The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-14

shook nanos wlfn Sme, acfuaiiY with tears in his eyes !; the carriage sped away, and l felt that was alone In the world sep arated from all ! held most dear in ie. $
 There was q rush to seesthe interior 0i Ivan's desk afier he had gone. didnst know what the boys expeeted to ind; but they raised the lid as carefully as | they were opening an infesual mackine and ater all there was nothinR but scfap of newspaper describing the aifempt to blow up the steamer MoseI in Bremen haThOr, a treatise on the Hidden Forces Of Nsture,o 2 tattered chemical book, and few bits efison and steel. .ss s CHAPTER II. Mylife at the school ceased to be what it had hesn after the departure of Ivan, The Saturdays seemed long and dreary, I had ! Q pleasant fourteenth day to look forward to during thirteen. l presumed that the Delonskis had returned to Rus sia, as neither saw nor heard anything of them.
 Two years passed thus, during which time l kept my eyes about me for berth, for the old relative still clung to life, and Ehad no other friends to help me. had almost made up my mind to try fly tuck in Iowa or Manitoba, or at the Cape diamond fields, when one morning a letter was handed to me bearing the off cial seal of the Russian embassy in Lon- don. opened it with trembling fingers and bounding heart, and read:
 SIR: A very old friend of mine, Madame von Dolomski, has mentioned you to me as being in every way quail fled for the position of tutor in a private family, and states that a friend of hers, Colonel Koltorf, inspector of criminal police in St. Petersburg, is desirous of engaging young Englishman to instruc, his two sons in the English language, literature and history. If you should deem this opportunity worthy of notice, l should be obliged if you would com municate with her or cau to see me at your earliest convenience. am, sir. your most obedient servant,
 GA. voN RoBELEFF, Secretary"
 eff l should deem this opportunity worthy of noticep almost scornfally re. peated to myself eff! The only Eff in the matter is that if Pm not tutor in Colonel Thingammy's family in less than a month, my name isn't Richard Cor nell"
 i had no ties; ionged to see the world, for 1 believed in another old axiom to the effect that me-keeping youth have ever homely wit" and of course ! should come across a certain damsel with golden hair and kind blue eyes, and In fact l worked myself into such a state of ecstacy that I was utterly unfitted during the rest of the day for anything in the shape of teaching or keeping order, and my young friends the boys had " high old time of it /" both in class and out.
 In weeks time had arranged mat ters with my employer, who expressed genuine concern at the prospect of losing me. In fortnight's time had received a most fattering testimonial from the boys, and had been sent of to the station with three ringing cheers. In three weeks time was ready. In a month was at my new home and in six weeks tune 1 found that I had great reason to con- graduate myself on my good fortune.
 Colonel Koltorf lived in one of those huge stone palaces which line both sides of the Nevski Prospect; and soon dis covered that not only did his family oc- cupy high social position, but that in them were to be found all those refined and fascinating arts and graces which make the society of St. Petersburg per haps the most charming in Europe. Moreover, l was treated as a gentleman, and not as superior kind of upper ser want. My hours of work were light was received as one of the family circle.
 l attended the banquets and entertain ments which the colonel, as high off, cial, was expected to give with sufficient frequency; and 1t was almost pardonable, therefore, that in my intoxicatiou at such sudden elevation, should sometimes wonder how had ever managed to exist for tve years as usher in school, much less have been contented and happy.
 l had not been long in St. Petersburg when learned with the deepest regret that for some reason not known the Do- lomskis had moved to Paris during the past year. The coloners family, how. ever, knew them well, with the exception of Ivan about him there was a myster :, for he had taken a commission in the Guard, had suddenly resigned it, and had since almost disappeared from so. cial life. was curious to sec him, for had often wondered what sort of a mark the "young Bear of old days would make in the world, well assured that a mark of some sort he would make. But oe course ws. longing to ses Olga, whs, learaed to my supreme happiness, was still Mademoiselle von Dolomski.
 Everybody knows-or perhaps does not know-t that for seven weeks preced- ing Easter the Russian capital morti6es itself by a rigid fast during which not only fish and flesh are forbidden. but also dairy produce. However, the good people fortify themselves for this period of gloom by the merriess jolliest carnival in the world. During the month of Feb ruary St. Petersburg is one vast fair; business sinks into matter of secondary importance; people who can but just make ends meet at other times of the year contrive to find lot of spare cash for feasting and frivolity; balls, dinners, entertainments of all kinds follow each other in constant succession. This was