That demoralized his men and made the rest easy.

Now, I have questioned the Turk, and between him and the Kurdish chief I have discovered good reason to hurry forward." "I would weigh that Kurd's information twice!" said I."He cut those Turks down in cold blood.

What is he but a cutthroat robber ?" "Let him weigh what I told him, then, three times!" he answered with a laugh.

"Have you any men hurt ?" "No," said I.
"Then give me a mile start, and follow!" he ordered.

And in another minute he was riding away at the head of his forty, slowly for sake of the horses, but far faster than I could go with all those laden carts.