Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-04

the princess a prisoner, and resolved to
make the best he could of the situation.
He was taken to the Swiss chalet, which
had been built expressly for poor Coll,
and as everything in it was perfect, he
made himself as comfortable as he could
under the circumstances.
The eunuch administered to his wants
and after a careful examination OF his
surroundings he ate dainty little sup
per which he found ready for him on the
table, and without undressing laid him.
self down on the perfumed bed. He
arose early the next morning, bathed
and breakfasted, and finding that he was
under no restraint, strolled into the
beautiful garden. He was, however,
closely followed by the eunuch, who said
his name was Kerim Aga, and on ap-
preaching the outer gate on his return,
was politely advised to take shelter from
the sun III the chalet. He passed the
day in looking over the many well-se-
lected books that were at his disposal,
and I'D vain attempted to draw the
eunuch into conversation. The most
singular thing of all was that, besides
his attendant, he had not seen a single
human being on the premises, and con-
siderlng that there were 100 slaves in
the Princess's employ, be came to the
conclusion that this man Kerim Aga was
her only trusted slave and that the 9th
ers were employed elsewhere, so that
they should not see him. AS a matter
of fact, during the whole of the % days
that he was a prisoner in the palace,
Kerim Aga and the princess were the
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evening the eunuch told him that the
sick patient wished to see him. They
descended into the cellar of the chalet,
and, an iron door being opened by the
slave, they entered well-illuminated
underground passage, and, after going
some 200 yards, mounted small stair
case, at the top of which Kerim Aga,
opening another iron door, told the doc
tor to enter, and disappeared. DIR.
Canelli found himself in the princess's
private apartment, where he was well
coined by her in person. The doctor
has since said that heaven itself could
hardly surpass the three rooms COM
prising this suite, and that in beauty,
grace and elegance he doubts If any &C.
lestial being surpasses the Princess Ell
appeared but as so many days, did DIR.
Canelli remain III the apartments. The
more he saw of the princess the more he
thought the world had misjudged her,
and he determined to become her cham
pion the day she gave him his liberty,
which he imagined he could obtain when
ever he might ask for it.
At 10 o'clock of the twenty-second
night Kerim Aga rushed into the room
and told the princess, in an excited man
ner, that one of the grooms 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 which had remained locked
ever since, and asked the doctor to follow
him. As he was leaving, the princess,
kissing her jeweled fingers to him, told
him to return speedily. Even as he was
descending the marble stairs, although
the door had been locked behind them
by the eunuch, he could still hear her
crying: +" ReU51aes Uite, mon cher, .je
t'attendS GVec 5nap0t5ence. Instead of
going by the passage leading to the
chalet, and in which direction Canelli
knew the stables to be, Kerim Aga
opened door III the opposite direction,
and unlocking lantern from the wall
entered a dark passage, followed by the
doctor, whose suspicious were now fully
aroused. He could hear the waters of
the Nile ominously splashing at the end
OF the passage. All the tales he had
heard about poor Coll shot through his
memory, and he determined to keep his
eye on the eunuch and to sell his life
dearly if foul play was attempted. They
had advanced some distance when Kerim
Aga told the doctor to go before him,
which he firmly refused to do. The
eunuch then put down his lantern and
in a second rushed upon his victim with
a drawn yataghan, or heavy cutlass, that
he had concealed under his flowing
robes, but Canelli, being on the alert,
slipped aside, and III doing so upset the
light. And now began dreadful COM
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
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wounding the doctor, whose whereabouts
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 assassin was, his
own movements were mystery to his
antagonist, who, after vainly searching
for him. went toward the 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 Canelli rushed
upon him from behind, and, pulling him
to the ground, got grip upon his throat
to let go which meant certain death.
The slave did all he could to shake him
off, using the yataghan to the best a.
vantageand inhicting two severe wounds.
He would evidently have been the con-
queror 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.
Having thus escaped from what had
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