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away ne brought Them down TO see me. ana
the baby laughed and shouted, Ma, mamma.
come here, mammal. My baby has red cheeks
and curly hair, but lanne don't know how TO
She sat for some time in thought. and Pana-
yota heard her mutter. Ma, mamma. come
cSrn', mamma, And later when 5 my lace lace
more. | shall never let them see me like that b."
Ianayota could not sleep, and ARlaia,, who
lsper village, and whose horror OF her fellow
sufferers prevented her from finding COM
b sTap 'nn,np, among ,ba' 'p ba4 "2,ad 9 r;er oman sar
into which to pour her SORROW. She described
To Panayota minutely how the SYMPTOMS first
came on her %languor. general debility. weari-
tn sleep. Then followed chillinc~- and fever,
dizziness and bleeding AT the nose. 4 woman
laia, and who had never forgiven her. raised
the hue and, cry OF lepr9sy. Indignant pro,
with burning and itching all over her body.
ms passed away and then. came back again.
50 great was the scandal that the neiRhhors
demanded an examination. She, was haled
a. last before the anthortie- and examined.
by this time little round spots had began TO
appear upon her body. reddish brown in color,
She was torn from her family aud put in this
hut. 10, there was no doubt that she had II.
for her left beg was dead II had turned brown.
and there was u sore on her foot, She was
better on than the other lepers, for her hus-
band sent her food. and She was not obliged
To- e, down to the sand heaps by the roadside
pagayota went 20 the door and Eazed a. the
SKY through a must Ol tears. nat n dread-
ri place This was. where grief abode that not
even the Virgin could asslaReI 4 cool breeze
iron, the sea va. abroad over the land, and
Of lilac. Nonder were the hills To which she
longed 10 flee. gray giants, moving toward
The whole earth was swallowed In silence,
and the beautiful valley thnt spread ont before
her seemed wrapped in the slumber Of peace,
But, ulas. # she looked To the right u few slender
columns OF smoke rising from Cauea, bore
witness 10. the dark deeds Of yester eve
At the coming of day forsook her at sight ,of
that smoke. The light was cheering, but II did
not help her to So" any escape from her perilous
position. II she v%entured forth. she would
certainly be- caught by the Turks. To remain
longer in the leper,s village was 10 continue
Tor her even there The Turks who had ptr-
sued her last night. might they not tell Of the
incident and excite suspicion..
tglaia made some coffee, which, PanHyota
drank without revulsion. Everything about
stricken woman herself had not vet fnen into
those careless ways which come To the leper
when all pride Is eXtlnguished.
How will be- able 10 go on my Journey"
asked Panayota.
God viii show a way. He has not deserted
Perhaps he has deserted all Christians. Per-
haps the whole world has turned Turk. II so
| would rather stay here and be a leper
who is a great traveller, says that the English
will one day kin all the Turks in the world and
give NTRlN DICK 70 lrTPNfP, ANA inc fnE-
fish are in some respects like Christians, At
any rate. they do not believe in Mohammed.
The leperS began To bestir themselves. A
patriHrchal-looking man viii a TUT Of white
hair above each ear. a snowy beard and a dirty
mustache. shufled by the door, carrying a
water jug Seeing The two women, he stopped
and peered into the hut, saying
Good morning, sister Aglais. and Good
morning. sister
Where are YOU from sister, and how long
have y"u been afflicted"
Aglaia answered glibly. Her guest was from
a little village far way, God only knows how
she had got leprosy and she had only come last
night. The old man wore a priest frock. shiny
and ragged. and reaching 10 his feet. His
woollen shirt was open In front. disclosing two
or three tawuy stains. His face vas unnaturally
red far mp on TO ht~ bald brow, and was stIeaked
with angry-looking. vein-like lines. lie had no
eyebrows.
Hum. he said. Ado Ado" and he shut.
God nave mercy God have mercy"
That d6as Spiro. explained Aglaia,
him. that he made love 10 one Of his congroGa.
The i%nsistent, eager notes OF the martial
stood listening and then turned deadly pale;
"koS5ake,ir She gasped; IkoStaksI snd ne
5ool jo Ba59 10 Keen f Se1.q ef2 from n9 fali Gnsen' al "e
"Hark!" cried Aslaia, that not Turkish
music neither /. II Greek; II il ioreiGn music,
q few moments and | will 20 and find ont what
II means"
stood, in the door. waiting, and listening, The
sound Of the music grew louder, came nearer,
The body of, troop were passing down the
llnG OF Of '4 The loE isp t@s! ' yilIasa 'nf GSRia ls''RRS lad 90 Been
right. That was not Turkish music, the. time
was foreign to P dds a Ss oq, ;, thrilled rroT her her
door iaInb. her hands dropped by her side and
she stood erect.
road. anXiously waiting the return Of Aglaia, n
mau approached quite. close to her. The first
intimatioIn thai ehe had Of his presence wa the
back into ii" house. Mother ,cf God was
Whoever it was, ne had evidently stopped out
side. before the house was waiting there.
Perhaps some face, more hideous than ANYTHING
viii. he never go?,, she mHttered her teeth
chatterinG with revnlsion,, y must get away
talns. NO I believe he Is going away, Praise
God" for the crunch, crunch 'f iootsteTs IN
in the distance. Panayo ta was about 70 peep
from the door again when she heard other
footsteps, or people walking rannidly Thess
n mar Cnll as though shouting AZ Some one Tar
away. and then there was SILENCE for so long
Il had been Hassan ,Bey calling 70 Curtis, and
begging him 10 walk. more slowly. What
trines affect our destinies, Had lIndhohm!
doing this story might possibly have n different
ending.
INiHNOIH saw iIllF NAlFlb N'iHlilE I'NI Wv.
road. waving her arms, She lost all fear and
ran 10 meet her.
IT'S the English" cried the woman. They
are arrestinG Turks right and left. They, are
throwing the leaders into prison and taking
the guns away from the BASH B%aZouks"
Now God be praised" laughed Panayota.
The Turks nre hiding like hareS, Not one
dare show his head Papas-Spiro saws that all
the principal Turks will be hanged, and the rest
driven into the sea
p~arayota's ewes blazed. and she held her
head high as she marched back 10 the leper'e
hut. unconsciouslv keeping step 10 the tune OF
Tommy Atkins"
CHAPTER XXNvII.
Il will walk with Won TO the other end OF the
village. said Aglaia.
Papas-Suiro had returned also from tho road
side. He had talked with a Young man from
Canea. The English were thoroughly angry
because their soldiers had been killed, They
were going to send over a great army.
"Oh. YES 1t would he perfectly safe for n
Christian 10 20 any where now, Not a Turk
would dare peep
Panayota had long ago formed her plans.
when she had dreamed Of escape in the house
of Kostakes. Her mothers brother, kuriOs
Kurmulidhes. lived al Asprochori, n little viii
lagc about twenty miles from Canea, She Ind
often heard her father speak Of him. as n cody
man. and now Papas-Spiro said that Aspro-
chori had not fallen into the hands OF the Turks.
In the early days Of the inslrreCtion the Cretans
had held that religion. and since the arrival OF
tt,I Ia--,. frnut (rangp tho Mohnmmndana had