Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-21
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Vial TN y IN I'm | ED.
Doctor Antekirtt lived in what was
known rs the Stadthaus-not rs their
master, but rs the first among them.
This was one of those beautiful Moorish
dwellings,, with miradores and mouch-
arabys, interior court, galleries, porti-
Goes, fountains, saloons and rooms deco
rated by clever ornamentists from the
provinces. In its construction the most
precious materials had been employed
marble and onyx from the rich noun
tam of Filtila on the Numidian Gulf,
few miles from Philippevillc-worked
and introduced with rs much knowledge
rs taste. These carbonatcs lend them
selves marvelously to an architects
fancies, and under the powerful climate
OF Africa soon clothe themselves with
that golden tone that the sun bestows
on buildings of the East At the back
of the city roso the tower of the small
church built of the black and white
marble from the same quarry which
served, indeed, for all the requirements
OF architecture and statuary, and which
with its blue and yellow veins was curl
ously similar to the ancient products of
ProS and Carrara
Outside the town on the neiChborinr
hills were a few houses, Il villa or two a
email hospital at the highest point.
where the Doctor intended to send his
patients-when lie had them On the
hiil-sdes slopinS TO the sea there were
groups of houses forming bathing
station. Among the other houses one OF
the most comfortable-a low blockhouse-
looking building near the entrance to
the mole-was called "Villa Pescade
and Matifou, and there the two INSOFAR
nbles had taken up their quarters with O
sorvant Of their own. Never had they
dreamed OF such aflluence
This is good - remarked Cape Matt
fou. over and over again.
Too good" answered Point Pescade
sit is much too good for us Look
here, Cape Matifou, we must educate
ouraclves, go to college, get the gram
mar prize, obtain our certificates of pro-
fcioncy."
" But you are educated, Point Pes
cade, replied the Hercules "you know
how to read, to write, to cipher"
In fact by the side of his comrade
Point Pescade would have passed as n
man of science But he knew we'll how
deficient lie was. All tho schooling he
had had was ut the "Lycee DIES Cares
dc Fontaineblsau, Us he called it. And
30 he was IN assiduous student in the
library of Artenal, and in his attempt to
educate himself he read and worked,
while Cape Matifou, with tho Doctors
permission, cleared away the sand and
rocks on the shore, SO as to form q small
fishing harbor.
Pierre gave Pescadc every encourage
ment. for he had recognized his more
than ordinary Intelligence, which ONLY
required cultivation. He constituted
himself his professor, and directed his
studies so as t. give him very complete
elementary instruction. and his pupil
made rapid progress. There were other
reasons why Pierre should interest him
self in Point Pescado. Was he not
acquainted with his past life Had he
not been entrusted with the task of
watching Torontbal's house? Had he
not been in the Stradonc during the pro-
cession when Sava had swooned? More
than once Point Pescade had had to tell
the story of the sad events in which lie
had indirectly taken part. 1t was to
him alone that Pierre could talk when
his heart was too full for him to be
silent But the time was approaching
when the Doctor could put his double
plan into execution first to reward,
then TO punish
That which he could not do for Andrea
Ferrato, who had died few months
after his sentence, lie wished to do for
his children. Unfortunately his agents
had rs yet been unable to discover what
had become of them. After their fathers
death Luigi aud his sister had left
Rovigno and Istria, but where had they
gone No one knew, no one could say.
The Doctor was much concerned Mt this,
but he did rot give mp the hope of find
ing the children of the man who had
sacrificed himself for him, and by his
orders the search was continued.
Pierres wish was that his mother
should be brought to Antekirtta, but the
Doctor thinking of taking advantage of
Pierrcs pretended death, ~ he hid of
his own, made him understand the
necessity of proceeding with extreme
prudence. Besides, hc wished to wait
till the convalesccnt had regaincd suffi-
cient strength to accompany him ia his