El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-24
Cosnlo Racoare
A short story.


( n las Zamfridi, and there lived here
a lost beautiful Roumanian girl The
Greek fell madly in love with the GIRL
but before he had asked for her hand,
the girls parents married her to another
Greek Donftro Coras DOmitrO Coras
died soon after the marriage ana IeLl
the girl a widow. Sultana, Tor that war
her name, was the sole heT 10 Ihc
demeSne of her huSD anu-
Nicholas Zamfridi was still madly IN
love with Sultana. For many hlSnts ne
watched her house, but no one entered,
nor did anyone come out From day
TO day his bad humCr increased, ana MS
men Jrembled when they saw MIN com
ing. He found fault with every thlhS'
yet lacked the courage TO approach sui
Finally he sent for his friend. Cosmo
Racoare who was renowned Lor MS
profound sagacity, his oYerIlO"1hS Op-
| timism and his strength
! Racoare arrived three days later
, Nicholas sat in his garden, smoking MS
! chibohque and dreaming OF ou4tdIld,
| When he saw CoSmos NlcholdS SIeetSu
him with great joy. then stood 70 al
mire the splendid appearance OF MS
Yisitor-boOts with great steel spurs =
! sleeveless coat, to which was attacheu
sIung over his shoulder, a black Iur
l cap, and an Arabian morse "hlch ne
I led.
"Oh, what a wonderful picture you
Q
enine from a dream. He then turned 70
his servant: ''VasiIe, bring some col
Later on Nicholas confided his love
| troubles to his friend and asked MN
Z O suggest a way in which ne might
/ see SuItana and ask for her hano- AZ a.
ter some conversation RacOare toto
! Nicholas to meet him in the gIaQe At
! Noltorestf and a moment later the hooI-
/ beats of his horse were heard as ne
rode away. 1--.si-,i
/ Everybody was asleep at FTasln l
| when he arrived. The gates We're closed
/ Cosmo knocked at them with the Dutt
Who is there?" asked voice in
open the gate! It is I Cosmo."
| The gates flew open. COsmO entered
/ the yard and found it empty he as
mounted at the stairs and pressed the
In the emDty corridors his steps re-
/ sounded and his spurs tinkled- Sudden
/ y a light Illuminated the place SUI
| tsna stood in the doorway, her mar
\ tie. She was dressed in white and mad
I a yatagan in her hand
Who are you, and what DO you
Want2" she asked OF COsmo-
II have come to carry you off, SAID
I RacOare, emphasizing every word 10
give you into the hands of kyr Memo
! las"
/ She raised her yatagan. Racoare
went forward, seized her hand and the
yatagan flew into a corner. sultana
( ran back.
Voices were heard and the servants
| entered the corridor. ROcOare went to-
/ wards Sultana- Once more she snatcneu
\ the knife from the table.
Why do you stand there like fools?.
! she cried. Defend me! Take hold Of
/ him and bind himl"
Don't waste words" said RacOare.
WI q
| cannot escape me-
The servants muttered: How are We
I to bind him2 1t is Racoare, the strong,
mistress. Nobody can do anything 10
'CowardsF' She cried, and made a
: rush for Racoare, who seized her in his
arms, caught hold Of her hands tied
them together and carried her off as II
q she were a bundle
/ What a woman" thought Racoare,
/ as he bore her through the corridor.
( '-kyr Nicholas has DO bad taste. She is
SuItana looked contemptuously at her
I servants, who were paralyzeC with fear.
/ Then she looked fearlessly into Ra-
/ cOare's eyes.
Who are your" she sighed
"COsmO RacOare.
She looked at her servants once more.
read the fear in their eyes, and under
: When he was outside, Racoare mount
ed his horse. placed her in the saddle in
front OF MIN ana SpurreO the amman
forward into the silent night What
a womani" he thought, as the horse
rushed ahead with the speed OF the
wind
Sultana turned around and looked
a RacOare's face illuminated by the
moon.
The horse gaIIoped through the for
| est. Sultana looked constantly at the
man who was carrying her off. She
felt so safe in his strong arms. and
under the arched eyebrows she saw his
eye glittering like steel
Why did you look at me so? Why
do you tremble?" she asked.
The noise Of the trOtting horse sound
ed through the glades as the horse sped
onward Suddenly shadOwy figures
were seen in the distance.
Who is thatf" Suftana asked.
"Kyr Nicholas, RacOare replied.
Sultana grew silent and CosmO felt
her body as it became more rigid. she
raised her white hands violently, o1rst
the ropes that tied them, and before
RacOare had time to prevent her, she
seized the reins with her right hand
threw the horse around, aud ci1nS to
Racoare with all the strength IN her
left arm. He felt her Oiy soft and
yielding against his breast and she
whispered: Do not let anyone take ne
from you
A shadow, the horse sped along in the
faint light. Down below and far away,
other shadows began to move. They
were seen outlined against the sky. but
stared, fled farther and farther until it
disappeared in the darkness Of the
night.