The National tribune., 1897-05-20

But think that Murad Pasha will have
something to say to Mehemet ben Eek re-
garding h&. He intends presenting her TO
the Padishah."
Well, che will be in Mehemet's hands
within the hour, and shall have done my
SHARE" returned the Captain, and directed
his men to come on with him TO the Pasha's
residence.
That night saw Ida immured in a strong
room IN the citadel of Khania, with two
women to stay with her constantly.
few days later Mehemet ben Eek re-
ceived the following letter from his colleague,
the Governor of the Sanjak of Retimo:
WISE AND ILLUsTRIoUs RULER AND
FRIEND OF Ny LIVER: The Grace and
Peace of Allah be upon thee. Wisdom and
virtue are thine inheritance.
1t hath come to mine ears, my brother,
that thou hast in thine bands fair Chris
tian girl, Ida, daughter to Marcus Kallimakis,
a rayah OF this Sanjak. Therefore, she be-
longeth TO me, and have great desire of her
for present to our Sublime Lord, the Pa
dishah, the King of Kings aud Man Slayer.
l had her taken from her home for this pur-
pose, but by some means she escaped from
those having her in charge. Yesterday
learned that she had fallen into the hands
of thy servants. As one shepherd returneth
to another any Of his lambs which have
strayed, pray thee send her at once to me
by Aga Yusef, by whose hand / send thee
this.
Mayest thou live thousand years, and
thy greatness wax with each year. There Is
no God but God, and Maliomet in his Prophet.
MURAD, (the Merciful)
And Mehemet ben Eek returned Aga
Yusef empty-handed with this reply:
MIGHTY MAN OF WAR, AND LOVED OF
MY Soul: The Prophets favor follow all
thy days, and bring thee ever an increase of
riches and honors. Happy the land that
hath thee, wise and benefcent one, for a
ruler. follow in thy footsteps, as child
its father, to gain instruction.
But the thing thou askest is impossible.
Verify should shepherd return to his
brother lamb which hath strayed, but this
belOngeth not after the manner of sheep.
Doth not the Koran, the Light Of the World,
say: " If a man shall take q treasure In bat
tie, surely it shall belong to him, and to no
one else?" And also: Let every man cling
fast to that which he getteth against the day
when he shall have sore need. God giveth
but once"
= My loyalty and worship for the Padishah,
the Vicar of God, the Refuge Of the World
the All-Wise and Benefcent Ruler-are
10 less fervent than thine. / shall send the
maiden to him myself
Alteration and prayers belong only to God,
Mahomet alone is his Prophet. May all that
thine eyes rest on delight thee.
MEHEMET BEN EEK, The Pure in Heart.)
Written at the beginning of the Moon Ill
cadeh, in the year of the Hejira 1874.
Many days went by before Mehemet ben
Eek could secure suitable vessel in which
to send Ida to Constantinople.
From the battlemeDts of the citadel, on
which she was permitted to walk under the
strict surveillance of the two women, one Of
whom was never more than step from her,
Ida had full view of the noble Sphakiot
mountains, their crests covered with eternal
SHOWS, rising clear into the feecy clouds of
the Summer skies.
She knew well the rift in the mountain
Gus outline which indicated the fruitful
valley where Basil Kanaris's mill creaked
and groaned over its daily toll of grist. Some
where near it, she knew, must be her father,
Papa Demetrios and Basil. thinking hourly
OF her, raging over what she had to endure,
and plotting and planning to rescue or avenge
her.
Nearly every afternoon she would see a
horseman como on the crest of bald hill,
overlooking khaDia, and wave his sash of
crimson silk for several minutes.
Her heart told her that it was Basil sig
Mailing her that he was ON the alert, and to
be of good cheer.
ITO be coptinued.I