Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-23

 Margaret's island, an island in the palace of the pasha. They would be taken out to the island in galley rowed by slaves and guarded by two eunuchs. Stephan was to slip into the garden, and, as there would be no moon that night, he could swim to the island and under cover of the darkness hide himself among the tall reeds that grew on the banks. When, that evening, the bark had sailed away to the island,
 the count stole into the garden, and,
 climbing the wall surrounding it, dropped into the river and swan to the
 opposite bank. The bark had already landed, and as he lay there hidden among the reeds he could hear the voices and soft laughter of the ladies proceeding from the bath-houses near by.
 Suddenly from a little red-roofed kiosk a silvery veil was waved once, twice, thrice. Directly after, boat put off from the opposite bank and rowed swiftly and silently toward the spot where Stephan lay concealed. As it came closer, the watcher could detect, even in the obscure half-light, the we'll known form of Gezas A low whistle
 from the count enabled the rower to
 push his boat in where he lay. He was
 helped into it by his faithful friend, and, after a few moments of anxious
 waiting, light footsteps were heard
 running down the bank and Zobeide
 appeared, peering anxiously around for the boat. Stephan jumped quickly out
 again, and, lifting up the lady in his
 arms, waded out again to the boat
 where, after placing her in 1t, he fol
 lowed. A few rapid strokes of Gezas'
 strong arms sent them flying down the
 stream.
 In less than a half-hour they were
 outside of Turkish jurisdiction and in the dominion of Hungary. All danger
 was now over.
 One can well imagine the joy and
 rapture with which Stephan's parents
 received their long-lost son again, and
 the latter's gratitude toward the fai1
 Zobeide and faithful foster brother. Hardly, however, was their son al
 home again than the hearts of both his
 parents thirsted for revenge on the
 cruel and naughty Turk who had i'm.
 prisoned and ill-treated him.
 Heralds were sent by Stephan's father to the pasha of Ofen challenging him
 to mortal combat with his whilom cap
 tive. Others were sent to the consort
 of Princess Irma with similar mes sage. No notice was taken of the chal-
 lenge. One night, however, not long after, the, pasha, at the instigation o1 GeZas, who had corrupted gypsy slave of the Turks, was seized by his owr body-slaves, bound hand and foot, anC thrown on board vessel at anchor il the Danube. It was the intention O. Gezas, who commanded this vessel, tc
 carry his prisoner to Stephan, to be dealt with as the latter might deem fit But an alarm having been given by other inmates of the palace, galleys were sent in pursuit of the vessel tc rescue the pasha. When the captors of the Turk saw that their pursuers were gaining on them, they set upor the pasha and slew him as he lay there bound upon the deck. Then jumping into the river they endeavored to escape by swimming. They were fired on by those in pursuit, and many killed Gezas, however, got off safely and mad' his way back to the castle. Shortly afterward, the Princess Irma's castle was attacked by Stephan and a trool of his retainers, the lady taken prisoner and confined in one of the towers al Thurzo Castle. Here she languished { year, when she was set free, it being the occasion of Stephan's marriage tt Zobeide. The fair infdel remained a the castle in the care and under th' guardianship of Stephan's parents. During that time she was instructed in the tenets of the Christian religion by the haplain of the castles
 She was baptized and married on thu same day.
 In the great picture gallery of th' ancient castle of Thurzo, two portrait hanging on the wall never fail to at tract attention and admiration. One i the portrait of handsome, blond ma1 wearing the dress of a magnate O Hungary; at his side hangs a short curved, jewelled sabre, while in on hand he grasps violin.
 The other portrait represents beau tiful, dark-eyed, dark-haired young | woman dressed in Turkish costume | From her white shoulders droops a loni \ caftan of silver brocade; her darl dresses are surmounted by a turban O. | filmy silver gauge.