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Before the Wahaby invasion, this was a commercial town, to which the Arabs of the country around, at the distance of many days' journey, resorted, that they might pur-chase articles of dress; while those of the mountains brought caravans of wheat and barley: it was also a considerable entrepot for coffee, brought on camels from the mountains of Yemen by Be-douins, who thus eluded the heavy duties levied in the harbours of the Arabian coast.
For some minutes several people had been watching him from a respectful distance. Now, hearing the yowl, these onlookers drew near. He rose then, instantly sober, set the hat forward, descended the steps, and held out a friendly left hand to Johnnie. "Come on, sonny," he coaxed. "Ain't it eatin' time? Let's go and pur-chase some grub."
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