Miss Caprice by St. George Rathborne
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they may keep their enemies at bay until aid comes, for John has not
forgotten the mission of Monsieur Constans. He calls a halt, and briefly explains his plans. All of them see that the horses they ride are not in the race when compared with the magnificent steeds of their pursuers, and recognizing the fact that what John suggests is probably the best thing to be done under the existing circumstances, they quickly dismount. The horses are then started along the road in the hope that they will lure the pursuers on while the little party pass through the opening, and enter the quaint building, once the resting-place of a holy Mohammedan's bones. CHAPTER XX. THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES. Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess. When all have entered he closes the opening. The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve. |
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