“Toward 10 o’clock Yooslf came
around waking tho smokers, for it was
time to close the don. How quietly,
without n murmur, tho men loft their
seats nnd walked away. In about half
an hour I alone remained with Yooslf
and his sister. Tho formhr addressed
me, nnd I staggered to my feet. He
laughed, for he thought I could be
easily managed now.
“ ‘Go with Ayesha,’ he said, ‘nnd she
will show you a room where you can
put up for tho night.’
“Then, In a whisper to bls sister:
“ ‘Give him tho mixture, and rob him
as quickly as possible, for Mahomed
will he hero shortly. You will find tho
money In the left pocket of his coat.’
“ ‘Can’t wo,’ asked Ayesha, ‘rob him
and turn him out without —’
“ ‘Hush, girl!’ interrupted he. Tt
must be done. Do you think he’ll rest
without finding us if we turn him out
In his senses?’
“Ayesha took mo to a small room,
which no sooner had she entered than
she locked the door of. and, sinking
upon the ground, wept.
“I was by her side in an instant, and
I nsked whnt a Heil her.
