Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-11

victims the impression that Il drivers
feared for their lives or liberty, and.
the captiyes were ordered to get up and
walk 1t was all very sudden. and the
outlook was a bad one, but Instead of
Mysteries Miss Hattie gave her atten-
ton to young Weston. Here was some
thing that ought to arouse him and
make good the record of his race, but
he was not aroused-that is he was
only aroused enough to remark:
9TH Z might have waited till we had
finished our luncheon, bah Jove but
suppose We'll have to go along with
them"
And go they did. Mr.. Graham fretted
that he had not been prepared for the
fellows, but young Weston was undis-
turbed. Even the brigands who had
gobbled up all sorts and conditions of
men before, winked at each other and
wondered what sort of fish they had
landed this time. We all know how
brigands work their rackets They are
out for the money and do not Ill treat
their captives. A walk of ten miles
brought them to a wretched camp
among the rocks and trees, and the
captured were made as comfortable as
circumstances would permit. The cook
ing was rude, the f1eas plentiful and
the demeanor of the brigands anything
but high toned, and after a wretched
night a palaver was called. The cap
tives couldn't speak the Turkish Ian
guage, and the brigands couldn't speak
the English, but in an hour or two a
satisfactory conclusion had been ar
rived at. 1t was to be $4,000 for the
girl, the same for her father and a like
sum for young Weston. all rated Al
and no discount for age, sex or preyi-
Gus condition. Letters were written to
the American and English consuls in
the city, and as the money could be
easily raised it looked as if the captives
would be restored after four or FIVE
days detention
On the second morning of their stay
a peasant boy came into camp with
strange burden-strange to him and to
the brigands. The contents of the bas-
ket were sticks of dynami 2, which had
in some way been lost on t.seir journey
to marble quarry three or four miles
away. The boy had brought his find
to be examined and perhaps purchased
but as the brigands knew nothing of
the stuff they had no use for it. The
four sat around the morning campfire
and handled the sticks and wondered
over them. and strolling down that way
from the huts on higher ground young
Weston saw and recognized the dan
gerous explosive Not only that, but
he took a stick in his hand and saunter-
ed back and said to Mr.. Graham:
bah Jove, but I've an idea You and
Miss Graham keep within doors for
few minutes
He turned away before he could be
questioned, and walking back to with
in twenty feet of the fire he deliber-
ately hurled the stick against the big
rock at the brigands' backs. There
was flash, roar, an earthquake,
and a quarter of an hour later the daw-
ding young man opened his eyes to find
Graham and his daughter bending over
him. He had been hurled a hundred
feet, but was only bruised
1T must have gone off, doneher
knaw," he said as he sat up.
Eyes, it did," replied Graham. IF
you meant to wipe those brigands off
the face of the earth you've done 1t,
and we all came near going to-
bah Jovew
"Well, Mr.. Weston, you have ex-
perienced an earthquake" said Miss
Hattie, 'sand can you tell me whether
it actually reused you out of yourself?"
1T may have, Miss Graham-it may
have, but I'll think the thing over after
getting back to town and let you knaw,
doncher knawp'