Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-05
CHAPTER VI.
ON BOARD THE sAvARExA.


leave Gravosa rs Madame Bathory mag
ined. After endeavoring in vain TO hel
the mother he resolved to try and help
the son. Ii up to then Pierre Bathory
had not found the post for which his
brilliant requirements fitted him, he
would probably not refuse the Doctors
offers. To put him in position worthy
of his talents, worthy of the name he
bore, was not M act of charity, It was an
act of justice to the young man
But as Borill mad said, Pierre Bathory
had gone to cara on business.
The Doctor wrote to him without
delay. He wrote that same dag. The
letter stated that he would be- glad to
receive Pierre Bathory on board the
Sayarena, having proposition to make
that might interest him.
The letter was posted at Gravosa ard
all that could be done then WAS To wait
for the young engineers return. Mean
while the Doctor continued 10 live more
retired than ever on board the schooner.
The Sayarena, moored in the centre of
the harbor, with her crew never coming
ashore, was as isolated as if she were in
the centre of the Mediterranean or the
Atlantic.
This was peculiarly that much exer-
cised the minds of the curious reporters
and others, who had never given up all
hope OF interviewing the Legendary
owner, although they had not yet been
allowed to board the yacht, which was
almost rs Legendary rs himself. A
Point Pescade and Cape Mahfou occa-
slonally had shore leave they often found
themselves quite an attraction to the
reporters DESTROYS of obtaining particle
or two of information that might bear
working up.
We know that with Point Pescade a
certain amount OF fun had been intro
duced on board the schooner, and If
Cape Matifou remained ms serious as the
capstan of which he had the strength,
Pescade laughing and singing all day
long, was rs lively as "a man-o'-war PEN
nant When active rs "A seaman and
agile as "a cabin boy he was not Chamber
ing about the spars 20 the delight of the
crew, 10 whom he was delivering series
Of lessons on ground and lofty tumblng,
Jokes. Doctor Antekirtt had recon-
mended him to retain his cheerful
spirits. And he kept them and yet
parted with them TO others.
We have said above that he and Cape
Nation often had shore-leaye They in
fact We're free TO come and go as they
pleased. And hence the very natural
propensity of the curious to follow them
and attempt to draw them into CONVEX
sation. But they could get nothing out
of Point Pescade. whether he wished to
be silent or to speak, Tor he had really
nothing TO tell.
Who Is your Doctor Antekirtt?"
"A famous physician He can cure
all complaints even those Won are
going to take with YOU to the other
world
" Is ne rich 2
Hasn't got half-pennyl I lend him
something to go on with every Sun
day."
But where does he come from ?"
Why from "a one knows wherer
And where isthat :"
"All | can tell you about it is that it
is boricred on the north by something
big, and on the south 10y nothing ut
all 2"
Evidently there was not much TO be
got ont of the laughing companion Of
Cape Matifou, who for his part remained
as dumb As n lump of granite
But although they said nothing to
strangers, the two friends between
themselves, often had talk about their
new master. They liked him already,
and they liked him very much Between
them and the Doctor there was "a sort of
chemical affinity, II cohesion which from
day to day bound them more firmly
together.
And each morning they waited to be
called into the cabin to hear him say:
My friends, have need OF YOU"
But nothing came-to their vexation.
" Is this sort of thing going on much
longer ? asked Point Pescadc 1t il
rather hard to remain doing nothing
when you have not been brought up to
1t, ELI. Cape:'
Yes, your get rusty" answere
Hercules. looking ~ his enormous
bicaps moiionlcss as the rods of an
engine NJ rest
Shall | tell you something. Cape
Matifou?"
Tel me what you like. "
"Do you know what | think about
Doctor Antekirtt
NO, but tell me, and that will help
m e to answer YOU
Well that in his past life there have
been things things Look at his
eyes which every now and then give
glance that almost blinds you like the
lightning And when the thunder
rolls"
3" Ii makes noise"
Exactly, Cape Nation. noise -
And / fancy we shall come in useful ut
that game
IL was not without reason that Point
Pescadc spoke in this way. Although
the most complete calm reigned ON
board lie schouner. the intelligent little
fellow could not help noticing certain
things which set him thinking.
Nothing could .be more evident than
that the Doctor WAS not simple tourist
on yacht cruise IN the Mediterranean.
The Savarena was the centre of web
of many threads whose ends were held
in the hands of her mysterious owner.
no ~ coNrISUED.l
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