The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-21
A GREClAN
 TRAGEDY

regiment Quartered at Corfu was in the habit of hunting frequently in 1 Greece. One day while following q doe he became separated from his com l panlons and lost hls way. After con siderable wandering he at last came in sight of the lonlan sea, with It's nu. morous and beautiful Islands. The day was now. however, far spent. and lt was with much delight that from the top of hill he espied the white walls of Greek cottage before him. ! He determined at all risks to seek ad- mission for an asylum for the night. He approached the door. which he found shut. He knocked loudly with his hunting whip, and quickly the door was opened by a Greek female, the loyclicst his eyes had ever rested on. The young huntsman made his misfor- tunes and hls wishes known to her in as good Albanian as he could muster, to which she replied In Italian and In vlted him in.
 The cause of manhood and mlsfor tune seldom finds a deaf ear among the ladies. and this beautiful Greek yielded to It's Influence and readily of fcred him an asylum. telling hlm at the same time that he must depart at aaybrcak, for if her male friends, who bore no great love for the English caught him there he might repent his intrusion.
 Costello-for such was the officers namc--rcadily asscnted and joyfully took possession of the small chamber the beautiful Zoralda showed him for the night. He even. In the ecstasy Of his admiration for his beautiful host eSs. nearly forgot his poor stecd. His recollection. however, quickly return cd. and he Sallled out tO the stable and made the necessary arrangements for lts comfort himself The pccullarlty of his situation not little surprised him. Alone. amid the desert noun tnlnS of Albania, with the most beau tlfm woman hls eyes ever rested on, and couiccturc seemed at a stand to account fer her solitary situation. 'Tis .ruc she had spoken of male relations. bat hc had as vt seen no human form in that solitude except herself There was neatncSs about the cottage waich scarcely belonged to Greek peasant. arl bcr language, although Greek lu habit and appearance, was pure Tuscan.
 On his return from the stable he found his beautiful hostess had pre- pared suitable collation., which. with a cnn of .re good wine of Thessaly majc him forget h's fstiguc. She ..rltl not unwilling Go enter into con t,.,atou. Costello was a good In cuiSt Having been some time in Flor c.,t he spoke thc genuine Tuscan wlth sufficient nucncy He therefore aVlug'y seized the opportunity offered 1s entering into conversation in that .Irgla-c Co which h'r soft. mclodlous vn.rr lent au additional harmony
 u.r story was short She hcl1ngcd .l party of migauls who occupied his retreat among th mountaius. from whence they made excursions ou the .ai4s for piuudcr. on one of which hey were now absent They had late y come from the opl psitc coast of Ca ar,n. and her father. who was the head or the sang. was originally from 'f,l. where she had been brought un
 She was. she said, tired of that kind 3f life. which was now doIbly odious ID her. as her father was forcing her Co rarry one of his own gaug
 Slc owned she was unhappy and The duwncast melancholy of her beau iiful eyes too well attcStcd the truth tf her assertion. Costello felt for her. Co which perhaps the extreme beauty of her appearance not n little tended. He resolved Co rescue her Yet how to effect lt he did not know. lt was more easily thought of than executed. lp the ardor of the moment he mentioned it Co her. He urged her ;o fly with bun. She hcsltated. she resisted. Al Inst she yielded.
 But not now" said she. "l must again see my father Poor. miserable old man, Te will DOW have nobody lo watch over him. to pray for him. Perhaps he may even fall victim to his own bloodthlrsty companions. Re. turn" she continued "to your own quarters Prepare few servants to attend you. and In the next dark of the moon meet me under wonder rock at midnight, and l shall be prepared to accompany you to some place where you may be able Co procure a safe es cort for me back to Pisa"
 Costello promised an she asked. Ht .etlrcd to rest and the next morning at daybrcak started ofr on his return Co Corfu. bearing with him the Image of the beautiful Zoralda strongly I'm pressed on his Imagination.
 Another week passed on without their meeting. Stlll Zoralda was up pcrnost in his thoughts. The moon had now arrived at that point in her orbit at which. even In that delightful climate she wells her light for n short time, and Costello. thlnly attended and ignorant of the errand of danger he was entering on. prepared to put In eS ecutlon his Intention of resculng the beautiful Zoralda and making her his own.
 He found no difficulty In retroclne his route and. leaving his servants and horses at the foot of the mountain joyfully ascendcd the rock, armed only with his sword and case of pistols.