The morning call., 1891-02-22

spread further than | intended. They
caught upon briar hedge and soon de
stroyed it. The inhabitants of the neigh
boThood became much excited IN conSe-
quence, and four or five men, evidently In
vested with some kind of police authority.
came up, and, after some resistance on the
part Of Stanley and Cook, arrested them.
During the struggle L escaped and made my
way back TO Smyrna, distance oil ten or
twelve miles. That afternoon Stanley came
back to Smyrna in search of ME, and stated
that after left he and Mr.. Cook had been
taken to a guard-house, where their papers
were examined, and that alter some little
delay they were released"
Stanley's power over HIM Noe declares to
have been absolute. Had he been his
hypnotized subject he could not have been
more completely under his control. Hence
forth, Stanley required of him unquestion-
parture from Smyrna said 10 him in severeSt
tones: "Remember. you are TO do my bid
ding. If | tell You to cut mans throat
you do it," An act of apparent insubordi-
nation soon after brought to the youth
such punishment as left 10 ground for mis-
taking the significance of these words.
Without notice OF his intention Stanley led
him into a pomegranate forest, short dis
lance from the travelled road. He then
seized him, tied his hands, stripped off his
clothing and gave him sound switching
with a rod previously cut from one OF the
litGS. Ht idAHtS NtlG duHliIloICIGu ~
tervals during which Stanley recalled facts
III their past intercourse when his victim
had offended him; and at the end of the
castigaton said ccmfOrtingly: Now, L
think you're good boy, just the lad l want
Tor a companion. We viii let the matter
drop, for L am satisfied" Two or three
days afterWa5d," Noe adds, "he asked me
if l reeollected that he had told me on our
voyage from Boston to Smyrna that he was
going 10 give me severe trial, and one
which would convince him whether | was
the companion he wanted or not? | told
him did. He added. you now see what l
meant. 1t Is the way you stood that whip
ping that has convinced me- L made a correct
choice
1t was only day or two after this that
Stanley and Noe overlook Turk who was
riding one horse and leading another.
Guilty that the sorry animals on which they
rode kept UP with him. Stanley, who had
learned little. Turkish from phrase book,
engaged the Turk in conversation, and soon
the iatteT-wllh motive that cannot be
eXplalned-dl mounted from his horse and
rushed-teward noe with the evident inten-
ton of assaultiug him. Stanley, following,
raised his Saber and dealt him stroke that
would have killed him had he not been pro-
tected 10y a pasteboard stltfenlng within his
fcZ. that broke the force of the blow. The
Turk staggered, but did not fall. Two other
strokes. followed and. the men then closed
apparently for a death struggle. The
Turk fought desperately and with a drawn
dagger tried t. reach his antagonists heart.
Stanley, finding he could not free himself,
called out TO Noe: Shoot him, Lewis; shoot
him or hell kill metz Noe raised his gun,
feveled it at tile Turks breast and pulled
the trigger, but the rifle did not go off.
Thatmorning Stanley, after shooting at
mark, had failed to reload it, As an only
resort Noe dubbed the Turk with the butt
pUH pf his DtusEnr and with snpb pffppt
that he let go his grasp of Stanley.
The Turk retreated afOOt in the direction
whence he came. Stanley fired two shots
after him from a revolver taken from his
Saude-bagS, ana mounting one of the Turks
horses ana telling Noe to mount the other,
he led off at a Gallop, crying out to Mr..
Cook, who just then came IN sight, "Ho,
for the mountains" The fuGItlveS kept
their horses going at full speed for dis
tanCe OF fifteen miles, when they aud the
riders, were alike exhausted and obliged to
encamp for the night.
Meantime, continued Mr.. Noe, 1.-THE
Turk had not been idle. lie collected tOrce
OF eight or ten men and started III hot pur-
suit OF us; and just before dark, when Stan
ley thought that all was safe, we were
stated by the wells of our pursuers, who
captured US, bound us with larats, con-
yeyed us to Chihissar, and where he'd Us
prisoners for four or five days, during which
We were subjected to crael torture.
Each day we We're drawn up over the
limbs of trees By ropes ana lariats placed
loosely around our neckS to compel US to
give them money. AT other times they laid
our heads. On blocks and Sharpened knives
beforeus, and by signs made us understand
we must give them money or they would cut
our Threats. AS we were penniless, we of
course, could not accede to their wishes
But they refused to believe we We're without
means because 1t vas usual for foreign trav-
elerS TO be a0Undantiy provided.
Tie first night Of our impr SOnment |
was taken out by three of the Turks and
treated in a shocking manner. At last,
tired of t9rturing rs to no purpose; the band
took US TO Alum Kara Hhsat, city about
four hours travel from Chihissar, where we
were again Imprisoned and charge Of high
way robbery was preferred against US be-
fore the Cadi.