Chapter 11

THE ADVENTURES OF SHAH SOWAR AND ABDUL MAJID.

Shah Sowar meets "Smith"--They depart together--Sheikh Abdul Qadir, late Smith--A travelling Prince--The first pitfall--Escape--Tea and diplomacy--The Evil Spirit--The Chief with a thousand spears--The Englishman's disguise fails--Death in the morning--A hairbreadth escape--Abdul Majid--The fatal shoes--The compass down the well--A night with his jailer--A stroke for freedom--A later meeting--Peace and jollification 144