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The Unspeakable Turk.
By GEOHGC IIORTON,
(I'opyrltfht, by tleorgc Ho; ten)
s iiiiiikIm nf I'rccedlnir tiuiitlcrs.
John Curtis, a 1'ouiik American, who
chances to be In Athftu nt the i uttr-ik of
tho Ureco-Turklsh war, Joins a llllbustcrltii?
expedition to Crrtc The lltt'o ve-ful U
re(k'il, but f'urtK nc mp.uii'd by Lieu
tenant Llmlhohm, n "oldlcr of fortune, ant
a native Cretan, Mlchsll, reach the Island
safely. They arrive at a village and lire
i.ired for by the inhabitant' Curtis lias
injured his foot on h sp-i urrhin He Is
nursed by I'unnyota, the priest's dauKhtT.
Jn a few tlsys word comes of the advance,
of the Turks under Kostukos toward no
town, The Cretans Bather In the pass, tlia
men IlKbtlng and the women ami Rlrli
keeping up lif,ir,,n tins Thirty Turks an;
killed, but Mil I. nil Is badly wounded nml
JMnnvnta Is i. lured by Kostakes. Tho
Cretan' relrt.it to the sea. Kosltikes
plunders tho town, taking the old prb t
nml PanauilM along as prisoner", Curtis,
representing hlmseir n' a newspaper cor
respondent, also Httnmpunlr-t the lurk'.
KoslnkoH has the old priest murdered,
funis kills two of tho guards, wounds an
other and escapes with I'rtnayota. Thev
meet l.liidbnbm nnd friends and nttncK the
Iiashl Hnzotik). who recapture, l'linnyo'ii
fortls an'l Lindbohm eat h discover that thu
other Is In love with the fVtan captive
Kostnkes now ImprlNtms her In bis hnrein
In ('nneu and tries to pcrau.ulc her to m.irr
him. f'urtls ieuitiD from Ilarsan. a lurk,
of tho whereabouts or 1'annyotn Koslflkes,
nfter threatening I'.innyota wish violence,
e.dlliles with Knullsh troops mar; bin,'
tbrotigb the streets to the custom bouse
frotn tb ship Huron!, which has come to
anchor In the hnrhor. Then) Is nn af
fray, In which the Kngllsb are driven back
to their boats. The captain of the Hazard
determines to drop n few shells Into the
town Tho Turks I, urn the houses of tli
Cretan nnd tort ire th" people Panavot.i
f"eapc' nml takes refngo In a leper colonv
over night. Tho next day she jttarte for the
home of her uncle. I.Indhohm and Cur. Is
atari for Canea.
t il VI TT.lt XX XIV.
"Pity! Pity!" whined tho lepers, ex
posing their hldoousncsu with all the
aklll of subtle ami experienced merchants.
They wcro nil thero by the roadside lead
ing Into Canea and hud commenced busi
ness for tho ilay. Curtla stared at them,
unablo to remove his eyes from tho dread
ful spectacle.
I.Indhohm fumbled nervously In his pock
ets with averted face and, producing two
or threo coppers, tossed them to tho nf
lllcted group.
"Come away," ho said, pulling Curtis
nlnng, "I cannot bear to look at them."
Thu Turk had been telllug thorn of the
leper colony and they wcro not totally un
prepared for this Hlght, yet tho reality far
uxceeded tho description.
"Hut you should seo thoso who nro not
able to como down hero ami beg," ex
claimed tho major; "thuso aro comparu
tlvoly well yet, you know."
"I hope I may novcr see them," said
Ijlndbohm. "I hope I may novcr see these
again."
The Swedo boro tho Turk no lll-wlll for
the enforced detainment. It had not lasted
for long and tho major had showed his
guests every attention nnd had explained
again and again that ho had carried I.tml
bghm off to savo his life.
"Hut thoso who aro no longer able to
bng." nsked tho lieutenant, "do they
ptarvo?"
"Oh, no, Indeed! They are living monu
ments to tlio tender-heartedness of my
nugusl muster, tho sultan, Kach of tlio
lepers Is furnished one loaf of bread n
day."
"Oh, I see," said I.lndbohm.
Curtis took no part In the conversation.
Ho did not even hear what the others were
naylng, hut walked on besldo them with his
eyes fixed upon the ground, like n man In
n trance. Kvery now ami then ho ejacu
lated "tiood Ood!" with the accent on the
"good."
At last ho stopped so abruptly that the
Turk, who was directly behind, nearly
knocked him over.
"I say!" said Curtis, whirling nround nnd
choking a stream of lluont apologies with
ii vehement question.
"Do people who are not lepers ever go
Into that vlllago? To soo their friends, you
know, or to stop over night, or anything
of that sort?"
"Hut monsieur Is talking English, which,
unfortunately, I do not understand."
"Oil, damn!" anil ho repeated tho ques
llnn in Harvard French.
Tho Turk smiled.
"Imposlble. You have seen tho disease.
Do you think nnyono would run tho risk
of catching It?"
Curtis atrodo on and becanio again Im
mersed In thought, vaguely hearing the
major's explanation of the fact that nearly
nil tho lepers of Crete were Greeks.
At each sldo of tho gato of Canea stood
nn English marlno In red Jacket nnd cork
helmet. A buslness-llko "Halt!" voko Cur
tis from his abstraction.
X Ulll I UU KIIIWIMflllll, llt-llll-tlllill t-U-
,ry In the Swedish army." said Lindbohm
"I am Poter hindbolim, lleutennnt of env
In -English, pulling an Immenso portfolio
from the breast pockot of his Prlnco Al
bert coat. "Hero Is my card."
Ono of tho nmrlnes took tho proffered
pasteboard, glanced nt It solomnly und sa
luted. "And here's mine," said Curtis. "I'm
nn American. And this gentleman is n
TurklBh ottlcer. Wo were coming across
tho country on foot and ho said wo woro
in danger of being massacred, so ho took
us to his houso and kept us thero till tho
English lauded and hero hero's my pass
port, too, If you ran manage to read it.
It's been In tho water."
"What do you want to do now sir?"
"Wo havo friends Inside," replied Lind
bohm, "and we wish to find out whether
tey aro safo or uot. Wo wish to go In."
"Very sorry, gontlomen, but wo havo
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present."
Hut wo two are not Turks-not Cre-
tans. I am nSwodo nnd my friend hero Is
an American."
"Very sorry, gentlemen " i
"Hut this may bo n matter of llfo and
death! A Christian lady, the betrothed of
this yount? gentleman, Is In tho hands of
tho Turks"
"Very sorry, gentlemen- Movo away,
from tho gate, ploase," i
Undbohm wus too good n soldier not to'
"VERY SOKItY, GENTLEMEN. HCT WE
ONE POIt THE PRESENT."
know what that meant. So they went to
a houso near by, ludouglng to n friend of
tho mnjor, and waited two wholo days,
during tho mo.st of which time the Swede
and the American had the placo to them-
selves, for tho major ami his friend were
arrested and carried off before the end of
tho first day. They went repeatedly to the
gate, demanding admittance, and were re
fused as often by the sentinels, until the,
third morning, when they were greeted by i
a smile and u "lilt's hall right, now, gen-1
tlemen, you may henter-'lm glvln' hup "'a
t-UJgrs' if ,
sword, which will bo restored to im at i liud the commandant. Then we shall learn
'endquarters." somethiug about Kostnl.es and IVnayoia."
Lindbohm raised his hand In mllltnry 1 "You go," said Curtis; "i ll wait for you
saluto to tho red bandana nnd passed under here." Ho shrank from the Inclnuous cx
tho ancient archway. Curtis handed over, j lanntlon that Panayoia nab Ills butrolheJ.
the scimitar nnd followed. Tho very thought made him ahudder.
"D'yever Fee two such guys?" asked one i -r ,.lin't tfii him " i... .,.,,. ,o.i t...
red Jacket of another. "Nover'n mo lolfo.
Hut the tall one's a soldier, all right. D'ye 1
aoo 'Im s'loot?"
Now, had two men attired as were Cur
tis and Lindbohm nt that moment entered
any other town In the world their gro
tesque appearance would havo excited at
tention, not to say Jeers, und a crowd of
small boys would have been following nt
their heels. The gray Prlnro Albert was
wrinkled and faded nml so badly shrunken
that it caused Liudbohm'H arms to fall a
trlflo akimbo. Altogether It was a gar
ment very Inharmonious with the tall, yel
low boots Into which his trousers were
tucked, and the gaudy handkerchief, which,
twisted about his brow, did service for a
hat, Ho had picked up a blender stick,
which took tho placo of his bamboo cane
ami with which ho occasionally warded oft
an Imglnary thrust ns ho strode up the
stroot looking eagerly about him. C-urtls'
once natty business suit had been torn In
several places. Ho also woro Cretan boots
und his costume was completed by a Turk
ish fez provided by tho hospitable major,
who had managed, In uddltlon, to afford his
two guests n bath, un opportunity to sliavo
and negllgeo shirts.
Lindbohm was quite voluble.
"Ilenr up, my friend," ho snld," wo shall
surely llnd her. Remember that sho was
In a Turkish house, tho very safest placo
bho could bo In."
Curtis continued to bo silent and pre
occupied, condition which tho Swedo at-
trlbuted to the fear that something had
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cud. Yet he could not understand tho
American's scorning llstlessncss, mingled
with absorption and perplexity.
"Ho acts Ilko u man who lias been hit
on tho head with n musket butt," thought
tho Swedo. glancing shrewdly at his com
panion. "Great heavens, can it bo that
ho has a presentiment of evil?"
Then aloud:
"Wo must go straight to tho military au
thorities, to tho English. We will tell them
all about Pnnnotn, and If Kostukes has bar
yet they will yust make him glvo her light
up eh, my frlond?"
"Yo-es," replied Curtis. "Yes, 0 yes;
certa'nly."
Tho Turks whom they met looked
sullen. Tho foreign troops wcro every
where, marching In small bodies through
tho streets. If two or threo Mahometans
Mopped to talk together nn English red
coat was suro to step up to them with:
"G'nn now, move on!" or a burly Mon
tenegrin policeman with words to the samo
effect. Not much dnmagn had been done
to the part of tho town through which they
were now passing. Thero was a sprightly
gossiping of bugles, hailing nnd replying
from distant points, and tho frequent clatter
of shod hoofs as somo orderly galloped
ncross an Intersecting street. Anil all tho
nolso nnd bustle was threaded by n con
tinual tune, not sung loudly, but Inslstontly,
like the motif of an opera.
Tho Cretans whom they met. whether Ju
bilant or sad of face, seemed to bo hum
ming It somo Joyously, others rovengo
fully. "Do you hear that?" cried Lindbohm,
"Panayota will bo singing tho hymn of
liberty herself today. Wo must mako her
sing It all through for us. I wish I could
understand tho words."
And ho beat time with his enno ns a tall
Cretan strode by, humming very distinctly:
Wo can tell you by tho lightening
Of your terrible swift brand,
And wo know ou by tho brightening
When your proud eyes sweep tho land!
"Panayota will bo singing that nt this
very moment, eh?" cried Lindbohm, laying
bis hand upon Curtis' shoulder, but tho
lntter made no reply. Occasionally two
wheeled ijiulo carts, laden with supplies,
stormed by over tho cobblestones.
Prom tho narrow street they passed Into
a placo of smoldering ruins and rootless,
ragged walls. Here a party of marines
wcro nt work, assisted by townspeople,
throwing water on fires that were still burn
lug, or In digging bodies out of the debris
A tart nlood near nii'l mi nv.'Stri'k s.len'
throng lingered by. ready tu Identify th" re-
mains of iionnlblo relatives or friends. Tlio
air was full of powdered lime and smoke
and had a queer, pungent smell.
"rome on," said Mmlbohm, "before I hoy
find a body. I don't Ilk to oe such things
and don't let this affect you, my friend,
l'nnayotn, you know, Is In the Turkish (tur-
ler." '
Lindbohm urged this cheering nssur.tnee 1
with the Insistent frequency of a man who
Is trying to water his own hope.
TheL fm? . " . Lh" I' I0" " "i
tho shells from the Hazard had fallen
thickest, for hero the Ilaslit llaioults had
fired on tho llrltlsh soldiers, and yonder,
rlilnK ,lrcrt,,itouly to a height of thirty
ferti vng ltf f0rtmed stronghold from
w,llch ,h(J Xurklf, K,lnr,i ilmi poured a rnln
of buctB ,Don the lovul, yMx sentries
woro now JmcllK to und fro up there. Hut
tne olilf attraction was a sort of booth In
th0 centcr of tho square, for all tho world
n(0 ;l punch nnd Judy booth, and In It
Wcro hanging by tho neck seven figures
wm, )ack caps over tholr heads, with
their hands bound behind them and their
feet Hod together.
"Hy (ioorgo, they vc been hanging thu
HAVE STH1CT OKDEItS TO IPADMIT NO
ringleaders, hanging them higher thou
Hainan!" cried Lindbohm.
Curtis could not leali.o that thoso woro
the bodies of Immnn beings, thoro waa
something so theatrical about tholr np-
piuraiice; they huug so neatly In a row, nnd
the heads all lolled ono, way, like heads of
Drownles In an adveru'sement.
"Maybe they have hanged them In effigy,"
he suggested.
Lindbohm laughed.
"Might as well be now," he replied.
"Hut let us mk the guard where wu will
matched Llndbuhm forcing his way through
the timing. "I must got away from htm
unit! way. Hy Jove, 1 11 run off and leavu
him, if I enn't do any better. Good God,
what an cscapo I've had!"
"HI!" bhouled Lindbohm, so that every
soul In tho square turned mid looked at
him. He was standing on tlptoo und Curtis
could seo the ruddy faco with his red ban
danna halo floating on a sea of heads.
"III!" called the Swedo again, wining his
stick In ulr, "Come here, quick! 1'vo found
KosUkcs."
"Now, what tho devil do I want of Kos.
Jakes?" muttered Curtis, plunging nine
tantly into the press. When lie had reached
Lludbohm's sldo tho Swedo gripped him
by the arm and pointed a long linger at
one of the pantomlmlsta In tho Punch and
Judy booth.
A board hung suspended from the nock
of each, Willi a name and crime Inscribed
tliereon In Turkish nnd English. Curtis
read;
KOSTAKES EE FEND I,
Captain of Ilaslil Huzouks,
Murder nnd Arson
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"It Is hard for a soldier to dlo thus,"
said tho Swedo sadly. "Dut a soldier who
dUgraccs Ills calling deserves such a death.
Well, my friend," turning to Curtis, "half
our work has been dono for us, oh? Now
the rest will bo easy. Is It not so?"
WHERE
nVc
firtlt w 1 imi t iki lm on from the
ti' ltd f.im I . r. i him uv imm fiotu
the spot where ho stood As lout; ns bo
sifircl ut the he.id, colored with lis hlnek
e'oth, ho wan Impressed with a sense of un-
nallty. so misht a row of wax Inquisitors
be shown In the IMen Musee at New York,
A ml that pitiful, limp tlltlns of the head
was not ut all auwtwtlve of KostaKes, who
l'Vt'r wonl to I"51'1 Ml ,IC u(f nn''
s,nml uprlnht with it certain Jaunty In-
' ' nen , ur" , s 'ra, lp"
downwnrd the unreality vanished. The long
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--d .nn, the tops of th, hlChly poMshe.1
boots, the- spurs, the backward bulging
of the thick calf of the leg -all these things
biought back to him a Hood of reminis
cence. Ilo remembered the light nt
Atnbellnkl nnd the long ride across country.
He could see those very legs clnplng the
side of a horse, and he wondered once moro
how their ownir tnannged to keep the boots
bo spotless. Then he suw Panayota again,
the most splendid crcnture he had ever
seen, denouncing the Turk for tho murder
of her father, and ho felt once more the
old thrill of admiration nnd chivalrous pur
pose. Ah! She hnd touched the Turk; she
had made hltn wince, brave girl, dcsplto
those Insolent eyes and that square, pro
truding under jaw. Anyone could seo that
by the way In which he stopped twirling
the end of the little black moustache nnd
was nervously nibbling It. The long chase
nfter Kostnkcs, with those turbulent Cre
tans, tho night In the square when Curtis
had flred point blank nt him and mUied
hltn nil these thlnns passed through his
mind Ilko scenes on a moving panorama ns
ho gaped at those dark bltio breecfiea and
the well-poll lied boots, with their long
t-purs: but wheu ho raised Ids eyes ngaln
to the black-hooded head, tipped to ono
hide Ilko a man with a stiff neck, tho whole
Incident seemed ended, this llfo In Creto
became a fnntnstlc tlrentn and took on the
unreality of thoso faceless puppets, hanging
I nil in a row, gently oscillating lit tho breeze
like pendulums.
"Move on!" said a stern voice, sharply.
"They mrnn us," said Lindbohm, pulling
rurtlR awny. "It seems they allow no
loitering here. Well, the next thing Is to
teo the commnndant and make somo In
quiries about Paunyota, eh?"
"Lindbohm!" cried Curtis, pettishly. "1
don't want to go to the commandant. See
hero, old man, there's something I want to
tell you. Something I must tell you. 1
can't stand thij any longer."
They hnd pased the crowd nnd were
nlono now. The Swede stopped nnd looked
steadily at his companion. Curtis glnnced
up furtively. There was nothing but In
quiry In those brave, honest blue eyes.
"I say, old mini," he stammered, "don't
you think wo ought to go and get somo
hats nnd things before wc go to tho com
mandant? I don't want to offend you, but
you but we look like the very .devil!"
ll PTUIt M
The lieutenant found no dlmVulty In buy
ing another straw hat, ns tho booths of
the town wcro nil open again, and another
nhoestiing was easily obtainable, by which
he tethered It to his buttonhole.
n enterprising Jew produced a stock
of rendymnde clothing from Vienna and
Curtis endeavored to pcrsundo Lindbohm
to Join him In the purchase of a complete
new outtlt.
"The first tiling Is to find Panayota.''
said the Swede. "We must not wait a mo
ment. Ah, my friend, you mistake that
girl! She will bo so glad to see you that
she will not look nt your clothes."
Clapping another straw hat upon the
head of Cuitls ho dragged him away. They
found the commandant's quarters with lit
tle dllllculty, ns every man, woman nnd
child In Canea was able to direct them.
It wor an Oriental house with a garden.
Two sentinels stood nt tho gate. lindbohm
sent In his card nnd a youthful otlleer In
fatigue costume enme out, who started with
evident surprise and then gazed curiously
at the two callers.
Lindbohm brought the heels of the yel
low boots together with a clUk and
saluted.
"Pardon our appearance," ho explained,
"but the fad of thu matter la we have
been lighting with the Insurgents for th"
last three months, ami we have not yet
had an opportunity to purchase clothing."
Tho Englishman laughed and held out
his hand cordially.
"Come In, lteutciiaut," he eald, "and your
friend here." They enterul the court.
"Take a seat here In tho shade. Shilt I
order you some coffee, Turktsh style or
perhaps you'd prefer somo whisky and
soda."
"I'd like a Christian drink!" cried Curtis
with great animation. "Something to take
tho taste out of my mouth."
"Oh, yust bring me some whisky, thank
you," said the Swede, silting on the edgo
of a chair, Impatient to go on with the
business that had brought him there.
"My name Is Jones," said tho English
man, "Lieutenant Alfred Jones, nt your
service."
"Let me present my friend, Mr. Curtis,
Mr. John Curtis. And now, lieutenant, wo
wish to Inquire about u Cretan woman,
Panayota Nlcolaides. whom Kostnkcs ef-
fendl captured and carried off from her
friends. She"
ARE YOV GOING, OLD MAN? ' "TO PANAYOTA.'
"Slip was tlio datwhler of some frit fids
of t urs, ' broke In Curtis, volubly as Und
bolim waved lils hand toward him. Her
father, a priest, befriended us. We were
shipwrecked and 1 stopped on somo sort
of u d d thing, a kind of sea pincushion
stuck full of plus, and It poisoned me.
And the priest took ute In nnd took care
of me, and the Turks swooped ilown on the
, vlllnqe and murdered half the Itihibltants
and carried the girl and her father off.
I 1 "eM inev K1"'a 11,0 0" m;in- Tins Kos.
takes"
"That must have been ono of the chaps
that wo hanged last night," Interrupted
Lieutenant Jones.
"Yust so," said Lindbohm, "ond now we
want to know what has become of Pana
yota. My friend hero "
"Tho fact Is we feel very grateful nnd
wo want to know what has become of the military preparations were going on, while
girl." Interrupted Curtis, determlntd nt nil Curtis arrayed himself lu a cheap and Ill
hazards to head off Llndbohm's explana- fitting suit, a new pair of tnti shoes, for
Hon to this civilized Englishman, who nil of which he paid a high price. He also
might be Inclined to smile at n title of bought a leather traveling tug, Into which
romance. j ho put a supply of underwear and other
"Tho commandant Is out, but I think 1 1 necessities. Tho Cretan boots and the
am the very man you want to see," said , scimitar he lied to the hnndlp of tho bag
the Englishman. "This gentleman, Kos- J as souvenirs.
takes, It seems, had three wives, two' So the nxl mornln Curtis and Mndlmbin
Turkish women besides the Greek''
WHEN HE HAD REACHED LINDHOIIM'S
THE ARM AND POINTED A LONG
IN THE PUNCH AND JUDY HOOTH.
"Tho Greek was uot his wife!" Inter
rupted Lindbohm, with dignity.
"Well, however that may be, they all
came back to the ruins of his house It
seems his house got In the way of one of
our shells nnd there wasn't much left of It.
Well, there they all stood, the two houris
wringing their hands and howling and the!
Greek quiet enough, but looking sort of
wv!f lnihx V's-
dazed. I was out with a squad nnd enme I Curtis and one to Lindbohm.
across them myself. Well, to make u long i "Here." said the latter; "he made a mis
story short, we're assisting all the Turks take. I've got your ticket, John Curtis,
to emigrate from hero thnt feel so ills- J Trl What does this mean? Why nre you
posed and we sent off tho three women this going to Trieste?"
morning." "Lindbohm." said f'urtls, laying his hand
"My God where to?" asketl Lindbohm. on the Swede's arm, "Panayota Isn't la
"Why, the Greek, It seems, had some I Athens."
friends In Athens. She has bad enough of
Mahometaulsm and wanted to bo put olt
there. So we gave her a pass to Athens.
The other two go on to Constantinople."
"When does the next boat go to Athens?"
nsked Curtis, looking up suddenly.
"There's nn Austrian Lloyd tomorrow
morning nt 10 which stops at Athens."
"For?"
"Trieste."
Tho Englishman accompanied his two,
callers to the gate.
"I'd like to hear. tho story of your ad
ventures with the Insurgents," ho snld.
"You must have had somo lively experi
ences. Good day, gentlemen."
"Hy tho way," cried "Llndbohin, turning
back, "lest there be any mistake, was this
Greek girl very beautiful?"
"Ye-es, yes, I should call her a very fine
woman."
"What was the color of her hair?
Drown?"
"I don't remember exactly. I bellove It
was."
'Tall, slender, oval faco, big, fine eyes?"
"Well, you see, I only saw her for a
moment. Sho certainly was tall and slen
der, and and a fine, handsome woman.
Held her head back and threw her chest
out, and had a sort of Independent air
about her."
Lindbohm had no further doubts.
Preparations for departure on the mor
row were begun at once. Curtis had no
dllllculty In raising some money at Cook's
on his letter of credit. His passport and
'wo or 'hrre I Hers from home were sum-
irn i.lf ntili. ii'ioii
"llow are u rt for money, old man''"
he asked l,liidbihm The lieutenant drew
from the recesses of the ancient, water-
wnrped porketbook a 5 note, badly faded
( and stained, it enme In two nt one of the
creases as ho held It up.
i "I will pasto this tofiolher," he said,
"and It will be Just us good as ever. 1
1 i,rto plenty moro In Allien."
i -All right, then," replied Curtis, "I'll get
the tickets"
"Hut 1 havo plenty."
"We must buy some clothes. I'll get
the tickets."
Lindbohm assented, so far ns the tickets
Were concerned, but ho positively refused
Mo imy clothing till he got to Athens. Ho
took u stroll about the town to see what
walked briskly through the kaleidoscopic
SIDE THE SWEDE GRIPPED HIM HY
I'INGER AT ONE OP THE PANTOMIMISTS
square to the wharr and embarked In a
row boat for the steamer waiting out In the
bay.
"Thoio will bo no difficulty In finding her
In Athens," s.iid Lindbohm as the two stood
at last on the deck of the steamer.
"Tickets, gentlemen!"
The waiting employe glanced at the two
tickets and then handed thorn back, one to
"Is she In Trieste? Why nro you fooling
mo?"
"I'm not fooling you. I couldn't tell you
becntiso I thought you'd wnnt mo to go
and seo her and bid her goodby. And I
(ouldti't do It. 1 Just couldn't. It would
be too painful and It wouldn't do any
good."
"Why shouldn't you go and see her?
And why should 'you bid her goodby? I
don't understand."
"You will understand when I tell you.
She's a leper. I saw her myhclf, with my
own eyes, as we passed through tholr
village. She Isn't like those other horrible
creatures yet, of course, but sho will bo In
time. My God, Lindbohm, think of what
an (scape I've had. I was so wrapped up
In the girl thnt I actually thought of
marrying her-after a while. Suppose I
had dbiie so and it had broken out on her
afterward. Why, I might have even caught
the disease myself!"
Tho lieutenant was very pale. When
he Hpoko his voice was low and unnaturally
distinct nnd ho divided his sentences Into
groups of two and threo words, like a mnn
who Is making a superhuman effort to
control himself.
"Ami what about this young woman
who went to Athens'.'"
"Oh, she's somebody elso. I couldn't be
mistaken In Panayota I tell you I saw her,
man. Why, I was ns close to her as from
here to that mast yonder."
"Hut perhaps thero's some mlstnko In
the reason for her being there. Perhaps"
"Why didn't sho como out, then, when
shu saw me? Sho clapped her hands In
front of her faco and shrunk nwuy. My
first Impulse was to go in, nnd then it
Hashed over mo In a minute. Resides, you
heard what Hassan Hoy said, that tho
lepers aro nearly all Cretans."
"Do you meuu lu say you'ro Just going
away without going back to comfort hor
or say a wonl to her?"
"Hut slnco she showed plainly that sho
wanted to avoid mo? I tell you, old man,
I'm doing the kindest thing for both of us.
It's Incurable, you know, and even If 11
wasn't, my mother nnd my governor would
never consent. I should havo had a circus
with them, anyway."
Lindbohm walked to the taffrall and
looked dreamily away toward Canea. Thero
wus an unexpected roar of a great whlstlo
a boat's whlstlo Is always unexpected
and tho anchor chain began to rattlu and
click.
"It takes a long tlmo to got tho anchor
up, don't It?" asked Curtis.
Lindbohm mado no reply, but when the
chain finally ceased to rattlo ho asked In
a low tone, and without looking at his com
panion: "Ho you glvo her up, eh?"
"Why, of course, old man. Seems to mo
1'vo mado that plpln enough!"
Tho ringing of a boll scorned to awaken
tho sleeping ship. Sho shuddi red ns the
machinery started. Thero was n patter of
hastening feet on tho deck nnd a great
churning, as tlio wheel made Its first rovo
lutlons In tho water. Shnro boats wcro
cast off, with much shouting nnd gesticulat
ing of plcturesquo Cretans, standing erect
In their tiny craft, violently rocked by the
ngltatcd sea. As tho ship moved majes
tically away a few boats clung to her sldo
Ilko whiffets to a stately stag. Ono by ono
they dropped off and drifted astern. Lind
bohm turned and looked about tho deck.
Spying his satchel, ho picked It up and
walked to tho ladder, at Iho foot of which
ono boat was still tied, f'urtls ran to him
and seized him by tho shoulder.
"Where aro you going, old man?"
"To Pannyotn."
"Hut this Is madness. You can't do any
thing. 1 tell you the girl Is a leper "
Tim Swede, muttering "I'll yust takn my
chances," continued down the steps nnd
took his seat In tho boat.
Curtis stood watching him as ho was
rowed away, hoping against hnpo that he
would turn nround and wavo his hand or
make some sign Hut no, ho sat up very
straight, his arms banging a littlo out
from his body the back of his neck looking
wr I load and rc I The straw hat leaped
from his head. H eiuiuhl It In nudai.
Jammed It buck ami held II In place with
one big baud. And the Inst sound thu'
Curtis heard from Crete was tho voice of
the Swede's turn t mnn sinking:
From the bonc of the Oreeks upsprlnglnK.
Who died that ue tnljtht be f r '.
Ami the strength of thy strong youth
brlngltm, ,
In It. Liberty, hall t" thee!
He stood for a long time leaning over tho
rail, watching the receding isle.
"Lliitlhohui Is a queer fellow." ho mused.
"A regular Doit Quixote. Hy Jove, I hope
the girl won't grieve after me too much,
but I don't see what else I could do under
the tin umstitnces."
As the isle became more distant It grew
mole beautiful. Tho purple haze of Greet e
settled upon tho mountains. Curtis thought
of Panayota as of a lovely Greek whom ho
had met In his dreams; he sighed and
murmured'
I cuter the pardon of roses,
HelnNcil and fair Ilaldee
A steward touched him on the shoulder
and said In German "Lunch Is ready."
Curtis whirled briskly nround and fol
lowed Ihe man half the length of the deck,
struggling to drag a sentence from the un
frequented Geminii corner of his brain. At
Inst It eatne:
"I am renily, loo. This sen air makes ono
hungry."
Ilo was glad to see therp were genuine
frankfurters for lunch He ordered n
bottln of Rhine wine and tnlked German
with the captain. When he came up on
tlerk t smoke his cigar the ship was
purring through a placid opalescent sea
AUd Crete was a faint outline sketched
against u grnvMiie o,v
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