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Updated: June 15, 2025
By this time the tents had been struck, the camels loaded, and all but Golah and Fatima appeared willing and anxious to depart from the spot. These were not; for their business at that camping-place had not yet been completed.
At an early hour next morning the caravan started on its journey, still moving westward. This direction Golah was compelled to pursue, to obtain a supply of water, although it was taking him no nearer his destination. Two days' journey was before them ere they could reach another well. While performing it, Golah, vexed at the delay thus occasioned, was in very ill-humour with things in general.
He dared to use violence against a master, a crime that on the desert demands the punishment of death. Aroused from his painful reverie by the commotion going on around him, Golah, seeing the folly of the act, shouted to his son to be calm, and yield obedience; but the youth, not heeding the command of his father, continued his resistance.
Every day we journey southward carries us farther from home, or the chance of ever getting there. Perhaps these Arabs may buy us, and take us north. Suppose we get the Krooman to speak to them?" All consented to this course. The Krooman was called; and when informed of their wishes he said that he must not be seen speaking to the Arabs, or Golah would be displeased.
The next morning on resuming the journey Golah condescended to tell his captives that they should reach a well or spring that afternoon, and stay by it for two or three days. This news was conveyed to Harry by the Krooman; and all were elated at the prospect of rest, with a plentiful supply of water. Harry had a long conversation with the Krooman as they were pursuing their route.
The sheik's son then, at his father's command, ran to the pit to secure the woman; while Golah himself rushed forward to meet the helpless men who were advancing towards him. In an instant the four were thrown prostrate to the earth. With their hands tied, the powerful sheik upset them as easily as though they had been bags of sand.
The youth who had fled the night before, had evidently come up with Golah and his son; and the two men who had pursued him and lost their lives, their animals, muskets, and scimitars. Golah now had two accomplices, and the three were well mounted and well-armed. The anger of the Arabs was frightful to behold. They turned towards the two women whom they knew to be Golah's wives.
Advancing towards Golah he held the figs up before his eyes, and then, with a nod and an expression that seemed to say, "Thank you for this," he raised the bowl to his lips with the intention of drinking.
The Krooman, on the contrary, appeared to be pleased at their taking this direction, notwithstanding the objections he had expressed to going inland. During the night's journey Golah still seemed to have some fear of the Arabs; and so great was the desire to place as much ground as possible between himself and them that he did not halt until the sun was more than two hours above the horizon.
Why, then, should they try to escape while journeying towards the place where those friends were living? The Krooman went on to say that the young man who had just made off was Golah's brother-in-law; that, unlike themselves, in going north he would not be seeking freedom but perpetual slavery, and for that reason he had gone to rejoin Golah and his son.
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