Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-19
Ghe Captain
OF the
Janizaries
by JAMES M. LUDLOW
Copyright, ies6. by Dodd. Mead & Co.
Co:ynsh,. 1890. BY james M. Ludlow

"Bu; TINS must nor nc" cried CON
stantine. "Our valor. II 1t does not save
the city. may lead {, surrender upo..
terms which shall save I'LL the lives OF
the people"
ut Is impossible" replied she. Ellis
majesty Informed me yesterday that
Mahomct Ind pledged to his soi.
diers the spoil Of the city. with un.imit.
I'll license TO plllagc."
Constantine was silent. but ut lcngt!.
added. III worst comes. 1t will then he
time enough to expose your life.'
But the end Is near, dear ConstaE
tine The city is badly provisioncd.
The poor IRE already starving. The
garrison Is on allowance which cal
sustain 1t but few days. Besides. ns
YOU have told me- the Italians are al
fcul with the Greeks and ready to
open the gates II famine presses upo..
them"
Yes, curses on the head of tina;
monk Gennadius. who sends insult to
our allies every day from his CELL"
muttercd Constantine. But l cannot
see you In danger. Morsinia.. Promise
me. for your life is dcarer to me than
my own. that you will not go upon the
walls. l need not the solemn oath to
our brave Castriot and that to our fn-
ther Kabilovitsch that | will guard
you. But. II not for my sake. then for
their sake, take my counsel. ! know
that You are under the special care Of
the blessed Jesu. Has he not shielded
us both--me for your sak,-many
times beforeT'
"Your words are wise. my brother.
You need not urge the will Of Castrlot
and father Kabiloyitsch, for your own
wish Is to me us sacred as that of any
one on EARTH" said she. looking him in
the eyes with the reverence Of affec-
ton and yielding to his embrace rs he
kissed her forehead.
But" added she, II must exact Of
you one promise"
Anything, my darling, that is con-
sistent with your safety" was the
quick reply.
1T is this: Promise me. by the Nir-
gin Mother Of God, that you will not
allow me to become living captive to
the Turk"
Not II my life Gun shield you. This
you know!"
Eyes. would not ask that. but
something harder than that you should
die for me-"
A pallor spread over the face Of Con
stantinc. for he suspected her meaning
yet asked, And what-what may tia,
bcf'
Take my life with your own hant
rather than that Turk should touch
me-" said MOrsinia, without the slight
est trcmor In her voice
Constantine stood nghnst. Morsinla
continued. taking his strong right hand
In hers and raising 1t to her lips:
THAT were JOY indeed If the hand
OF him who loves me. the hand which
has saved me from danger SO often
could redeem me from this which
fear more than thousand deaths
Promise me for loves sake!'
81 may not promise such a thing
said the young lover, with a voice
which showed that her request had cut
him to the heart. "NIy hand would
become paralyzed sooner than touch
, rudely n hair of your head" D
NAY, I'm that you do not know your.
self" said Morsinia. would you not
pluck mole from my face IL | was
maiTed by 1t In your eyesT'
"But that would be to perfect, not
: to harm you," said Constantine.
"And did you not hold the hand OF
the poor soldier today while the leecll
was cutting him lest the gnngrene
should infect his whole body with
poison? And would you not have done