St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
JULES VERNE.
An Absorbing Story by the Greatest
of French Authors,
MATTHIAS SANDORF.
Translation copyrighted by G. W. Hanna.
1885
CHAPTER XXI
ENTITLED:
A SQUEEZE FROM CAPE MArIFoU


eomplished. When his daughters name
was suddenly pronounced by Madame Ba-
thory, he had sufficient control over HIM
self to suppress his emotion. But his heart
for moment ceased to beat, and he fell on
the threshold of the chapel as il ne mad
been struck by lightning!
And so his daughter was alive! Ana
she loved Pierre, and she was loved! anu
it was Matthias Sandorf who had been 40,
ing everything to prevent the marriage.
And the secret which gave Sava BACK 10
him would never have been discovered had
not Madame BathOry'S reason been restored
to her as by miracle.
But what had happened fifteen years ago
at the Castle of Artenak? That was OBJ
vious enoughl This child. the sole heiress
of Count SandOrf'S wealth. whose death
had never been proved. had been stolen by
Toronthal. And shortly afterwards when
the banker settled at Ragusa, Madame
Toronthal had had to bring up Sava San
dorf as her own daughter.
Such had been the scheme devised by
Sarcany and executed by his accomplice
Namir. Sarcany knew perfectly that Sava
would come into possession of a consider
able fortune when she reached IS, and
when she had become his wife. he would
then procure her acknowledgment as the
heress of SandOrf's estates. This was to
be the browning triumph of his accountable
existence. He would become the master of
Artenak!
Had he then foiled this odous scheme?
Yes. undoubtedly. If the marriage had
taken place Sarcany would already have
availed himself of all its advantages.
And now how great was the doctors
grief. Was it not owing to him that there
had been brought about this deplorabie
chain of events. at first in refusing his help
to Pierre. then in allowing Sarcany to pur-
sue his plans then in not rendering him
harmless at the meeting at Cattaro. then in
not giving back to Madame Bathory the SOD
he had snatched from death. In fact, what
misfortnes would have been avoided had
Pierre been with his mother when Madame
Toronthafs letter had reached the house in
the Rue Marinella! Knowing that Sava
was Sandorf's daughter. would not Pierre
have known how to get her away from the
violence OF Sarcany and TOrOnthal?
Where was Sava Sandorf now? In the
power of Sarcany. OF course! But where
was she hidden? How could they get hel
away? And besides. in a few weeks sh6
would attain her eighteenth year-the limit
fixed for the time during which she could
be the heiress-and that fact would impel
Sarcany to use every effort to make her con-
sent to the marriagei
In an instant this succession of facts
passed through DR.. Antekirtt's mind As
he built together the past, as Madame Ba-
thOry and Pierre were themselves doing. he
felt reproaches unmerited undoubtedly
that Stephen Bathorys wife and son might
be tempted to assaiI him with. And now
as things had tuned out. would he be able
to bring together Pierre and her who for all
and for himself he must still continue to
call Sava Tor0nthal?
He must before everything find Sava, his
daughter-whOse name, added to that OF
the Countess Rena his wife, he had giveii
to the schooner Savarena. as he had given
that of FerTato to his steam yacht But
there was not a day to lose.
Already Madame Bathory had been led
back to the Stadthau, when the doctor. ac-
companied by Pierre whom he left to his
alterations of joy and despair. entered with
out saying word. Much enfeebled by the
violent reaction whose effects had just been
produced in her, but cured, quite cured,
Madame Bathory was seated in the room
when the doctor and her son entered.
Maria, seeing it would be better to leave
them together. retired to the large saloon.
DR.. Antekirtt then approached her. and
L
Madame BathOry." he said, II have
already made your son my own! But what
he is not yet through friendship l will d.
all can to make him through paternal love
in marrying Sava-my daughter.
Your daughter exclaimed Madame
BathOry.
Il am Count Matthias Sandorf"
Madame BathOry jumped up and fell
back into her sons arms. But if she could
not speak she could hear. In a few word
Pierre told her what she did not know. how
Matthias Sandorf had been saved by the de
votiOn of the fisherman Andrea Ferrato
why for fifteen years he had passed a.
dead, and how he had reappeared at Ragusa
as DR.. Antekirtt. He told her how Sarcany
and TOronthal had betrayed the Trieste
cOnspirators. and related the treachery OF
Carpena of which MadislaS Zathmar and
his father had been the victims. and how
the doctor had taken him from the cemetery
of Ragusa to associate him in the work ht
had undertaken. He finished his story by
stating that two of the scOundrels, the
banker Toronthal and the Spaniard Car
pena, were then in their power, but thai
the third. Sarcany, was still at large, the
Sarcany who desired Sava Sandorf for his
wife.
For an hour the doctor, Madame Bathorv
and her son went over in detail the facts
regarding the young lady. Evidently Sar-
cany would stick at nothing to bring about
Sava's consent to the marriage, which
would bring him the wealth of Count San
dorf. and this state of affairs was whai
principally exercised them during their in
terview. But if the plans of the past had
now collapsed. those of the present prom
ised to be even more formidable. Above
everything it was necessary to move heaven
and earth to recover Sava.
1t was in the first place agreed that
Madame BathOry and Pierre should alone
know that Matthias Sandorf was concealed
under the name of DR.. Antekirtt. To re
veal the secret would be to say that Sava
was his daughter, and in the interest of the
\ new search that was to be undertaken it
WAS necessary to keep this quiet.
But where is Sava? Where are we to
look for her?" asked Madame Bathory.
1--WE will know." answered Pierre, in
whom despair had given place to an energy
that nothing could quench.
Yes! We will know said the doctor.
''And in admitting that Silas Toronthal
does not know where Sarcany is, we cannot
suppose that he does not know where my
daughter"
And if he knows he must tellr' said
Pierre.
Yes! He must speakr' answered the
doctor
''Noww
''NOw!'
The DOCTOR Madame Bathory and Pierre
would remain in this state of uncertainty no
longer.
Luigi. who was with Point Pescade and
Cape Matifou. in the large saloon of the
Stadthaus, where Maria had joined them
was Immediately called in. He received
orders to go with Cape Matifou % the fort
and bring back SilaS Toronthal.