The King's Talisman — page 106: what you’re looking at

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THE KING'S TALISMAN. 97 “‘See there, sir!” exclaimed the Egyptian, at the same time pointing with his finger off toward the northward and eastward, where a small cloud seemed hanging upon the horizon. : ‘“Some caravan, perhaps, bound for Petra,” said Nou- reddin. , | “But they are coming directly toward us,” replied Molech. ‘See their spear-heads gleam in the sunlight.” The youthful leader had now fairly collected his scat- tered senses, and he saw in a moment that the approaching cavalcade was on no regular track, but riding directly to- ward his own train. ‘“<'They are coming this way,” he said, turning to the Egyptian. _ Yes, my master, and I fear, too, that our time has - come,” replied Molech, while he trembled with fearful agitation. ‘‘What mean you, Molech?”’ the young man asked, and he gazed in astonishment upon his follower’s trepidation. ‘* We are armed.” ‘Do you not recognize those spear-heads?”’ Molech re- turned. «‘ Are they different from others?” «Their length, sir. See! they are a half-dozen spans above their riders’ heads.” ‘Well, what of that?” ‘‘What of it? Why, sir, I think you might know them out of ten thousand. They are those accursed Nu- bians.” Noureddin gazed more intently upon the swiftly approach- ing party, and at length he became convinced that Molech’s fears were well founded. Not only were the Nubians re- turning, but they had a heavy addition with them, consist- ing of fully forty of those wild Arabs who roamed among the mountains, and whose prowess and warlike endowments (ECO AAICGl oxeye) SS (Eo)