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The Unspeakable Turk.
By GEORGE
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(Copyright, 1!XA by Cleorgo Morton)
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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 ,
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it native r retail, Mlchill, reach the Island
safely They arrive nt n vmaKC 1
cured for by the Inhabitants urtl? lias
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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!
Othpr hubhands and many fathers tiad
not tho courage to act so wisely as this
man. but whero bound and made to wit
ness tho unforglvablo Insult to pure
womanhood, tho uuthlnkablo degradation
to mankind. Nor did they thus save tholr
own lives, for their throats wore cut at the
end of the 'hellish orgy, and they wero left
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head or window shutter. And this Is the
unspcnkablo Turk!
Ono young wife about to become a motner
had been sought by a wealthy Mussulman In
marriage, after
the .Mahometan rasnion. uc
, offcrc(I tbo father money, but had been
d attempted to speak to the
rl herself, but she had fled from him with
eUdent horror. Uo had tried to kidnap her,
,.,,,,., i,,.fra,. it nnt
i elylng on the friendly Indifference, If not
fecret aid of the Hrltlsh consul, but in vain.
Her Christian lover, though a mere boy, had
hastened the day of his union with her to
cave her from his persecution. Tho
Mahometan had brooded over the fancied
tnatilt, and as ho brooded murder grow In
his heart. 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!"
So they bore Llndbohm awny to a llttlo
vlno-clnd stono tower In a gnrden; horo him
away cursing In thrco languages, and sput.
torlng vain Herserker froth from his whlto
Hps. And Curtis ran at Ills side, shouting:
"Hut, listen, old man, d- n It, listen
minute. Tho Turk Is right, don't you sea
thnt ho's right"'
(To Ho Continued.)
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