The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-23

into the mountain mass. 1t is at the
extremity of this funnel, with It's
splendid trees and background of YER
dure, that the Lloyd mailboats and
large coasters of the Adriatic run in to
unload.
The Doctor was in search of lodging.
Cape Matt on had followed him without
even asking him where they had landed.
1t might be in Dalmatia, or it might be
in China, hut it mattered little to him.
Like faithful dog he followed his mas
ter. He was only a tool, perhaps, q
machine, machine to turn, to bore, to
pierce, which the Doctor kept till he
thought the time had come to use it.
Having lett the quincunxes of the
quay they entered the Notifications of
Cattaro then they passed alonga series
of narrow hilly roads in which is crowded
apopulation offrom four to five thousand
AS he did so they were closing the
Marine Gate-a gate which remains
open only till eight o'clock ut night
except on the arrival of the mail boats.
The Doctor soon discovered that
there was not n single hotel in the town,
and he had to look about for lodgings
At last he found house and obtained
a room on the ground floor in suffi-
GENTLY respectable street. At first it
was arranged that Cape Matifou should
be boarded by the proprietor, and
although the price charged was enor-
nous on account of his enormous pro-
portions, the matter was soon satisfac-
torily settled. Doctor Antel1irtt
reserved the right of taking his meals
elsewhere in the town.
In the morning after leaving Cape
Matifou to employ his time as he
pleased, the Doctor walked to the post
office for any letters or kilograms that
might be waiting for him. There was
nothing there, and then he went for q
stroll out of the town. He soon found a
restaurant patronized by the better
class of the Inhabitants and Austrian
officers aud officials who looked upon
being quartered here g equivelant to
exile, or even to being in prison.
Now, the Doctor was only waiting for
the moment to act and this WAS his
plan. He had decided to k lnap Pierre
Bathory. But to take HIM away on
board the schooner while she lay at
Ragusa would have been difficult The
young eugin Ger was well known ut Gra-
vosa, and as public attention had been
attracted to the Savarena, the affair
even if it succeeded would be very much
noised about. Further, the yacht
being only sailing vessel, if any
steamer went after her from the
harhor she would almost be certain to
be caught
AT Cattaro, on the contrary, Pierre
could be spirited off much more quietly.
Nothing would be easier than to get
him there. At word sent from the
Doctor there was no doubt but that he
would start Immediately. He was as
unknown Mt Gu taro as the Doctor HIM
self, and once he was on board the
Electric could speed off to sea, where he
could he told the pat life of Silas Tor
onthal and Sava's image become effaced
by the remembrance of his fathers
wrongs.
Such was the Doctors very simple
plan of campli sn. Two OF three DAYS
more and the work wonil be accom-
plished; Pierr Won Il be Sc arlted for
ever from Sava Toronthll.
Next day, the 9th of June, arrived a
letter from Point Pescade. 1t reported
that there was nothing new at The house
i'll the Stradone, and that Point escade
had seen nothing of Pierre since the day
he haa gone to Gravosa. twelve hours
after the schooner sailed. He had not
left Ragusa, and remained at home with
his mother. Point Pescade supposed
and he was not wrong III doing so-that
the departure of the Savarena had
brought about this change in his habits,
for rs soon as he had found her gone he
had gone home, looking the picture of
despair.
The Doctor decided to write and invite
Pierre Bathory to join him Immediately
at Cattaro.
But something very unexpected hap
pened to change his plans and allow
chance to intervene and lead to the same
end.
About eight o'clock in the evening the
Doctor was on the wharf at Cattaro
when the mail steamer Saxonia was
signalled.
The Saxonia came from Brindisi,
where she had put in to take on few
passengers. She was hound for Trieste,
calling at Cattaro. Ragusa and cara,
and the other ports ON the Austrian
coast of the Adriatic