Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-11

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term Aud he was held TO be so by all
who know INN, and more especially by
hls professors III the different schools
and universities, vino continued their
interest an Inn as his friends.
Formerly the castle az Altcnak, then.
had been all gavrtv lie and movement
On this rugged ridge OF the Carpathians
the IuuSviNmlau hunters had held
their ~ ,iugs. Expeditions, many and
dangerous were organized. in which
Count Sandorf sought employment for
those instincts of battle which he could
not CRAFTY ON the field Of politics He
kept himself out of the political stream
watching Z oscly the course of events.
He seemed only 10 care about lite
spent between his studies and the in
dulgences that his fortune allowed him.
IN those days the Countess Rpna San
dorf was still alive. She was the soul of
these partie- ut Arteuak Fifteen months
before this history begins death had
STRUCK her IN the pride of her youth and
beauty and all that was left of her was
little Girl. who Was now two years old.
Count Saudorl felt the blow cruelty.
He Was iuconsolable The castle be-
came silent and deserted From that
day, under tine shadow of profound
grief It's Wtster lived "a in a cloistcr
His whole life was centred in his child.
and She was conhded TO the charge of
ROscna Lendcck, the wife of the Count 5
steward This excellent woman, who
was still young was entirely devoted to
the sole heircss OF the Sardorfs, and
ably acted towards her as q second
mother.
During the first months of his widow
hood, Sandon never left his castle of
Artenak He thought over and lived
an ong the rememhrtuces OF the past.
Then the IDEA OF his county reduced 10
an interior position in Europe seized
upon INN. For the Franco Italian war
OF 1859 struck n terrible blow at the
power of Austria Seven years after
wards. in 1866, the blow was followed by
Que still more terrible. tht of SadOwa.
1t WIS no LONGER Austria bcrett of her
Italian possessions IL was Austria con-
qucred on both side, uud suUordlnatcd
to Germany and 20 Austria Hungary
felt she MAS bound The Hunurians-
Ncr" L. 30 reasoning about sGch a senti-
meut, for IL is in then blood -were hui
inflated in their pride For them the
victories of CuSto2sa aud LISA were no
compensation for the defeat Of Sadowa.
Count Snndorf during the year which
followed. had carefully studied the po-
ltical outlook, and recognized that n
sepam,ist movement might he success
fui Tue moment for action had then
come On the 81 of MY OF this yelr.
1867, he had embraced his little dnugh-
ter, whom he had left to the tender cares
OF Roscua Lendock, and leav ne his
castle of Artenak had set out for Pesth,
where hc had put himself in csg~~-lni-
cation with his friends and paItisans,
and made certain preliminary arrange
ments Then n few hours later he had
gone to Trieste to wait ilr events.
There lac became the chief centre OF
the conspiracy thence mdiated all its
threads collected IN Sanjorfs hands
In this town the chiefs OF the conspiracy
could act with more safety and more
freedom in bringing the patriotic work
10 all end.
At Trieste lived two OF Saudorf's most
intimate friends. Animated by the
same spirit they were resolved to follow
the enterprise to its conclusion. Count
Lndislss Zathmar and Professor Stephen
Bathorv were Magyars OF good birth.
Both were a dozen years older than
Sandori but were almost without for
tune one drew his slender revenues
from small estate in the County of
Lipto belonging 10 a circle beyond the
Danube; the other was Professor of
Physical Scieuceat Trieste, and ms only
income came from the fees from his
lectures
Ladslas Za,hmar lived in the house
discovered ou tine Acquedo.to by Sarcany
and Ziroue Al unpretending place,
which he had pat at the disposition of
Matthias Sandorf during the time he was
away from Artenak that Is to say, tall the
end of the projected movement, when
ever it might Toe. \ Hungarian, Borik,
aged about fifiy-tve. represented the
whole staff OF the house Borik was as
much devoted 10 his master as Leudeck
was 10 his.
Stephen Bathorv occupied no less
unpret,pdue dwelling on the Corso
Siad4ou, A0t i.L irum Count ZatAmar.
Here m, whole life was wrapped up in
las wife aluI in> SOU Peter. then eight
year, old
sop IA Bathory belonged dis;antly
but au critically 90 the line OF those
Magyar princes Who ia the sixteenth
century occupied The throne OF Tran
wanna The family had been divided
aud los: iu i;s numbeIless manifestations
since incu. and people may perhaps
thnA It u.s. om-ung that one OF its last
descrr ants should exist as simple
proh--ag 90 the Academy al Preshurg.
Whatever hr nieht be Stephen BathoTy
was Scient.s, Of thc first IA k-one of
those oha 1ve ,a retirement, but whose
work render, tllcm famous Inclusum
labor illustrat. the motto Of the silk
worm. might have been his One day
has political ideas. which he took no