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THE SUNDAY OKEGQSIAS, POKTLAD, JULY- 29, 1900.
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Synopsis of Preceding: Chapters,,
(Copyright, 1000. by George Hortorj.)
John Curtis, a young American, -who chances
to be in Athens at the outbreak of the Greco
Turkish war, joins a filibustering expedition to
Crate. The little vessel is -wrecked, but. Curtis.
accompanied by Lieutenant Llndbohm, a sol
dier of fortune, and a native Cretan, Wichall,
reach the island -safe's. They arrive at a vil
lage, and are cared fo'r by the Inhabitants.
Curtis has injured his foot on a sea urchin.
He is nursed by Panayota, the priest's daugh
ter. In a few days word comes of the ad
vance of the Turks under Kostakes toward the
town. The Cretans gather in the pass, the men
Jlghtlng and the women and girls keeping up
fceacon fires. Thirty Turks are killed, but
3JlcfaU Is badly wounded, and Panayota U
captured by Kostakes. The Cretans retreat to
the ft, Kostakes plunders the town, taking
the old priest and Panayota along as prison
ers. Curtis, representing himself as a news
paper correspondent, also accompanies the,
Tuiis,
- CHAPTER XVI.
' It did not require a trained eye to seo
that the Greeks had defended themselves
stubbornly and had inflicted much more
Injury than they had suffered. Curtis
.counted 25 dead Turks In the defile. The
continual dread that his horse should
step on them kept him In a state ot
nervousness. But the animal evidently
was possessed of as keen sensibilities as
tola temporary master, for he v avoided
the corpses with, the most patent aver
sion. At a. turn in the pass, behind a
Jutting rock, lay two Greeks. Curtis fan
cied this must have been the place where
"Mlchall had received his wound. It was
evident that a well-organized and des
perate stand had been made" here, be
cause in the narrowest part of the pass,
only a few yards distant, lay seven Turks
In a, heap. Glancing back at the two dead
Greeks, under the Impression that he
recognized one of them, the American
beheld a sight at once noble and dis
gusting. The priest, lingering and lean
ing toward his slain compatriots, was
"Snaking the sign of the cross with sol
emn gestures, the while he crled-ln tones
sorrowful and defiant:
"I am the resurrection and the life;
lie that bellevest In me, though he were
dead, yet shall "he live: and whosoever
loveth and belleweth in mo shall never
die."
Panayota, her glorious eyes streaming
with tears, both her white hands clasped
to her bosom, was looking to Heaven
and silently praying. Curtis felt his soul
uplifted. Tho narrow walls of the ravine
changed to the dim aisle of a cathedral,
he seemed to hear a grand organ pealing
forth a funeral march.
, "Death is swallowed up in victory. O
cleath, where Is thy sting? O grave,
"where is thy victory?"
When he opened his eyes he found
himself In hell. Two or three Turks,
jgrinnlng with diabolical hate and de
rision, were spitting at the dead Cre
tans. The soldier' immediately behind
papas-TMalecko was Jabbing Turn in the
back viciously with the butt of his mus
ket, while another touched him play
fully between the shoulders with the
-"point of a bayonet The priest shrunk
from the steel with a gasp of pain, but
turned, back as he stumbled along chant
ing: "Thanks be to God, which sriveth us
the victorj- through Jesus Christ, our
Lord, amen!"
A little further on they came upon a
sight which made Curtis reel in his sad
dlethe bodies of the seven peasant girls
who had leaped over the cliff. Four lay
together in a heap. Of the rema'lnlng
three, one had fallen face down upon a
rock, and her long hair, shaken looser
rippled earthward from the white nape
of her neck. Another was sleeping the
last sleep peacefully, her head upon her
outstretched arm, a smile upon her lips;
and still a third lay upon her back. This
one seemed to have suffered, for 'there
was a look of terror in the staring eyes,
and a stream of scarlet blood had con
gealed upon the ashen cheek. Again the
priest lifted his voice:
"I am the resurrection and the life,"
but the solemn chant was this time In
terrupted by a shriek- from Panayota.
Curtis, who had resolutely turned his
face from the scene of fascinating hor
ror, looked quickly back at the sound.
A slender young girl had arisen upon her
elbow from the heap of four, and was
stretching her hand Imploringly toward
the priest- The hand was brown and
chubby, but the arm from which tho
flowing sleeve had slipped away was very
white and shapely. She was dying even
then, but the blessed words of her moth
er's faith and her mother's tongue bad
pierced her swooning ears, and she had
paused at the very threshold of death
for the priest's benediction. A Turkish
soldier thrust her through the neck with
his bayonet, and her head dropped softly
upon tho bosom of a dead fellow.
"But this Is barbarous," cried Curtis.
'Tho civilized world shall know -of this.
Barbarous, I say, uncivilized you an
officer? A gentleman? Bah!"
"But monsieur is too violent and hasty,"
replied Kostakes. "Irregularities happen
In all armies. The man shall be pun
ished." "If he is to be shot." said the Ameri
can, "please put me In the firing squad!
I'd like nothing better than to put a
hole through that vermin."
Emerging from the pass, they came to
a steep, wooded ravine, and their path
led through an alslo of tall pine trees.
The feet of tho soldiers made no noise
on the carpet of fallen spines. They
found four more dead Turks and picked
up two that were wounded. After about
em hour of forced marching the ravine
spread out into a beautiful sunlit valley,
whereon the new plowed ground lay In
patches of rich, brown, terra cotta and
black loam. The vines were Just put
ting -forth their pale .green, sprouts. The
laborers had been surprlsedi in tho act
of heaping conical mounds about the
roots, and an occasional discarded mat
tock betokened hasty flight. PSoppies
lifted everywhere their slender stemmed.
scarlet beaKers such glasses in shapei
js are fit to hold tho vintage of the
ithlne. The little slopes were set thicK
with candelabras of the ghostly as
phodel, whose clusters of pale-plnklsh,
waxen flowers seemed Indeed to belong
to regions where the dear sun is but a
memory. Scattering fruit trees, in the
full revel and glory of their snowy
bloom, called to each other with per
fume. It was somewhat after noon now,
but they stopped neither to eat nor rest.
Curtis' foot began to pain him fearfully,
but he made no sign. In the midst of
such desolation, he felt pain to be a
trivial thing. The vines were here, but
where were the tollers? . The pear trees
wero in bloom, but where were the
laughing children, the wives and maidens
with wine and bread for the midday
feast? Once they passed a shock-headed
boy of 14. or possibly younger, lying dead
In a vineyard, with his mattock beside
him, and later in the day they came upon
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the oxen was dead, and the other great
beast had struggled to his feet and. stood
patiently beside the body of his mate.
Entangled In the harness, he was unable
to get away, but moved bis head slowly
from side to side, like a pendulum, snort
ing occasionally to blow the oozing blood
from his nostrils.
After that their path led for a way
through a field of half-grown wheat.
Around nearly every shoot the sweet wild
pea had twined Its graceful spiral, brave
ly lifting the pretty blue of the flowers
among the pale green of tho grain. "When
the wind swept over the field it looked
like changeable silk.
Toward sunset they came within see-
lng distance of a. white village on a j
mountain side. A. vast olive orcnaro. i
surrounded it, and a dozen or more dark, I
green cypress trees pointed heavenward
amonir the houses, like spires.
"Vnila. monsieur."
cried .K.ossaKtrs
gaily. "There we shall rest tonight, ana
shall find time to eat. Are you hun
gry?" CHAPTER XVII.
An air of indescribable sadness hangs
over a deserted town, ap "
Has ever passed through a shepherd ..vil
lage, from which the Inhabitants have
gone for the Summer, expecting to return
again when tfce first shows of Autumn
drive them down from the mountains,
has experienced this feeling If he be
ranohu at fiim anvthlmr. Here Is the
fountain, where the slender, merry m- I
ens met at sundown to goasiy im
their water Jars; here is the cafe, where
the old men gathered together under the
plantain -tree and smoked and dreamed of
the long ago; here 1s a secret nook,
guarded by sweet poverty vine, where
lovers held tryst in the fragrant twilight.
But all Is lonely, lonely.
Galata was deserted because Its inhab
itants had fled two days before from th
terrible Turk. Thanks to a timely warn
ing, mofcfof the people had succeeded In
getting awa'JVthough an occasional corpse
proved how narrow hhd been the oscape
of the entire population from sudden
doom.
Kostakes and his little troop now
marched through an olive orchard, whose
gnarled and venerable trunks had perliap?
witnessed the cruelties of the only op
pressors worse than the Turk the haugh
ty, treacherous and Inhuman Venetians-;
they climbed a flight of ctaps cut In-the
natural rock, and followed a street paved
with cobblestones from the walls of partlj
ruined houses to the village square.
Here the men stacked arms and dis
persed among thja houses, looking for
temporary quarters. Curtis could not
help admiring the soldierly way in which
everything was done. In 10 minutes
after their arrival the square looked like
a little Irfdian village fllled with wig
wams of muskets, and sentries were pac
ing patiently up and down at all possible
places of approach. This was evidently
a town of considerable Importance, as
some of the houses facing the square
were two-storied, and In one or two In
stances the projecting beams supporting
the balconies were of carved marble. The
fountain, too, that stood beneath the dis
heveled willow, whose roots drank at the
overflowing waters, was of marble.
Panayota and her father were led to a
respectable-looking house facing the
fountain and two sentries were stationed
before tho door.
"Ah, well," said Kostakes, amiably, to
Curtis; "we shall be quite comfortable
here, eh? Will you do mo the honor to
dine with me?"
r."I shall be delighted." replied the Amer
lean. "It Is I who shall receive the
honor."
"No, no! I protest, monsieur. It's quite
the other way. We'll have a table set
here under this tree. Ah, we shall be
quite cozy. Volla! I shall be able to offer
you some fresb cheese. If there's any
thing left, trust to my men for finding
it!"
A soldier was dragging a stuffed goat
skin from the door of a grocery. At a
sign from Kostakes ho set it on end, and
ripped open the top with his knife, dis
closing the snowy contents;
"Volla, monsieur! And no doubt we shall
be able to find you some excellent wine.
though you must excuse me from Join
ing you in that. Mahommetans do not
drink wine."
Kostakes leaped lightly to the ground
and gave his horse to an orderly. Kos
takes was a handsome young fellow, al
most boyish, and yet with an insolent,
aristocratic air. His features seemed to
combine sensualism and cruelty with a
certain refinement. His lips were too
thick and too red, and his chin was
square. It was evident at a glance that
his under front teeth closed even with
the uppers. His nose was his cruel,
sensitive feature. It came down straight
from his forehead, thin as a knife
blade, and the nostrils bad a way of
trembling when he talked. Curtis threw
his good leg over the horse's mane, and
sat, woman-fashion, eyeing the Turk. He
could not, somehow, reconcile this gen
tlemanly, smiling young officer with the
nightmare that continually haunted him
Mlchall, In the burning building, wound
ed and screaming vainly for help. There
was a sort of ghostly relief In tho re
flection that the poor fellow must have
been over his sufferings long ago. But
to burn to death! Ughl How long does it
take a man to burn to death?
"Does your foot pain you?" asked Kos
takes, with genuine solicitude. "If those
barbarian Greeks had not shot my sur
geonvery cruel people the Greeks, es
pecially the' Cretan Greeks. When you
know tbem better you will And that they
aro not half-eivillzed."
'If you will let one of your men help
me dismount," said Curtis, "I will " take
a wash. I am glad to see that 'dinner Is
so nearly ready.' I assure you I am half
famished." "One of my soldiers, monsieur! I would
never permit such a 'thing. I will help
you myself. So so! Ah! How is the foot?"
The American placed the wounded mem
ber on the ground and attempted to bear
his weight upon- it. To his surprise, it
seemed much better. But a happy
thought, an . inspiration, took possession
of him. He seized the leg tightly with
his hands above the knee, and sank upon
the edge of the water basin.
"I I believe It's worse,"' he groaned.
"Allah forbid!" cried the Turk. "It is
from the long ride. When you have
rested, it. will be better. Now let us wash
and eat something a soldier's frugal
meal."
Curtis attacked the repast with the zest
of a ravenous appetite. The salt cheese.
the brown bread and the country wIot
seemed to him viands fit for the gods.
The orderly brought several heads of
long Italian lettuce, which he washed at
tho fountain and cut lengthwise. They
ate It like asparagus or celery, dipping it
in salt. The American thought It de
licious, and rightly. Ho would never
again be able to relish the pale, tasteless
chips sold in America for lettuce at bri
gand prices. Panayota and her father
were also eating.
"Sensible girl," thought Curtis; "means
to keep her strength up. We'll outwit
these Turks yet."
Ho- touched glasses with Kostakes, who
was disposed to be convivial, albeit in
water.
"Do you know. Monsieur le Capitalne,"
bo eald, "I cannot decide which is tho
greater sensation the pleasure of eating
or the pain of my foot. Do you think,
if blood poisoning should set in, you have
anybody hero who could amputate it?"
I --wt, u.i, iviuiu, wtcvx fuio iuia
"2s ow, Allah lorbld!" cried the Turk
again, "isy day after tomorrowwe shall
reach a Mahometan village, and thero
we shall And a doctor."
OHAPTBR XVIII.
Curtl3 shared the quarters of his ami
able host, Kostakes effendl, In the front
room of the grocery. Panayota and her
father slept next door. Tho American's
bed consisted of blankets laid" upon two
tables, placed side by side. As the
blankets had been prodigally bestowed,
he found the couch sufficiently comfort
able. He lay on his back, with his arms
under his head, gaslng" out Into the moon
lit square. Iesplte the fatigue and ex
citement of the day, ho was not tne least
particle sleepy. Tho Cretan night was
too Intense. Tne moonugnt. wnerever it
ieu, was pausiamnciy wuuu, uuu uio
shadows of things were as black and dls-
tlnct as though sketched In charcoal.
Rows of soldiers wrapped In .their blan
kents were sleeping In the square. Oc
casionally one sat up, looked about, and
then lay down again. Once, when he was
about to drowse off, he was roused to
consciousness by a faint mewing over
head, and calling softly:
"Kitty! Kitty!"
The mewing ceased, for Oriental cats
are summoned "br means of a whistle
between the teeth, similar to the sound
made by a peanut .roaster.
"That's the grocer's cat," mused Cur-
tis.
Poor animal, she doesn't know
what's happened. Sho. was askin? me i
as plain as day, 'Do you know where my :
folks are? Now, t,he- dog probably went J
with the old man, but cats aro different i
the cat and the mortgage stick to tho
old homestead. I. must make a note of
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"aimtDEREn.!" SCREA3IED PANAYOTA. LEANING TOWARD HI3I-TVITH
A LOOK OP PALE HATE.
that. Let's see. Hpw do the Greek3
call their felines? 'Ps-whs-whs.' That's
it. P.s-whs-whs!"
A scrambling overhead, and a bolder
"meouw!" awarded the effort. Pussy
was betwen the tile roof and a covering
of reeds that, nailed to the rafters, an
swered the purpose of lath and plaster.
"Ps-whs-whs!" ,
"Meouw!" still more confidently, and
the found of cautious feet on dry roeds.
Kostakes sat up on his table and rubbed
his eyes.
"Are you awake, too, monsieur?"
"Meouw!" said pussy again.
"Ah, the cat keeps you awake. If I
were a Greek, now, I should order It
killed, but we Turks are very merciful.
I will order the sentry to drive it away."
"No. no, I beg of you. I was holding
a little conversation with It. I cannot
sleep, my leg pains me so. I fear that
gangrene is setting lnl"
"Allah forbid! It is from the fatigue.
We shall have a surgeon roon." Kos
akes was too good a soldier to keep
awake.
"Good night "again, monsieur," he said,
and turned over.
Outside the nightingales were calling
each other from far, tremulous dis
tances. The waters of the fountain
splashed and gurgled unceasingly. Cur
tis' senses became more and more acute.
Sounds that he could not hear a mo
ment ago became audible now, without
growing louder. He heard tho plying of
axes, and once the sound of a hammer,
followed by laughter.
"What the deuce are they up to?" ho
muttered. '"Are they building a fortifi
cation of any kind? I've got to do some
tall thinking in the morning. Somehow
or other I must get away with that girl.
But how? How? 111 moke Kostakes be
lieve I'm lamer than I really am, and
he won't watch me so close. But I must
have an opportunity. No man can do
anything without an opportunity and
that isn't so bad either. I must make
a note of that In the morning. Let's see,
what's that other thing I thought of?
H'm hang It, I've forgotten it"
"Meouw!" said kitty.
"That's it, by Jove! Cats and mort
gages." For fully an hour the American in
vented and discarded schemes for escap
ing with Panayota. He tried to think
of passages in novels describing the res
cue of captlvo maidens by heroes like
himself, but fairy ' tales of enchanted
carpets and wishing caps persisted In
running through his head, to the exclu
sion of more practical methods.
"I must watch for an opportunity,"
he exclaimed aloud, bringing his Jfist
down upon the table. "If I can't do any
better I'll stick to Kostakes till we get
to Canea, and then I'll put the matter
In the hands of the English Consul.
Hello! What's that!"
He was sure he hard a dull, crush
ing blow, followed by a moan, and the
sound of some one falling. He listened
for a long time, but heard nothing more,
and yet he was conscious of a sense of
'horror, as though he had Just awakoned
from a nightmare. He pinched himself.
"Pm awake," he thought, "and yet I
feel as though a murder had been com
mitted. Lord, but I'm all haired up!
If this Iteeps on I shall turn- spiritual
istic medium. I wonder if I can see the
folks at home?" And ho shut his eye3
and fixed (his mind upon his father and
mother.
"Let's see, now, what time of day is
it in Boston?"
xio MU3 awas.eut:u i-iuui. ilia icct uy
1 the voice of P.anayota. violent and plead-
ing, by turns; one moment mingled with
Sobs and the next angry. She, was de
manding. 'Where is my fother?" and
asking for Kostakes. Tho latter sat up
and listened for a moment. Then hastily
buckling on his belt and throwing ' his
cloak "over his shoulders, he went out.
Curtis, who was npt undressed, followed
him. As he passed through the door,
one of the guards seized him, but he
struck viciously at the soldier and cried
so angrily, "Liet go of me or Til puneh
you l". that, the Captoln looked; around
and spoke two or three words sharply
to tho guard, who released him. Sud
denly remembering ..that he was very
lame, he sat down upon the edge of the
fountain. Panayota was standing In. the
door of her lodging. In the full moon
light. Her attitude, her voice, her face,
were eloquent of terror and despair. As
soon as she saw Kostakes she stretched
her arms towards him and cried:
"Don't let them kill my father.
Bring him back to me, please, please I"
'Why, certainly, my own- Panayota,
Tou know that I would not harm you
of any one belonging to you. But where
is your father?"
"He asked the guard to bring him a
drink of water, and the guard' told him
to come out and get It, And he hasn't
come back. O Mother of God, help! help!
Don't let them kill him!" .
"I see It all," cried Koitcke's; "he has
escaped," and he questioned .the bystand
ing soldiers in. Turkish.
"Yes, my Panayota. He has taken
advantage of ray kindness. I ordered that
he be; not bound and that, fce be treated
with every consideration for your sake,
dear Panayota!" "Hero his voice be
came low and tender, and he moved
nearer. The Turk-was. Indeed, a gallant
figure in; tho moonlight, leaning grace
fully on his sword, the cape of his long
military'' cloak thrown back over his
shoulder. '
"Tou hear the men; they say that he
darted away and that they ran after
him, but could not catch him. Had It
been anybody else they would have shot
him down, nut l nau oraerea tnem not
to inlure him under any circumstances.
This I did for you, my Panayota, because
I love you. It Is ypu who"
"Murderer!" screamed Panayota, lean-
lng toward him with a look of pale hate,
the while she fixed him 'with a lohg ac-
?-w
cu6lng finger. "Murderer Oh, don't deny
It! Coward! Liar! You come to me red
with my father's blood and talk to me of
love. Apostate! Rerrade! "Where la my
father, ch? You perjured Greek, where
is my father?"
Stepping down from the door, majestic
as a goddess, she advanced toward Kos
takes with arm extended.
He shrank slightly from her and looked
uneasily to right and left, to avoid her
eyes.
"But, my doar Panayota, you shouldn't
give way to your temper like that. You
wrong me, really you do. I assure you
your good father has escaped."
She dropped her arm heavily to her
side.
"Yes," she replied, solmenly, "escaped
from a world of murderers and liars.
Gone where there Is no more killing and
burning: where there are no TurKs and
no renegades gone. Kostakes efrendl,
where you must meet him again, with the
brand of Cain upon 'your brow."
Turning, she walked back to the house,
but stopped In the door and said:
"Do you. know how those ore punished
in hell who renounce the religion, of Christ
and become Turks? And what torture
awaits you, renegade and murderer of a
Christian priest? Kill, kill, give up your
life to deeds of blood. Never think of
forgiveness for such as you. Your place
in hell Is already chosen. -They are even
now preparing the torments for you. O
God," and she raised her hands as one
praying, "may this man's deeds find him
out, lp this world and In the next. May
ho bo haunted night and day for the rest
of his life. May he die a vio.lent and
shameful death, and his memory be held
in disgust. May his soul go to-the place
of torment, and be tortured forever. For
bo has renounced the Son of ,God, and
has slain his holy minister!"
She disappeared within the house, and
Curtis heard her sobbing In the dark
ness, "Papa! Papa!"
Kostakes fllled the cup which hung
from the pillar of the fountain by a chain,
and took a long drink. He was trem
bling so that the tin vessel rattled against
his teeth. v
"Mon Dleu!" ho exclaimed, observing
Curtis. "Did you ever see anything so
unredsonablo as a woman? Here is her
father run away, and she accuses me
of killing him, and consigns me, to eter
nal torment. Really, sho has made "me
quite nervous. If I were .not innocent, I
should really fear her curses," And he
took another drink of the coqL water.
Curtis thought of the dull, crushing
blow and the groan that ho had- heard.
and he involuntarily moved a little away
from the handsome and affable Kostakes,
who had sat down by him on the rim of
the basin.
"What do you keep the girl for, any
way?" he mado bold to ask. "You surely
would not force her to Join your your
harem, agalnsUher consent?"
Kostakes sighed.
"Monsieur," ho said, "is a poet. He will
understand 'and sympathize with me. I
love Panayota. I would makq her my
solo wife in honorable marrialge. I de
sire no other woman but her. Bah!
What aro other women compared to her?
Is she not magnificent? I could not help
loving her, even Just now, when she
was cursing me. It Is true that I am
part Greek by extraction and that I was
baptized into the Greek church, and that
I have become a Turk. But what is re
ligion compared with love? Panayota Is
all the heaven I want. I am willing fo
turn Greek again and have a Christian
wedding, If . she would take me."
"Aron't you conducting your courtship
in rather a violent manner?" .asked tle
American. "In . my country, our con-
duct would be thought, to say the least.
Irregular."
"Have you in English the proverb, 'All
things are fair in love And war? "
.Certainly."
"Well, you see", this in both lovo and
war, I have possession of Panayota, and
I mean to treat her so well that sho Bhall
love me. Not a hair -Qf her, head- shall
be touched until sho marries' me of her
own free will."
"But your wives?" asked Curtis.
How many have yoil of them?"
The Captain shrugged his shoulders.
"Three," he replied. "Dumpy, silly
creatures. A Mohametan has not much
difficulty In getting rid of his wives."
Curtis arose.
"If you will help roe to the house," he
Bald, "I will try to get a little sleep." ,
Kostakes sprang ,to. bis feet.
"Lean on my shoulder," ho said. "So,
so, how is the leg?"
"Bad, very bad. Tm really worried
about it. . Do I bear down on you too
heavily?"
(To be continued.)
A- Deaer Traaredy.
"Twas even, and Fatallah's eldest born.
Zlmri tho Beautiful, excellent of earth.
Frowned when he heard the wlssokaja. sine. ,
And the light tinkling ot the foo khaloom.
Faint echoing from the tullohs'ih thVkayf, "
Fllled him with dole. The Tarboosh on his
head.
Gay with the kosooms of- the hill, ho doffed.
And to the dryhy with the gombas on.
He cave the shadoof that hl father wore.
He leaned a space upon his khoja khul.
With Ions, deep-brea thins rest.
Then, once again.
Journeyed across the desert, though bis soul
Fainted within him. "VVeary and sore of foot
He tolled to reach the isle of waving palms
That marked the fair oasis' and its peace.
His heart grew stronger than the leopard'
paw.
When 'neath his feet he felt the springy turf,
Beside the palm-crowned well he knelt and
drank.
Then, blessing Allah for his gracious aid.
Sat down upon a gurawood stump to rest.
Then ho arose; arain.
A cad. sweet smile, such as be wears wha
dreams
At break of dawn. From his parted lips
There fell the desert cry, a long, shrill wall.
Like a steam siren with ths mouthpleco
cracked, '
And every key wide open.
Tho Beddoce girls
Old Beddoee's twins, from Beddoeo Corners
Heard Zlmri sing; started; uprose.
And scooted for tall timber. Frighted birds
Added their clamor to the dolorous din.
And all the Desert from Beersheba
To far-off Dan or Daniel knew
Zlmrl the Beautiful had sqt'down on a wasp;
One of the steel-blue kind.
Carrying a short-range bodkin aft;
Loaded for bar; as it might be. In short,
A bare bodkin.
R. J. Burdetts in Los Angeles Times.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
POSSIBLY
YOU ARE NOT AWARE Or
THE FAST TIME
AND
SUPERB SERVICE
Now offered by the
S ZHn-mW
WE HAVE
DAILY FAST TRAINS
TO THE EAST
2
2
If you cannot take the morning train,
travel via. the evening train. Both are
iinely equipped.
"Our Specialties" -Fast
Time Through Service
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS. "
PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS.
PULLMAN DINEP.S,
LIBRARY (CAFE) CAR AND FREE
RECLINING CHAIR CARS.
Hour n Time Saved to
Omaha. Chicago, Konaa Cltr
St. Lonla. New York. Boston.
And Other Enstcrn Polnta.
Tickets good via Salt Lake- City and
Denver.
It Is to your interest to use THE OVER
LAND ROUTE. Tickets and sleeping-car
berths can be secured from (
GEO. LANG.
City Pass, and Ticket Agent
J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent.
135 Third St.. Portland. Or.
llcltl Office. 255 Sarrlwa Strejt, 'tone 8JJ
LKAVK. J
The njrer, datl7 le an-t
from fit. Paul. Minne
apolis, Oulutb. Chlcatv
and all point Eaat.
ARRIVE.
No. a.
7:00 A. M.
No. 4
0:00 P. M.
Throusn Palace and TourUrt Sltevera, Dlninj
and UuCtet Stnoklns-LlUrarrCars.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU
For Japan, Cnina, and all Asiatic point vrlll
leave Seattle
About Sept. 12th
Astoria-& Columbia .'
Rfver Railroad Co,
LEAVES
UNION
DEPOT.
Tot Marstra. Rainier,
ClaUkanle, 'A'extport.
Cllttoa. Astoria, war
r en ton. 71 a re If Hun-
mond. Port Stevens.
Oearhart Park;. Seaside.
Astoria and tfeajaoxv.
Express.
DaJlj.
Astoria Express,
Dallr.
Seashore Express. '
Saturday only.
ARRIVES
UNION
DEPOT.
11:10 A. M
t:ttP.'U
Duo p. at
655 P. M.
2:30 P. M.
Except Saturday.
Ticket office 253 Moniioo st. and Union dtpef.
3. aiaiO. Gen. Pas. Asu. Astoria. Or.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
FOR ALASKA.
THE COMPANY'S elegant
steamers Queen, Cottage City
City of Topefca and Al - Kl
leave TACOMA 11 A. M., SE
ATTLE O P. M.. July 1. 4.
0. 14. 10, 10, 24, 20. SI; Aug:
3. S. 13, 13, 18. 23. is: Sept.
2. and every fifth day there
after. Ftir further Informa
tion obtain company's folder.
The company reserves the right to change
steamers, sailing dates and hours ot satllng.
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 Washington St..
Portland, Or.; F. W. CARLETON, N. P.-R. R.
Dock. Tacoma.; H- H. LLOTD. Puget Sound
Sunt.: C. W. MILLER, Asst. Puget Sound
Sunt., Ocean Dock. Seattle.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Arts.. S. IT.
Empire Line
ro"Cape Nome
And Yukon River Poinb
S. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons
Sails from Seattle
en or aboutAug. 25
'Reservations can now be made upon applica
tion to. any railroad or sub-agent of tho Inter
national Navigation Company,, or to
EMPIRE TrtAXSPORTATIO.X CO.. .
t . . SEATTLE; TVASH.
r. --
ITBAVELERS' GUIDE.
- f ' --m - - r -. -- -I-'-'1-
Caioa Depot, Slxtb aad f Streets.
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
"CHICAGO-POIITLAND SPECIAL."
Leaves lor the East. Via Huntington, at 0:13
A. M.; arrives, P. M-
SPOttAIYil PliYER.
For. Spokane. Eastern. Washington, and Great
Northern points, leaves at P. M- arrive, at
ATLANTIC EXPHF.SS. .
Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at C
P. iL; arrives at 6:40 A. M.
TUKOL'GH PULLMAN AND TOURIST
SLEEPEP.5.
Rater lice scheuul. subject to chanxe with
out nouca:
OCEAN AND HIVEK SCHEDULE.
OCEAN DIVi&iON suamahlpii sail from
Ainswortb. Dock, at a P. ai. Leae Portlauu
Columbia, Bunnay. July 1; "Wednesuajr. July
i; aitulay. giyy 21; Tueada, July Jl; Fri
day, Aug. 10. State of California. Friday,
Jujy tt; Monday, july 10: Thursday, July $;.
Sunday, Aug. 5.
From San Francisco Leaving Spear-Street
Pier No. 'M. San FrancLsoo. at 11 A. M.. as
follows: State ot California, Monday, July 2;
Thursday. July IS; fjunuay, July '; Weones
day. Ang. 1; Saturday. Aug. 11. Columbiu.
"Saturday, July 7: Tuesday. July 17; Friday.
.July 7: Monday, Aug. 0.
COLUMBIA UIVEU UIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTOK1A.
Steamer liaasmo leaves Poruund uaily.. except
Sunday, at S:uo P. M.; on sacuiay t 10:w P.
M. Returning, leave Astoria Utllj . ucpt jl-
day. at 7:CO A. M.
Steamer T. J, Potter leaves Portland Tues
days and Thursdays at 0 A. M.; Saturdays. 1
P. JL, for Astoria and Long Beach. Leaves
llwaco Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from
5 to S P. M.. according to tide.
WILLAMETTE KIVEU DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND SALEM. OK.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem and way points,
leavos Portland Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at $:00 A. M. Returning; ifcivea Salem
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at o:uu
YAMHILL IUVEU ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DATTON. OR.
Eteamer .Elmore, fcr Dayton ana way potnU,
leave Port.and Tuesdaya, Thursdays and Sat
urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for
Portland and way polnta Muudays. wuneaUA)
.&! Friday nt U A. M.
SNAKE 1UVEK ROCTE.
RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO
Steamer Spokane or ienwrr Lewlston l-av
Rlp&rla dally at 3:35 A. M.. arriving at Lewis
ton at 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokane or
f.ewlaton leaves Lewlston dally at U A. M..
arriving at Rlparia btme evening.
W. H. HURLBURT.
i General Facoenicer Aceni.
V. A. SCHILLING. Oltr Ticket Agnt.
Telephone Main 712. 80 Third street, cor. Oak.
NewSteauisiiipLinetotheOricat
CHINA AND JAPAN, FROM PORTLAND.
In connctlo wltu THE ORKUON RAILROAD
it NAVluATlO.N CO. schedule. 1UUO tsubject to
ehang):
Steamer. Due to Leave Portland.
"iir i 'PT'TSHIRE' June 21
"BRAEMAR" July 13
"ARGYLL" Aug. 5
For rats. nrcomniodatlntis. etc.. ppl i
DODWEhL U COMPANY. Limited.
. General agents. Portland, sjt.
To principal points In Japan and China.
EAST via
SOUTH
O 0EH63HASuM-J
uny Rggs joj
I.cnve Ccplt nitaaaif StfKts Arrive
OVERLAND EX-
TRESS TRAIN3
for istlem. Rose
's O P il burs. Aahlnnd. Sac- , . . ,,
s ' "- rmnto. O g a e n. : A.M.
San Francisco, ilo-
.w, ,. Jve, Loa. Angeles. ,
8.30 A..1L J P.U)t jew 0r. . C;C0P.iL
lekrj and lb Eaat
At Woodbum
(dally except Sun
day), mornlnjc train
connects with irun
for Mt. Ansel. 511
, vert on, lirown--
vllle. SprinsHehl
and Natron. an-J
evenlnr tnln fc
Mt. Ansel and 31.
vgrton. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger 10:10A.M.
t7:ZO A. M. Corvall! pas?enr 13:30 P. II.
::SO P. M. Sheridan pamenstr tS:25 A. M.
Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Rebate tickets on aale between Portland, Sac
ramento and San jTrancUco. Net rutea ?17 flrl
.claaa aud $11 aecond cUt including sleeper.
Rates and tld-ebs to Eastern polnta and Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHLNA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Cau be obtained from J. iJ.
K1RKLANU. Ticket Asnt. U0 Tnlrd at.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger lepot. foot of JetTeraon Street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7:C0. 0:40 A. M.:
1S:3U. 1:50. 3:23. 4:40, U;23, 8:3U, ll:ao P. M.;
and 0:ou A. M. n unatytt oniy. rrlre at
Portland dally at 0:J3, s:3o. "10:60 A. M.:
1:33. 3:10. 4:30. (1.15. AQ. 10:00 P. M., 12.4U
A. M. dali). except Monday, 8:3lr and 10:03 A.
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Stflnday. at
3:05 P. M. Arrive at Pcrtland at 3:30 A. M.
Passenger train leavee Dallas for Alrlie Mon.
day. Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:43 P.- H.
Returns Tueddays. Thursday and Saturdays.
"Except Sunday.
R. KOEHLER. , C H. MARKHAM.
Manager. Gen. Prt. & Pass. As-
9eoeooooeooeooooo0oo
c
e
Nay! Nay
Not If you go .j cast on tho St.
Louis Special.
Tho St. Lous Special runs
through from Portland to St. Loula
without changes or delays of any
kind over tho shortest and beat
line from Pugret Sound to the South
and Southwest.
Thro sleepers thro tourist cars
thro chair cars. All meals served
In dining cars.
Glad to sell you a ticket or re- 0
serve a berth for you. e
Ticket' Ofllce,
t GO 3rd St., car. Stark, PorllinJ, Orrjoj. o
It-TT. FOSTER.
Ticket Agent.
aro. . TATLOR.
City Passenger Agent.
O0ooeoeeooeoeocooooodooooo
WASHINGTON & ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
The fast steamship "CITY OF SEATTLE."
calling from Seattle every 10 days for Juneau
and fckagway. .Steamers "FARALLON" and
"RUTH." sailing every seven days from Seat
tle for Skagwny and all other intermediate
Alaskan joints.
For freight and passage inquire of
DODWELL & CO.. Ltd.,
202 Oak st- Telephone Main 00.
THE PALATIAL
OBEGONIAr
BUILD
Sot a 3nrlc oCIce In & IiuIIdlncrt
"Laolutely flrcproofj elcetrlc Hcrlatsr
and. nrteslau water? jie&Tcet annlta
tlon nuil tlxoronrh ventilation. El?
vntoru run day and ulshU
Rooms.
AINSLTE. DR. GEORGE. Phr!cIan....CC8-GDJ
ALDRICH. 3W.. General Contractor C10"
ANOBR30N. GUSTAV. Attom-y-at-Lnw. ..013
ASSOCIATED PRESo: E. L. Potv-11. MKr..SCiJ
ATSTEN. F. C . Manager fcr Oregon and
Washington Bankers" Life Ajclatlon. ot
Ds Moines, la 502-303
RANKERS LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DE3
MOINES. IA.;F. C. Auiten. Manager. 302-303
BAYNTl'N, GEO. R.. Met. for CWs. Scrlb-
ner's Sons 313
DEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Orr.clal U.
P. Weather Bureau 010
RENJAMIN. R W.. Dentin 314
RINKWANGER. DR. O. S.. PR7S, A Sur.410-411
BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & Surg 7nU7n0
BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-3H
BRIXERE. DR. O. E.. Physician 412-413-41
BrSTEED. RICHARD. Agent WlUn & Mc-
Cullay Tobacco Co C02.e03
CATJKIN. G. E-. District Agent Travelers'
Insumnc Co. 718
CARDWELL. DR. J. R 303
CARROLL W. T.. Srrc"al Agent- Mutual
Recrvp Fund Llfr Aas'n , 60
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY
C04-e03-00-C7-6l3-CT4-r,13
CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phv. and Hurjron....20
COVER. F. C. Cashier Equltablo Life 303
COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher: 3. P. McGulre.
Manager 413-119
1AT. J. O. T. N 313
DAVI3. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
T'lprhor.t- Co. ROT
niCKFON. DR. J. B.. Phvslclan 713-714
DRAKE. DR. H. B.. Phvslclan 512-313.314
PWYER. JOE F.. Tobaccos 403
EDITORIAL RCOMS Eighth floor
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY:
I. Shurnirl. Manner: F. C. Cover. Cashler.SOl
EVENEn'O TELEGRAM S2S Alder reet
FENTON. J. D..Phvrtclan and Surgeon. SU3-510
FF.NTON-. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear 311
FENTON. MATTnrrtV F.. Dentist W
FIDELITY MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION;
E. C. Ftark. Manager 601
GALVANI. W. II.. Engineer and Draughts
man ....COO
GAVIN. A., President Oregon Camera Club.
214-215-216-217
GEA.RY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and
Surgron . 212-213
GEHBIE PUB. CO.. Ltd., Fine Art Publish
ers: M. C. McGreevy, Mgr 313
GIESY, A. J.. Physician and Burgeon... 700.7W
GODDARD. E. C & CO., Footwear
Ground floor. 120 Sixth street
GOLDMAN, WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan
Life Insurance Co. of New York 200-210
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attomy-at-Law 617
IIAMMAM BATHS. King & Ccmpton. Propa.303
HAMMOND. A. B '.. 310
HOLLISTER, DR. O. a. PhysL Sur. .504-303
IDLEMAN. C M.. Attorney-at-Law.. 416-17-13
JOHNSON. W. C. .....315-318-317
KADY. MARK T.. Supervisor of Acents
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n fiOi-603
LA MONT. JOHN, Vice-President and Gen
eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co G61
LITTLEFIELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surgeon.. 20
MACRUM. W. 3.. See. Oregon Camera Clun.214
MACKAY. DR. A. E., Phys. and Snrg. .711-713
MAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. & Surr. -701-2-3
McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law. 713
MeFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. .. .201
MeGTNN. HENRY E.. Attoraey-at-Law.31I-3J3
McKELL. T. J.. Manufacturers Representa
tive .... 303
METT. HENRY 213
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C.. Dentist and
Oral Surgeon 60S-009
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 312-313-314
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. of
New York: W. Goldman. Manager 200-210
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N;
Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents.. G04-C03
Mcelroy, dr. j. 0.. Phys. & sur.701-702-703
McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia
Telephone Co. DOS
McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Colllsr.
Publisher 413-413
McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law 300
MUTUAL LD7E INCURANCE CO.. of New
York; Wm. S. Fond. State Mgr. .404-403-409
NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law.713
N1LES. M. L.. Casnier Manhattan Life In-
surance Co. of New York 203
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY:
Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath 403-403
OREGON CAMERA CLUB.. .214-213-210-217
PATrERSON, PEJEP. lOO
POND, WM. S.. State Manager Mutual Lira
Ir.. Co. ot New York 404-403-403
PORTLAND EYE AN DEAR INFIRMARY.
1 .........Ground floor. 133 Sixth stpees
PORTLAND MINING fc TRUST CO.; J. 11.
Marshall. Manager BIS
QUIMBY. L. P. "W.. Gam and Forestry
Warden 710-717
ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Min
ing Engineer 513-31G
REED & MALCOLM. Opticians. 133 Slxst i-treet
REED. F. C. Finn Commissioner .....407
RYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 417
SAMUEL. L-. Manager Equitable Life 3C0
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
CO.; H. F. Bushong. Gen. Agent for Ore.
and Wash 001
SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Supremo Com.
msnder. K. O. T. M". 317
SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath 403-403
PONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 300
&TARK. E. C. Executive Special. Fidelity
Mutual Life Association of Pblla.. Pa 60t
STUART. DELL. Attorney-at-Law 017-C13
STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-703
SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P.
TERMINAL CO 70
STROWBRIDGE. THOS. II.. Executive Sps-
clal Agent Mutual Life, of New York 403
SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 201
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F., Dentist C10-B1I
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU 0O7-O0S-OC3-01O
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH
DIST.. Captain W. C. Iangntt, Corps of
Engineers. U. S..A SOS
U. R EN'GINFER OFFICF RIVER AND
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W.
C Langfltt. Corp3 of Engineers. U. S. A.. 319
WATERMAN. C. H.. Cashier Mutual Llf
cf New York 403
retar7 Native Daughters 718-717
WHITE. MISS L. E.. Assistant Secretary
Oregon Camera Club 21
WIL?ON.DR. EDWARD N.. Phys. & Sur.304-3
WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg. .703-707
WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phyo. & Surg-SOT-SOS
WILSON & McCALLAY TOBACCO CO.:
Richard Busteed. Agent C02-003
WOOD. DR. W. L.. Ph-3lclan 412-413-414
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO...tJU
A tcxr more decant ofTier may Tj
hml V-y npplylnc: to Portlnad TrusJ
Compuuy of Oreiron. ICO Third at., or
to the rent cleric in the bnildlnsr.
MEN
No Cure
No Pay
farf Rff
THE MODERN APPLIANCE A positive
way to perfect manhood. The VACUCil
TREATMENT CURES you without mtdlclne or
all nervous or diseases cf the general lvg or
gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains.
-'. lt0su building. Seattle. Wash,
varicocele, lmpotency. etc Men are quicklr re
stored to perfeit health nnd strength. Write
for circulars. Correspondence confldeutUl.
. THE HEALTH APPLL'.NCE CO.. rooms 47-.S
ff If is
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