Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-05
CHAPTER N-CoNrINUED.

Nine Bathorv sat down and the Doc
tor sat in front of her while Borik
remained standing at the window
Professor Stephen Bathorys widow
WIS then in her sixticth year. Ii her
AZURE was still upright in spite Of the
burden of her age, her white hair and
deeply wrinlIled face showed how much
she had to struggle against grief and
misery. But she seemed still rs ener-
cetic as ever, and in her was apparent
the valiant companion and coniiding
friend Of him who had sacrificed his life
for what he deemed TO be his duty.
Sir said she in Il voice of which she
in vain endeavorcd ohide the emotion.
"vou being Doctor Antekirtt, / am
under an obligation to You, and / ought
to tell YOU what happened at Trieste
fifteen years ago"
Madame, being Doctor Antekirtt l
can spare YOU the mournful story L
know il and may add-being Doctor
Antekirtt tina l know what has been
your life since the never-to-be-iorgotten
Both of June, 1867.
"Will you tell me. said Nine Bathory,
"what is the reason of the interest you
take in my life p
The interest, madame, that man
must feel for the widow OF Magyar
who did not hesitate TO risk his life for
the independence OF his country"
Did You know Professor Bathory ?"
asked the widow.
Il knew him. I loved him, and l
reverence all who bear his name.
Are you, then, a native OF the coun-
try for which lac died =
Il am of no country, madame"
"Who are you, then 2
"A dead man not vet gone TO his
grave, answered the Doctor. coldly.
MADAME Bathory and Borik started at
this unexpected reply but the Doctor
Immediately continued:
However. madame, it is necessary
that the story that Iasled YOU not to
tell should be told by ne, for II there
are circumstances about 1t that you
know there are others that Won do not
not know, and Of these you will not be
ignorant much longer.
BE il so, then, ! am listening"
- "Madame, began the Doctor, fifteen
years ago three Hungarian mobiles
became the chiefs Of conspiracy, the
object of which, was 10 give Hungary
her ancient independence. These men
were Count Matthias Sandorf, Professor
Stephen Bathory and Count Ladislas
Zathmar- three friends unitcd for years
i'll the same hope, three living beings
with bat one heart.
ION the SIN of June, 1867 the even
ing before the day on which the signal
of the rising was to be given which was
y extend through Hungary 10 Transyl-
wanna, Count Zathmar's house at Trieste
was entered 10y the Austrian police.
Count Sandorf and his two companions
were seized, taken away and thrown
into prison that very night IN the donlon
OF Pisino, and week or two afterwards
they were condemned TO death
A young accountant named Sarcany
was arrested at the same time in Count
Zathmars house; be was n perfect
stranger to the plot, and was set at
liberty after the affair was over.
THE night before the execution an
attempt at escape was made by the pris-
oners who were left together in the
same cell Count Sandorf and Stephen
Bathory availed themselves of the
lightning conductor and got out of the
donjon of Pisno. They fell into the
TORI mt of tn Foiba at the moment when
Ladislas Zathmar was seized by the
warders and prevented from following
them.
Although the fugtiyes had very little
chance of escaping death, for subter-
ranean stream bore them through the
~centre OF n country they did not even
Sknow, they succeeded in reaching the
banks of the Leme Canal, near the town
of Rovigno and at Rovigno they found
shelter in the house of a fisherman.
Andrea FcIrato.
This iisherman--a brave fellow-had
made all preparations to take them
across the Adnatic when out of pure
personal revenge, u Spaniard named
= Garpena who had discovered the secret
OF their retreat, gave information to the
police of Rovigno. They tried to escape
second time. But stephen Bathory
was wounded and recaptured, while
Matthias Sandorf was pursued on the
beach, and sunk under a shower OF
bullets, the Adriatic never giving up his
corpse.
The day after, Stephen Bathory and
Ladislas Zathmar were shot in the fort
ress Of Pisino. Then, for having given
them shelter. the fisherman, Andrea
Esrraio. was sentenced to Imprisonment
for life and sent to Stein"
Nine. Bathory bowed her head. Sad
Of heart she had listened without word
20 the Doctors story.
You knew all these details, madame2''
asked he.
Yen, as You do probably. from the
Q newspi 2ers."