The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-10

nOlmanlan D0rders but MfnkO urged
them rather to draw the Turks into am
bush and receive them with bullets.
His counsel prevailed, and an the able
bodied men In the place, about twenty
In number, hurried out to meet the
enemy.
About . quarter Of mile from the viii
lage the peasants secreted themselves
behind the rocks which lined both sides
OF the road, and, as the Turks APP
preached, opened upon them with q
deadly volley. Before the Moslems had
recovered from their establishment the
Christians had reloaded and fred q
second time, then followed two volleys
from their PISTOLS and finally the attack
ing party rushed out from its ambush,
and with drawn scimitars fell upon the
thirty Turks who were yet able to fight.
In the hand-to-hand conflict which fol-
lowed our three friends fought side by
side. Toma, after cutting down three
OF the Turks, was shot while closing
with the fourth. With secret Joy Stanko
saw him fall, for he was now rid of
rival whom he had begun to fear. While
in this moment he thought Of Kosara he
saw directly in front Of him a Turk
springing forward to strike Minko from
the rear. One quick blow from Stanko's
flashing steel and the Turk would have
fallen before he could accomplish his
deadly purpose, but Stanko never dealt
that blow. He waited until the Moslem
had given Kosara's father mortal
wound, and then avenged his comrades
death on the.body OF his destroyer.
He glanced furtively around to see II
there had been any witness to his treach-
cry, and breathed more freely when he
perceived that the few remaining Turks
had taken to flight and that the villagers
were all occupied In pursuit.
After a moments reflection Stanko
turned and FASTENED back to the village
and to Kosara.
where is my father?'' cried the girl
in an anxious voice.
Stanko forced his evil countenance
into grimace, which he intended should
express deep sorrow, and sighed, in re-
ply, Poor Kosara!"
Fathers dead!'' shrieked the unfor-
tunate girl.
lie fell like hero after he had wit
VI
Kosara broke into heart-rending la
mentations, and Ljubica, sobbing Bit
terly threw her arms around her elder
sister.
After a pause sStanko continue. He
died in my=arms.- We fought side by
side. Three times / parted the deadly
blows SUSPENDED over his head, but at
last a wretch coming upon him from be-
hind gave him deadly wound, from
which wasunabIe to defend him. After
had struck down the murderer bent
over your father. who thanked me with
his dying eyes and kissed me, saying:
Give this kiss to my dear Kosara, and
tell her 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
threw his arms about the weeping girl
and gave her the parental kiss with such
fire that Kosara tore herself in terror
from his embrace.
The scales fell from her ewes in a
moment. She remembered that her
father promised her that he would never
| force her into marriage with any one,
| least of all with the man Stanko, whom
| he knew she thoroughly detested.
"You lie. miserable mani" she cried
! In a storm Of indipnation. s.You have,
killed nv father yourself. and now YOU
are trying to deceive me because YOU
think T am "a forsaken. defenseless girl.
dependent upon your protection. will
find others who will protect me from
vouo
ar Won are placing YOUR hopes on
Toma I shall have to destroy them.
| Toma fell a few minutes before your
| fathar breatbed his last.n
| ..yo, nrohablv LiIlad him. too Get
o,,+ ~ NV siobt and naver dare tn cross
th;s throshold AGAIN ),
1.syvh.t, W, Mill not +ban no NV
/ ,,,;fao,, cr;ed stanko In a furv his face
d.rl, MIN no ssion 40 be stenned closer
and Crashed her hands.
..No. neyer!,'
..Well. then, I'll force Ito itp' he
Missed.
rasdefended herself as we'll as she
co,, ld-b,,1- ,fr strength was fast ebbing
away when Liubica. who had slipped
! o,,t mnohaeryad q moment before. rushed
in screamino.
ssTbe Turks are comingn,
Stanko at once released the girl and
dashed out 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
Int ono exit. Stanlxo supposed that they
had hidden themselves. !.
There we're. however. few places in
which I'd hide, and he soon came to the
conclusion that hey had escaped through
tho window: He looked out, and sure
enonob be saw their fluttering white