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CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Journey from Murroo to Sakeitaban, general direction, W. S.W., 

 time marching, one hour. — Visit to Durtee Ohmed. — Halt for 

 short time at Sakeitaban. — Proceed to Mullu, general direction, 

 W. S.W., time marching, four hours. — Bad road. — Threats of 

 assassination.' — Shields of the Dankalli, and care of their arms. 

 — Arrive at Mullu. — Write letter to Ankobar. 



May 17th. — We left Murroo a little before sunrise. 

 I was about to start, when Ohmed Mahomed came 

 up, and introduced a one-eyed stranger, with the 

 rather surprising information that he was the Durtee 

 Ohmed, for whom I had a few days before been 

 making inquiry. On looking about, I could not 

 see Ebin Izaak to ask for an explanation, but as I 

 conceived that Ohmed Mahomed knew of my having 

 before given three dollars to a man who was said to 

 be Durtee Ohmed, I said I should not repeat the 

 present. My respectable Has ul Kafilah denied 

 any knowledge of the circumstance, and appeared 

 quite indignant at the deceit practised upon me 

 by Ebin Izaak. The one eye of the present 

 applicant was repeatedly pointed to as evidence of 

 identity, and at length I was induced to give the 

 man two dollars as a present from Lieut. Barker. 



