The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-17


ffaef. carne 20 a road along the zisoun-
/ tain ss.se Shesfa tried 10 see the rad
! they were taking hisn. bat his eyes were
ciosiea with blood ard ne could not
] nave.
It grew dark. Trey crossed another
! river and began 10 "a up stony noun
/ tain side. Before gong there was a snseii
/ of smoke and sound Of dogs barking.
| They had reached an Aoul. high
cheek boned NogaI Tartar mounted.
/ THE Tartar children gathered around
ssfseIaEi. screaming knocking and throw
ing STONES az him. The red Tartar
drove the children away. unbound She
i lin. called a servant man. high cheea-
f,oned Nogal Tartar. whose one garment
was q torn shirt. having his breast
bare The red Tartar gave an order and
| the servant brought a pair OF stocks.
two thick boards mounted With iron
rings. staple and Eadlscks. They united
/ Sheiisl's arms, fastened his legs in the
j stocks and led him 10 the shed, whore
i they pushed han in and boIted the door.
/ salesin fell on manure heap. lay Sill
| a moment. and then feeling IN the DARK
| for a soft place. turned over and went
10 sleep.
IL.
/ shelin asa not sleep long. The nights
/ were short just then. and soon the light
of dawn came through the crack OF the
door. He got up and began 10 peer
through the crack.
4 Tartar woman was coming I'D the
mountain. dressed IN a loose lowered
skirt, pantai0ons and boots, and a caf-
tan on her head. on which was balanced
tin pail of water She led by the
hand a little Tartar with shaver pate
and cIotted in a shirt TIE woman
carried the water into the tent. and the
| red Tartar of yesterday came out. He
wore a long coat. silver dagger in a
strap. and his bare feet were slipped
into iow shoes. a high black astracan
cap was ON his head. He sauntered
| forth. stretching himself ami stroking
mis- long fssarxi. He gave an order to a
| servant and walked OFT.
Some one opened the shed. The red
Tartar and another man. smaller and
dark. came in. He had large. bright
black eyes. black beard cut close, and
| a bright face that seemed To laugh His
| dress was handsoaner than the red Tar
tar's. Ills blue silk coat was trimmed
with silver braid. At his b4st was a
large silver dagger His red morocco
, shoe were also trimmed with silver. and
over these fine shoes he wore thicker
| ones. His high cap was white astracan.
As the red Tartar entered he said
something In a Seeding voice. and look
ed at Shestn from under his brows, and
leaned sNn the door, The dark one,
quick as IL walking on springs. went
straight towards Sheiir, squafted down
/ in front Of him, grinned. slapped him
on the shoulder. 5abbered something in
his language. wiaked his eyes, ciacked
his tonguc. saying IN broken Russian.
"Good Russ, good Russ
Shelin understood nothing, Dut said,
Water. water, give me water"
The dark Tartar kept on laughing and
jabbersng. Shelin made signs with his
mouth that he wanted water. The dark
man understood. laughed again. went
/ 10 the door and called Dina"
| 4 girl ran up: slim, thin, about Shir-
| teen years old. very like the dark man,
| evidently his daughter. the same bright
/ eyes aud handsome face. She wore a
hong blue skirt, wide sleeves ard no
/ belt. At the wrists and on the front it
was braided with red. Her legs were
| in trousers and over morocco shoes she
/ wore heavier ones with high heels.
/ Around her neck was necklace OF
| Russian half-roubles. Her head was;
bare, and her hair hung in long piasss
! tied with ribbon embroidered with ST.
yer roubles. Her father spoke 10 her.
| She ran away and returned with a little
| tin Jug Of water. then sQuatte,i down 81
| that her head was lower than her knees.
She remained sitting while She8fn drank
the water, staring at him with Wide
| open eyes as # he was some strange ami
! mai. When Sheiin handed her the Jug,
she jumped hack like startled goat.
so that her father laughed. He sent her
| away again, She took the jug, went OF
! ana returned this time with bread on a
| round tray. and squ- ted down AS be-
| fore. staring at Ss1el!n, apparently no;
| able "a take her eyes from his face.
| The TartaFs then left and balted the
| door.
After a while the Nogai servant came
and signed To Shelin that he was 10 go
somewhere with him
sheln set cut, lirping In the stocks
lie could hardly Step. He followed the
| servant ana nsungi himself IN a Tartar
| village ~ about ten houseS and a little
/ mosque with a tower In front Of one
| 81 the houses stood thee horses sad
| died. boys holding their brides.
| The dark Tartar came quickly ont
! and signed for Shelln n be brought
/ there lie laughed. tabberesi and re~en-
tered The house sheiin followed The
hoase was a haYNlsagaA one~th., walls
smoothly plastevest with clay, ard
around the sopru bright Coaorci cash.
| sons. The walls were hung with Yags
| Oh which WIRE arranged all sorts ~
| weapons mounted with silver. on ona
! SIDE Was "a small oven en a level VITA
| cha aour The liassr WAS earth. and one
| c.eTne. was covered with a fegt cagyaes
| spretd with rugs and mere cushions
! sitting oa tae rugs wgsge group 81
| Tavtaya. th@ dark ene. The raj one. anss
| thr,s guns1s Each hsai Pillows at MS
! sNack. and ln front an ilttl, round plat
ters. n{ssct axes ani rseltsai butter I'm
| e1Ts. festsher n In Tartar hsoea deer,
| ~ intle pitchers, Their hands wers,
gztSSy fr'su t:}e hutterad cakes they
were eating.
The 1arfarS sis.}saes9 thesr cakes 4
| Tartar wssa'aaie, dressed 81. shirt and
trousers like tae esvs. came In. Her
/ head was csveFNi with hand kegy,hs,sr
see carried ogy the remains e the bs,tte-
| ard cakezs. ASH sFvUshG naek s. tN,o-l
ard pitcher w{th a bYBr. s-eatsv n.Sa
! The TSr;aTss washed 'hs.ir hansss. fnan
folded tfssfa Together. Ngselv dow, a,lsu,
| breath on fosfv sides. arsi resgsee3 s.n,.,
Ig@s@cS- After eh@s oac of the x,,ezte
turned ~ Shelsa and syssS. s1 Russian.