Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-22

iO>t your money, as Wei IS your ChdIaCter--l
mean, OF course, with the world Pakilofrl
has had his eye ON you for some time; in fact,
he knew YOU intimately in my fathers life |
time, when YOU did business in ST. Peters
buTSh From him have long learnt to APP
preCIaic you as YOU deserve. You will be /
pleased not TO return to my capital; your prop
eriy there Is coni!scated, and Pakiloif viii not |
lose sight OF such OF your relatives as have
The honor 10 number among my subjects You
think Your sentence hand compared with the |
apparent leniency show TO your associate. -
You are mistaken, sir. Look at that Young !
man. and recognize your error Tempted, he |
Yielded and fled TO avoid the consequences OF .
his crime. Ii was supposed he was in Amer. l
lea. Even PakilCN thought SO. His father |
III Siberia, meanwhile, paid part OF the pen
atty. In Russia his family Is ruined, dis 4
graced, anuihilated. Here he was about 20 /
achieve new position; more than that, he /
loves his intended bride. My unexpected ar
rival, and some revelations made by Pakiloff
at Paris, altered all this. There he stands, u |
detected ielUn, bound even not more for his !
lies sake than for the sake of Appearances |
which may yet be saved here, TO rob his inten- |
ded wife. Judge if he can think of pursuing
his scheme. Judge if the life and liberty |
leave him are Blooms. You, NJ. Lazarus, viii |
easily console yourself for our cold climate
and rigorous laws of the country. Your mon
| :
replace: your relations must look to them
selves repeat, your sentence is incompar.
abiY the most lenient, and on reflection YOU
Will confess SO much. Farewell TO YOU both!
we shall not meet again. You, sir will be
SO good as 10 send the missing opal TO my ho-
tel tomorrow morning. | would spare you
the torture OF another meeting"
The Count Semowsh leisHrelv placed his
ha, on his head, as he finished speaking. and
with slight inclination left the room. The
General and some other officers followed him
but at such distance as not 10 render their
attendance remarkable.
"And now, Count, for would not advise
you TO drop the title" said the philosophc Nj.
Lazarus, when alone with Alexis, eve are
checkmated, and, so far as this game is con-
cerned, have nothing 10 do but to close the
board. Might ask what are your plans for
the future! You will appreciate my delicacy
III not touchlng ON the past, though"
Though owe you fifty thousand roubles,
sir. Is il not 500"
'Let me see-yes, that is somewhere about
the sum, Count, between us, lent YOU on
these baubles, which to-day were to have
passed entirely into my hands, but for this
unseen little accident"
They Were, sir. You wish, of course. to
know how am now to repay you the large
sum you mention. Will you do me the favor
TO pass this way at this hour precisely to-
morrow, and we will clear scores?"
Count, you are young man of extraordi-
nary good sense. 1T one o'clock tomorrow
/ exactly so. Till then, Count, have the
honor 10 wish you good morning. see it
\ rains; wall take the liberty of borrowing an
umbrella from your servant. IN reroir."
Count Alexis was alone, If he can be said
! TO be alone III whose busy brain thousand
conflicting ideas confound all steady thought.
and overthrow every definite feeling save on
( ly that OF rigid despair. In twenty-lour hours,
1t seemed an age OF misery and disgrace was
to be lived through; and then-but that was !
beyond even passing thought-the future !
must provide for itseli-at present, action.
horrible as 1t was. The opal must be recov- |
cred. Coun; Alexis dressed himself with UNI
usual care, and was about 10 order his carriage,
when note was put into his hands. 1t was
/ from Earl De Urston, in the following words:
"MY DEAR COUNT,
The new Russian Ambassador dimes with
me to-day, and is anxious 10 make your ac-
| qualntance, he says he remembers your brave
father, the late general shall expect YOU at
hali-past seven, punctual. Yours faithfully
DE URSTON."
TEL the servant will bring an answer TO
his MASTER said Count Obrenow TO his valet
II shall be at De urston House as soon ss
! himself"
! The Count was as good as his word; within
!
courtyard OF the De Urstons Hotel
First" muttered he, ''ior my bride. Is
the Lady Anne within?"
''She Is, sir, and will see YOU"
80! one more interview, and the last Ii
shall be brief"
\ Lady Anne was reading when her lover en-
tered the room; but at the sound of his az.
preaching step she looked up, and offered her
hand with d smile.
lpyig ftrr; 80, 80, l. 81. -:
absurd. hate to be made the heroine OF a
scene; but have been punished enough by
my iedrs that you were really i'll. You do not
look well, bat you smile; 50 suppose | am
forgiven"
"Ah, Lady Anne! it is for me 10 ask pardon,
not Tor my sudden iantness, but ior not
having warned you ! was subject 10 feeling
oil glddlness, kind of confusion in my head,
owing, have heard, TO some hereditary pre-
disposition to attacks OF this nature. ii the
papers say true, though, you did not pass so
lonely an evening"
i That reminds me of pleasant tcte-u-tete
with some agreeable foreigner; d countryman
OF yours, introduced by papa as the Count
Semowskl But what have the papers to say
10 ltf never see them. Papa says they
are not fit for me 10 read"
Never mind-nothing. 4 propos Of my
couutrymen-do you know that the Earl has
asked me TO dine here to-day, to meet our
minister; and conceive my vexation, am
engaged TO your ministcr,--I mean Lord Liv-
/. erpool.-and they say that is royal command.
But you will be at tue opera afterwards, and
directly can get away
Thank you" said the naughty beauty;
pray don't hurry yourself dare say shall
do very well. Count Scmowski said he was
very fond Of our opera; and there is Lord
Eaglestone, just returned from Paris, quite
mad on music"
Lady Anne. you are hasty; now as you
were last night
i am, Alexis, and unjust too. There is
my, hand. How very, very i'll you look! |
really ought not to tease you. Come. what
shall ! grant you in return for my bad con.