The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-30

anu WIS hIlo Oh Tile IlfSI I'd NlSC over WHAT
was going on.
AS soon rs he heard of the new mar
riage between Sava Toronthal and Sar-
cany he wrote to Cattaro Aud as soon
us he heard of the pitiable state to which
the young engineer WAS reduced he sent
Off the news to the Doctor.
The only reply WIS for him to continue
the observations, aud to keep Cattaro
thoroughly informed of all That hap
pened.
As the 9Th of July approached Pi erre's
state became worse His mother couli
not keep him quiet. How could they
possibly make Torontlal change his
plans? Was it not evident from the
haste with which it hui been declared
and fixed that the marriage had been
decided on for son3 time, tllrt s ,rcanv
and the banker were acquaintances of
old date, that the "rich Tripolitau
hal some peculiar influence over Sava's
father.
Pierre Bathory wrote to Toronthal
eight days before the date fixed for the
wedding. His letter received n, reply
Then Pierre tried to speak to tho
banker i'll the street He did not sue.
ceed i'll meeting him. Pierre then
sought him at his house. He was not
allowed to cross the threshold. Sava
and her mother remained invisible.
There was no disability of commuui-
eating with them.
But if Pierre could not see Sava nor
her father he very often ran against Sar-
cany. To the looks of hate with which
he greeted him Sarcany replied with
looks of dislain. Pierre then thought
of insulting him, of provoking him to
fight. Bat why should S arcany accept
meeting which he had every induce.
ment to refuse?
Six days went by. Pierre in spite of
the entreaties of his mother and the
prayers of Borik left the house in the
Rue Marlnclla on the evening of the 4th
of July. The old servant attempted to
follow. but soon lost sight of him.
Pierre hurried on ut venture as if he
was mad along tine most deserted streets
of the town and by the side of the walls.
An hour afterwards they brought him
home-dying. He hnl been stabbed in
the upper part of the left lung.
There seemed to be no doubt that in
a paroxysm of despair he had committed
suicide
AS soon rs Point Pescnde heard of the
misfortune he ran to the telegraph Office.
An hour later the Doctor received the
news Mt Cnttaro.
1t would be difficult to describe the
grief of Madame Bathory when she
found herself in the presence of her son,
who had perhaps but few hours to live.
But the mothers energy steeled itself
against the woman's weakness. To
work, first; to weep, afterwards.
A doctor was sent for. He arrived in
q few minutes. he examined the wounded
man, he listened to the feeble intermit-
tent breathing, he probed the wound,
he bandaged it, he did all that his art
told him-but he gave no hope.
Fifteen hours afterwards the case was
aggravated by the occurrence of con-
siderable hemorrhage, and respiration
becoming hardly apparent threatened
soon to end.
Madame Bathory was on her knees by
the bedside praying to God not to take
away her son. The door opened.
Doctor Antekirtt walked in and
approached the bed.
Madame Bathory would have rushed
towards him. He stopped her with
gesture.
Then he went to Pierre and carefully
examined him without uttering word
Then he looked at him long and tixedly.
AS If some strange magnetic power shot
forth from his eyes to the very brain
where thought was lingering for a
moment before it finally left, he seemed
TO fill that brain with his own life with
his own will.
Suddenly Pierre half rose towards
him. His eyelids lifted. He looked OF
the Doctor. Hethen fell back inanimate.
Madame Bathory threw herself on her
son, gave one scream and tainted in
Borik's arms.
The Doctor closed the eyes of the
corpse then he rose. left the house,
whispering as he did so the old phrase
from the Indian Legend
death destroyeth not +; it only rem
dereth invisible"