Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-05

"Rcnain ,Dhere you are!"
seemed to be an officer. "If you at.
tempt to come on this ship before you
are wanted. you will be killed"
"What is it you wish to understand p
Another and another spear appeared
until regular wall Of lance points
barred him from the vessel.
"Remain where you are"
The terrified Alma was taken, with
polite attentions, to comfortable cab.
in, fitted up in oriental luxury. Here
she saw, weeping upon divan, the
beautiful daughter of the murdered
Biartelkis.
"Kouraw exclaimed Alma, throwing
her arms around the girl. But Koura,
thinking that she was being embraced
by man, repulsed Alma.
"Koura. do you not know me? am
Alma Jurnieff"
"Alma Jurnieff! Am l. then. rescued
again by Russians"
"No. my poor girl; am as unlucky
rs you. My American sweetheart, who
was accused Of f-nbducting you the first
time and was thrown into prison at
Tifis to be sent to Siberia or killed,
escaped with my assistance. l wore
the uniform of the inspector general OF
prisons, and by acting a part l sue
ceeded in getting him out. We escaped
from Tifiis while the alarm guns were
being fired. The soldiers even came
upon the boat where we were hiding
under the hay. A storm overlook us,
The captain of the boat was swept
overheard, and the other men deserted
in small boat, thinking the American
was the cause of the storm. NJ. Irons
and l, left alone, have just been res
cued by the men on this boat. At least
l am here. but NJ. Irons Is held on the
hayboat. They thought, as you did
that was a Russian officer"
81 know you are not now" said
Koura. putting her arm around Alma
Il recognize your voice and face. Let
them know that NJ. Irons is friend"
"How shall address them? Do you
know them we'll? When did you come?
"3ut short time ago. know now
that the American had nothing to do
with my abduction. OF course you
know that my father has not been
found, and had no home. was lodg
ing with my uncle. Dimitri Biartelkis,
and one night as was closing his
house was seized, hurried into q
drosky and taken to the river, where
I was put into a Turkish cayik."
You passed u.s." cried Alma, "but
we did not suspect that you were
there"
"You could not. Even the soldiers
that camel thought they were look
ing for me, but they must have been
looking for you-were deceived. l was
thrust into a sack and placed under
several other sacks Of meal and grain,
end they did not find me. Oh, this Is
terrible! But NJ. Irons will protect and
defend u.s."
"Will he?" demanded short, swarthJ
officer of the ameer's boat as he turned
Alma rudely around. "Let me look at
YOU. You have cut your hair II you
are q woman. But you must be WON
an, you are so beautiful. Since we
have had so much trouble with your
accursed Muscovite officers. and have
had to take the bride of our noble
prince twice. we will recompense our.
selves by taking you also. Keep each
other in good cheer, for in short time
the officers of our glorious ameer Will
dance at the wedding of his son, the
prince. will have the American. as
YOU call him. thrust aside"
Reaching the deck. he gave COM
mands to raise the anchor and set sail.
1--WE have accomplished that for
which we came and more" he said.
THE supposed officer is, as that fellow
said, a woman and beautiful one."
"What is that?" asked the heavy
voice of an officer who seemed half
drunk as lie came up to where the
group stood with their spears leveled
at Harvey's breast.
al report, Karakal, that we have ac-
cOmplished more than our mission.
We received from Hafiz Effendi and
Milk the beautiful daughter Of the
merchant Biarte.kis. whom they as
sure US is the love!iest young woman
in the world and fitting bride for
our noble prince. Now comes this load
of hay on which two cried for rescue.
One is this man you see, Of race call
cd Americans. The other is clad
In n Russian uniform, but proves to be
O lovely young woman, as lovely as the