The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-02
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In these adventurous ana prophc,tfc DAYS
Inc price of knowledge is n com MON right
As Tree 10 all of us air or IiQhA
And boldly sought upon the yolti's Highways
hsy"@ Re things WE sEei sss Ssas
Beyond the luminous wonder of tshe ntobt
i'eyond the mystery which creatdss and Alayl
II is in blind aspiring that we rise:
| Ana we are prone TO dream that we Rshasl fin
All that the nnquiet spirit has strivef n toknoN
That we shall pierce The placid furs4bcr.skies
ANA trace race, what vast, inearpors6 power dc
This univ ersc, tins life wAies lraaa us so.
a--.s4.=s4sse=.sss..sslls -
IN MY ENEa1 ) lIIkg
=, Travelling once ne aioscow,
CHANGED to meet N. efirovftch. an oil,
college chunl. After 81 ,ne merry tall
over our scralses and / ad1esef,,rns =
former days., he anlreatled in mest aoG accom-
pany him Ito tie hoJl 81 of his friend
Baron Stahff, at Il place about Ten mile,
distant, adding, by The way OF persua
sion, ''St:tloff is a & Ne. o,en-hearted
generous, hospitable Il ellowtiust sucb ,
man as you wouldaMilse to meet. I'll,
eoid. me TO bring with me rs many
there about a week.. I can nromise va,
very agreeable sIyisit.n
although Ssstranger TO the baron, a:
+ then thougseAt. yielded to my friend
resluesk, 80 etoQk the.afternoa
aTrlvinses' ]. Staloff late HI the day The
nsarons EeeiVed us graciously, regret
ing Ehat the baron was unavoidablya alb
-Ses.slt until dinner
Punctually at sevenso' clock INV friend
and ] entered the magnificent dining
room. There was just time for Il hasty
introduction to the host before srp book
our seats; .esssverez about twenty at ta~
| Bile
What is the matter with youP' whis-
| pered Petroyitch. You look so fright
ened; have you seen a ghost?''
Frightened! ] may well look so, in
| deed! / am frightened. Your fine,
| generous, open-hearted baron is my
| deadly enemy, than whom | would rath-
er encounter thousand ghosts. | will
tell you all about it after dinner
After an uncomfortable dinner, ] sue
ceeded in finding an opportunity to
speak to Petrovitch in private,
That man and | were once friends, :"
said |, s.but the old storv--we both adj
mired the same girl. That made the
first breach between ms. He proposed
to settle the matter by q sword. l east
| ~ disarmed him. She jilted both of us
for it, and married Pavloyski, of the
Dragons. Two years later TIE same
thing happened. We fought again.
wounded him severely, and he swore
fearful vengeance upon me. But she
married him, and is his present wife. :
But how has ne become Baron
Staloff?' When I knew him he ".as
merely Gregorie Altoff.
His uncle left him this property last
wear with his name. He wisely took
both"
IF had only known it! The man
hates me. and sees me present myself
at his dinncr-table. How soon can l get
away?"
Mot tonight. / am sure. If you fear
any treachery, come spend the night in
my room. But, really, the common rules
of hospitality
80, / don't believe in hospitality, when
il comes to a man of his nature. He has
heard Macbeth and may initiate him
not for ambition. but to satisfy his
cherished revenge"
s'Well, / will speak to the servant,
and have your bags removed tony room
before bedtime
Thanks, old fellow
The evening passed by means of mu-
sic and cards. The baroness was charm
Ing. the baron did net appear. Late in
the evening my friend LETT, on receiving
a message from the baron to join him.
Half an hour later lackey made n sign
to me from the door. turned to him.
Il am come, sir, to hand you this
key"
II am to spend the night in my
friends roomP''
Eyes. sir, but larger room has been
prepared for You two gentlemen when
ever YOU are ready. Sir, | am at your
service to show you the way To il.
Il am ready now; go on, L will fol-
low | followed him, as lamp in hand
he went up a long. winding staircase
and along narrow corridor until we
reached what seemed to be sort of
tower Here, in a broad space, where
were several doors. he stopped. Il sup
pose this part of the house is not occu-'
lied?''
10, YES, sir. it is all occupied. Your
Dom is one of the best. This is it.
lie opened the doorof the large apart
ment On one side near large, old
fashioned bed | saw my trayeliing-bag.
~ our friend is here, probably" and he
left me.
With the KEY IN one hand ana the
lamp in the other, | advanced to the
fireplace. There was no fire; but one
single candle stood on the mantcL This
/ lighted. but the darkness and gloom
seemed inpenefrable. ..Petroyitch Is
not here thought ], as | threw myself
into an immense arm-ehair to wait Tor |
him. s:W hat can delay him.
/ sal there until midnight. Still he |
did not come. Rousing myself then,
thought / heard the rafting OF chain
1.-The fellow is somewhere here. WHAT
else could make noise? Then | dis
tinetiv heard regular breathing 'tEe |
must have fallen asleep somewhere | /
will look for him. So lamp in hand | |
proceeded to explore the room reach
ed furthei. away than had thought.
> [ heard the chain again.
What vas my horror to behold |
stretched at full length. fast asleep, be-
side his open cage. = ias'ns:iss sigei.. Inc
chain att.ss.:3,ss. Is, rs s.tssar iiiineg loose
" to the sroaat; l.a yes freq
rnsIlr:. ssyt4 door il WAS locked on
tl,e o;,ts:.it: to the windows-they were
enormously h;.ssh from the ground!
There VAS no escape for me. There was
! Ia f,eae.l,ery / feared This must be
tie trap Of the generous, hosfi1apie
baronl 70 c:sli or make 4 noise might
Il, useless. and wohld certainly arose
he ;.ninn:tl. had no pistol with me,
bit / carefully and without aiiy iioise
piled the chairs in orc eornef, to serve
as an ambush, resarsing q stcGt Ittsae