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THE OarATTA "DATLY BEE: SUNDAY, JTJTjY 18, 1900.
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The Unspeakable Turk.
By GHORGU
(Copyrighted, 1900,
by Oeorgp Morton.)
.(yiioiixln of I'rciwilliiK CIimi(it.
John Curtis, ,i young Amorltitn, who
chantfs to he In Athens iu the outbreak
vt the areco-Ttirklidi war. joins a
filibustering expedition to Cfi-ti'. 1 hi- little
Vessel In wrecked, hut t'urtln, accompanied
fcy Lieutenant I.lndbrihm. a soldier of
fortune, and a nntlve t'rrtnti, rrwh the
Island safely. They nrrlve nt a vlllngf and
ere cared for by thp lnli.ibltants. Curtis
lins Injured his Mot on a sen urchin, lie Is
nursed by I'mmyotn, the priest's daughter.
In a few days word comm of the udvumu
of tho Turks under Kostakes toward the
town.
(Copyright, by George Morton.)
en i'Ti:it vii.
The peaceful vlllngo was transfotmed, as
It were. In tho Iw Inkling ol an eye, Into a
sccnu of tumult. An Invisible thunder cloud
eeelned hovering In tho deary sky. Thu
frightened little children nnd the tlnild
omen, running about the Hireess, lemltiucd
Curtla of thu midden mrtfhernard Hurry of
chickens at the shadow of tho pwooplng
hawk, lie was left ulone In the deserted
Ion. Mo draped a bench to tho open door
ami Bat down. Thofie rapid preparations for
defense were going on which suggest them
ielves In-tlnrtivrly to people btcd .md cared
In n land of strife. iJcspilo the sinking of i
the
"Holy Mary" mid her preclooj cargo i
gunti i id ammunition existed. A group of
sturdi tno.mt almoin soon collect. (I on thu
equart', weiring well-filled cartridge bel.tj
nnd c Tying grnH rllles. Tho throng g. tv.
and cMry new arrival was giccted tiff -r-tlonately
by his first numc, "Hravo, Kur'
Yanne," or "Ilravo, Kur' Georgi.'- The
di march formed tho nucleus of tho group,
the red marl h under his eyes blushing 1 1 k j
new cut slashes.
A rapid Jingling of bells, as of anlmalu
running, was heaul, and a ncntlncl gnat ap-jeari-d
on the edge tf a distant rock. He
cast an agitated glance back over hla withers
end nli! down, hl four hoofs together, his
back humped Into n semicircle, his bueoli?
beard thrust outward. Others appeared and
elld over, as though borno on the crest of i
torrent. Then two tall shepherd." wer.
nkctched for mi Instant on n background of
mountains and sky, swinging their crooko 1
eUvcs. Uut they, to6, were caught by the
Imaginary torrent nnd swept Into thu town.
Ilojs wcro dispatched Into tho sur
rounding hills, and within an hour the
ctreets wore filled with bloating Hocks. Tho
group of nrmed men grow to fifty. Llnd
bohm and .Mlchall had both been provided
with guns. Tho Swcdo hud been Induced to
discard tho straw hat as too conspicuous a
mark, nnd to bind n dark handkerchief about
IiIh head. Curtia felt himself one of them,
ond yet knew that ho was not.
"If I had a gun, I might get up thero
omong tho rocks and do something," bo
muttered. "I can shoot Just as well It I
nm lame, If 1 could only get Into position,
l'shaw! What's tho matter with mo? This
lBn't my fight. I'm n noncombntant, I nm."
Tho prlcBt camo down, lending I'anayota
by tho hand nnd carrying a cross,
Tho girl
wns white, oven to tho lips, but thoro was
n proud smllo on her fnco nnd her eyes wero
shining, She worn a short Cretan -knife in
hor belt. Pnpns-Malecko held aloft tho
cross nnd solemnly blessed the waiting wnr
rlors, after which ho presented tho sacred
symbol to tho Hps of ench In turn. Llnd
bohm strodo over to I'anayota and, pul.ling
tho handkerchief from his head, bowed
low, with his hand upon his heart.
"Heforo they get you," ho said, "tbey
must yust take us all."
Curtis shouted "That's right!" nnd was
not aware of tho fact until tho llttlo urmy
turned and looked at him Inquiringly.
"I'll mako a fool of myself here yet," bo
mild, sinking back onto the bench.
"Mlchall translated Llndbohm's speech
and a great Bhout of "Ilravo! bravo!" went
up,
Llndbohm was In his eloment.
"Thoro wns," ho understood, "no other
way for the enemy to got In from tho land
sldo except through tho pass. They might
Approach with dlfllculty ' - - 'o seashore,
but thero wns only t they
could Innd. Men wero 1
a umoko by day or a firo b, i.. ....uld
.warn tho vlllngers. Very good. Fifty men
might defend this pass against 250. but they
must loso no men nnd must tnnko overy
nhot count. How much ammunition had
thoy?"
"Not much. Only their belts full, and
possibly as much again, curses on tho Eng
lish!" "Very well. AVo must uso It the more
rnrofully. Wo must not get excited. Kos
tukes offendl cannot possibly reach tho
ravlno before nightfall can ho get through
without a culde?"
"No," replied tho demarch. "Impossible."
I'nnnyota spoke. Sho snld only two words,
nnd sho said them quietly, though dis
tinctly, but they fell llko a thunderclap.
"I'etcr Ampatos!"
This wns the namo of tho rowardly shep
herd whom Llndbohm had driven from tho
town.
"Is thero any way to build fires so aa to
light up narrow places In tho ravine?"
There wero two or three such places
whero bonfires could bo located that would
niako tho pass ns light as day. Peoplo
standing boh :ul tho rocks In positions of
comparative snfety could feed tho llnmes by
tossing wood Into them.
"Send out tho boys nnd glrl, then, to
prept.ro th to flre nnd to pllo up brmb
wood enough behind tho rocks to ke-p them
burning all night," commanded tho Swed.
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IIORTON.
"Dulld ono fire at the mouth of the pass"
but hire he was Interrupted by a ohirus of
indies i. i-'.'i iuc i urns pet iiuj me i,.n.
and then no win tin tnetu, cneu nw lis
teners. "Very well, but set tint they don't get
through."
I'apns-.Malccko had a suggestion to make.
Tho Sphnklotfs olten got the Turks Into
narrow defllm nnd rolled stontr? down upon
their lipids. There wero half a dozen pre-
TUB l'UIEST CAME DOWN,
INO A CllOSS.
LEADING
clpltoiw places In the gorgo
whero this
could bo effectively done.
"Capital Ideat" sssentod Llndbrhm. "Let
Homo more women go to those places and
pile up heaps of the biggest stones they can
carry." Llndbohm suggested that the men,
who now numbered sixty, should take their
places near tho mouth of tho defile. In a,
few brief words' bu also laid the foundation
of an cffectlvo commlsnarlat. The mnyor's
brother, too old a man to fight, was In
structed to superintend the bending of fond
twice a day, In case tho siege should be pro-
traded, and above all, water, which could
not bo found up among the rocks. Women
and boys were to act as cnrrlcrs.
A messenger was sent to Kornkes, an In
surgent chief, who, with 300 men, hnd es
tablished his headquarters near tho village
of Allklano.
"Wo might bo uble to hold out for n
week," said Mndbohm to Curtis, "and Ko
rakes will surely come to our aid. At any
rate, we must yust tnke our chances,"
CHAI'TKIl VIII.
Curtta was left alono In the priest's house.
Papas-Malecko hnd gone up the ravine.
"If ono of my boys woro wounded," ho
snld, "and I wero not there to comfort him,
Clod might forglvo me, but I should never
forgive myslf."
Tho day passed very peacefully. Curtis
sat In tho door of tho parsonage, with his
bandaged foot upon a stool. Tho children,
usually so noisy In the Btrects, wero quiet,
nnd tho gossips wero either gone or were
talking In whispers. A woman snt in n
doorway opposlto holding her babe, that
squealed and shouted with delight nt the
fnmllinrlty of a pot kid. Tho mother smiled
sadly and then clasped tho child to her
bosom, smothering it with affection. Tho
sudden purplo twilight of tho orient fell
and a light breezo (low up from tht) sea,
beating tho blossoms from the cherry
and pear trees and scattering their fnlnt.
delicious porfume. Tho purple changed to
black nnd tho nightingales began to sing.
Tho (locks had gone to sleep. Tho nntl
phonous bleating nnd tho Jnnglo of tho bells
wcro swallowed up In tho darkness thnt wns
silence, Bavo whero now nnd thon a little
Inmb cried toftly to its mother ncrops tho
meadows of dreamliind or a hell tinkled
musically. Thoro was a purring of many
waters.
','Hy Jove, war's n queer thing," mused
Curtis. "It's hnto and lust und bigotry.
It's a big fiendish lie, and all tho time a
thousand voices aro preaching truth nnd
love. Here nm I, sitting among tho night
ingales, tho cherry blossoms nnd tho drenm
Ing sheep, nnd a mile from here nil the men
of thn vicinity nro trying to cut each other's
throats. And I suppose I'd bo with 'em If
It wnsn't for this blamed foot. These Cro
tnns nro plucky fellows. Ily (ieorge, I glory
In their sand! Hnd they been a lot of cow
nrdly fellows they would have given up tho
girl but thoy wouldn't havo got her whllo
I could hold n gun! Why, she's n natural
queen! She'd grnco nny man's llresldo, she
would. Whnt beautiful eyes she has! What
a mouth! What a enrrlnge, nnd spirit, too!
Tnlk nbout your nncient epics nnd your nn
clent heroines! Why, hero's the Trojan war
right over ngnln, or tho spirit of it. We
aren't shy on men nnd women theso days;
we're shy on Homers. And that girl, that
Pnnnyota. sho's ns pure ns snow. She'd
knife herself In a mlnutn before she'd nllow
herself to fall into the hands of the Turks,
Ily Jove! Whatever else tho boys do, I
hope they'll pink that Kostakes cffendl
the il il scoundrel! I'd llko to pot him my
self. I wonder If the boys can shoot any?
Tho Idea of a Turk casting his eyes on a
woman like that!"
As tho time woro on Curtlt, found himself
leaning forward In tho darkness, listening
for tho sound of distant Fhots, Ho won
dored If thf Turks would nttnek thnt night
and U ho could hear tho shots If they did.
Ho went to tho door nnd called to on old
man who wns talking In a low tone, but ex
citedly, to the woman ncrofs tho way. Tho
babo had been put to bed. They both
rame running nnd he naked them, frnmlng
his sentenco wfth much care:
"Hns tho fighting begun? Can tho guns
bo heard from here?"
They replied In concert, volubly nnd nt
great length. Then they held a consultu
tlon with each other nnd withdrew.
"Thnt's tho trouble with a foreign tongue."
mused Curtis. "You can talk to them nil
right, but they talk so fast that you can't
understand what they say to you, Now, I
said It perfectly right," nnd ho repeated the
sentence ngnln.
After nbout half nn hour tho old mnn re
turned, bringing some bread, cheese, halva
and n gla of dark wine, Curtis repeated
tho Oreek word for "thank you" half a dozen
times and then fell upon tho food vora
clomly. "Tho moro I sec of these- people,
tho better I llko them," bo muttered.
4? i
"Now, I call that thoughtful or tho old
man."
After he had finished rating he tried his
foot, bearing his weight on It till tin could
endure tho pain no longer.
"I believe It's better." he solllociulf ed, nnd
then cried, inconsequentially:
"I)y Jove! I wonder If that old block
head thought I was nuking for something to
eat? 1 said thci-e sentences perfectly right.
I'nnayota would have understood mo In a
minute. Why, she nnd 1 got along all right
together in Oreck. But. then, I mustn't
Judgo tho rest of theso peoplo by her. She's
as bright se a steel trap, that girl is."
Me wound up his watch at 10 o'clock and
lay down upon the dlvctti.
"Thero's going to bo no fight tonight," he
muturcd. "And, at any rate, It wouldn't
D0 my ,lf,al ( tMrn, wag
Mo fell asleep nnd dreamed of I'anayota,
gigantic In size, islanding on n cliff by n
v.un, heaving tea. She was hurling Jagged
pieces of rocks down at a line of ant-l.ku
Turks, crawling far below. The wind was
blowing her hair straight out from her fore
head, and ho could only seo her mouth and
chin, but he knew It was I'nnayo'a. Mc ran
to help her, when the dcmnioh seized li'm
to hold him back. He nwoke, and found
thnt an old man was slinking his arm and
crying excitedly In Greek, 'Tirol Klrol"
Curtis' first thought was thnt the houie
wiih burning. Mo put his band on tho old
man's shoulder and Jumped over to the
door. .Half a dozen peoplo were Blinding In
the moonlight, pointing townrd the hill?.
Two women, one near to motherhood and
I'ANAYOTA BY THE HAND AND CAItrtY-
tho other holding a very young babo In her
arms, wore eroding themselves hysterically
and calling on tho name of thp virgin. An
old man of SO, whom Curtis had frequently
seen, bent nearly double nnd walking with
a cane, now Rtood erect, fingering the trig
ger of a rifle. A strlppllng of 12 was shak
ing his list toward a red eye of flame that
glowed among the rocks, high up and far
away.
CHAI'TEH IX.
That was ono of Llndbohm'H fconflros, sure
enough. Perhaps a battle was going on at
that moment.
"Mother of Cod, savo my man!" cried tho
woman with tho baby; "Savo him. save
him!"
STHIDINC. TO THE WOUNDED SHEPHH
HAND.
"Mother of Ood, ravo my boy, my cypress
tree, my Potrn!" groaned tho old man.
"Curso the Turks! May tholr fathers
roast in h 1!" shrieked tho lad, "Give mo
a gun; I'm old enough to Bhoot."
For three hours they stood wrttchlng tho
fire, ns though they could actually Beo what
wns going on thero. At times they siood'
silent for many minutes together, llatonlng,
listening for tho sound of guns; but they
could hear nothing. At Inst a shout was
heard In tho distance:
"Oo-hoo!"
"What is it? What Is It?" the wntchers
asked, Jioarsely, looking at ench other with
palo faces.
Again "Oo-hoo! Oo-hoo!" nenrer.
At last footsteps were heard, na of one
running nnd stumbling among looso rocks,
and nt length llttlo Splro Knphtukes
stnggered up to tho group nnd stood pautlng
beforo them. His trousers wero torn nnd
blood was (lowing from his lege Tho women
and tho old man stared At him open-mouthed
for a long minute, and then, pouncing Upon
him, began to shake him.
"What Is It? What news?"
"Is my Petro safe?"
"How goes it with my Ynnne?"
Others ran up out of dark alleys nnd from
the doorways of distant houses and soon
twenty or more surrounded tho poor boy,
gesticulating, screaming. Thoy could not
wait for him to get his breath. His tonguo
lolled nut like that of n Chlneso Idol nnd
ho swallowed the nir Instead of breathing,
roll I pg his eyes nbout helplessly tho while.
At length, with a supremo effort, ho gasped.
"Yanno!"
Tho woman with tho bnbo reeled fts though
tho earth wero slipping from beneath her
foot, A neighbor caught tho child nnd sho
fell limply to the ground. Then, whllo
friends dashed water upon her fnco nnd
rubbed hor hands, the boy tnlked rapidly,
shrilly, flinging his arms nbout with loose
elbowed gestures, The woman opened her
eyes and two of the mvU helped her to her
feet. Sho tottered for a moment, disheveling
her hair with despairing bauds and whisper
ing hoarsely;
'Ynnnol YannsI What shall I do? O
Cod! O Und I"
Hut suddenly thn brave woman's soul as
serted Itself and her frail body straightened,
tense, defiant, ready for any effort, Clasping
tho babe to her breast sho kissed It tenderly
many times. Holding it for n moment nt
arm's length, sho looked at It hungrily, nnd
then turned her eyes away. A neighbor took
the child.
"Come!" said the mother, and she ran
lightly up the ravine, followed by the boy.
The bnbo bleated "Mnmn! Mnran!" llko a
frightened lamb, but tho woman did not look
back. Hopping two or three steps from tho
doorwny. Curtis seized a woman by tho arm,
"Killed?" he asked In Greek.
"Eh?"
"Killed?"
Unfortunately, everybody understood and
nil commenced talking nt once.
"I don't understand," shouted Curtis
"Silence! Killed? Killed?"
"Silence!" cried tho old mnn with the
musket, raising his right hand In a com
manding gesture nbovo the heads of the
too-willing tnlkcrs.
"No," ho replied to Curtis, slowly and
distinctly, "not killed. Iladly wounded."
"Thanks," replied the American. "Thanks,
thanks; I understand."
Just before sunrise Mlchall, with his
broken leg, wns brought In on a donkey.
CIIAPTIJH X.
They laid tho wounded Cretan on the
loungo In tho parsonage. Ho was pale as
death from loss of blood and kept snapping
at his under Up with blB teeth, but he did
not groan.
"Vo nre a pair of storks now," ho said,
smiling at Curtis, and then ho fainted away.
Curtis cut the trousers from the wounded
leg. A ball had struck thp Bhlnn, low down.
"It's not badly splintered, old man," Bald
tho American, as Mlchall opened his eyes
again. "I don't know anything about
surgery, but I Bhould think tho proper thing
would be to waRh It, support It with some
splints und bind It up tight. Shall I try
It?"
"What you need?" nsked Mlchall.
"Some warm water, two or three straight
sticks nnd n piece of cloth that I can tear
up Into strlr."
Tho wounded man called for the necessary
articles and they wero soon brought. Cur
tis washed tho blood nway carefully.
Tho end of a piece of bono pushed against
tho skin from beneath and made a sharp
pertubcrance.
"I'm awfully sorry, old mnn, but I've got
to hurt you llko the devil, I'm afraid."
"All right, my friend," replied Mlchall,
"only do not bo long."
"No, only a mtnuto. Here, Ho on your
back. That's right. Now, take hold of
tho sides' of the lounge and hang on tight.
That'll help you. I know It from having
teeth filled. Now, tell this old man to take
hold of your ankle so, with both hands, and
pull, slowly, carefully, till I say 'stop,' and
not to commence pulling till I say 'now.'
You'd better explain your Oreek Is some
better than mine."
Mlchall explained.
"Does ho understand?"
"Perfectly."
Curtis put his hand about tho broken
shin In such a way that he could push tho
fragment of bono Into place.
"This can't be wrong." he reflected. "At
nny rate, thero's nothing else to do."
looking nt the old man, he nodded.
"Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!'1 gurgled Mlchall,
ns though tho words wore being pulled from
his throat with n hook. Thero was so much
agony In them, they meant so much moro
than tho screams of a weaker person would
have meant that tho amateur surgeon felt
sick at his stomach and It cost him a tre
mendous effort to seo through a sort of
blindness that settled llko a cloud before
his eyes. Hut tho two ends of the bono
ID, HE SNATCHED THE OUN FHOM HIS
camo togethor and ho resolutely pushed the
splinter Into place.
Still holding tlio leg tightly, ho looked at
Mlchall. (Irent drops of sweat woro stand
ing on tho Cretan's face and his underllp
was bleeding, but ho smiled bravely.
"All over," snld Curtis. "Now for the
sticks and tho strips."
Fortunately for tho success of the opera
tion tho boy who had led tho mule was out
side, giving- nn account of tho progress of
the battle. Ho proved a greater attraction
oven tbnn tho broken leg. Curtis, finding
himself nlono with his patient, shut and
locked tho door.
"Docst hurt you very much, old mnn?"
ho naked. "I supposo the proper thing now
would bo to glo you something to put you
to sleep. Dou't you think you could Bleep
a little while nnywny?"
"No, no, I cannot sleep. It hurts me
some, but not much not too much."
Cut lis sat quietly for somo time In the
seml-durknesB of the room, listening to the
chatter of tho boy outside, punctuated by
CUItTIS PUT HIS HAND ABOUT THE
HE COULD PUSH THE I10NE INTO
the excited oxclamatloni of the listeners.
Ho glanced at the drawn faco of Mlchall,
which had a ghastly hue In the wan light.
Tho wounded man's eyes wcro open, but he
madu no sound.
"He's a plucky beggar," thought Curtle.
"I wonder if It would do him any harm to
talk? 1 say, Mlchall," he nsked aloud,
"how Is It going? What are they doing up
thero?"
"They tried to come through about 11
o'clock but how can I tell you, since you
do not tho ravine know? It begins wide on
tho other side a deep, steep valley, with
many plno trees and imths nlong the sides,
Nenr tho top of the mountain tho ravine
become nnrrow, between wnlls of rock,
whnt you call It? perpendlculnr. If tho
Turk ever gets over tho summit we are lost.
Very well that dovll Aropatest I.lndbohm
should have killed him!"
"Why, whnt did ho do?"
"Without him tho Turk never could have
found tho best path. Well, we havo men
on all tho paths with dogs good dogs, hoar
halt a mile, bark oh, like tho devil! We
stay high up, most of us, where ravine Is
narrow, so not to scatter out too much, We
bide behind the rocks on both sides tho ra
vine, on tho other sldo the mountain, We
listen nnd listen, oh, how wo listen! Noth
ing, Tho wind In tho pine trees, For hours
we listen. My ears get very wldo awake.
I think I hoar the wind among tho stars.
Then, all at once, wo sit up very straight,
holding our guns ready. 'Iloo! boo! woo!
It Is old Splro'o dog down below. We sit
very still. Perhaps the dog make a mis
take. Perhaps he bark at tho moon. But
no. 'Bang!' goes old Splro's gun. Then we
know. That was tho signal Ah, mottlor of
Cod!"
No Oreek can talk without violent gCBtlou
latlons, that frequently bring nil tho mu'clca
of his body Into ploy. Mlchall forgot the
leg In his excitement, and gave a little Jump
thnt wrenched It slightly.
"Never mind, old mnn. Don't talk nny
more you'd better lie quiet," said Curtis.
"You drove 'em back, did you?"
"Twenty men went down to the mouth of
tho pass. Wo stayed back tho narrow part
to guard, high up, behind the rocks. PretU
scon they commence shooting and yelling.
It was moonlight there, you see, but dark
like like "
"Like a pocket," suggested Curtis.
"Like a pocket In the ravlno, where we
woro. They keep shooting biff, bang, biff,
bang then all at once r-r-r-r-rt moro than
n hundred guns at once. 'That's tho Turks,'
said I.lndbohm. 'By damn! they must not
get through. Mlchall, twenty men must
corao down with mo; twenty stay here.' I
pick out twenty, nnd down we go, and hide.
Then the women light the fire, whoofl the
light Jumps up and slashes open the ravine.
There thoy como, thero come tho Turks,
running, running. The boys koep shooting
from above, ping! plngl but thoy not hit
much, straight down so. One, two, three
drop, but tho reat keep coming. We lay
our rifles across the rockB and take aim.
Llndbohm, ho keop saying, very low, 'Not
yet, not yot, steady boys, steady "
"Steady, boys, steady!" cried Curtis,
"that's old Llndbohm yes, yes?"
"My God! I think tho Turks get right
on top of us, when 'bang!' Llndbohm shoot
right by my ear and blow a hole through
a Turk. Then we all shoot, shoot, shoot,
but overy time one Turk die, two new ones
come around the corner. And I think thoy
get through, but the women pry off big
piece of rock, O, most as big ns this house,
nnd It kill two Turks. Then the Turks turn
and run"
'Hurrah!" sobbed Curtis.
'Hurrah!" echoed Mlchall. "We killed
thirty-four d d Turks!"
"How many men did you lose?" asked
Curtis.
"Ono, shoot through the head. He high
up nnd fall down into the ravine. Turks
laugh very loud. Another here, through
tho stomach. He dlo pretty soon he with
us. His namo Yanne. And me, I get this
little wound In the leg. How they hit my
eg I don t know.
As they were talking the church bell be
gan to ring.
CIIAI'TEIt XI.
"Hello! What's that for?" asked Curtis.
Mlchall shrugged his shoulders. "Who
knows?" he replied.
Curtis hopped to the door, unlocked It
and looked out. The church stood across
tho road on tho top of a big, fiat rock.
Though small, It boasted a Byzantine dome.
The bell hung In a frame erected over tho
porch and tho rope, was tied about a wooden
pillar, to prevent Us being blown out of
reach by the wind.
"Why, It's Papas-Malecko himself," cried
tho American.
Tho priest gavo the rope two or three
more decisive Jerks and then, leaving the
end dangling, started for tho house. His
stately black robo was rent down the front
and the wind blew the pieces out behind,
exposing his volumnlnous Cretan breeches
and his yellow boots. Ills long hair had
writhed loose from Its, fastenings and had
fallen down his back. It was beautiful nnd
reminded Curtis of Panayota. His tall hat
was battered at the sldo, so thnt tho roof
looked as though It woro slipping off. Ho
spoko a few words to Mlchall and thon.
opening tho trunk studded with brass nails,
iook out and donned his sacerdotnl vest
ments, a sleeveless cloak with a cross Is
the mlddlo of the back nnd ft richly em
broidered stole. Running his m fingers
through his long, glossy hair and" shuklng
It out as a lion shakes his mauo, ho strodo
back to the little church, Into which the
people were already excitedly pouring.
It look bad," said Mlchnll; "he is about
to ask for God's help,"
"I'm going across," said Curtis.
"Can you walk so far?" nsked Mlchall
"Oh, yes, with this crutch I can cot over
there all right."
Though the church was crowdod. thoro
was absolute, solemn silence. Theso simple
people nenovcd that they were In tho very
presence of God. Kindly hnnds solzed Cur
tis and assisted him Into ono of the hlgh-
oacked, narrow seats ranged nlong the walls
Two tall candlos threw a flickering light on
a crudo St. Gcorgo and tho dragon, of mam
moth Blze, painted on tho screen. Hvory
now comer kissed the face of a florid virgin
that looked up out of a gaudy frnme
reposing on the slnntlng top of a tall stand
near the door. Numerous elkons in gilded
frame bung about tho wall, and a silent
throng of forgotten saints, painted on thu
dome above, peered dimly down upon the
worshippers. The windows wore narrow.
but enough sunlight straggled In to give a
ghostly look to tho candles, lighted hero and
there. Papas-Malecko's volco waa musical
and tender. He commenced chanting In a
low, pleading tone, but as the glorious words
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Women sobbed In an exaltation of faith.
Mothers pressed tho cross to tho Hps and
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8o ho stood, his left hand lifted In bless
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There stood a tall shepherd with a rifle In
bis hand. IIIh faco was blackened with
powder and ho seemed covered with blood.
"What Is it? What Is It?" shrieked a
doznn voices,
"Thero Is a terrible fight going en. Iou
kas and Splro ure killed"
Tho words of the priest rang out clea
nnd strong, like a trumpet:
"Our God Is a very present help courage,
my children!"
"My left arm Is broken. The Turks got
on top of thn hill, whero the girls wero, but
thn girls all Jumped off, laughing. All
killed, I'araskevo, Kleno, Maria"
Tho speaker's volco was drowned In a
pandemonium of shrieks and sobs.
Hut again the priest was heard, rever
ently, distinctly, firmly, llko the volco of
Christ calming tho waters.
"Thoy are with Christ In paradise. Stilt
I say unto you, courage. Since God Is with
ua, who shall stand against us?"
"I'anayota was with thorn, but her droas
raught In a thorn bush and lie fort) she could
tear herHclf loose they had h'er."
Kvery cyo In tho church was riveted upon
tho priest, Tho cross rattled to tho floor
and his arm dropped to his side, Hh lips
wero whlto nnd there was a terrible look
In tho large, brown eyes,
"I'anayota! I'anayota!" ho called
hoarsely, His volco Bounded far uway now.
Suddenly ho toro off his sacred vestments
and flung them In n heap on the floor.
Striding to the wounded ehepherd, ho
snatched tho gun from his hand. Looking
from tho window, Curtis saw Itlm running
toward tho bills, his long woman's hair
streaming on the wind. Tho flock poured
out after him and tho American was sitting
in iuu ucsrriru noubo Ol nod. Eaz nir nt a
pllo of sacred robes nnd muttering stupidly:
"Panayota! i'nnayota!"
AR OLD
(To be Continued.)
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