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Naoum relapsed into thoughtful silence; his face was heavy with anxiety; George could almost hear the throbbings of his own heart, the silence seemed so profound, and it was with a sense of relief that he heard his companion again talking in his slow, measured tones.
Before his host re-appeared food was again brought to him, and this, with the aid of soap and water, made him ready to face the world again. A few minutes later Naoum came in. "I have been more fortunate than I had anticipated.
"The moment the boat reaches us," said Naoum in agitated tones, "you must jump in instantly. They have gone for assistance, and if they return before we get off, it means murder." The two Arabs left to watch our friends were evidently afraid to attack, and drew back to a respectful distance, eyeing the fugitives furtively.
I shall watch for you always, and some day we shall meet again. Farewell!" Without another word she turned and left the room. Naoum stood looking on with a stolid face, and, as his mother departed, led the way to another door, and the two men left the house. To anybody of a less courageous spirit the position Helmar found himself placed in would have been appalling.
There was such an air of sincerity about the fellow that Helmar at once felt he could trust him, so without hesitation he set about writing the note. He found a pencil in his pocket, and using the inside of an envelope, gave a brief outline of what had befallen him, addressed it to Naoum, and then set himself to await the coming of his guard.
"I'm afraid that is their idea," replied George, with a rueful face, "unless I can escape, and that doesn't seem very likely." "Naoum is at Damanhour," said the man thoughtfully. "If he know you here, he no let them kill you. You go from here at sunrise to-morrow, I am to be one of your guard." George was on the alert in an instant.
The thought of once more being at liberty was indeed alluring, and he hoped and prayed that the attempt would be successful. True, he had little now to complain of since his rescue by Naoum and Mariam, but the love of liberty was strong upon him.
What did his coming portend? Was it simply coincidence, or was it in reference to himself? These questions passed rapidly through his mind before he replied. "You then anticipate something?" Naoum smiled his calm, inscrutable smile. "Not from him directly, but he has many friends, or paid servants, ready to carry out his orders. However, we must not seek trouble.
The sun had set, and night had closed in when Naoum again came to George to notify him that the guard awaited to take him to Cairo. "The little wretch Abdu is to be in charge of you, Helmar," said he, after informing him of the presence of the guard. "How this comes to be arranged, I do not know, but there is evidently some purpose in it.
So far they had come across no sign of the rebels, and George began to think they had escaped them altogether. Naoum was not so sanguine, in fact he saw a greater danger ahead than even he had anticipated at first. "You can't see as I do," he said one evening, as George and he sat watching the setting sun; "the fact that we have not as yet come across them indicates nothing.
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