Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-07

Qekc0 LOUDLY.
"fn the name Of Allah. hold your
tongueg' came q reply in low tones.
"It Ia l."
"By that voice I should say It was
Haflx EHendi." said Hassan hopefully,
for he knew that II HaDz Efendi had
business that necessitated q disguise
It would pay well.
IL atm HATH" said the old slave trad.
er as he walked upon the deck. "Are
we aloneT"
Sufficiently alone to talk. The men
are asleep"
"Iet us sit down and tnlk. I have
come with an offer that no man who
is not fool will refuse. Hassan. hast
thou a wifeT
"rhou knowest well have two"
care they well cared forT'
IL am poor and should have but one.
was once better supplied with
wealth."
"As I thought, my friend. Allah be
praised that you have SO good friend
as l to think Of you at time when
your purse could again be filed. How
would you like to earn a thousa nd gold.
pieces Of rs piasters each by taking a
certain person down the Kur to the
Caspian?"
by the prophets board! A thou.
sand pieces of gold! Hast thou come
TO make me rich"
ut Ia that II what I ask IL done. A
thousand pieces Of 25 piasters in gold"
I'm the name Of Allah. what cargo
hast thou found?"
"a woman one who will be a prin-
cess. Harken. Hassan. In Tihis there
Is a certain young woman beautiful az
Pure white Is her skin and like velvet.
One caress from her lips would turn
you from the Koran. She is desired in
holy marriage by a certain prince"
"And she desires that convey her to
his palace?'
NAY; she desires nothing. She does
not even know"
"Why does not the prince ask her to
accompany him to his palnce?"
For two reasons, Hassan. One lie
that the prince is not here ana would
not set his foot upon the dominons Of
the hated Muscovite. The other Is that
were he TO do SO the father of this
young woman would Spurn him, for
the Muscovite does not regard his IA
Their as king"
Thou speakest either Of the khan OF
Khva or his enemy, the ameer OF
Eokhara"
ut is Of Bokharn speak"
THAT is sufficient. No good Mus
covlte would consent to that
Put this young woman Is not a Mus.
covite. She Is a Georgian"
"Hola. That is different! A Geor.
gian would sell bis Wife"
"This man will not. have In the
past tried to obtain from him the con-
sent to the marriage Of his daughter
with a wealthy Osmanli. He will net
consent"
HE hates us1"
Perhaps 1t is not that alone but
she loves a Muscovite. the hated Ors-
koff. that captain of the Muscovites
who has watched us and prevented
our trade. She loves him. I saw them
together this very day"
as he rich7"
II know not. did not come to talk
Of him. But let us get to our business.
Did you not sell to Ignatz Biartelkis a
certain portion Of your cargo?"
allah! MOhammed. Ia 1t the daugh-
ter of Biartelkis Of whom you speak p
1.-The same. The prince Of Bokhara
desires her for his wife. and Of my own
knowledge she is promised to be the
wife Of Captain Orskoff But we can
secure the girl for the prince, and n
thousand pieces of gold will fall mys-
teriously into your pocket"
ooh, thou great and willy dealer in
fair women, tell me how l can obtain
this rich rewardw
rs it not possible that somewhere
In this vessel are goods that have been
overlooked and that Biartelkis would
buyT
you mean-that I am to say that
such is the case?"
Exactly. You know that his daugh-
ter always accompanies him to pur.
chase goods"
II know. Well what then?"
go to the bazaar. The bands are
still playing. There is still life in the
fair, for 1t is not yet midnight. Tell
Biartelllis that you have discovered
some Of tho finest linen hidden in the
bottom Of the vessel and that you must
start from here before morning, as an
important business demands you at
Astrakhan."
'By the beard! know not what
plan you have, but a thousand pieces
Of gold are not picked up in a year.
What will you do in the meantime2"
await you here"
every we'll. l Will CO."
Hassan put aside his ordinary gar
ments and replaced them with his best,
which he always wore to the bazaars.
He babe Hnfiz adieu and walked away.
Isnatz Biartelkis was about to close
his bazaar when the we'll known figure
of Uassan walked in.
MY friend" said Hassan, II have
come In great hurry to see you. 1t
could have been nothing but the great
admiration l have for you and your
lovely daughter that would bring me
here at this hour. But as | was about
to sail for the Caspian discovered In
the bottom Of my vessel bales Of the
finest linen-better even than brought
vOu laef-frorp tina iOorna Of TINT far