Rankin turns back from a closed gate to find blank walls on either side and a crescent of drawn blades closing in, their commander on horseback behind. From that tight corner the story runs through intrigue with a Shareef, a hunchbacked beggar who knows his horses, and swordplay across an Eastern city. First printed in Weird Tales, February 1930.
Swashbuckling pulp adventure in the Arabian Nights mode from two Weird Tales regulars. Download the free EPUB.