Now I thought that all was over, especially when of a sudden from behind the White Rock emerged a second squad of horsemen.
"Cut off!" I exclaimed.
"Suppose so, sir," answered Quick, "but these seem a different crowd." I scanned them and saw that he was right.

They were a very different crowd, for in front of them floated the Abati banner, which I could not mistake, having studied it when I was a guest of the tribe: a curious, triangular, green flag covered with golden Hebrew characters, surrounding the figure of Solomon seated on a throne.

Moreover, immediately behind the banner in the midst of a bodyguard rode a delicately shaped woman clothed in pure white.

It was the Child of Kings herself! Two more minutes and we were among them.

I halted my camel and looked round to see that the Fung cavalry were retreating.