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

We can easily imagine the reception
given 10 the doctor and his companions.
Now that sara was ont OF danger II was
decided TO still keep secret her relation
shin 20 DR.. Antekirtt.
Count Matthias wished to remain I'M
known until the accomplishment OF his
work. But it was enough that Pierre,
whom he had made his son, was the be-
| trothee Of sara Sandorf for signs Of re-
/ jolcing TO be shown on all sides-in the
Stadthaus as well asin the tow6 Of Ar
/ tenak.
/ We may judge what we're Madame
| Bathory's feelings when Sara was given
/ back to her after so many trials. Ana
/ sara herself soon recovered her health-a
| few days of happiness were sufficient for
| her complete re-establishment.
| mat P0lnt Pescade mad rlsked his Ire
| there could be no doubt. But as he
/ seemed TO think it quite natural thing
! TO 10 there was no possibility OF reward
| lng hlm-eNcept with a few simple words
| Pierre Batbory had clasped him TO bis
! breast, and the doctor had given MIN sucn
| a look Of gratitude that he would hear OF
| no other recompenee. According 10 his
! custom be cave the whole credit OF the
! adventure TO Cape Nation.
lie IL the man that should be thanked
( he said. he did it all! II old Cape mad
not been 80 clever with that pole ] should
never nave been able TO jump into sid
/ Hazam's house, and Sara oandorf would
have been killed by her iGll if Cape
hatlfou had not been below to receive
her in his arms"
Look here! Look herev answered
| Cape Natifou. "You are going too far and
! the idea Of"
"Be quiet" continued Pescade. 81
am not strong enough to receive compli-
ments Of that caIibre, while you-Come,
let us look after the garden"
And Cape MatIiOu held MS peace, and
returned 70 his pleasant villa, and finally
accepted the fluctuations That were
thrust upon MIN $50 as not to disoblige
his little Pescade."
IL was arranged that The wedding OF
Pierre and sara should take place on
( the 9th OF December. When Pierre was
Sala's husband he could claim his Wife,
rights la the inheritance of COuutSand0rt
Madame i0r0ntbal's letter LETT no doubt
as u the girls birth, and if necessary
they could obtain formal statement
from the banker. And iris statement
would be obtained in time, for Sara had
not yet reached the age at which she
would enter iutO her rights. She would
not be eighteen Until six mont tbs later
II should be added tnat in the fifteen
years a political change had taken place
favorable TO the Hungarian question, and
1 this had considerably modified the sItu3-
iOn-p8rtieuiarly with regard 10 the con-
! spiracy OF Trieste.
IL was not intended to come to any de-
cisiOn as TO the fate of Carpena and
IOrOnthal until Sarcany mad JOiaed them
| in the classmates Of Anteklrrta. Then,
! and NOT till then, would the work OF JUS
| tIce be completed.
But while the doctor was still schem-
| ing how 10 attain his object, Il was all
| sOlutely necessary that he should provide
! for the safety of the colony.
/ HIS agents in the Cyrenaic and Tri-
! poll had informed him thai the SenOu-
! sist movement was attaining great i'm
/ pOrtance, particularly in the vilayet OF
| Ben GhaZi, which is that nearest to the
/ island. Special messengers were con-
I tiuually on the move to the minor chiefs
/ of the province from JerhbOub, "the new
/ pole Of the Islamic world" as DR..
/ Duvevrier callsit, the metropolitan Mecca
where lived Sidi Honamned Ei-Mahedi,
/ grand master Of the order; and as the
J SenOusists are the worthy descendants OF
the old Barbary pirates and bear mortal
/ nate to to every thihg European, the doc
! tor had TO take steps to be very carefully
on his guard.
In fact, il it not to the SenOusists that
we can attribute the massacres in African
neurology during the last twenty years.
/ The ganguinary brotherhood has put in
( practice the SenOusistic doctrines against
/ our explorers, and we have seen Beurman
! killed at kanam IN 1863, Won der Decken
I and bis companions on the Diouba River
| in 1855, Madame AleXine Time and her
/ people in Wady AbedjOuch in 1863,
/ Dlurnaux-D upeire and J0ubert at the
/ wells OF ln-Azhar in 1874, Fathers Paul
/ mier Boucnard aud Meueret beyond the
/ In-CAlah in 1876, Fathers Richard Morat
! and Pouplard OF the Ghadames mission
/ in the north of AZdjer, Col. Fiatters, Capt,
/ Mason and DianoUs, DR.. Guiard, and
! Engineers BeFiR2er and Roche on the road
! to Wargla IN 1881.
/ On this subject the doctor often talked
with Pierre Bathory, Luigi Ferrato, the
captains OF the flOhila, the chiefs OF the
militia and the principal nOtable5 Of the
island. Could Antekrtta resist an at
tack from the pirates? Yes, doubtless,
although the Qualifications were not com
4 plete, but on condition that the number
/ of assailants was not too great. On the
other hand, had the Senousists any in
terest in capturing it? Yes, for it com
mauded ali the Gulf OF Sidra, which
formed the coast Of Tripeh and thC
CyrenaIc.
1t Will not have been forgotten that
( southWe est Of Antekirtta, at distance OF
some two miles, there Law the islet OF Ken
Crat. InlS iSlet, WniCn LD6IG was no lilnS
TO fortify. would constitute a serious
danger If hostile hOtilla made it It's base
OF operation, aud so the doctor had taken
/ the precautiOn 90 mine it extensively
And now a terrible explosive agent illet
the iougassos amid its rocks. 1t would
suffice for an electric spark 10 be sen
through the cable from Antekirtta, anC
the island Of Kencraf would b'
annihilated with everything that was OF
il.
With regard to the other defenses Of tht
island this Is what had been done. TIT
fianking batteries had been completed
aud only waited for the militia assigned
to them TO move TO their stations. Tit
fortress on the central cone Was read,
with its long-range pieces. Numerous
tOrpedOss had been sunk in the channel
and defended the entrance 10 the harbOr
The Ferrato aud three Electrics wer
ready for all eVentualities either IN await
ing the attack or advancing on HOSTILE
flotlla.
Butin the southwest OF the island Their
WAS vulnerable spot. A landing nigh
take place there sheltered from the gum
Of the fortress. There was the danger
aud il might be too late 20 become
sufficiently advanced with the works o
defence.
After all, was it quite certain that th'
Senousists intended TO attack Antekirtta
L. Iangnrpta