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Filling his saddle-bags with three days' rations, two canteens of

water, he set off on a hagin, or racing camel, for Allaha, three

hundred miles inland as the crow flies It was his intention to ride

straight down to the desert and across this to Colonel Hare's caood condition can hty ed was of

Arab blood In four days he expected to reach the camp If Winnie had

not yet arrived, he would take the road, meet her, warn her of the

dangers which she was about to face, and convey her to the sea-port

If it was too late, he would send the caer to the colonel, to advise him

They watched him depart in a cloud of dust, and then played the ; for they had decided to

wait till they heard frohts later, when Ahalow, he found

conditions as usual For reasons best known to hi In fact, he had always had the coalow and camp untouched, so as

not to alar hi the keepers not to disturb him; he would be able to wake

himself when the ti along in years; and it was noon of the next day when a hand

shook him by the shoulder and he awoke to witness the arrival of Winnie