The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

citedly, TO the woman across the way. The
babe had been put to bed. They both. came
running, and he asked them, framing his sem
tcnce with much care:
Has the fShting. begun Can the guns
be heard from here'"
They replied In concert, volubly and at great
length. Then they held a consultation with
each other and withdrew. -
That's the trouble with a foreign tongue
unused Curtis. you can talk To them all right.
but they talk 50 fast that YOU cant understand
what they soy To YOU. Now, said II per
fectly right " and he repeated the sentence
again.
After about half an hour the old maj re-
turned, bringing some bread, cheese, halva
ana a glass OF dark wine 'lr'iI repeated
the Greek word for thank YOU half n dozen
times. and then fell upon the food voraciously:
The more sac Of these people the better ]
Ike them" he mntiered, Now, | call that
thoughtful of the old man"
After he had finished eating he tried his
foot. bearing his weight on 1t until he could
endure the pain no longer. .
Il believe ~ better he solloquized, and
then cried i~nConseuuently .
BY love! | wonder II that old blockhead
Thought wa asking for something 10 eat!
! said those. sentences. perfectly right Pa
nayota would have understood me In n MN
ute, Why, she and get along all right to-
Eether in Greek. But, then, l mustn't Judge
the rest Of these people BY, her She's as bright
as steel trap. that girl is.' u,
he wounc up his watch at 10 O'Clock and
lay down upon The diyan.
There's going to he no fight tonight. he
muftered:. And AZ any rate u wouldnt De
lie fell asleep and dreamed OF Panayota,
gigantic in size, standing on,a clir by a wan,
heaving >ea. She was hurting Jagged pieces
OF rock down AZ Il line OF ant-like Turks crawling
far below, Tn" wind was blowing her hair
straight out from her forehead and he could
only see her mouth and chin, but he knew 1t
was Panayots. He ran to help her, when the
Demarch seized him to hold him back. He
awoke and found that an Old man was shaking
hi, arm and crying eycitedly, Fire Fire."
Curtis.s first thought was nat the house ne
mans shoulder and jumped over TO the door.
Hlalf a dozen people were standing N the moon
light pointing toward the hills. Two women,
one near to motherhood and the other holding
n very Young baby ~ her arms, were crossing
themselves hysterica!ly and calling on the name
Of the Virgin. An old man Of W. whom Curtis
had frequently seen, bent nearly double and
walking with q cane, now stood erect, lingering
the trigger Of q rife. A stripping of - wss
shaking his fist toward n red eve Of fame that
glowed among the rocks high mp and far away.
CHAPTER *
That was one of Lindbohm's bonfres. sure
enough. Perhaps a battle was going on at that
moment,
Mother Of God. save my man" cried the
woman with the baby. Save him. save him"
Mother of God, save my boy. my cypress
tree; my ps,r9;" Sr?ansd the s. od ms hsrs ro.s,
in hell shrieked the lad. Give me- a gun;
I'm old enough to shoot
For three hours they stood watching the fire.
as though they could actually sea what was
going on there, At times they stood silent
for MANY minutes together. listening. listen
ing for the sound " guns. bur they. could hear
nothing. Al last a shout was heard In the dis
lance.
"Oo-hoo,"
What is it.? What is ~" the watchers asked.
hoarselr, looking AZ each other with pale faces.
Again "Oo-hoo, Oo-hoo'" nearer,
Al last footsteps We're heard. a. Of one run
ming and stumbling among loose rocks, and at
length little Spiro kaphtakes staggered ny 10
the group and stood painting before them,
His trousers were torn, and blood was flowing
from his legs. The women and the old man
stared a; him opcn-mouthed for a long min
ute, and then, pouncing upon him, began 10
What is it? What news"
Is my Petro safe?"
How goes it with my Yanne2"
Others ran up. out Of dark alleys and from
the doorways Of distant houses. and soon twenty
or more surrounded the poor boy. ge.ticula'-
ing, screaming. They could not wait for him
10 get his breath. Ills tongue lolled out like
that Of a Chinese idol. and he swallowed the
air instead Of breathing, rolling his eyes about
helplessly the while. Al length, with a supreme
efort. he gasped;
The woman with the baby reeled as though
4 neiRhbor caught the child and she fell Imply
10 the ground. Then. while friends dashed
water upon her face and rubbed her hands.
arms about with loose-elbowed gestures. The
woman opened her ewes and two Of the men
helped he, TO her leet She tqtteIed tnr a
moment. dishevelling her hair with despairinR
hands and whispering. hoarsely;
"Yanne! yanne! What shall ! do? o God!
o Cod"
But suddenly the brave woman soul assorted
itself and her frail body Strengthened, tense.
defiant. ready for any effort. Clasping the
babe TO her breas, she kissed II tenderly many
length, she looked al it hunerily. and then
turned her eyes away. 4 neighbor took the
child.
UP the ravine. followed by the. boy. The
baby bleated. Mamma, Mamma" like a fright
ened lamb. but the woman did not look back.
Hopping two or three steps from the door
way Curtis seized a woman by the arm.
Killed." he asked in Greek.
KILLED."
Unfortunately. everybody understood. and
all commenced talking at once.
II don! u9deT.ifnd shouted Curtis. ST.
silence" cried the old man with the musket.
raising his right hand in a commanding ses-
,in ,SG;, he no, Tf sRIIIe$. to a caF!i, xo sl q and dis
Thanks replied the American. Thanks.
Just before sunrise Michali with his log
broken, was brought In on a donkey.
CHAPTER Y.
They laid the wounded Cretan on the lounge
III tIlt DtT ldk If was Ihlf ~ utdl1
loss Of blood. and kept swapping AT his under
lip with his teeth. but he did not Rroan.
We are o pair of storks now" he said, smil-
ing at Curtis. and then he tainted away. Curtis
cut the trouser from the wounded leg. A ball
had struck the shin, low dowr.
Its not badly splintered. old man. =" said the
American, az Michali opened his eyes again.
Il don't know anything about surgery. but ]
should think the proper thing would be to wash
it, support i with some splints and bind It up
tight. Shall ! try ~"
What you need?" asked MlchaIi.
Some warm water, two or three straight
sticks and a piece OF cloth that ] can tear up
into strips"
The wounded man called for the necessary
articles and they were soon brought. Curtis
washed the blood away carefully.
The end Of q piece OF bone pushed against
the skin from beneath and made a sharp pro-
tuberance.
I'm awfully sorry old man. but I've got 10
hurt You like IN" devil. I'm afraid,
AN right ny friend" replied MIchali. only
no, only a minute. Here, lie on your back;
the lounge and>hang on tight, Thatn help
YOU. know il from having teeth filled. Now,
tell this old man TO take hold Of your ankle so.
with both hands and pull slowly. carefully,
till say stop and not To commence pulling
til ! say now You'd better explain your
Greek H. some better than mine"
Mlchali explained.
Does he understand
Perfectly"
Curtis PUT his hand about the broken skin
in such a way that he could push the fragment
OF hone into place.
This rant be wrong" he reflected. AT
anv rate. there's nothing else to do"
Looking at the old man he nodded.
Jesus Jesus Jesus" RurRled Michali. as
though the words were being pulled from his