Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MOUTHS or THE cArTARo.

THE MOUTHS or THE CATTARo.
And so fatality which plays so FREEDOM
tnant role ia the events OF this world
had brought together iu Kagusa the taml-
lies Of BathOry and T0rOnLhal; and
brought them not only to the same town,
but 70 the same quarter OF that town-the
StradoEe. And Sara TorOnthal and
Pierre BathOry had seen each other, met
each other, loved each other! Pierre the
son of man who had been betrayed TO
DEATH and Sara the daughter Of the man
who betrayed him!
As soon as the engineer had left the
schooner, the doctor might have been
heard to say to himself:
And Pierre goes away full Of hope,
hope he never had before, hope that have
just given him"
Was tae doctor the man TO undertake
merciless struggle against this fatality?
Did he feel himself strong enough to dis.
pose Of the affairs Of humankind at his
WHIP That force, that moral energy,
which must be his ifhe was TO succeed
IA lighting destiny, would not fail
himt
mol will fight against IT," he
said. "Such love is hateful. criminal!
That Pierre BathOrY should become the
husband of Toronthal's daughter and one
day learn the truth would be TO deprive
kill himself in despair. And / will ten
him all il need be! | Will tell him what
this family has done to hist Al all costs
| will break this thing Off"
And in truth such an union did seem
mOnstrOus. 1t will be remembered that
in his conversation with Madame Bathory
the doctor had told her that the three
chiefs Of the Trieste conspiracy had been
the victims of an abOminabls scheme
, fph I,l a.. 4 Al -
the trial, ana that this had come to his
knowledge through the indiscretion ofOne
of the PisinO warders.
Aud IL will also be remembered that
Madame BathOry for certain reasons had
thought it best to say nothing Of this
treachery to her son. Besides, she did
not know WHO were the traitors. She did
not know that one of them was wealthy
and respected, and lived at Ragusa, few
yards away from her IN the Stradone. The
doctor had not named them. Why?
Doubtless because the hour had not yet
come for him to unmask themi But he
knew them. lie knew that Silas TurOn-
thai was one OF the traitors, and that Sar-
cany was the other. And II he had not
taken more into his confidence it was be-
cause he reck0ned on Pierre's assistance.
aud wished to associate the son in the re-
tributlOn with which he was about TO visit
the murd6r8fS OF his father.
And that is why he could not say more
TO the son Of stephen BathOry without
breaking his heart.
sit matters little," he repeated. "I
shall break off this match"
Having made up his mind, what did he
do? Reveal to Madame BathOry and her
son the history Of the banker Of Trieste?
But did be hold material proofs Of the
treacheryl No; for Matthias Sandorf
stephen BathOry, and Ladislas Zathmar
who aloue had these proofs were dead
Did he spread through the town the report
of this abominable act without first tell
ing Madame Bathory? That would prob
ably have been enough 20 open an abyss
between Pierre and the young lady-an
ABYSS that could not DO bridged. But If
the secret were diVulged would not Silas
TOrOnthal try to leave Ragusa?
But the doctor did not want the
banker to disappear. He wanted the
traitor to remain ready for the execu-
toner when the day Of execution arrived.
And were he to disappear events might
turn out differently TO what ne had inn
agined
After having weighed the question in
all its pros aud cons the doctor resolved
70 proceed more vigorously against To
ronthal. In the first place 10 was neces-
sary TO get Pierre away from the town
where the honor of his name was ia dan
ger. Yesl He would spirit him away
so that no one could trace him When
he had him in his power he would tell
him all he knew about TOr0nthal and
Sarcany, his accomplish, and he would
associate him in his work. But he had
not day TO lose.
1t was with this object that telegram
from the doctor brought to the mouths Of
the Cattaro, south Of Ragusa on the Adri-
atlc, one of the sWiftest vessels OF his
heet. This was one OF those huge launch
IS which served as the tOrerunners OF our
modern torpedo boats. This long steel
tube Was about fOrty-four Yards in
length and seventy tons measurement,
had neither mast nor funnel, aud carried
simply an exterior deck and a steel cage
with leuticular scuttles Tor the steers
man, who could be Theoretically shut IN
IN 10 when the state Of the sea rendered
such precautions necessary. She could
slip through the water without losing
time Or distance IN following tho undula-
tons OF the surge; and having speed eX-
ceiling that OF all the torpedo boats Of the
Old or New World could easily travel
her thirty miles am hour. Owing to this
excessive speed the doctor had been able
TO accomplish many extraordinary Voy-
ages. and hence the gift OF ObiQuitv with
which he had been credited. for nc very
short intervals Of time he bad been able
TO run from the fnrthest corners or the Ar
chipelago TO the outermost borders Of the
Libyan sea.
There was, however, one striking dif-
ference between steam Launches and the
doctors boats, and that was that instead
OF superueated steam h. was ehcrrleity
/ -uat furnished the motive power BY
means of powerful accumulatoYs invent
ed by himself l0ug before the later in
vont0rs that haysibecome so famous. In
these accumulators he could store the cleo
triciy 20 a practically unlimited exc
tent. These despatch boats We're known
as Electrc5, with merely number de-
noting the order IA which they had been
built IL was Electric No. that had
been telCgraphed for TO the m0uths OF the
Cattaru.
Having given these orders. the doctor
waited for the moment OF action. and
warned Point pescaJe and Cape Matifou
that Do would soon require their services,
and IL IS hardly necessary 20 say that they
were very glad At having az last an OPP
p0rtunity OF showing their devotion. One
cloud, one only threw It's shadow over
tine gladuess with which they welcomed
the DOCTORS warning.
Point iescade was 10 wait at Ragusa 90
keep watch on the houses IN the stradoue
and Rue Marinella, while Cape Nation
was 20 60 with the doctor 10 Cnttaro. This
was a separation-the fret after so many