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presenting hifn with a'sma‘ll knife; 0'; the bone handle of which was a rude carving of the crest of Amen. “Give it to the warden. He will ucognizei ” Long before the arrival of Amesa and Drakul at the castle in company with Elissa. the stranger. whom the reader will recognize; as Captain Ballaban. creased as an amaman peasant, had been admitted. He had wandered about the court, mounted the parapet. inspected the dmwbfidge and port- cullis,-clambered down and up again the almost precipitous scarp of the ‘55.. u-_.'-- r' , rock and asked a 'hundred questions or the servants regarding the paths by which the castle was approached. I' â€"-‘._ -_ _ Upon Amesa’s arrival late in the day Ballaban avoided much intercourse with him except in relation to the se- lection or the dog. To Elissa he gave a few words of advice to the effect that she was now the object of the young lord’s adoration and that in or-- der to secure her advantage she should make as much as possible a mystery of her previous life. With this counsel. which was as much as he dared to ven- ture upon in his own ignorance of the exact part he was playing. Ballaban departed. leading a magnificent bound in leash. A little way from the castle he sat down and. drawing from his breast a roll of paper, added certain lines and comments as he muttered to himself: “I have made neater drawings than this for old Bestort in the school of the Yeni-Tscheri, but none that will please the aga more. There is not a goat path In the borders that I have not got. A sudden movement of our armies occu- pying ground here, and here, and here. where I have blazed the trees. would hold this country against Ivan Beg and Scanderbeg. And with this black heart- ed traitor, Arnesa. in my fingersâ€"well! Let's see! I shall keep my vow with Amesa to help him against Scanderheg. But the devil help them both!” Whistling a snatch of a rude tune, part of which belonged to an Albanian religions hymn he had heard in his rambles and part to a Turkish love song, swinging his long arms and striding as far at each step as his short legs would allow him, he went down the mountain. , - A- .-,, -c 'lv‘Ihâ€"evlh'arn {has challenged made no reply except to speak sharply to a large bound he was leading and which “Who comes here?" cried the sentinel at the bottom of the steep road which led up to the gate at the rear of the town of Sfetlgrade. PAGE FOUR. “Ah, by the devil in the serpent’s skin, I know him this time. He is the Albanian 'hn‘k we were nigh to ham- stringing. 11' I mistake that red head again it will be when my own head has less brain in it than will balance it on a pike-stair. where Colonel Kabiio- vitsch would put it it I molested this fellow again. I'll give him the pass- word instead ot taking it from him, That will make up for past mistakes.” The sentinel saluted the newcomer with a most profound courtesy and, shouldering his spear, marched hastily past him, ogling him with a aidelong knowing look. “Help me, Mary!” “Help me, Mary!” responded the was struggling to break away from him. In his engrossmeut with the brute he did not seem to have heard the challenge. As he came nearer. the sentinel eyed him with u puzzled but halt comical look as he soliloquized: “Help me, Mary!” responded the man, adding to himself: “But this is fortunate. The fellow must be crazy. I thought I should have had to brain him at least.” ”Help me, Mary!” said the stranger. saluting the various guards, yhgm he without further challenge, throuh the town gates and up to the main street. The great well, from which the be- leaguered inhabitants of Stetigrado drew the only water now accessible since the Turks had so closely invested the town, was not tar tron: the citadel. The well was guarded by a curb of “one. which had originally been laid compactly together. but many of them had been removed and used to hurl down from the wnllg of the citadel buying mention The Free Press. "A grapple! A row!" upon the heads)! the Turké When they CHAPTER XVIII. N vain did Castrlot assault the Turks who were intrenched about the walls and springs in the neighborhood. Now and then a victory over them would be followed by a long processlon from the town. rolling casks, carrying buckets. pitch- the Turkish lines. Castriot determined upon a final attack. during which. it he should succeed in uncovering any of the gates of the town, the people might find egress. 10111115 \uouu, ""“J"â€"o _ ers, leather bottles and dugout troughs. The amount of water thus procured but scarcely sufficed to keep life in the veins of the defenders: it did not sut- fice to nourish heart and courage. It was foreseen that Sfetigrade xnust tall. Congtantlne begged to be allowed the hazardous duty or entering by passing in disguise through the Turkish army and giving the endangered people the exact information of Castriot's purpose. Taking advantage of his former ex- perience. he donned the uniform or a janiaary, easily learned the enemy’s password. and at the moment desig- nated to the besieged by Castriot‘s signalâ€"Just as the lower star of the Great Dipper disappeared behind the chmâ€"he emerged from the dense shad- ows of an angle of the wall. He was scarcely opposite the gate when the drawhrldge lowered and rose quickly. The perteullls was raised and dropped an instant later. and he was within the WWW Constantine was in the madness of despair about Morslnia. Her fate In the event of capture was simply hor- rlble to contemplate. Yet she could hardly hope to make her way through ‘l‘hmwlng out his diagulse. he went at mm award the oommnudnm‘s quart ten: to deliver dispatches tram Cannot. But a ahuut preceded him: I ““LL "The desn'oyev! The destroyer! Death to the destroyer!” Multitude». awakened by the shout- tus. came how the houses and soldiers‘ quarters. Constantine was soiled by the crowd. who yelled; “5156 tueqwell wvith him! Let the dog'- Ioul come into him!" "Ii-167mm borne along as helplessly n a leaf in the foaming cataragt. _ _ The cry grew louder and shriller. the multitude maddening under the intense fury of their mutual rage. as each coal is hotter when many glow with it in the fire. Women mingled with soldiers, shrieking their insane vengeance, until the crowd surged with the victim around the well. The planks were torn off by strong hands. The horror of the deed they were about to commit made them pause. Each waited for his neighbor to assume the desperate office of actually perpetrating what was in all their hearts to do. At length three of the more resolute stepped forward as executioners of the popular will. The struggling form or Constantine was held erect that all might see him. But a new apparition burst upon the scene. Suddenly, as if it had risen from the well, a tom draped in white stood upon the curb. Her long golden hair floated in the strong wind. Her face had an nnearthlypallor from the excitement and seemed to be lit with the white heat of her soul. ~Her eyes gave back theflareotthetorehesasif they cleaned with celestial reprehe- '10 the well! Toâ€"the well with the polsoner!" “The Holy Virgin!” cried some. The crowd surged back in ghostly “Yong own wicked hearts make ion 51' me,” cried Momma. “It is your Subscribe now for tho Fru Puss. simme mm to be t vengeful spirit and shrink from this hdrrld murder to the very brink or which your ignorance and wretched superstition have led you. AMA..- Blessed Mary need not com. mun heaven to tell you that a manâ€"n man for whom her Son Jean died-should not be made to die for the sake of a dead dog. I. archnd. can tellyqu th-t " people die," said a monk, throwing back his‘ cowl and reaching out his Mind to seize her. “And such words from you. a priest or Jesu!" answered the woman, ward- ing him at by the scathing scorn of her tones. “Did not Jssu say, Come unto me and drink. drlnl: out of my veins as ye do in holy sacrament? Will he curse and kill. then, for drink- lng the water which you need because a dog has fallen into it?” The” words, following the awe awakened by her unexpected appear- ance. stayed the rage of the crowd for a moment. But soon the murmur rose again. The woman raised her hand as if in- voking the witness of heaven to her cause and exclaimed: “But I am not a murderer. A curse on him who slays the innocent. I will be the sacrifice. I fear not to drink or this well with my dying gasp. Un- hand the man, or as sure as heaven sees me I shall die for him!" murderer!” A shudder of horror ran through the crowd as the light form of the young woman raised itself to the very brink of the well. It seemed as if a move- ment or a cry would precipitate her Into the black abyss. The crowd was paralyzed. The silence of the dead fell upon them as she leaned forward for the awful plunge. In the event of being unable to hold out, signal and make a sally according to dl- rectlons to be given verbally by the bear- er. CASTRIO'I‘. Turning to the crowd, the comman- dant addressed them: “Brave menâ€"Eplrots and Dibrlans- we are belng led into some mistake. My message makes it evident that on this man’s life depends the life of every one of us"â€" “Man. who are you?" “I hear you orders from General Cas- trlot," replied Constantine. handing him a document. Those Holding Constantine let go their grip. His voice was drowned by wild cries that came from a distant part of the town. The cries were familiar enough to all their ears. but they had hereto- fore heard them only from beneath the walls without. They were the Turkish cries of assault. “Allah! Allah! Al- lah! Allah!" rolled like a hurricane along the streets of Stetigrade. The gates had been thrown open by some Dim-inn whom superstition and a thirst revered brain had transformed into a traitor. iv‘w‘duick!" cried Constantine. “Fm three powder flashes from the bastion and follow me!” filthérvnvlie turned to Morainla. “Brave girl!" said he. grasping her hand and drawing her toward th__e gitudel. i‘V‘VItrlsvtoo lute!” replied the comman- dant. “All the ports are occupied by the enemy. We can but die In the 99 streets. _ ‘ _‘ U‘IL‘KI). “To the north gut. than! mint It open and cut your way to the east. (‘utrlot wlll meet you there. I wlll to the Motion." LA I. ,.. lllc IIIIIIIIII "We must no wtth them.” mud Mor- limn. "matter No In the streets than be taken Mm" .A -â€" “No. mm man not die. my good an- gel. 1 have pmmred for mm. mm I will the m9 signal.“ In a tow unmade "woe flushes Illumlued the old Imme- memn. __ _ _ lleturnlna to Morelnla. he sold uuletu Iy. "l have prepared tor thla." and un: wound from about hlo body a strong: eord. looped at lntervnln no that lt could he need tor a ladder. Faetenlnz thla securely. he dropped the end over the wall. Descending part way hltneelt. he opened the loops one by one tor the feet of hla compnnlon. and thul they reached it narrow ledge some twenty teet below the parapet. From this to the next projection broad enough to stand upon the rock was steep. but slanting. so that. while one could not real: upon it. it would largely overcome the momentum of the descent. Futon- lng a cord securely beneath the arms of Morslnla. he let her down the slope to the lower ledge. Then, tying the rope to that above, be descended hlm- self to her side. From this point the path was not dangerous to one possess- ed ot perfect presence of mind and ne- customed to balance the body on one root at a time. Thanks to her moun- - Xbove them tmwned the walls at the citadel. J ast beneath them were many forms, moving like specter! tn thedark- ness which was fast dissolving into the ‘thch came 'up to their ears proved that they were Turks. For Morsinla to mass through them without detection tain life and the strong Itimulus to brain and nerve acquired by her fa. miliarity with danger, Morsinia was undlzzied by the elevation. Thus they wound their way toward the east side or the wall. and as they neared the base or the cm! sat down to reconnai- :Jvould be impossible. To mu. .-.. wnere'tney were Would be equally u. ed far away to the north. ' But their nnxlety was relieved by I well known bugle call. At first it sound- face the threatening assault. But scarcely had they formed in their new "m whemthe gangsta}! - Ital-E "It is Just to take vengeance on At fins- moment the commandant np~ By the light of u torch the once:- “I will judge this case.” he mu wed n ' (To be cpntinued.) Thc voice- THE WEEKLY FREE Pflmrfl {THE KING 1 OF DIAMONDS (Continued from page 3.) Philip grew red. “Is it fair,” he saidr with a curious tone, “that a man of your age should use his position and knowledge to try and trip a boy who is brought before you on a. false charge ?" It was the magistrate’s turn to look slightly confused. There was some asperity in his reply. “I do." The young voice rang out through the building with an amazing fierceness. Mr. Abingdon bent over the big book in front of him and scribbled ing at the packet of diamonds, and he called Isaacstein, the clerk of the court, and two police inspectorse into his private omce for a consultation. Meanwhile London was placarded with Philip’s adventures that Satur- day evening. Contents bills howled in their blackest and biggest type, newsvendors bawled themselves hoarse over this latest sensation, journalistic ferrets combined theory and imagina- tion in the effort to spin out more “copy”, Scotland Yard set its keenest detectives at work to reveal the secret of Philip’s identity, while lsaacstein, acting on the magistrate’s instruc- tions, wrote to every possible source of information in the eflort to obtain some clew as to recent meteoric show- from v“Downstairs,” growled the court. jailer, and Philip disappeared from sight. The magistiraje was left gaz- something. . “Remanded for a week,” he mut- tered. No one thought of connecting the great storm with the "Diamond Mys- tery.” Meteors usually {all from a clear sky, and are in no way aflected by atmospheric disturbances, their normal habitat being far beyond the influence of the earth’s envelope of r_,_ , The police failed utterly in their ef- forts to discover Philip’s identity or residence. Johnson‘s Mews, Mile End Road, might as well be in Timbuctoo for all the relation it bore to Ludgate Hill or Hatton Garden. An East End policeman might have recognized Phi- lip had he seen him ,but the omcial description of his clothing and person- al appearance aplied to thousands of hobbledehoys in every district of Lon- don. air. And so the “hunt for the meteor” commenced, and was kept up with zest for many days, “Have you found it ?” became the stock question of the humorist, and might be addressed with impunity to any stranger, part~ icularly if the stranger were a nice- ]ooking girl. No one answered “What ?” because of the weird re- plies that were forthcoming. Two persons among the six million of the metropolitan alone possessed the knowledge that would have led the inquiries along the right track. The doctor who attended Mrs. Anson in her last illness. had he read the news- paper comments on the boy's speech and mannerisms. might have seen the coincidence supplied by the christian name, and thus been led to. malte some iurther investigation. But his hands were iull oi trouble on his own account. A dispenser mixed it pres- cription wrongly. and dosed a person with hail an ounce oi anionic instead oi hail an ounce oi cream oi tartar. The subsequent inquest gave the doc- tor enough to do. and the first paper he had leisure to peruse contained a bare reiernce to the "Diamond My: tcry" an revealing no iurther develop- ments. He passed the paragraph un- read. The remaining uncertain element centered in old O’Brlen. the pcnslonv er. Now it need that the treasury had discover that by a clerical mic: take in a warrant. the old man had been drawing two-pence a day in ex- cess 0! his rightful pension tor thir- ty-three years. Some humorist in Whitehall thereupon sent him a de- mand for one hundred and three pounds and fifteen shillings, and the member of the Whitechapel Divi- sion was compelled to adopt stern tac tics in _the House before the matter was adjusted, and O’Brien was allow- ed to receive the reduced quarterly stipend then due. During that awful crisis the poor, old fellow hardly ate or slept. Even when it ended, the notion remained firmly fixed in ”his mind that the “murtherin' government had robbed him of a hundred gowlden sovereigns or more.” As for newspapers, the only item he read during many days was the ques- tion addressed byhis‘mimber’ to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a- briet reply therto. both of which were fixed beforehand by mutual arrange- ment. In one instance the name given and afterwards repudiated by the boy did? attract some attention. On the Hon- day following the remand. a Indy "1' at breakfast in a select West End Ho- tel, and languidly perused the record of the case until her eye caught the words “Philip Harland.” Then her air of delicate hautenr vanished. and she left her breakfast untouched un- til. with hawkllke curving of neck. and nervous clutching of hands, she had read every line of the pollen on)!“ “I am so glad, milady,’ she said. speaking in French. “The bag has found itself at the police station. The cabman brought it there, and, if you please, milady, as the value was giv- en as eight pounds, he‘ claimed a re- ward of one pound.” ‘ "Which you will pay yourself. You lost the bag,” was the curt reply. “Where is it ?" vâ€"L;d;‘i[orland hastily tore open the recovered dressing case. and consumed an address book. “In milady’s room. I paid the sovereign.” Her ladyship rose and glided grace- fuly toward the door, followed by the maid, who whispered to a French waiter-bowing most deferentially to the guest as he held the door Open- that her mistress was a cat. He con- fided his own opinion that her lady- ship was a holy pig, and the two pass- ed along the corridor. “Oh! here it is," she cried. triumph- antly. “Number three, Johnson‘s Mews, Mile End Road, E. What a horrid-smelling place. However, Messrs. Sharpe Smith will now be able to obtain some definite informaâ€" tion for me. Julie! My carriage in ten minutes." Thus it. happened that a dapper lit- tle clerk in the neighborhood of John- son’s Mews, had began his enquiries as all Londoners do, by consulting a policedman. Certain facts were forth- coming. “A Mrs. Anson. a widow, who lived in Johnson’s Mews? Yes, I think a woman of that name died a few weeks ago. I remember seeing a tuner!!! leave the Mews. I don't know my- thing about the boy. Sometimes, on passing at night. I have seen a light in the house. However, here it is. Let's have a look at it.” The pair entered the mews and ap- proached the deserted house. The so- licitor’s clerk knocked and then tried the door; it was locked. They both went to the window and looked in. find Philip hanged himsell. as he hsd intended. they would hove been some- what surprised by the spectacle that would have met their eyes. As it was. they only new a small room of utmost wrechedness. with s msttress lying on the floor in lront ol the fire- place. An empty tin and u bundle. at old letters rested on s rleltety clulr. and a piece at sucking mu thrunt through two hrolteu when in the mamll window opponlha. "0h. quite aure. Hera waa a hard ease. some one told me. I remember now; it was the undertaker. He live: near here.” "And the boy. Hal he gone away P’ "I don‘t know. I haven‘t seen him lately.” Each 0 tench and the Inn nanheh Eeehoitheeemenhadreadallthe reports concerning Philip and his dia- monds. Large numbers 0! tiny, white pebbles were lying on the floor beneath their eyes, but the window was not "3W“ miéh “ml-e. 9!: t” hushed m9 polioemun. - "Not much. iudml. The floor in all ooveml with dirt. and it it were not lol- ilw bod. one would imagine the home we entirely dawned. Are you sure lira. Annoy}: dud l” they were visible enough. The clerk noticed them at once. but neither he nor the policeman paid more heed to the treasures almost at their feet than was given by generations of men to the outcroop oi the main reef at Jo- hannesburgh. At last they turned away. The clerk gave the policeman a cigar with the remark: the remark: clean. and the light was far from good, as the sky was clouded. Yet was given by generations of men to Then, speaking slowly and 'with the outcroop of the main reef at Jo- some gravity, he said: hannesburgh. At last they turned “Philip Morlandâ€"that is the only away. The clerk gave the policeman name by which I know you-the auth- a cigar with the remark: oritiee have come to the conclusion the remark: that your story is right. .You. have “I will ask the undertaker to give undoubtedly found a deposit of dia- me a letter. stating the facts about month. end although this necessarily Mn. Anson’s death. I Inppoee the exists onsome person's property, there boy is in the workhouee P” is. no evidence to show whose proper- “Who knows! Itoflen but: me to tyitis. Itmaybeyourown. Itmay mnwhstbecomesoflthekidnwhoue bedtmtedheyondtheoonfineaoithis left done in London. Poor. little kingdom. There are many hypoth- devils, they mostly go to the bed. cases. each of which maybe tumbut. There should be wmmmotlooh- inanyeventflfmmdownchim ingnfter them. I think.” tothis man now Im you flint-he Cmvnhutfichthimch ing hill heart in the colitudeol prio- mttonâ€"the‘ihsue,i!ooivfinnd not on, agape thegregfiest WMWW- Wanna» your ., men In too clever to tell h. and? A dark pieced 7mm La. uh “Who knows! It often but: me to tellwhatbecomesoithekidnvhom left done in London. Pout. little devils, they mostly gotothe bod. Then should be some means of look- ing After them. I thigh.” comerningthe whet-ethanol In Amandhersonx paid the order the clan-linen. the commu- counted 0! c prioon, were not 101 to him. Hm meals. though crude. vere wholesome. luxu- ‘ ’ mmmred with the privar “kg exercise. rem ‘ W“ vided for him. and sleep. With Mondaflclme a and butter for bred comment on his part roast beet! pomwa' puddins was '0 ext! J L _ -.-£ Pick up your hat and come. luur carriage waits, my lord. 1 hope you will like your quarters as well when you come back. A pretty stir you have made in the papers the last few WEI-aw w wv .â€" we, “I will not come back," he said quietly, “but. I wxsh you would tell m who supplied me with food while have been here." ‘ ‘ , - I‘ll,- They were P corridor, and flu fleet in charge. WI, V’lrvu-w- Philip obtained no further news. He passed through an office. a voucher was signed for him, and he emerged into the prison yard, where the huge prison van awaited him. He was the only occupant, just as on the first memorable ride in that conveyance. When he came to the prison from the police court he had several compan- ions in misery. But they were ‘stretch ed'. His case was the only “remand.” “I don't knOW. my menoo came from the tel. opposite.” 'vv‘a ”v of his meteor. Such few sensational romances as he had rosd credited de- tectives with superhuman sagscity. In his mind. Johnson‘s Mews was the center of the world. It enshrined the marvellousâ€"how could it escape the thonssnds of prying eyes that passed daily through the great thor- oughfares of the East End, but a few yards “my? Judging from the re- msrk dropped by the wsrder. all Lon- don wss talking about him. A puz- sltng testure was the abundant sup- ply of good food sent to hhn In the prison. Who was Ms unknown Mom! and what oxptsnsuon was sunohmt to the Incident? During the long drive Philip en- deavored to guess the cause of this unexpected demand for his presence. Naturally, he assumed that Johnson's Hews no longer held safe the secret At lent the van stopped. end he wee led lorth into the yerd o! the po- lice court. He lollcwed the rune route or on the previous Saturday. but when be crowded into court he noticed the change. The magistrate e couple of clerks. and some police- men done wree preeent.__'1‘he general public and the repreeentntivee of the preu were not vielble. Phiilp‘a eys sparkled sud his breast heaved tumultouoly. For the life of him he could utter even one word, but Mr. Abbingdon helped by quietly directing the usher to permit. the led to leave the dock and take a seat at the soliictor' a table. V PM“; :‘ a «motion: won: no more up- ubk at mlyutu than a dlupluy at me- kets. lmmuuod m am one. ut- am over the gunmen“ .ho seemed to be advancing through a tunnel In- to an unknown world. He had scarcely tsced the bench when the mscistrste aid: "You are set at liberty. The police withdraw the chance usinst you.” (I e court!" he could not nexp “This is only Thursday:” a boy you are for arguing. vnnr hat and come. Your 'V v. v râ€"____v and there was no siperior of charge. The warder laughe 1% know. my lord, “but the me from the Royal Star Ho- 3 remarkabl‘e THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2%. M m \ b “ted: “my I go now, sir ?" Hr. Abingdon Mined in chi! and pamd his hm m flee to conceal a smile. “I have something more ‘0 I you,” he answered, “It is In (I mills tthe law to withhold you md address. I admit the N motiyes which actuatvd you, so! the very grt‘at ('(mcvsgjoll that earlier refusal will I». “Who!“ you privately 1.01] Km- “1mml unwilling to Stain publicbv." Philip instantly (1“C'ided t1 Would be {0011*}! in ”u- exam fuse the offer. Hp pocketed h tmonds, looked the magistrate m lthe face, and said: "I will do that, six mation is to lw gjy.“ may I write it The policeman and “”19! miggered at thi> djrplay of but the magistrate “Wide-d, a] wrote his namv and address 0 of foolscap, whioh I“. folded handing it to NW mlwr, To his grvat don placed tlw ;. without opening “ Iwill makv nu 11w of thisd ment unless thv XHHUH‘ comes “I flcially. I wish Tu point to You lhave brought you frum prisona earliest possible monwm, and j spared you thv publicity ‘ your movements “mum attract your case settlwl m (-uurt. You not. aware, Iwrhay». that you f largely in thv 4'}'v> ui 11w publi‘ this moment. '“H'Y’v :m: 11mm 1818er m the u}'r,~ “1' ”Ir public,“ this moment. 'J'Dii‘rt‘ an. "W'Spape which would giw :1 hundred mm! to get. hold of yuu. Than. New“ who “'Ulfld shwlmx pun ““13. mo“. ment, waiting fur a (~ha“(.(.10‘a“ lay and "DI! )‘Iru "HHH'Iic‘r you, if”; cessury. I hu\v~ :le-zvn precamm therefore, to Sui-11mm You, at least within the prvcinvh‘ “1' 1m,- 0011mm “I think you are :min- a “in-1V Bin â€"erâ€"â€")ou have n“ H: -HXl«-\-â€"Iibat 15,11: 12 ‘a sense. Hatton (i wiv n is snxur di- 'tanee from herc. 1."! xmâ€"cr-icnd {you a cab fare.” ‘ "Thank you, sir,’ di‘i Philip. and I)“. Abingdon, unuH. 1.. am-um 1: athe interest llc‘f Mi 1:. 1h. lm gave :him five shillings :H~ i rinmk hand with? him. 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