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comrades death on the body of his

and to Kosara.
"Where is my father?" cried the girl
i'll an anxious voice.
Stanko forced his evil countenance
into a grimace, which he intended
should express deep sorrow, and sighed
i'll reply: Poor KoSarap'
Fathers dead!" shIieked the un
fortunate girl.
''He fell like hero after he had wit
messed the destruction of the enemy
Kosara broke into heart-reDding
lamentations, and Ljubica, sobbing Bit
terly, threw her arms around her elder
sister.
After pause Stanko continued: HE
died in my arms! We fought side by
side. Three times parted the deadly
blows suspended over his head, but at
last wretch coming upon him from be
hind gave him deadly wound, from
Which [ was unable to defend him.
After / had struck down the murderer
BENT OVER YOUR FATHER.
whe thanked me with his dying eyes
and kissed me, saying: "Give this kiss
to my dear Kosara and tell her that it
is my last wish that she take you for a
husband. and do you be to her husband,
father and protector"
AS he uttered these words Stanko
and gave her the parental kiss with such
fire that Kosara tore herself in terror
from his embrace.
The scales fell from her eyes in mo-
ment. She remembered that her father
had often promised her til at he would
never force her into marriage with
any one, least of all with the man
Stanke, whom lie knew she thoroughly
detested
You lie, miserable mani" she cried,
In storm of Indignation. "YOu have
killed my father yourself, and now you
are trying 10 deceive me because you
think / am forsaken, defenSeless girl,
and dependent upon your protection. l
will find others who will protect me
from YOU"
''If you are placing your hopes on
TOma | shall have to destroy them.
Toma fell few minutes before your
father breathed his last"
You probably killed him, too. Get
out Of my sight. and never dare to cross
this threshold again."
What You will not then be my
wife?' cried Stanko in fury, his face
dark with passion. as he stepped closer
and grasped her hands.
mo, never!"
"Well, then, I'll force you to it!' he
Kissed.
Kosara defended herself as we'll as
she could, but
HER STRENGTH WAS FAST EBBING
AWAY,
when Ljubica, who had slipped out I'M
observed a moment before, rushed in
screaming:
1.-The Turks are coming"
Stanko at once released the girl and
dashed ont of the house. No Turks
were to be seen in any direction. En-
ragged at this deception, he fastened
back, but when he entered the hut both
girls had disappeared. As the house
had but one exit, Stanko supposed that
they had hidden themselves. -
There were, however, few places III
which to hide, and he soon came to the
conclusion that they had escaped
through the window. He looked
out, and sure enough he saw their
tiuttering white garments far down the
path which led toward Knipindol. They
had already good start, but StankO,
them, dashed on like race-horse in
pursuit.
When the girls saw they were being
pursued they left the path and climbed
up the rocks to the right, in the hope
that they might throw their pursuer
off the trail. Stanko, how
ever, observed their maneuvers
and clambered quickly after them. Sud-
denly the painting maidens found them
selves upon a jutting cliff, which
reached out over yawniug abyss. To
the right and left were walls of perpen-
dicular rock, behind them was their
enemy.
eff he comes a step nearer
WE WILL SPRING INTO THE GULF"
cried Kosara, in despair, to the ap-
preaching foe.
Horror-stricken, Stanko stood still.
KoSara'S reSolute manner LETT him in
no doubt as to the earneSJneSs of the
threat. He had recourse to negotiation
and endeavOred to persuade the girls to
return by fair words and most solemn
oaths.
KoSara was almost ready to give faith
to his assurances when in an instant
the whole situation was changed. In the
rear of Stauko a group of Turks ap-
peared upon the scene and charged
upon him.
When the child had announced the
approach of the Turks she had spoken
the truth. She had left the house to
fetch help from the village, which lay
at some distance from Minko's dwelling,
but as she had approached the first
houses she perceived to her alarm sew
eral Turks, who were ilI-treating the
women and children. the men having all
gone off to the attack. These Turks be-
longed TO second division, which had
come upon Uvjece from another direc-
ton and reached the rear of the fight
ers. Several of the Turks, who saw
ljubica, had followed her home, where
they arrived just after Stanko had left.
Finding the house empty, they had
started after StanEo. and had overtaken
him at point where there was no es-
cape.
Pierced by dozen balls, Sanko fell,
weltering in his own blood. The Turks
set up shout of triumph, and rushed
upon the two girls, whom they already
regarded as sure prey, but before they
reached them Kosara and Ljubica gave
each other an agonizing embrace and,
locked in each others arms, sprang into
the abyss.