, 1904-07-13

@zs94J top of the hay were In a pre-
carious condition. The wind and rain
had chilled Alma, and she snuggled
close to Harvey for warmth.
my darlingr' he said as he Rugged
her close. This is indeed a terrible
experience for you. Rather would l
have remained in the prison at Tifis
than subject you to such peril
Dear one. they would have killed
you. and that would have killed me.
Is it not better for us to die together,
IL we must dep
Eyes, it is better; but, since the old
hulk and its load of hay have survived
the worst of the storm, we may yet
run across a boat that will pick us up"
LET us hope So"
They spoke little rs they huddled to-
gether Oh the hay. Each was strain
ing to hear the faintest sound that
might come from over the water.
"Harkr' said Harvey. Dearest, did
you not hear something's"
II fancied-I hoped heard a shout.
Can 1t be that Russian boats are out
after us so soon, and in that storm?'
1.-THE Russians would not be shout
ing. 1 fancy it is some one In distress.
Perhaps the Turks in that cayik are
shouting for help"
With clasped hands they waited
through the dark hours of the early
morning. Dawn began streaking the
east. Harvey strained his eyes to
pierce the scarcely p%erceptible light.
Not more than 200 feet from them was
a long, low hull that seemed at rest.
The hum of voices could be heard as
the wind and rolling current carried
them nearer.
1--WE are savedr' cried Alma, and
she wept on his breast.
"Ho, there" shouted Harvey at the
top of his voice. "Wboever you are.
help u.s."
"Wha is the voice that speaks out
of the darkness?" came a shout. I'm
the name of Allah tell usp'
Then above the other voice there rose
cries of allah! Allah. Ill Allah! Mob
ma Mohammed Resoul Ullah"
"Mohammedans. and most likely
Turks" said Harvey. yet that does
not sound like a Turkish voice. But
any port in a storm"
AS the dawn increased and the old
hay barge foated nearer the other
boat Harvey could distinguish dark
forms lined up along the deck rail. He
seemed to recognize that long. low,
black hull. A rope was thrown to him,
and he caught it after several at
tempts. Those on board the vessel
drew the hayboat toward it.
"Who are you?" came a voice in a
jargon that Harvey happily under
stood.
I'VE are castaways on Il wreck" he
answered, trying to produce a combi-
nation Of tongues that these men could
understand. He had been long enough
in the east to know that when one
crossed a frontier he did not at once
leave the language of one country be-
hind him and find a totally distinct
tongue of another in use. The people
who trade across a frontier borrow
from each other enough to combine
their dialects and produce Il sufficient
ly Ineligible language for intercourse
and as one recedes from the frontier
the borrowed words from the other
country are gradually lost until the
tongue of the natives ia In use. Thus
1t was that, no matter with whom he
came in contact, Irons could make him.
self understood.
1--WE will take your came the voice,
and the hayboat was drawn close to
the other. Powerful arms were out
reached to them, and Irons, stiff and
sore from the experience of the night,
gathered his strength to pass Alma
over.
"A soldier of the hated czarv' yelled
n on board, scanning the uniform of
the inspector general Of prisons, which
Alma still wore. zone of our enc
mies!'
A sharp cry escaped Alma, and Har-
vey sang out:
Have a care how you use that WON
an! That is my wife! She wears that
uniform only to eseape!'
AS he spoke he tried to leap to the
other vessel, but 4 long spear stopped
him.
Remain where you are till we I'm
derstand this thing!' said one wins
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?
Another and another spear appeared
until a regular wall OF lance points
barred him from the vessel.
Remain where you arer'
The terrified Alma was taken, with
polite attentions, to q comfortable cab
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