Evening star., 1928-04-22

II was about two hours later, judged
when the dhow. weighted with sand and
taking water heavily. began TO founder
Taking no thought of the binding
sandstorm. we uncovered our faces,
and began irantically TO throw out the
sacks of rice and potatoes. The Mos
lens tried TO bail out the water and
sand with a bucket~-a pitiless task
and by a great effort the sail was
taken until ii was scarcely larger than
a tablecloth. Even so. the force Of the
wind drove lis through the maelstrom Of
wave and sand that was slowly but
surely sending us to destruction.
Some time during the night, when
had given up hope of ever reaching
shore alive, we struck a shoal Only
the wood Of our boat had kept us afioat
thus long. and We Tegembled a derelict
more than a sturdy dhow. was sufTo-
Gated with sand and salt water. yet all
the while single Moslem had stayeu
at the tiller endeavoring 10 guide us
by his mariners instinct TO the nearest
land. The waves struck Our boat and
poured over us; the storm at It's height
lashed us into the level OF the sea. /
wondered how VIC could ever reach land
alive.
SUDDENLY, to my amazement, one
OF the Hindus released his hold upon
the thwarts. leaped over the lee side
and began 10 walk. / realized then,
that we had actually struck the beach.
/ dropped over the side also. and by
frantic struggling against the under
current, part swimming and part crawl
raarhad the shore
more like blind. wounded animals than
men. We crawled 10 windbreaks behind
rocks and. covering our heads Arab
fashion, tried to sleep through the
night.
/ awakened the next morning with
the feeling that something was wrong,
IL was ali a nightmare. had not been
caught In a Ahimnl, and thrust upon
the barren coast Of Arabia II seemed
impossible But when | struggled 10
get out Of the bed OF sand that had
practically entombed me, H. was all true
enough Ny face was swollen, and sore
10 the touch. could scarcely see be-
cause Of the pufifd condition OF the
flesh about my eyes ached and stnng
as II had slept on an ant hili. But
I was alive. aud was grateful The
indians had already come 10 life, and
were standing In the water looking at
the beached dh0W.
IL was impossible 10 put To sea again.
She lay in about a foot Of water AT high
tide, buried up to her rudder IN sand,
ard filled with sand inside, Even after
we had emptied her Of the remaining
bags Of potatoes and rice and thrown
out most ot the sand IL was impos'
aible for the four of ug ~ bulge her
There Was nothing To do but travel by
foot. We judged that We could not be
more than so miles south Of Sonar, 81
we decided 10 80 there for aid
THE Hindus considered 1t too danger
J. 0ls 10 go inland for any kind OF
help because OF the Arabs, 80 with
skin Of water and a bundle Of dates
ealvaged from the dhoW we started up
the coast 10 Bohar. We kept 10 the
moist sand as much al possible, for /
had lost my shoes and my feet we're
moi yet hardened 10 the rocks and hot
sand
We saw no signs of life during the
entire day, Often We came 10 points
and Lodges ri rock that protruded out
into the sea- and II was necessary 10
20 inland around these distractions. A.
far back aa We could see we're only bar
rem, rocky mountains, not very high
| and rolling hills nj clay and sand, The
Hlndus were titeiess walkers they were
lean and hard, and neither The extreme