Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-08

cooked about him.
GoOd-day, uulkana, good-mornin
? bravest Of soldiers"
Nv here are you taking your roses
To The camp at Shipka Tney al
for the commandant there. The bra,
and handsome Capt Murad-Bey. vi
will give me a fine Turkish gold pie,
for my pains.
haven you anything for me /
your pack?"
Nothing, child of the prophet. RED
headed so4aler Of the crescent; bu
perhaps n Viii be a different s.0r
when I return If the oommandant j.
merciul TO his slave"
''May Allah inspire him. them
The mde driver continued on hi
way. a kiIometer distant ne made
hat IeaOre me farm of GaarJvo
stopped ~ the sentinel at the gate
way. As the tDo talked together Ia
urlter lelt ID one OF his baskets ami
produced smaIi box, when be haud
ed 10 tns guara.
"ror tne Grave Lieut.. Achmed, ht
said.
just then the officer himself came
aroen4 tue ceiler. Neagl4s. .1Ag
cursea sworn eAten araasea IN tue
srouha. ne was d iaan 81 ,aiI staure,
Win hea-s, cfaei lace, tr4e type OF
a IurAlsn eA.euu0Ler.
nave you ef-usnG me the esgs?"
ne oemauueu, susrrly.
y es, ny uea,e4aat, replied the
Mace eon4a.. 4H-y we're chosen es-
peeiany 1or yoJ, I'D ealh one IS aD-
soiuteiy Iresn. 4uey were tested ~
iampnsnt parLcuIariy.
'uo0Gt L.,04ruptad the officer DO
not forget tnaC / aetest ehatterDoxes.
Then, eonunung his questions, he
adueu:
nat in the name of the prophet
have you tied a rose tree to your sad
die torg"
"1he rose bush, said Filberla, as
sumiAs a mysterious air. is Tor your
friend, Capt. Murad-Bey. from lady
but you must not beIray her!"
Aehmed smiled coarsely, revealing
his sharp teeth.
"And these?" he went on. striking
the baskets with his heavy hand 50
that a few petals huttered to the
earth.
- hose-those are for one Of my
friends, a poor distiller in the noun
tains. He is a faithful servant OF the
sultans. for whom may Allah be
praised, and be is trying to prepare
his essence now as in other years.
Did you see anything of the rebels
on your way up"
mot the least sign Of one. my lieu
tenant. Since you and your soldiers
came the bandits have run to cover
like so many rabbits. But | struck
quite a shower of bullets
Who fired them?"
The Turks, Of course. They were
practising, | imagine"
The officer laughed.
Weren't yau afraid?"
Bah! The length of our life is de-
reed before we are born! However, |
lid tremble once for you, or for your
ggs, at least, and for my donkey also.
T had only brought you hne ONE
ct, what would you have said?"
Nothing. But | would have had
our ears cut of"
And you would have done well.
fortunately the shooters were too far
way"
Achmed ceased his catechism
IT'S just as well for you that they
we're. They wanted to make you
fraid Would you like me to send a :
uard with you??"
NO, my lieutenant. though may
llah be praised for the great kind 2
ess OF his servant; but DO much
etter to so alone. The Bulgarians |
ave no powder to waste on sparrows
r such poor devils as / am-while
:. You have no message to send to =
le captain?"
Nothing, except TO tell him that / y
fered you an escort and you refused
for you do refuse?"
Yes, it will be better.
Very we'll; go to the devil in your
gn way then. There will only be one
IS fool in the world
The mule driver FASTENED to obey.
Once out of sight of the camp he
asped the donkey's bride and turned
'ruptly aside from the regular mule
ack to follow a cross path marked :,
Z little piles of stones carelessly
rown together by the side. Two
'urs later he reached the nigh crests
shipka, behind which the sun was
mixing in mist of rich purple haze.
The peasant branched off along a
all already covered in darkness. Pc
hen man suddenly rose IRON the ~ ~
shes beside him, man with DOW ali
= blackened hands. who demanded n
arsely:
Have you been successful. Fill abs
rta2" W.
rhe mule driver straightened his sol
builders with an air OF intense salts hi
.tl8a and pointed TO the baskets of