The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-28
The Cross and the Crescent
n Story of the Balkan War
by F. A. Mitchell.

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hammedau. saying that she has seen
yoh ~ Your dcvotious ia u mosque.
told her that | would look into tue maj
ter at once You must leave here at
ANY cost
Not it my escape shall compromise
YOU"
II have thought of q plan As soon
rs il is day begin To- gruau as II IN
great pain ana keep IL mp until ! ap-
pear I shall then direct your removal
10 II place where YOU will not disturb
your fellow prisoners once there. we
may carry ont my intentions rs to your
escape"
Without waiting for Il reply she bur
ried away leaving her husband feartuI
of the Consequences that would ac'
crue 10 her IN case she were caught as
sistins IN The ESCAPE Of II renegade
MOhammCdnu
However. ,c could see no risk in car
rying uut 50 iuuCh of her plan rs she
had given him. aud with the first siGu
uf dawn he BEGAN Il grooming so loud
that the uurSe il charge reported the
fact that il was having u bad effect on
the other patients. Xaide ut once or
dercd him taken To Il room 10y himself
and remained to look after his ucccssi
ties after those who had removed him
had LEFT aud told him The balance OF
her plan Tor him I, was that he
should put on her clothes and since
Turkish lpdirs do not expose the face
there would bc little difficulty in his
walking out past the guards without
being detected
And vow: exclaimed the husband
How will you protect Yourself against
the terrible fate that will come To YOU
when il is discovered that YOU are
here and ! have walked out in your
clothes? Though your father com
mands. he will not he able 10 save YOU
from the fury az your people
II have II chance OF deceivng them:
you have none
At that moment there came the dis.
tant boom Of gun. II was followed
by another and another till the whole
became like low muttcrinG thunder
The allies are pressing forward" OK
claimed Andrews. quite likely before
long they will have driven their enc
my from this position
In that case" was the reply, There
viii be great confusion among us. and
il will not be SO difficult to carry out
my plan"
During the morning the booming
grew more distinct. and added volleys
Of musketrv mt last turned the whole
into one inccsSaut roar. Xaidc was oc
cuped every moment in providing for |
the wounded that were constantly be.
ing brought in and could not steal |
momeut To visit her husband Then |
came an order 10 abandon the hospital. !
while the thunder Of war without turn
cd 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 apparcl-there we've no
unitorms-with spots Of blood on if |
She had removed u from its wcarcr, |
who had been killed by bursting
she'll Giving il To- her husbaud he
put il ou and the two sailed forth.
The Turkish line in front was break |
ing before the impetuuuS charge of the |
allies, aud panic stricken men were
running rast. while random shots were |
whistling by Andrews aud his wife |
He begged Zaide To make toward the |
cnemy's lines. but she refused
Go" she said, ito YOUR people You
are saved and | will not be SUSPECTED |
of having aided YOU ! must stand 10y
my father aud my faith. else | can no
longer live in the home of my unces |
tors"
They were standing. lonth To let go |
each others bands. Andrews pulling |
one way. Iaide the other. when site |
was struck 10y spent bah aud stun |
ned. falling into her husbauds arms |
He. thinking that she was dead with
cry of anguish laid her on the
ground. she had scarcely recovered |
consciousness when with shout u
regiment of Servians came bounding
past them and they were iuclosed with
IN the allied lines
The tfanspostiOn from being under
the cross instead of the crescent put an
entirely new phase in HE situation for
this loving couple. Both were safe for
the present. and should Iaide return
to her own people there was no reason
to suppose that her having favored n
renegade to the cause of Islam would
be known She very soon recovered
from the blow she had received and
asked 10 he permitted To return To her
work. Andrews made confidaui of
his commander and asked him 10 delay
the permission.
While waiting the husband made 4
strong effort Ia persuade his wife 10
adopt the Christian Injunction ia leave
Der people aud cleave unto her hus.
band. He offered To withdraw from
the cause OF the allies IL she would do
the same with that Of the Turks. They
would 20 10 his own home in Ampricn.
where Iaide would become one of his
own people After All. the part of
wife. common In most countries. tu
enter upon her husbands condition
prevailed. aud Iaide finally agreed to
his terms The allies were besieglnC