The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-03

~ ow. Bre~nser. rn tell yos
IN all about II. only nrs, sns'
IN out that aWfui ssnd-


which swssps the desert with power
sometimes content just 10 prove nov
unsndursbie iifs can be. and tnsn pass
on. 81 other times unsatisnsd uhtlt
antii al ssmhlsnss % lts original
This hswiinF Wilderness IA MT che
whcis blessed ssndhiii N n kicks
bit higher ersvisd Bro~nson, ven
turinE glance cut towards the rest
e me earavan-sh zdo~y nxurss of
cam<ls and tribssmsn. huddied TO-
nethsr 10 seek what shelter they could
a. the storm swept rcmorseiessly
roun1 and over the protesting dune
Then he looked back into the tsnt.
whsrs lay the man who had Just ad-
orssssd him: one who. for all bis care
Iess clothss. bore the unmistakable
imprint Of the English gentleman A.
rough guess he was thirty-nys' es'
The worn look Of one Who was OBJ
viousiy sunerInE sgoniss OF pain
might have added few years TO his
isKitimats age.
Il oniy wirh ~ would nrst let me
40 ny ewn littls BIT Of Kicking IN
for . nsmsnt deceived the man
You're b<ttsr. STR" he cried, eager
~. ~ yeu'vs . kick Jeff AZ all"
ITS Only the bucket I'm thinking
OF kicking No, no. a. bronwsen
blinking the fact That hooded viper
ala lis work too well I might have
won. though. N could have bad my
arm cut on al once. but ncw-now
I've no earthly chance without the
\msdfcine which the scoundrelly ktns
banged when they stole that camel
"A sideways sort OF death 10 die. a.
poor old Stevens said at Ladysmlth-
shouldn't mind 10 30 much II only
had found what I came for--and
this awful sandstorm would cease.
~
-You said you would tell me all
About IL. sir." said Brownson. at his
wits end TO know what TO DO or say
Yes: before IT'S too late. You
know, OF course, that Ne didn't set
out 20 cross the sahara merely for
the fun Of the thing. and that what
I Was after IL n manuscript that has
been missing for nearly hundred
years; but I want you p9w to under
stand all the facts. and zen tell me
whether you prefer TO ~ my job
through alone. after ] am gone. or
take the caravan back to the coast
First OF all you had batter read this
clipping. which started Us on. Read
it-Aioud: I should like TO hear whether
a. sounds as tempting now as IL did
when first saw a."
The clipping ran as follows;
"a strange story L. brought back
by n British OFFICER who has just trav-
elled TO Timbuctoo across the great
sahara. He followed In the footsteps
OF the great explorer. Major I.aing.
who. though the FIRST European TO en-
ter Timbuctoo, achieved this distinc-
tion only TO be wayisid and killed in
the desert on his way back by the
wandering fanatical Mohammedans
fnfesting those inhospitable regions.
The officer who has just returned
learnt for the first tire that Lain =
was killed by the KountRh tribes. and
that his priceless diary and papers. re-
latlns the whole story OF bis adven-
lures down TO within a day of his
death In is2S. remain In the posses
sion of the present chief II II said
that the chief would restore these, but
for his fear Of being punished for his
Rrandfather's misdeeds. What a
chance for some enterprising publish
err"
That's what brought US here
Brownson. Irs hard lines TO miss the
prize" he continued. almost 10 himself
gazing wistfuliy Into space. after
struggling 20 near TO Il and
it1l just about finish poor old Bake
when he hears What I'm worryinl
about" he added. turning to his or
Derby. lis that my old Cambridge
friend. Baker. who's a struggling pub
Usher. has staked his last card on thi
expedition.
n we had recovered this manuscript
for him Il would have made HIS repu
tation at once; and II we return with
out IL, as he told me himself--for pub
fishing SCENE a rotten game. unles
you've plenty OF money, and can az
ford 20 wait-he.s bound 20 20 under.
'-Thals all right. sir. don't you wor
ry." said BrownsOn. wi anecte
cheerfulness: for he knew enoug
about snake bites TO remember tina
one Of the essential things was 10 kee
UP the patients spirits at all cost
Though he had himself sucked IN
wound. and cut out the affected par
all the bathing and DRESSING and ban
daRing had failed 10 stop the frightfu
Inflammation from spreading. and h
needed no telling nov that his maa
ters condition was desperate.
"BrownsOn"-the voice was fainte
row. and showed signs OF distress AT
ter It's undue exertion-"I don't waH
you TO decide straight away. 70
know that have the written prornif
OF the French officials TO this chile
that he has full pc mission to pal
with the manuscript. and since YOU
have less than three days march
rach him. and plenty Of presents
briJe him with. 1 think you migi
manage Il after I've started my long'
journey. Think "a over. Tell me pre-
ently--if I'm not asleep"
/ 1t sleep. as Brownson was We
aware. would m an the lethargy pr
cedinE death In the case OF fatn snai
bites: so he insisted upon redressiu
the arm and postponing his deeisls
uptii the next day. while he spun a
his yarns OF the past
Memories came ioodinR his mind
he did 90 OF Wagon Hili. when his ma
ter won the II. :. O., and deserved,
his orderly could testify, the Victor
cross: Of a dozen other glorious hgh
In that lonE-drawn-out Campaign
bie-game shooting in East Atric
when there was no more nghunE
be done. and they both went on q
Reserve. and Of the old West Cou
try home. where the YOUNG squi
thought he would settle down Tor
while.
Then Of the morning when the Va
deriust had selzed him once moi
and without a word OF warning
had said. Pack up. Brow nFon.
other day Of this viii stihe me
And that same evenine. ne reinfl
bcred. theg were co. f4orduu. 90 neai
as m fate had deliberately planned
of the mysterious manuscript VIII
bad iured them 20 this accursed 81
sldewaBs sort % death. Indeed,
Ter al that they had seen ana dar
together
The whlriing aaudEtorn, havi
wreaksd SO vengeance on these r.
Torn intrudsrs. passed on On
course Of This melancholy clglL iea
tnE iu its place that peculiar ssrae
unutterable loueiiuess which only
desert can inspire. Suddenly both m
becane aware % ap incffasinE ~