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Young Jack Harkaway in Armenia; or, A fight with the Turks / by Bracebridge Hemyng, [Incomplete, copy 2].
Author
Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901.
Date Added
9 January 2014
Format
Journal
Language
English
Publish Date
1897-04-09
Publisher
New York : Frank Tousey
Series
Wide Awake Library > v. II, no. 1314
Source
Dime Novels and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
Wide Awake Library, v. II, no. 1314, April 9, 1897. Fight with the Turks
Topic
Dime novels > Specimens. Armenia > Fiction. Harkaway, Jack (Fictitious character). Turks > Fiction.
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YOUNG JACK HARKAWAY IN AIIMICNIA.
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" Irrosk is on ahead, and of course II. stands for Ilunston," replied
Iiarry.
“ I was in hopes that we had at last thrown hiin oil’ the scent."
“ He is not so easily got rid oi."
“ No; he sticks like 1). burr.”
The whistle of the engine was heard and presently the cars ran into
the station.
They were three in number, with an engine, tender and baggage
wagon.
The party got on board, being the only passengers from that station
on the Iliil-‘.
It was rather an anxious time for Jack and Harry, because they did
not know when the attempt would be made to derail the lraui.
They had heard of Lleinetrius, the hrigaud oi the Iialkniis.
lie was a notorious character.
Ills robberies were coiiiniitted with the utmost iinpunity at all
times.
The 'I‘L1rkisli government did not try to suppress or capture him.
It. was reported that he paid a certain sum to the governor oi the
province ior iinniuiiity.
Youut: Jack Iiarkaway and his friends certainly had a glooiiiy pros-
pect ahead or them.
lint they were destined to pass I.lll‘0ll2fIl one inoie stirring adventure
before proceeding far on their jouriiey, as will now be seen.
CIlAI"l‘I-III VIII.
'.“iiE ADVF.NTI'I:IS IN riii; i'i:t'.s,iiii;iis' 'rowi-zit.
Tim train had not advanced live iiiiles when Eutltlvllly tliere was a
Iearlul shock, followed by a crash.
Young Jack llarltaway and his companions iotiiid tlieuiselves thrown
every which way.
The car overtiiriied in a twiukluig.
Clara and Jack iortuiiately were unharnied, althougli pretty well
shaken up.
Iinrry received a severe bruise in the shoulder.
Monday went down a<,;ainst the window ilat on his back, while I'ro-
fessor Nloli-., who was in the act of openiiig a bottle of cliziiiipagzne,
which he had abstracted from the coloiir=l’s wine cellar, loll on top of
hiui.
'l‘l.e cork llew out of the bottle, and the wine spurtetl out in poor
Moiidny's lace, almost tlrowuiux lllm.
"Yali, yah! Wha’ yo’ trying to do, you oiie-legged idiot‘.'"
tervd Moiiday, as soon as lio could spi-ak.
“ Get up out of that and help ineeio uiy ieet, you black rascal!" cried
Mnlo, “ What do you inoan by taking: all my WIIW?"
“ 'I':il<e iiulliii' but what yo‘ gib," protested Moiiduy.
got a leg to stand on, you ole fool.”
“I know it, mine has come oil.
body 1" groaued Mole.
Jack, who had iiizxiitigeil to scramble to his It‘l".. llllVIIi',f t-‘twll to (‘lara
and liarry, now lent a hand to release the prtiiossor from his perplex-
ing pickle.
‘lint in spite of the comical side of the matter, the accident to the
train was really a very serious one.
The engiii had juiiiped the track at a switch.
It had fallen down 11 steep einbaukint-ut, taking; two c:irs with it.
When they got outside sveryoiie had reason to C0ilj.',l‘1l.IllluI!‘, them-
selves that matters were not worse.
The car hunt: over the edge oi the eiiibaiiknietit, and the only won-
der was that it had not gone over with the rest.
Jack's Iirst care was to look after this waiits of the wounded, ior ior-
tunately IIll‘I'(! had been no one killed.
Aitlioui,:li sleep. the enihaukiiieiit was by no inoans high; but the
(xnginia was in the ditch, and the train liopr-lessiy stalled.
'I‘liere was no chance of going on ntitil tlawll.
This was had for Clara.
Rho ivas without shelter. and to nialco iiiatters worse, it was raining
hard.
“ We can't stay licre.‘ said Jack, riiixiously. after taking oil his
overcoat atid tlirowin: it over his, wily-‘s shoiilders ior vxtraproiog.
tiou. “ What is to ho doiie?”
“ Iilest ii I know," mplietl liarry.
we'd be :ill rif.',ht.”
“ It‘s so blessed dark that one can't see anything, but as limit‘ as I
can make out, tliere ain't even a pinsty."
“ We iuight iuquii'i- oi the ;.:iiai‘d."
" (ii wiiat use? 'l'hiiy can speak ll0i.lllIl.'..’lll1IAl'iill'IlIIiii til‘ 'I'urkish,
rind we cai.’t. talk to lIl6‘lll, ior [hero is nobody to traiislrito."
NOV'(H"tIii’lK‘S.‘l Jack tried it with the t'oiidiir,toi'. who inaile him under-
stand that tlieru was no cli:lllt"‘ oi :iny mow by rail iititil nioiuiiig.
i‘Ii‘i‘IIlWIlll(‘, the rain hogan to iall liurilsir than l'Y1‘I'.
" We shall IIIIW! to Lget under cover tItiiiiehtiu'," said .,ItICIi', “ for we
can't stand this!"
"I N1‘I‘,:l. ligzlil llVl‘I' that way,"
iuatter with our startiiisz oil to i:,vt-sti:'iiu‘.‘
“ Iii-at lIllll,L' we can possibly do," riipiioil Jack.
may as well keep (Hi the iiiovi-."
So they started oil throti-,;li the inuil and rain, dirt'ctin;.' IIl(‘ll‘ course
toward the Il‘,1IlL.
They had not gone iar before they loaiid tlioiiiselves asceiidiug risui-,:
groiirid.
The light appeared to recede as tliey advaiiced, and now was at a
coiisideralilt-. distance above them.
Splliw
“ You linveii’t
For II(3.'lVI‘ll sake help llli‘, R0ill0-
“ if I.l1(’i'(3 was only :i house IH’I‘I‘.
said Mole, pointiiisz; “wh:li‘..i iho
.
“(7oino, tllara, we
“Ii there is it liotise here it iuiist be at the top of this hill,” said
Harry.
“ I sincerely hope it ain't some rolibi-rs’ retreat.” suggested Mole.
“ If such is the case then the robbers will have to look out for them-
selves," replied Jack. “Clara inust liave shelter soiiiewlivre.”
“ I'd rather stay out in the rain all night than have you run any
risk on my account,” said Clara. “ I)oii’t do aiiything rash, Jack."
“ I’iu going ahead at all ereiits."
“ But you know we are always getting out ct one diificulty and itito
another."
“ Can‘: help that, iny dear. Once I put my Ilitiltl to the plow I
don‘t turn back, and I'm goiiig straitglit zilivatl now.’
“Mole and [will go alii-=atl," said Ilarry, “and you can iolloiv
with Clara. li tliere is any real danger we may be able to warn you in
tiuie."
It was It hard clitnh, but a short one.
Iieiore they had atlvaiicetl any great ilistai‘.ce they cain:-, out upon a
rocky pliitioriii and saw thi- light liuruing just ahead of them about
twenty feet up in theaii".
“ It's surely a lions ,” said Ilarty.
Ile hail scarcely spoken whi-ii a Voice out (lIlI1t‘IIill'I(Il0Rrl called:
“ Ilaltl Who goes there!"
“ I’rieiids!" cried Iiarry, prtiiiiplly, and oi course (’V(‘r)'0lH‘ lialtod.
“ l<‘ri--iids of Armenia or irieiins oi 'i‘iirl;t-y‘J" cnlli-d the yoico again.
“ ill" Ariiieiiia every time!" cried Jack, soiiii-uliat rasidi. 7
III,‘ drew his revolver and ]li't‘,Sr!(‘lI forward, lI‘:lVlllj.f’ (Tiara to Mon-
day’s care.
" It is well," replied the vtiicc.
would not be worth I‘. riisli.
“ We were p:ii:sniigei's on the train,‘
on accideiit.
liere‘."’
“ Such as it is, yes. lint whoiu liave I the pleasiirii, oi atiilressiiig‘.“'
“My iianie is Jack lInrl<tiway."
“ IIai‘l<away! Hood lieiiwiis! 'I‘hi-ii you are wt-leoiiit-. iiiilvoii! We
have all litiard (‘I you and your uoblv i-lloi'ts' in bi-Iiali oi the .triiii>i'.iv
ans. Wait. a lit(Ill1l‘lll. and I will see that you lam: light to j.IllliIl' your
steps to the town r."
’I‘liere was tho .siitippiiii,>; OI n iuso lIl1"ll, and in a iil(lill1‘lll. the IILIIII
oi a strong rt-llectiiig lantern wits thrown upon the gloom,
lI,Rll()Wt‘(l otir iri--iitls it man standing I)"llli‘t‘ a ruinous old stone
tower, iiioss covt-red tutti iii'tir;:i‘ou'i: with yiiiii,-'.
“ Ctlllll‘ right in,” he said. “ Xly ll1llilI‘ls‘ Potts: I am :i t‘,aii.iiliaii,
long i'e.-id:-iit iii .triuoiii.i. l'iiioi‘tiin:it--ly lot‘ inn I ll‘lVI‘ iaixed up too
much in politics and aiu now a iii;;itiy'v. .‘IlI'x'.iI has .s'xvoi‘ii to have my
liitad."
Jack shook hands with Mr. Potts wariii'iy, Hllll intriitltici-ti his
II'Il‘illl.4
“ )ll .11 is a lli‘(‘1IilIIII scotiiitirel," ho Fillll, “ and if you have linnii
uniortuiiato enough to incur his ill will, I don't woiidor you ioar
Illlll‘, but what place is tliis, and why are you liei'ii‘,"'
Mr. I’otts had led the way into tho toywr by this tune. and they
found tlieiiiselvos in a (‘irciil:ir npiiriiiioiit, dirty and iiiiiiiriiislied,
with n dilapiilatetl stairca.si- lo:idiii;: to the upper part oi the tower.
’1'here was coiisidiirable noise tiwi‘lie:iii, and they could see the
light sliiniii-,: throu;,(li the (‘racks in the iloor bnnrils, i.ll oi which
told Jack that there were OIIll‘I'5 iii the touwi‘ lli"IllI'.'l tlitiiiisi-lws.
" I have rescued two Ariueniaii laiuilzes ironi Mi. iii-t." I't‘liIit‘tI
Mr. Potts; “ they aro worlliy people to whom rriititly lil-
debteil. The heads oi both iamilit-s are small iariiiers, whose homes
have been liiiruwd and their iarius lfllil wii.-iii-. We ll1tYi‘I)l‘tlil here ti
week, and are trying to got out oi the country, ii such a thing is
possible, which I very Illllllll doubt."
Jack tloubiol it too, ior it was no part iii the Turkish policy to pain
init the Arineuiaiis to ll'lLVl‘, or the country would have lieeu tiopnpii.at-
ed long before.
Mr. Potts then went on to say that the heads of the two iaiiiilios
were hrotliers, lit-iiriiii: tho nauio oi K:ix.ariaii, that they had Illt‘lI'
wives anti siirerzil cliildreii with Ill(‘lll.
“ You had better rt-iiiain here with us ior a wliili-," he adilntl.
“ Tin-ro is a train which Stops at Ilasliiniiiidi :it three o’clock. No
doubt the wrocl-( will be cit-are-il away by that Illllt‘, iiud I can .<t‘il<l one
oi the I(:i7.ari:iu boys to giiido you to the station. which ‘I1:-All I]
inili-, anil you can then go rij.:lit on your way as though iiotiiiiig hail
0(',(‘Hl‘i‘(‘4I."
lCvi-ry hotly .'IDiil‘0Vl‘tI oi the plan, and .Iat:lt tliuiilunl Ilir. I‘o'.ts heart-
ily ior his kind om-i‘.
“ Will you follow uio up-stairs and inake t:.i> :ici;'i:iiiit:ii.co oi iuy
irii-nt ‘asked the liaiiadiau. "’l‘hi-y don't .siiv:tl< .nulisli,lu1t Ar-
iiioniau has hi-coiiiv to uie like my iiatirt-, lillluliilgi‘. and it “ill be no
trouble to traiislalo.“
“Certainly wiislioiilil like to iiiovt thoiii." auswcrod Jaclt; “ but
what is this singular building? Its i ‘ii are :it least three It"l‘I tliiclx
I set‘, and it appears to ho very old.
“ It is a lower oi lI(‘Il‘ll.'N‘ built in the days oi the (‘,riis:iiior,q," ro.
plied Nit’. i‘olts. “ It is a iuost intvrostiiiq old ruin, mid iortiiliaiely
ior us boars the reputation oi lH‘IIIE: liaiiiiteti. No one darivs wiiii:rii
iiear it. and that is why we ieol so sale here, htit I irincy you will llnd
no uliosts but oiirs-'lvi>s."
Mr. Potts then led the Way up stairs Where they iounil two men,
lhrt-n wouiaii and a number or (‘lIlltII'l‘I1.
The turn were big, stalwart ii-llows, who eyed tho iiow-coiners very
doiibtiully iiutil Mr. I‘otts had introduce-d them, alter which they were
more than cordial.
“ Were it otliorwisn, your lives
Who are yoii. and wlii-re are you iroiiif"
'i=a'iil JHCIX. “ 'I'lieri- has been
We are seeking shelter iroiii the storiu. (Tau we IIIIll it
c