Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-11
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Your journey, Matthias ?" asked he
with the eagerness of II man who wished
ut the outset TO find that all was we'll.
1T was success, Zathmar," an
swered Sandorf. Il have no doubt of
my Transylvanian friends, and we are
certain of their assistance.
"You let them have the despatch
which came from Pesth three days ago?"
asked Bathory.
Eyes, said Sandorf YES, they
have all been cautioned, and they are
all ready They viii rise at the first
sigma. In two hours we shall be mas
tiers of Buda and Pes.h, in half day We
shall get the chief comitats on both
sides of the Thesis, and before the day
is out we shall have Pennsylvania and
the rest And then eight millions OF
Hungarians will have regained their in
dependence I"
And the Diet?" asked Bathory.
"Our supporters from the majority"
answered Sandorf. "They will also
form the new Government, to take the
direction of affairs. All will go regularly
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their administration goes, depend very
little on the crown, and their chiefs have
the police with them"
"But the Council of the Leutenancy
OF the Kingdom that the palatine pre-
sides over at Buda?" continued Zath-
mar.
THE palatine and the council at Buda
will Immediately be 50 placed as to be
unable to do anything"
And unable to correspond with the
Hungarian chancery at Vienna
Yes, all our measures are taken for
our movements 20 be simultaneous, and
thus ensure success.
Success :" said Bathorv.
Yes. success" answered Count SAN
dorf. "In the army all of our blood OF
Hungarian blood, are for us Where is
the descendant of the ancient Magyars
whose heart will not beat at the sight of
the banner of Rudolph and Corvinus z"
And Sandorf uttered thu words III
tone of the purest patriotism.
But, continued he neglect moth
ing that will prevent suspicion Be
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have heard of nothing suspicious AZ
Trieste?'
mo" replied Zathmar. Nothing
is spoken of but the works at Pola, for
which the greater part of the worunen
have been engaged
In fact for fifteen years the Austrian
Government. with view OF the possible
loss of Venetia-a loss now realized -
had been thinking OF founding at Pola,
at the southern extremity of the Istrian
peninsula, an immense arsenal and dock
yard, so as TO command all that end of
the Adriatic. In spite of the protests Of
Trieste, whose maritime importance
would thereby be lessened, the works
were being pushed on with feyerlsh
ardor. Sandorf and his friends had
thus some justification for their opinion
that Trieste would join them in the
event Of separatist movement being
started in the city.
Up TO tho present the secret Of the
conspiracy III favor of Hungarian anton
omy had been well kept. Nothing had
occurred TO cause the police to suspect
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semb.ed ut the unpretending house IN
the Acquedotto.
Everything seemed TO have been dono
TO make the enterprise success; and
ali that remained was TO wait Tor the
moment of action. The cipher cores
pondcnce between Trieste and the prin-
cipal cities Of Hungary and Pennsylvania
l.. 1 II.
few messages for tine pigeons to carry.
because the last message had been
taken. As money is the soul Of war, so
il is of conspiracies. 1t Is important
that conspirators have ample funds when
the signal Of uprising is given. And on
this occasion the supply would not fal
them.
We are aware that, although Zathmar
aud Bathoiy could sacrifice their lives
for their country, they could not sacri-
fee their fortunes. inasmuch as their
pecuniarv resources were but meagre.
But Count Sandorf was immensely rich,
and IN addition to his life, he had
brought his whole fortune 10 the help Of
the cause. For many months, through
the agency Of his steward Lendeck. he
had mortgaged his estates, and thereby
raised considerable sum-more than
20O0, 600 of florins.
But il was necessary that this money
should always be AZ call, and that lie
could draw it at any moment And so
he had deposited it in his own name IL
one Of the banks Of Trieste, whose char
acter was above suspicion. This bank
was Toroutnai's, OF which Slcany and
Zirone had been talking in the cemetery
on the hill.
This circumstance was fraught with
the gravest consequences, as will be
seen in the course of this history.
Something was said about this money ut
Sandorfs last interview with Zothmar
and Bathory He told them that II was
his intention 10 call on Toronthal and
give him notice that the cash might DO
wanted Immediately.
Events had so progressed thatSandorf
would soon bc able to give the expected
signal from Trieste more especially as
tins very evening he discovered that
Zathmars house was the object Of very
disquieting surveillance.
About eight o'clock. as Sandorf and
Bathory went out, one to 90 home TO the
Corsa Stadion and the other 10 his
hotel, they noticed two men watching
them in the shadows and following them
az such distance and IN such way as
20 avoid detection.
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