The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-20

to time The means OF wounded horses
were waited to him from the field of
battle-as for his men, the Turks had
taken care of them.
The Baron began to think of cXtr-
eating himself from the place in which
he was, but he was so much exhausted
| by the loss OF blood that il was a whole
hour before he stood upon firm ground.
| Though war had dcadened his SENSIBLE
lty, still, alone as he was, it was not
without sensation of fear that he
emerged from the reeds and looked
cautiously about him. He advanced
slowly, his eyes resting on the field of
death; but who could depict his fright
when he found himself suddenly seized
by the arm. He turned and behold II
gigantic Arnaut, six feet high, who had
returned, doubtless, in the hope of find
ing something valuable to reward his
trouble. Never was hope more cruelty
deceived. Yet the Baron addressed his
captor in the Turkish language.
Take my watch, my money, my
uniform, but spare my life"
"All that belongs to me, and your
head too!' replied the savage giant.
And with that he unfastened the
chinstrap of the Baron's hussar cap.
and then proceeded to unite his cravat.
The Baron was sinking with weakness,
and had no weapon. At the slightest
movement of resistance his enemy
would have Immediately sheathed his
broad cutlass in his bosom. Yet he
chung to the Arnaut by the waist, and
continued to implore him, while he was
barring his throat.
Take pity on me. My family is
rich. Make me your prisoner-you
will earn large ransom"
Il should have to wait too long for
my money replied the ruflian. "On-
" hold still for me to cut And he
removed the Baron's short-pin.
Sill the Baron chung to him, and he
did not seek to free himself from the
clasp, doubtless because he relied upon
his strength and his arms, and per-
haps because he experienced a SLIGHT
emotion of pity, though not strong
enough to counterbalance the hope of
ducat.
As he was removing the pin Conrad
felt something hard in his belt. 1t was
an iron hammer. He kept repeating
keep quiet" and these were doubt
less the last words the Baron would
have heard if the dread of death so hor-
rible had not inspired him to seize up
on the hammer. The Arnaut paid no
attention to it. He was already hold.
ing the Baron's head in one hand and
his cutlass in the other, when his in
tended victim ierked himself free. and,
without losing an instant, dealt blow
with all his force on the forehead of his
antagonist. The hammer was heavy
and the aim sure. The Arnaut reeled.
The Baron repeated the blow. He
went down, and as he fell his cutlass
escaped his Grasp 1t is unnecessary
TO add that the Baron seized it ald
plunged it several times into his body.
Free!- saved.-the soldier ran to the
whose arms were differing in
the morning sun, that had never SEEM
ed so bright and glorious to him before,
and succeeded in reaching the camp.
The soldiers fled as from n ghost. The
same day he was attacked by raging
fever, and carried to the hospital
At the end of six weeks he was cured
of his fever and his wounds, and re-
turned to the army. On his arrival the
Bohemian gypsy brought him the bas-
ket of Tokay she had lost, and congrat-
llated him on his miraculous escape |
rom death The Baron learned from
MS comrades that, during his absence,
;he had predicted a great many occur
'ences, all of which had come to pass
exactly as she had foretoid, and this |
lal brought her great many consul
tations and numerous requests. The |
whole affair was strange and inexpli- |
cable, and shook the skepticism of the |
most incredulous.
In the meanwhile there came to them |
from the enemy's lines two Servian
Christians, who had been employed in
the baggage train-of the Turkish army,
and deserted to avoid punishment
with which they had been threatened.
As soon as they saw the bohemian
prophecies they recogn zed her, and
declared that she often came to the
Turkish camp in the night, to render
an account of the movements of their |
enemies. This surprised the Aus,rians |
very much, for they had often avaied |
themselves of this woman's services,
and had admired the dcxtcrity with
which she had executed the most peril |
Gus commissions. But the deserters
persisted in their statement, and added |
that they had been present on several
occasions when this woman was des-
cribing the Austrian positions to the
Turks, unfolding their projects, and
urging them to make the attacks which
took place. A Turkish cipher served
her as passport. This convincing
proof was found upon her, and she was
threatened to die as spy,
Before her execution the Baron aues-
toned her about the fortune she had
predicted to him. she confessed that
by means Of playing the spy to both par
ties she had often lea ned what was I'M
dertakcn on both sides; that those who
secretly consulted her about their hor-
oscopes had confded to her MANY
things, and that she also trusted GOOD
deal to guess work. As to what con-
cerned the Baron particularly, she had
selected him as striking example to
strengthen her authority, fixing the ia
tai period long time beforehand. At