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

LIE OOCCOf uAU uulSuou, OF IL lie WAS
going on to relate such facts as were
personally known to him and concerning
which she had asked for the interview.
However, madame" confined the
Doctor, divining her thoughts, "human
strength has doubtless Its limits, and as
you fell i'll and exhausted with such
trials you would doubtless have sue
cumbed if an unknown-no, friend of
Professor Bathory- had not come to
your aid. should never lar, q said any
thing about this had not your old servant
told me of your wish to see me"
"Quite So" answered Madame Bath
DRY. Have ! not to thank Doctor
Antekirtt?"
And why, madame? Because dur
ing the last five or six years, in remem-
brance of the friendship which bound
him to Count San lori and his two COM
panions, and to help you in you in your
work, Doctor Antekirtt has sent you 8
sum of hundred thousand forms.
Was lie not only too happy to put the
money ut your disposal? No, madame:
it is I, on the contrary, who ought to
thank you fol having accepted the gift
if it was of any help to the widow and
son of Stephen Bathory."
The widow bowed and answered
"In any case l have to thank you.
This is the first object of the visit
wished to make. But there was o
second"
VIVA is that, madame?"
at twas tog!veyou back the money
"What, madame" said the Doctor,
quickly, "you do not wish to accept it ?"
"Sir, do not think have any right
to the money. do not know Doctor
Antekirtt. / never heard of his name.
The money may be sort of aims coming
from those whom my husband fought
and whose pity is hateful to me. And
so i do not care to use it, even for the
purposes Doctor Antekirtt intended"
"And-so this money"
Is untouched"
"And your son?'
My son will have nothing but what
he owes to himself"
"And to his mother p added the Doc
tor. with whom such grandeur of soul
and energy of character could not buo
excite admiration and command respect.
Madame Bnthory had risen, and from
n desk which she unlocked, took forth Il
roll OF notes which she handed to the
Doctor.
"Sir, she said, "take back the money.
for it is yours, and receive the thanks vi
IL mother Us II she had used it to educ,a,.
her son.
1.-The money no longer belongs to me-.
madnm,', repiied the Doctor, refusi-:.
1t with IL gesture"
Il repeat that it never belonged to
me-
But if Pierre Batlory can use it
"My son will find the situation 70,
which he is fit, ana can trust him us
can trust myself"
He will no refuse what his fathers
friend insists ON his accepting"
HE will refuse"
cat least, madame, will you allow me
to try?"
81 beg you will do nothing, Doctor, >"
answered Madame Bathory. MY son
does not know that 1 have received tll.s
money, and l do not wish him ever TO
know it.
"Be it 80 madame! I understand
your feelings, although l am stranger
and unknown to you Yes, under
stand and admire them Bat peat.
if the money is not yours it is not mine :"
Doctor Antekirtt rose. There was
nothing in Madame Bathory's refusal to
annoy him personally; md her tielicacy
only filled him with feeling ofprofouni
respect. He bowed to the widow, and
was turning to leave, when another ques-
ton stopped him.
"Sir," said Madame Bathory, "you
have told mo of some miserable proceed
ings which sent to their deaths LadisA-
Zathmar, Stephen Bathory and Coun.
Sandorf? ?"
Il SAID what was true. madame"
"Butdoes any one know these people ?"
"Yes, madame"
"Who1"
"God."
And as he spoke the Doctor made u
low obeisance and left.
Madame Bathory remained in deep
thought. By some sweet sympathy, To-,
which she could not account, she icI
herself irresistibly drawn towards the
mysterious parsonage who was SO mike
up with the events of her life. Woula
she ever see him again And ii tbs
Savarena had only brought him to Rag
usa to make this visit. would the yacL
go to SEA and never return?