l-favoured savage.

Still the Bedouins did not appear satisfied, and more wrangling took
place. At length Boo Bucker and his companions retired to their camp,
and in a short time reappeared, dragging forward Antonio, who seemed
very unwilling to accompany them. Notwithstanding the resistance he
made, however, he was brought up to the Bedouin chief, who placed his
hand on his shoulder and claimed him as his slave. Antonio was at first
furiously indignant at being so treated by his treacherous friends, but
seeing that there was no help for it, he yielded to circumstances.

"I say, Charlie, it won't do to let these black fellows keep up our
jackets and caps!" exclaimed Halliday. "Cannot you ask our new masters
to get them back for us?"

"I will do my best, at all events," I answered; and turning to one of
the Arabs who surrounded us, I inquired the name of their chief. The
Arab seemed very much surprised at being addressed in his own language,
and answered,--"Sheikh Hamed ben Kaid."

I thanked him in due form for the information he had given me; then
stepping up to the sheikh, I made him a profound salaam, and addressing
him by name, told him that we had been deprived of our garments, and
begged that he would recover them. He at once turned to Boo Bucker, and
upbraiding him for keeping back what ought to have been his, ordered him
at once to bring the jackets and caps. The Ouadlim chief looked very
much annoyed, as he had evidently expected to retain the articles; but a
few menacing words made him hasten away, and return in a short time with
the things, as well as my spy-glass,--all of which we expected would be
restored to us. Such, however, we found to be very far from Sheikh
Hamed's intention. He inquired if any other articles had been taken
from us; and on my replying that everything had been given back, he
ordered Boo Bucker to move with his people to the northward, as it was
his intention to camp in the neighbourhood. On this the two parties
separated; and we were not sorry to see the last, as we hoped, of our
former masters.

Sheikh Hamed now mounted his camel, and ordering us to follow, moved on
to the southward--to look out for a spot suitable for encamping, as we
supposed. We marched on as directed; but Antonio, who showed an evident
inclination to be refractory, was handed over to the keeping of some of
Sheikh Hamed's followers. In a short time we reached a spot not far
from the shore, which app