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CHAPTER XIV
As lie Spoke the Arab gave a loud
shrill whistle at the same ttmo leap
ing across the spring and striking the
slave in the face But Shubal was not
to be overcome so easily by one man
The whistle had alarmed him and
when he saw the fellow leap he was
not wholly unprepared The blow in
the face blinded him fcr a moment but
as soon us his eyes served him he
caught his assailant by the throat and
liurled him to the ground
What sort of a man are you the
slave cried as he held the rascal
down
I am a juggler replied the Arab
holding fast upon Shubals tunic
Let go my clothing or Til kill vqu
The slave might have carried out
his threat but before he could make
any decided movement to that end he
found himself surrounded by a body
of armed men Quick as thought he
leaped to his feet leaving a piece of
his tunic behind him and made a
movement toward his horse but he
was too late to reach the saddle Half
a dozen strong hands were laid upon
him while as many more were busy
with the horses of the females The
princess cried aloud for help and
would have leaped from her saddle had
she not been held back
Fair lady spoke a rough voice in
a harsh strange dialect you must
keep still and give us as little trouble
as possible
But you will not harm me good
sirs
You have no occasion for fear
lady But tell me who ara you
I am the daughter of Aboul Cassem
the prime minister of Damascus
Could Albia have moved quickly
enough she would have prevented her
mistress from answering this ques
tion but the story had been told
Ulin innocently thought that the
name of her father would strike the
marauders with awe and that they
wouldfear to molest her further but
in this she was somewhat mistaken
as subsequent events proved
By my life comrades cried he
who seemed to be the leader of the
party we have found a rich prize
Hold still noble lady We will not
harm you Let us look to this un
ruly slave of yours and then you shall
be properly cared for You might have
fallen into worse hands than ours
When Ulin had collected hersenses
so that she could observe and compre
hend things about her she looked to
see her real situation She counted
eight of the Arabs and she had no
doubt that they were robbers Four
of them were securing the slave while
lie other four were watching the
horses Shubal was very soon pin-
ioned and restored to his feet after
which she and Albia were lifted from
their saddles
Dont be alarmed said the leader
as the princess cried out -for mercy
You shall be restored to your horses
very soon We have horses clcse at
hand and when they are brought you
shall be on your way again
You will set Shubal free
He shall be free soon enough Rest
easy a few moments lady One of
my men has gone after our animals
We left them upon the other side- of
the wood4
But why have you taken U3 from
our horses asked our heroine
You will see that anon fair lady
Ah here comes my man Now my
fair damsels you shall understand the
whole matter These horses of -yours
are not such ones as I would have you
ride I haye some here much better
whaf floes he mean asked Ulin
speaking in a low tone to her bond-
maiden
Walt replied Albia trying to con
ceal her real suspicions They may in
form us
Before Ulin could ask another ques
tion the Arab leader came forward
witli two horses upon Tvhich he direct
ed his companion to fix the ladies sad
dles and when this had been done he
turned to the princess and informed
her that she might take her seat again
She would have opposed the move
ment but a strong hand was laid UP
her and almost before she knew it
she was once more upon her saddle
You will excuse me the fellow
said but as this horse will not carry
you quite so easily as your own I will
secure you in your place
As he spoke he passed a strong cord
about Ulins body and fastened it to
the girth upon either side The same
thing was done for Albia and then
attention was directed to Shubal who
was seated upon another strange
horse and likewise bound in his place
What can they mean asked the
pncess gaining another opportunity
to speak to her attendant
I dare not guess said Albia
Do not speak in that way urged
Ulin Tell me what you think 1
command 3rou
My dear mistress replied the
hondmaiden reluctantly their mean
ing is evident enough These horses
will follow their masters
Ha and are we prisoners
I fear so But let us hope for the
best We may not be harmed
At this juncture the Arabs had
mounted their horses three of them
taking the animals which belonged to
their prisoners and at a word from the
leader they were on the move Ulin
instinctively clung to the rein to hold
A Story of
the East
By
SYLVANUS
COBB JR
herself steady but her horse noticed
not the guiding of her hand The lead
er of the party rode In advance then
followed two more of the gang then
came two females and behind them
followed the others with the slaves
under charge Through the wood they
rode at an easy pace and when they
had gained the open plain beyond they
struck into a swift gallop Ulin had
discovered to her satisfaction that the
strange horse paid no attention to vthe
rein so she only sought to keep an
easy seat She was weak with fear
and alarm and all sorts of dreadful
pictures arose to her imagination as
she sped on She could not speak with
Albia for the clattering of hoofs
drowned her voice What did it
mean Where would it end
Or they sped straight over the plain
on on on wjthout halting or turn
ingon through the darkness of the
night on league after league until
the gray streaks of morning appeared
In the eastern horizon Another wood
was before them and when It was
reached the party stopped Not far
distant where a clump of noble palms
reared aloft their plaited foliage a
crystal spring burst forth from the
green earth and the Aabs held their
panting horses back from the tempting
beverage
Now lady you may find repose
said the leader as he came and lifted
Ulin from her seat We shall re
main here a few hours r will be with
you again presently
He turned and handed Albia to the
ground and then went to where his
followers were taking care of Shubal
Albia what will they do with us
cried the princess clasping her hands
in terror
But the hondmaiden could not an
swer If she held suspicions she
dared not speak them
O I wish I had not taken this false
step It is a punishment for my sin
Hush dear mistress It is our fate
It is no punishment Wait until we
know what this Arab means to do
with us
What can he mean It must be
something dreadful Why has he
taken us away so far O Albia r am
frightened
No no sweet lady Hava a hope
They will not kill us
Ah murmured the princess with
folded hands there may be a fate
from which death would be a happy
escape
The hondmaiden shuddered and
from her thoughts at that moment
she could frame no reply which she
dared to speak aloud
CHAPTER XV
The Arabs Purpose
As Ulin sat upon the greensward
with her back against a palm tree
and one hand resting upon Albias
arm she could take a clear view of her
captors The sun was just tinging the
distant mountain tops with its golden
light and the last shadow of the night
had gone The Arabs had watered the
horses and left them where they could
crop the green grass and were now
gathered together listening to the
words of their chief
They were rough dark looking men
these Arabs Their clothing was
sparse and poor and their skin swart
and dirty but their weapons were
bright and keen and their horses in
most perfect condition both as to
health and cleanliness A little while
they conversed together and then one
of them brought forth the bundle
which had been taken from Shubal It
was opened by the leader and the ar
ticles of clothing which it contained
were spread out upon the ground
Folded up in a silken scarf was found
a purse from which fell a score or
more of broad gold pieces whereupon
the marauders gave utterance to vari
ous exclamations of satisfaction
They are robbers said Ulin as
she sav them dividing the gold
Certainly responded Albia I
have suspected that from the first
Can they belong to Julians band
Why should you ask such a ques
tion my mistress You know that
Julian would never have such men
about him
As she spoke the Arab leader came
towards them and after gazing upon
them for a few moments he said ad
dressing the princess
I hope you find yourself none the
worse for this little deviation from
your original course for let me as
sure you the meeting has afforded
me much pleasure Does the princess
Ulin know who is speaking to her
No sir replied Ulin
Then she shall know into whose
protecting hand she has had the for
tune of falling I am Al Abbas Does
the name sound familiar
No sir
It is familiar enough to me said
Albia
Ah pretty one and what know
you of it
I have heard the name sir when
speech has been made touching a cer
tain Arab robber whose deeds had
cause him to be feared by honest
travelers
The rascal seemed pleased with this
remark and smilingly returned
You have hit the truth my fair
damsel I am the robber Al Abbas
and t am a terror to those who fear
to lose their money But my dear
lady he continued turning to the
princess you cannot have any such
fears We have found some little
money belonging to you and I take
the liberty of asking you If you have
any jewels about you
He approached nearer as he spoke
and held out his hand Ulin knew not
how to refuse and she furthermore
saw that refusal would be -useless so
ahe drew forth from her bosom a cas
ket of chamois skin bound with bands
of gold and handed it over The rob
ber took it and opened It and as his
eyes rested upon the sparkling jewels
pearl diamond emerald topaz and
opal he gave utterance to an ex
clamation of delight
By ray life lady you came well
provided I will take care of these
gems for you2 They will be much
safer in my custody
I understand you said the prin
cess as she saw the fellow close the
casket and place it In his own bosom
You mean to keep those jewels as
you do the gold which you have
found
You are shrewd at guessing lady
I think I have good grounds for my
opinion sir Take them if you want
them and in return I only ask that
you let us go free You are welcome
to all that you have if you will give
us our liberty
You will rest before you go
r do not wish to rest long
Nor would I have you But for the
present you had better lie down upon
this soft grass and find some slight
repose I will call you when we
move And as he thus spoke he turn
ed away and joined his companions
Will they let U3 go murmured
Ulin letting her head fall upon her
companions shoulder
I hope so my mistress But come
we cannot learn their intent until
they please to tell us and in the mean
time you had better seek some rest
You are tired and worn Lay your
head upon my lap so And we will
hope for the best
Albia drew the head of her mistress
gently down and in a little while the
weary princess was asleep And the
hondmaiden did not long remain upon
the watch Her own lids were heavy
and very soon her senses were locked
in slumber
Al Abbas moved noiselessly to the
spot where the worn maidens slept
and presently others of his band join
ed him
By the blood of Cush muttered
the robber chief they are beautiful
enough The lady Ulin is the fairest
maiden I ever saw
They are both of them far too beau
tiful to be roaming at large said an
other of the gang
They are worth more than jewels
added a third
You are right responded the lead
er This princess would sell for a
diadem beyond the Syrian desert
But let them sleep and when they are
rested we will call them If we
would turn the prize into gold we
must not suffer it to fade from neg
lect
After this the robbers sat down to
their mornings meal and when they
had done eating some of them went to
sleep upon the grass
At the expiration of two hours Ulin
awoke with a sharp cry and caught
her companion convulsively by the
arm and cried
O and it was only a dream How
frightful it was
Only a dream dear mistress We
are safe and well
Thank heaven
Al Abbas as soon as he saw that
the girls were awake gave a shrill
whistle such as he had sounded on a
previous occasion and in an instant
his men were upon their feet The
horses also noticed the signal for
they lifted their heads and moved up
together as though ready to serve
their masters
To be continued
The lgerla Region
Nigeria is an important region in
Africa and comprises the whole of the
British sphere with the exception of
the colony and the Protectorate of
Lagos within the lines of demarca
tion arranged by the Anglo German
agreements of 1885 1886 and 1893 and
the Anglo French agreements of 1889
1890 and 1898 The region covers be
tween 400000 and 500000 square miles
and its population is variously esti
mated at from 25000000 to 40000000
but in the absence of any census no
reliance can be placed on such esti
mates It is certain however that a
great number of towns in Nigeria con
tain considerable population For ad
ministrative purposes Nigeria is tem
porarily divided into two governments
Northern Nigeria and Southern Ni
geria but in the absence of any data
it is impossible to say which section
has the largest population Brigadier
General Sir F J D Lugard K C M
G C B D S O is the high commis
sioner for Northern Nigeria Montreal
Herald and Star
How Ituskin Learned Obedience
John Ruskin who wrote so many
famous books said the first lesson he
learned was to be obedient One
evening he says when I was yet
in my nurses arms I wanted to touch
the tea urn which was boiling mer
rily It was an early taste for bronzes
I suppose but I was resolute about it
My mother bade me keep my fingers
back I insisted on putting them for
ward My nurse would have taken
me away from the urn but my mother
said Let him touch it nurse So I
touched it and that was my first les
son in the meaning of the word lib
erty I got and the last that for some
time I asked
Truth not eloquence is to be sought
nA Kempis
APOLOGY
NT
ENOUGH
Kaisor Sends Word to Chinese Emperoi
that More is Expected
fUTURE CONDUCT TO INFLUENCE
Ton Kettelers Murder to Be Expiated by
Good Behavior Emperor William Im
presses Chan With the Solemnity of
the Occasion
BERLIN Sept 5 Emperor Will
iams reception of the Chinese mission
of expiation headed by Prince Chuan
which took place today at Potsdam
was marked with all the severity con
sistent with an audience nominally
friendly
The Chinese imperial envoy on en
tering the palace was not accorded a
salute by the Garde du Corps The
emperor received him seated The but
tons and epaulettes of his majestys
white uniform were enveloped in crape
Prince Chun bowed thrice on entering
and leaving Emperor William re
mained seated during the reading of
the Chinese address Afterward how
ever he relaxed his stern demeanor
and welcomed the envoy courteously
and subsequently accompanied by his
adjutant he called upon Prince Chun
at the Orangerie Later in the evening
the emperor Prince Chun and a dozen
members of the expiatory mission took
tea on an island in the Spree
The emperor had evidently arranged
the entire ceremony with the view of
impressing Prince Chun that the cere
mony meant expiation for a foul crime
and only through expiation had Prince
Chun acquired the right to be treated
with princely honors Not until after
the ceremony did the atmosphere
change Then the troops outside sa
luted the bands played and the Hus
sars escorted Prince Chun back to the
Orangerie
The imperial envoy seemed deeply
Impressed with the solemnity of the
occasion and when summoned to the
throne room he showed visible embar
rassment He bowed repeatedly while
approaching the throne and his voice
was agitated while he was reading the
Imperial address
The entire manner of Emperor Will
iam was calculated to impress Prince
Chun with the solemnity of the cere
monials He spoke emphatically and
seriously emphasizing particularly the
word civilized
The ceremony lasted only ten min
utes In the meantime six Chinese
dignitaries of the highest rank who
were halted in the anteroom remained
there perfectly motionless and speech
less awaiting Prince Chuns return
with evident anxiety Prince Chun
retired backwards from the throne
room bowing profusely
According to the Lokal Anzeiger the
Chinese envoy will breakfast tomor
row with the emperor and empress
There was apparently but little pub
lic interest in the mission among the
people of Berlin A small but demon
strative crowd watched Prince Chun
driving in the park
END Of STRIKE MAY BE NEAR
Conference of Labor Leaders and Steel
Officials In Session In Jfew York
NEW YORK Sept 5 A conference
at which conditions of peace in the
great steel strike are being discussed
is in progress at the office of the
United States Steel corporation The
participants in the discussion include
Charles M Schwab of the United States
Steel corporation Sampel Gompers
president of the American Federation
of Labor John Mitchell president of
the United Mine Workers association
Prof Jenks of the Industrial commis
sion Secretary R M Easley of the
Civic Federation and Harry White
secretary of the Garment Workers as
sociation The conference was arrang
ed this morning and was asked for
by Samuel Gompers and John Mitch
ell who are believed to be acting in
behalf of President Theodore J Shaf
fer and the Amalgamated association
They reached here early this morning
an were joined by Messrs Jenks
Easley and White The entire party
came down town at 12 oclock and at
1215 oclock entered the office of the
United States Steel corporation They
were received by Mr Schwab and
shown to the consulting room
Shortly after their arrival Verly
Preston and some of the officials of
the subsidiary companies entered Mr
Schwabs office and joined the confer
ence None of the participants in the
conference could be seen and the ba
sis of the discussion could not be
learned
Clmn Cailsbn the Emperor
POTSDAM Sept 5 Prince Chun
visited the mausoleum at Frienden
kirche today and placed wreaths on
the tomb of the Emperor and Em
press Frederick Emperor William re
ceived Prince Chun at noon in the
presence of the royal princes Baron
Von Richthofen the foreign secretary
the principal ministers and generals
and the court dignitaries The prince
read a letter written ia yellow ink
to the emperor
START ON THE EXPOSITION
Elaborate Ceremonies Mark the DrlTlns
of the First Stake
ST LOUIS Sept 4 Just four
months from the date of the organi
zation of the exposition com pjmy the
first stake of the Worlds fair to bo
held in this city in 1903 to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Louis
iana purchase was driven today on
the site at Forest park Officers and
directors of the Louisiana Purcbaso
Exposition company municipal offi
cers and others assembled this fore
noon on the site near the structural
center of the grounds and there the
stake was driven by William H
Thompson president of the Bank of
Commerce in his official capacity of
chairman of the committee on grounds
and buildings
Fresident David R Franci3 of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany C W Walbridge representing
tho committee on ceremonies and
President Hiram Phillpps of the Board
of Public Improvements made address
es At the conclusion of the ceremo
nies the stake which had been spe
cially prepared for the occasion was
withdrawn for preservation and a
stake ordinarily used by surveyors
substituted for it
According to the plans adopted by
the commission of architects the
principal buildings agricultural
mines and minerals fisheries trans
portation and fine arts will be built
on foundation lines radiating from
the point the first stake was
driven
COMES THE MASTERS WAY
Steel Strike Develops More Gains for the
Trust Operator
PITTSBURG PA Sept 4 Develop
ments today in the steel strike show
decided gains for the manufacturers
The accession of thirty two skilled
men to the Star plant the increased
production at the Painter and th
Lindsay McCutcheon mills the de
fection from the strikers ranks of
seventy five machinists and pipe cut
ters at the Continental Tube works
and fifty at the Pennsylvania Tube
works the importation of twelve men
to the Monessen Steel Hoop mill and
the installation of three mills on the
night turn at the Clark mill all point
to an early resumption all along the
line as viewed by the steel officials
The Amalgamated officials however
make the claim that everything is
progressing satisfactorily and say
that much of the supposed advantag3
of the manufacturers is bluff and can
not be made good As an instance
they cite the Lindsay McCutcheon
plant where the company claims to
have as many men at work as they
can accommodate
f RANCE KEEPS A BOLD f R0NT
Refuses to Yield Its Demnnds Upon the
Sultan
CONSTANTINOPE Sept 4 Munir
Bey Turkish ambassodor to France
wired the porte on Saturday that he
had strong hopes that a settlement
of the Franco Turkish difficulty would
be reached which would preserve the
dignity of both governments
M Delcasse French minister of for
eign affairs on the contrary wired
M Bapst councillor of the French em
bassy categorical instructions to
take no steps to show that the re
lations getween the two countries were
modified
For Violation of Game Iavr
DES MOINES Sept 4 Judge N M
Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and Judge
H H Timble of Keokuk were arrest
ed at Ledyard Kossuth county by
Deputy Game Warden Murphy charg
ed with violating the game law They
were tried before a justice of the
peace who reserved decision until he
could look up the law Judge Hub
bard acted as counsel for himself and
Judge Timble
FIrsc Stake on State Fair Site
ST LOUIS Sept 4 Under the di
rection of Chief Architect Isaac S Tay
lor a party of surveyors whose duty
it will be to run the lines of the
buildings erected on the Worlds fair
site in Forest park will drive the first
stake of the Louisiana Purchase Cen
tennial exposition today This survey
is necessary to determine accurately
the space available for the structures
Whisky or the Revolver
CEDAR FALLS la bept 4 J H
Hough was found dead near Parkers
burg with a revolver in one hand and
a bottle of whisky in the other He
was 45 years old He was unmarried
The body was buried in the potters
field
Financing the Omaha Line
CHICAGO Sept 4 It is reported
says the Tribune that President
Stickney of the Great Western has
succeded in forming a syndicate to
underwrite an issue of 5000000 Chi
cago Great Western debenture bonds
to provide for the building of the
proposed extension to Omaha and
Sioux City Work on these extensions
is to be commenced next spring but
some preliminary grading may be done
this year
NEBRASKA GROWS CORN
Eon James Wilson Invited to Oomo and
be Convinced
THE f INEST EXHIBIT Of THE YEAR
This Vicoroae You as State a Very Im
portant Part of tho Corn Belt Cocaine
Back to Gods Country Miscellan
eous Nebraska Slattern
LINCOLN Sept 4 Tho following
message was sent by telegraph to
Jame3 E Wilson secretary of agri
culture at Washington
The Nebraska State Board of Agri
culture sends greeting and cordially
requests your presence at the finest
agricultural exhibits shown in the
United States during the year 1901
E L VANCE President
It has been demonstrated thut I4i
braska is a very important part of tho
corn belt said a member of the
board referring to the message and
we want the man who said the state
was not in the corn belt to come here
and be convinced of his error If Mr
Wilson comes to Lincoln he will see
corn that is not excelled In any state
in the union and we will have no dif
ficulty In proving that both In acreage
and yield Nebraska occupies a posi
tion pretty near the top of the col
umn
The sending of the message was the
result of a conference of the board of
agriculture held soon after the state
fair gates closed Monday It was
unanimously agreed that the agricul
tural and live stock exhibits at the
fair surpass all previous efforts In this
state Claims of this nature have been
made during the last two or three
days but they were generally thought
by the public to be exaggerated Now
the board haB reaffirmed the claim and
went still further by sending the en
thusiastic message to Secretary Wil
son
Haok to Gods Country
OMAHA Sept 4 The man who left
Nebraska twenty one years ago lock
ing for a better place to live has been
heard from and he wants to como
back His name is Charles F Adel
mann of Socorro N M and he writes
the following plaintive note to J
Francis general passenger agent of tho
Burlington
I have seen an ad In the Corn Belt
Where Shall I go in Nebraska and
this is just what a few friends of mins
and I would like to know We have
been here now over twenty one years
and want to get back to Gods country
again We used to live in Omaha
Columbus and Madison from 1872 to
1879 but there the land is high now
Will you please mail me a few of your
new books The Nebraska Grazing
Country
Mr Adelmanns request for informa
tion about Gods country has been
granted and if nothing unforseen oc
curs it is probable that Nebraska will
receive a few more settlers despite
the drouth stories so freely bandied
about by the yellow journals
Requisition for Owen E Mason
LINCOLN Bept 4 A requisition
on the governor of Colorado for th j
return of Owen E Mason who Is want
ed in Tecumseh to answer to tha
charge of embezzlement was issued by
Governor Savage Mason is accused
of stealing G0 from the treasury of
the Tecumseh lodge of the Knight3 of
Maccabees It is alleged that he took
the money while it was in his posses
sion as record keeper of the lodge
M S Pollard Is Commander
CAMBRIDGE Neb Sept 4 The
Southwest District Grand Army of the
Republic Reunion association elected
these officers Commander M S Pol
lard vice commander A G Keyes
junior vice commander John Gany
mill quartermaster W W Borland
chaplain Rev O R Beebe The elect
ive officers constitute the administra
tive council The reunion will be in
Illalr Refunds Its Debt
BLAIR Neb Sept 4 At a special
meeting of the city council last night
20000 of water refunding bonds and
5000 of city court house bonds which
have been drawing 7 per cent for fif
teen years were sold to Matthieseu
Bros retired merchants of this city
on their own bid at 4 per cent par
Sowing Wheat at Beaver Crossing
BEAVER CROSSING Neb Sept 4
The farmers are sowing fall wheat
The seed bed is in the finest condition
It has been for many years and tb
acreage will be large -
Third Trip to the Philippine
LINCOLN Sept 4 Lieut R B
McConnell formerly of the State uni
versity will sail for the Philippines
on his third trip to the islands on
September 15 Lieutenant McConnell
first went out with Company H First
regiment He was first sergeant
Afterwards he enlisted with the Thirty-ninth
Infantry and after his com
pany was mustered out returned to
Nebraska Two week3 ago he passed
his axamination
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