The Washington times., 1919-03-02
CHAPTER XIII.
DawsOn's Point Of View.

NA"OON was NSfy mucn disturbed.
Mr.. Jessup's decision to climb the
rocks after the German captain ana
send his valet back to the rear with the
Armenian young lady was not much to his
liking, especially as. since the affair with
the Arab Sheykh in which Dawson had to
admit she had done her part with ex.
traordinary bravery, Amneh began to
show grave signs Of feminine weakness.
But he helped her down the ravine. en-
couraging her with words she couldn't
understand, and fastening her footsteps
by pushing her elbow
The discovery Of Miss Constance there
alone, far from her friends had shocked
him still more. For what be wanted most
to do Just now was to follow in his en-
ployer's footsteps and render whatever aid
he could against the. Prussian. With a
qualm he remembered too late that Mr.
Jessup was unarmed, and even after his
orders to 90 back to Captain Hoagland he
wondered whether he hadn't better let them
find their own way alone and return.
Miss MastersOn wanted to know where
Mr.. Jessup was, 50 he informed her There
wasn't any use trying to spare anybody's
feelings now.
Il told him, Miss" he muttered, that
there's such thing as trying your luck too
Tar, but he wouldn't listen There's moth
in for It but to take you back and then 60
and help him"
Il want to go with you Dawson"
No, Miss, asking pardon. you'll go no
where but with the main body. II was
foolish Of Captain HOagland to let you
come along. But it's with him you belong
and with him Mr.. Jessup would wish you to
stay. Hurry, if you please. Miss. and wen
find your camel
Trembling between anger and tears, Con.
stance hurried on beside him. They had
gone only a little way when from high IN
in the air behind them there came the
sound Of two shots. Constance paused><but/
Dawson caught the two girls by the elbows
and pushed them along before him.
1--WE must run, Miss" he said; "they'n
all break loose now"
And they did. Behind them they heard
the calls Of the startled sentries, the sud.
den commotion of the frightened mob and
the mad cries of the sheykhs on the rocks
as they awakened and found that their
prisoner was missing.
The stars had paled overhead and were
merging into the light Of the dawn, so that
the way was plainly visible and Dawson
made the most Of his opportunities, and
when they had gotten half mile away and
there was no sound of pursuit, he climbed
the slope Of the Wadi. He looked all around
him and then came down quickly.
Captain Hoagland's men are over
there" he said to Constance. pointing;
they're coming this way and you're to
join them at once"
"And you?"
"Tm going to help Mr.. Jessup, Nilsson
the cliff. Tell Captain Hoagland"
Dawson" she shouted.
But he had already darted on in the op-
posite direction toward Jebel Radhwah,
running.
Dawson had one very clear idea in his
mind, and only one, and that was to reach
the cliffs where Mr.. Jessup was embattled
with Captain Won Hengel as speedily as
possible, for there seemed httle doubt now
that the shots that he had heard up there
had been fired at his employer. And in his
heart Of hearts, Dawson feared
without a weapon 1t was very un-
pleasant to think about
He meant to climb those rocks. But how?
To run up the gorge from which he had
just escaped with Miss Constance and the
Armenian young lady would be putting his
head nicely into a moose. It was getting
too light overhead to risk discovery by
mingling with the crowd. There was only
one way Open-tO run well to the right