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Show UltSFII ll Alt VIIS. IIAN8 flirsP HAS HAD A 8TAHTLJNU ALlVtNltltlF IS HAIIKEST AtllinA. Hprlutlmj through tho vvllis of Afrlcs In his rilsjbtihlrt pursue 1 1 7 n horde ol howling Arabs wm ono of tho mil I diversions with which Mcu tenant Hans (lleiu cf Ihs I'tuislan army whlled nway bis sojourn In the dark continent. Hu soon grew tired of that, howurer, left the ervlcr, camv to America and settled in lacoma. The lltutenaat passed through the city yestordny eu rcuto lo Btockloo, ) tho Han I'rniiclsco Chrvnlclo of Miy 7th, an 1 w-hllo In a reminiscent mood related lomo of bis advoutures In tho nllderncss. He Is a finely educated edu-cated young man who rendered excellent excel-lent lervico In Atrlci nnl busts n glswlng letter of recommcniiallori irnni VVm. Waller l'litlif, United rjlitei mlnlitorto tlcrmnti). "In 16S0," said the lltiitiuant, who Ins nun iTcu icarr, "I was 111 cnaigu of anixplorlnitslatloii i mlhs In-laud In-laud frcin anxlhar, under Dr. l'tlers, thou lebrated ()rruiainn Ijnr. I'or tlioiacof nno jear all was quiet. Then wsr t roko out between us and tho coast, shutting ctr all conimuiil catlou. rii Arabs, nldeil lytho blaufa, were llghtllii Iho Uermaii In. vaderr. "At tho outset I had abjut 03 blacks an J tour while men, but Iho usttlVHiHoon grew flluhtoiie.1, und all I lit twelvn dorcrtcJ ttmatatlou. 1 tin n otltio wlilto men 1 dlsatched ta tho couk for help, but the) went killed on thuway. That Utt mo Willi n small llgl ting crew, but we tarrlciided tliu station and waited for tho Arabs. They cainolu tbu night, and, as ono of my hlact-s had turned traitor and opeued tbugatri, thu enemy found Ilia way clear to murdtrar. About midnight onenlglitln Juno I was arouse! by tho rattle of musketry, and, I oklmr out of tho wlridnw, saw tho liuuin surrounded sur-rounded with blacks and Arabs. Tlur pskcdlhtdr guns In at tho windows and biased away, but I lied turouih the lark door In ray nightshirt and e.eapud In tho brush nnd darkness. Ono black servant and in) srlf were all that werec(iared. "Wo traveled all night through Iho brush and theriisan lover Js.air.oJ rocks uulllruy feet weraalmsat torn toshruds. Ilut thu Aral still pursued ns Atiai-lUlitwolnckshellei Atiai-lUlitwolnckshellei In a liable near n lullvo vlllagr, where I rested nearly two weeks. Jly that tlmo mr wound weroliealod and we set out for the coast, traveling nights and hIJlug Iu tho brush liy dsy.wlih tho bloodthirsty Aral's all nrciin 1 u. "Alter two rutin lnof hardshlpsand sulle.'lugs I rojrhed tho cossl, where inyfri.nds all tluugbt I was dead. TlH-y hnd given tneup months luforo. Whed I hsd rested 1 Jolne 1 thu Oer-man Oer-man fjrers under MuJor Von Whs-manu, Whs-manu, but tuy health had been so rtrlomly Impaired tint I reshrnod my Llfl coinml.ilnii ot Drat lieutenant and (IS came to America. I don't want any 11 mom Aras In mlna" !tlfl WlilloinAfilea.Mr.aicsedliooverel tflrl a few small lakos bofoto tho Arabs dis- ill ill covered him. men hu lost Interest Iu HlsU thu business, but hui delivered many UlH Interesting lectures nn Africa in varl- ttllV cut rails of thu world. Rlfl |