Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-18

two wouldhave been deeply attached to
each other.
There is therefore nothing to be as
tOnished at in Madame TOronthal being
the first to discover what was passing in
the mind and heart Of Sara. frequently
had the girl spoken Of Pierre Bathory and
his family without noticing the sOrrowtul
impression that the name made on her
mother. And when Madame TorOnthal
discovered that Sara was in love with the
young man.
Heaven wills it thenr' was all she
murmured.
We may imagine what these words
meant, but it is somewhat difficult to un-
derstand how the love Of sara for Pierre
could make amends for the injury done TO
the BathOry family.
Madame Toronthal having, however,
satisfied herself that it was all in &C
cordance with the designs of Providence,
had brought herself to think in her piuus,
trustiul heart that her husband would
consent TO this union of the families,
and SO without saying anything to sara
sue resolved to consult him on the sub
ject.
At the first words his wife uttered,
TorOnthal few into towering rage which
he made no effort to control, and she
had to retreat to her apartment with
the following threat ringing in her
ears
Take care, madame! If ever you dare
speak to me again on that subject will
make you repent it,
And so what Silas Toronthal called
''destiny'' had not only brought the Bath
DRY family 10 live in the some town but
| had even brought Sara and Pierre to meet
| and love one another.
Why, it may be asked, so much irrita-
/ ton on the bankers part? Had he
/ formed any secret designs on Sara, on
her future, that were prtjudiced by this
complication? In the event Of his trea-
/ cherry being one day exposed, was iJ not
his interest that the consequences should
be atOned for as much as possible? What
could Pierre say when he had become
Sara TOrOnthaPs husband? WHAT could
Madame Bathory do? Assuredly it woul d
! be horrible situation, the victims son
married to the murderer's daughter, but
1t would be horrible for them, not for him,
Sllas Toronthal!
Yes, out there was Sarcany, of whom
there was no news, but whose return
was always possible, return that might
lead to further engagements between
the accomphces. He was not the
man to forget if fortune turned against
nm.
TorOnthal was. it need scarcely be said,
not without anxiety at what was to be-
come OF his old TripOlitan agent. He had
nad no news from him since he left
/ Trieste, fifteen years ago. Even in Sicily,
where Sarcany was most likely to tie
4 heard Of, all inquiries had proved in vain.
but ne might come back
slant state OF terror for the banker
/ until the adventurer was dead! And the
/ news of his death TorOnthal would have
recei' ed with easily Ineligible satsfac-
| uUn. Perhaps then he would have looked
| upon the possibility of a marriage with
/ Pierre in a somewhat different light;
/ but at present it was not to be
dreamt Of
Toronthal never alluded to the way in
which he received his wife when she had
/ spoken to him about Pierre Bathory. He
/ offered her no explanation Of his conduct.
/ What he did was to keep a strict watch
/ on Sara, and even to set spies to look
after her; and with regard to the young
engineer to behave towards him as
/ haughtily as possible, to turn his
4 head when he met, and to act in every
way so as to crush out all hope. And he
] succeeded only too we'll in showing that
! every attempt on his part would be USE
/ less.
1t was under these circumstances that
on the evening OF the 10th OF June the
name of Sarcany was heard across the
| room In the mansion in the StradOne as
the door opened and that Individual en-
tered. In the morning Sarcany and
Namir had taken the tain at Cattaro for
Ragusa. Sarcany had gone to one OF the
cnlef hotels in the town, dressed himself
in the height of fashion, and without los
ing an hour had hurried round to visit his
old friend.
Toronthal welcomed him and gave or
ders that they were not to be disturbed.
How did he take this visit? Was be mas
ter enough Of himself to conceal his true
feelings at the temperance? Was Sar-
cany as imperious and insolent as form
! erly? Did he remind the banker OF pro-
misses made, and engagements entered
into years befOref Did they speak OF
the past, the present, or the future2 What
they said we know not, for their inter-
view was secret.
But this was its result.
Twenty-fOur hours after wards, a
rumor was ahoat which might well
startle society at Raeusa. Every one
was talking of the marriage of Sarcany-
Il wealthy TripOlitan-with Sara Tor on
thai.
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