Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1920-01-08

with the same air of authority. Twen.
ty voices answered him, but he could
make nothing of their reply. He was
about to speak for the third time when
rough hands pinioned his arms and
feet from behind and instantly de-
prived him of the power to move a
step from the place where he stood.
ITO conduct your excellency to the
Castle of Okna-we have come for
that, excellency."
"You are aware that am an Eng
lishman?"
The gypsy pointed smilingly to his
wounded friend.
1--WE are perfectly aware Of 1t, ex.
cellency."
"Then you know the consequences
of that which you are doing?"
Pardon, excellency-there are no
consequences in the mountains. Let
your friend be wise and put UP his
pistol. We shall shoot him If he does
not"
Gavin, doubling the nature Of the
situation no longer, shrugged his
shoulders and invited Kenyon by a
gesture to put up his pistol.
1--WE can do nothing, Arthur, let
them have their way"
81 beg your pardon, Gavin; I could
make holes In two or three Of them. i
"It would not help us. They are
evidently only agents. Let's hear
what the principal has to say"
Very well, If you think SO. It's
poor fun, though-almost like shoot.
ing sheep in the Highlands. But, OF
course, bow to wisdom"
He held out his hands to the gypsy
who bound them Immediately with a
leather thong taken from the saddle.
bow of the excellent pony he had rid
den. Silently and methodically now,
| the men secured their prisoners and
produced their gives of heavy rope.
| To resist would have been Just that
madness which Gavin named it-and
| but for Evelyn the scene had been
one to jest at.
"Do you treat all your guests at the
| Castle of Okna in this way?" he asked
the leader Of the men suddenly.
The reply was delivered with q
suavity delightful to hear.
when they come to us with sol
diers and Turks, then we speak plain
ly to them, excellency."
"True, had forgotten the soldiers
Where are those noble men now?"
Half way back to Slavitest, excel
lency."
| "And the muleteer?"
ooh, my friends are warming his
feet for him. We are not fond Of
Greeks, here in the mountains, excel
lency."
Gavin started as the man spoke
for wild shrek broke upon his earl
and becoming louder until 1t sounded
like some supreme cry Of human
agony, ended at last in fearful sob
bing, as it were the weeping Of 9
child in pain. When he dared tc
look, he saw the gypsies had dragged
the wretched Greek to the campfire
and pouring oil from a can upon his
bare feet, they thrust them into the
flames and held them there with that
utter Indifference to human suffering
which, above all others, is the charac
teristic # the people of the Balkans
Worm. Il their embrace, his eyes
starting re Il his head, his voice para
lyZed by tie fearful cries he raised
the wretched man suddenly tainted
and lay inanimate in the flame. Then
and not until then, they drew him
back and left him quivering upon the
green grass.
"He was warned" the gypsy leader
muttered sullenly; 'he should have
known better"
But Arthur showing Gavin his
bleeding wrists. said with a shrug:
81 think very little of wisdom
Gavin"
The rope had cut the flesh almost
to the bone in his efforts to go to the
help of the wretched Greek.
CHAPTER XIV.