Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09


cant gate then an irregular square bor-
dercd by high barracks which rise ono
behind the other NJ hill. then tho long
nrrrow, winding thoroughfaro known rs
Main Street.
At the end Of this road, which is
always sloppy and dirty, among the
por5ers, smugglers, boot-blacks, and
sellers OF cigar-hghts, among the trucks,
trollies, and carts of vegetables and
fruits-all on the move-there crowds
cosmopolitan mixture of Maltese and
Moors, Spaniards and Italians, Arabs
and Frenchmen, Portuguese and Ger
mans-a little of everything. in fact
even Of citizens of tho United Kingdom,
who are specially represented by infan-
trymen III red coats. and artillerymen in
blue tunics, with their caps only kept
above their ears by miracle of equili-
brium
Main Street runs right through the
town from the Sea Gate to the Alameda
Gate. Thence it runs on towards
Europe, by the side of many colored
villas and vordant squares, shaded by
large trees, through beds of flowers,
green parks, batteries of cannons of all
designs, and masses of plants of all
countries, for length of four miles and
three hundred yards. Such is tho rock
of Gibraltar, sort of headless drome-
dairy that crouches on the sands of San
Rogue, with its tail dragging in tho
Mediterranean Sea.
This enormous rock is nearly 400 feet
oh l,A ell, 80 he.
menaces with its guns" the teeth of
the old woman" as tho Spaniards call
them-more than 700 pieces of artillery
whose Threats stretch forth from tho
embrasures OF its classmates. 10000
inhabitants and G, 900 men of the garri-
son are housed on the lower spurs Of the
hill, without counting the quadrumana,
the famous "monos," the tailless apes,
tho descendants of the earlier families
OF the place, the real proprietors Of the
soil who now occupy the heights of the
ancient Calpe. From tho summit of
the rock the view extends across the
straits the Moorish coast can be seen
the Mediterranean is looked down upon
from one side, the Atlantic from the
other; and the English telescopes have
range of 124 miles, of which they can
keep watch over every foot-and they do
keep watch.
IF, happily. the Ferrato had arrived
two days sooner in the roadstead of Glib
raltar, If between the rising and setting
of the sun Doctor 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 halfway up the hill TO the left,
perhaps the events reported III this mar
rative would have advanced more
rapidly, and had different result
For on 80 la'h If September, on one
of the wooden benches under the shade
Of the trees, with their backs turned to
the batteries commanding the rosdstead,
two persons were talking together, and
carefully avoiding being overheard by
the people around. They we're Sarcany
and Namir.
1t may be remembered that Sarcany
was to rejoin Namir in Sicily when the
expedition took place against the Casa
degli Inglesl, which resulted in Zirone's
death. Warned in time. Sarcany
changed his plan of campaign, and con-
sequently the Doctor waited week in
vain at his moorings off Cat1nia. Act
ing on the orders she received, Namir
immediately left Sicily to return to
Tetuan, where she then lived. From
Tctuan she returned to Gibraltar, where
Sarany had appointed to meet her.
He had arrived the night before, and
intended to leave next day.
Sarcanys companion was devoted to
him body and soul she it was who had
brought him up in the douars Of Tripoli,
rs if she had been his mother. She had
never left him even when he was living
rs broker in the Regency, where
through his secret acquaintance, he
became one of the formidable sectaries
of Senousism whose schemes, as we
have said above, were being directed
against Antekirtta.
Namir, in thought and deed, treated
Sarcany with almost maternal affection,
and was even more attached to him than
Zirone, the companion of his pleasures
and miseries. At n sign from him she
would have committed any crime at
sign from him she would have walked TO
death without hesitation Sarcany
could thus have absolute confidence in
Namir and when he sent for her to
Gibraltar, it was to talk to her about
Carpena, from whom lie had now much
to fear.
This interview was the first that had
taken place between them Since Sar-
cany arrival at Gibraltar it was to be
the only one. ard the conversation was
carried on in Arabic
Sarcany began with question, and
received MI answer which both probably
regarded as of the utmost Importance
for their future depended on it.
"Savni" asked Sarcany.
"She is safe at Tetuan, replied Namir,
land you can feel quite easy concerning
her."
but during your absence ?"
During my absence the house Is in
charge of an old Jewess, who will not
leave it for an instant it is like prison