Kadour ben Saden shrugged his
shoulders. He did not relish having
been cheated out Of fight.
The little battle so close to Bou Saa-
da had drawn out company of SOL
diers. Tarzan and his party met them
just outside the town. The officer in
charge halted them to learn the sig
nificance of the shots.
"A handful of marauders." replied
two of our number who had dropped
behind, but when we returned to them
the fellows soon dispersed. They left
two dead. None of my party was in
jured''
This seemed to satisfy the officer.
and after taking the names Of the par
ty he marched his men on toward the
scene of the skirmish to bring back
the dead men for purposes of identifi-
cation if possible.
Two days later Kadour ben Saden.
with his daughter and followers, rode
south through the pass below Bou Saa-
da. bound for their home in the far
wilderness. The sheik had urged Tar
ian to accompany him. and the girl
had added her entreaties to those of
her father; but. though he could not
explain 1t to them. Tarzan's duties
doomed particularly large after the
happenings of the past few days SO
that he could not think of leaving his
post for an instant. But he promised
to come later If it lay within his power
to do so. and they had to content them
selves with that assurance.
During these two days Tarzan had
spent practically all his time with Ka-
dOur ben Saden and his daughter. He
was keenly interested in this race Of
stern and dignified warriors and en-
braced the opportunity which their
friendship offered to learn what he
could of their lives and customs. In
his head revolved an idea that when
he had completed his mission he would
resign and return to live for the re-
mainder Of his lie with the tribe of
Kadour ben Saden.
The front Of the Hotel du Petit Sa-
hara. where Tarzan stopped in Bou
Saada, is taken up with the bar. two
dining rooms and the kitchens. Both
of the dining rooms open directly OF
the bar. and one Of them is reserved
for the use of the officers of the garri-
son. As you stand in the barroom
You may look into either of the dining
rooms IL you wish.
1t was to the bar that Tarzan re-
paired after speeding Kadour ben
Saden and his party on their way. 1t
was yet early in the morning. for Ka-
dour ben Saden had elected to ride far
that day. so that 1t happened that when
Tarzan returned there were guests still
at breakfast.
As his casual glance wandered into
the officers dining room Tarzan saw
something which brought look Of in
terest to his eyes. Lieutenant Gernois
was sitting there. and as Tarzan look
ed white robed Arab approached and.
bending. whispered a few words into
the lieutenant's ear. Then he passed
on out OF the building through another
door.
In Itself the thing was nothing. but
as the man had stopped to speak to the
officer Tarzan caught sight Of some
thing which the accidental parting OF
the mans burnoose revealed-he car
ried his left arm In a sling.