Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-17

OF Pierre WAS revealed TO bim when sara
was carried of by Pescade from tue house
OF Sidi Hazam. In has mind DE would
see the association and would have no
doubt but what Pierre and sara bad taken
refuge in Antekirtta. He will therefore
urge on against us the whole Senousfshc
horde, and we shall have no quarter II
he succeeds in getting possession OF our
island"
The argument was quite plausible. That
Sarcany aid not know that the doctor was
Count sandOrf was certain. but he knew
enough to wish TO get away from him the
heiress OF the Artenak estate; and there
was nothing surprising in his attempt TO
excite the cahph to undertake an
expedition against the Antekirttian col
ony.
However. they had reached the 3rd OF
December and there had been no sign OF
an imminent attack.
Besides. the thought of the approaching
marriage of Pierre BaJhory and sara San
dorl occupied every body. And the
colousts tried to persuade themselves
that the evil days mad passed and would
net return.
Point Pescade and Cape Matitou OF
course shared In the general sense oil
security. They were so happy in the hap
pness OF others that they lived In state
Of perpetual enchantment with every
thing.
u can hardly believe itw repeated Point
Peecade.
what can you hardly believer asked
Cape Matitou.
That you are to become big fat an
nuitant, my Cape. must think OF marry
ing YOU
Marrying meW
Yes, with some nice little womanp
"Why litsleT'
That would be only iustl A large one
would never do. En-! We should have 70
look for Mrs Cape Matifou among the
Patagonians"
But pending the marriage Of Cape Natl
f0u which might end satisfactory If ne
could find only companion worthy OF
bm, Point Pescade busted himself about
tue marriage Of Pierre and sara. With
the Doctors permission ne was thinking
of organizing a public festival, with
( foreign games, songs, and dances, DIS
charges of artillery, grand banquet IN
the open air. a seFenade, and torch
light procession and fireworks. That
just suited him. He was in his element!
/ II would he splendid! They would talk OF
it tor long afterwards They would talk
of il for ever.
All this excitement was nipped in the
! bud.
During the night OF the Ord and 4th of
/ December-a calm night, but very
CLOUDY one-an electric bell sounded in
/ DR.. Antekirtts room in the Stadthaus.
/ 1t was 10 O'Clock.
/ All TIE call tue doctor and Pierre left the
/ saloon IN which they mad passed the
I evening with Madame BathOry and Sara
/ SaBdOrt. On entering the room they saw
/ that the call was from the lookout on the
central cone. Questions and answers
| Immediately passed by means of the tele-
phone.
Tae l0ok-outs signalled the approach Of
a flOJilla to the southwest OF the island,
the vessels appearing very contusedly in
the thick mist.
I'VE must summon the Council" said
the doctor.
In less than ten minutes afterwards the
/ doctor. Pierre, Luigi, Captains NarsOs
and kostrik, and tne chiefs OF the militia
were at the Stadthaus, considering the
information sent down from the cone, a
. quarter OF an hour afterwards they We're
all at the harb0r, AT the end of the main
lefty, on which the bright light was burn
ing.
From this pOist, which was very little
4 above sea-leyel. it would be impossible to
distinguish the ti0tiila hat the lOOk-Outs
on the central cone could clearly see.
But in brightly Illuminating the horizon
towards the southwest it would doubtless
be possible TO make out the number OF the
ships, aud their plan OF attack.
Was it not unwise To thus disclose the
position OF the island? The doctor did not
think so. lit was the enemy expected
that enemy was not coming as a blind
man. he knew the position of Ante
krtta, and nothing could keep him away
/ from it.
The machinery was put into action, and
with the aid Of the two electric
becsms projected into the ofiing the hori-
ION was suddenly Illuminated over vast
sector.
The lOOk-Outs were not mistaken. Two
hundred boats, at the least, were advanc-
ing in line, Xebecs, polaccas, trabac0lOs,
saccolevas, and others OF less Importance.
There was no doubt that this was the
h0tilla OF the Senousists, recruited by tue
pirates in every port along the coast. The
wind failing, they had had recourse to
their sweeps. The passage between Au-
tekirtta ana the Cyrenaic was not a long
one. The calm night even helped them for
it would allow Of a landing taking place
under favorable conditions.
At the moment the ilOtilla was about
four or five miles Of,in the southwest
1t could not reach the coast before
sunrise.
TTO Bp CONTINUED