The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-19
A VICTORIOUS BULCAR
 By F A. MITCHEL
ByF A MTTcl3EL


 Ia seldom visited by tourists. SO found l amnu't to secure information how t0 sat Jncre. but porsevered and lnaI .g reached SoaJ Che capital of BuIga ag From there made excursions through tae country famllIorizing my,
 el with the people.
 found the fcud between Moham- mpdau and Christian the same as it ! had been for SO many generations. The Bu'garians were chen getting ready to |rlse against their masters, and the spirit 0G ru stance was-ELGe.
 ] ! was ouc evening at a small inn, where there were a number of Turks and HuIgar0na in thc mme room play. . Ing cards. though the two races did not mIurlo In the same game A con. ycruu0n occurred 'n the Turkish Ian. guaer between a Bulgarian and a Turk sitting at different tables which ! did not understand though | could see by . their dcmoruor rhnt they were at en. mltv When 'Hc Turk had finished his game ba I.r. thc inn accompanied by . tho other Turks The Bulgarian went . on U'nyIng lor uwhIlc; then he. too. left Curious t1 know what had been go. Ing uu nowecu these two each of whom was a Gne specimen of % man, . ! a. VI 0ha host iU German, since he spoke That language ue told me that lho Tura was at the head Of a band who had for some dime made their headquarters lu tbr town terror.zmg' .ayCylo1y i1 .t and In the vicinity .Tnog would make raids and return laden with n'undor Thus far no force . of Christians had dared to drive them . out It scoma rhut the Bulgarian had challenged rrr Turk to fight him sin. gle handed The Turk had at first de. .nHnol but thp Bulgarian had SO goad. .nI un that nn bad consented
 It ard been agreed between them .Hrf .ray should meet tho next morn ua There was one main street iu una nnoc. running north and south Tnr UHranu1n was to start at a cer uu hour at oun end Or tba street and un wg.E at tha other end Each was Co nu armed wIth tha short r.Ge used u fnu country but which in th.s coun- fry w.d Gr called carbine Either could Hrc nt .ae other ou sight or wherever Hr pleased
 There was feature 0f the 0Ggir of which was uof informed at the time A number of Gugarlons had bound themselves to oEno0 Che Turkish rob- Unr. It would ho a great advantage u 0Hm Co get r.f of their leader be r1ru aa.mmg 'Hr uncE The BuI- rnrIm who hnd been selected to ut tempt .nIs was famous for his marks mrr.a.n Itwas hoped that he would
 rcnund and Ir Hr IiI there would be .Uur Tmulw m mu.bi0auug his men
 In One morning | arose at daylight and nu my head out Of the window SD mr Hs ] could see. lho houses on either side of the street were lined with heads nc tho windows to see the Gan. 10 was not long before I saw .t armr auI distance Of mile rnrrt s.ua'a man in the middle of Che -.rut cnryug his weapon. AS snum n. they saw each other they be. gun tn advance slowly, holding their weapons sp as Go bring thc butt to the shoulder quickly The Bulgarian wore .rc costume Of his country while the Turk wore tue Darry trrHsers and s.cnvuI. 'neEot 'n which he Is usual ly pictured
 While inc r.. am WI. drawing within range .. ..H 0O east an occasional glun Into r0u tro5 of rnus. wun u'us nut of the windows I. mT opposite mo They N. Christians nu1 on every face wr anxiety rt was plain to srn hope was iu the man who 70 Io m"UIc for them rf he other rotr opprcssors mich, awmfe1 if the other killed .r yoke would he fastened on m.m .ar chan ever The issue mIentn.u. raI by a single shot
 Before ft seemed that they were within -na .au Bulgarian raised his rifle ru N. n.fIcr If it was ruse rg man.u I umy To waste shot it failed for .. Turk did not change -rn nrat.nn r.s nu. which he held
 lose under .a .hra Thc Christian, however, n..H .Gs rifle at bis shoul 1rr and aa .. now was much nearer to me mm tnr Turk ] could see by his face chat hg was calculating dis ance HuU be was so fur from bis enemy that no one supposed that a bullet could be relied on to do Its work at such distance
 Rur suddenly his rifle cracked and a nuT of smoke cmanutcd from It's mug zro When ! looked away from him 10 This enemy saw him lying in the street A Turk wus running toward h.m n a moment he or his IifeIcss hoIy tfor uo had been shot through the neal was oarIrclcd by every member of his band From up the street near m. fallen Turk came a whistle, and ] saw snuts moI from the windows at .hu robbers The victorious Bulga. dm mn by IEc a shot, and from houses along the street poured men who nad hound themselves to anuihi- .n.a HIn Turkish band
 Ttwas hard fight, in which mum.
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