Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

ter at once You must leave here at
any cost"
Not If my escape shall compromise
you"
IL have thought OF a plan As soon
as it is day begin TO groan as If In
great pain and keep it up until ! ap-
pear. shall then direct your removal
to place where you will not disturb
Your fellow prisoners. Once there, we
may carry out my intentions as to your
escape"
Without waiting for reply she hur-
ried away, leaving her husband fearful
of the consequences that would &c
crue to her In case she were caught as
sisting in the escape Of renegade
Mohammedan.
However. he could see no risk In car
rying out so much of her plan as she
had given him. and with the first sign
of dawn he began q groaning so loud
that the nurse m charge reported the
fact that ii was having bad effect on
the other patients. Zaide at once or
dered him taken to room by himself
and remained to look after his 1ecessi-
ties after those who had removed him
had left and told him the balance OF
her plan for hi.1. 1t was that he
should PUT 81 her clothes and since
Turkish ladies do not expose the face
there would be little difficulty in his
walking out past the guards without
being detected.
"And you?" exclaimed the husband.
''How will you protect yourself against
the terrible fate that will come to you
when 1t is discovered that you are
here and / have walked out In your
clothes? Though your father COM
mands. he will not be able to save you
from the fury of your people,"
II have a chance of deceiving them;
you have none"
At that moment there came the dis
tant boom of gun. 1t was followed
by another and another till the whole
became like low muttering thunder.
THE allies are pressing forward" ex-
claimed Andrews. quite likely before
long they will have driven their enc
my from this position"
I'm that case" was the reply, there
will be great confusion among us. and
it will not be 81 difficult to carry out
my plan"
During the morning the booming
| grew more distinct, and added volleys
OF musketry Mt dast turrS the whole
! into one incessaft roar. Zaide was oc-
cupied every moment in providing for
the wounded that were constantly be-
ing brought in and could not steal
] 70 ri har
came an order to abandon the hospital,
while the thunder of war without turn
| ed comparative order into panic.
/ What became OF the prisoners except
ing Andrews. forms no part of this
story, but in the midst of the turmoil
Zaide hurried into her husbands room
with nurses apparel-there were no
uniforms-with spots OF blood on it.
She had removed It from its wearer,
who had been killed by a bursting
/ shell. Giving 1t to her husband. he
put 1t on. and the two sailed forth
The Turkish line I'm front was break
ing before the impetuous charge of the
allies. and panic stricken men were
running past. while random shots were
whistling by Andrews and his wife.
He begged Zaide to make toward the
enemy's lines. but she refused
Co she said. Ito your people You
are saved. and | will not be suspected
of having aided you. | must stand by
my father and my faith. else | can no
longer live in the home of my ances-
tors"
They were standing. loath to let go
each others hands. Andrews pulling
one way. Zaide the other when she
was struck by Il spent ball and stun
ned. falling into her husbands arms.
He, thinking that she was dead. with
cry of anguish. laid her on the
ground. She had scarcely recovered
consciousness when with a shout
regiment of Servians came bounding
past them and they were inclosed with
in the allied lines
The transportation from being under
the cross instead Of the crescent put an
entirely new phase In the situation for
this loving couple Both were safe for
the present. and should Zaide return
to her own people there was no reason
to suppose that her having favored a
renegade to the cause OF Islam would
be known She very soon recovered
from the blow she had received and
asked to be permitted to return to her
work Andrews made n confdant OF
his commander and asked him to delay
the permission.
While waiting the husband made a
strong effort TO persuade bis wife to
adopt the Christian Injunction to leave
her people and cieave unto her hus-
| bard. He offered 10 withdraw from
the cause of the allies If she would do
the same with that of the Turks They
would go 20 his own home In America.
where Zaide would become one Of his
own people. After all. the part or a
wife. common in most countries. to
enter upon her husbands condition
prevailed. and Zaide finally agreed to
: his terms The allies were besieging
ConstantInople. and there was little of
Islam in Europe left TO detain her.
Together the two get sail for the land
OF all religions.