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10 TTTE OMATTA DATLV BEE: SCXDAT, SEL' T15MHER 2, 1000. 111 The Unspeakable Turk. By GEORGE .t2J www 1 (Copyright, 1!XA by Cleorgo Morton) Niioinli nf I'rici-illiiK Clin plcrx. thances to he In Athens nt the ..mhr'enk of Fhi Orero-TurklMi war, Joins a llllbustcritiB expedition t" Crrle. 'I he little vesse m , &MjM it native r retail, Mlchill, reach the Island safely They arrive nt n vmaKC 1 cured for by the Inhabitants urtl? lias Inlnrn.l I, la fnr.1 nn II P.I 1 1 Trill M lie 1.1 nursed by I'amiyolti, the priests (laughter. In n few days won comes of the iidsunce of the Turks under Kostakes t .w.ird e town The Cretnim gather In the pass, 1 1 o men fighting and the women iin-i Kiris keeping up beacon lire. Thirty Turks are Wiled, tmt Mleball Is badly, wounded a d I'anayota Is raptured by Kostakes I bo Cretans retreat to the sea. Kostakes plunders the town. takliiR the old priest and l'anaota alotiK as prisoners. Curtis, representing himself as n n u v i pi 1 1 e r c o r -respondent, also accompanies the lurks. Kostakes has the old Palest niurdere.l. Curtis kills two of the guards, wounds nn nther unci esrapes with ynl",yiotu' u if, jneet I.lndbohm and friends and attack the Dlashi Ilnzoulu, who recapture I'annyo'a. H'urtls and I.lndbohm each discover that tho other Is In love with the Cretan captive. Kostakes now Imprisons her In his lmrem In Canea and tries to persuade her to marry him. CurtlH 'earns from Harsan, a I tirk, of the whereabouts or Panayota. Kostakes, after tbreatenltiR I'anayota with violence, collides with KngllMi troops marcbliiR through the streets to the custom house from the ship Hazard, which lias come to anchor In the harbor. 'I here Is an ar fray. In which the Kngllsh are driven back to their boats. The captain of he Hazard determines to drop a lew shells Into the town. CII.WTKIt XXXIII. Hell had now broken loose. The report loon spread anions tho Turks that the English had been driven into the sea. Islam, that always believes In Html uni versal triumph and the death of all un believers, was drunk with victory. Tho Mahomet on of Cniicu did not stop to think how few they were. It seemed to them that the vengeance of AUnh was at band and that the whole world of tho faithful had arisen. A band of howlliiR demons poured down the streets of tho Christian quarter, shootlnR Into the win dows and doors of the houses, hacking down with their long knives all who wore not able to get out of sight. The shells which the Hazard continued to drop Into the town in hopes of qticlllns tho uprising but added to the terror of tho victims and tho fury of tho murderers, l lie .Ma hometan has no fear of death when ho Is on God's business. Kostakes1 terrible Ilashl llazouks were everywhere. These uro tho Irregulars who furnish their own arms and equipment. They or their fami lies have suffered In some previous con flict with the Christians, and they kill for revenge and the truo faith. Old scores were paid oil and all settled In blood. If a Turk hail reasons for hating any special Christian he hastened to his houso to cut his throat. Some resistance was made and guns barked from half-closed window shutters Into tho faces of tho marauders Hut wha tever this happened It only hastened the fate of those within. The, Christian quarter , swarmed with Turks. They erowueu mo streets, leaped over mo garueu wuim, iiuwi nnen tho doors of tho houses. Those who cro not there out of pure thirst for blood came from lovo of plunder or lust. The timid Christian girl, scarcely out of tor teens, who has been marked by satyr eyes as she walked modestly through tho Btreots of Canea, now hears, loud voices In tho house a, ml the tramp of heavy feet, fcho knows from tho clash of tho knives nnd tho wild supplications of her mother that her father and brothers aro being butchered. Then she crouches, white with liorror. In her hiding place, gasping, "Vlr Kln, save! Virgin, save!" Hut there Is no help for her. Hands wet with tho blood of her parentB drag hor forth. Her shrieks ore drowned in brutal laughter and ob iccnlty. This Is tho unspenkablo Turk! Now tho bridegroom rushes vainly about the small cottage where ho had hoped to lie so happy, searching for somo placo to hide the woman who loves him with a pure nnd holy love. O, that ho could dig a hole In the earthen floor with his hands! Tho frightened creature clings to him. hysteri cal with fear, and ho tries to comfort hor, although ho knows that every word Is a lie Forget his beautiful .Marlgo? Thero they aro at tho door now what right has a Christian dog to a boautlful girl? Wero audi not made for the sole enjoyment of tho faithful? The Hashl llazouks throw themselves against the door, but It does not yield. Thero Is a crash of guns as thoy attempt to Bhoot away the lock, and a laughing caution in a gruff volco to "ho careful, you may kill tho woman." Tho husband draws a knlfo from bis belt and thrusts it to tho hilt Into tho side of tho tender being who Is dinging to him. iVlth n piercing scream and a shudder, she falls limply across his arm, her long brown hnlr slipping loose and Mowing to tho lloor. When tho blood-s(alncd. powder-blackened monsters In disheveled turbans burst Into tho room ho greets them thus, onsworlng tholr cry of rago with Insulting epithets. And this Is tho unspeakable Turk! 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He had been despised, he had been mado ridiculous In tho eyes of tho dogs ot Christians, who smiled at him, he fancied, out of the corner of tho eye. Now was tho time for revenge. Ho had long planned It. It could not be too terrible. With several of his friends he files to the home of the devoted couple. Tho young husband Is bound. Tho young wife Is dragged by the hair from her hiding place and a stake driven through her body before his eyes. Curso her, she shall breed uo Christian dogs! Curse her, now she knows what it is to dcsplso a Turkish gentleman! And this Is the un speakable Turk! On to the church and the house of the priest! What though he Is a venerable man, with white hair and heard? What though his wlfo Is a sweet and gentle woman trembling with age? These are the vermin who spread this baleful doctrine of Chris tianity, who teach tho people to dcsplso Mahomet. There Is no cod but Clod, und Mahomet Is his prophet! Now we.shall see thioats cut scientifically. Long practice has made the Turk most Bklllful In this accom plishment, llunian lingers are tangled In tho fainting womnn's thin, gray hair, her head Is Jerked back and n heavy curveil blado hacks at her throat. Tho bodies of tho ancient couple are lifted high In air and hurled Into the street upon tho cobblestones. Then, with a dreadful shriek, a young girl rushes from an Inner room and falls upon her knees besldo tho quivering and bloody corpses. A Hashl llazouk pulls her to her feet. A potty officer of tho Turkish regular army touches her with tho point of his sword and commands her to kick tho bodies of her dead father and mother and to spit on them. On these terms sho will bo free from further molestation. Sho Is half Insensible with fear, she scarce hears what they say, but Instinct prevents her obeying the horrible command. A bayonet Is thrust Into her nnd she Binks upon tho forms of those whom she had bo loved; yet not to die. For she recovered and Is now In Athens, her wounds bearing testimony to Bcenes that have no. aroused tho indignation of the so-called civilized world because they are so hideous that they have Boundod unreal in the telling Things that we cannot Imagine touch no sympathetic chord In the breast. Kostakes, with his friend, Mehcmet, and n half dozen of tho Hashl llazouks, did terrible execution. Tho captain, as with drawn sword ho drove his victims to bay (tl lne)r gmion3i 0r Into angles of tho wall, imnKned that he was still talking to I'aua yota. "There'll bo no more Christians," ho shouted again and again bs ho thrust home with his sword, or as some form writhed on the bayonet that pinned it to the adobe wall. "Wo'ro going to kill them all!" Var hours murdor, rapine and plunder i an riot In tho streets of Canea. When tho moon camo up that night 800 dead bodies were lying stark and ghastly in the beautiful gardens, In the streets. There were corpses In all tho Chrlstlun houses that wero burning, and there was con stantly heard the rumble and crash of fall Ing roofs and walls. For weeks afterward tho sweet breath of the sea was tainted by the sickening odor of burning Hesh. And this Ik tho unspeakablo Turk! CIIAl'TKU XA.XIV. At the first sound of distant firing tho women of Kostakes' harem were not ttreatly terrified. Another slaughter of Christians did not mean danger to them Thoroughly Ignorant (they could not even read), they bellovcd that all tho kings ana potentates of tho world wero vassals of tho sultan, who was utile to enforce sub mission whenever ho chose. Thoy had heard from earliest childhood that somo day there would he n grand killing of Christians nnd other unbelievers, after which flic earth would bo Inhabited by Turks alone. No doubt tho prophesy was oven now coming to pass. "They aro killing all tho Christians," said Soulclma, peeping through tho gate. "All the Christians, In Canea." "Aren't you sorry for them?" "Hah! why should I bo? It's their own fault If they aro Christians." "I nm Bnrry for the llttlo children," said Ayesha with a Hhudder, thinking of her own llttlo boy, which had died In Infancy Soulelmu looked shyly nt Fcrcnde, who wan sitting on tho stono sveps at tho outer sldo of tho court, her HngerH In her ears Tho sound of the guns mado tho ex-fa vorlto nervous, ami nho wanted to think Sho believed that a crisis had arrived In her life. Tho terrible Turk had been the bogey man of her Infancy. Surely ho was now conquering the world. Who would be queen of tho domestic kingdom which Kostnkes would rear, when ho should re turn, covered with blood and glory? Would I'anayota remain a Creek when all her country people wero killed'" Alone 1 herself, tho only Creek in the world? Fercnde laughed scornfully at the thought. The boom of a cannon was heard. It sounded very clear and distinct and seemed to eauso a slight tremor of tho earth where they stood. They looked at each other with startled nnd wondering eyes. The sound was repeated. Thon, In a moment, tho Turkish quarter, which had been hushed to whisper ing silence, broke forth Into a Mabel of feminine screams, rrles of children and the noise of many frightened women, nil chat tering at oneo. "What is It? O, what is it?" shrieked Ayesha and Souleima, In a breath. They looked townrd Ferende, but she was gone. Again that dreadful "boom" and now shrieks are heard in tho streets and tho sound of flying footsteps. Ayesha and Souleima pull the gato open and lpok out. Thoy behold a panic. Women clutching their offspring however they can, or dragging them through tho street by the arm; old men doddering with long staffs and hold ing to the gaiments of their flying daughters; children darting after their elders, scream ing. "Mama! Mama!" Somo of the Turkish women, In their terror, had not covered their faces. Others instinctively held handkerchiefs, or even bare hands, before their mouths as they ran. From all that shrill uproar an occasional word or syllablo detached Itself, cries to "Allah" nnd the ylrgln. supplications for present help to any Ood or saint that happened to be uppermost In tho mind, And every time that terrible "boom" was heard out In the bay the, tumult swelled llko a wavo rising to Its crest. Aye8h and Souleima waited for no explanation, but, adding their voices to the QJ general tumult, plunged Into the throng n,1 wero swept along with It toward tho nearest gate of tho city Ferendo had gone to free I'anayota. Hound ing up the dark, narrow stairs, she muttered to liciself' it's my only chance. I'll be a drudge all my life else." She did not stop to reason concerning Kostakes' anger or uls possible vengeance. There would be time enough to devise some story. Tho thing thnt was certain, tho situa tion that she must face, was "tho Christians aro all being killed and even tho girl up stairs will see that Mnhometlsm Is triumphant. If I get rid of her 1 shall live llko a queen the rest of my days." I'annyota wbb lying on the bed with her face In the pillow, shuddering and whis pering to the Virgin. At the first sound of tho guns nature had given way and she had fallen fainting to the lloor. Recovering consciousness, sho had found herself too weak to rise, und had crept to her couch, whero she lay, moaning: "Hlcssed Virgin, Mother of Ood, save thy people! Save thy peoplol" Sometimes there would bo a few mo ments of quiet, when she would raise her head and listen, hoping against hope that something had happened, and that tho lreadful sound had ceased forever. Hut no, thuy always commenced ngnln; ono re port, another, nnd then several following In quick succession, or elso a general crash, and sho would again bury her head In the pillow, moaning. '0, my Oodl Thero Is no help! No help!" Thus Ferende found her, and, shaking her by tho shoulders, cried: "(ulck( Pnnayotn, run, runt They nro killing all the Christians In tho world!" "I want to die," cried tho Cretan, "They won't kill you Kostakes' woman. tid ho may bo here any minute." I'anayota ran Into tho hall. Hope, that Is always living where It seems most dead, thrilled her breast with n sudden ecstasy. If there was any opportunity of escaping from the filthy Turk nnd his pollution, why, then, she did not want to die. Hefore her was the open door of n bedroom, and upon the bed lny the black garment nnd veil In which Mahometan women bundle themselves when about to walk or ride out. She pounced upon these and literally scrambled Into them. Then she stepped to n window nnd looked down Into tho Mtreet. It was nearly deserted, savo for tho groups of women peeping from windows and half opened garden gates, Sho wondered If she would bo able to run that gauntlet of eyes without being questioned, dlscovorcd. At that very moment tho situation was solved for her. Tho sound of n cannon was heard and the (light from the Turkish quarter began. When she reached tho garden the tho gate was open, and tho street was full of frightened women nnd children, all running In ono direction. Thero was an other roar, louder and fuller than tho spiteful chatter of the rifles. It was like a giant shouting In a yard of children, and It was followed by n general shriek from tho rabble of fleeing non-combatants. I'anayota had heard cannon before, they wero simply ono of tho voices of war In this case n more phase of tho riot of blood and rapine which had broken forth upon earth. Hut alio was going to flee away from It all. In that brief moment that she stood In tho gate the great, faithful, righte ous mountains rose before her mind; they seemed to call and beckon her. Often had she dreamed of them In the days and nights of her cnpltlvity, but then they wero far away. Now they had moved nearer, tho mountains of Ood her rofugo. Crossing herself, she, too, plunged Into tho stream of humnnlty, was swallowed up and swept along by It. And Kostakes camo buck to his home; cumu back, covered with Christian blood, and longing, like u Turk, for tho Christian maiden whom ho had locked up In his harem; came back cursing tho mother of God and gloating ovor tho deed which ho had rcbulved to do. Hut ho found his house rent in twain, and his garden tilled with a grcut heap of smoking rubbish. He looked Into the cleft rooms us specta tors at a theater behold tho Interior of u house, and there was no sign of any live thing savo himself In all the street. Thero was l'anayota'a room, with tho bed stand ing In tho comer and her Cretan Jacket hanging to a nail In tho wall. Then a great fear seized Kostakes, and his mother's blood awoke In his heart nnd surged through hlB veins again. Trembling in every limb, and with pnlo face, from which tho flush of passion had fled, lib unconsciously crossed himself, muttering hoarsely: "It is the vengeance of the Virgin! I am accursed!" CIIAI'TKIl XX.XV. "Ah, tho shado is so delicious!" said the Turkish major, stepping under n pino ond lemovlug his fez. Llndhohtii dragged tho handkerchief, tied turban-fushlou, from his brow, anil wiped his faco with it. Tho cloth was black with powder smoko and grimy with dubt from provlous contact with his features. "It Is always cool in tho shado ln'thls country," ho observed, running his fingers through his damp pompadour, "no matter how white hot it is In tho sun." Thoy were following a path that wound llko the thread ot a screw athwart tho faco of a hill that had been terraced with Inllnito pains and labor. Plateaus, from four to twenty feet In width, supportod by walls of cobblestones, roso ono above the other like steps of u wide stairway. "1 wish I had n drink," said Curtis. "Do they have beer In Canea, major?" "Heer, certainly. All kinds of drinks -bctr, ginger ole, lemonade, gazozo what you will. Hut I hopo wo shall And somo water soon. Nil, Muley!" One . of tho four dusty and bedraggled looking soldiers, who were standing at n respectful distance, stepped forwurd and saluted. Tho major addressed him in Turkish, and tho man replied. "Ho says there Is a well not far from here, about a mile." "Whew! Let's bo going, then. Ask the man to lead on. won't you?" Curtis struck so brisk a gait that the others found somo dlfllculty In keeping up with him. The major'a Bclmeler was buck led about the American's waist, and every time that ho Jumped from ono Ilttlo'plateau to tho ono next below, ho was obliged to grasp tho scabbard to keep It from becom ing entangled with his legs. After the teriaces came a forest ot small pines, cool und fragrant. They were now Hearing the middle of tho afternoon and the locusts were nt work, plying their sleepy rnsps, Intlnttoly numerous nnd monotonous. They emerged from tho grovo Into a narrow path on tho edgo of a steep Incline. A fow gnarled pines had straggled out from tho forest onto the side of the slopo and down the path. At their right was a precipice twenty feet In height and they stood looking down Into a square reservoir of masonry, containing about three Inches of green, slimy water. Tho soldiers ran to a point a llttlo farther on, whero n pear tree, growing close by tho aide of n precipice, artod ns a ladder. They scrambled down Its branches Into tho garden that pertained to a farmhouse not far distant. Curtis and his companions stood looking Into tho reservoir, fascinated for tho moment by half a dozen pairs of bulging eyes that wero Btarlng nt them 1 irom mo green sumo, nut tno Bpen was i quickly broken by a voice from the depths ' that cried ' tvet(, KeH, kck, ho-axi "Viola des grcuovlllesl" observed tho major moving on. "Shades ot immortal Aristophanes!" ejaculated the American. In English. ' Orunweels, Indeed; Vntrakce' "Yes. that Is the Oreek name," assented tho Turk, "and now for the water." "Was this a Turkish or a Christian house?" asked I.lndbohm. after they had satisfied their thirst. The windows and doors wero broken, nnd n pllo of smashed furniture lay In the middle of the floor. A clematis vine, that had once carried Its fragrant snow up to the tiny balcony, lay upon the ground, among the ruins of Its trellis. The major shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows?" he replied. "Whichever It was, the results are the same. IV wo look around, perhaps wo may And a body somowhore." "No. no," said the Swede; "I have no curiosity. Let us bo going." He furtively stooped and picked from the angled clematis a crude rng doll and slipped It Into the tall pocket of the long coat. His little blue-eyed sister at home In their native land had once possessed such a doll, and this ruined house touched a very tender spot In his heart. The Turk Ish major, whlto-hnlred, erect nnd slender, was strolling away through the stumps of what had been n pear orchard ore the ax of the vandal had laid It low. Curtis was following, holding the crooked sclmeter clumsily away from his hip. Llndbohm wiped n tear from the corner of his eye with the back of his big pink hand. "It's nice to havo a wife and children," ho mused, "to lovo 'em nnd bring 'em up. I'll holp him find her, and then America!" They came to a broad white road cutting In twain tho level greenness ot an Inter minable vineyard, The vines along the highway wero powdered whlto with dust and the dusty little grapes, green and hard, gavo small comfort to tho thirsty way farer. Tho three pcdcstralns cast their eyes down the long, shining stretch, over which the heat quivered visibly. Thoy wero standing beneath an olive tree at the edge of tho rocky and wooded tract through which thoy had como. Tho only other shado visible for nt least a mllo was that made by a solitary brush watch tower, far out In mldfleld. The Turk sat down upon n rock, and, removing his fez, tanned with It his scanty gray locks. "Ho you know?" he asked, smiling sweetly nt his companions, "tho proverb of this country concerning people who wall; In the sun?" They said they had not heard It. "It Is, 'only fools and Englishmen walk In the sun." " "Ah." said Curtis, laughing. "I remem ber now that I have heard It, but It was not exactly like that. It was 'tools and foreigners' when I heard it. Now 1 under stand why you Turks arj called the French of tho Orient. It Is bocauso of your polite ness. Hassan Hey protested feebly and drowsily. Sleep, more powerful In tho Orient oven than politeness, was overcotn Ing him. He settled himself comfortably against tho trunk of the olive tree; his head lolled to one sldo and his mouth dropped open. "It would be a pity to wake him," said Curtis. Tho relaxed features looked tired and old. "Ho's not a bad sort, as Turks go, and ho does look done up." "Ho's a brave man," said Lludbohm "Let him sleep for a little while," and the Swede, sitting down upon a Hat rock, with his face between his , palms, gazed at a little patch of sea, glittering far away, like a hike nmong mountains. Curtis lny down upon his back, with his lingers Interlocked behind his hoad, and watched tho Innumerable twinkling of the pale green olive leaves above hlra. "I've been In this Island so long," he mused, "that 1 don't believe I shall be able to go around tho world. Shnmc, too, ns tho governor had sort of set tils heart on It. I haven't spent much money In Crete, It's truo, but I'd promised to be bnck nnd take hold In tho office." Then his mind reverted to Panayota. Ho always saw her in thought with a Jug upon her shoulder, standing on the edge of a precipice. "I wonder what tho governor will think of Pauayota?" he muttered. His father was tho high priest ot common sense in the Curtis household. From Infancy ho had respected his father's Judgment and feared his good-natured ridicule. John Curtis had been brought up as an exemplification ot the motto, "My son will never mako u fool of himself," nnd, so far, ho hud been the prldu ot his father's heart. "Como to dress Panayota In European costume," ho mused, "and sho would make a sensation In Amcrlcn. Hut lord, wouldn't sho bo queer! She's grand here In her native mountnlus, but you can't lug u mountain around with a girl. It would tnko nbout four years of education to fit her for Hoston, or oven for Lynn. 1 wonder If Bho'd give up crossing herself. My mother would havo Bevcn kinds of fits It sho over saw tho girl cross herself." Mrs. Curtis represented the religious re sponsibilities of tho family. A tall, angu lar, bespectacled New England woman, brought up strictly In tho Presbyterian faith, shu regarded nil foreigners as heathen, pining to bo converted to tho doc trine of Infant damnation, and a taint of papacy was to her as a taint ot leprosy. That this woman had eloped with William Curtis when ho was a penniless drummer for a shoo houso was no Indication that sho would countenance similar conduct In her son. "If 1 could manage In some way to havo I'annyota educated for a couple of years," ho mused, "and then bring mother and tho governor over hero to sec her they've long been talking nbout taking a trip abroad. Tho llrst thing is to get her away from Kostakes." Hut hero a thought occurred to him of a moro serious unturo than any that had yet passed through his mind In connection with Panayota. "I wonder If Americans wouldn't look askance at a woman who had lived In a Turkish harem? Wouldn't she bring a taint ot suspicion with her, no matter how pure Bho might be? Of course, If I caught any body" His reflections wero Interrupted by Llnd bohm exclaiming: "Hello! What's that?" Tho Turk sprang to his feet and looked away toward Canea, as ho realized that a cannon had been fired. It wns tho llrst gun of tho Hazard. "Perhaps Vanno has set up his flag on tho blockhouse again," commented Curtis. "The Creek flag seems to net on thpso English llko a red rag on a bull. "It Is not In that direction," said Und bohm; "It Is toward Canea, Is tt not, mon- Bleur?" "Exactly." replied the Turk. "Perhaps It is a salute, of some ship Just arrived.' For, oven as ho spoke, the sound was heard again. "Possibly!" assented the Swede, "and yet tho Interval did not seem exactly right no. by damn! It Is a bombardraontl" two guns had Bpoken almost togother. "Could they bo bombarding Canea?" asked Curtis. "Let me see," replied tbo Swede. "Well It Is not probable, but possible. Suppose thoro waa ono grand uprising and one party had seized the forts and fired on the town. Then they might reduco the fortb. Suppose thero was ono grand massacre- Turks kill all tho Christians, or Christians kill all tho Turks, or both kill each other then they might drop a few shells to scare 'em, and stop m." "Hut might not some Innocent persons be killed by the shells?" "In times of massacre and war Innocent persons must yust take their chances." Tho sounds continued, Irregular and fre quent. Llndbohm stood gazing In the dl Omaha, 20th and Paul Streets, One Day Only, Monday, September lOth ii n i With whom leaiurca ot Brought together for grand exhibition of tho J C HU8inn cossocks, sioux Indians, Arabian Acrobats, Wild Wost Cowboys, Royal Irish Lancors, Filipinos, Moxlcan Vaquoros, Hawalians, Cubans nnd a Renrrnl "round up" of nil THE EQUESTRIAN NATIONS OF THE WORLD And as a fitting cllmnx to thin alrrndy OVER 1,200 MEN AND HORSES PARTICIPATE Will be presented the historic THE CHARGE UP SAN JUAN HILL which deserves depletion nn Homothlns thnt will live forever to military annnl. Thin nddltlon to n lirevlmislv coiutiU-to nnd perfect entertntnmrnt, carrlcn out thu policy of the exhibition ntrlctly up to date The nos ueeu mnun irom rnoiocrnnni nnd Hueirnes inxen on iu snot, ana me loponraimy oi nan jiihii inn mm itn eurniuiiuinics nn ineercnitul occasion ot the memorable battle Iiat Ihtu strictly ndliered to. iiius 11 win ue eeen mil me huh nini anil event showing the progrenn of pioneer ubjh up to ine vtry moment More Complete Than Ever IF SUCH A TI1INQ THE GRAND STREET CAVALCADE AND REVIEW OF THE ROUGH RIDERS WILL LCAVB THU EXHIBITION UROUNDS AT 9:30 A. M. TWO EXHIBITIONS DAILY. RAIN OR SHINE, 2 AND Q P. M. Qna Tlokot, SOo., Admlta To All. Children Undor Too Years, 2So. KUSEHVi;!) SEATS. II 01), mny be e ecured on the morning of the show date at BeatonMcGinn Drug Co, S, W, Cor 16th and Farnam Streets rectlon from whonco they camo, a dreamy look In hlB blue eyes. The dull detomitlons J seomed to como from half way around tho world. They wero tho heart beats of war, ; tbrobblnR fiercely In tho far JuukIcs of Cuba. Ho pulled tho handkerchief from Ills brow and picked clumsily at tho knot. "Let 'em yust go It," ho muttered, "shoot, kill, burn and then blow tho whole d (1 Island off tho earth. It's too mixed up for me." Curtis was tired. He sat down beside tho major and listened. The lieutenant stood looking at tho sea, tying and untying tho handkerchief, and, as the vision of scientific maneuvers, nrtlllery duels, bay onet charges, sieges, took shape In his initio, tho flush of excitement Hooded the stubble on his unshaven cheek. "I will Join the Americans," he mused. 'I will drnw my sword for liberty and prog. ress," and again tho Imuglnary sword leapeit from tho scabbard nnd his pliable wrist moved nervously In unison with hla thoughts. Then, of a sudden, the flus.li fled from his cheek and ho started bare, headed down tho whlto road. "Hello!" cried Curtis, leaping to his feet, 'what's tho matter, old man? Wn.lt for . chop, can't you?" and he ran after him. "My Ood!" said Llndbohm, "havo you for gotten that sho Is there? It mny be Canea!" "Gentlemen," expostulated tho Turk, ns ho came up out of breath. "I assure you that this Is madness In this hot sun. ? was nbout to propose that we wait for tw or ttirco hours In tho shade, and walk the rest of tho way In the cool of tho evening and tho night. See, your head even Is un covered," nnd, taking the handkerchief which was hanging by ono corner from Llndbohm's hand, ho twisted it dexterously" about the Swede's brow. "It did not till this moment Htrlke me forcibly that they may bo bombarding Canea." explained Llndbohm, "and oven now It does not seem possible to me. ' Ho talked na ono apologizing partly to him self and partly to another, for a serious offense. "Hut tho young woman in whom my friend bete ls--ali Interested, Ih In that rlty. Wo must go tn her rescue." And emphasizing the remark with a violent thrust, he ngaln hurried fnnvnrd. The sun beat down with fearful Intensity, but tho tall Swede forged along the dusty road with doubled fists nnd u swinging stride. Curtis wondered afterward that the curl bus figure had nnt Inip-esaed him us ludicrous; with the long tails of Hie shrunkon coat falling apart, the pompadour standing erect tn the encircling handker chief, like a field of ripe wheat In a fence, the huge fists striking at the trickling beads of sweat, as though they were living things. Hut no, old Llndbohm was never ridiculous, nnd Curtis struck out after him, his arm nchlng with tho heavy saber, that would fall between his legs tho moment he let It go. "Llndbohm was right, of course. Poor Pannyntn, what a fright she must be In!" In utter silence they strodo nhead. The Turk said nothing, although ho marveled and suffered greatly. Ho owed his life to theso foreigners, and ho had determined to see them safely Into Canea. If they choso to go there In tho broiling sun, and into a storm of cannon balls, and all for a unit In tho tribe of women, who are as the blades of grass and all allko, why it was "kismet." The four soldiers followed because ho was tholr otllcer, and a Turklnh soldier always goes stupidly wherover his officer goes, whotlier to a massacre of Christian babeB or a hell of belching can non. So, for a full hour they walked, till at last they came Into a region of gar dens, fenced In with high stono walls, and suddenly from around a corner came a man, carrying n small child nnd holding a woroon by tho hand. The couple stopped and looked about them In perplexity of terror. Then tho woman leaped up nnd seizing the top of tho wall, bristling as it was with broken glass, scrambled over like a cat The man tossed tho baby after her and followed, Curtis and Lindbobm both THE ROLL OF HONOR rUintAlnn nnthlnr mnnt UliiAtrlntiR. nnbtn tthn hotn ili ill ml tholr t h til 11 1 m I M o! their rellonfl, To hnvt Klvon th. cntrrtftltilnK Ii quit ennuKli to buffalo AND CONGRESS OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD tins, by rmon of Its dltlnctlr, bold, (Inviting rhnrnctnr, won the admlrntluu of counting tliimnnndii In nearly ecry (Itlllii'd quarter of the tdobe, Differing na It does from nil othr eiMbltlotm, It nt once enllnts attention, charms nnd fnelunteii everr ix'holdcr The grent trength of this extraordinary condition of thing" Urn In the fnU that Thero U no sham or ubterhige eented to tie. The pnrtldpnlite mm ins wcencs wmcu mrj ury ituoiis in mo own neni nnu on t ge nnu envmu bikiuiii nnu real 'iiiiumnn ncnui mm nanui. nnu nna nn iipiiriunu.T i wiiiipm n etrnltllliu-l. II la n VI1KH AIII.U KIINUKKUAK I liN til' II 51 OH Y. (it er two (irrnurii in exiflienre. lencmnir rotirtirinuiaui. ltrininivn miiiLwr ntui civil 1111 unrr mciica. cnnioiiitii wnn nil trmeu ny me iinreemen nnu neroei ot nearly Tiriii nnu ineturinu rvnromicucm oi nmtorr n latret mnrtini tr tunnim. nrreunirii uy n noincnmeni oi moae. moueru to nil luiuro inmeu ns ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS tointher with their companion putrloU and laurel-crowned paragons of brarery, llscfpltne, endurance nnd skill, tin United States Regular Cavalrymen will nmienr In splendidly lntlrlnsrontraiit. and llluitrnttncrt Ii mri-lm! rueprouuoiu pionrerecnooi.tnetuostTnrleuanu unique The World's Mounted Warriors the first time In history In pencefut rlvnlry, and brotherhood of man. The roister Includes United Stntoa Cavalrymen and Artlllorymen, lerman Culrasslors. South American Gauchos. V trcmendout exhibition In which military mnnterplece of the innnnKcment In keeping scenery for this production wnu nil it in unrr asnect clvlllmtlon from the prlmevla! oi uie prrreni stirring episoues, Is WERE POSSIBLE. turned nnd looked Inquiringly at the Turk, j "Thoy aro Christians," ho explained; "who knows what has happened?" A tall, bareheaded Cretan, in shirt and ' baggy breeches, holding a llttlo girl un der each arm llko wator Jugs, appeared, stopped ond stared Irresolute. A half dressed woman whltli n new-born babe at hor breast, nnd n girl of 12 clinging to her skirts, came next. Tho woman, with a shriek of terror, slid to her knees bo side thu man. It was n painting of fear, a Christian family In the coliseum awaiting the wild beasts. Thick! Hack!" cried the father hoarsely, pushing tho womnn with his knee. Clutch ing wildly at his clothing, she pulled herself to her feet and they all disappeared ns they hnd come. Curtis ran down to the corner Just In tlmo to seo them dart Into another lane, between two other gardens. And these were but tho forerunners of a long stream of terrified Christians, who, at the llrst sound of tho firing at the custom houso, had lied from tho town. Llndboltm and tho Turks came up. nt sight of whom tho fugitives, pouring down tho lane In a steady stream, wero thrown Into tho greatest consternation. Curtis nnd Llndbohm, determined to lenrn what In truth had happened, walked briskly forward, and the motloy, gibbering, Dan tesque throng blew backward as though struck by a wind, with much looking over tho shoulder and many pitiful shrieks. Ar. they streamed In the other direction tho weaker and thnt.e bearing the greater burdens dropped behind In n thin lino; aged women, the halt and tho lnnie, frail mothers carrying tholr children. And now, In all that scene of despair and horror, thoro Hashed out a spark of beauty, Inspiring ns a lone "star on a dark night. A stripling he rould not havo been over 12 lingered be. hind, retreating slowly nnd threatening the oucomers with an nntln.ua gun. Ho wns slender, this hoy, bareheaded and rontloss, III blue breeches of Cretan make nnd high uiitanned boots. lie held his long rlllo featly, and, ns he stepped backward, hhaklng the yellow hair from his eyes, Llndbohm could not restrain n cry of admiration. "Stop," he said, laying his hand on Curtis' shoulder, "that hoy would yust ns leavo idioot as not. Hut what In the name of - ai'h. my riod!" As If In answer tn tho unfinished question, a woman, completely crazed with fear and grlof. camo Mumbling along the stony road bearing upon her back u lnd nearly as largo as herself, holding him by the wrists. Ills throat had been cut and thn head fell back horribly, lolling from side to side, pumping out tho blood that had soaked her dress to the hips and her long hair that dabbled In thn gash. Llndbohm caught her by tho arm nnd shouted to bet In Kngllfcli: "What Is the matter, woman. What has happened In Canea?" She looked nt him with vacant eyes, and then stnggered nn with her awful burden. "Come on, llttlo Vanne; como on, my cypress tree. Hurry! Hurry! Mother will savo him from tho Tilrks!" The major stepped up to Llndbohm nnd Curtis and said firmly: "flentlemen, I see that a general mas sat ro of Christians Is taking placo in Canea. If you go there you will surely be killed. 1 beg of you to como with mo to my country place noar hern, whero 1 will ptntect you tilt tho danger Is over." "Noer!" cried tho Swedo. "We go to the rescue of u woman." "You can do nothing." replied tho major, Impatiently. "If she has not already es caped, It Is too late, and our own position here Is becoming dangerous, for I and my men nro unarmed, and n band of nrmed Christians may appenr at any momont. Join your voice with mine, monsieur," turlng to Curtis. "I nssure you on tho honor of a Turk you will never even to the elty alive " (j Curtis hesitated "Doubtless tho woman Is at the En consul's''" hazarded tho major "No, sho Jk In the most fearful danger She Is a Cretan Id the house of a Turk," nut) pinltt-nl thin tht tifttiira of thOWi f hr nilllf fit luti . nil vn nimi'tl t n ml nirnHUrt uorM notuvtiiliitf orUlanl, itiR-'iimut nnu comiimntl rn Tumble rvcoKtmloti, aim. WEST about It, evury thing In Just na It Is reprr. have all been Mvlectnl to nttliisiy lllun nurvininre enacted nnu ninilo them ie war until. I.ltt e wonder tiiA tlit nnu rtorrftllon in rcvlrwlng such more ine ninrvei tnnt unrnnp iinuM pernirninnre no unique Hi nil thnt It annex 01 rnioinni minimum, i inn. every nnllon on earth, Jt Inn ninrveii 01 citic military morn. muster-roll uf forming a "Ah, 1 remember, nut then she U not In danger. At present sho couldn't bo la a snfer plnco. Whatevor her position Is, It will remain the same, and you oan And her later on. Whllo If you go nnd get killed" Ho shrugged his shoulders and napped his fingers. "Hy Jove, ho's tight, old man," cried Curtis, from whose heart the words of the Turk had lifted n great load of fear. "Hn'a right, l'anayota's safe enough, uud we'd only get her Into trouble by going now. Of course, If you go, I'm with you, but ho's right, by Jove, ho's right." Llndbohm, who had been lmpatlontlr fencing with his Invisible enemy, looked nbsent-mlndedly away toward Canea, tho whllo ramming the Imaginary aword homo Into Its sheath. "Adieu, monsieur," ho said, sweetly, "nnd it I do not seo you ngnln, mere! blcn," "All right, old man, I'm with you.' shouted Curtis, grnsplng the sheath of thn heavy sclmeter and starting after. At a motion from the major his four soldiers fell upon Llndbohm, and. after a mighty struggle, held him fast. Tho Turkish officer ran to Curtis. "Monsieur, ns n friend, I do this. It la tho only chanco to nave your lives! To ndvanco Is certain death!" 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