Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-01


at the thought of death. The knew their
leader would have no pity for them, and
still sadd sr were they at the loss of their
beloved horses. OF what use is n man with.
vat horsef
MORALLY worried at the punishment they
expected. they returned to headquarters,
and, brought face to face with Ahmanzade,
they narrated what had happened, how
they had disobeyed his orders, how they
had fallen asleep after drinking the liquor
how tue last two watchmen had played
chess and finally Low they had lost their
horses Ahmanzade was not in the habit
of making IA display of passion when he
had to pass sentence In his immovable
face TO one could read whether lie decreed
life or death.
las for eight men there remains only one
horse" he remarked, you will agree
with me that there are seven of you too
many ! have never read in the Koran nor
in the Azorat that eight men should ride
one horse, and as you are such good players
sit down and let skill decide which of you
is to be the man who is to have the one
horse. All the others are sentenced to die"
Having said this, Ahmanzade had four
chessboards brought in, for the Turks are
in the habit of carrying chessboards with
were arranged he ordered the Bedouins to
begin their play.
Twelve of the best marksmen were ready
with their rifles to shoot the losers Two
or three gave in at once to their stronger
adyersaries In others despair battled
with craftiness against the advantage Of
their more skillful opponents, and the for
mer would win when the latter had vic
tory in their hands
The losers were Immediately removed,
and the mise of several shots indicated that
they had ceased to exist.
The first tilt was over. Four had lost,
four were winners These last were paired.
New hopes and new fears. A danger would
pass unobserved, and he who had made the
error would raise cry which was his death
sentence.
Again two lost and again two were shot
And now only two remained-Maruf and
Sefer. They found themselves as they had
been before, in front of the campfire. They
were the best players. They began the
game with good deal of caution, resting
their foreheads on the palms of their hands
thoughtfully calculating every move, with
out hesitating, but without hurrying.
For a long while neither of the two sue
ceeded in obtaining an advantage. For each
gain there was an equal sacrifice
-. i III 9lcc'''V'S "Uo ~ e"on o1Her "nen
elU1er one minus " "Ilti'"nt illoNe; LiV'e
10y llI'Ie inc hummer ol P''Wils On 'le cues
poaru ulliiIli9nS9' me iilain iNure9 ne sc"O
tered TO 'he rl4nt ana 10 'le iei'' tne slI''a-
tloll becomes pA'iier' lew more moves
and Sefcr will lose his castle
Na'u u%3 one hloIe c"9'le 'n"ll MS au'
VerS"rS' ana 'hiS i'le''ns so g" ue''l ~ Sne
present stage oil the game Inc crowd De
ileIts tnaV inc game Is III MS nanus'
All Oh Il su.ueh great drops OIL sweat cover
.ne ioreheau Oh Marul- iGar oNGr'ah 1g
hlih' he treni pies through an MS pouy. lie
mas ho'leeo 'lat II ms adversary sacrii'ce
ms queen lnStGau 81 ms CaSlle ne can Chech-
hlaue MN VIII we pisnop; o'iiu 0eleI
see thHt mover Oh thaC uepehu lie ana
oeatn'
Seler l3oks d. uhe cnesspoaru loI d long
WINE. his looks oetray thaC ne pas seen
tne move tLaU VIII save MIN Diy he does
not toucn uhe men, ana ne seems 10 hesltate'
Marui, ne asks All Oh sudden no"
many chiiureh nave you ao home'
our Is Ohe answer UnaI coiiles from
trembling ups
LOU nave soo" "iie'
AN eNceileht WIFE, answered Marul
WIN sign
0eler p"sses manu- over MS lace anu pe
gins 10 niuriliura as 'houSh ne were Pra! my
linen ne "Shs LOT water ne washes he
eyes ms hanGs-Iirs' lhe lelU manu- 'hei
tne rlSnt hailu nSeen '"o euarula'l an
gels Watch ever py 'nose VINO pray;
estTruay hlgnU you gave me 'he ea'iit
so thau i might Sleep lie says 49,,
Marul uoes iio' answer ou' oo"S MS Le"o
III assent
on haNe Always oeeii eooo irieiu %
nine -N%rui'
h"l"l iV'9 MS HS'r ~ VP Oi ms ~ CO. en-
tlrelS oNtrc"iile' 3el'i '''ii SUM! mus H''
halu 10 'lle cHeSsoo%'u anu "!@Nes " move
HO' WIN 'nN p"DSi'' ""S "''h Wv N"9'iV'
all sides Marut has won and Sefer lost
Sefer rises quietly, offers his hand for the
last time 10 his friend, Marut, who seems