Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-06-13


corting a closed carriage. Bolt and
/ harrcade the front door while | run by
/ the back"
Iona, having done her work. rushed
after her mistress. She knew the Mac
adonan town thoroughly and led ma
dame hy devious and intricate turnings
to battle pursuit. Besides. the twilight
had begun to deepen and rain was
falling and threatening to fall heavily
At last they reached the lower town.
and. again pursuing windings seemina1
ly interminahlc, they at last passed up
a narrow passage to where, underneath
an ancient Roman wall bright light
issued forth from a large interior.
The khan-the yellow khan. whis-i
percd Iona beneath her breath. Mme.l
Yalolisky sighed a sigh of relief. and
her gait assumed its wonted undulatingj
grace as She stepped forward toward
the open front Of the khan or rude inn.
A number of men in the garb of the
Macedonian mountaineer We're sitting
within, carousing out of drinking
horns testing and laughing loudly. A.
dead silence fell on them all as Sophro-
MIA yalonsky stepped forward and
stood calmly facing them, a dream Of
beauty so she seemed to those stall
wart fellows While Iona quietly, as
became the waiting woman took her
place little to the left Of madame.
Where is Sklavatz2" said madame,l
with clear, bell-like, penetrating voice.
"Sklavatz. your eXcellency! He is.
within" said one Of the men. ska
vatz. Sklavatz.
Instantly tall, handsome, splendidly
made Macedonian stepped from the in.
terror Of the khan and raised his hat.
high in a not ungraceful salute.
AT your service. gracious lady" said
he. Pray. what are your commandsF'
Sophronia then drew from the folds
of her dress a small leather letter hold
er, from which she took document,
which she handed to Sklavatz. lie pc
rused ii, his interest rising as he read.
Then he folded it and handed it back
with an air Of great devotion and in
creased Difference.
"Can l 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.
IF your cXcellency lets him know by
how great a parsonage you are hon
ored'
"But lie must not know. II is imper-
alive he should not And then in n
low tone she unfolded to him her plans
She must he saved after having Sc
cured her quarry.
1T sEali Is done, Your eXcellency"
said Sklavaiz az last, IF it costs me
my life ana that Of all my kinsmen.'
When madame ana Iona returned to
their residence, the Turks had gone,
and Sophronia at once sat down ana
wrote a most caressng 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 as he read the
perfumed page. how lovingly he would
finger lis long mustachios.
Two days later Sophronia sat in a
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 10 Amantor Pasha's
shooting box, which lay near lakelet
in a lovely mountain glen. \ few
Bashi-BazoukS were the sole escort.
Some cantered ID front; a denser body
brought up the rear. Amantor on a
handsome charger caracoled gayly in
sight of the open window Of the car
rage They were in the center of the
defle of Jal,slf when suddenly a rifle
shot rang out amid the stiffness of the
mountain solitude, and a horseless
steed came gathering past the carriage.
Amantor Pasha galloped forward TO
see what had happened. Before he
had ridden 80 yards the mountains
were echoing with the sharp, swift
volleys poured in on all sides. The
Bashi- Bazouks in front were shot
down TO a man. Those in the rear,
having lost heavily, turned to fly, but
their retreat was cut of at the mouth
OF the Jalouf defile, and not one es-
capped
Again Sklavatz stood bareheaded in
front Of Sophronia Yalofsky. who
smiled on him her sunniest smile as
she sat back in the carriage.
And the pashaf" she asked.
"He is dead. madame"
1T is we'll" said she; "he became in
solent"
Later ia the day Sophronia turned 10
her trusted servant after few mo-
ments' reflection. This is great
coup. Iona said She But this Mace
donian-did you see his look: lie loves
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