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A ROMANCE OF THE NORTH-WEST
FRONTIER, .HY
BERTRAM MITFORD
(Author of "The Ruby Sword," "Sign of the Spider," The Word of the Sorceres,""&c.).
CHAPTER XXIV.
ON THE BRINK OF THE GRAVE. Whon, inmediately on leaving his prisoner, Mnabim Khan was informed that a believer had been brought in, escorting a woman, railed I who had come far to commugleste with him upon a matter of importance, the Nawab be- trayed no surprise; nor did the statement that the woman, although dressed as one of their own women, was a Feringhi, olisit any, eithor. He coldly directed that they should be conducted to his durbar hall, aus, de companied by bis son and Kubendil Khan, he proceeded thither.
Hilda Clive dropped her veil as she came into the presenes of the chiefs. They returned ber salaam gravely, sying her with the same artive euriosity as that which she felt with
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And how came it that she was here? Simply one of thean strange impressions of prevoyance to which abe was at times givet. It had been borae in upon her with a vivid and startling sud denness that the missing man was in great peril; so incisive and convincing indoed was this impression as to dispel forthwith the idea that he was a courteously treated prisoner of war in the hands of a generans and honourable enemy. She, and she alone, hand power to save him. Al Ortonials were fond of money, she had board- fortunately she had plenty.he would literal- ly redeem him, would buy bis release oven though it cost her every farthing she had in the world.
The plan-ouce concalved she lost no time in carrying it out. She said go word shout it to anybody, for fear of being interfored with, bat leaving a uote for the Tarielone, she started off with Mehrab Khan for the Nawal's stronghold. The Baluchi had raised no objection. He took it as quite a matter of course that she should require him to accompany bor alang into the midst of a hostile tribo. So, having adopted the Gularzul attice, and being well armed, he had brought her in safety hither.
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