The Halifax Comet. — 1893-08-26 (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England)

AUGUST 26, 1893.  tam with a somewhat vexed air, "that you cm n judge for yourself. It's not a long one. Yesterday, at the Sweet Waters of A.ia, I met a veiled woman who gave me a pink. She was under the guard ofa eunuch, who took her away in • handsome gilded calque which I followed in a wherry. Naturally my craft was distanced, but it eat me down on Vlanga Bostan, whore my boatmen ran away. I followed a negreas, sent me by the lady, into a house where she was awaiting me. At the very moment when I was beginning to talk of love to her we heard voices. It was the husband come home I I was shoved into a trap which opened at my feet, and down I fell into the Stia of Marmora, which I had all the trouble in the world to get out of." "And you don't know where the house is situated ? ' inquired the effendi. "But I do, though, perfectly. It is your neighbour's." " What ! Pastern Paaha's ?" "The same. And as yesterday I suspected that my charmer belonged to that exalted personage, whom I met to-day at Vergoncey's, I got myself invited to spend this evening with him, and take you with me, to hear Kara t%l -.1002 say such pretty things." "Now I understand the allusions hidden under the nonsense he poured out to Mi. The eunuchs must have drilled him in the part, and by this time the pasha knows everything." "I am convinced of that," agreed Des Orgeries tranquilly. 'Captain, captain," muttered Murad, lowering his head, "I cannot conceal from you that you have engaged in a very ugly affair." "I don't care a pin; your pasha will not gea me murdered, and if he calls me out I am his man. But lam uneasy about the fate await. lug the lady with the pin iLis on h. --mvar..- i account that I wish to con " Me ! I assure you t ais do . , for her," replied the effe hr, fair-play compels me to d lipit 'dishonour myself in all my compattlotte eyes by lending a hand to a native wife's escape "There is no question of that, my dear friend. And before explaining what I require of you, let me give you some particulars which will much surprise you. Learn, to begin with, that the lady speaks French, and called me by my name. when she told me she 'still loved' me—mark the phrase! hence she loved me formerly." "This is very extraordinary indeed. Can Pastern, in one of his foreign missions, have married e European ? " "That is precisely what I want to know; and perhaps you may, without injuring yourself, ascertain something about it. But this is not all. The hanum in question spoke French also to Mademoiselle Vergoncey ; they exchanged a few words in the harem. Your name was mentioned by Henriette, who was informed that you were not married, and she was also charged to tell me that the hanans feared nothing from her pasha. In short, Mademoiselle Vergoncey interests herself almost as much as I do in this enigmatical person, and it is in her name that I claim your assistance." "It it is only information you seek," stammered Murad, I dareeay I can be useful to you." "That is all, old fellow. Hang it ! catch me getting you a bad name, when I am bound to marry you to Henriette under the very nose of Papas Oghloo !" It was not without intention that the captain had uttered the name of the Turk's rival, and it instantly had its effect. "Captain," said Murad warmly. "I trust wholly in you, and I will bring you exact intelligence to-morrow." " And to-morrow I shall perhaps have newt