Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-23
,me of Matthias Sandorf Now his task

name Of Matthias Sandorf Now his tasl
| was TO cure him, TO tell him what no did
| not know, how treachery had delivered
| over his father and his companions. 10
aoauaint him with the names of the
traitors, TO win over his help in the work
the Doctor had set himself to, of dealing
out justice far beyond that ordinary
justice Of which he had been the victim
In the first place then, Pierre had to
be restored to health, and it was to the
restoration that he entirely devoted him.
self. In the first eight days after his
arrival in the island Pierre literally
hung between life and death. Not only
was his wound very serious, but his
mental state was even moreso. The
thought of Sava being now Sarcanys
wife, the thought of his mother grieving
| for him, the resurrection of Count
Matthias Sandorf as Doctor Antekirtt-
| Sandorf the most devoted OF all his
| fathers friends-all was enough to unset
tie Il mind already sorely shaken Day and
night the Doctor did not leave him.
| He heard him in his delirium repeat the
name of Sava Toronthal. He learnt
how deep and true was his love for her,
and how her marriage was torturing him.
He asked if this love would not prove
resistless even when he learnt that Sava
wa, the daughter of the man who had sold
and killed his father. The Doctor would
| tell him nevertheless He had made up
his mind to do SO. II was his duty
Again and again Pierre almost sue
cumbed. Doubly injured, in mind and
| body, he was SO near TO death that he
did not recognize Sandorf at his bed
| side. He had not even strength to
whisper Savas name
But skillful care prevailed and the
reaction began.
Youth gained the mastery. The sick
man was cured III body before lie was
cured in mind. His wound began to
heal his lungs regained their normal
powers, and on the 18th of July the Doc
tor knew that Pierre was saved.
That day the young man recognized
him. In voice still weak he called
him by his true name.
To You my son / am Matthias
Sandorf, was the reply, "but to you
alone"
And as Pierre by his looks seemed to
ask for explanations which he was natur-
| ally anxious TO hear
Later on, added the Doctor, Later
on"
1t was in beautiful room with the
windows opening 10 the fresh sea breezcs
beneath the shade of lovely trees which
the running streams kept evergreen,
that Pierre swiftly and surely grew con-
valescent. The Doctor was untiring in
his attention, he was with him every
moment, but MS the recovery became
assured there was nothing strange in his
calling in an assistant, in whose kind
ness and intelligence he had absolute
confidence.
This was Point Pescade, rs devoted to
Pierre as he was to the Doctor. We
need hardly say that he and Cape Matt
fou had kept profoundly secret what
had taken place ut the cemetery of Rag
usa, and that they had revealed to none
that the young man had been snatched
alive from the tomb.
Point PeGcade had been rather closely
connected with the facts which had been
brought out during this period Of several
months. In consequence he was seized
with a lively interest in lis patient.
Tins loye-aiTair of Pierre Bathory,
thwartcd by the interference of Sarcany
an impudeut fellow, who had inspired
him with justifiable antipathy- the meet
ing of the funeral procession and the
wedding carriage before the hotel of
Stradone, the elimination in the Ragusa
cemetery, all these had deeply affected
this good being and the moreso because
he felt himself associated without under.
standing their purpose, with the designs
of Doctor Antekirtt
1t follows then that Point Pescade
accepted eagerly the task of nursing the
invalid. 1t had been recommended that
he, at the same time divert him as much
as possible by cheerful humor. He did
not fail in this Besides, since the .tete
Of Gravosa, he considered Pierre Bath
DRY as creditor, and, Oh that occasion
he had resolved 10, in one way or another,
discharge the Indebtedness.
This, then, is why Point Pescade,
installed at the side of the convalescent
made the attempt to divert his thoughts,
and by chatting and jabbering not to
allow him time for reflection.
1t was under these circumstances, that
one day, by direct demand of Pierre, he
was led to tell how he made the acquaint-
ance of Doctor Antekirtt
1T was the trabacolo affair, Mr..
Pierre, he replied. You ought to
remember The trabacolo affair, which
SO easily made hero of Cape Matifou ="
Pierre had by no means forgotten the
grave event which had marked the tsts
of Gravosa, on The arrival OF the pleas
ure yacht but he was unaware that Mt
the Doctors proposing it. the two aero
bats had abandoned their calling to go
over to his service.
Yes, Mr.. Bathorv." said Point Pes
cade. Yes that Is II, and the devotion
OF Cape Matifou has been stroke of
fortune for us But what we owe TO the
Doctor should not cause us to forget
what we owe to you"
ITO me ?"
"To you, Mr. Pierre, to you, who that
day inst missed becoming our public
that is to mention sum Of two forins,
we had not earned, since our public was
missing well as he had paid for his
place l'
And Point Pescade recalled to Pierre
Bathory how, at the moment for enter
ing the Provencal arena, he had sud
denly disappeared.
The Young man had lost recollection