The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-02-01

The guard opened it Immediately. The
word american" had a charm for them,
especially as it was followed BY handful
of piasters thrown at them when the gate
was opened. presume they imagined we
did it in our drunken fun, but it was
really to draw their attention from our
companion. After we had passed through
/ locked the gate and threw away the key.
The guards were too busy picking up the
money to heed a laundering at the gate
after we had gone on. We did not reach
our boats too soon, for we could hear NUT
tering voices and tramping feet close be-
hind us. With muff1ed oars we pulled
for my friends brig. We had proceeded
not more than fifty yards from the shore
when we heard our pursuers jumping into
boats at the landing. Who they were we
could not tell, but they had not the Gus
tomary lights with them to Indicate that
they were honest citizens. The extreme
darkness favored our flight among the
many vessels anchored in the harbOr, most
of which had their anchor lights up. My
friends vessel had two lights in the main
rigging as a private signal. These were
put out as soon as we reached the deck.
Entering the cabin we again saw the
face of the lady. AS have before said,
she was the most beautiful woman I had
ever seen. ] could not help feeling that
my friend was not the handsome fellow
that deserved to be united to such lowell
ness-yet the gods mated Venus and
Vulcan. The Swedish captain was speech
less with admiration. | acted as his
ambassador and Informed her how des-
perately in love he was, and that he was
determined to save her or lose his life in
the attempt. Sho was now free to act
for herself, but / was sure that if she
married him she would have a loving
husband. AS ] had been concerned in
DER rescue frOTa captivity / felt it my
right as well az my duty to urge her to
accept him. She did not utter a word,
but remained perfectly passive. l adj
yised him to leave the cabin and get his
ship under way at once. My boats crew
would assist him. The vessel must be
outside the harbor, [ said, before day
light, and b3fOre sunrise be well into the
Sea of Mart1Ora. And so we parted.
1t was three o'clock when l reached my
ship. SIefp was out of the question.
The events of the previous few days were
like dream out Of which l had just
awakened The consequences might have
been serious to me- But I was always
ready f0T adventures, and had been in
many predicament equally hazardous.
| lived, as all young sailors live, on rO-
nance and daring. The excitement of
this occasion was as eXhilarating to me
In Che morning / was visited by several
Of the captains who bad been my guests of
ehe night before. They had felt, some
fear for our safety when they learned that
a conflict had taken place between the
guard in the street. we passed through and
q band of Greek robbers. Two of the
robbers had been killed These must
have been our pursuers, who, after we
had eluded them, had returned and at
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powered by a company of soldiers from
the fort, who we're making their rounds
to relieve the guard. Of course I knew
nothing of what had become of the
Swedish captain. [ assured them that he
went safely on board and was to have
sailed at sunrise, and that, as the wind
was fresh &r1d fair, [ supposed he was off.
l feigned attack of rheumatism as an eX-
cuse for not going ashore thai day. The
following day our consul, hearing / was
sick, CAME on board. From him learned
one of the wives of a pasha of the army
had made her escape by the aid, it was
of the Greek robbers, some of |
whom had been captured and would be |
executed unless they told where their |
companions and the captive were to be |
found. 1t was supposed that she was
held for ransom. A rigid search was
made on board all the Greek vessels, of |
which there were many lying in the har-
Dor, but, of course, the missing lady was |
not found.
Will here give the sequel Nine years
later, while in command of the clipper
ship Dreadnaught, arriving in New York
one day l made fast at my usual berth at
the foot of Rector street, when Capt. Hope
q Sandy Hook pilot, who was harbOrmaster
a. the time, boarded my vessel and told
RE that a Swedish brig was lying at pier
T. and that her captain was very anxious
to meet me before he sailed. The Con-
episode had nearly passed from
my mind in the exciting years that had in
AS soon as our gang plank was
hauled ashore a lady and gentleman came
On board. was standing on the quarter
deck with some custom house officers and
passengers. The lady, whom I immedi-
ltely recognized, came forward and en-
Oraced me with much warmth, and the
gentleman followed suit. The pleasure
attending this happy meeting was shared
by all who witnessed it. 1t is needless to |
say that the pair were the Swedish cap
ain and the lady whom [ assisted to
escape from COnstantinOple. That truth
S stranger than fiction is here ex-
.mplified. After leaving Constantine
BE their JOY was Unspeakable upon
discovering that they had been lovers
n their childhood. She was the f1axen
haired girl fer whom my friend had pinned
o long. When they parted as children
Ter family went to Moscow, where they
emained several years, and where she
lad the advantage of an excellent educa-
ion and bee anne a proficient inguist. Her
reat beauty attracted universal attention
he was courted by many, but won by
one. Her father received the appoint
nent of consul at Odessa, but he gave up
his place and migrated to Alexandria,
there he became grain exporter This
Decessitated journeys into the
Interior of Egypt, and his beautiful
aughter was his constant companion.
During one of these excursions their car
van was assaulted by Arabs. The men
-ere slaughtered and robbed and the
'0men were disposed of among the chiefs.
he fell to the lot of one who sold her into
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