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sail, thin even to emaciatioii, with a pensive Cx)ulI'.(r5Ililll(5r3 born of long
years of solitude and B9”-C(llI‘.lllllIllf)tl.
Ile liiitl a long stick or [Nile in his Iiziiitl, as it he was prepziretl to
resist any intrusion upon his privacy or iiifriiiigomeiit of his rights.
But the sight ol the revclver cariieil Iiy Iluiistoii coweil Iiiiii com-
pletely.
Full W
Ila IHMI not heeu reureil and brought tip in II. desert.
hail zi. liistory.
“ Nrzhzrziit rzlzrlwuui . he exclaimed. “ Y ii are tvelciiiiio.
to he Ull lriendly terms with EV8l‘)'0Ilt.‘. Wliy are you lII‘i'“&‘?
your oliiect? Have I given you any iiiloiisul"
" Notice whatever,” answered llanstoii, who gimkii, itrahic. ziiiil iiii-
ilerstooil all that. the old fossil saiil. “I am (1 iiiercli:iii‘., tl‘.AV8lllILf ‘
Willi 1). carnvaii of three camels to )1 cca." i
“ Ila! You are makiii: the IIIIII‘ It is 1: pil-.griiii:igi- that every I
good iiiiissiilrr-aii shoulii iii.iku helure he ilies. I am :1 Ilailjl, for I ha 29 l
LN-9t‘ll in the tomb of .Il:ilioiiiet."
" Why are you Iii.-re?” I‘
“ I ciiniiiiitted a sin. A man and I fell out. It lli’t[IpPlli’vl t‘i:iI l ‘
i
l
i
i
ell he knew the force ziiiil power of such ileailly weripoiis.
The olil man
I wish
What is
killed him. To atmie for this fault, I ileteriniiiml to lieeiiine ll l't’CllISt‘
1lllilf‘IIil my I)I".)l(eII lite in lllll llt’ i. This oasis. otlereil the Stfcltliloll
I ciivetiiil."
“ The temple‘. Did you lltltl that her:-3"
" A)‘, it was erected liy other hanils than mine.
of it."
H Whn are yeti?"
“ The Siiuik, Ben Ilassaii, loriiic-rly of Aden, at the month of the ‘
RWI >‘e:i." i
lliiiistiiii was in the presence of (I. than who ciiiitusseil that he was it
iii-.irili-rer.
What si,-eiiiml to lie the light of iiisaiiity gleaiiieil from his .=ini.<ti=i‘
eyi-.=.
'l‘iiis i-ccvntrir‘, cliciracter went on to state that he hail livml riii the i
Uilblfi liir ten )'<3i'll’.-4. Not :1 BUUI hail llt’ FIHJIIOII It) all that long it‘! t‘.
Ilis ti-iiiiile aiiil truii grove were out of the track iil lI‘llVl'ltlr:l. TIIIHVE
v.'ii:o law and far lIt'l.W(’t‘,I].
ll Aliiliiiiise lluraiiil hail not lost his way, he would not have .=triiyeil
we the ili=si-,rt. i
“Wetiii-n.ti)0tiii(ilit1t‘tn,” continiieil Iliiiistoii, “ iiiir .s!:ii llt‘l‘I' will I
lii- hriet‘, it Wllrl 5‘DIll’vl)' bf.‘ acciilent that we <lISC<H't5l'9,il yiiii. We rlllllll
part as we met."
“ I wisli to he Il‘lI'lliIl)','
Illl‘)
" l'iili:ippily iiiiiw (Inn-S, hut lam not I"lIl'[IIl.<>Hl a‘ iiin. .lu.- t now
iiiu illIHI‘lIlt’<l Illt’, that )(IlIlII1l kill!-il yiiiir iiiiiii. Kline livi--I. All I
i-.'.iiiI is ‘iii get at him.“
" tit’ siiii," siiiil the llorrisli, liir :-Iucli he mi-4, “ iiii iiiaii liiirii of 11
“H'lt Al’ H VVI'.ll‘IlII sin. Wi>1irwii‘.l l>iil'll to sin in the .<p:ii'lt.< ll)‘ iip- l
ti-ii. we Cilll liiecmiio ii-gr-iii>i‘;it,u llII'tilI‘.(lI i't-pwiii:ii;cii."
lli'll ymi iiiiiilt )l!lI IIJIVI5 atriiii.-ll."
"I IliI"“ triiiil iii iii’. 751), cIii'oii;.fli iilistiiieiirwi,
I tool; possessioii
' saiil this siieil-I. “ Xly lite clieiislies IIU vi,-
Itll4l i=ii‘.i:ary priiyi-i‘,
i'.':i<, ill“ aiistvi-r. i
“ llavii yiiii .-iicciiiiileil to your .=:iti.>liictiiiii?“ i
"l iiiiim en,"
‘ Pllfiltllw‘ anil the liHIll'l‘<', prriiiiisitil in the Kiirai. will Iiuyiiiii’<,"
“ IVIIII“ inn reiiiiiiii in-in-," t'XCliIl!llI‘il Ill-ii lIit“Llll, "ii-it zirv iwl- I
'triir.i- '1! any hiii'f I iiiiasi-5:1." ‘
" 'I‘h'ini; iiiii.
'l'lii- l"i'i-iir-,iiiii:iii, uhii liriil I't‘(,'4iVl’l"t‘I .’rii:n the liliiw (HI tii-- ll“i'I'I
C1Ill>!t.‘!l iii Ill" riii-.., ii'i'.-.' aw-i>iiil.-i t 4- 5 iir-‘.
Ila: was IV'4'l(.'1)lll“lI Ii; ill-El’t‘l'Vlslt,WIN!llililHll(Tt‘llt’I‘lI1L‘lihlx(llltily
IIIIHI.
llrie-I tics WI‘l'<’ so-L mil‘ Itiilt '.'.'.i1i-i‘ lt'Hltl .'i piti: Pl’.
" l 5"‘l'illL( iii Ill“ .tiiiii<sa tritiv iii .t::ih‘," 1-.1lill;i‘lllIilv‘-illll, ‘ [ilt'I ;
lime lliIFi'IClI.1I‘l‘4 ;m:i'i-i'--.’‘
" ltiiiit ILII‘ met," Iluiistviti llli';lIl!'i‘<I (‘iiiiiii
" .II.i:ij,. Ainiiiig 1iIliI’l"‘, llii- citni.iit liurt. it W0‘ i".'lll iivii I .“I‘<l lvii!
lttili‘ttititlrli:it1ilt'.I‘lIiiti'lii'illL;lli‘l1.l‘F7l,1.litlli1l' it in Oil! ii.ii IIII‘ itit:.- ‘
int Iii-iiig IIill"Iit‘tl." I
" I 5‘i'1t)lIldIll(I' iii ni-(3 that iii-,ri'iiri:iaiir‘“." i
" We arw alile iii lIItIl<llI' p-ii-‘i-iiiitis >t:zilw=,."
" That is sale tn 1I9.i0‘Il. 'l'iiuri- I Ill) l't,‘il htit iron in tin IIIIII ll(‘l'(‘, 3
i.rir ar-- tiiiirs: ant‘ vwiiiiiiiiiii.-' ii-pit] ,. " “’ ‘
“ i‘llIllI I gii tiirtliver than tli.'it"" ‘
“ ll Hill wisli.“ t
“I IIIIV“ the gilt ril :-':-criiivi ';lii. Wlii-ii I tlirnw lIl'.>“'lI i'itii n l
ll'i’tllC", I can ti-ll iiiii all iiri w ‘II in ktiziw." M l
IIlItl‘s’Hll E<'lllll"ll izicri-,-liiliiii: ‘
" ll yiiu can ilii tliat,” I.i-, iii, “1 wiil IIZTLIU‘ I011 A(hII:VA'1‘iN(‘III‘.
pr:-'<m:t.” ‘
“r'ili'er aiiil unlit is 0! im "iii ii, mi, “'i:;.,.,.(4..,u1‘iih,,.H.i My ‘
Whit i< the use 0! tiii- pri.-ciiiii.-9 iiiiital tu niiv? (Jan I iiii,ii'iI it tiir i
price-rit) 7" i
“ Yuu slirill lizivre loml."
lIlthl'F’, Ch I want.‘
“ It appi-rirs that I can tlfi iiiithiiig lrir mu,"
“ Alisiilim-Iy lltllllllltj. Your Illfilh is whiti-.
iiiliali-1. Yirir prziyvrs would not avail iiiv.”
“ I uni un agiiiititic."
“ That is worse than tieiiig ll Ciiristiiiii.
nazciriiie."
l
“ ’l‘hie Ui't,'-iii ;II'()V'Itll‘.-1 me with all I rorpiire to su=taiii lite. Itliiit
i
l
Yiiii are U. gaiour, :iii
ztl
htliirr Wullltl I iiieut
.
YOUNG JACK IIARKAWAY IN ARABIA.
“ Will mu tell iiiu what I want to kiisw iiut of pure giiiiii nature, or
just fur the fun (it tho th'iiij.v?"
‘i You iiiay tiiiil no joke in what I have to coiiiiiiniiieate.
resistihtii.”
“ llii you coiiseiit?"
" Yes. Cuiiie into
S()llle riioiii.”
lien Ila. "an leil the way ilmvii stairs.
’I'lii-3' qiiitteil the temple and “ZLlk(“Il leisurely into the grave.
The sun was tll‘ClIIllll". A cool hiwwzu was hlowiiig, jii-:t stirring the
leaves of the trees.
Selecting it COltlll)0tIlt)IIS siiiit, tliu liervisli Imgaii to agitate his hotly.
III.-4 l0llL; l.aii' went liattltwaril.-I ‘iillil l0i'wurils.
At Llll’ saiiie time he lllU‘l‘tiil :i lll()tl()t1)lI0lIS chant.
Tut: g,;i‘:iiIiially l'Url(-3 and fill, rising to an alto, then siulsing to :1
gmitlv caileuce.
'l‘ii<-re has very llltlt‘ iiiusic in it as we iiiiilerstaiitl the word.
this went on tiir ten IIIIHIIIPS.
Siiiltlieiily lie stoppel before Iliiiistiiii, his lace COUVUIHPII iinil his
iuiiuth loaiiiiiig.
“ Wlizit is it you wziiit to Iiaarii?" he tlvllllllltletl.
" Wlierv is Young Jack IIai‘l;away?" replieil Ilunston.
you can iihuut liliii."
The llervish repeater] the lli1lllP,I0lilll]S(‘lI.
Tliere was ii In!‘ away liitik in his 0305, Wlll(‘lI mlleil iii a thin Ir<‘l;2')'.
Iln liegaii to dance about in a wilii‘ iiiuiiiier until the ‘IBEX-‘lIll':tl,I(,)l)
rulii-il tliiwi: his zitteiitiatml I:l(‘.v- in a SIl‘i’tllll.
Ilis whole lruviie ipiivercil wiili excitt-iiii.-iit.
'l'iii<, uoiitiiiiieil I01‘ a short tiiiio.
Ilia stri-i.gtli liecmiie l‘XlIIllI8'il‘Il.
Ilt’. lell iiowii as it he W1'l‘<'d1‘1Ill.
Not It iiiiive, scarcely a lireaih, rigiil, corpse-lilte.
to have tltal Il'(illl ilie liiitly.
“ This is a striiiizzn pron-,i-eiiiii<,;," reiiiarlml Iluiiston.
the 01:1 lnlliiw llIt‘:Ill Iii‘ it'."'
" Ii)’ gar!" l‘t‘tIll&'vl lhiiniiid, “ that is one piixzli-, I01‘ me. I tlii not
tiiitli-ixtaiiil all tlii- lal.ii' liii:'inc- "
Fate is ir-
the grove; there is more space there. I want
“ Tell me all
The soul seeirieil
“ What. tI(i98
“ Yiiii Illll-‘L have 5-.'i'II it helure in the (‘curse iil your ll‘:IV'(’l>1 in the
Ila.‘ " p
“ 'I‘i'ne. i‘...'li'n1i. 'l‘lii'sii f:ii:.'iti<'< L':lll ilii WHIlilI‘l'IlIl tliiiius. In
Illtllill li:ivi:.wwii I.ll(‘IIlI1>l(t(rHlltJtlxI‘ llIiWl‘l'< "rots" i-ii ii I)2II'i't‘ll si-il iii
U‘ll llllllIIIl‘S. 'l‘livyc.iii tliriiw lliI’lllr<t5lVI‘.< IlIi()1I 'ii‘:iiicu liii‘ ‘ii iiiiiiitli (il
iiiiiiv."
“ liii )‘Hll lIt‘il(“v't‘ II is L'4‘lI iiiw'."
Ilti'-Y
-' tlii mi.‘ '1'iiw.i liI‘l'll:Il‘S tiilii- L-iiiiiw lIII)Ell:il1IlIlIlIg iirtiz.
Fllltllltl I iiiiii'ix‘."‘
" Yiiu Itlt’ not ill Ilit‘ lI'lIllI'-H
“ liiiii’i waiit iii lit’. II :+ 'illll<‘ lust. Wu hzivi-, iiiii hing iii ‘.ii‘i. l.ii:
iim wit, lll’Illu. talk, s--' tt.ii.:'i4, uiiiii) iii) an-ll. Wiiiit use It! rlU>‘[l :.ii pi-
tiiiii-I"
N Yiiii aw i'i:li'.."
‘- ttiih li",jliTil Ii) xv ti’iii.t‘,ii, Illlil 7,9 ;<i-ciiiiii slulit, I tell you ‘il.eri- Lt;
‘ti-lt1’lCillI‘,j iii tliiit,"
‘ IIIHYT"
" ili< i-lilfii :4i(i!Il1tli‘IIlll“" (>llH‘l‘ :>pii'i‘iu’."
IIt1l‘.r‘l4>ll ruin alt ii
" Illl‘lil;ll iii llIlllIi‘l'(‘il.
A ;-mi-Lliiig H'I'I‘.:I“ll'l. imiviivi-i’ liltilllt‘-I lillll.
lt lrw I)t‘l'-l‘lt .i,.iiui-:it .. livziiiiiiiziii i.i- Vitlllltl hymn, iii ti.-iigzi in
lliw ' Kg iil ll iiiaiitiiiili.
Ii: iIll'I>‘l‘iltll iiii<.-ikvii. l’l his i-iiiiiiii-‘iiiv.
lluu s tin‘ i:iii'.‘--ii. Iliiii>tiiii wi-ii‘. Iii his win :.iiil l.tii‘ll itiiwii
piit'i ll‘i'1tt‘1‘iii‘i‘Uiliisttiiittilt.
“ ‘AWN’ .s VI] I,ll“‘I"“‘I“,)IIr(fIIIl1IIlllII“‘:, piiii:iii:.’.iii‘.ii"i,l3'.
" IIHW I-it‘ mi." i4‘K-‘.1 lliiiisliiti.
" llnila i‘.:i)'+ ii:ai'<:h. llu is pi'vp:iii::;; tiiiwwt iii. Ill“ >:llIil iii!‘ the
iii:" X’
" Who Iris lie with t" .
‘.t1iili'. llV+'(‘illl"l4 llli . <lTlH‘tE". IL viliitn nraii, It Ciiluiw-ii hie HIIKI
an iilii iii.i:i '.xi'li :2 'i'.iHtil"ll lvtf.‘
“ lliii“
l:. I‘ ii4‘<('![Ililll'l ll ii.9iiii lt'(‘U.'ltll.i'il Yisiiiig Jacli, <7‘
i'.i.’i- lari illi'IlWirll‘1,‘iI in aziil ll iiiitai.
'l' ll'.Y u . (ill I I‘ ttll‘I lH.H‘C1I,iti
?n'ii' fit’. 3, iitlhi-in
1: llin lburvisli ii‘-.1 l.ii', ihi-, niiiivi liiii: ;:ll't (it st-mitiil :4;-.'li!. iiliicfi is
I1:liif‘)ZllHl“'li‘0‘,lli"i'l‘lI’lil iv ll iwi tiiwzi Iklll" I’! ri:t‘ieal '.tiIs".’
I “ll-< ll’lIlt mini:->:' ii’
“ ‘N-111] hi- i-iiiiiu t‘! In.‘ ii:.x ‘."' lll4,tlll'I‘il Illllltiltill.
'l'lii iv ‘wits i.ii ‘llI‘W"l'.
'l'iii< was iiiiirii Eh ii, ‘iii- <'ti'ilil ti-‘l.
Al. lii- iwiiiiii iiiim-i‘.iii-i '.i.i< wlitit was actiially laltinx pl:ir‘,i-.
vI‘II"I1]I‘II'I‘“v'I?‘IN‘lttli‘l t.h lx('l).
“ 'l't.vri- l> :iii i-iiil iii it," “illil IIiiii:<’(iii. " I1'llt‘I‘i Il‘.IlII <iriiii"."'
" I IH‘ll0'V>' -.t-t.,ii '1' has tii1ii,"riiplii-iiltiiriiiiil. “ Y4l‘l' 3 .l:ii'K, iiq
ii,” mitt Hm‘ j.‘ wiiiiiii iiiiii grasp. Ilia (.'UllI"&‘. Tilt‘ liar sh lllt.-3 tiilii
triilt'."
‘ ii”; ;ii-mii-iliiigty, lIi- has lit’:-caiiit-Is; Wltollly three;
...
" Wn lllllsl
lmi iiiiiri- tlllY"l"'. tiiritiiiiiiil, .Il<i;<-, )loiiila)-
"'l'iiismli1raari-:igaiii:i: its."
“ 'l'i.I-)' will 1lI‘l'lH' at llil:4,l)1I>lS."
" Wlial. ai‘i- we tii iliii'
'l'iiiaii- was a piiisv.
'1'iiie siiuutiiiii reipiired careful ciiiieiilerution.