Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-13
PART FOURTH.
CHAPTERII.
~ poCroR's EXPERIMENT.

The passengers who bad not been told
whittier the snip was bound that carried
hum would hardly guess in what part OF
the world be had set foot II he landed at
Gibraltar.
First there is quay cut into little
docks for ships to be moved alongside,
then there is a bastiOn and a wall with
an Insignificant gate, then an irregular
square bOrdered by high barracks which
rise one behind the other up hill. then
the long narrow, winding thorOughfare
known as Main street.
At the end OF this road. which is always
wet and dirty, among the pOrters, snug
glers, bOOtblacks. and sellers OF cigars
and lights, among the trucks. trOllies,
and carts Of vegetables ana fruits, all on
the move, there crowds cosmopolitan
mixture Of Maltese and MOOors, Span
iaIds and Italians, Arabs and Frenchmen,
Portuguese and Germans little or ey-
erythlng. in fact, even Of citizens Of the
United Kingdom. who are specially repre-
scented by liyerymen in red coats, artillery
men in blue tunics, with their caps only
kept on their ears oy miracle Of equilib-
rum.
Main street runs right through the town
from the Sea Gate to the Alameda Gate.
Thence 1t runs on towards Europe, by the
side Of many-cOlOred villas and green
squares, shaded ~ large trees, through
beds Of flowers, green parks, batteries OF
cannons Of all designs, masses Of plants
OF all zones for a length Of four miles
and 300 yards. Such is the rock of Gil
braltar, a sort OF headless dromebary that
crouches on the sands OF san Rogue,
with its tail dragging IN the MediteTra-
mean sea.
This enormous rock is nearly 1,4OO0 feet
above the shore OF the continent that it
menaces with its guns--"the teeth Of the
old woman" as the Spaniards call them
more than 700 pieces OF artillery whose
throats stretch forth from the embrasures
of its classmates. Twenty thousand in
habitants and 5000 men of the garrison
are housed on the lower spurs OF the hill,
without counting the quadrumana, the ia.
nous ''mOnos," the tailless apes, the de-
scendants Of the earlier families OF the
place, the real proprietors of the mi who
now occupy the heights Of the ancient
Calpe. From the summit Of the rock the
view extends across the straits, the Moor
ish coast can be seen, the Mediterranean
IS Stocked down upon from one side of the
Atlantic from the other, and the English
telescopes have range OF ia miles, of
which they can keep watch over every
1o0t-and they do keep watch.
II happily the Ferrato had arrived two
days sooner in the roadstead Of Gibraltar,
If between the rising and setting Of the
sun DR.. Antekirtt and Pierre Bathory had
landed on the little quay, entered by the
sea Gate, walked along Main street,
passed the Alameda Gate and reached the
lovely gardens that are planted hallway
up the hill 10 the left, perhaps the events
reported in this narrative would have ad-
Vanced more rapidly, and had a different
result. For on the afternoon Of the 10Th
Of September, on one OF the wooden
benches under the shade Of the trees with
their backs turned to the batteries com.
handing the roadstead, two persons were
talking together, and carefully avoiding
being overheard by the people around
They were Sarcany and Namir.
1t may be remembered that Sarcary
was TO reiOin Namir in Sicily when the
expedition took place against the Casa
uegli Inelesi, which resulted in ZirOne's
death. Warned in time, Sarcany changed
his plan OF campaign, and consequently
the doctor waited week in vain at hii
mOOrings of Catania. Acting on the or
aers she received, Namir immedatel,
eft Sicily 10 return 70 Ietuan, where sh,
then lived. From Tetuan she returned
10 Gibraltar, where sarcaRy had ap
pointed 10 meet her. He had arrived
the night before, and intended to leave
next day.
Sarcany's wild companion was devoted
10 him BODY and soul. She it was VINO
had brought him up in the dOuars o.
TrpOi, as II she had been his mother
She had never left him even when he was
living as broker In the Regency, where
through his secret acquaintances he be.
came one Of the formidable sectariel
Of SenOusism, whose shcemes. as we have
said above, were being directed against
AntekiTtta.
Namir in her thoughts and deeds treat
ed aarcany with almost maternal afiec
ton, and was even more attached 10 him
than Lir0ne, the companion OF his plea,
sures and miseries. At sign from him
she would have committed any crime; al
a sign from him she would have walked
10 death without hesitation. SarcanY
could thus have absolute confidence in
Namir, and when he sent for her n
Gibraltar, IL was 10 talk 10 her abour
Carpena, from whom he had now much K
fear.
This interview was the first that hac
taken place between them since Sarcany',
arrival az Gibraltar; IL was 70 be the ONLY
one, and the conversation was carried OF
IN Arabic.
sareany began With a question and re
seived an answer which both probably re
Karded as OF the utmost Importance, 70
their future depended on il.
''SaraW asked sarcany.
"she is safe az Tetuan," replied Namir
and you can feel quite easy concerning
Aer.n
BUT during your absenceW
"Duung my absence the house Is II
charge Of an old Jewess, who will no
leave II for an Instant IL is uks I
prison 10 which nobody goes or can 20
sara does not know she is at Tetuap
she does not know who am, and sh
does not even know that eha ia In Won
power"
"You are always talking 10 her abou
ihe weddingri
"fes, sarcany," replied Namir, "
sever allow her 10 be free from the ide
hat she is 10 be your wife-and she wi
pep
''she must, Namir, she must; and a
tne more because TOronthalis money ha
nearly gOnoi Gambling does not agr,
with poor 5ilasin
"lou have no need Of him, sarcany
Hlihput him ycu can become richer ina
you have ever bnen.U
~ know n, Namir, but the latest da