The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-02

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Both in the same town :" he muir
INJURED This is chance !; it is not my
FAULT"
Narrow, steep, badly paved. and Of
Door appearance are the roads which
open ON to the Lett of the Stralone.
Imagine large river with the tributaries
an one of its sides all mountain torrents!
TO secure little air the houses cluster
ON the hillside one above the other and
touch one another. Their eyes look
into their eyes. if it ia allowable, 80 to
speak. of the windows or dormers thas
open along their fronts Thus they
mount one over another to the crest of
one of the two hills whose submits are
crowned by Forts Mincetro and San
lorenzo.
No vehicle could travel there If the
torrent was absent except ON days of
heavy rain, the road was none the less
xavine, and its slopes and inequalities
were rendered passable merely by steps
and landing-places There was great
contrast between the modest dwellings,
and the splendid mansions Of the
Stradone.
The Doctor reached the corner of the
Rue Marinella and began to mount the
mterminable staircase which did duty
for it. He had gone about sixty yards
when he stopped in front of No. II.
There was door opened Immediately.
Old Borik was waiting for the Doctor.
He introduced him without saying
word into room cleanly kept, but
poorly furnished
The Doctor sat down. There was
nothing to show thai he felt the least
emotion at finding himself in this house
not even when Madame Bathory
entered and sold !:
doctor Antekirtt?" e-- -'s
Eyes" said tht D,n:or.
81 should have liked to have saved
you the trouble of coming so far and so
high, said Madame Bathory.
81 came to call ON you. Madame, and
I hope you will think am quite ct your
service"
:; Sir replied Nine Bathory, "it
was only yesterday that heard OF your
arrival at Gravosa, aud l Immediately
sent Borik to request All interview with
you"
Madame, I am ready to hear what
you have to say"
81 will retire, " said the old man.
mo, you can stay. Borik 7" answered
Nine. Bathory. " You are the only
friend our family has, and you had
better know all I am going to say to
Doctor Antekirtt. z"
Nine. Bathory sat down and the Doc
tor sat in front of her. while Borik
Temained standing at the window.
Professor Stephen Bathory's widow
was then in her sixtieth year. If her
figure was still upright i'll spite of the
burden OF her age, her white hair and
deeply wrinkled face showed how much
abe had to struggle against grief and
misery. But she seemed still as ener-
Getic as ever, and i'll her was apparent
the valiant companion and confding
friend of him who had sacrificed his life
for what he deemed to he his duty.
''Sir," said she i'll voice of which she
in vain endeavored tohide the emotion,
''you being Doctor Antekirtt, am
under an obligation to you, and I ought
TO tell yon what happened at Trieste
fifteen years ago"
= "Madame, being Doctor Antelirtt /
can spare you the mournfui story. I
know it and may add-belng Doctor
Antek rtt-that I know wlmt has b, IN
your life since the neger-to- be-forgotten
Both of June, 1857"
evil you tell me, anil Nine Bathory,
s'what is the reason Of the interest you
cake i'll my life z"
1.-THE interest. madame, that q man
must feel for the widow of Magyar
who did not hesitate 10 risk his life for
che independence of his country"
did you know Professor Bathory ?"
asked the widow.
II knew him. I loved him, and I
reverence oil who bear his name"
Are you, then, a native OF the coun-
try for which he died?"
al am of no country, madame.
So. "Who are you. then?"
"a dead man not yet gone to his
grave" answered the Doctor, coldly.
Madame Bathory and Borik started ut
ehis unexpected reply; but the Doctor
Immediately continued:
However, madame, it is necessary
Chat the story that Iasked you not to
cell should be 'told by he, for if there
are circumstances about 1t that you
know there are others that you do not
not know, and of these you will not be
ignorant much longer"
"Be it so. then, | am listening"