Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-12-05

always With him. as IL struck By n
sudden thought. exclaimed:
Il can only see one way for you
out OF your difficulty. You have
daughter; give her to me for wife.
l will then claim your property as her
dowry. and not even my master will
be able to touch Il.
That evening Ayesha was told Of
Nassar's proposal and that she could
save her parents from beggary In
their old age BY consentfng to marry
him.
On the following morning she vas
nowhere to be found Nassau, furious
at being foiled. threw on the mask he
had worn all along. and after claim
Ing the money due to his master and
receiving reply that ii could not be
paid. turned Ayeshas parents out OF
their home and babe the public crier
given notice that the property would be
sold week hence to the highest bid.
der
Although heart broken at being
turned out of the home where they
had lived all their lives, Ali and Fat
ma were far more grieved at the dis
appearance of their daughter
The day fixed upon for the sale
came round. and at the appointed
time the man who acted as auction
eer, mounting upon small table, AN
nounced that the sale was about to
commence. The property which had
been seized by Nassau in his masters
name consisted of two fields and a
small. mud-built cottage. 1t was CT
fered at One-fifth of its real value;
even at that price. no purchasers
came forward Nassau then made
somewhat higher bid and the lot was
about to be Knocked down to him,
when young stranger, who with
three or four others, who appeared
to be his attendants, and who had
mixed with the crowd almost unno.
ticed. made Il bid far above that of
Nassars. bid equivalent to the real
value OF Ais property.
His bid caused all eyes to turn to
him. Considerably above the middle
height, his figure was slender, but
singularly graceful, while his features
were most pleasing. These advant-
ages. coupled with his bid, enlisted
the sympathies of all present in his
favor
Nassau and the cadi-a creature OF
his own-were the only exceptions.
Furious with rage. the former strobe
forward In ss,ith
passion told tho stranger to carry
himself and his impertinence else
where.
Without deigning to reply. the
youth, addressing himself to the cadi,
who was present. inquired whether
the auction was not public one and
whether 1t was not open to all bid
ders.
Yes" replied that functionary
the auction is a public one, but you
see that Nassau wishes to purchase
the property for his master. who Is
the landlord of most here present"
Il am sorry to interfere in any ar
rangement that the man you name
Nassau and his master, whoever he
may be, have made" said the youth
but as the auction Is public one
the bid have made must hold good "
Maddened with passion at this re-
ply, Nassau rushed forward and raised
his stick to strike the speaker In a
moment he found himself seized and
securely handcuffed by the attendants,
whilst striding forward, the youth
who had caused all this uproar ad.
dressed himself to the crowd:
Friends" said he, lin me behold
the son of your landlord and supposed
prosecutor! Your moneys, your lands
which you have long thought have
gone to enrich him, have been but the
means for enriching the hypocrite and
forger Nassau. Had my father, whom
none of you have ever seen, not been
a cripple and for the last ten years
confined to his room, such extortion
and tyranny would never have sue
ceeded; he would have seen to the
management Of his estate himself
"A few nights ago in Cairo, as we
were about to retire for the night, one
of our servants came to tell my mo-
Their that young girl was at the gate
imploring to see her. Notwithstanding
the lateness Of the hour, my mother
gave orders that she should be admit
ted. A few minutes later the young
girl was ushered into the room. Fling.
ing herself at my mothers feet, she
besought her to intercede with my
father to save her parents from ruin.
My mother raised the poor girl. who
could scarcely stand from fatigue,
telling her to have no fear, as her
husband was no oppressor Of the poor.
Before she would listen to anything
further. she insisted that Ayesha-for
1t was she-shOuld partake of some
refreshment. The poor girl had
walked the distance between this and
Cairo in three days with hardly any
rest or food. After partaking of the
refreshments my mother ordered to
be set before her, the young girl told
her story. This was repeated to my
father. On hearing 1t and learning
what acts of villany were being done
in his name. he at once sent for me.
and after giving me full power to act
as l deemed best. told me to leave at
once in order to put stop to this
sale
Il have now, my friends my ia.
theirs full consent to make restitution
to you for all the money or lands you
may have been deprived of in his
name Turning to All. the youth
said. "Of yoI my frianr h.y. i.