Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-07

Faithful to de trust Imposed upon
him. Vaughn had not communicated
his purpose with regard to running the
blockade, either to his companion
Smith, who was by this time absorbed
in a perfect whirl of festivity. and still
less to Theodore Kalarakis.
That gentleman had appeared at the
hotel on the morning after their arri-
val, and made himself useful in show
ing them the sights of the town. Bvt
| Vaughan had not succeeded In over
towering the prejudice against him
which had taken its rise in London.
He distrusted him; and. though there
was nothing whatever in his conduct
upon which he could put his finger and
| say that it vas Objectionable, he had
| some secret feeling which he could not
/ account for, which seemed to warn him
| that the intercourse between them was
not to be encouraged.
| During the next few days Vaughan
| received more than me sealed note from
the Ministry OF Marine; and he paid a
second visit to NJ. Levidis, who this
time informed him that a steamer had
been chartered, and a captain engaged
who was familiar with every inch of
the Cretan coast, and who would be
able to succeed in the desperate at
tempt of breaking the blockade il any
could.
Finally, as he was seated at lunch in
the hotel, he was called out by a mes
senger, who informed him. on behalf
OF the Minister, that he must hold him
self in readiness to leave at six That
evening. Not knowing now or when
ne might return, Vaughan packed up
his things and placed the whole OF his
luggage under the care of the manager
OF the hotel.
For the benefit of curious inquirers
and a few newspaper correspondents
prowling around, he gave it out that
he was about to proceed to Volo to see
the state of the troops upon the From
tier. This ruse succeeded so well that
Kalarakis became anxious to go to the
office of the steamer which was to leave
for Volo that night, and engage a berth
for his friend. 1t vas with the great
est difficulty that Vaughan managed
to deter him from carrying this out,
without arousing his suspicious.
Six o'clock came, and with it a young
naval officer from the Ministry of Ma
rine, who was to accompany the ex-
petition, and whose knowledge of En-
glish made him a useful interpreter.
He was, besides, a most agreeable young
fellow, and ~rejoiced in the name of
Masalaki, They rode down together
to the Piraeus. where their rendezvous
was at the Custom-house. The officers
of the Customs, who evidently knew
of the undertaking on foot, received
them with enthusiasm. They sat in a
little Office, and the clerks pointed out
to them with considerable pride the
card of Sir Michael Culme Seymour, the
British Admiral Of the Mediterranean
Squadron. who had left 1t on his last
visit to the port.
Learning that the real start would
not be made till nine O'Clock, Vaughan
and his companion went and snatched
a hasty dinner at a restaurant, where
they found themselves surrounded by
Greek officers who were leaving for
Volo by the steamer which Vaughan's
friends supposed him to be also going
by.
At nine O'Clock they returned to the
Custom-house, where they found a
small Government launch in waiting
by the deserted quay. They stepped on
board in the darkness. and the little
launch without lights steamed stealth
lily out of the harbor. leaving behind 1t
a long line of quay fringed with many
colored lamps, and gliding past the dark
sides of the vessels at anchor In the
basin. Once they slowed down for a
moment as a mysterious boat shot out
from behind the anchored ships and
hailed them. The boat proved 70 con-
tain a contingent of Cretan refugees,
armed with rifles, who were to be taken
back to their native island to assist in
the struggle for independence. They
scrambled hastily into the bows Of the
launch, and the next minute 1t was
passing out through the entrance chan
mel in view of the Isle of Salamis.
As soon as they were clear of the
harbor the launch turned to the right
and crept a little way along the coast
till there appeared a narrow inlet of
the sea, completely sequestered from
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