. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . eringto ride with her for the first days journey; andalthough the brave little woman was quite unpreparedfor travelling, she mounted a donkey and rode Lethaby said that he must not say Good-bye,as there was risk for him on the way back evenduring the transit of that short distance, if he wasobserved to be returning to the town ; but that he KHALIL AWAITS US. 211 would vanish. So he lagged a little behind, duckedbehind a stone, and disappeared. When we got to the top of the hill we saw somehorseme
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . eringto ride with her for the first days journey; andalthough the brave little woman was quite unpreparedfor travelling, she mounted a donkey and rode Lethaby said that he must not say Good-bye,as there was risk for him on the way back evenduring the transit of that short distance, if he wasobserved to be returning to the town ; but that he KHALIL AWAITS US. 211 would vanish. So he lagged a little behind, duckedbehind a stone, and disappeared. When we got to the top of the hill we saw somehorsemen armed with spears and rifles, and found SheikKhalil seated amongst them awaiting our arrival. Wehad to salute him, and then proceeded surrounded bythe whole Sheik Khalil is an older man thanSaleh, with a grey beard, tall, strong, and determinedlooking ; but has the reputation of being less treache-rous and grasping than his relative. 1 Threescore valiant men are about it; . . they all hold swordsbeing expert in war; every man hath his sword upon his thigh,y(Song of Solomon).. ENCAMPMENT OF SHEIK KHAL1L, WHERE WE WERE DETAINED. CHAPTER VI. THE KERAKI. TRAP NO. 2. SHEIK KHALIL. I will run after him, and take somewhat of him,... a talent of silver and two changes of raiment. 2 Kings. Its an honorable kind of thievery. Two Gentlemen of Verona. TWO hours riding over grassy uplands bare oftrees, brought us to the ruins of Ar of Moabthrough which we passed, regretting that wehad no opportunity of inspecting them properly ; butat that time we still hoped that we should get acrossthe Arnon, and within easy reach of Madeba that on we came to the ruins of an ancient templeor castle built with large hewn stones, and containingabove ground portions of a very large fallen column. DECEITFUL MEAT. 213 Passing these, and still journeying through the samekind of country, we arrived early in the afternoon atthe encampment of Sheik Khalil, which is about fivehours ride north
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