chap, v.] AND INTERPOSE ON HIS BEHALF. 
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overtook him, but lie still continued running, and 
upon my closing with liim he threw his spear on the 
ground, but still ran. Not being able to speak his 
language I made signs that he should hold the mane 
of my horse, and that no one should hurt him. He at 
once clutched with both hands the horse’s mane, and 
pushed himself almost under my knee in his efforts to 
keep close to me for protection. The Turks arrived 
breathless, and the native appeared as terrified as a 
hare at the moment it is seized by the greyhound. 
“ Shoot him ! ” they one and all shouted. “ Well done, 
‘Hawaga’! (Sir) you caught him beautifully! We 
never could have caught him without your horse. 
Pull him out! we’ll shoot him as an example to the 
others! ” I explained that he was my man, and 
belonged to me as I had caught him, therefore I could 
not allow him to be shot. “ Then we’ll give him 500 
with the coorbatch ! ” they cried. Even this generous 
offer I declined, and I insisted that he should accom¬ 
pany me direct to Ibrahim, into whose hands 1 should 
myself deliver him. Accordingly, still clutching to my 
horse’s mane, the captive followed and was received 
by the main body on arrival with shouts of derision. 
I told Ibrahim that he must forgive him this time, 
if he promised to carry his load to the end of the 
journey. He immediately picked up his heavy burden 
