The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
II will send It tonight"

communicate with him at an hour when
few were about and possibly to have
an interview with him unnoticed.
At midnight she brought the water
herself. Only one nurse was on duty,
and she sat at far end of the room
half asleep. Unobserved. the wife
knelt to give her husband a cup Of wa.
ter, and their lips met.
You will be discovered surely" she
whispered. Indeed. you have been
suspected already. One Of the nurses
has asked me If you were not Mo.
hammedan. saying that she has seen
you at your devotions in mosque. |
told her that would look into the mat
ter at once. You must leave here at
any cost"
mot ii my escape shall compromise
you"
II have thought Of plan. AS soon
as it is day begin to groan as II in
great pain and keep it up until ap-
pear. shall then direct your removal
to a 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-
RED 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 80 much of her plan as she
had given him, and with the first sign
of dawn he began groaning so loud
that the nurse in charge reported the
fact that it was having bad effect on
the other patients. Zaide at once Or
dered him taken to a room by himself
and remained to look after his necessi-
ties after those who had removed him
had left and told him the balance Of
her plan for him. It was that he
should put on 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 l have walked out In your
clothes? Though your father. com
mands. be 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.
1.-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 so difficult to carry out
my plan"
During the morning the booming
grew more distinct. and added voIleys
Of musketry ut last turned the whole
into one incessant roar. Zaide was &C.
cupied every moment In providing for
the wounded that were constantly be,
ing brought in and could not steal a
moment to visit her husband. Then
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
SZaide hurried into her husbands room
with q nurses apparel-there were no
uniforms-with spots of blood on it.
She had removed It from its wearer,
who had been killed by bursting
shell. Giving 1t to her husband. he
put it on. and the two sailed forth.
The Turkish line in 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 l will not be suspected
Of having aided you. must stand by
my father and my faith. else l can no
longer live In the home Of my ances-
tors"
They were standing, loath to let 60
each others hands, Andrews pulling
one way. Zaide the other, when she
was struck by a spent ball and stun
ned. falling into her husbands arms.
he, thinking that she was dead, with
q cry Of anguish. laid her on the
ground. She had scarcely recovered
consciousness when with a shout a
I regiment Of Servians came bounding
past them and they were Enclosed with
in the allied lines.
The transposition 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
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