CHAPTER X.

THE ESCAPE OF FATHER BONOMI.

Ohrwalder continues to describe his personal experiences -- Mahmud the emir of El Obeid--His unsuccessful attempts to entrap the Nubas--The arrival of Olivier Pain in El Obeid--His motives in joining the Mahdi--His journey towards Omdurman--His sad fate--Lupton Bey arrives at El Obeid from the Bahr el Ghazal--He is sent to Omdurman and thrown into chains--Life in El Obeid--The escape of Father Bonomi--Ohrwalder's solitude--The death of the Khojur Kakum 169