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East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1922. Page Twenty-One 12,500 FEET OF FLOOR SPACE 12,500 FEET OF FLOOR SPACE Colonel Furlong Found That Travelling With Arabs Had Some Difficulties; More Than Once He Had Dire Need' ot His Gun Arm Furnish MOW For Future Economy LET 'ER BUCK (Continued from page IS.) sides stood out in .silhouette against the. sky, I bent low on my horse's neck and watched Intently. At one of those turns where the sky cut deep into the mouniainsiue. Having every irregular ity in relief against It, I noticed that men were following us paralb-d to our course and a Kttle ahead of it. First, away up on the side, a fi zzed head and the barrel of a Ions Arab flint lock bobbed against the sky for a sec ond, as, dodging catlike among the rooks, their owner rounded the side Then a second and a third appeared, and I knew we were followed by thieves. This was not comforting; but if we were attacked, the guards rifle, Muralehe's old-fashioned five- shooter, and my two revolvers would be morp than a match for them in point of armament. One thing p'izze:eu me- however, until later. The manner of these des ert thieves being invariably to attack from the rear, 1 could not account fir their seeming to forge ahead of u. Watching my men, I saw that they, too, were aware of the thieves; and Muraiche, who had been watching me closely when we occasionally rode abreast, remarked: "This is a bad counlry here; I think robbers arc fol lowing us." "Yes," r replied; "there are men off there. I have seen three." H replied, still following the "Allah knows, everything is in the hand of Allah. 'There is neither might nor power save in Allah, the Hfkh, the Mighty.1 La! Arbi, you must not rido behind, it is dangerous; you had better ride first." () This saying is used by Moslems when anything alarming occurs. "Then I wlil ride last. Muraiche, for I have the best weapons, and I can shoot better than any of you." After a sharp turn we wound along a valley side. . Just below us the dense foliago of an ancient olive grove shut out every gleam of light from its black interior, the gnarled old branches reaching out as though to drag Into their depths any who might come within heir grasp, and the same weird sensations ot awe passed over me which I had felt as a hoy when I pored over Here's ilhistrations of the wandering Dante and Vidgil in that wonderful, gruesome nether world. My sensation was complete when, as though it was the most natural thing in the world for a small caravan to leave the trail, dangerous at its best, my guard led and the men proceeded to follow tilth toward the dark wood, which it was manifestly their purpose to enter. "Muraiche,'' r called, "why are the men leaving the trail'.'" Perhaps he did not hear,, for the ground was rough and tho stones rattled down the steep bank. ''Muraiche," r called loudly and preemptorlly, as I rode up to him, "tell the men to halt," at the same time drawing one of my pistols and resting it across my saddle. Then I repeated the question. "Tho guard says, it is shorter," Jluariche guard. "Then let the guard take it if he chooses. Order the men on to the trail," and we scrambled our horses and donkey up the steep Incline. The Ruard turned his saddle for a moment, made a low reply to Mur aiche, then descended and disappear ed in the darkness. Skirting the wood for half a mile, we passed beyond it, ami my already well-aroused suspi- clous of intended treachery on the part of my men were confirmed, when in spite of the fact that the guard had by far tlte fastest -walking horse of our outfit and had taken a shorter I shall fire. You understand ?" Ai'bi," and we strung out in route, there was no sign of him until we had passed a hi mil red yards be yond the grove and halted. As he emerged I heard the faint click of his carbine as he pulled the bolt to a full-cock, upon which, half turning my horse, I awaited him: as he neared us I saw that he had been running his horse, which was breath ing hard and sweating. Then the nit 1 1 niisnwi upon ine: my men were in league with the thieves, who, by a preconcerted arrangement, had gone ahead and hidden in the grove. there to set upon me in the darkness, relying on my confidence in the guard to follow his lead. Failing in Ihelr end, the guard had stopped to parley with them and then made up time. Had their place of ambush-not been so evidently dangerous to enter, they might, have been successful. Nor would it have been the first time a guard and outfit had returned with out the arid, telling a good story of how they were attacked by thieve: and escaped while he was killed. 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KOEPPEN'S Tlie Drug Store Tliat Series You Best I S3 East Court Street once or "Yes, single file. My purpose was to place the guard who possessed the most ef fective weapon where it was practical ly of no use against me; for litis ga-ve me a screen of the men and animals. The danger from Mohammed and All depended entirely upon their ability to close in on me, so while in that position there was mulling to fear from them. An for Muraiche, he was under my direct survcilance with the advantage all my way, as I rode with drawn weapon. But I knew the Arab well enough to know that so long as he is not ex cited or liis fanaticism aroused he will not risk his own skin while stratagy will serve his ends; and also knew that I had no one to depend upon but myself, and that my safety lay In maintaining as far as possible normal condition of things. So I watched; watched my men in front and watched to the side and behind for signs of the thieves, of whom I caught glimpses now and again. .My Arabs' conjunc-. Hon with these men thwarted, it was but natural that they should commu nicate with each other to further their plans, and in various ways they sought to do this. While caravan men, while marching through a safe district ami many strong often chant to ease their dreary march or to pacify the camels, hi our circumstances the less attention we could draw to ourselves; the better. So when Mohammed started to ciinnt in a loud voice by way of giving information, I ordered i him to lie (pilot. Again as we rounded a short bend,"1 Mi made a break for the brush, but he started a second too soon. T saw; him, and called his name sharply; he halted and rotutrnet to the caravan. ( When we passed within gun-shot of. objects which might conceal a foe I ,' rode abreast of Muraiche, using hiin i to screen myself, knowing well that they would only attack from the side which from their position placed us in the full moon-light. And in the nar row ravines, though he growled, I oft en crowded him close, affording little or no opportunity to the Arabs to single me out for a shot without en dangering Muraiche. So we traveled until a thong of ono of Mohammed's candles broke ofl tho rocky ground, and he asked to be allowed to drop behind a little and fix it. Since we low a long slope of hill J acceded; but as ho fell behind some distance, f called to him to conic, and when he approached us I turned my attention to the men ahead, feeling a sense of ss were entering a wide open stretch be-111 relief that ive wero in uioro open counlry. The moon was slightly behind us, 1 55 high in the heavens, and cast ouri shadows diagonally to the right and. ahead of us. I watched the shadows of my horse and myself squirm and un lulate as they traveled over the Troiind. As T rclnverl frnm thn tpn.l aion under which I had been a mo-1 ment gating unthinginkly ahead, the ! movement of another shadow caught! 2 my eye. that of an upward-moving j irni and knobbed club. There was s no time lo l"ok first. Instinctively i my right hand thrust my revolver un- Jer my reinarm, and I turned my head I S sharply to find, what I had expected, ! that my revolver was pointing full at. the breast of tho big fellow Mohara- mod, who, stealing up quietly behind j me with Handles removed had intend-1 55 ed to strike.- -I.ioor-r-ro!" (!onn, I said. Low ering his club, without a sign of em barrassment, be took his place in line, the others apparently having been ob livious to the whole affair. After he left me, and the excite ment of the moment had passed, cold chills chased one another up andjfEH down my spine. From then on I saw: no sign of thieves. For five hours Ijj had ridden with my finger on the : trigger of my pistol, covering my men. t or five hours I had sensations which trust I shall not experience again. About one o'clock in the morning, high upon the hill top we sighted the I .vhite wails of Kussubat, and, after ' "otiic hard climbing we came. Into fullirj "'w of the silver city glistening in j S a bath of silver as Khonis had shone I g in v. flood of gold. A few words with the town guard. I and the great doors of its main gale, jS tic I'ud KI Kussabat creaked and I S groaned as thev swung open, and we j entered the city, clatteror. d up the's s'icp, narrow streets, where, from the I tow housetops on cither side sleeping) E forms muffled in barracans awoke '3 and peered over at us, and big white ' i v.olf-hounds craning their m-cks wt! pandemonium loose from one end of j g the town to the oth'-r. as they snarled . EE and yelped In our very faces. jg Foon we wire in a small fonduk j with doors heavily bolted. The otherlH occupants were a selected Mock of 1 camels, goats, sheep, and fowls taken ! E from the Ar.ibg by the Turks In licUjHS of taxes; in fact the fonduk had l-en;H converted into a short of poiin-1. Onjp th- roof were a. doz-!i or 1.0 of Arabs IES ai.d. blacks asleep, and I preferred j j their company in the iiiooniiht to . - that of my foar men und r the dark ' archways. To prevent scheming, 1 1 tO"k with toe M;llaiehe. the rulix- of all tile trouble, f'oiee of the- blacks and Aral raised up out of thfc.r sleep prol.ai-ly f-r the first time, an appari tion in l.haki and a white helmet" Then we i;,y do.vn. and. th;nkstE to the prevjou.- r.Uh's rest. managed to keep i.jl.e met, of the nirht. When Muraiche rolled over 1T1 -Jjjj a. Cs5 O in .. rr -1 I it BEDS You will find as large an assort ment here as you could wish for. Wood beds in light and dark or iron beds. MATTRESSES There is nothing that assures you of a good night's rest like a good mattress. 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