Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-15
Ge Captain
OF the
Janizaries
BY JAMES M. LUDLOW
Copvish. 1886. By Dodd. Mead e Co.
Cosynsh,. 1890. BY james M. Ludlow

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"a hundred! Are you love crossed
that you value life 80 little? You'll
skin well. my gentle lambkin. And us
you are half tanned already. we will
sell your hide to the buskin maker for
almost that sum. and your fat feeling
his rlbs) will grease n hundred galley
masts. A thousand ducats Is your
value, you Albanian imp
II do not possess so much" said the
victim.
But your sister does" said the ruff
fan, and. not noting the surprised look
Of the man. continued: I'VE have ar
ranged for that. Your life is worth to
us just 1000 ducats Of gold. Sign
this" producing n bit Of paper OH
which was something written.
81 cannot read 1t In This light. You
read 1t. may trust such honest Eel.
lows Ms you are"
| The man read: ITO my sister. the
Albanian at the house of Phranza.
I nm In danger. from which I can cs.
cape only IL you will give the bearer
1000 ducats. Speak not TO any one
Of 1t or m, life IL forfeit. That you
may know this Is genuine the bearer
will show you my ring and clip Of
my hair"
Give me your ring. AMI. comradc
warm the wax to seal the letter." said
Glovan.
But am not the man you seek"
said the victim.
And who nrc you them
az mere stranger"
prove Il"
! Take tic ring. and the lady will not,
recognize it,
I'VE shall! see" said the rufiian. "but
We will tate the hundred ducats now
to pay for any trouble you have put
us to-"
His belt was stripped off and its
golden contents ripped out. Tho victim
was united. first having been complete
| ~ disarncd. The three men. entering
the bont. pushed OF In the direction
| from which they had entered
! The island prisoner watched the re.
ceding light as II flashed Its long rays
on the water. illumned the arches of
! the roof aid lii the crouching figures
IN the boat. The multiplying pillars
became like II solid wall as the light re
coded until ut length the darkness was
complete. The sound of the boat rs II
scratched against the stone ut the land.
ing gave place to the most oppressive
silence.
To attempt escape In the direction OF
the entrance would be folly. If he
could find his way his captors would
doubtless be on guard and easily over
power him, as he would have to wade
or swim. But to remain where he was
would be as hazardous. for the wretch
es would not risk exposure for the
sake Of the hundred ducats they had
secured, but would probably return
i.d put him out Of the way Of witness
Ing against them.
As he medltated low rumble like
distant thunder ran along the arches
Some passing vehicle In the city
above" he concluded.
A light drip. rs Of bats wing
touching the water. Another and an
other. strange that they should be sc
| regular" thought the man. There
must be some inlet. I will explore"
He walked cautiously into the water
In the direction of the sound. Soon b
was beyond his depth. but, being an
expert swimmer. kept on, his out
stretched arms answering rs antennas
Of some huge water spider and guard
ing him from collision with the pillars
The dripping sound became louder
Now II was just above his head. lie
felt his way with his hands until II be
came evident that he was at the end OF
side Of the subtcrrnncan lake. But the
shore wns steep: indeed. a wall. Fix
Ing his fingers into the crevices be
tween the stones. lie was able to raise
himself half out Of the water. Reach
ing up with one hand. he felt the
curved edge Of viaduct, by which the
dark lake was evidently fed or had
been in earlier days. But. bah! The
water now trlckllng through 1t was
foul. The spring had been stopped and
the viaduct become n sewer, fed doubt
less through Its rents with the soakage
of the city.
But might there not be an opening
into the upper air? II not, a great hu
man mole = especially n to blind
scratching power he adds the skill OF