The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-23
Daily Short Story
Anticipated.
Ey Lewis James.

The hand OF old Papa Tazntili
Irembl"d. The days doincs had been
a'I "rorS. and in his CAPACITY as vii
iaSe priest at Mitriane he had been
unable 20 help himself
And then the news had come. I,
ana later. when mems excitement
aud later. when meis excitement
could no longer be restrained, in Joy.
Gus shouts.
"Marino is coming, Our ,iarino.
Karistinaki. the Cretan escle, ON
nero! The slayer OF Bulgars, The
savior 81 the oppressed. He is COM
ing home"
Papa Tszntni went into his house
on the outskirts OF the village. He
wished % avoid being questioned. He
sat In his little room upstairs and
Sazed sadly towards the quay.
| Towards evening steamboat
Iohurned her way between the north.
ern promontcry OF the Island and the
: barren rock which rose sentinel a
quarter Of mile of.
/ In the stem % the vessel stood A
mug" man with his hands upon the
oonVerging tGlwarks. lie was a Gro
tan born. 10 Judge by his dress.
which he had donned for the specia:
occasion Of his homecoming.
He looked before him fxedlv and
Joy-herce and glorious joy-hlled
/ his eyes.
rs the boat began to rass under
! me lTomontory. a little caique shor
Iuuhu projecting rock. followed bv
"lo'her and another. And as they
Cdne within hailing distance ther
"s began 10 shout. At first =:
Hled 10 the Cretan that these were
ouv th' usual overtures OF a varkari
'u''oIuhS passengers from the m
InoTaSe To The quay. But with a SUD.
IN Hot Hush Of pleasure he soon
S'-''%el the ruth. Someone had told
s ~ Tvs OF his coming. They were
sH.tunS his name in welcome
+, hut VI rinO had other plans in WOW
~ "nS yen aware that once amongst
LAiS "Nuherant 'hrorE on shore Z,
I H,ItHl ne hours before no could tear
sl".>'I away. and the first lows Of his
.DiHlns mus - Unobserved
-" No. 10th "a enjp- the fIrunnh
, bui wishing 70 postpone II ba NJ
Ndh"c Npon the skipper IN Land Rim
III GUIDED cove twenty minutes or
ii.U'r tolnre The vessel should reach
a "ppolhte haven that no might
.a' NV l'Oltlt OF MS finance
VI" no s'cip"d ashore and gazod
ab0ui him ~ The familiar scene
~ scrambled up Tho rocks LITTLE
.hN - t.at it" view miahf 30 or
lshdna Then he caught tho sound
NulCeS over head. and presently
u'inln ping on 10 wide Platform which
'M"N,d afford halfway halt. ne saw
INC nsNrc o; e small boy emerge from,
a "haIoN c!o.' and. with n frightened
t..nce n"aind him. run up the zig zag
IN another momcn' the C-etan dis
GOV rrd "ha' he body had been do.
ING : SKIN ~ wine Law AZ the o..
itFhce ~ the cleft. and as h. oJ.
Eairef silently. he could make out tho
:0rm Of nan seated IN tho shadow
brorshf "aD
The soldier stopped and starred
ILa, hor'@ solitary individual should
car MS suppo- on "a dnsOlate cliff vaS
b nov 50 s!nSuiar. bit that he should
% clothed in CcremoniOus black that
an exec si"ely high collar. respIen.
dent ,rom an Athens Laundry. =houif
'i.iFC.c AiS neck. were SURPRISING.
ro' p whole minute hey stared AT
You are frightened. D'metri9" Ma.
rino asked shortly. grirning in ~
. 'f.Hf ana amusement You dlIn {
D. 'Ni"r' % s'r nc 50 soon YUl
+ thought was stu with the bands II
= no' so Dmefri'"
Tint i- true." 40 fellow vhined.
'.a'. mere" On me- did not mean
'" irH~" fnH. COULDN'T help myself "
.f l.i. fr- boil ro4-~eI ?
.a.'. '.ler" 100 &C.,, .r,s-rr-.s ,o.
..'i tr.'"r H.f h.'-st L~ into
'.. sso ,.-.tr.s r.-f ,r.a. .r.. .'.
'i' snort scream