New-York tribune., 1879-12-29

A STRANGE PROCEEDING.


win thoughts Of AS own, and Ruric wholly en-
crossed studying ne strange mans features, and
bld entered h's mud. After The meal was over the
monk accrmpani the gInmakcf 20 his shop and there
he time IN examining the quaint artccs OF
nscnnrIN lna' VT i % ~ I'M % s, ~ ,'y , az .
p, some minutes the mOak had stood silently by bis
A. -ash tle youth stopped in his work and laid the
Excusc me- good father" he said rather ncrvousy
AZ tae same looking hs visitor m tae face, but
must ask You question. Where nave seen you be-
How should know 2" the monk answered, with
~Way.r resumed Ruric. with some hesi.ncv. Il
knew not bat that You might enligh'cn me. / have
surely seen Won somewhere.
aud are there not hundreds whom You have seen IN
hi. eat cify-aye thoa~ands- whom You might rrcos-
rize u.s. YOU recognize me o.
Ah-t my oc So; bat not ike this. There may be
Thousand faces would recol~c 20 nave seem out not
one them would excite even passinS emotion M my
soul But your face calls up some powerful emotion-
some startling memory OF tire past-wbch bOtners me.
Who you. COOL father Wnat are you Were have
wrmc- baf0rcl Was 70 IN spain r.
81" snd Vladimir. with shake Of the head And
then. more serious shaie upon his face, hc added
l.. this pass now. VII not dsav 20 You that there
NAV grounds for yOnr strange faucics but
s-sure Won mus sacredy that until last night never
came INTO direct compromising with before at
any rate not O. my knOwledge. Nou have acted the
Good samaritan TOWARD NE, and hope may some
No. no. quickly responded the youth }" II re
IT, theu u viii be favor no more. | have only
done FOR you what man should do Tor his neigh
Dor; aud so far FROM needng thanks Tor NV ,ervces
would rather give them Tor the occasion ot know Oh
no Of JOY pure and unconiaminated as mat
TIE dark monk reached forth and took the youthful
artisans hand and, with more than ordinary emotion
You touch the harp-sirnGs Of the soul with noble
hand my ard y any deed oi Kindness eau give me
ioY it viii De deed FOR you We NAV meet again, and
until then only God bless and prosper thee"
WITH fne.e words monk tnrncd xav, and
Rurc could command presence OF mind euorgh TO fol-
low him he bad goae from the house The yonth wished
10 say som~thIng but amid the varied emotions that
leapng tarOugh his mind be could gather no con
Alter liz monk hsd Rurc returned 10 ms bench
snd resumed LIS WORK he asked DIS D9y II ae haa eyer yer
head and answered dGnlogsy~
What do YOU mean e. the guumaker asked. looking
the boy IN the face DO you tbnX you nave seen nu
be erei" ... ,.... han. .oo,, hin, ,.-
fore aud / NAV not BUT surely you would suppose
that my memory would serve you better than your
Haric was not fully assured by this lie gazed
INTO Paus face AMI h. auced he detected some show
of nIeligcnce there when had not been sDokea. But
he resolved 70 ask more questions at present He
had asked enough he thought nDon such subject and
he made up MS mind bother himself about 1t.
feeling sIre that % his hoy knew anything which would
be his masters interest 70 know II would De comm-
ncted IN die season so he applied hinseli ane" 70
h- work. and al noon t9e pistols wers 1ilsneui ms G had
Towards t9e middle OF the lSt ~ huile nsn
nnsHcd temperng some parts OF gun lock. the back
of nis shop opened and two men entered ihey
were vonng dressed in costly flrs and both O them
stout au4 good Looking The gunnaker recognized them
A. te Count Conrad DamOnON and his TREND stephen
- link speak with Ruric Newell" said the count,
yon DO returned Ruric not at all surprised by the
-, 49, ,,,e o ali clsses were in the habit of call
iur Al his place order arms
Tue count turned a shade paler than before, and his
uetIer np trembed nut Rurc thought that mgDt be
~ rsuIf of Gaming from the cold into "A amO-
sphere However, be soon undeceived. for the
counts next remark was significant; ,,-,,.,,,
Yon are acquainted With the Lady Rcsalind Valdaf
I'm iN answered Rurlc. now beginning TO wonder.
We'll SIR" resumed DamOnof. with much haughti-
perhaps my business can De quchT ana sa1'ac s
toriy settled Il Is my desire to make the Lazy kOshd
kurc Nevel started at these words and he clasped his
hards hide their remuousness But he was not long
cehaiinr uIon au answer. -, . ,,h .t,s ,n,o-,,o
And why have you come 10 me Win thls lhlornl
Y5n snoald know that already Do you not love the
"sir Count, you ask me strange question What
night havc you 70 question me upon suen - ,se'nS 70,
his rights.' replied DainonOh, Sharply but !.
you choose not 70 answer, let II pass. know you Quo a"
love lady And ask you 10 renOunce all claims
Sir Count. your tongue runs into strange moods Of
speech renOunce all claims 20 R0saind Nsidafs
hanc i-was's 50 you meant ."
Ave, slr-precisrly sO'
PERHAPS Won viii Inform me what claims may
have m that qnarter, isdfic replied Win some uehu
lousness for the very subject Was one thAt
Baric Newell YOU shall not say that did not make
myself fully understood. and hence l VIII explain.
The count spoke this rs speaks man VINO iesis lt
y aoins very eondescsndns tnlns. h anu ~ ~ % r n@be
toue be proceeded: The LadF isosailhu - VI "oJ J
Iarentuge aud very wealthy, NV own Stii ri ION i l
She possess the undivided right TO more property
than do. but that matters not love her ana must
duke her guardian, ard he objects not TO my
suit But he Informed me thar tneae "" was vnu one
He knows full weil-as ! know, ana as h,i H. must .
know she could become your wire bnt yer
he Il anxious not 10 interTere much against her in
enaOuS SO "a simple denial lron y9u. 10 1he ~ eneo'
thar her hand, i ali tlat Is hrcts-
ssfy You understand me, trust We seek ,iis % uns ~
for the fair l1dys own good Oi coursc ou ilus. oo
aware ilat the duke would never consent 70 n.l
with you; aud wonld wish 10 have your urhlhi ~
show to Rosaud waen he announces ms decision i b,
have a paper here all drawn mp and all that WIZ oe
Necessary simply your signature. bere-lt - OuJ
pan, simple avOwa your part that YOU nav ia no
marriage"
As the count spoke he drew paper from the bosom
o. bis marien doublei and having oeh%eu % - !, ~ Tie
y towards the gunmaker But huiic to"s !, i n' A'
drew back. and gazed the visitor eltrhN III tnt
sr Count bc cried IN a tone ih,, o, m non % t ,
uon, what do ycu suppose am DO YOU neai - - 60 ~
he that Olga. Duke of lula, has commissioner 20" 1"
ohtan.-ueh remuneration OF the !" .,--...,,
ciCpEen," spike the codnt turning 10 hlr coh
Ion YOU heard me instructions the duke gave me tas
morning 7" ~,
Ave" returned Urzen directing his speech 20 Rnrc
" may bs as much surprised az yourself" resumed
ihe count, hangEuly. " st ths stfhhse taSte VI
Tie duke Why he should se,1e sess 'Is vou s'sIs hs
desire call up regrets Ia the bosom oi nis Islf
ward He knows that Sue was once iHtnate VIII 11u,
snd tDat she feels warm frieuusllp lot you N"A
her sake he would have this signal from you
" Bat how Cor her "a ke 2" asked Ruric.
"Why," returned DanOuOn, - do you not see Rosa
nd IN the simplicity OF Leart may think that you
-a-that you might claim her love an1-onI oi pare
principle grant 10 you simply because You were the
But never claimed her love-" said Rnrie warmly.
" If she l0vus NE. she loves me I0n her 0En heart
WIN the noble dake never spoke but once ana thsi
he came here for 60 temper hts sword II you would
marry with the lady, do aud you seek help In tic
work, seek from those Tho have some power la the
batter"
"You mistake. sir" said the count hotiy. ." seek
power now. 1 seek only simple word FROM One
who NAV have some nfuence-even = beggar having
saved the life of king may through royal grattude
Weld an influence. VIII you sign The psperr
Vow all this seemed very s,ianse to k"rc' ana ne