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THE PIN! AHA DAILY BEE: SUNT) AT, AUGUST 12, 1900.
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The Unspeakable Turk.
By GEORGE IIORTON.
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(Copyright, 1D00, by Oorgo Horlon.)
ffynnpnl of I'rroetl lnK Cluiptera
John Cllrtlx. a vnilnu- Atnerlrntt. who
ehanrea to he In Athens nt thn outbreak of
mo urnrro-TiirK sh war. n ni n I tbustcrmg
expedition to Crete. The little vessel Is
wrecked, hut Curtis, nrr-ntmmn oil hv Lieu
tenant Mndbohni, n poldlcr of fortune, utu
a native Cretan. Mlchall. reiich the Islam!
snfely. They arrive at n vitiate nnd nro
caied for hy the inhabitants Curtis has
Injured his foot on u sea urchin. lie 1h
nursed iiy inniiyotn, the vnest a daughter.
In a few (Imvh wnnl come of the advance
of the Turks under Kottukes toward the
town. The Cretans Rather In the pass, tha
men lighting and the women and girls
keeping up beacon tires. Thirty Turks nro
killed, but Mlrhalt Is badly wounded and
j'finayniu is ruptured by KostaKes. The
Cretans retreat to tlm sea. Kostnkes
plunders the town, tuning the old priest
mid Panayotn aloiiK as prisoners. Curtis,
representing nimscir us a newspaper cor
respondent, nlso accompanies the Turks.
Kostnkes has the old nrlest murdered and
Curtis plans to rescue 1'annyota and avenge
nr latner s ueam. in tne absence or Kos
takes, Curtis kills two of the guards and
wounds another nnd escapes with Panavota,,
iney meet i.lndbniim ntid frlen.s and nt
tack the Ilushl liazouks, who recapture
ranayotu.
CII.U'TIIH XXII.
Curtis sat down upon the edge of thn
water bnsln. There was a faint smell of
powder In the air. Ho heard a shot now
and again in the distance, but growing
fewer. A bugle sounded. Fortunately no
more of the Ilasht Ilazotiks passed through
the square.
"Oono!" said Curtis; "Oone!"
The flrcoks began to como In, talking
excitedly and gesticulating like madmen.
They seemod to be In high spirits. They
gathered about Curtis, and, pointing at the
dead bodies, nil talked at once. They on
raged him. Ho could hardly roslst tho
desire to Jump up nnd lay about them with
thn butt of his musket. Mndbohm pushed
his wny through tho crowd. Holding his
gun Id his left hand, ho brought tho right
to his forehead, saluting gayly with tho
Imaginary sword.
"Well, my friend, we had a llttlo fun
with them, didn't wo? Tho ambush, how
over, would have been moro of a success
had tho men obeyed my orders. If I had
my way I would Just shoot a soldier who
disobeyed orders. Still, wo taught 'cm n
lesson. Wo hnvo killed, let mo sco how
many, one, two, throe "
"II 1!" cried Curtis, rising suddenly.
"11-1, I say!"
"What!" said Mndbohm, turning upon
him, "what's tho matter?"
"She's gone."
Mndbohm clutched nt tho shoulder of a
by-standing Insurgent.
"Panayotn?" ho gasped.
"Huhl Whcro were you? Eh? Where
wero you? Hero they came, soven of 'om,
right down hero, nnd tho girl and I nil
alone. What could I do, ono against seven?
You're n healthy soldier, you nro scnttcr
nil over tho country! Mndbohm, you're to
blame for this. You've got Jo answer to
mo somebody's got to sottlo tor this."
Flinging his rllle down among tho stones
he turned his back contemptuously and
limped townrd ono of the houses. A kindly
Insurgent sprnng to his assistance.
"night up through there they went, carry
ing her with them. Four men could have
otopped 'em. Where wero you, damn you?"
nnd, pushing the Insurgent from him, he
shook bin fist In his face. "(Jet out of my
sight, get out!"
Mndbohm was flitting on tho side of tho
basin, his face burlod in his handa. Ho
was cobbing and talking to himself In
Swedish, Thoso who stood near heard tho
word "Pnnayota" frequently. Ilenwon re
turned to Curtis as speedily aa he had lost
It. Hln blind rago passed away nnd In Its
place camo a resolve to recover Panayotn
and to nettle with Kostakes according to the
present debt nnd all that might accrue. The
Fplrlt of Crete had taken thorough pcfcspa
slnn of him. Ho had been wronged by tho
Turk; ho lived only for vengeance. Ills
cyo fell upon a Cretan In the act of pulling
a boot rrotn n dead Turk s foot. Ho was
tugging with all his might. All at once
ho flew over backward with the boot In his
bands. Ills comrades broko Into laughter.
Mndbohm did not look up.
"They don't feel this thing about Pana
yotn ne badly as Mndbohm and I do," no
llloqulred Curtis. "Poor old Mndbohm! I'll
tell him I'm In love with Panayota and then
ho'll neo how foolish It is for him to take
on so. Ho ought to stand It If I can."
The Insurgent detached tho other boot
nnd brought tho pair to him.
"Will Ihoso fit?" he nsked. "Oood boots."
Curtis took tho boots and went over to
tho drinking fountain. Ho patted Mnd
bohm on tho back. "Cheer up. old man,"
ho said "They can't get away from us.
There's another day coming."
It was Impossible to get the boot upon
the son foot, o ono of tho Insurgents cut
It off at the ankle and silt It down nearly
to tho too. Thon ho punched a number of
holes, and Curtis was able, by means of a
string, to laco on HiIh improvised shoe. As
tho leather was noft It proved quite com
fortable. Mndbohm staggered to his feet,
Htretcheri like a man nwakenlng from sleep
and ran his linger through the blond, pom
partour that roso precipitously from his
forehead.
"That's right, old man." Bald Curtis; "we
must brace up. Of courne you feel had be
cause we wort of fumbled the thing, nut
consider what my feelings must bo. Mnd
bohm, I love that girl "
The Swedo started violently.
"You have made court to her?" he asked.
, "Why, I told her that I loved her yes,
yes, several times."
"And, pnrdon me, sho said that she loved
you?"
"Now that you ask mo, I don't believe sho
did. No, sho didn't. Uut I didn't hnvo
much time, you see."
Mndbohm hold out his big, soft hand, and
Curtis grasped It.
"Wo will not turn back," ho said, "we will
find Panayota. And If Kostakc3 has In
sulted her wo will punish him, though ho
Ileo to the cnds of the earth."
"Old man, you're a friend worth having."
cried Curtis, wringing the hnnd which ho
held. "I'll never forget this till tho last
day of my life."
ono of tho Insurgents, a former resident
of Cnnea, spoko considerable French. It
was through the medium of this man that
Mndbohm hnd communicated with his troop
inus tar. Ho called him now and told hlra
iu bci me men together, as they must
inarch. Ho feared lest Kostakes, surmising
wis smaiincss of their numbers, might re
turn to the attack.
So they set forth In thn moonlight, taking
with them the arms nnd other spoils of tho
dead Turks, of whom the number proved to
no cigiil. nielr plan was to conceal tlirm-
selves somowhero In tho fields nnd get somo
sleep, nut half a rullo out of Oalntn they
encountered a band of fifty Cretan Insur
gents, young men of tho region, nrmed to
mo teeth nnd thirsting for vengeance.
inese, learning that Mndbohm was n. for
elgn olllccr of approved mettle, put them
selves niso under his leadership. Thus re
inforced ho returned and camned in c.nintn
Tho next morning ho pushed on vigorously
uuur nosiaKcs a pursuit that was destined
to Inst sovcrnl weeks nnd that was prose-
v-iueu wnn n continually Increasing band
outL-rm encounters took placo and threo
Turkish villages wero destroyed bf. way of
.cousin, jney n ci not succeed In capturing
"'". uui two wounded Turks that fell
Into their hands at different times told
mem mai ranayota was In his camp.
CHAPTini XXIII.
n iurmsn woman, closely vellpd nnd
carrying a black umbrella, was unllcltip
along tho SplndJIa, or principal street of
..,t... iv iiumicHcripL urchin, bare-footed,
In Cretan breeches, with a tuft nt mnt.
hair shootlngstralght up through a rent
In his straw hat, followed with a Hiring of
en hiuiicis ami n sneaf of Hal nn Wine-
lU0 nijstcriotiH woman passed the little
Rroup or men sitting under the Awnm.
or In tho doorways of the shops, they
turned their heads discreetly to one side,
not even casting a furtive clone nt m,
dainty embroidered slippers that now nn.l
then peeped cut from under tli m.,1,
robe. Turning down a narrow street huo
tiptoed along beneath the nrolecilnir .mm,..
fitorles of tho houses, with that motion pe
culiar to women whoso slippers are so con
structed that they fall oft if tho toe In not
shoved Info them at every successive step.
Stopping for u moment Bhe drew n hnnH.
kerchief from her bosom and nuRsliKr It un
der her veil wiped her face.
Phow! eho said. "It's hot." Th.n ,..,i
Ing her head, Bho sniffed the nlr .Wnir
eagerly.
"Allah be praised!" She pyplnlmn l
believe that Ayesha is roasting coffee."
Tho thought accoloratcd her
auch an extent thnt the rapid sliding of her
suppers on the path sounded like the pre
paratory mops of a Jig dancer in the sand
box,
lady these days. Ncvor mind, my girl, when
Panayota comes to her senses you will havo
to work llko your betters. You're, getting
fat, too, and Kostakes Is tired of fat women.
Isn't sho getting fat, my Roulelma"'"
Tho lady appealed to made no reply, but,
going over to the water faucet that pro
jected from a marble slab built. Into ono
sldo of tho wall, hung the string of fish from
tho iron rock and laid tho lettuce in the
shallow stono basin beneath. Then sho
turned on n thin stream of cold water. As
tho reader has doubtless divined ere this,
wo are now In tho harem of Kostakes of
fend I,
His wife, Soulelmn, had Just been to mar
ket; Ayesha Is browning coffee and Fcrendc
Is sitting on tho doorstep, looking insolently
nnd lazily on. Ayesha and Soulelma aro
about of on ago 30, They are both fat,
dark ami greasy, with black eyes nnd black
hair. Their lips aro thick nnd their teeth
not too good. Their complexions nro muddy
nnd their faces somawhat pimpled, from too
llttlo exorcise nnd too muchegreasy food,
Bweotmeats and black coffee. Ferendo Is n
strapping Albanian girl, about Pnnnyota's
age, though of coarser build. Mko tho
beautiful Creek who Is under lock nnd key
upstairs, she has soft brown hair and brown
eyes, set wide apart In her head.
It Is easy to see that things aro not run
ning smoothly In Kostnkos' harom, nnd tho
reason Is this: Up till qulto recently Fe
lendo has been tho favorite, nnd tho two
elder wives havo been llttlo more than her
servants. Tho nppearnnce of Panayota has
led them to bellevo that a now mistress will
toon bo established In the household, nnd
they ure looking forward with great delight
to tho degradation of Foreade. The latter,
fenrlng her own downfall, has not openly
declared war against hor two associates, but
Is racking her brain night nnd day In search
of some method Jjy which to enlist them
with her agnlnst Ponnyotn.
Ayesha now sits with her bare feet crossed
under her. upon a rug spread on tho earthen
lloor of the court, Before her Is a charcoal
fire, suspended over which on two crotchcj
driven Into tho ground Is a thing like
m;i won 01 stovepipe, closed at tho ends. An
iron rod, running lengthwise of this con
trlvnnce, rests upon the crotches nnd is bent
at ono extremity Into a crank,
Soulelma removes her outer garments and
appears arrnyed like her slstors, in baggy
breeches drawn tight about tho ankle, and
a looso-ntting shirt. Sho kicks off her slip
pers nnd walks in her stockinged fect to tho
coliee roaster.
"Is It ready yet, Ayesha?" sho asks, open
Ing a. llttlo door on ono sldo of tho evllnde
nnd letting out a great black cloud of aroma.
"Can I take out enough for ono llttlo
cup?
"You might find enough for two while
you nro nsnut It.
cb, even for three. Poor Fcrendc, sho
win navo to grind her own coffee, and Pana
yotn s, too.
Soulelma produced n wooden spoon from
tho drawer of a pine table standing beneath
tuo garden s ono mulberry tree, nnd dinned
n quantity of the brown Rmoklng birrles
Into ono of those cylindrical brass mills
which aro sold by wandering gypsies to tho
housewives of the Orient. Sitting on tho
tames s edgo, Bho grasped the mill with he
left hand and firmly embedded ono end of
it in tho fat of her corpulesccnt stomach,
while sho turned tho tiny crank with hnr
right.
The women of Kostnkes' household could
couversa or enrry on their domestic avoca
tions without fear of intruding eves. Tim
wall was very high and tho one house near
enough to overlook It had no windows on
that side. A pleasant placo was that In
cisure, albeit two lonfr shallow rectangular
iuus leaned against tho wall of tho house,
taking the place of tho lecendarv mitisr
They wero washtubs, nnd upon them Ayesha
unn anuieimu irom time to time played tho
stern music of necessity. A hugo copper
Kcuie, wnn n very blnck bottom. Btood
near, another adjunct of tho home laundry.
in me middlo of tho court was a stone
basin, into which water ran through a tlnv
i-minuoi xrom mo nydrnnt in tho wall.
Nn! said Soulelma, unscrewing tho ton
of tho mill and looking Inside, "that will be
I enough, I think. We'll hnvo n cup of coffee
kneeled In front of the fire and held the , aro worse than a Turk, for their women he-
dipper in the coals until Its contents boiled llevo at least that they are honestly mar
over. Ayesha lifted tho smoking cylinder rled. But you bah! You aro a common
irom mo crotches and shaking It violently thing!"
ior a moment sot it up against tho side of Ferende winced under this torrent of
the house. abuse, but there was a certain point 'which
' anuii i oring two cups or threo?" sho she wished to make sure.
cnueu irom me door of the kitchen. "You talk very bravely now. my lady."
uniy two, i,ei tcrendo make her own ! she replied. "Many Creek clrls have talked
coffee."
"Hadn't I better call her?"
"You'll only get insulted If you do. The
nasty cat."
cii.wTim xxiv.
Panayotn was walking to and fro In a
room whose ono window looked straight
against tho blank wall of a house not ten
feet distant. A grating of Iron bars pre
vented hot escape in that direction and tho
door was locked. Sho was very palo nnd
there were deep circles under her eyes. Sho
wns muttering as ono distrait. Occasionally
sho raised her eyes and hands to heaven.
"Dear little Virgin, nil holy one, savo me
from this Infamy, from tho pollution of tho
Turk. Savo mo In any wny; help mo to
escapo or to die'"
After each prayer she stood listening, as
though waiting for an immedinto response
somo miraculous Intervention in her bo
half. Often seized by utter despair sho
muis rrom our court, mire I , Mir. ih .ii .... " . . .
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THE HOLY VIRGIN P.LKSS YOU! SO YOU HAVE COME TO SET ME FHEE?"
sank her fingers deep into her thick brown
locks and cried:
"No help, no help. Oh, God! Oh God!"
At every sound of a' footstep without, or
ef any commotion In the court below, her
pale face grow paler, ijnd sho trembled with
fear nnd revulsion. Sho was expecting Kos
takes. For a week now the clrl had been
shut up in this manner. Kostakes had left
her In the caro of his harem, with storn
commands that she bo kindly treated nnd nil
her wnnts supplied. Ayesha nnd Soulelma
had dorlved much pleasure from attending
upon Panayota. as though sho were Indeed
n member of tho harem and their lord's
fnvorlto; for thus they caused Ferende,
wnom they cordially hRted. much unhappl-
ncss. It seemed to Pnnayota that sho had
been In captivity nn age. For the first three
Turks. I must go now, but remember I am
your friend. Hold out against Kostakeu
and I will find some wny to help you."
She turned to leave the room, but Pana
yota caught her by the sleeve.
"Help me to escapo from here," sho
sobbed. "I beg of you In the name of your
Christian mother and I will pray the virgin
every night to bices you.1
Ferendo locked tho door behind her and
hung up the key.
"Kostakes will never have much fun with
her, ' she soliloquized, and sho went down
utalrs humming n popular Oreek eong.
Finding Ayesha and Soulelma still In the
court, exchanging gallant confidences, she
strolled up to them with the inholcnt air
of a queen.
Got up, you women," she said, "and
or four days she had hoped for a rcscuo by Propnro dinner."
Mndbohm and Curtis nnd their band of In- . ''oor Aywha and Soulelma
"AYESHA, FRRBNDU!
LET ME IN," SHE CRIED.
approaching and as she arrived at tho mas
sive gate In tho high adobe wall the sound
of a coffee r..aster In motion could plainly
be heard within. Soulelma gave the boy n
penny, whereupon ho set up such n loud
and volublo protest that she was obliged
to give him live paras more, with n threat
to open tho gate and let out an Imaglnaiy
dog of fearful biting powers If ho did not
instantly depart. The boy out of the way,
Soulelma knocked upon tho gate.
"Ayesha, Ferende! let me In," eho cried.
Go open the gate, it's Souleima," said a
volco within.
"Go yourself. When did I become a door
opener?"
"Hah! Don't you see I' can't leave tho
coffee? It'll burn,"
Tho sound of n rattling chain, and a
woman peeped out, holding a hlnck veil over
the lovr part of her face. Soulelma en
tered, shutting and locking the gate after
her.
"Whew!" sho exclaimed, pulling off her
veil with the finger and thumb of the hund
that now held tho sheaf of lottucc.
"U'b hot outside. You two ought to bo
thankful to me, running around In tho sun
for you, while you sit hore In the cool
shade"
"Very cool It Is here by this fire." re
torted Aywha. "U'a Ferende who U the
Ferendo, clean them, that's a good girl,
whilo l mnko a cup of coffee."
"Clean theui yourself. 1 shall tell the
offendl of thefo Insults when ho comes, and
ho will mako It hot for you."
"Poor Ferende!" caokled Soulelma. "He
will take olf thoso silk trousers and put
thorn on Paunyota. But you shouldn't com
plain now that your turn has come. Iletter
people than you have been through tho same
thing."
"If you ever went through It," snapped
Ferende, "It wns so long ago you can't
remember it," nnd rising disdainfully, sho
walked Into tho house. Soulelma raised tho
coffeemlll as though to hurl It after her, and
then, thlnklns better of the net, let her
hand fall to her side,
"Mnybo she'll bo able to warn Kostnkes
over ngaln," shn reflected aloud.
"I don't believe It," replied Ayesha. "He's
crazy about this Greek. I never saw him
llko this before."
"Then why doesn't ho"
"I don't know. Perhaps he wanto the
girl to love him.''
"Hah Sho'll lovo hlra fast enough after
ho breaks her spirit."
Soulelma filled n long-handled brass dip
per from tho hydrant and put Into tho water
tho coffeo, ground fine as dust, together
with four teaspoonfuls of sugar. Then,
screening hor face with her left .hand, she
surgents. Time and again the wild scenes
which she had witnessed passed through her
mind as she stood with hands clasped and
eyes half closed in the m rtdle of tho floor
Sho saw ngaln tho 'impetuous Swede chasing
Ainpates out of town because the scoundrel
had wished to give her up; she saw
Curtis standing before her with his
smoking rllle, while tho fallen Turk, his
features still Iwltching in tho death
agony, lay at her feet
nut as tho days passed and no heln camo
hor keen hope faded into the blaokness of
despair.
'They cannot (Ind me," sho moaned: "oer.
haps they're dead. Perhaps they think :
havo yielded to tho Turk and they despise
mo. Do they not know that I would tile
first?" Whenever she thought of death, her
mind involuntarily sought for some method
by which she could accomplish it, if worst
camo to worst. To hold her breath, to
plunge her head against the side of the
wall, to strangle herself with a strip torn
from her bed clothing, all these Ideas sug
gested themselves. And as often ns sho
thought of self-destruction, there rose to
memory a slender white shaft that had
frequently been pointed out to her In child
hood. For there had onco been a nnleldn
her natlvo village, and tho bodv had
been burled In a lonely place on a hill, far
way rrom the holy comradeship, tho blcssc'
rosses and tho benediction of God's acre.
This isolated tomb had made a great Im
pression on her childish mind. She nnd
tho other children had always crossed them
selves when they saw it. and they ncvor
mentioned tne dead man's name. It
seemed a terrible thing not to be burled In
consecrated ground.
CIIAI'TK.H XXV,
"I wonder if that Greek will come to her
senses and supplant me?" mused Ferende.
ii sno Keeps on nt her present rate
Kostakes will soon get over his Infatuation.
.ord! Hut sho s growing ugly, with that
allow complexion and thoso big. black
marks under her eyes. She never saw the
lay she was half as beautiful aB I am
tiOIng to Panuyota'n room, she look down
he key that was hanging nutsldo the door
nd went In. Locking tho door on the
nslrte, she stood for a moment looking jit
mo girl, who sat on the side of tho bed, her
face burled In her hands. Panayota glnnced
up when Ferende first entered and then took
no further notice of her visitor. Sho knew
that this was the favorite, although Ferende.
consulting hor dignity, had bad little to
say to her.
n . I, . .. ...
uu.ijuui, very sweeny, "i am your
irienn. i, too, nm a Greek and wns hrought
up In the Greek religion, but thf Turks
killed my father nnd mother and took me
away when I was very young. I cannot
ufip lining wnui i am, uut ir l wero In your
place I would let them kill mo before they
should turn me into a Turk. And you n
prit'sis (laughter, too!"
Tho woman spoke Oreek with a natlvo
accent. A sudden wild hope thrilled Pana
yot.Vs bosom. Sho sprang to her feet and
ran toward Ferende with arms outstretched.
"The Holy Virgin bless you! So you havo
come to set me free?"
Now Ferende could not do tUls, howovor
much sbo would havo liked to. Could
Ayesha nnd Soulelma onco fix uptm her the
blame of having disobeyed a command of
their common husband no subsequent wiles
could savo her from completo degradation.
"Oh, I daro not set you freo now," sho
faltered, tomewhat embarrassed hy tho sud
ilenncss of tho demand, "but"
"Then save me, holy Virgin!" cried Pana
yotn, the bright gleam of hope dying within
her, leaving her soul darker than before.
"There Is no other help for me. Aren't you
ashamed, coming hero to mock mo? What
elso do I want except to get out of this plane
this brothel? You say you are a Greek,
and I bellevo you are, from your accent,
But what could I expect from you? You
lookod In
quiringly Into each other's eyes. Thus was
Ferendo wont to act after some special
mark of Kostakes' favor had Inflated her
confidence. Thoy aroso slowly. Tho fa
vorite Jerked away tho rug and spread It
In nn nttractlvo neok of shade beneath the
mulberry tree. Sitting upon It sho rornoved
her gold embroidered slippers nnd crossed
ner stocKlngwl feet beneath her. As the
two older wives glanced at her their hearts
eank within thera. She certainly did not
navo tho appearance of a dopose-d nueen.
Her eyes, recenUy treatel with belladonna.
had n melting, lustrous look, suggoetlve of
passion. The little touch of henna under
the lower fringe of lashes added a slight
look of nbandon. Her troubers of magenta
silk and hor sleeveless purpla Jacket em
broidered with gold thread, were Immacu
late, nave for a loose hair or two, or a
speck of dust, which she removed with
dainty finger tips. Twisted carelessly about
her wnlst, with the knotted ends hanging
loosely at ono side, was a broad sash with
yellow and magenta Htrlpeu. Passing hor
hand beneath this she extracted a allver
olgarette case. Putting a brown cigarette
no larger in diameter than u slate pencil,
ono of the sort that Is two-thirds paper
tuoo and one-third tobacco, Into her mouth.
she called out lazily between her cloned
tooth.
viyesna, oring n mntcn and lignt my
cigarettte, and Ayesha, with a muttered
Moslem Imprecation, obeyed.
CIIAI'TKU XXVI
Alas, for human greatness! A horseman
tiottlng aiong tho stony street drew up In
fiont. of tho gato with a sudden cessation of
the Jingling of a saber and the rattling of
trnpplngs. Two musket butts struck the
ground almost simultaneously, as tho two
sontries at the gato finished their salute.
Ayesha dropped tho fish which shn was
cleaning nt tho hydrant, wiped her hands
upon her dirty apron and tore It from her
waist. Soulelma set a llttlo pllo of dishes
upon tho table and tried to pnt her strag
gling hair into placo. A heavy hand, sup
plemented by n cavalry boot, shook tho gate
nil tne fastenings rattled.
"Merciful Allah, tho offend!!" screamed
Ayesha and Soulelma under tho breath, nnd
they both lushed to tho gate. Hut they
were too good 'lurks to open without In
quiring sweetly:
"Who is It?"
"It's I, Kostakes. Open the gate heforo
i kick it down,
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Ferendo with difficulty suppressed an ex
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her hand on Panayota's shoulder aud mur
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"Did Kostnkes kill your father? For
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but you were very hard on me. Now we
ran sympathize with each other, Indeed.
Both ray parents were murdered by tho
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"Yes, offendl."
"Are they fresh
"I''renh, effondi'.'
"Urava, bravn!"
to his voice. "Well, get 'er.i
haven't had anything to tu
hours,"
eh? Are they freeh?"
They are alive!"
There was n softer not
ready. 1
In
"How long before dinner will be ready?"
Kostnkes called after her.
"Abc.tit twenty minutes, cffendl."
i uuii mi- tin mjuii nn ii a reiuiy, i nnaii on
upon the up in I'anayotii'H room."
Then an idea came tn Ferende. She
throw away her cigarette, crowsed tho court
anil disappeared Into tho house. Soulelmn
ran after, ami, hiding her body behind thn
wall, peeped within. She saw Kercndo stop
out of hor sllppern and tiptoe up the stairs
Soulelma waited until hIh; was out of Might
and then followed.
Ayesha, ovrrcomo hy n womnn's curiosity.
that paMilon which fears neither death nnr
twelve shame, clapped tho fish, now ready for the
pan, Into a drawer of tho tahlo and did like.
es, enendl; Immediately, effendl " wise.
Ayesha trotted over to the hydrant nnd "I must know what's colnc on." Kho unit.
uc k3u camiC me muilHn wltb corunicndablr tert-O, and hc wtolo into the houaw.
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