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THE OMAHA DAILY TJEE: SU2TDAY. JITLT 29, 1900.
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The Unspeakable Turk.
By GEORGC IIORTON.
fi) iiopnlpi of PrcorilliiK t'liiiitrr,
(Copyright, 1900, by George, Horton.)
John Curtis, a young American, who
chances to ho In Athens nt the oiithrenk of
the Grcco-Turklsh war, Joins a filibustering
expedition to Cruto. The little vessel la
wrecked, but Curtis, accompanied by Lieu
tenant Mndhnhtn, 11 soldier of fortune, and
u nntlvu Cretan, Mlchiill, reaeh the Island
safely. They iirrlvii at n village and uro
cared for by the Inhabitants. Curtis has
Injured Ills foot on a sea urchin lie Is
nursed by I'anayota, the priest s daughter.
In a few days word tomes of the advance
of the Turks under Kostakes toward the
town. The Cretans gather In the puss, the
men lighting and the women nwi girl
keeping up beacon llrcs. Thirty Turks nro
killed, but Mlchall Is badly wounded and
I'anayota Is captured by Kostakes. The
Cretans retreat to the sea. Kostakes
plunders tho town, Inking the old priest
and I'anayota ulong as prisoners. Curtis,
representing himself as a newspaper cor
respondent, also accompanies tho Turks.
CAI'TIHl .V1.
It dirt not require a trained cyo to sec
that tho (Ireeks hnd defended themsolvos
ttubborrily and had Indicted much more
Injury than they had suffered. Curtis
counted twenty-five dead Turks In tho de
file. The continual dread that his horse
fihould step on them kept him In a statu of
ncrvousncsH, Hut tho nnlmal evidently
was possessed of as keen sensibilities as his
temporary mastc, for he avoided tho
corpses with tho most patent aversion. At a
turn In the pass, behind n Jutting rock, lay
luo Turks. Curtis fancied this must have
been the placo whero Mlchall had received
his wound. It van evident that a well
organized and despcrato stand had been
made hero, because In tho narrowest part of
tho pass, only a few yards distant, lay
peven Turks In a heap. (llnnclng hack nt
tho two dead (Ireeks, under tho Impression
that ho recognized one of them, tho Ameri
can beheld a sight nt once nobto and dla
Hunting. Tho priest, lingering and lean
ing toward his slain compatriots, was mak
ing tho sign of tho cross with solemn ges
tures, tho whllo ho cried, In tones norrow
fill and defiant:
"I am tho resurrection and tho life; ho
that hcllcvoth In me, though ho wcro dead,
yet shall ho live, and whosoever lovcth and
bclicvcth In mo shall never die."
I'anayota, her glorious eyes streaming
with tears, her whlto hands clasped to her
bosom, was looking to heaven and silently
praying. Curtis felt his soul uplifted.
Tho narrow walls of tho ravine changed
to tho dim aisle of tho cathedral, ho seemed
to hear a grand organ pealing forth a fu
neral march.
"Death Is swallowed up In victory. O,
death, where is thy sting? O, grave,
whero is thy victory?"
When hn opened his eyes ho found hlm
aclf in hell. Two or three Turks, grinning
with diabolical halo and derlulon, were
pitting at tho dcod Cretans. Tho soldier
immediately behind I'apas-Malocko was
Jabbing him In tho back viciously with tlu
butt of his musket, whllo another touched
him playfully between tho shouldcra with
tho point of n bayonet. Tho priest shrunk
from tho steel with a gasp of pain, but
turned back as ho stumbled along, chant
ing: "Thankn bo to Ood, which glvcth us tho
victory through Jwus Chrlot, our Lord,
nmen!"
A llttlo further on they camo upon a sight
which mado Curtis reel In his saddle tho
bod I en of tho coven peasant girls who bad
leaped over tho cliff. Four lay together
In a heap. Of the remaining three ono had
fallen faco down upon a rock, and her long
hair, Hhaken loose, rippled earthward from
tho whlto napo of her neck. Another was
deeping tho last Bleep peacefully, her head
upon Iict outstretched arm, n smile upon
her lips; and still a third lay upon her
back. This one seemed to havo Hiiffcred,
for thero was a look of terror In tho utarlng
eyes and u stream of ocnrlnt blood had con
gealed upon the ashen check. Again tho
priest lifted his voice.
"I am the resurrection and tho life," but
tho solemn chant was this tlmo Interrupted
by a shriek from I'anayota. Curtlw, who
had resolutely turned hln face from tho
sceno of fascinating horror, looked quickly
hack nt tho Bound. A slender young girl
had arisen upon her elbow from tho heap of
four and was stretching her hands Implor
ingly toward tho priest. Tho hand waa
brown and chubby, but the arm from which
thn flowing slcevo had ullpped away was
very whlto and shapely. Sho was dying
oven then, but thn blessed words of her
tnother'M folth and her mother's tongue had
pierced her swooning earn and she had
paused nt tho very threshold of death for
tho priest's benediction. A Turkish soldier
thrust her through tho neck with his bayo
net and her head dropped softly upon the
hcHom of a dead fellow.
"Hut this Is barbarous," cried Curtis.
"Tho civilized world shall know of this.
Ilarharous, I say, uncivilized you au o!Ilcer7
A gentleman? Hah!"
"Hut monsieur Is too violent and hasty,"
replied Kostakm. "Irregularities happen
In all armies. The man shall ho punished."
"If ho is to lx shot," said tho American,
"pleaso put mo In tho firing squad! I'd
like nothing better than to put a holo
through that vermin."
Emerging from tho pass, they enmo to a
stoop, wooded ravine, and their path lod
through nn nlslo of tall plno trees. Tho
feet of tho soldiers mado no nolso on tho
carpet of fnllon spines. They found four
more dead Turks and picked up two that
wcro wounded. After nbout nn hour of
forced marching tho rnvlno spread out
Into n beautiful sunlit valley, whereon tho
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new plowed ground lay In patches of rich,
brown, terra cotta and black loam. Tho
vines wcro Just putting forth their pato
green sprouts. Tho laborers had been stir
prised In tho act of heaping conical mounds
nbout tho roots, and an occasional ills
carded mattock betokened hasty flight
Popples lifted everywhere their slender
stemmed, scarlet beakers such glasses In
shape as nro lit to hold tho vlntngo of tho
Hlilne. Tho llttlo slopes wero set thick
with candelAhras of the ghostly asphodel
whoso clusters of palo-plnklsh, waxen
(lowers seemed indeed to belong to regions
whero tho dear sun Is but n memory. Scat
tering fruit trees, In tho full revel and
glory of their snowy bloom, called to each
other with perfume. It was somewhat
nftcr noon now, but they stopped neither
to cnt nor rest. Curtis' foot began to pain
him fearfully, but ho made no sign. In the
midst of such dcsofatlon he felt pain to
bo n trivial thing. Tho vines wero hero,
but whero wore tho tollers? Tho pear
trees wero In bloom, but whero were tho
laughing children, tho wives nnrt mnldcns
with wino nnd bread for tho midday feast?
Onco they pnsscd n shock-headed boy of
II, or possibly younger, lying dead In n
vineyard, with his mattock beside him. and
later In the day they camo upon a plow
In tho unfinished furrow. Ono of tho oxen
was dead ami the other great beast had
struggled to his feet and stood patiently
beside the body of his mate. Entangled
In tho harness ho wns unnblo to get nway,
hut moved his head Blowly from sldo to
sldo llko n pendulum, Bnortlng occasion
ally to blow tho oozing blood from his
nostrils.
After that their path led for n way
through n Held of half-grown wheat
Around nearly every shoot tho Bwcet wild
pen had twined Its grnccful spiral, bravely
lifting tho pretty bluo of tho flowers
among tho pale green of tho grain. ncn
tho wind swept over tho Hold It looked
like changeable silk.
Towntd sunset they came within seeing
n n .Mtii vlllfitvn nn n mnliTit.a In
iliattiuiu v . i , ,,..u . n . ..--
side. A vast ollvo orchartl surrounded It
nnd a dozen or more dark green cypress
trees pointed heavenward among the
houses, like spires.
"Volln. monsieur," cried Kostakes, gaily.
"Thero wo shall rest tonight and shall find
time to cnt. Aro you hungry?"
rilAI'TIJIl XVII.
An air of Indescribable, sadness hangs over
a deserted town. Any one who has ever
passed through ft shepherd village, from
which tho Inhabitants havo gone for the
summer, expecting to return again when
tho first snows of autumn drive them down
from tho mountains, has experienced this
feeling It ho bo capablo of feeling any
thing. Hero is tho fountain, whero tho
slender, merry mnldens met nt sundown to
gossip and fill their water Jars; here Is tho
cafe, whero tho old men gathered together
under tho plantain treo and smoked and
dreamed of tho long ago; hero Is a secret
nook, guarded by sweet poverty vine, whero
lovers held tryst In tho fragrant twilight.
Hut all Is lonely, lonely.
tialnta was deserted because Its Inhab
itants had fled two days before from tho
terrlhlo Turk. Thanks to a timely warn
ing, most of tho peoplo had succeeded iu
getting nway, though an occasional corpso
proved how narrow had been tho escape of
tho cntiro population from sudden doom.
Kostakes ami his little troop now marched
through nn ollvo orchard, whose gnarled
and venerable trunks had perhaps witnessed
the cruelties of tho only oppressors worso
than tho Turk tho haughty, treacherous and
Inhuman Venetians; they climbed a flight of
stcrs cut In the natural rock and followed
a street paved with cobblestones from the
walls of partly ruined houses to tho village
square.
Hero tho men stacked arms and dispersed
among the houses, looking for temporary
quarters. Curtis could not help admiring
tho soldierly way In which everything was
done. In ten minutes nftcr their arrival
tho squaro looked llko a little Indian vil
lage, filled with wigwams of muskets, nnd
sentries wero pacing patiently up and down
at all pcssiblo places of approach. This
wns evidently a town of considerable Im
portance, us some of tho houses facing the
squaro wero two-storied, and in ono or two
instances tho projecting bcuus supporting
tho halconlcH wero of carved marble. Tho
fountain, too, that stood beneath a dls
hoveled willow, whoso roots drank at the
overflowing waters, was of marble.
I'anayota nnd her fathor were led to a re
spectublo looking stone house facing the
fountain and two sentries wero stationed
boforo tho door.
"Ah, well," said Kostnkes, amiably, to
Curtis, "wo shall bo quite comfortahlo here,
eh? Will you do mo the honor to dine
with mo?"
"I shall ho delighted," replied tho Ameri
can. "It Is I who shall recclvo tho honor."
"No, no! I protest, monsieur. It's quite
tho other way. Weil havo n tnhlo set
hero under this tree. Ah, wo shall be
quite cozy. Volla! I shall bo ablo to
offer you somo freth cheeso. If there Ii
anything left, trust to my men for finding
it."
A foldler wns dragging a stuffed goat
skin from the door of a grocery. At n
sign from Kostakes ho set it on end nnd
ripped open the top with his knife, dlsclos
Ing the snowy contents.
"Volln, monsieur! And, no doubt, wo
shall ho nblo to tlnd you somo excellent
wine, though you must excuso me from
Joining you In that. Mahoraotans do not
drink wine."
Kostakes leaped lightly to the ground
and gave his horse to an orderly. Kos
tnkes wns a handsome young fellow, almost
boyish, and yet with nn insolent, urlsto
cratlo nlr. Ills features seemed to com
hlno sensualism and cruelty with a certain
refinement. His lips wero too thlsk nnd
too red nnd his chin wns square. It was
evident nt a glanco that his under front
teeth closed even with tho uppers. His
noso wns his cruel, sensitive feature. It
camo down strnight from tho forehend. thin
as n knife bladu, nnd tho nostrils had, a
way of trembling when ho talked. Curtis
throw his good leg over thn horse's mane
and sat, woman fashion, eyeing tho Turk.
He could not, somohow, reconcile this gen
tlemanly, smiling young ofllcer with the
nightmare that continually haunted him
Mlchnll In tho burning bulldlnc, wounded
nnd screaming vainly for help. Thero was
a sort of ghostly relief In tho reflection
that tho poor fellow must have been over
his sufferings long ago. Hut to burn to
death! Ugh! How long .does It take n
man to burn to death?
"Does your foot pain you?" asked Ko
Btakes, with genuine solicitude. "If thoso
barbarian (Ireeks bad not shot my surgeon
very cruel people tho GreekB, especially
the Cretan (Ireeks. When you know them
better you will find that they are not half
civilized."
"If you will let ono of your men help mo
dismount," said Curtis, "I will tnko a wnsh.
I am glad to see that dinner Is so nearly
ready. I assure you I nm half famished."
"Ono of my soldiers, monsieur! I
would never permit such a thing. I will
help you myself. So so. Ah! How Is
your foot?"
Tho American placed tho wounded mem
ber on tho ground and attempted to bear
bin welcht upon it. To his surprise It
soemed much bettor. Hut a happy thought,
an Inspiration, took possession of him. He
seized the leg tightly with his hands above
tho knee nnd sank upon tho edge of the
water basin.
"1 I believe Its' worse!" he groaned.
"Allah forbid!" cried tho Turk. "It Is
from tho long ride. When you have rested
It will bo better. Now let us wnsh and
eat something a soldier's frugal meal."
Curtis attacked tho repoat with the zest of
a ravenous appetite. The salt cheese, tho
brown bread nnd tho country wine seemed
to him viands fit for the gods. The or
derly brought several heads of long Italian
lettuce, which ho washed at tho fountain
nnd cut lengthwise. They nto It llko
asparagus or celery, dipping It In salt.
Tho American thought It delicious, and
rightly. Ho would never again he nhle to
relish tho pale, tasteless chips gold In Amcr-
and then I'll put tho matter In the hands
of the Hngllsh consul. Hello! What's
that!"
He was suro ho heard a dull, crushing
blow, followed by a moan and the sound
of some ono falling. Ho listened for a
long time, but heard nothing more, and yet
ho was conscious of a snuo of horror, us
though he had Just awakened from a night
mare. He pinched himself.
"I'm awake," ho thought, "and yet I feel
as though a murder hnd been committed
Ijrd, but I'm all haired up! If this keeps
on I shall turn spiritualistic medium.
wonder if I can see the folks at home?"
And ho shut his eyes and fixed bis mind
upon his father and mother.
"Let's see, now, what time of day Is It In
Boston? '
Ho wns awakened from his revery by tho
volco of runayotn, violent and pleading, by
turns; ono moment mingled with sobn and
tho next nngry. Sho was demanding
"Whero Is my father?" and asking for
Kostakes. The latter sat up and listened
for a moment. Then hastily buckling on
"MURDERER!" SCREAMED I'ANAYOTA, LEANING TOWARD HIM WITH A LOOK
OF PALE HATE.
lea for Icttucit nt brigand prices. I'anayota
and her father wero also eating.
"Senslblo girl," thought Curtis; "means
to keep her strength up. Weil outwit
these Turks yet."
Ho touched glasses with Kostakes, who
wns disposed to bo convivial, ulbclt in
water.
"Do you know, Monsieur lc Cnpltnlnc,"
ho said, "I cannot decide which is tho
greater sensation tho plcnauro of eating
or tho pain of my foot. Do you think, if
blood poisoning should Bet In, you havo
anybody hero who could amputate It?"
"Now, Allah forbid!" cried tho Turk
again. "Hy day after tomorrow wo shall
reach a .Mahometan vlllngc and thero we
shall find a doctor."
CIIAI'TKIt XVIII.
Curtis shared the quarters of his amiable
host, Kostakes ctTendi, In the front room
of the grocery. Panayota and her father
slept nvxt door. Tho American's bed con
sisted of blankets luld upon two tnblcs,
placed sldo by side. As tho blankets had
been prodigally bestowed ho found tho
couch Hiifllclently comfortable. lie lay on
his back with his arms under his head, gaz
ing out Into tho moonlit square. Desplto
tho fatigue nnd excitement of the day, he
was not tho least particle sleepy. The
Cretan night was too Intense. Tho moon
light, wherever It fell, was passionately
white, nnd the shadows of things wero as
black nnd distinct as though sketched In
charcoal. Rows of soldiers wrapped In
their blankets were sleeping In the square.
Occasionally one sat up, looked nbout, and
then lay down ngatn. Onco, when he was
about to drowse off, ho was roused to con
sciousness by a faint mowing overhead and
calling softly:
"Kitty! Kitty!"
The mewing ceased, for Orlentnl cats nro
Himmoncd by means nf n whistle between
the tectli, Blmllar to the sound made by n
peanut roaster.
"That's tho grocer's cat." mused Curtis.
"I'rVir IinltTinl l,r rln.un'1 1....,. ...l.nl
happened. Sho wns asking mo as plain nB
day, 'Do you know whero my folks are?'
Now, tho dog probably went with the old
man, hut cats nro different the cnt nnd
tho mortgngn stick to the old homestead.
I must mnko n note of that. Let's sec.
How do tho Creeks call tholr felines?
Ps-whs-whs.' Thnt's It. Ps-whs-whs."
A rambling overhead and a bolder
ineo-ow' rewnrded tho effort. Pussy was
between the tile roof nnd n covering of
reeds that, nailed to the rafters,, answered
the purpopo of lath and plaster.
"I's-whs-wh3!"
"Ioouw," Bt III moro confidently nnd tho
sound of tho cautious feet on dry reeds.
Kostnkes sat up on his table nnd rubbed
hl eyes.
"Aro you nwnke, too, monsieur?"
"Mcouw," sold pussy again.
"Ah, tho cat keeps you awake. If 1
wero a Oreck now I should order It killed,
hut wo Turks aro very merciful. I will
order tho sentry to drlvo It nwny."
'No, no, I beg of you. I was holding a
llttlo conversation with It. I cannot sleep,
my leg pnlns mo so. I fear that gangrene
Is setting in."
'Allah forbid! It Is from tho fatigue.
We shall havo a surgeon poon." Kostnkes
was too good 11 soldier to l;eep awake.
"Hood night again, monsieur," ho said,
and turned over.
Outsido tho nightingales wcro calling pnch
other from far. tremulous distances. The
waters of tho fountain splashed nnd gurgled
unceasingly. Curtis' senses beenmo more
nnd more ncute. Sounds that ho could not
hear a moment ngo beenmo nudlhlo now,
without growing louder. Ho hoard the
plying of axes and onco tho tound of n
hammer, followed hy laughter.
'What tho deuco uro they up to?" ho mut
tered. "Aro they building n fortification of
any kind? I'vo got to do somo tall thinking
In tho morning. Somehow or other I must
get nway with that girl. Hut how? How?
I'll mako Kostakes believe I'm lamer than
I really nm and he won't watch mo so close.
Uut I muwt havo an opportunity. No man
enn do nnythtng without nn opportunity
and that Isn t so had, either. I must mako
a noto of that lu tho morning. Let'B see,
what's that other thing I thought of? H'm
hang it, I'vo forgotten It."
"Meaow!" Bald kitty.
"That's It, by Jovo! Cats and mortgages."
For fully nn hour tho American Invented
nnd discarded schemes for escaping with
I'anayota. He tried to think of pasinges
In novels describing tho rescuo of captive
maidens by heroes like himself, hut fairy
tales of enchanted carpets and wishing caps
persisted In running through his head, to
tho cx.luslon of moro practical methods.
"I must watch for an opportunity," ho
exclaimed, aloud, bringing bis list down
upon tho table. "If I can't do any better
I'll stick to Kostakes till wa got, to Canca
his belt and throwing his clonk over bis
shoulders he went out. Curtis, who was
not undressed, followed him. As he passed
through tho door ono of the guards seized
him, hut ho struck viciously at the soldier
and cried so angrily, "Lot go of mo or I'll
punch you!" that the captain looked around
and spoko two or three words sharply to the
guard, who released him. Suddenly re
memberlng that ho was very lame, he sat
down upon tho edgo of the fountain.
Pannyato wns standing In the door of her
lodging. In the full moonlight. Her atti
tude, her voice, her face, were eloqueut of
terror nnd despair. As soon ns she saw
Kostakes sho stretched her arms toward
him nnd cried:
"Don't let them kill my fathor. Bring
him bnck to me, please, please!"
"Why, certainly, my own I'anayota. You
know that I would not harm you or any one
belonging to you. Hut where Is your
futhcr?"
"Hn asked the guard to bring him a drink
of water, and the guard told him to come
nut and got It. And he hasn't come back,
I tell you; ho hnsn't come back. 0, mother
of (lod, help! help! Don't let them kill him."
"I bco It all," cried Kostnkes; "he has
escaped, " and he questioned tho bystandlng
boldlcrs In Turkish.
"Yes, my P.inayotn. Ho has takon ad
vantage of my klndncfs. I ordered that he
be not bound anil that ho be treated with
every consideration for your sake, dear
I'anayota!" Hero his voice became low
and tender nnd ho moved nearer. The
Turk was, Indeed, a gallant flguro In the
moonlight, leaning gracefully on bis sword,
tho capo of his long military cloak thrown
back over his shoulder.
"You hear tho men; they say that ho
darted nway nnd that they ran after him,
hut could not catch him. Had It been any
body c!se they would have shot him down.
Hut I had ordered them not to injuro him
under any circumstances. This I did for
you, my I'anayota, hecauso I lovo you. It
Is you who "
"Murderer!" screamed Panayota. leaning
toward him with a look of pale hate, the
whllo sho tlxcd him with a long accusing
linger. "Murderer O, don't deny It!
Coward! Liar! You come to mo red with
my father's blood and talk to mo of love.
Apostate! Renegade! Whero Is my fntber,
eh? You perjured Oreck, whero is my
father?"
stepping down from tho door, majestic
as a godders, she ndvanced toward Kostakes
with arm extended.
Ho shrank slightly from her and looked
uneasily right nnd left, to avoid her eye.
"Hut, my dear Panayota, you shouldu't
glvo way to your temper like that. You
wrong me, really you do. I assure you,
your good fnthcr has escaped."
Sho dropped her arm heavily to her side.
"Yes," sho replied, solemnly, "escaped
from a world of murderers and llnrs, Gone
whero thero Is no more killing and burn
ing; whero thero nro no Turks nnd no
renegades gone, Kostnkes effcndl, whero
you must meet him again,' with tho brand of
Cain upon your brow."
Turning, she walked back to tba bouse,
but stopped lu the door nnd said:
"Do you know how those aro punished In
hell who renounce tho religion of Christ and
beconio Turks? And what torture awaits
you, renegade and murderer of a Christian
prleat? Kill, kill, give up your lire to
deeds of blood. Nover think of forgive
noss. There Is no forgiveness for such as
you. Your plijco In hell Is already chosen.
They nro oven now preparing the torments
for you. O, Ood," and sho raised her handj
as ono praying, "may this man's deeds find
him out. In this world and in tho next.
Mny he bo haunted night and day for the
rest of his life. May ho die a violent nnd
shameful denth nnd his memory bo held lu
disgust. May his soul go to the placo of
torment and bo tortured forever. For he
hns renounced tho Son of Oo.l and has
slain Ills holy minister!"
She disappeared within tho house nnd Cur
tis heard her sobbing in the darknesB,
"Papa! Papa!"
Kostakes filled tho cup which hung from
tho pillar of tho fountain hy a chain and
took a long drink. Ho was trembling so
that tho tin vessel rattled against his teeth.
"Mon Dleu!" ho exclaimed, observing
Curtis. "Did you over see anything so
unreasonable as a woman? Hero Is her
fathor run away, nnd Bho accuses mo of
killing him. mid consigns mo to eternal
torment. Really, she has mado mo quite
nervous. If I wero not Innocent I should
really fear her cursoB." And he took
another drink of tho cool wuter.
Curtis thought of the dull, crushing
blow and the groan that ho had heard, and
ho Involuntarily moved a little away from
tho handsome and afXabla Kostakes, who
had sat down by him on the rim of tho
basin,
"Whnt do you keep tho girl for, any
way?" ho made bold to ask. "You surely
would not force her to Join your your
harem, against her consent?"
Kostnkes sighed.
"Monsieur," ho said, "Is a poet. He will
understand and sympathize with me. I
lovo Panayota. I would make her my sole
wifo In honorable marriage. I desire no
other woman but her. Hah! What nro
other women compared to her? Is she not
magnificent? I could not help loving her.
oven Just now, when she was cursing me.
It Is true that 1 nm part Oreck by ex
traction, and that I was baptized Into the
Oreek church, and that I havo hecomo n
Turk. Hut what Is religion compared with
love? I'anayota Is all tho heaven I waut.
I am willing to turn Greek again and have
a Christian wedding, If sho would tako
me."
"Aren't you conducting your courtship
In rather a violent manner?" asked tho
American. "In my country your conduct
would bo thought, to Buy tho least, ir
regular." "Have you In English the proverb, 'All
things nro fair In lovo nnd war?' "
"Certainly."
"Well, you seo this Is both lovo and war.
I havo possession of Panayota and I mean
to treat her so well that sho shnll lovo
me. Not a hair of her head shall bo
touched until she marries me of her own
free will."
"Hut your wives?" nsked Curtis. "How
many havo you of them?"
Tho captain shrugged his shouldors.
"Three," he replied. "Dumpy, silly
creatures. A Mahometan has not much
difficulty In getting rid of his wives."
Curtis arose.
"If you will help mo to tho house," he
said, "I will try to get a llttlo sleep."
Kostakes sprang to his feet.
"Lean on my shoulder," ho said. "So,
so. how Is tho leg?"
"Had, very bad. I'm really worried about
It. Do I.bcnr down on you too heavily?"
(To Ho Continued.)
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I.AIIOK AXU INIHISTUY.
America hns 2,500,000 telephones.
Cuba Is tho greatest sugar producing
country.
St. Louis has tho world's largest hard
ware house.
Doctors In Germany nro Increasing four
times ns fast us the population.
In Switzerland n telephone enn be fitted
to private houses for Jo a year.
The Austrian government hns Introduced
the eight-hour duy In workshops conducted
by tho stute.
Tho approximate vnlue of vessels built In
shipyards of tho great lakes during tho last
year Is JIO.WO.OOO.
Europo not only produces moro than one
half of tho world's wheut crop, but con
sumes almost the entire world's surplus.
One thousnnd stenm boiler mon In New
York have started u trado union. A thou
sand boiler men ought to mako themselves
heard.
The pineapple crop of Florida wilt break
all prevtoilH records. Tho vnluo of the crop
on tho east cohbI alono will be In excess of
$300,000.
Portland, Ore., exported 9,500.000 bushels
of whent during thn lust eight months.
More thun half of this was rutsed In the
stnto of WoHhlngton.
Tho liirgeBt railroad tunnel In the world
Is nearly completed through tho Cascade
mountains, west of Knllspel, Mnnt. It Is
the pet scheme of J. J. Hill, president of the
Orcut Northern road, nnd will savn that
road twelve miles nnd sevcrnl hours lu the
transcontinental run.
A. I', Wilson, a Duluth contractor, has
begun work on n large building for n co
operative mercantile association of Finns
at Isphemlng, to be used ns u store, public
hall nnd banquet room for the Finnish pop
ulation of Ishpemlng. Tho plans have been
drawn by Duluth architects and provide for
a building to contain stores for all sorts ot
goods.
During tho year which ended Jims no,
1R09, 9l'8,tll persons were employed by thn
railroads, to whom were paid the Immense
sum of J."23,0O0,O00, or 40 per cent nf the
gross earnings of the roads. In IK the
number of persons employed by railroads
wns 785,031 a gain of 1O90 In tlvo years,
or 1S.3 per cent.
Tho stuto labor commissioner of Indiana
reports that co-operation Is increasing no
ticeably In thn window glass trade of that
stute. Several cases are given of where
worklngmen have banded themselves to
gether und are conducting a prosperous
business. They say there will bo no trouble
ns long as no trust succeeds lu nbtnliilng
a corner in sand.
New Jersey Is soon to have the
largest chicken ranch lu tho world.
At Mnnnsquun a company Iuih secured
a tract of 350 acres to establish a giant hen
Industry, conducted on scicntlllc muthods.
Tho city of Now York Inst year paid $20.
000,000 for eggs, most of them moro or less
stale, tho consumption being 100,000,000
dozen. The first year's output of the enor
mous new chicken ranch now being laid out
will bo 30,000,0o0 eggs. This will bo the prod
uct of a laying "herd" of from 100,000 to
200,000 chickens.
iti:i,i; iocs.
There hns been appointed in Havana a
legal board to consider the question of the
ownership of church property, with n view
to a quick and equitable settlement of thn
mutter,
Rev. Lyman Abbott, In nn article on
"Hebrew Fiction" in thn Outlook, says:
"Tho fiction of the Old Testament not only
entertains, instructs, describes, Interprets,
but Inspires." Some of tho Hebrew stories
uro vastly entertaining.
Tho Jioston Pilot states that "there nro
3S.IS0 Catholics In the province of Pekln.
Bishop Fairer, who wns born In France,
bus been In China many years. II is the
vlcar-apostollc. Ilo has ns nsslstnnts
Europeans nnd twenty-four native mis
sionaries." It Is twenty years since the establish
ment of the .Moravian church. Tho Morn
vlnns have the reputation of exceeding In
foreign missionary zeal ull the otbor
branches of tho church, und today have no
lower innn aw represeninuves in neiuncn
lunds, with 100,000 souls under their care.
Tho Presbyterian mission nt Wei Ileln,
which Is reported to have been destroyed
by Hoxers, Is a property VI feet wide and
1.100 feet deep. The buildings were of
Chinese architecture nnd wero well ndnpted
to tho purposes of the mission. They in
cluded a boys' school, girls' school, inpn s
hospital, women's hospital, chapel, dis
pensary and residences of thn missionaries.
Attached to this mission were 124 sopnrute
groups of Christians, numbering about
3,000, some nf them being even eighty miles
uway. In Mny of last year tho district
wns mndn n separate presbytery. Thn prop
erty Is valued at JlOO.fiOO, but It Is doubtful
If the mission could be restored In nil Its
parts for that sum. When order Is flnnllv
brought back lu thn Celestial emplro, there
will bo an enormous bill of dnmages to be
met by the government In one way or another
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18 YOUR HAIR DEAD?
What the Microscope Reveals Regarding
Diseased Hair and Its Follicle
wv ltd y.
In a mi
croscopical
examina
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made in tb Crsnltonic
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The C'ranitonlc Treatment ws formul
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Nine-tenths of nil dlsenses of the hnlr nnd ncalp tr
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The microscope, lu the hands of the skilled physi
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