The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-23


i'us o,s siy. gsetn6 an RS,Se'aA
NAV s"0 auu,8 have ro,ninuni a,.i
w,9n re tsFtttah .unaui
Pardon the but that Was rus,g'N
" nat .oUii not Ia or rsrhtIss
should nas dared not 80 We'll. ID
continue. Iuat aa ! began So teius
ms self ntfr. the plot Was ttu,aNrr
ed tried L. act away. but IN,
sultan vas t0o sharp for me { had
alnaat reached the part when . a.
saugHfrd and conveyed back TO thf
city. " here / vas taken before the
sultan and afterwards thrown luto
the kasbah.t
And Suu we're imprisoned there'
she said softly. with infinite com.
passion In her voice. "Hea l pity
youis
do not waste Yuur sympathy
on me. | answered. for I have nu
right Io a. let me SO ou. Tor have
Eot much Co tell YOU. aud time
presses. A. have said Was
thrown into this loathsoma place.
10 live ar die as circumstance
should dictate. t-very day I eN-
pee ted Go be tortured to have my
eyes or tongue torn cut my limbs
Topped of like branches of "a tree
For these things are Of daily occur
renee. AlY food consisted Of rotten
dates. and water az thick and green
as that % a roadside pond in SUM
mer.
At last. and when I waa on the
verge 81 madness. I was ordered
into the presence % the sultan. As
you have for Yourself discovered. ho
Is a very different pcraon Ia his uvu
country 20 the Individual who Re 90
affahIe aud rourtly when In EnE-
land. RE told me exactly What he
Intended deluK with me as "a pun
IahmsHt for the fault I had commit
fed. aud ffom that moment I looked
anon myself aa worse than "a dead
man. dare not trlI you what ne
threatened me with. when hc had
finished was escorted back o. my
eeu-whlch. by the way. I SHARED
ulth a mailman and another poor
wretch. whose emily crime vas that
he had refused 60 surrender his
1 HNNHAHa# ~ "a AHaH
left 10 speculate rs 60 when tire
hour would come for ne 90 die. and
IS 70 whether / should b. able O.
bear the torture like an English
man. The suspense Nas uneudar-
able
Il can quite lmeaiue that Il would
De-" she said in the same tone az
she had used before.
"onrr mere he threatened me-.
continued but after time he tn
formed me that he would zlNr me .
chance q saving my life. This waa
a dangerous mission hn wished car
H.ed cut. auI " I cared 90 undertake
Il. he world give we ms liberty
provided / should prove saseessfel.
-of course yuu agreed 70 DO 50,
she remarked quickly.
L was given time 90 think u
over. for / was taken back Ca ny
selL and iia not Hes him again Until
the following day lis stipulation
then vas that should give ms sol
esnn word % honor. and swear D
ai I held sacred. that I would CARR
5ut the work he desired 70 have
tone. n ga nat the torture should
commence. and be- would obtain
come enc else % DO the work.
font know that I am more or
onward than most men. but when
Thought q the torture tfaf l khs 2.
that He wauId keep his word ana
artoy the apectael~l Hwose most
#sieanHiy that I would DO anythlns
be might ask 90 me. God help me
who eauid blame yaa. MI
aavsazsn p she asksd 1t was 60
a4vr your fife from remor Hsisas
fFrant. ana any one else would
have acted as yea dia-
Wait until you have heard what
Il uaa that he wanted me 20 DO.
said. almost usrssiy. for no torture
he sultan might have inflicted up
an me could have quaIIeI the agony
T was enduring then.
What Waa % he asked ~ you -
she said 4 beg % sou 70 teil me
every thinE
what dis those tao men do
saked. and I can tell sou I scarcely
recognized my own voice. aa hoarHe
as It with emotion.
distinctly heard her gasp as u
she rere frightened.
eYou know what they di1.' she
answered. ssThsy took me from my
father and mother. and would have
given me to the sultan. What has
chat to do with your story Tell
met"
II vas what I had sworn % Do
myself I managed 10 say. May
God forgive met
For what may have been hair q
aiuute-and / ask you 20 believe Il
seemed an eternity % me=sho said
nothing. Then she turned and look
I "a az me. The moon had risen hiah
above the cliffs By this time. and
could see her face distinctly. From
/ the house below ua came the sound
~ ManaIakra fine baritone=troiiiHE
forth a Greek song concerning love
and vine. while from a neishboring
| marq1e iu a street behind the houHe
Muzzin wna calling upon an thf
faithful 20 witness that there was
no God but Godf Allah ~ Allah
/ NO akbart.'
can see the whole picture a.
piainIy as II q were before me now
Mr.. GavcsFou. I have known yot
I TOO long 20 believe this 10 be true.
she said At last. No, no II eanno'
I Be truei"
could not answer her. Think
for yourself how could II ! haf
/ nothing 10 say.
You we're my brothers friend.
she went on. laying her hand upof
/ INV arm. You would not have dom
ID. You were our guest. Tell me
on DO tell me that Il Is not true.
She walked a few PAGES from me
/ and then returned.
Mr.. GaVeason. tell me. ! implor'
you. that you are iesting with me.
| abe cried. "Oh, tell me that u D
only a Joke. You have been 20 GOO
ana kind to me You have saVe'
my life. Tell me that IL Is only
Joke. For both our sakes don't De
| eeive mel
The temptation 70 make her be
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