The Penn's Grove record., 1894-05-11

You are uukiud 10 me, but then tns' Is
not the same" -,
"You think I do not love YOU" said
the Bey, taking my hands AMI pressing
them 50 that 1t seemed as though he
would crush them in his grasp. "You
are mistaken, FelIknaz. I love you
msdly, psssionately; l love you 50 mlch
that I would rather see you dead here at
ny feet than that you should ever be-
long to another than to mel"
"why have you been so unkind to mo
always, theuT / murmured, half clos
ing my eyes, for he was gazing at me
with such an intense admiration on his
dark handsome face that l felt dare
not look up at him again.
"Becauso when I have seen you suffer.
ing throu n me it has hurt me too; and
yet It has been a joy to me to know you
we're thinking OF ma a1d to suffer VITA
You; for whenever I have made you ua'
happy, little one, I have been still more
20 myself. Your smiles and your gentle:
aess have tanned me though, at last; and
row you shall be mine, not as Feliknaz
The slave, but o. Feliknaz Hanoun, for
I respect you, my darling, as much as !
love you'll"
Mourad. hey then took me In his arm'
and kissed my face, and then he weas
back to his rooms, leaving me there lean.
Ing on the balcony and trembling all
over.
Allah had surely cared for me, for !
had never sven dared to dream Of such
happiness as this.
And so I became Mourad.bey's wife.
Ny dear Adele was my sister, aud though
after years of habit l was always thro "
ing myself down at her feet, she would
mako me get up AMI sit at her side,
| either on the divan or in the carriage.
| Mourad's love for me had put aside the
barrier which hal separated US. There
was, however, now a terrible one be-
tween my slaves and myself. They had
all Of them undoubtedly hoped to find
favor In the eyes of their young master,
and now that I was raised to sucha his
position their hatred was terrible. l did
NV utmost. i oo.atnei ali kinaj o.
iavors for them; but all to no purpose,
tor they wcro unjust and unreasonable.
Mourad loved me, l think, more aud
more, and when n little son was born To
Us 1t seemed as thol,I ny ca o. hap
piness was full. l had only one trouble,
the knowledge Of the hatred OF my
| slaves; and after the birth OF my little
boy, that increased, for In tbs East the
only bond which MAKES a marriage In
| d,ssolubie Is the birth of a child.
When our little son was a few month
old Mourad went to spend a week will
his father, who was then living in Bel
cose. did not mind staying alone fol
a few days, as all my time was takes
Up with my baby bow.
One night, wnen IL o'clock struck
everything was silent in the haren
evidently everyone was asleep.
Suddenly the door OF my % wa
pushed open, and l saw the face Of on
Of my slaves. She was very pale, ans
.aid In q defiant tone; "Firel tirel Til!
eonak (house) is on frel' sly, IL
~ terrible yilt1au Il T va, n, ~
lhe ll5GsSSs 5ssd my door and rushed away.
,'Flrel Why, that meant ruin aud death.
had jumped up Immediately and
low rushed to tho window. There wa'
, red glow In the sky over our house,
heard the cracking of wood and saw
.errlble smoke. Nearly wild with fright
| took my child in my arms, %snatcAed
Up my case OF jewels, and wrapping my
,elt In q long white simare, I hurried to
The e.oor. Alas! 1t was too true; the
girl had indeed locked It'll Tho win.
low. with latticework outside, looked
"a a paved courtyard, and my room wa,
% the second floor of the house. l heard
Inc cry OF "Yaaghoer varI" Gre, fire.
being repeated like an echo to my
misery.
ZOO, Allah" I cried, "nv c chill, m;
,hiidl" A SILVER ran through me at
the horrible idea of being burned alive
md not being abe ID save him.
l did my u most to keep calm, aud |
walked again to the door and shook II
with all my siren ,th. Tnen | went an /
looked out of the window, but that only
,ffered us o speedy and certain death.
Suddenly au idea came to me. Tier.
vas a little closet leading u of my
'oon, In which we kept extra covers and
mattresses for the beds. There was
| ,mall window in this closet looking
~ to tine roof of the stables, l fastened
~ Child firmly to rue with q wide silk
-oarf, aud then I got out of the windoS
nd dropped on to the roof of the stable,
rhich was about two yards belo v.
everything around mo was covered with
smoke, but fortunately there were gusts
Il wind, which drove it away, enabling
no to see what I was doing. From the
.oof to the ground I had to let myself
Town, and then jumped, Isprainei my
xrlst and hurt my head terribly in fall
ing, but my child wa' safe. I rushed
across the courtyard and out to the op.
posite side of the road, and hal only
Just time to sit down behind a low wall
away from the crowd, whe1 | tain.e1
way.
When I came to myself again nothing
temainei Of our homes but a smoking
ruin, upon which the toalombad jis were
still throwing water. The neighbor'
aud a crowd of other people we're watca.
ing the fire finish its work. Not verq
Tar away from me, among the spectators,
[ recognized Mourad. hey, standing in tha
nidst oil a little grou, OF friends.
His face vas perfectly iivid aui hi
,yes were wild with grief. l saw him
pick up q burning splinter from the
greck of his home, where he believed all
that he loved had persisted. He offered
it to HE friend, who was lighting his
cigarette, and said, bitterly "rnis ia
he only hospitality I have now to oier!"
The tone OF his voice startled met
vas full of utter despsir, and | saw that
lis lips quivered as he spoke.
l could not bear to see him suffer like
hat another second.
"Bey Elendil' I cried, "your son Is
iavei"
He turned around, but I was covered
With my torn simare, which was all
k.tu.l ,utkh n,,,l, tLo l;,bk JiJ nok ON