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and the good Mother Superior severely
the turbulent seeker of shell
ter within her peaceful walls. He
wept and protested his sorrow, but laid
his error at the door of love. No one
can forego a pardon on such plea; so
the good Mother gave money and means
to him, and babe him instantly depart
from the country. He assented, but
managed to convey note to the fair
so-called prisoner, avowing his love, his
life for her, if she would but join and
wed him. ..
Intrigue, as we'll as love, laughs at
locksmiths. She fled and joined him,
journeying to Lisbon. Here they rest
ed in retirement for some days. Want
of monetary means perplexed Living
stone, and he sought the aid of an En-
glishman named Grenfell, who was
himself type of a singular adventurer.
Many of your Enquirer readers will re-
call this Grenfell. He was tall, wiry,
toughened soldier of about 81 years old,
when he joined Morgan's Confederate
raiders as "chief Of cavalry" He was
as active and 1.-THE as a lad of twenty
years, and loved horses, as well as dar-
ing adventure. He had served as an
officer in the Crimea; fought with the
Algerines against the French; was TAX
en- prisoner and escaped; borrowed the
steam yacht of an English friend and
nobleman then at Tangiers; turned her
into a pirate craft and INDUCED
in much havoc on the Morocco
seas. Then he appears in the Confed-
crate service and plays a brave soldier
ly part. He joins party to rescue the
prisoners at Johnson's Island; is caught
and sentenced to the Dry Tortugas-
whence he is aided to escape BY
of his relatives, now in the British
Parliament, but the boat carrying
him and others. from that barren
island is capsized, and all are
lost in an unmarked grave.
Such a man as Col. Grenfell was likely
to aid such man as Gus Livingstone,
and he did. A Captain of vessel was
met and negotiated with to take Living
stone and his fair follower to Smyrna.
This Captain became enamored with
Livingstone. and on his arrival at Smyr-
ma introduced him to his friends. Then
the loving pair lived in peace for some
time. But a greater conqueror than
love appeared upon the scene. Death
carried off the fair one of the nunnery to
closer cell. Ig. #.
The surroundings of Smyrna possess
ed but brief charms for men of the
stamp of Gus Livingstone. He went to
Constantinople, the hot-bed then, as
now, of intrigue of all kinds. He
sought commission in the army of the
Sultan, and after much delay and fruit
less inquiries about his antecedents he
was admitted to serve the Grand Seig-
nor if he would pray to the great Mo-
manned. He became Mohammedan
at once, and an officer Immediately at
ter. In Turkey, as the patron goes SO
goes his proteges. Gus Livingstone's
patron was disgraced and his aid dis
missed. ..
Bereft of his power, his female slaves
and his luxurious surroundings, he be-
gan to reflect. At the best of times
there are few cities like COnstantlnople
10 bring man to a knowledge of him
self. New York comes next. Living
stone in despair addressed letter to the
late Cardinal Antonelli and implored
pardon and aid. He also wrote to Don
Carlos, and he sought position. The
dead Cardinal replied not. The living
King answered. Livingstone became an
officer once more. He served with Don
Carlos and won his spurs. In q duel he
had lost some blood with Castilian,
and was left at a hospital, when he was
taken prisoner. He sought the aid OF
the American Minister at Madrid to OBJ
tain his release and succeeded. When
the present war between Turkey and
Russia commenced, a tall, thin and
worn-looking prematurely old man
sought military position at st. Peters
burg. He was refused. Stories passed
and repassed in high quarters about the
knowledge this applicant had of the
Turks, and in time he was rendered the
position of "scout independent" He
accepted. "To enter Plevna
is but the work of bold man with dar'
ing and dash. / have just come out OF
il - said Livingstone to the Command