The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-21

nnmltlgIted and unamcliornted misery,
He was given the hardest tasks, loaded
with chains and every indignity. He
was attached TO the personal suite of
the pasha, but This was done, not rs Il
favor, but to give his captor an oppor-
tunity of pursuing him continually
with Tyranny and severity that knew
no abatement M
The pasta seemed really to rcvei in
int!;ctinc tol.rents and humiliat;ors
uponhis victim. Stephun's belief, tina;
this inhuin@n treatment of him YVES
due To The hatred fcltby Il fanatic Turk
toward one whom he knew to be Il
Christian. WIS soon 20 lie dispc!led hy
an ir' idert shat took place some weeks
after his imprisonment One day nc WAS
,a'isn ~ two soldiers into Il field ad
joining the p.sha'S place; there lie was
ha'nessad 10 plough and driven in the
burrows When he stumbled or rcclet:
from fatigue ana weakness. he was
oriven forward 10y heavy blows from
long whips of tullocks hide. While
this scene was being enacted, the pasha,
accompanied ~ 4 woman wrapped frCn
head To foot IN a thick veil, came into
the field. and from small Hill in the
middle Of i; stood watching the spec
tac.e IN silence
At last Stephan fcl. face forward to
the ground, and lay there moaning
unable TO rise IL spite of the blows that
were raincG down 10y the drivers on his
PROSTATE, quivel'ing body. At that
moment the woInan, stepping up TO
where he lay, and spurning him with
tiny foot incascd in gildcd slipper,
threw back hcr veil, revealing to the
tortured mans kaggard eyes the face of
his former mistress, Princess Irma.
"Ah, you recognize me, then, Count
Thurzo," She exclaimed, laughing
scornfuily. Stephan making her no re-
ply, she went en- furiously. Il am She
whom you sworc to love faithfully, and
then tascly deserted"
That is a falsehood," he returned.
hotly.
DO not attempt 20 deny it, she re-
turned violently. You forsoos me.
And II have revcnged myself well on
you-for your treachcry. 1t was that
delivered You into the pasha's hands,
that made you his slave-and yoursluv-
cry will be perpetual one. OF that
have taken care. The ransom Your
parents have already offered the pasta
has been scornful.y refused by him
No ransom-not even that CT u king
could free you from his bonds. Yo,.
will die slave. tortured. miscra nc
wretch, who will desire death, and long
for him as for Il dclivcrcr.n
Stephan gave no answer. With the
patience of a Christian and the courage
of hero he submitted silently to the
inevitable.
That very evening, however, at sup
rer while waiting at table on the
pasha and the princess. he was again
subjcc ted TO gross indignity. Down
on Your face, slave Numbered the
pasha in stentorian tones. and. motion
ing with his hand TO three black slaves
standing near. Stephan was flung by
them face downward on the floor before
the rasha. He placed his foot on the
heck of the PROSTATE figure ard turn
ing 10 the princess seated ut his side III
Quired:
Are You satisfied now. princess, Will.
my treatment of the slave YOU have
sent mc?'
Quite satisfied" she answered. east
ing look Of gratified hate and malice
at Stephan, lying in the dust before
her
While Stephan was the victim of 8
silghted woman's vengeance. GeZas
sought assiduously for a way to liicr-
ate his master He managed at last 10
effect an entrance into the pasha's pal
ace in the disguise of peddler
In this garb he penetrated into the
harcn and discovered among the in
mates there, young girl whose heart
had been touched by the su tferings and
indignities that the captive noblcnar
was subjected to by the tyranny of the
pasha.
Gre night. therefore, Stephan, living
slcepicss in his cell, heard the sound OF
violin played softly beneath his win
dow. lie recognized the air as one tina,
lac and GeZas had often played together.
Directly after. stone, around which
slip OF paper was wrapped. was flung
in ut the window. On the paper was
written: Tomorrow night-midnic: :.
in the east arbor in the small garden. =
4 few more notes, played softly, fol-
loweG-then all was silent as before.
The next night at midnight Stephan
stole unpcrceived into the garden AND
concealed himself in the arhor. TO his
great surprise, after waiting some mir
utes, there appeared, not Gczas. whom
he expected, but a slight yelled female
figure.
He mistrusted treachery at first, but
was treasured when, On the figure
throwing back the veil, the beautiful
face OF one of the ladies of the hurcm
was revealed. 1t was that of a Young
girl who only short time before had
been brought az n slave to the pasha.
These two, captives though they were.