Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26

, OF doing business, to burden themseve
with captiyes who are III and may dl
on their hands, They try to keep thel
prisoners In as good condition as pos
sible 80 as 70 return them safe and II
good health when their ransoms ar
paid.
That accounts for the good treat
ment which Nine. Tsilka and re
celyed at their hands. For they dit
treat us Well We had better food.
believe, more bread than they ha,
themselves, Then they always serve,
US before they ate themselves.
We'll, when they decided that Nine
Oosheya was too III TO be carried OF
they looked for somebody else to TAX,
with me. They asked what married
woman there was In our party anC
they picked out Nine. Tsilka, but as
am single they took the married woman
along with me- as sort OF chaperon,
suppose.
They were harsh and abrupt to us
at first, but as | look back to Il now
am convinced that this was because
they We're afraid OF being attacked
They seemed very nervous and anxious
I'VE were hurried away and Travelled
that night, They movsd us repeatedly
and always at night. At our stopping
places they kept us In huts which they
built and in dark places. We never
knew where We were and saw nobody
save the brigands. Then they told us
nothing about negotiations for our re-
lease
I'VE knew nothing OF what was going
on in the outside world. They did
grudgingly from time TO time dole US
out little news as to what was being
said about our capture. They told us
That our pictures were being printed in
the newspapers, for instance. But we
knew absolutely nothing Of any effort
made 10 save us.
They threatened as repeatedly. In
20 days they would say there is a
bullet for you and a bullet for you,
pointing TO each Of us In turn, unless
your ransom IN paid, II was a matter
OF cold-blooded business with them
They told us at the start that we
were captured and held for money.
That is why they were 30 jealous about
our health. They were disguised with
me when | caught heavy cold and did
not hesitate TO tell me So They were
still more Disguised when | fell In
hole and wrenched my knee. They re-
preached me for not taking proper care
Of myself.
1T was the coming Of the baby that
did most to Insure kindness In their de-
meanor toward us. They were much
less harsh and rude In their manner OF
speech to us after that. II seemed to
stir all the chiyalry there was in them,
and besides they feared TO bring down
upon themselves the curse which they
believe falls upon one who mistreats
a woman In Nine. Tsilka's condition
1T was seven weeks before we were
released that the baby came-a beauti-
ful little black-eyed girl. I feel that /
have a share In the little thing, for II
Tell to me 70 take much care Of It.
Three days after II was born carried
{ on one of our night journeys 1t was
N such an arrangement as Is slung
rom the mothers back, but | carried
{ on my knees.
1T lifted up its voice a good deal,
md ! was very glad that II did not
make the brgands angry with its cry
ng, But II did not. They were very
yentle and kind in all that concerned
he baby
I'VE were in captivity six months
aeklng eight days Up TO the very last
moment we did not know that anything
vas being done to save us. Even that
light when we set out on our way to
.berty we did not know the happiness
hat was before us. We had had so |
AMY of those night journeys and sup
osed this was only another Of them.
After we had travelled for a certain |
istance we halted. But that was a |
ommon occurrence OF these Journeys. |
he brlgands frequently would become |
usplclous that pursuers were after |
hem Then they would be all alert.
osting themselves behind rocks and on
he sides OF the road with their guns In
lelr hands, ready TO resist attack.
"On this occasion | heard the order
lven TO go back with the horses but
ven then / did not dream that IL was
nything unusual | did not realize
lat the brigands had turned us loose
MI they were out OF sight and be-
ond hearing. Had done so ! would
ave called out goodbye to them. Two
their number were left with us and
ley guided US to the village, where we
ere left"
What do brigands look like. Miss
oneY' the missionary was asked, ARE
ey like the stage brigands?"
Now | am Massachusetts, born" re-
led Miss Stone, "and | never have
en- west except for little time, and |
ver saw a stage brigand. So | don't
low what a stage brigand was like.
Those who had US I'm captivity were
several netionalltles, should Judge
heard them speaking Greek and the
bantam dialect and Turkish Several
them dressed like Turks. looked like
inks, talked like Turks and ! have
doubt they were Turks. AS 10 their
mes 1t was all Tom, Dick and Harry,