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YOUNG JACK HARKAWAY IN ARABIA.
The Subssription Price of the FIVE CENT ‘VIUVI-I AwAKn l'iIl5IiAl’.Y hf the ‘IVtf(1I“l.s‘
TULSE ', Publislier, :3‘) H est '.’hth btreet,
“ ' 31.15 per six IIl0Il[lI.x. post-paitl. Address FRANK
ew York.
Young Jack Harkaway
In Arabia.
By BRACEBRIDGE I-IENIYNG-,
Author of “Young Jack Harkaway in the Wilds of Siberia,” “Young Jack Hzirkaway in Armenia,“ “Young
Jack Harkaway Fighting the Slave Traders of the Soudan,” “Young Jack Harkawzxy in Cuba," etc,, etc.
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>l'<ilU!"WA I)l>L‘ti‘.'I.l:Y<-TIIIC
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IN THE DI"..‘rF,l’.'l"eI‘lll.
'[l,‘ll’l.IL I5
TRAVIZIJNG
'i‘iii; (lav, which ha-.1 itooii hot, anti sultry, wits tlrniviiig to a close.
Tim auii hunt; like a. hull Oi fire in the Iietiveiis. Not (I. hreuth of
air ‘LIITCHI the Clrcllfliflilllilviil. ntinospliere.
it was the calm bufoiwa the :<tt>i'ni.
A sinall caravnii, coiieistiiig of three lontlt-it CKIIIWI4, as rnany Arah
tliiver.-i. and two men on foot, wt-ro travorsiiig an aritt waste or i-iinall
szintly tlesert in Arabia.
They were on the I"Otl(l, it so it iiiay ho cullwl, to Mecca, nmr the
Rwl S:-.zi coast, wliwre the l’i'ophet Mulioinot, the ftiiiii-is-i' of the re.
ligion of Islam, is liurietl.
Tlii- cainels were lotion with r-xpt-iiaivv inercliaiitliw anti ioml
necv ary for a long Joui'iie3‘esucli as rice, cnilee ztntl ilL"J>'lC‘tll8<i
lll("t’lt.“ lll CHHS.
In warm cliinati-s lite can he iiiuiiztaiiietl
suinption of animal rootl.
The gzreate;-st trouble oxperieiict-ti in Ai‘:ihiti. when ]i0l>]Il0 aria trav-
L‘ltIl’.[ is scarcity of wins-,r.
Witntmt wtitgr in it suntiy regioii lii-2 ii a lnirtlen, which is :l[H3l‘tl<
ily alleviated hy tleiith.
A caiiiel has truly liP.(‘Ii tnrinoti tho Still) of the tl(‘Sf‘,l'i i)0C:1iIL-]l’,llvI
caii walk nmny (lays withoiit wait-r, irhich iq owiii;( to zi second
stomach, in which he l(f?t‘.[H a store of the prociwiia ltqiiitl.
Traveler;-i linve hoeii ltiioivii to kill their caiiiel:i, tcl:ICI'IilClllg their
vu1ti;i:,1.-, in-ea “nil the g()ml3 tilt-y carrimi to cut otit their stomach
liiitrii anti ilriiil.‘ the fvtitl water C-liitaiiieti in lill‘IIl.
What will not men iii) to quench n r.i,giiig [.’tlI'.'![ which is WUI'30IllfLIl
thv ptiiigs oi lnin;goi'.
Tim tirivvra Weiltlvtl their way foot (lv!(‘p in tho saiid, but bore up
brim-.ly untler the. orcniiig aiin.
There were no trees in sight. No sigii oi WittFH'.
Soon they woultl have to ciimp tor the ni-,;ht anti what was to become
of theni?
Tiwll‘ skin was drawn antl li'I‘ll.'I(.0tl, their IIl0I1lliEi parched, tongues
swollen, lips black anti UNI!‘ mes l:icl<e.l their usual luster.
'I'iue two men Ii.-hint] cmwiin; imiiiiiilly Ill()IIL( with canvas atiitii
an.l white solar tonnes or hohnets were I-Iiirvipeaiis.
Una was lliinaton, the tletvriiiiize-I i-in-iii)’ of Young Jack Ilarltaway
who was traveling Iroiii I’nrsi=i or. the i'c:tvl to MPCCII.
He hail hF2i'll'il that Iiarkaway hail procveevled in that tiirection after
the tteaih of the Shah, with his wife Clara, llurry Girdwood, Mr. Mole
anti Moiiilay.
[In was resolved to iinrl them.
Not yet had he !J.CCOI1lplIBlIF‘.Il his reveiigo.
Yet he iiitniitiml to tin soho-fore long.
It waa the H3.II‘i8 untlying (mm, the name warfare which apparently
hart no smiling.
IIiiiieton’H companion was a well known traveler in the East.
His name wns Alphoiise Durand, a native oi France, and ii
Freiichinnn to his finger tips.
Ilunsitoii hail cntzngotl him as a giiitle untl companion.
They hail goim many IIIIIHS together to their mutual aritiaiactlon.
This, however, was the lizirdest iix they had IJBHII in since they
left Bngtlml, on the Persian gull.
The toivriti mite was drouditil, anti they saw no limit to the deseit
was I‘.
Without any large con-
i
t.
l';i to the I)I'USI‘Ii[ time they hail not seeii or heartl anything of
Young Jiick anti his party.
'l'nni‘ix, was little tiniilit they wvro not far oil.
’I'iioy niight ineet at any inoinoiit.
llunsion was bI‘L)IlZt:<.l hi‘ the sun;
I(.‘21LIi["'El.
“ .Xlplioiiae." euitl EIiiii.=iion, " hail we not host call a halt.’
C7U]]l'l8 are tn-oil; tht- tiriwrs can :<c:ii‘ct-ly ('i:iwl.
“ llow can we halt. in the tltn=iert'.”' 'i'C]!lIP.Il lliiraiid. “
)I'l.> on. No w:itoi‘iiiti sliaiiiol"
" 'l'hi> il1I'Ili(‘I' WI‘ go thi- WiiI‘.=il‘ we shall iii‘.
" Not so. 1 liiivi-aiet:olIot:tinii of Lltlrl portion or .ti'iihiii, antll
liiiov. lliltl tltvtv is int oasis >UIIl0Wll(,’l"0 about in this i‘egiwii."
" Are ion StlI'l".’"
“ l‘i-i‘Iei'tl)’. lmi me look at III)'CI)milit:1>l anti tiilw ill)‘ lw:ii"iiig.=.
" 'l'hzit': what the siiiltirs sziy. Wlii-to are iw? Witt-re is tho
0:i<i.< )Iill hai'i- talkwl almiit, wit:-rt-. the w('llB stiriiig tip, the iI't’t?:!
giuw, tho llU“'l‘I'5 hlooiii, unit the liirtls siiiaz?"
“ I tlitl not any ilIi)'ll.lli$.I about hirtls; it is all still life, no frzumr
zilljlttrizg that ix 7." iliiii;;."
" Anti rzynu liilfll," I't,'IIIt'LI'h1‘4l llunaton.
‘- l‘ivnty oi‘ that if the wells zii‘eii't tlrietl up, which tlioy urn S(JlI1I‘-
lliilv "
llilittllil hail ii ritttilll coiiipass ztttachotl to his watch chain; this lit-
(toiisuitt-ti: it itoiiiti-tl soiiiiiii-o.-‘t.
‘- I it-citon wt- are not ninre than live iniles Irom ze wells," C(lIlll!'t1Nl
tho-, l‘I‘t‘Ii(‘,:'ltIlf‘tll.
H We hm) lw.-‘l pros: on,” reiiiarlmtl llunsitoii.
" 3)'<,(‘11t. ii Wt: (lit not we shall have to kill one camel to get his
ira I-i' hag."
“ 'l'h:it would he a pity."
'- VHIH .[n ,p ,,Wg you are i'i5.;lit, Zt‘. cnniela shall cost inonoy.”
" I an: uwitiily iiroti; my throat anti month are so full of the con’
Ii)IIlHlPil .-uintl that I can scarcely talk to ynii."
“ It “as 7.0 =:iini- with me all the time,” rt,-plied lluraiitl.
“ l‘:il.! I ant cliolm up Iiill."
" l'(‘I‘IIl1piw my coiive .:.tion 18 no loss."
“ Vin, was; it uhotit? Solve, you are one inan oi ideas.
soiiiotlnnt; in your i.i-ail."
“ I WIASI llillihlliil nhtiit Y<>un,r,,' Jack llarkaway," Ilunston saitl. “it
is severzil iveeka >lU(‘,l' Wu left Yersiii with the male cnrtivaii, but wi-
liave heard no tl(tI‘v':4 oi Young Jack Harkwav niid his irientls, nor liave
we soc-n II trace of them, yet, we hail direct intorination iii Tchernn
that they were goiiiq through Arabia to Mecca, on their way to the
Pyriiiiiitls of ii vnt,the ruins oi Tliehea and otter niicieiit places of
iii'.+-,ies'.."
" We are, some iiiitniice from Mecca," ohservotl Duranil.
" 17w’ Alptioiiss.-," replied Huiiaton; “I am well aware oi that;
pl6l1l.48ll() not attempt to teach me ge0L:rapliy."
“ Soine rlay Wt! shall meet with them."
" Wlien Greek niects Greek, then comes the tug oi war; I am not
afraiil of tlimii!"
" Nor I; hut, mun anti," saitl the Frenchman.
something else. Do you one itiat little black Cl0ll(l over timre?
no higzger tt.rin A Inaii’si hniiil. What tlo you think it iiieuns?"
" It portniids soiiiutliiii5',."
“ Shall I tell you what‘! It in n storm coming on to as fast!"
“ Itain? II so all the hotter."
“ No, sir! By gar-it will have no water in it!"
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