Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-08


gentle force drew her veil aside and stood
face to face with-Dimitril
| With an oath of establishment he started
back, and then quick as lightning, sprang
at the Greek; but the supple figure eluded
his mighty arms, and slipping aside,
| tripped him and brought him heavily to
the ground. At the same instant dark
figures sprang out of the recesses of the
cave and precipltated themselves on the
PROSTATE brigand. Yet he struggled to
his feet and, dashing one of his assailants
against the rock wall, crushed his skull
like an egg-shell; but blow from the butt
of rife felled him once more, bleeding
and stunned and when he came to him
self he was lying gagged and bound in
the moonlight outside the cave, while two
or three zaptiehs were washing wounds re-
ceived in the struggle at the fountain
hard by.
"Well, my fine fellow" said the bin
bashi, kicking the PROSTATE figure, "thou
hast been trapped for the last time"
GAY" pat in a fawning voice beside
him, "and have 1 not well earned the hun
bred medjidies which his Excellency prom
ised me by the beard OF the Prophet venc
months ago? My lord will not forget to
report how well have kept my word once
more"
The officer turned upon his heel and re-
garded the cringing Greek with an aspect
of unutterable contempt; then, turning to
a private, he babe him bring certain bag
which he had intrusted to him. Dimitri's
eyes followed the mans movements with
eager interest, and as he drew from his
tunic a chinking canvas pouch the wretch's
face lit up with the light of greed.
"Thus spake my most noble lord, the
Pasha, unto his servant" said the officer,
taking the bag "When, by the grace Of
Allah, thou hast the devil safe bound,
then shalt thou pay to the giaour who has
brought him to thee the hundred medii-
dies which promised by the beard of the
Prophet whom Allah bless , that would
give him. Here is thy money; count it."
With a whine of pleasure the Greek
grasped the pouch and, turning out the
large silver coins in the moonlight, counted
them slowly and lovingly, keeping ever a
furtive eyes on the zaptiehs standing at
ease by the PROSTATE figure of Osman or
sitting on the low rocks binding up their
wounds and scratches. The binbashi
showed signs Of Impotence, and Dimitri,
hastily concluding his count, rose to his
feet, salaamed low, and would have kissed
the officers hand in token Of gratitude, but
the latter drew it back and spoke again ::
"Thus also said my most noble lord the
Pasha unto his servant This shalt thou
pay to the giaour because for the second
time he hath delivered his master into nay
hand, and because of the word | spake to
him; bat l know the blackness of his
heart, and that but for him the robber had
not escaped from my hands seven days
ago; it was nesdful that l should promise
that l might recapturs the runaway, but
when | shall have no further use for this
carrion, let it no longer pollute the air of
Allah. See thou to this Soldiers, seize
him p
Before the stupefed Greek could move
more than stop the zaptieths had pinioned
the shrieking wretch hand and foot and
bound him to the nearest pine-tree. Re
firing ten PAGES the officer formed them in
line; a few seconds silence, broken only by
the groans of the traitor, and then the
sharp ping of the Winehesters rang out in
the dawn, and the miserable soul was
sent to its account.
"Take the money from him." said the
officer, pointing to the still quivering
corpse.
Forward
Four days later a gunboat which had
been lying in the Selefkeh roads put out
to sea, and on board was Osman Oglou.
She returned before sunrise next morning,
but no one saw or heard more Of the bri-
gand. Had he been transferred to some
other prison? had he fallen overheard?
Who can say? Many accidents happen
at sea, and the Sultan, who is the father
of his people, will not sign the death
warrants of his children.-CormhN Maga-
-jOe