Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17


PANrELY MAvRoCoRTHl
PS shall wait breakfast for you.
Weir 1eaped from his bed He thought he
read between the lines the guaranty of his &c
Rhasneh Could he really have read betwee
lines Monsieur Mavrocorthato's words to his
1--WE will at least keep the young idiot out OF
chief till / have time to see whether there Is
chance, he might not have been IN such
spirits.
AS it was, he was bitterly disappointed afte
arrival at the Greeks, to learn that the plans fo
morning were only excursion to Stamboul
his hostess, to see the procession at the INV
of the Prophets Mantle. During the drive
it took all of Madame Mavrocorthatos powe
conversation to persuade him that she was actlr
the best
Weir found small interest in the gorgeous pr
sion with it's Arab ZouaveS, it's Anatollan
infantry, and its splendid, thoroughbred nd
ing horses of the Sultan, until Counsellor
Mavrocorthato, madame's father in law, rode
UP to the window of their carriage and began
commenting on the passing show.
There is our new Master of Ceremonies,
the counsellor said, indicating gallant figure
on horseback, whose uniform outshone IN
spendor all the gorgeousness about him 1T
is a great advantage to have beautiful
daughter, is it not?"
They looked at the man he indicated, and
madame impulsively cried out, Why, that is
TAX" and then tried to stihe the words that
surprise had brought from her lips.
Yes that is Takshan Pasha," the counsel
lor continued her sentence placidly. He is
the father of the beautiful Hanum Rhasneh-
Gusel Hanur,, they call her
From outside the carriage the counsellor
could not notice the sudden stiffening of Weir's
figure inside.
She is said to be betrothed to Haleb Bey,
son of my friend Osman Pasha-dissolute
young scamp" Mavrocorthato went on. But
the Sultan can be very deaf man when he
o,,I +11- hoo ri >f
betrothal; for l hear he has ordered Takshan
Pasha to bring him his daughter his two
hundred and ninety-seventh wife, as soon as
she gets over slight illness that is keeping her
indoors at present.
And how soon will that be-" madame
asked softly.
How can l tell? Perhaps as long as it is
safe. If l know Takshan Pasha, he is not the
man to desire his daughter brought into the a
phere of the Yildiz Kiosk. He doesn't look h
man, in spite of his new honors, does he?"
Madame aud Weir were already scannins
face of Takshan Pasha, as he rode by impellt
than interest in the counselor's g
Madame was trying to read in it signs of a breac
mind which would be willing to give his daugh
an infdel if that would make her happy; and
looked at him with the mixed feelings one pos:
toward man who has tried to murder him "
the week, and yet whose son in law he wishes
But neither was able to gain much from tn
scrutable countenance of the Turk, who bore Sc
and honors without showing the effects of eitht
The procession passed off without unusual
dent to the mass of the spectators. The Peep
ceived the qualification which always comes to
at seeing many men in uniform marching in re
ranks. And their loyalty to the ruler who tren
to show himself to them was increased by the
of him in his carriage waxen faced and pa
except for his glittering, black eyes which fic
over his subjects intensely alert for any sign OF
tempated assassination.
There was one slight occurrence, however, til
most of those who saw it was trivial to two
brought the hot fear of death: and gave to
his opportunity The order about driving
carriage of the Sultan up to the door of the mi
itself had been given, as the Sultan had de-