, 1876-10-07
PRINCE DOLTIKOFF.

Malcsty's Royal Regiment OF Fenclb!cs,-tlat is
to say, |, with q handful of soldiers, held II
against all comers. My men were better OF
than was, fur they took It In turn to mount
guard upon the honcycombcd ordnance and the
tun,ble-down gates VI the fortress. Thoy had
employment, Ind none. ! bathct1, break
fasted, and wa!ked upon tho shore; to cat,
OF my diversions. But TINT was gifted with
Ipwrrs Of progression, l might have bcen all
oyster.
One t!ay as usual strolled upon the bench
The eeasUn WIS sprlnStfmu, the sky bright. tile
sea like mirror. Nutlling ever brUke thu still
ness that rctgneA around Fort Noedhani II lay
on tic highroal no one eauo to It; even the
ilshinE.boats gyoiaed ,,! tl!e bay hceat,.e Of tho
zon, nov aud again examining the scargulls or
Whit IS that black thing bobbinz up ana
down In tho watcrl A llcu-roop or u wlAlea Or
wArcaf
No, It IA boat Of some sort; yary low In tho
water, not unl:ko Il ratt, mil there is tgure On
u, ,tlan padding. Ifc is naking for thu shore;
closer. His faee is plalnly visible now, aud his
breast through his open shirt. IIo linn lies bis
llttlo oar with skill aud vigor-ncarer und near
er he eancs- At lcngth-.grate, squeeze, thntl,
ills raft bus run aground, anl he Jumps onto
The s.sanger's 1rst act was to throw himself
tip@a lis knees and ex:att,a fsrventlv In French,
"Thank Goai Safe ut lastl'
az r spa eea9er ei to 6e9s W. q % WITH s
wosc only dilap!.late1 SHIRT OF coarse CALICO,
and nalr Df uttered trousers rcaciny just be-
yond Z; hts knees, made apparently from an oll
ansa an 'e wes u d psres e. o Ia
Glib in which 10 addressed mo- though tlngcl
with . foreign accent, pure, aud In intopation
dcslrsdly well-bred;
"Ihls ts sorry plight In which lind myself,
Monsieur: Tam waif cast up BY tho ssa. /
have been shipWre.kel. I never drtatnt
Should rcnch the land alive"
"saipwrcckcdf' laskea. "Whcnl Wheraa
uoTN
YESTERDAY was on board my own yacht,
the feot!orowna-l am Prince Doltlkon-yul
Know mr. name, perhapsl" hc sald, seeing TINT
| bowel at ths Introduction Of himself. Mol
am Russian: waa e.i route foI Caves. Last
night the yacht lay becaltnca oG tha Needles,
was In MY berth-ltalt reading, half dozing,
when-crnck 1-sonlething crashed into tho side
Of the yacht. jumped from bed and rushed,
at,r. Vs. dssk' IL, y was r. eo,alon' Death
enatcllcd up the first garments I could
tInl,-you SEQ then," he pailtct, smiling,
to hla FAYs-" aud jumped overheard. I nm
good swimmer. AZ dawn ] was still ailuut.
Then got tososhyr lsW floating sspars from
las doue It's tluty,"-and Us le spoke he pusi'ci
It back Into the tiar-" Adieu; 60, mon ami,
Co.: ..-.
May ask, /" continued tho stranger, rs soon
as tho raft ll.nl drfted away, +" may ask where
ami Would you have tl,o c1trrrnc complai-
SANTA to direct n!0 to tho nearest townln
This Ia Fort NealAnm," said /. :. Yasehes-
ter Is the nearest piaco-sonlo dozen miles Ills
tnnt.n
$50 farl am hardly In walking trim, I
| fear, hut must make shift to push ON
"tnpvssibie. cannot perll,a. Il. You nred
rest, loul. My quarters arc cIose ut hund. /
| aln tI,e Commandment OF tho fprt--n
"You are then ar English officer! might
! haye guessed 1T You are ali generous as yol,
| urc brave. was with Alenscli.kolI III sebusto-
| pol, mud leurut to respect YOU them"
stIi YOU art yourself soldier, Prince. It ia
| tho moro inclltnbunt upon me to be your ho.t,'
With this led tic way into the iuvt, Tho
admission uf such Il tatterIcmaltun ratlcr sur
priscl the dccosous sentry, but my servant,