Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-30
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
~ p AS Captain Ballaban any e.
PLANTATION Of this conspiracy
against himr' was asked.
"None!' was the lsconic
reply. But after q moments pause lie
added: perhaps there was no con.
spiracy, except a. our jealous neigh
bors are willing to take advantage Of
every unsecmly circumstance that can
be twisted to point against any Of the
Yeni-Tscheri. This may explain some
thing. The girl that captured at the
ginour village was no common peas
ant. Her face, as lit by the blazing
konak. was OF such beauty as ! have
never seen except In some dreams OF
my childhood. Her voice and manner
| In commanding me to libcrate her were
those Of one well born or used to au
thority. II was well that bethought
me to give her into the keeping Of that
dull headed Koremi or she might have
bewitched me into obeying her and let
ting her go. My belief is that the girl
| WIS TeSCutu. IL may w 'h"e oua "Nh
were heavily bribed TO give her up or
that some one personated myself and
demanded her and that the story OF my
return may he thus accounted for. but
l cannot see any trenchery In koremi's
manner. II she was of any special
value to Scnnderbeg he would find
some way OF running her OF, though
| L.. o.. ,x.ttt Ian
and assume my shnpe to do It,"
But" said the second aga, "Caraxa
Bey's insult was none the less, II your
surmlse he true. We must wash It out
In the blood Of hundred or 30 Of his
hirelings tomorrow"
The chief shook his head.
"But." continued the second aga. "the
jealousy Of our corps must he punish
ell. You see how near II came to los.
ing for us the life Of one OF our bravcst
Caraza Boy must fight me tomorrow"
Bravo" cried nll. while one added,
"And let the challenge be public. that
the entire force Of the Yeni-Tscheri be
on hand and all the troops Of the Bey-
Ter Bey Of Anatolia, and"-lowering his
voice-'we can manage It so that the
fight become general and teach these
reptiles Of Asiatics that the Yeni
Tscheri are the right hand and the
! brain of the empire"
AYE, are the emplre" said another.
"Iet us have scrimmngc that will be
interesting. The wnr with Scanderbeg
is getting monotonous. One day he
comes into our camp like n butcher
into n slaughter pen. and the next day
we are marched out to him to he
slaughtered elsewhere. II requires one
to be full Of Islam. the holy resigna.
ton. To- stand this sort Of life. Yes,
let's DO little lighting In our own
way and get rid Of some Of this SOL
der spawn which the padishah has
brought with him from across the BOs.
pOrus!
But you forget, my brothers." said
Ballaban, that this fight with the
Sanjak Bey does not belong to any one
besides myself. His lie was about me.
I, then, am the man to take of his head,
and I think I can do 1t with as good
grace as the executioner was nigh to
taking of mine Just now"
"No. captain" said the chief. "Your
rank is as yet below the bey's, and he
would make that an excuse for declin-
ing the gage. Besides" said he. low.
ering his voice. II have special service
for you elsewhere which cannot be
delayed"
| When the agas, making the low
courtesy. retired. the chief walked with
Ballaban.
Captain, have heard no report Of
the errand upon which you were sent"
mo. sire. was arrested the mo-
ment returned to camp"
"You succeeded, know. from the
movements Of the enemy, although the
nm advance whom Scanderheo wos an.