Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

and the idea Of"
Be quietl' continued Pescade Il
am not strong enough To receive com
/ pliments of that calibre while YOU
Come, let us look after the GARDEN
And Cape Nation held his peace, and
returned to his pleasant villa, and finally
accepted tho fluctuations that were
thrust upon him $50 rs not TO disoblige
his little Pescade"
II was arranged that the wedding OF
Pierre and Sava should take place on
the 9th of December When Pierre was
Sava's husband he could claim his wifes
rights in the inheritance of Count San
dorf Madame Toronthal's letter left no
doubt as 10 the girls birth, and if nee
essary they coIld obtain formal state
ment from the banker. And this state
ment would be obtained in time, for
Sava had not vet reached the age at
which she would enter into her rights.
She would not be eighteen until ak
months later.
1t should be added that in the fifteen
years political change had taken place
favorable to the Hungarian question,
and this had entirely ameliorated the
situation particularly with regard to
the conspiracy of Trieste.
1t was not intended TO come 10 any
decis on rs to the fate of Carpena and
Toronthal until Sarcany had joined
them i'll the classmates OF Antekirtta
Then, and not till then, would the work
of justice be completed.
But while the Doctor was scheming
how to attain his object, it was abso-
lutely necessary that he should provide
for the safety OF the colony.
His agents III the Cyrenaic and Tripoli
had informed him that the Senousist
movement was attaining great impor-
lance, particularly in the vilayet of Ben
Ghazi. which is the nearest 10 the island
Special messengers were continually on
the move TO the minor chiefs of the pro-
vince from Jerboub, 1.-THE new pole OF
the Islamic world, as DR.. Duveyrier
calls it, the metropolitan Mecca where
lived Sid Mohammed FL Mahedi, grand
master of the order, and rs the Senou-
lists are the worthy descendants OF the
old Barbary pirates. and bear mortal
hate to everything European. the Doc
tor had to take steps to be very carefully
on his guard.
In fact. is il not to the Senouists that
we can attribute the massacres III
African neurology during the last
twenty years The sanguinary brother
hood has put III practice the Senousistic
doctrines against our explorers, and we
have seen Beurman killed at Kanem in
1868, Won der Decken and his com
panions on the Djouba River in 1865,
Madame Aiexine Time and her people
in Wady Abedjouch in 1865, Dournaux-
Dupeire and Joubert ut the wells of In
Azhar III 1874, Fathers Paulmeir Bouch-
ard and Menoret beyond the In-Calah
in 1876, Fathers Richard Mozart and
Pouplard of the Ghadmes mission IN
the north OF Adler Colonel Flatters.
Captains Mason and Dianous, DIR.
Guiard and Engineers Beringer and
Roche on the road to Wargla in 1881.
On this subject the Doctor often
talked with Pierre Bathory, Luigi Fer
ratio the captains of the hotilla, the
chiefs of the militia and the principal
notables OF the island. Conld Antekirtta
resist an attack from the pirates Yes,
doubtless, although the Notifications
were not complete, but on condition
that the number of ASSISTANTS was not
too great. On the other hand had the
Senousists any interest in capturing it {!
Yes, for il commanded all the Gulf OF
Sidra, which formed the coast of Tripoli
and the Cyrenaic.
II will not have been forgotten that
southwest of Antekirtta, ut n distance
of some two miles, there lay the islet OF
Kencraf This islet, which there was
no time to fortify, would constitute q
serious danger if hostile hotilla made
1t its bnse OF operation, and SO the Doc
tor had taken the precaution TO mine it
extensively Aud now terrible explo-
sive agent filled the fougrsses amid its
rocks. 1t would suffice for an electric
spark TO bc sent through the cable from
Antekirtta, and the island OF Kencrai
would be annihilated with everything
that was on It,
With regard TO the other defenses OF
the island this is what had been done
The thanking batteries had been com
pleted, AMI only waited for the militia
assigned to them 10 move to their sta
tons. The fortress on the central cave
was ready with It's long-range pieces.
Numerous torpedocs had been SUM il
the channel and defended the en- rance
TO the harbor. The Ferrato and three
Electrics were ready for all eventualties
either in awaiting the attack or adyanc
ing on hostile hotilla
But in the southwest of the island
there was a vulnerable spot. A landing
might take place there in shelter from
the guns OF the fortress. There was the
danger and it might be too late tC
become sufficiently advanced with the
works of defence.
After all, was it quite certain that the
Senouists intended to attack Antekirtta
1t was big affair dangerous expcdi.
ton which would require good deal OF
material. Luigi still doubted. and lie
said so one day while the Doctor and
Pierre were inspecting tho Notifications.
That is not my opinion, said the
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