, 1879-04-26

Why Russian l1cnnty Hofuaod MI Engttst,
1uerdnn.
Tnu,ton {EFst

Hon. CttAtlcs luGr40ht OIL the Eighteenth
Lanccts. It was evident to all who observed
this gaY youngster that to was deeply In love
with his Russian friends sister.
Was she In love With ilim2 On this point
0sert1ou himself could |,ayo made no satisfactory
answer. lie Ind leen ordered To n bY
doctors to recruit his health after hunting
accident, and had mado thu acquaintance OF the
KoratEnes at the tablo d'llotc. They wero per-
sons Of high birth. In aluent circumstances,
and Of very pleasing ,nnnnors. Count Kora.ina,
WHO was not moro tl1an 90, had seen good deal
Of military service, Ind Travelled mitch, and was
tle most compa,louablo Of men, always ready
to Join Ia any amusement. to chat, or to lIsten
to others chatting lie quito won Charley
Hucrion's heart by his llorscmans1ip {for he Ind
two or three splendid animals mil roda every
n,orn!ngwithhIss ssatcr,and alsoby Ills bright mnn-
ner at ile ecnrto table, for ho played any stakcs
yon pleased, without caring whether lc won or
lost. as for Ida koratine, she wus the most
delicious ot gErls. Tall and graceful, with tho
fMtr wayy llalr alld pink complexion which be-
cyes, at once grave urd sost, un' a litt!c mouth
which could smile viii exquisite sweetness.
Ida was, li!lo most hsgh.born Russian nd!es,
capita! llngu'st, speaking English nnl French
With faut!rss accuracy, ans' with t,.st slight
foreign ncccnt, wtilcs, lent pquancy to her ta!k.
Sllc WIS. moreover, an cconpltahcu pianist anl
einYur; ST. WAS her brnthgr.
Sometimes after dinner the Korattncs would
fnyisr their "Enxllsll cncmY." rs thy called
Him for fun, to como to tlleir apartments to
tnku cup Of Cutayan tea; aud then, at his re-
quest, they would slug lin SUMO OF the ballads
Of their country. koratne playcd on tho
xftherr, Ida OH tile plano, Rnl tho Counts wcll-
puru soprano made rare nlelody. Illeir1itt,un-
tau s0ngh were peryude1 BY u dreamy sadness
which grow upon tllc Euglislinan, 1nak[ng hin
fall inso long rovor'cs, during which liz was
Gut only tllr spring twilight TINT Yelled lis emo.
t!on. After every one of lla'a songs Charley
Nucr1on aecatnc noro and niorc In love With
her, though. lso gradually. discovered that SHE
a tew stTnang nIg s"Gris trIl tastgs, wsl, nt
6Ilt wl5 "a 1c3dly p1stot.sh0t, sI.ldt practlccd
every tiny With her Drouler at IL target
which had been sos ~ ia M alley Of
'hs o;s; Eardrmn mo tor tlctr conycncns M
bro,her ald sister foadcd, the cool qu!ckness OF
t1rir attn, their uncrrtng. precision Il, making
patterns Of CROSSES or lines OIL thu cards ut
which they iircd, IIlca thu Englshu,an With
III say, Miss Ila,' ho remarked, ut won't
t1o for me to quarrel with YOU. You would very
soon call nc ont ainl pink me-"
laughed lda "Wu have wolves III our cou,1-
trY, n,Ii girl should know how to protect llor-
rllu peculiar way IN wllc1, 1da emphasized
tho word wolves" am! tlle Hight tlat kIndlcd
for It moment III her eyes US Bhu spoke, ought
tO huyo urrostcd Gucrdon's attention, but they
did hot. lie tud noticed, ]lowuyrr, that iht
Knrat,acs appeared to Iaso ,nystery In their
ltvcs: they avoided uIf alluslols u Thu motives
which Ind indueesl Count kor'itnc to lcaye the
ARMY, mud they Expressed Radical or Hih!ltst
pursou. Of tleir stalion. It'n seelnci to
TO nluc'l noTo, Of rcyoluliolist tllnn
ElshMan abuut lila conntfy's FREQ institutions,
n,lu issenrd with wst1ul eagrrt1ess to bis con-
fused explanations, for constitutional !uw rms
not t!licil studied In tie Eighteenth Lancers,
al!d Cl!arloy t;uer]on was puzzlcd to slci1uo IN
what ha tlrtllright Of liberty consisted. Now
mid tlIrn Ida betruyc too uuguardcdIy llcr luye
for political conversations, anl thrn her brothcr
would intcrfero With a toxo md earuss, which
iaw il, irr cyry. Uucrtlun Ind Cccn struck ani
tnncletl trt,sh the outset by tho wliolc.llcurtetl
aiEuetINn wlsict, Tho brothtf ahd sister bore TO
rnch other. 'f'tcy were orI'lans, null koratine's
love for Ida la taaet 70 tof pater'tal fondncas;
lnuillblu being, lr'higod, md htr n!ere matt
ncr Df c!nEIng 10 Ills arln wien tl,uy walked, Of
Frightening wl"u ile spoItU to llor, Of putting
up Tyr ,i,1a 1orehsai to 'e kIsssa WIEN shs
tcMt "f her deyot!on. Now It natu-
q sister aS IGu kurltiuu ought to mako t,arfcrt
wife, 10 tint wliun ne jiaJ known and Ioys,i
icr nt,uus n Inonth l,u cvui, tn iiut t,il,v nj,
nrannsa Git s.Io uiways uarrirti ihrsn atlranccs
nerrIly, M Though TO wure tokins. II In
.mii:r nl," sn!isi 1t lin Viii ,1r"sist,hc arc1..
a,rss and s,1I,.. lin bajIari nbui,t a tntsrrnhIr
inrsai' Or watcswItc,. WHO ncrsistrti r., a,isInn
i'm nj tbr s,wi nj ryIry aim,,z whether In rntii
sha,,rn h iii na,urt md Iiyo in"r wat"r viii Viii
hnr.
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ainr,,nus / nm pyrio. thourl,,n ain on,
swcret! WITH u sn,iu, ~"
az I,rn.witrli' in lin, moderntzcd fhrn,. n mir,
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nthrr ilI,EriJ a,,rines If rvnl,,taary wnri,sa, ,,
saving which ail.. in.,Yhtai viii, rni,rr fnr.sa
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in,rr,lon m,1o un enswor b,t bnno, tint
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