The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-04-09

The pilot did not know. All he could
say about the schooner was that she had
come from Brindisi, and that her papers
had been found correct 10y the harDor-
master and as she was Il pleasure Yacht
the authorities had respected her
incoSnito.
Pierre Bathory then hired II boat and
was rowed off to the Savarena, while the
Moor, very much surprised, watched Ii IN
as he neared the yacht.
In few minutes the young man had
set foot Oh the schooner's deck and
asked if Doctor Antekirtt was on board.
Doubtless the order which denied admit
lance to strangers did not apply to him,
for the boaeswain Immediately replied
that the Doctor was i'll his room. Pierre
presented his card aud asked if he could
see the Doctor. A sailor took the card
and disappeared down the companion
which led to the saloon. A minute
afterwards he returned with the message
that the Doctor was expecting Mr.. Pierre
Bathory.
The young man was Immediately intro
duced into saloon where only a half
light found its way in through the cur
talns overhead. But when he reached
the double doors, both of which were
wide open, the light from the glass
panels at the end shone Oh him strong
and full.
LII the half-shadow was Doctor Ante
xii tt seated on divan. At the sudden
appearance of the son of Stephen Bath
DRY he felt sort of thrill go through
him, unnoticed 10y Pierre and these
words escaped, 80 to speak, from his
lips
"'Tis he It's he r.
And in truth Pierre Bathory was the
very image OF his father, as the noble
Hungarian had been at his age. There
was the same energy in his eyes, the
same nobleness in his attitude, the same
look prompt at enthusiasm for all that
was good and true and beautiful
Mr.. Bathory," said the Doctor, ris-
ing. {" I am very glad to see you in
response to the invitation contained in
my letter.
And he motioned Pierre to sit down
in the other angle of the saloon.
The Doctor had spoken in Hungarian,
which he knew was the young mans
native language.
Sir" said Pierre Bathory, 81 would
have come to return the visit yon made
my mother even if you had not asked
me to come on board 1 know you are
one of those known friends to whom the
memory is so dear of my father and the
two patriots who died with him. L
thank you for having kept place for
them in your remembrance.
In thus evoking the past, now so far
away, in speaking of his father and his
friends Matthias Sandorf and Ladislas
Zathmar, Pierre could not hide his
emotion.
Forgive me-" he said. "When I
think OF these things cannot help"
Did he not feel then that Doctor Ante
kirtt was more affected than he was, and
that If he did not reply it was the better
to keep hidden what he felt?
"Mr. Bathory, he said after length
ened pause. II have nothing to forgive
in so natural a grief You are of Hun
garlan blood, and what child of Hungary
would become so denaturalized as not to
feel his heart shrink at such remem-
ORANGES? At that time, fifteen years ago
yes, already fifteen years have passed
you We're still young. You can scarcely
remember your father and the events in
which he took part
: My mother is his other SELF"
answered Pierre 'She brought me up
III the creed of him she had never ceased
to mourn. All that he did, all he tried
to do, all the life f devotion to his
people and his country, l have learned
from her. | was only eight years old
when my father died, but it seems that
he is still living, for he lives again in my
mother"
You love your mother as she deserves
to be loved" SAID the Doctor land we
venerate her as if she were q martyrs
widow"
Pierre could only thank the Doctor for
thus expressing himself, His h art beat
loudly as he listened; and he did not
notice the GOODNESS, natural or acquired,
with which the Doctor spoke, and which
seemed to be characteristic.
May ask if you knew my father
personality" asked he.
Yes, Mr.. Bathory," was the reply,
not without certain hesitation "but /
knew him as student knew professor
who was one OF the most distinguished
men i'll the Hungarian universities. /
studied medicine and physics in your
country. l was one of your fathers