Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-09
some signatures ho had had 70 obtain

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conspiracy.
An insurmOuntable aversion for the
man who was bound 10 her was tho
feeling she thereupon experienced
ana the feeling was all the keener from
her being of Hungarian birth. But as
We have said, she was woman of no
moral energy. The blow fell on her,
and she could not recover from it.
Henceforth nj Trieste and afterwards mt
Ragusa she lived apart from her hus-
band, as much rs her position per-
mitted. She appeared at the receptions
i'll the house in the Stradone it was
necessary for her To do so, and her hus-
band insisted on il but when she had
played her part rs woman of the
world she retired to her apartments.
There she devoted herself entirely to the
education of her daughter. on whom
she had concentrated all her affection,
and underworld to forget what she knew.
To forget, when the man who hld acted
III this way was living under the same
roof with her
Two years after their removal Ia Rag.
usa tine state of things became still
more complicated And il the compli-
cation was AN annoyance TO the banker
1t was subject OF further grief TO his
wife.
Madame Brthory, her son and Borik,
had also left Trieste to take mp their
quarters ~ Rlgu-n where they had a
few relative. Stephen Bathory's widow
know nothing of SiaS Vorontml she
did not even huow that hc and Count
San lor. had ever had business together.
But IL Madame Btthory did not know
the banker hc knew her. 70 find HIM
self ln the same town. 10 meet her ms he
passed 10y poor working to educlt her
child was anything but agreeable TO
him. Had Madame Bathory come to
Ragusa before lie had made mp his
mind to 1--we there he would probably
have chosen otherwise But when the
widow came To live at her humble house
in Rue Marinella his mansion had
already been bought, he had occupied
1t and the position had been detinately
accepted II would not have done to
change his residence for the third time.
We get accustomed to everything, &"
to shut his eyes to this permanent wit
ness 10 his treachery.
But what WAS only an unpleasantness
for the banker was an innocent cause of
grief and rcmorse TO Madame Toron-
thai secretly ON several occasions she
had tied 10 send help to this widow
who nad 40 other wealth than hcr work ;
but the help was always refused like
that OF other unknown friends
Th,n the position became almost
insupportahle owing TO an occurrence.
most unforeseen, almost improbable.
and even terrible 10y the complications
1t might bring about.
Madame Torontlal had concentrated
all her affections on her daughter. who
was two and hall years Old when at the
end oi SG7 her husband came TO live at
Racu>u
SaNa was now seventeen-a beautiful
girl. more of the Hungarian tlan the
DalmItian type With her dark abund-
ant hair, and bright glowing eyes set
deep beneath somewhat lofty forehead
OF psychic form If We can approDri-
atclv use the term that chiroguomists
apply more particularly 10 the hand
with her well curved mouth and sweet
complexion and her graceful figure
rather above the middle height, she was
ut least certain OF never being passed bv
with indifference
But that which was most striking
about her was the pensiye. serious mien
that seemed 10 show she wa, ever i'm
search OF some long faded remembrance
OF something, she knew not what. that
at once allured and saddened her On
this account it was tina, she treated with
extreme reserve all those she met in her
fathers house or ont of doors.
She WAS supposed 10 be the heiress of
an enormous fortune which one dav
would be entirely her own. and was of
course much sought after. But
although many eligible individuals were
introduced IN which all the social pro-
prietles We're duly found, she had ALWAYS
refused under her mothers advice Ia
give them the slightest announcement.
Ioronthal himself had never alluded
to the subject of her marriage Prob
4 ably the son-in law he wanted more for
himself than Saya had not Vet come
forward
To finish this portrait Of Sava Toron.
thai we should note a very marked ten
dency To admire such acts of virtue or
courage rs We're due to patriotism. Not
that she took much interest in politics.
but in the recital of all that affected her
country. in the sacrifices made for il.
and III recent examples bv which it's his
tory has been made ilustrious. she
took deep interest. And these senti-
ments were hardly owing to the acct
dent of her birth-for assuredly she did
not inherit them from Sias Toronthal-
but seemed TO have arisen spontaneously
IN her own noble generous heart.
What would explain the sympathetic
attraction between her and Pierre ?
Yes A stroke of i'll luck had interviewed
IN the bankers game, and brought these
two young people together. Saya was
only twelve years old when one day
somebody had said in her presence
There goes the son of the man who
died for Hungary ! And that was never
eflaccd from her memory.
Both grew up Sava thought Al
Pierre long before he had noticed her.
She saw him looking so serious, SO
thoughtful But ii he was poor he
could at least work to be worthy OF his
| fathers name-and she did not know