Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-14
lcHAPIER III-Continued.l

GAS l thought, my friend. Allan De
praised that you have SO good friend
as 1 to think Of you at time when
your purse could again be filed. How
would you like to earn thousand gold
pieces of 25 piasters each by taking
certain person down the Kur to the
Caspian?"
by the prophets beard! thou
sand pieces of gold! Hast thou come
to make me rich?'
at is that if what ask is done. A
thousand pieces of 25 piasters in gold"
..sIn the name of Allah, what cargo
hast thou found"
ga woman, one who will be prin-
cess Harken Hassan. In Tiflis there
is q certain young woman beautiful as
agoddess. Like marble statue is she
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 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 palace?"
"For two reasons Hassan. One Is
IuuL llle pIllCe 10 lOl uSIe iI0 Woulu
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
Khiva or his enemy, the ameer of
Bokhara."
at is of Bokhara I speak"
"That is sufficient No good Mus
covite would consent to that"
"But this young woman is not Mus
covite. She is a Georgian"
"Hola. That is different! A Geor-
gian would sell his wife"
"This man will not. have in the
past tried to obtain from him the con-
sent to the MARRIAGE of his daughter
with wealthy Osmanli. Ge will not
consent
HE hates us?"
Perhaps 1t is not that alone, but
she loves Muscovite, the hated Ors-
koff that captain of the Muscoyites
who has watched us and prevented
our. trade. She loves him. 1 saw them
togeths-3e very day."
~"
! not did not come to talk
But let us get to our business.
>r7i1ASo p}l not sell to Ignatz Biartelkis a
DIES THElln portion of your cargo?"
Si.G"Allah! Mohammed! Is it the daugh-
ter of Biartelkis of whom you speak?'
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 a
thousand pieces Of gold will fall mys-
teriously into your pocket"
"Oh,% thou great and willy dealer in
fair women, tell me how l can obtain
this rich reward"
is it not possible that somewhere
in this vessel are goods that have been
overlooked and that Biartelkis would
buy?'
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 thenY'
$50 to the bazaar. The bands are
still playing. There is still life in the
fair, for it is not yet midnight. Tell
Biartelkis that you have discovered
some of the finest linen hidden in the
bottom of the vessel and that you mus
start from here before morning, as al
important business demands you a
Astrakhan.''
''By the beard! I know not wha
plan you have, but thousand pieces
of gold are not picked up in a year
What will you do in the meantime?"
Await you here"
"yery we'll I will pO'
Hassan put aside his ordinary gar
ments and replaced them with his best
which he always wore to the bazaars
He babe Hatiz adieu and walked away
Ignatz Biartelkis was about to clos
his bazaar when the well known fgur
of Hassan walked in.
.'My friend" said Hassan, II hay
come in great hurry to see you.
could have been nothing but the grea
admiration 1 have for you and you
lovely daughter that would bring m
here at this hour. But as was aDou
to sail for the Caspian l discovered il
the bottom of my vessel bales of tn
finest linen-better even than brough
you last-from the looms Of that ia
country in the north that makes tn
finest linen. 1t was not like the last
assigned to you, but was placed O
board for me to sell to any one VIII
would purchase. l do not wish to tai
ry till the morning for have carg
awaiting me at Astrakhan. have a
ready got my vessel in readiness
sail. and the men are having their las
good sleep until we reach the Caspian
/ thought of you, as you have been m
friend. You have made many pun
chases. Will you not come and look q
the linen, that may at once set sail?
but it is night" said Biartelkis. Il
No ;,y T will