, 1904-06-08

.Tha boats are RinnlnS ~ SoHN
+ho Kur fro Tifis. and n
may be going to Mi Noveorou :,
"If there is one, twill tahe ne -.
..no 70 shoot nv NV on board. My
name isn't Harvey rons lor ,'aate
~, - +hom Iya OF an iron cheek,
Harveyized at that ..,,,o
81 will watch TO the poa's
uor wait said IN, peasant. Il am
waiting for my SOM VINO went
fair with soOas to Sc.
do they own a bot?'
Eyes. but it is not luch OF a boat. Il
could not go to Astrlhan.
MIR. Irons walked Up and down lne
r,,de wharf. smokig furiously. his
thoughts were interrupted by the peas
ant.
"a Turkish boa. booming down. ex-
cellency. | do not Know where IL 10
going. But these bats go anywhere
Shall | call themT
Eyes. That's a god sized boat. l
must get to Astrakhn."
bul IL Is ulllttHl " tain
lance. If we take one of these little
boats and go to net them. 1t VIII De
better"
Good. I'll get on board and make
them take me to A%suakhan. Come Oh
I'll pay you for your work
Irons and the ma got into a Doat'
and it shot out into the stream.
How is it that d Turkish boat plies
on this sea?' asked Harvey.
There are a few only. eXcellency,
but the Osmanlis are everywhere. The
trade here is as good as on the blacK
sea-"
Queer that the ear permits the
Turks to compete with his own people
and | am not supposed to sell wind
mills"
THE little father is liberal. Al
may sail upon the sea, but they mus
not commit crimes"
You mean the sla1e trade? have
heard it was abolished"
Eyes, his majesty would not permit
1t. Many of the Circassian and Geor
gian people sold their daughters to b.
the wives of wealthy Turks"
Hail that fellow
"Ay-oop' shouted the peasant. stop!
"What do you want?" came a voice
from the vessel.
"Whither are you bOundT
ITO Astrakhan."
Jumping Jehoshaphat! What luck!
shouted Irons. Get me on board
Quick!"
"A passenger for Astrakhan." shout
ed the peasant, Juggling away at tn
paddles.
We cannot take passengers"
You've got one anyway answere'
Irons, who could make himself under
stood in many eastern languages.
1--WE have no passenger on the boat!
mo, but you will have one might,
soon," said Irons.
The little boat was almost directly II
the path of the sailing vessel. Iron
pulled his wallet from his pocket an,
chose some pieces of gold.
Pull in front of her; make her ruI
us down."
1--WE shall be killed."
mo, we won't be killed. Do as
say"
He placed the gold on the bottom o
the boat. The peasant sent the boa
under the very bows of the sailing yes
sci. There was a shout of "Allah" o
board, and Irons, giving the little boa
a kick that sent it out of the wa!
grasped the rugged outlines of the Fl,
urehead and swung himself on board.
"Who are you? What do you want!
demanded the captain.
81 am Harvey Irons, an America
who is going to Astrakhan on yot
ship. | want to ascend the Volga
Mini Novgorod. What's your nam
may | ask? | always pay well fl
services, especially when | comp
them"
81 am Hassan. l am going to Astr
bad"
"You said you were going to A
trakhan."
at was a mistake, excellency.
meant to say the other"
"Why not go to Astrakhan?
"Alas, a valuable cargo awaits me
Astrabad."
"How valuableY
"To the value of a thousand pieces
gold"
"Well, you take me to Astrakhan a
I'll give you 800 piasters in gold.
won't take you long. You won't IL
that much on your cargo"
"The accursed Giaourt" mutter
Hassan to himself.
Harvey coolly watched the ere
Many tribes and tongues that border
on the Caspian were represented, a