The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-09
CHAPTER VI.
ON BOARD THE sAvARENA.


leave Gravosa as Madame Bathory mag
ined. After endeavoring in vain to hel
the mother he resolved to try and help
the son. If up to then Pierre Bathory
had not found the post for which his
brilliant requirements fitted him, he
would probably not refuse the Doctors
offers. To put him in position worthy
of his talents, worthy of the name he
bore, was not an act of charity, it was an
act of justice to the young man!
But as Borik mad said, Pierre Bathory
had gone to cara on business.
The Doctor wrote to him without
delay. He wrote that same day. The
letter stated that he would be glad to
receive Pierre Bathory on board the
6avarena, having FL proposition to make
that might interest him.
The letter was posted at Gravosa, and
all that could be done then was to wait
for the young engineers return. Mean
while the Doctor continued to live more
retired than ever on board the schooner.
The Savarena, moored in the centre of
the harbor, with her crew never coming
ashore, was as isolated as if she were in
the centre of the Mediterranean OF the
Atlantic.
This was popularity that much exer-
cised the minds of the curious reporters
and others, who had never given up all
hope of interviewing the legendary
owner, although they had not yet been
allowed to board the yacht, which was
almost as legendary as himself. AS
Point Pescade and Cape Matifou occa-
Bionally had shore leave they often found
themselves quite an attraction to the
reporters DESTROYS of obtaining particle
or two OF information that might bear
working up.
We know that with Point Pescade O
certain amount of fun had been intro
duced on board the schooner, and if
Cape Matifou remained as serious rs the
capstan OF which he had the strength.
Pescade laughing and singing all day
Dong, was as lively as a man-o war pen
mant. When active as q seaman and
agile as a cabin boy he was not Chamber
ang about the spars to the delight of the
crew, to whom he was delivering Il series
of lessons on ground and lofty tumbling,
he was amusing them by his interminable
Jokes Doctor Antekirtt had recon-
amended him to retain his cheerful
spirits. And he kept them and yet
parted with them to others.
We have said above that he and Cape
Matifou often had shore-leave They in
fact were free to come and go as they
pleased. And hence the very natural
propensity of the curious to follow them
and attempt to draw them into CONVEX
sation. But they could get nothing out
of Point Pescade, whether he wished to
be silent or to speak, ior he had really
nothing to tell.
"Who is your Doctor Antekirtt ?"
ga famous physician! He can cure
all complaints--even those you are
going to take with you to the other
world"
sis he rich 2
Hasn't got a half-penny! lend him
something to go on with every Sun
hay?"
but where does he come from P"
"Why, from no one knows where!"
"And where is that!"
AL GILL bell you dDOuC IL IS GQaC IL
is bordered on the north by something
big, and on the south by nothing at
ALL"
Evidently there was not much to be
got out of the laughing companion of
Cape Matifou, who for his part remained
as dumb as a lump of granite
/ But although they said nothing to
Strangers, the two friends between
themselves, often had talk about their
new master. They liked him alrea dy,
and they liked him very much Between
Ehem and the Doctor there was sort of
chemical affinity, a cohesion which from
day to day bound them more firmly
together
And each morning they waited to be
called into the cabin to hear him say:
my friends, have need of you"
But nothing came-to their vexation.
"Is this sort OF thing going on much
ionger?" asked Point Pt,,cade "It is
rather hard to remain doing nothing
when you hive not been brought up to
it, ell. Cnpe?"
Eyes, your gat rusty" answered.
Hercules, looking ut his enormous
biceps motionle8s us the rods of an
engine at rest.
Shall L tell you something. Cape