The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-05

s'uuu NdlilllN lhclilS them, ufehm OIL
beauty - 50 she seemed to those stall
wart fellows while Iona quietly. rs
became the waiting woman, took heI
place little to the left of madame.
where is Sklavatz?" said madame
with clear, helllIke, penetrating voice
"SklaVat2, your eXcellency! He Il
Within" said one of the men. "Skla
Vatz! Sklavatz"
Instantly Il tall, handsome, splendldll
made Macedonian stepped from the in
tcrlor of the khan and raised his ha
nigh In II not ungraccful salute.
AT your service, gracious lady" sale
he. Pray, what are your eommandsY
Sophronia then drew from the fold,
of her dress a small leather letter hold
er. from which she took document,
which she handed to Sklavatz He pc
rused 1t, his interest rising ns he read
Then he folded 1t and handed 1t back,
with an air of great devotion and In
creased Difference.
can | speak with you alone?" she
asked.
Come with me- madame" And he
led her into an interior apartment.
Quickly she told him of the peril which
threatened her from Amantor Pasha.
IL your excellency let's him know by
how great n parsonage you are hon
ored"
But he must not know. 1t Is imper-
atlve he should not" And then In a
low tone she unfolded to him her plans.
She must he saved after having Sc
cured her quarry
1T shall be done, your excellency,"
said Sknvat2 ut last, "if 1t costs me
my life and that of all my kinsmen."
When madame and Iona returned to
their residence, the Turks had gone,
and SophronIa Mt once sat down and
wrote Il most caresslng note TO Aman-
tor pasha, and this she sent to the
palace at once. smiling slyly as she
thought how the great eyes Of Aman-
tor Pasha would glow rs he read the
pcrfumed page. how lovingly he would
finger his long mustachIos.
Two days later Sophronla snt In IA
closed carriage with dispatch boxes
near her containing documents by
which both the Ottoman and German
governments laid the utmost store
They We're going to Amantor pasha's
shooting box, which lay near n lnkelet
In lovely mountain glen. A few
Bashi Ba2ouks were the sole escort.
Some cantcred IN front; n denser body
brought up the rear. Amantor ON n
handsome charger caracoled gayly In
| sight of the open window of the ear
rlagc They were In the center of the
dehle Of Jalouf when suddenly n rifle
shot rnng out nmid the stiffness of the
mountain solitude, and horseless
steed came gathering past the carriage.
Amantor Pnsha galloped forward to
see what had happened Before he
had ridden 80 yards the mountains
We're echolng with the sharp, swift
volleys poured In on all sides. The
Bashi- Ba2ouks In front were shot
down to II man. Those In the renr,
having lost heavily, turned to fly, but
their retreat was cut Off ut the mouth
of the Jalouf dctile, and not one es-
| capped.
Again Slaavatz stood bareheaded In
front Of Sophronla Valoirsky. who
smiled on him her sunnlest smile as
she sat back In the carriage
"And the pnshnY she asked.
Gle is dead, madame"
at Is we'll" said she; "he became n-
solent."
Later in the day Sophronla turned to
her t;uatcd servant after II few mo-
nents' reflection. "This IL great
coup, Iona" said she. But this Mace
doninn-d did you see his look2 He loves
me."-Ienny Pictorial Magazine.