Evening star., 1900-06-30

mac for Cairo, but In realtS Saii Siis "
small revolving cannon and large huiiioei
of Gras rifles to the insurgents IN 're'e,
who had risen for the hundredth time ana
wer- lighting desperately for liberty ana tue
Christian faith. There were several ia1ee
barrels conspicuously marked "Koniak III
Greek characters OF the deck, and nuihper
of boxes that bore the legend, two dozen
bottles from Kambas Athens The legeno
was not untruthfu, and one OF the mugs
casks at least, contained the merry iiquiu
attributed to 1t: numberless others, In the
hold were filed with guns. and the ooAes
below deck were packed with ammunition
There were other things, too. In the
caiQue's cargo. articles Of a seemingly pa
cifc nature such hams. hard tack houi'
eausages olives and beans. These were IN
tended for the Cretan heroes, batthhg iof
their freedom and for their starving fam
lilies They had been declared contrapaho
by the admirals of the great powers, ana
the whole cargo should it be seized by any
of the war.hips prowling about the ancient
island was doomed to confiscation Inc
captain thick-set, square-shouidereu
Greek in greasy blue suit. soft woolen shir'
and felt hat he'd the long tiller In MS iei'
hand and made the sign OF the cross re-
p.atedly with his right.
Holy Virgin he our helper he muttered,
st Nicholas protect and help us.
A stiff breeze was blowing and the vessel
leaned over like a tall man shouiderlns
.. WAY through "A storm. The three young
men standing upon her deck maintained
their equilibrium by shooting one leg oul
straight. as though 1t were the prpps y. q
cabin built on the side OF a hill; the other
being shortened to half Its lehsth oS peio
ins al the hip and knee. -,
Two nstty officers stepped to the Prov OF
Russian gunboat. that was Whl.e anu anu
trim as bride. and hAed tHei sias'.7
curse you growled the captain. IN
voluntarily opening his hand, the Greek
sign Of imprecauon -,
81, Nicholas strike you blind, Look all
Won Will and again I'll cheat you.
Rl,t the time had come to tack. ana ne
shouted the order to the sailors. 1le - ~
yen!ent canvas was shifted. the heiln waa %
nur over and the caique bore suaisht ioi
the narrow mouth of the harnor. .,..,o.
A great sail was thrown out on ei,rel s
side Of the caiOue like a pair OF wings. IHG
vessel turned its beak TO the soulh ahe ai,e
swooped down the wind like a hawk Inc
three young men stood with their iee' apart
now their legs of equal length
A sudden lurCh OF the snip tilfc" 'ie
American against the man at tne sue.
Il beg your pardon. he s%la OF per
h.ps you do not speak Enghsh! -,.
.Oh. yes" replied the person addresseu'
"rot narfectIy but sufficiently to make my
self Understood Permit me TO introduce
myself" o,,o.hool
he extracted from its recesses a card. me
hand that presented the bit of pasteboard
was large, pink and well Sroomed. Inc
American read:
Peter Lindbokm.
Lieutenant dc Cavalerie.
Lieutenant Lindbohm read on the caro-
which he received in return:
Mr.. John Curtis.
"I am happy 10 meet you, Mr.. curtis
said he lieutenant. politely lifting his straw
droyy yiroFri down
with both hands. The hat was secured 10
the button-hoie by means OF snoeslrihs,
and had startling habit OF lesplis 10
the end of its tethcr every rev moments.
And / YOU lieutenant replied Curtis,
heartily extending his hand
You are going to crete ...
"%o 10 Cairo laughed the lieutenant
"Oh, we're all onto the secret or we
xnIlldn't .e here. AMI i m mighty Sat.
there's somebody going along VINO can speah
English. l hope well be GOOD Irlenus' aii
don't see why We shouldn't be. m sure
I'm lust out of coIlege-Harvard. you hn"W
and the governor told me to take trip
around the world. He believes in year
of travel 10 kind o complete ana rouhd
out a mans education "
"I and II an excellent idea" said the
lieutenant: grabbing for his hat, that a
sudden puff OF wind had swept from MS
Isn't II? It's jolly. Well, I'm going TO
surprise the governor. I'm gong !, 70 W.T. wr,'e e
q book-a sort of prose. 'ChIlde fafoiu-
/ wish ] had the knGck 10 uo II III WI
] thought this Crctan business would MAKE
a great charter. so | went straight to the
resident OF the committee ana told MN
I v.IIld write The struggle up from Chris
tian standpoint. Nice old fellow Said he
would do anything for an American. ani
put me onto this snap. l ought 10 ma
some good material down there. I'm gili
the governor can hear oil TINS thlile I'm L
get ready TO tel HIM ,o.,
THAT il, the governor of New York?
asked the lieutenant.
No Ha ha, ha, my 2overnor-my oid
NANNY father. you know.
..Ah ! beg pardon. You will see that
do not know the English so wcll.'
The lieutenant was forty years OF age or
thsr.sbouts His straw hat. extremely long
gray Prince Albert coat and russell shoes
combined TO give a somewhat incongruous
effect to his attire. He carried slender
rattan cane that was family suggestive OF
a rainier which he had habit OF twirling.
This was not theatrical. 1t was rather
BETRAYAL than All exhibition Blue very light
blue ewes straw -colored hair, horseshoe
mustache, six feet three OF stature and
slight stoop in the shouders-such was
Lieut.. Peter Lindbohm of the Swedish or
any other army, brave fighter in the Argen-
tine in China In South Africa. He could
smell burning powder half way around the
globa. and was off ar the first telegram an
nouuC!rg the dec aration of a new war. He
was brave as lion and seemingly immune
from danger He always offered his sword
10 the under dog first. and, If 1t We're re-
fused. gave the other side second choice
He preferred TO flSEt lDT IlDtTtS ana TISDt,
but felt II a necessity to fight somehow. He
looked at You with innocent. inquiring eyes;
his manner gentle as "a woman's
anG h.~ smile sweet as a babe 9.
''You have given me your confidence. he
said. II VIII give you mine. though there
is not much to tel. am soldier by pro-
fession. l was down among the Beers when
heard of this trouble in Crete. l had
hoped for war there. ] was also at Ma
juba Hill. you see and Pres Kruger knows
ne But the English will not attack now,
go decided in moment yust came right
along: hence my straw hat.
Another leap into the air of the article in
question had ca led the speakers attention
10 it. Though he spoke grammatically cor
rect English he mispronounced his Us"
whichever taken OF his guard
"A soldier cannot draw his sword in a
better cause than in behalf Of these brave
Cretans. who have their liberty a
dozen times over" he added, drawing his
cane from his left thigh as though it were
q sword.
In the name OF mt country, thank you"
said the third of the trio, very young
Greek. with round face. brilliantly
tinted olive complexion and large. liquid,
chestnut eyes. He small man and
excitable in his actions. He Wore busi-
ness suit a heavy ulster and fiat derby