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TIT. 73 OMAHA DATLV "REE: STTNDAT, JTTLT 1, 1000. 10 The Unspeakable Turk. By GliORGC fcnpyrlRht. r". hy ficurRe Morton.) Just nt wtinset one d,iy In the last week of March, 18H7. a ealnim set nll from the harbor of Plrnons, ostitmlbly laden wlih cognac for Cairo, but in reality carry. ns; a i..M,ill revolving cannon and a largo numbe, c Or.n rlllcs to the InsurKentH In Crete, r,ho had risen for the hundredth tlmo and re fighting ilcsporately for liberty and t i rhrlstlan faith. There were several l.i ro barrels, conspicuously mark'd "Kon l..k" In fircck rlnractors on the do k. and a number of boxes that bore the legend. "Two dozen bottles from Kumtuis, Athens," 'I ho legend was not untruthful, and one of Uo hugo casks, nt loaht, contained tho firry liquid attributed to It; numberless othern, In tho hold, wero filled with guns, and the boxes below deck wore packed with ammu nition. There were other things, too, In tho caique's cargo, articles of a seemingly pacific naturo, such as haras, hard tark, flour, sausages, olives and beans, Thesa vero Intended for tho Cretan heroes, bat tling for their freedom and for their starv ing families. Tbey had been declared con traband by tho admirals of tho great pow ers, and the whole enrgo, should It be tr-lzed by any of the war ships prowling about tho ancient Island, wag doomed U confiscation. The captain. .1 thick-set, tquarc-flhouldered Orcck In greasy bluo suit, hott woolen shirt and felt hat, held th long tiller In his left hand and made th nlgn of tho cross repeatedly with his right. "Holy Virgin be our helper," ho milt tored. "St. Nicholas protect and help us!" A stiff breeze was blowing and the vessel leaned over, llko a tall man .shouldering his way through n storm. Tho three young men standing upon her deck malntalnel their equilibrium hy shooting ono leg out .straight, as though It were tho props of a cabin l)ti lit on tho sldo of a hill, the other being shortened to half Its length by bending- at tho hip and kneo. Two natty officers stepped to the prow of n flucslan gunboat, that was whlto and trim ns a bride, nnd fixed their glasses keenly on tho caique. "Curse you!" growled the captain, In voluntarily opening his hand, tho Orcok sign of an Imprecation. "St. Nicholas strike you blind! Look all you will, nnd again I'll cheat you." Ilut the tlmo had como to tack, and ho shouted the order to tho sailors. Tho con venient canvas was shifted, tho helm was put over, and the calquo bore straight for tho narrow mouth of tho harbor. A groat sail was thrown out on either slJo of the caique, llko n pair of wings. Tho vessel turned Its beak to tho south nnd swooped down tho wind like a hawk. Tho three young men Blood with their feet apart now, their legs of equal length. A sudden lurch of tho ship throw the American against tho man at his side. "I beg your pardon," he said, "or per haps you do not speak English?" "Oh, yes," replied the person addressed; "not perfectly, hut sufficiently to make my olf understood. Permit me to Introduce myself." Producing a largo leathern pocketbook, ho extracted from Its recedes a card. Tho hand that presented tho .bit of pasteboard was large, pink and well groomed. Tho American read: Peter Llndbohm. Lieutenant do Cavalerle. Lieutenant Llndbohm read on the card which he received In return, Mr. John Curtis. "I am happy to meet you, Mr. Curtis," aid tho lieutenant, politely llftins his straw hat and then drawing It dowD over his ears with both hands. Tho hat waa secured to tho buttonhole by means of a shoo string, and had a startling habit of leaping to tho end of Its tothcr every few moments. "And I you, lieutenant," replied Curtis, heartily, extending his hand. "You are going to Crete?" "No, to Cairo," laughed tho lieutenant. "Oh, wo'ro all onto tho secret, or wo wouldn't bo hero. And I'm mighty glad thoro's homebody going along who can speuk Xnellsh. I hopo we'll bo good friends, and I don't seo why wo shouldn't ho, I'm suro. I'm Just out of college Harvard, you know and tho governor told mo to tuko a trip eround tho world. Ho believes in a year of travel to kind o' completo and round out n. man's education." "I find It an excellent Idea," said tho lieu tenant, grubbing for his hnt, thnt a sudden puff of wind had swept from his head. "Isn't It? Its Jolly. Well. I'm golug to suprlse tho governor. I'm going to wrlto n book sort of prose, "Chlldo Harold." 1 wUh I had tho knack to do It In verae. I thought this Crotnn business would make a Kreat chapter, so I went straight to tho president of the committee and told him I would wrlto tho strugglo up from u Chris tian standpoint. Nice old follow. Said ho fwould do anything for an American, and put m onto this snap. I ought to find rmw good material down there. I'm glad tho governor can't hear of this thing till I Eet ready to trll him." "That I. the governor of Now York?" naked tho lieutenant. "No. Hn. ha, hu! My governor my old nan my father, you know." "Ah, I beg pardon. You will bps that 1 lfio not know tho English .so well." "You have, given mo your confidence," ho raid. "I will give you mine, though there Is not much to tell. I am n soldlor by pro fession. 1 was down among tho lloers when I heard of this troublo In Crete. I lud Iioped for war there. I was also at Jln Juba hill, you seo, nnd President Krugor knows me Ilut the Kngllsh will not at tack now. so I decided In a moment. I yiut Millions Use CASCAUhT.S, Surprising-, Isn't it, that within three years our sales uro over fi.000,000 boxes u year? Thatprove.s merit. Cnscti rets do pood for so many others, that wo ui'je you to try just a lOo box. Don t put it oft I Do it today. CANDY I LA". 1 1 Vli'lW.i I U U J JJ Y ien you ask for Cascarots, don't lot the dealer substitute some thing; else. 1 hero is nothing else ns r ood as Cascarets, and if von are not pleased we pay your money back. 10c, 85c, 60c, nil dnitr gists, bnmplo and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Co.. ChlcnR-o or New York. n 3 ' Best for the Bowels , gfLg, ' NlfilT HORTON. camo right along, henco my straw hat." Another leap Into tho air of tho nrtlcle In question had called tho speaker's atten tion to It. Though ho spoke grammatically correct English ho mispronounced his j's whenever taken off his guard. "A soldier cannot draw his sword In a better cause than In behalf of these brave Cretans, who have won their liberty a dozen times over," he added, drawing his cano from his left thigh as though It were a sword. "In the name of my country, thank you," said the third of tho trio, a very young (Ireek, with a round face, a brilliantly tinted olive complexion nnd large, liquid, chestnut oyes. Ho was a small man nnd excitable In hl actions. Ho wore a business suit, a heavy ulster nnd a flat derby hat. "May I do myself tho great honor to pre sent mysolf?" Ho spoko stilted English and evidently eomposod his sentences be foro uttering them. Curtis, fresh from Aeschylus and Plato, nnd the excellent course of modern Oreck In Harvard, had io dlfllculty In translating tho legend on tho proffered card: "Michael Papadakcs, Stu dent In tho National University of Greece." "I am a Cretan, and I go to fight for my country. Tho Turks havo burned my father's houso nnd his three villages. They havo cut down his ollvo trees, Insulted my sister and murdered our tenants. My fam ily are now In Athens, refugees. I go against my father's what do you call It? command. Ilut had I remained at Athena I should havo been a lache a " "Coward," Interposed tho lieutenant, seizing tho young man's hand. "It Is you who do us tho honor." "Hy Jove, you're tho right sort!" cried Curtis. "I'm glad to know you." "I go to kill Turks," continued Papadakcs, shaking both hln clenched fists In the air. "They may kill me. but not till I have paid to them the dobt which I owe. At least, t shall with my blood the treo of liberty water." When John Curtis suddenly flow off on a tangent to Crcto from tho Puck-like circle that ho was putting around tho earth ho acted under the Impulse of youth nnd Its ever present enthusiasm. He arrived at Athens In tho midst of tremendous popular excitement. Great throngs were gathering dally In front of the king's palace, waving banners and throwing their hats In the air. Curtis could seo It all plainly from the bal cony of his hotel on Constitution square. Occasionally some member of the throng would mount tho marble steps and, throwing hla arms wildly about, begin to speak; but tho speech was always drowned In a hoarse roar. Curtis at first could not und"rntond a word that was said, but ho felt himself seized with a growing excitement. If ho stnrted for tho Acropolis or tho Garden of Plato he forgot hla Intention and found himself run ning, ho knew not whore, and longing to shout, he know not what; for ns his ears became accustomed to the sound ho ob served that tho whole city wos shouting the same words over and over again. John Curtis Inherited from his father a strong will and the sort of courage that croMfl with the danger which requires It. Ho had also, as we shall seo later, Inherited a regulating strain of Ynnkeo caution. His mind was llko a pendulum, caution taking tho placo of tho attraction of gravity. Just at tho moment when It reached the highest point of oscillation tliero wbb an ever pres ent force waiting to pull It tho other way. Ilut at present ho was only 22 and tho strug gle between New England prudenco and youthful enthusiasm had not yet been de cided. Besides, his mother had bestowed upon his nature a tlngo of romanticism and that Im pulsiveness which sometimes becotneo rash ness In n man. Ho wns rather short In stature, with a thick neck, long arms and sinewy hands. Ills closely cropped hair was dark brown and his mustache w'ns more of a promise than a fulfillment. There was a healthy color in his boyish check, neither ruddy nor pale. The fact Ih that John Curtis had been an all-nround athlete at college, whoso fame will last for many a day. Ah ho stood now upon tho deck of tho catquo ho looked every Inch tho thing that ho was, n wholesome, healthy-minded American youth clear grit, musclo and self- reliance. Ho wore an English yachting cap and a heavy now ulster. Suspended from his shoulder by a strap hung a camera. Some ono ejaculated a long-drawn-out "Ah!" a mingled sigh of wondor, Joy and admiration, followed by a chorus of "Ahs!" and a shout of "Thcro she comes," Curtis nnd Llndbohm sprang to their feot and looked around. An uncouth sailor, with shaggy capoto thrown over his left shoulder, was pointing with outstretched arm at tho rising moon. Tho entire crew was gazing at a great golden dlso that was wlowly sliding Into view from behind a mountain. A long trail of light fell athwart tho calquo and seemed to pave tho way to n group of shadowy Islands, now dimly visible. They wore sailing across a golden road, through a shnwor of Impalpable gold dust. Higher nnd higher rose tho glorious sphere, until merely Kh edge rested on tho mountain top; thero It clung for a moment and then Bwung looso Into tho starry Hky. In tho mystic, un earthly glow tho faces of tho rough sailors were Idealized. They looked at each other In silent wonder. Curtis partook of tho awe. the Joy. He felt as though ho wore In a grand toinple and tho goddess had revealed horself, nnd so did lbrne poor descendants of ancient Greece, though they knew it not. jTho Americun had seen the moon rise beforo In Greece, but never on the sea and never In I tho society of genuine, unspoiled chlldron of I tho country. It was a revelation, a birth of glory, a miracle. Kor several days the "Holy .Mary," as CATHARTIC 409 - Jiy the calquo was called, cruised among Islands that seemed to fldat In an opal sen. Some of them were steep rocks, on which a single shepherd dwelt with his flocks. Often as they flitted through tho shadow of a preclplco that rose, high and stern as tho walls of a medieval castle, which a few scattered pines were perilously scaling, a shaggy head would look down from tho over hanging battlement nnd shout some saluta tion In Greek, At other times they skirted green valleys, guarded nt tho shore by a band of sentinel cypress trees, tall nnd straight; through these tiny streams camo leaping and laughing down to the sen. Arcadlnn villages, gleaming while In tho sun, sat peacefully on distant cliffs, or straggled down through olive orchurds to wards a bit of whiter beach; old monasteries dreamed In green nnd lonely nooks. On n cloudy afternoon, when tho wind wns blowing fresh and fair, and the waves that ran behind shivered blackly ero thoy broke Into foam, tho captain set all sail and headed straight for tho northern shoro of Crete. Tho cnlquo plunged llko n child's rocking horso. The threo passengers went down Into tho Ilttlo cabin, that smellcd of bllgcwater nnd stale goat's cheeso. A smoky lantern, hanging from a hook in tho roof, cast a lllckering light on tho rickety ladder, tho four plank walls and tho elkons of Mary and Nicholas, that peered from round holes cut In tawdry squares of silver. There wero two bunks nnd n tnblo that, when not In use, drew up Its ono log nnd fell hack against the wall. Curtis and his two com- pantons rattled about In the narrow room like peas In a fool's gourd. Evory few moments water slopped and sputtered on tho deck nnd brine dripped down through the thin hatches. When Curtis heard the spray patter over the planks ho thought of the rats that used to run over the garret floor of n farmhouso whero he sometimes slept when In America. The Swedo produced one of thoso Ineffable cigars that ono buys in Italy by tho metor, broke off a couple of Inches and offered tho stick to his com panions, who refused. Soon a smell re sembling burning goat's hair filled the cabin. "Ah," sighed Llndbohm, "what a comfort Is tobacco! " Poor Mlchali collapsed in spasm of seasickness. Curtis, gnnshlng his teeth and declaring that he would not yield, scrambled up tho ladder and butted tho hatches open -with his head. Tho most Incongruous ldena kept run ning through his brain, sick as he was. As ho sprawled out upon tho deck and tho two trap doors fell behind him with a slam he thought of n Jack-in-the-box that had been given him on bis fourth Christmas. Curtis roso cautiously erect and throw himself at tho nearest mast. It was not raining, but occasional faint electric flashes revealed a lurid world full of Inky waves. "Thero's no danger at all in this sort of thing," he muttered, "If theso beggars un derstand their business." After another twenty minutes a sailor brought a lantern from tho cabin nnd hung It to n hook on tho forward mast. For ovor an hour thero had been no lightning and now a sudden flash hissed and died as though ono had attempted to light a match In a gusty room. Thero was but a moment of light, but that was enough. Thero, a quarter of a mile distant, extended beckon lugly nnd Invitingly toward tho Ilttlo vessel, wero the arms of a narrow bay, and down tho shore, porhaps a mile away, a gunboat stolo stealthily and slowly along. To tho left a estrotch of coast, perhaps two mlloH In length, ended suddenly In a towering cliff. Hy turning they would have tho wind squaro In the sails and would bo making straight for tho promontory. This expedient evidently occurred to tho captain, who know overy Inch of tho Cretan coast as well as tho deck of his own caique, for ho Instantly gave tho necessary oraers. "It would never havo done to put Into the bay," observed Llndbohm, "they would have us llko rats In a trap. That's onw of tho blockading squadron. They're looking for yust such peoplo ns wo nro." "They haven't seen us, glory to Ood!" cried Mlchali. Tho three passengers had crowded about tho captain, who stood nt tho tiller. Tho calquo was now skipping from crest to crest like a flying fish. "To St. Nicholas and the Virgin I glvo equal pralso," dovoutly responded tho cap tain. Tho words were hardly out ' its mouth before tho gunboat began to whip the sea with Its searchlight. Up Into tho clouds shot tho spreading lash, ns though spite fully ' wielded by a giant nnn, nnd then, "whiz," it struck tho waters whero tho calquo had been Ilvo minutes beforo. "Katarra!" cried tho crew In chorus, roll ing tho "r's." Katarra Is tho best substitute In tho' world for a good English "damn," which Is exactly what It means. "Whut orders Is ho giving?" asked Curtis. "To put on all sail," replied Mlchali. "I hopo ho don't tip us over." Again tho whip fell, ngaln and yet again. At last It struck fairly upon the Ilttlo ship with blinding radiance. Curtis gave vent to a surprised "Ah!" as ho had sometimes dono In a theater, when tho electricity had been unexpectedly turned on after twenty minutes of midnight murder or burglary on tho Btngo. A sailor was luridly sprawling In tho nlr, half way up tho foromost, nnd the two others wero pulling nt a ropo. The fnces of tho Ilttlo group at tho tiller looked ghnBtly In tho unnatural light. Tho calquo roso anu fell with the long striding motion of a fleet horso running closo to tho ground. At regular Intervals u discharge of lino spray swept lengthwise of tho deck and stung tho faco llko handfuis oi nee, iiuiig ui a wu- rtlnir. The light was now ft great triangle, lying on tho sea, mid tho calquo was flying toward Its base. Tho promontory seemed to slide rapidly toward them along one or its sines. A mm boomed In tho triangle's apox Curtis and Mlchali ducked their heads and closed their eyes tight. Tho captain and crow again cried "Katarra" In chorus and l.lmlhnhm laughed. ninnk." bo said sentontlously; "that mrnns 'lav to,' " Tho promontory slid nearer. Another gun, this tlmo with a sliarp, cougning buuihj, mr lowod by a crescendo-diminuendo scream iikn tho demoniac wall of wlntor wind. "A Hhell." exnlnlned the Swede, "That means business. If Ihey'ro Russians, they can't hit us. if French, they probably won't In this sea. If English, they probably win Wo must yust tako our chances. What does the rnntnln say? "Here's tho point." translated Mlchali, "onco around that, thoy will never And us." CurtU lookod. Th steep cliff paoto- graphed Itself Indelibly upon his mind, It towered high above their heads, rude, grim, and perpendicular, but at Its baso a spur of land sloped Into the water, llko tho foot to a mighty log. And ns he looked, a crashing sound wns heard, and the lilt o vessel shivered nnd lurched, wounded to tho death, "English, by dnmn!" cried Llndbohm. "Can you swim?" riiAPTnit ii. "How shall I oer tbnnk you for saving my life?" "Very easily. If you know anything about this part of tho Island you can yust lend us out of here. If we don't Unit something to eat today wo shall be sorry we didn't drown. I'd rnthor drown than starve any time. It don't last so long, and Isn't bo painful." The two speakers were Mlchali and tho lieutenant. They were, Btandlng, together with tho American, beside a fire of drift wood which tho vestus In Curtis' metal matchbox had ennblcd them to light A bit of sand, sheltered from the waves by a projecting rock, had made It easy for them to Intnl. It Is truo that Mlchall's stretig'h had soon given out, hut his friends, both being powerful swimmers, had brought him to tho shore In safety. After scrambling for a wuys blindly up the sldo of a hill, actuated by an Instinctive, though perhaps groundless, fear of capture, they had paused and looked down upon the sea. Thero were two of tho sailors hanging to the arm of a "WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WITH gallows frame planted In tho sea. The torn canvas fluttered helpless In the wind. Tho captain clung to the arm of nnothor gallows a few feet dlstnnt, nnd tho third sailor was floating about over the sub merged caique on tho cabin roof. Tho gun boat shied out into deeper water nnd brought tho filibusters In. Then tho threo comrades crouched behind a rock, whllo tho Cyclopean oyo of tho monster that hurls deadlier missiles than old Homer ever dreamed of searched hill and shore. "They'll never try to catch us," said Llnd bohm, as the gunboat sailed away. "They couldn't If they wanted to, and thoy've no particular business with us anyhow." So they built a fire and kept themselves warm as much by tho excrclso of bringing and breaking up wood as by the llames themselves. When morning finally peeped at tho pallid sea and kissed its faco to ruddy life and laughter, tho Cretan, tho Swede and tho American looked each other over nnd took an Inventory of tholr condition. Thoy wero dry, but hungry. Curtis nnd Mlchali bad lost their hats, and Mlchali hnd tied a handkerchief about his own head In peasant fashion, and had porformed the same ofllce for Curtis. Llndbohm's straw had not escaped from tho tether, and ho still wore It, glistening with salt and hanging down on ono sldo llko the wing of a wounded duck. His loug coat had shrunk until tho talis parted In the mlddlo of his back as though tho space between them had beon cut out with a triangular stamp. Ho nlono of tho three had removed his shoes after reaching tho shore. Not being able to put them on again, ho cut away tho uppers and tied tho remnant on with strings, which ho passed through tho holes slashed in the sides. A resourceful and courageous man was tho lieutenant. "Now wo aro ready," he said to Mlchali; "lead on to breakfast." I. FINALLY, WHEN MlCHALI HAD CLAMBiiRUD BEFORE THE OTHERS TO THE TOP, IUB GAVE A SHOUT OF JOY, "I think," replied Mlchali, "that we must to the sea go down and pass around the shoro to whero tho caique wished to come up. There we will find Greeks waiting. hmbrosV (Forward.) Ilut, alas, when ther arrived at the beach again they found that tho little stretch of sand which had been their salvation ended against an abrupt wall of rock. "Wo must go arouud tho hill tho other way," nald Curtis. "Wo muy happen on a shepherd or seo a village," suggested Mlchali. cheerfully "Many people live along this northern coast of tho island." At tho end of the sandy beach a steep, rocky hill uprose. Hy the time the three comrades reached tho top of this the sun wan pouring down his Ilercest ran upon them and the achlnl were tormenting their vitals with an avenging thirst. At their right soared the majestic and Inaccessible mountains of Crete, at the left nnd far below stretched tho wlnsomo sea, strewn with IslnndH and decked with flitting sails, They walked for half an hour over volcanic rock, through spiteful, thorny shrubs that clutched at their ankles and torp their clothing, and camo nt last to tho brink of a ravine whose walls wero as perpendicular as though they hnd been cut with a giant saw. In the bed, far below, a mountain torrent dashed eag erly to son, making sheer leaps over smoothly worn rocks or Bwlrllng about In hollow basins. Tho three looked down at It and their thirst grow. US?" ASKED THE DEMARCH. "I could drink It all," said Curtis. A swallow drifted by on slanting wings, darted to tho brim of a waterfall and leaped agiln skyward. "How Is a bird superior to a man?" ex claimed Mlchali. "Tho wings of a man aro his mind," re plied tho Swede. "Tho hedgehogs aro on llro lnsldo of me. Wo must reach that water to quench them. It would tako tho whole stream to put out tho ones that I ate." After another hour they camo upon a goat trail that, leading from above, ended ab-'i ruptly and zlg-zaggcd from ledge to ledge down tho sldo of tho cliff Into the stream. Mlchall's delight was unbounded. "Follow this trail," ho cried, "and we shall a shepherd find with water or may bo a village, who knows?" "How far Is It?" asked Llndbohm. "How do I know? Perhaps one mile perhaps ten." "If It 1b two, the hedgehogs would burn through before I got thero," replied Curtis. "I'm going down." "It is very dangeroUB," replied Mlchali. "Wo must take our chances," asserted Llndbohm. The descent was not so difficult as It ap peared. Within twelve foot of tho bottom thoy found themselves on tho edge of a rock. Below thorn the stream gurgled enticingly between banks of snowy sand. "And now?" asked Curtis. "Wo must yust yump and take our chances," replied Llndbohm. Instinctively seizing tho tails of his coat ho held them out llko wings and sprang Into tho air. "Hurrah!" he cried, looking up. "It's all right," and throwing himself flat on his stomach ho sucked up long draughts of the cool, refreshing water. In a moment Mlchali nnd Curtis wero lying beside him. riiAi'Ti'.u in. It was about 1 o'clock In the afternoon miilirburtnt "M"tjttH lFrtMttert-aM loidlctom atttj cm bsrlly bnylti HL Ho Mft tvl 11 m vissx ,o n m a mm FULL ci nlenli, ' niiDT R turn cl arget pi Id and m iney bick II We are ths vsnln Pure goods don't lull. ffilThe nrlme CABIN 7 iKFSHJl l TENNSYLVANIA RYE -,t nn ftSflO tnr fnur full n,ir Wo nvn on alt nildillt-im n'si orrr drank and cannot bo duplicated for loss tbau $..uo. Prepaid Worefortojny OorainBrclBl Apnrr. HankorJMprcrVmmnrln tTnlted States. JOHN SCHWEYeR A, CO., DISTILLERS, Addreta all orders lo Warehcuie BP 609. 611, 613 VV. 12th St.. CHICAGO. Orders for Arlf..,Cnt.,r.it Idaho, Mont., New Met.,Ner., Ore., tltati. 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Llndbohm inado a trumpet of his hands and, looking upward, shouted lustily, drawing out the last syllablo ot tho word as though It wero a vocal telescope. "Hlllo! Hlllot Hillot" A girl camo to tho edge. Sho appeared to ho standing on tho top of a wall. She was floating In sunlight; she was glorified. Tall, straight, deep-bosomed, sho woro a skirt of bluo homespun and a short Jacket ot tho samo material, with sleeves that were whlto from the elbows down. Her hair, that was In reality a soft brown, seemed of gold; one masslvo strand fell over her bosom, quite to hor knees. Her face was oval, tho features as clearly cut as thoso of a goddess, with a certain warmth and softness about them that no sculptor ever attained to. Her large, brown eyes, wldo apart, beneath a low, broad forehead, beamed with fearless Innocence and won der. On her left shoulder reposed a huge earthen water Jug, two-handled, bulging near the top and dwindling at either end. Hor right hand hold this In place and her left rested on her hip. "What Is It, stranger? she called down, In a winning voice. "Sphaklote," said Mlchali. "What's sphaklote?" asked Llndbohm. "Groek for goddess?" Tho Cretan shouted back a few words of explanation nnd the maiden disappeared. Ten minutes later tho edge was lined with citizens of Ambellakl, tow-headed children, women, old and young, tall palllkarla, boys and maidens. All tho males, of whatever ago, woro high, yellow boots, voluminous bluo trousers and soft red fezzes that broke across the crown and fell backward, ending In a long, black tassol. Tho women and girls were for the most part attired like the maiden who had first appeared, though sev eral of these woro handkerchiefs tied about their heads. "Hero's the deinarch," shouted a. shrill chorus. "And Papas Maleko," cried tie rest, as though in response. A majestic old Cretan, with two silver- mounted pistols and a long pearl-handled knife In his belt, took his place In the mld dlo of the line. Ho was soon Joined by a priest In venorablo robes and tall hat. Cur tis Imagined that the Inhabitants of some comic opera town had como out on the walls to hold parley with himself and his two friends. He wondered what character he was, but his foot hurt so that he was unable to mako up his mind. "What Is your business with us?" asked the demarch, pompously, remembering that ho was acting In official capacity In tho preeenco of his entire constituency. Mlchali explained at length. His story throw tho listening Cretans Into a state of great excitement. Several of them had lighted tho beacon for the guidance of tho Holy Mary. Two or threo youngsters, let ting themselves down from tho edge of the natural battlement, descended by means of shrubbery and Jutting stones, sprawling midair llko hugo spiders. On reaching tho bottom they commenced an animated con versation with Mlchali. the upshot of which was that thoy must all go up as tho young sters had Just como down, and that It was very easy If you hud courage. In proof of which a boy of 15 sprawled awkwardly skyward again, looking back overy moment to Hugh and Bhout "Embros!" "I can do It easily," said Mlchali, wlUi pride. "All CrotaiiB can climb, If somo of them cannot swim. Can you follow mo?" "I can certainly try," replied the lieuten ant. Finally Mlchali and Llndbohm concluded to mount, and consult with tho citizens as to the best means of assisting Curtis to tho top. "Thoro's some other way to got up," sug gested the Cretan, "only they nre suspicious of us as yet, and will not tell." Mlchnll, truo to his boast, climbed tho face of the terrace with the greatest ease. Llndbohm reminded Curtis of tho frog In tho mental arithmetic that goes up three Inches of a well thirty feet deep overy so many minutes and slips back a certain dis tance. "How long will it tako him to reach the top," ho mused, "If ho stops to rest during every seventh mlnuto?" Ho was a genius at mental arithmetic and hud nearly figured out the proposition to submit It to Llndbohm, when he heard peo plo shouting above. Looking up, he per ceived that th'oy were letting down a long ropo nnd that several young Cretans, ac companied by Mlchali, wero coming with It. "Put It around your waist," exclaimed tho lattor, "they will pull, on tho other end and so you will go up, slowly, slowly. You can use your hands nnd the good foot to help and to keep yourself away from tho clones and bushes." Sovernl pairs of strong bands pulled Cur tis onto torra llrma and ho found blmsalf In tho public square of a picturesque little vil lage. 'White, two-story houses surroundod an open space, In tho midst of which stood an Immense pluntaln tree. Unlor this latter were four rickety tables and a dozen or fo of chairs, for tho accommodation of thoso who choso to enjoy the beauties of nature In tho open air and partako of tho mayor's coffee or mastlcha. Tho mayor, be It ob served, was proprietor of tho only refectory which tho town was large enough to sup port. Tho Influence of the saloon In politics Is felt oven In tho mountains of Crete,. Llndbohm nnd tho priest rushed forward and assisted tho American to one of the chairs. Tho mayor brought nnother nnd tenderly placed tho lamo foot upon It. shouting, meanwhile, a storm of voluble or ders In a good-nature,d, blustering voice. Mlchali arrived and Interpreted, for which Curtis was thankful, us ho did not under stand tho mayor's guttural, rapid Greek. "lie bids you wclcomo In tho name of all Ambellakl! Ho has ordered you a glass of mastlcha. Ah! Here It comes now. You aro to stay In tho priest's house, who will say u prayer over your foot as soon as ho gets you home." Tho group was by this time surrounded by tho ontlro population of the town, or as much of It as was not out In tho vineyards, or on the hills with the sheep and tho goats, Curtis roso on ono leg. "Heboid tho human stork," he exclaimed In Kngllsh. becnuso ho did not know the Greek for "stork," What dooa he ay?" sjkgd the demarch. i to fdicioni natty cm nan iy my hi qni. WHISKEY only DMIIIcr.4 In Atnerlcn shipping IVnntyb Rye to consumers direct. Dear this In mind. CHWEYER'S PURE 8 YEAR OLD J 360 rninMLYANIA Kit old hl.kev nrcrlhed for mcuicinu anu general use. rrepam doubln copper distilled nnd axed In wond under Rorsonnl direction of Mr.JolinScliwejer himself, evar less than 8 yer old, most of It 10 and 11 years old when Iirt bottled. Sold direct to the consumer from our distillery nt the low price of &1.G0 for four full quarts that ' infaMim. 1'nt. .! nl If-. rs m caunui uii uuukiiv risen nero lor less man tM.w. Tl.l. la 1 1, a flno.f .... nl.l . - taK V and speedy rejuvenntors tlvlnir now lean ( Hf, Mlchnll explained tho Joke at length. "Ho compares himself to a stork, because a stork usually stands on ono leg. He, being lamo and unablo to stund on both legs, rests his entlro weight on one, like a stork." "But he docs not at nil resemble a stork," objected several voices. "They say you do not resemble a atork," explained the Interpreter. "Oh, thanks! Hut I was Joking. Don't you Cretans understand a Joke?" "He says ho Is Joking and he fears wo do not understand a Joke." "It Is a Joke, my children," cried the de march, "an American Joke, nnd It Is the part of hospitality and politeness to laugh," whereupon ho smoto tho tnblo with his mighty palm and burst Into a roar of Olym pian laughter. The constituency looked on In silent nmnzement. "Laugh, you donkeys!" cried tho demarch. "Laugh, I command you. Aro wo uncivil ized like tho Turks?" And ho strode threat eningly toward tho nroup, which broke In all directions nnd darted for cover. They Inughed, however, long and conscientiously at first and, ero they had ceased, a genulno ring crept into their mirth. Tho priest and tho demarch assisted Curtis to his temporary residence. On tho way shockheaded boys looked out at him from over ruined walls of adobe and cobblestones and, pointing their lingers, cried, "There goes tho stork!" nnd girls peeped from behind doors or, push ing their blooming faces through screens of trclllsed vino, giggled, "How are you, Mr. Stork?" Curtis' name was seldom asked In the mountains of Crete. He was known, and la to this day, as Kurlos Pelorgos Mr. Stork. As soon as opportunity presented he mads a new head In his notebook and entered the following observation: "Character of tho modern Cretans. I. 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