East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1922.
Page Twenty-One
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Colonel Furlong Found That Travelling
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Than Once He Had Dire Need' ot His Gun Arm
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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.
Xow here in front of me that pic
turesque- venomous-looking devil sat.
his rifle full-cocked across the pom
mel of his saddle, my other men at a
little distance to my right, and I a
good mark with my white sun-helmet,
but my revolver resting on my saddle
covered the guard.
"Muraiche, tell the guard to uncock
his rifle. It might go off by accident."
With a sullen look the guard obeyed.
"Xow tell hiin to ride first to protect
the goods. Let the men with the pack
donkey follow, then yon behind them.
I'll ride last. If any thieves approach
within gun-sot, warn them awav at
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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
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Then we i;,y do.vn. and. th;nkstE
to the prevjou.- r.Uh's rest.
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nirht. When Muraiche rolled over 1T1 -Jjjj
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his sleep, or a naboring black mutter
ed in his savage dreams, I would start
from. .my dozing.
True. I gave them no baksheesh at
the Journey's end. I might have had
them thrown Into the foul Turkish
prison at tho castle; but, after all, it
was the life of these men of the desert,!
-they had only tried their little game'
mid failed. j
And. the stakes': My revolvers and !
iiiiinii nitlon, the leather 01 my sad -!
die and rldlng-logglngs, and perha ps '
a. gold filling In my teeth. They knew
I bad no money, for in the presence
of Mmali he 1 had deposited it at Tri
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