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and all his gold coin that he had brought
from the cavern, to the house of his de-
ceased brother, of which he took posses-
sion; and Cassim's widow received every
kind attention both from Ali Baba and his
wife.
After an interval of some months, the
troop of robbers again visited their retreat
in the forrest, and were completely astonish-
ed to find the body taken away from the
cave, and every thing else remaining in
its usual order. "we are discovered,"
said the captain, "and shall certainly be
undone if we do not adopt speedy mea-
sures to prevent our ruin. Which of you,
my brave comrades, will undertake to
search out the villian who is in possession of
our secret?"
One of the boldest of the troop advanc-
ed, and offered himself, and was accepted
on the following conditions: namely, that
if he succeeded in his enterprise, he was to
be made second in command of the troop,
but that if he brought false intelligence, he
was immediately to be put to death.
The bold robber readily agreed to the
conditions: and having disguised him-
self, he proceeded to the city. He arrived
there about day-break, and found the cob-
bler Mustapha in, his stall, which was
always open before any shop in the town.
