Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-21

Pnncesss employ, he came to tie con-
ciusion that this man kerim Aga was
her only trusted slave, and that the 9th
ers were employed elsewhere, 30 tina,
they should not see him. As 4 mattel
OF fact, during the whele Of the twenty.
three days that he was prisoner in the
palace. kerim Aga and the Princess
we're the only persons he saw. At
| O'Clock that evening tie eunuch told
hum that the sick patient wished to zee
him. They descended into the cellar OF
the chalet, and an iron door being
opened by the slave, they entered a we'll
illuminated underground passage. and
after going Some 200 yards, mounted q
small staircase, at the top of which He
nm Aga. opening another iron door,
told the doctor to enter and disap-
peared. DR.. Canelh found himself In
the Princess's private apartment, where
he was welcomed by her in person. The
doctor has since said that heaven itself
could hardly surpass the three rooms
comprising this suite, and that, in
beauty, grace and elegance, he doubts if
any celestial being surpasses the Prin-
cess Elmineh. For three weeks, which
to him appeared but as so many days,
did DIR. Canelli remain IN the apart
msnts. The more he saw of the Princess
the more he thought the world had mis-
Judged her, and he determined to be-
come her champion the day she gave
hlm his liberty. which he imagined he
could obtain whever he might AJAX for it.
4 LIEE AND DKATH STRUGGLE.
At 10 O'Clock Of the twenty-second
night kerim Aga rushed into the room
and told the Princess in a very excited
manner that one of the Qrooms had Just
been dangerously kicked by a horse.
She asked the doctor if he would kindly
attend to the slave, which he willingly
agreed to do. kerim Aga opened the
door by which they had entered the
first time, and asked the doctor to fol-
low him. As he was leaving, the Prin-
cess. kissing her jeweled fingers to him,
told him to return speedily. Even as
he was descending the marble stairs, al
Though the door had been locked b.
hind them by the eunuch, be could still
hear her crying: "Repines rite mon cher il
fdffeHds drec Onpdtience," Instead Of
going by the passage leading to the cha
let, and in which direction Caneli knew
the stables to be. kerim Aga opened a
door in the opposite direction, and un-
hooking lantern from the wall, en-
tered a dark passage, followed by the
doctor, whose suspicious were fully
aroused. ALI the tales he had heard
about poor Coll shot through his mem.
Ory, he determined to keep his eve on
the seunuch and sell his life dearly if
foul play were attempted. They had
advanced some distance when kerim
Aga told the doctor to 90 before him.
which he firmly refused to do. The eu-
much then put down the lantern and in a
moment rushed upon his victim with a
drawn yataghan, or heavy cutIass, that
he had concealed under his flowing
robes, but Canelli, being on the alert,
slipped aside; anu in doing so upset the
light. And now began dreadful CON-
bat IN the dark between the two strong
men, one Of whom was armed with a
deadly weapon and bent On murder,
and the other unarmed, but having his
life to defend. The eunuch dashed
about with his yataghan, following up
and wOunding the doctor, whose where
abOuts he could tell by the noise of his
FOOTBALLS in the vault. The Doctor then
had the presence of mind to slip off
his shoes, and this saved his life, for,
although he could tell where the assas-
sun was, his own movements were
mystery to his antagonist, who, after
valnly searching for him, went toward
tho door in order to obtain assistance,
or perhaps light. He was closely and
silently followed by the Doctor. No
sooner had he put the key into the lock
than the doctor rushed upon him from
behind, and pulling him to the ground,
got q grip Upon his throat, to let 60
which meant certain death. The slave
did all he could to shake him off, using
the yataRhan to the best advantage, and
lnt1lCtin0 two severe wounds. He
would evidently have been tho conquer
or had not the doctor dashed his head
against the stone pavement with such
force as to stun him. Still the doctor
held on to the wretch's throat until his
heart ceased to beat.
THE MOTH RETURNS TO THE LIGHT.
Having thus escaped from what had
appeared inevitable death, he pulled the
body from behind the door, and turning
the key found himself ut the foot OF the
stops leading to the Princess apart
ment and at the entrance of the passage
leading to the chalet, both Of which
were we'll illuminated. He found the
chalet cellar door locked. and thinking
that the key might be found ON the
dead eunuch's person, he returned and
0nsuocessfully searched the warm body.
Then he remembered that kerim Aga
had opened the door Of the cave and
that of the Princess apartments with
the same key, and thinking that there
might be but one key to all the doors of
the labrynth, he took it out of the lock
and found that it not only opened the
cellar to the chalet, but also the outer
gate leading to the Shoubra road and
to liberty. Once there his first thought
was to rush home; but he had not gone
100 yards before he was taken with an
irresistible desire to see the Princess
again. He actually retraced his steps
through the gate. the chalet, the pas
sage and up the staircase. Opening the
Princess door he appeared before her
shOelesS,, his clothes torn to shreds, and
covered with blood from head to foot.
The Princess was seated on q divan.
smoking a perfumed narglieh, and sur
rounded by seven female slaves, and ON
seeing him uttered cry, but did not
otherwise lese her presence Of mind,
Madame" said the doctor, II have
failed to find your wounded groom, but
YOU will have no difficulty in finding
the body Of your trusted slave and 40
complete at the bottom of these steps,"
Before she could give the alarm he dis,
appeared. DR.. Conneli took refuge at
tho Austrian Consulate, whence he was
sent to Trieste, where he has peacticed
medicine ever since.
..Completely Overcs.me.
STOCKTON, CAL, March q, 1881.
II. II. WARNER & Co.: SirseTen
years of kidney and liver complaint
have been completely overcome BY your
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
WILLIAM ]. CKHsoR.
MISCELLANEOUS.