New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

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looking on at il, may have forgotten how time
was flying
Mr. Gregory meanwhile had realized that to
! be stuck fast in a snOwdrih is "a situation Wnich
IL not only uncom Portable, but may qute possibly
| become fatal and that, since nobody had APP
pcared to extricate him from II, II behooved MN
| TO eXtricate himself perish in the attempb'
| Using his cOmmOn-Sense (of which, 10 DO MN JUS
tice he had fair supply, he soon perceived that
| the more horizontal he could make his atuIuue
the better would he his chance OF escape Az
cordingly, he got as fiat upon his dock as ne was
| able, and by dint of patting down ana hardening
! the until he could obtain SONG purchase lor
his elbow, drew himself slowly backward IL
was long process, because he was terribly h nam
| rered by the tOboggan TO which ne was "o'acIiuu
| but il proved successful AT length. ana ne roleu
down upon the frozen track in the midst OF q
| miniature avalanche. none the worse, save Ior d
| few bruises and some exhaustion. -
80 far, so good the next thing was 70 IRE ms n
| legs Alas this was not TO be done: Either Dy
accident or by design the wicked SchalRehDurs Ilau
cOntrived the arrangement of his straps thai uhey
could not be oosed by n man who, like Mr. Gregory,
! had short arms and finely developed wSiSu.
| When the victim found that out he was Selzed py
another access of wrath which had az leasu ,ne
good effect Of keeping him warm But TINS o,d
not last long He was tired, he was completelv
helpless, and he was convinced that ne couIu nov
survive a night spent in those freezing solltudcS'
This is pleasant he muttcred disconsoateV
Who ever heard Of man dying in such rldlcu-
| ouS way Now / would give a good deal 70
know whether Emily will be glad or sorry 70 ma
| herself a widow Perhaps-Fm not surc1l may
! sometimes have been little harsh TO Emily. AS
! for Bob. really can't admit that he has had any
| right at all TO complain Of me. And vet
| No doubt Mr. Gregory would have uttered some
very weak and foolish sentiment If at TINS moment
! his had not caught the distant tnkle OF IL
| sleigh-bel lie listened intently the sound drew
nearer; yes, heaven bc praised! somebody was
certainly coming up the Pass. a lew minutes
later has eyes were gladdcncd by the sight OF a
! long string OF Sledgcs mounting the ACTIVITY.
Each WAS loaded with wne-caSk ana as soon as
| the wild looking drivers came within nail, Nlr.
| Gregory broke into vOluble appeal, accompanied
| by gestures which were probably found more IN
| telligible than his words.
Here! hi Are you going-gehen Sic-andate
whatever You like TO call ito Maloia? Prencz
moi avec. then DISQUALIFICATION We get
there, you know. Hope they won't ask to see
| the money in advanced And look here, COM
mencez par undoing these coni0unded straps, VIII
| yOu!'
Thus il came 10 pass that, as Mrs Gregory and
her son were strolhng slowly away from the to-
boggan-run. they encountered strange process
sion, at tho head Of which Mr.. Gregory, astrloe
upon a wnc-caSk, like Silcnus, stood out boldly
| against the snowy background Escape was out
Of the question: and indeed both Mr.. and Mrs
| Gregory were, for the moment, too much under
| the sway of their respective emotions 10 think
about Bob, who stood still with his hands behind
his back and awaited further developments.
My dear Julius exclaimed Mrs. Gregory,
" what in the world has happened TO you And
what have you done with Count Schalllenburg? =
" 1t would be more to the purpose, Emily, re-
turned her husband. who had Sid of his wine
caslI if you to ask what your friend Schal-
lenburg has done with me-"
My friend, julius"
Well. You will hardly call him mine, I should
think considering that he has robbed me and done
his best 10 murder me But I'll be even with him
yet if there any police IN this ridiculous coun-
try. Anyhow there are no railways within con-
siderable distance OF Us, so he can't be very lar
of yet"
Mr. Gregory then gave a succinct account of the
| outrage which had been prrpetrated upon him; at
the end of which he caught sight of his son, who
had been listening 10 him with interest, not I'M
mixed with amusement.
oh, you're here are you?" said he" Capital
| Joke isn't II ? I'm sure you wouldn't have missed
il for thousand pounds. Suppose you were to
give yourself little further diversion by trying
to catch up that light-lingered gentleman? lou
seem to he a pretty good hand at rapid journeys.
How long does II take 10 get from burmah TO
Switzerland, if ! may ask ,
:" Do 20. Bob" exclaimed Mrs Gregory, who
| was AT once anxious 10 prevent her son from Civ
ing any explanation of his presence, and TO induce
him, if possible. 10 establish some claim upon his
fathers good will ! am sure that must nave
been Count Schalkenburg whom we saw, and, as
julius says he can't be far OIL yet
Bob. s;rolcd hi, mustache meditatively.
Well" said he, it looks to me as IL should
| probably have to cross the .Iulicr Tonight; and
with the Thermometer at any number of degrees
below zero that isn't the most cheerful of pros
poets. If / 90 in for this chase. | think may
!
| said 10 me about marrying Miss Bntterled.
| We all know by this time that you wouldn't
marry a princess of the blood unless you thought
| You could ,cA me by doing it,, growed Mr. Greg
! orV Now I'll tell you what II is, Bob If You
bring that Rascal justice I'll overlook all you've
said and done i'm the paSt and Try to be friends with
You in the future. far as praceable man can be
| friends with such q quarrelScme fellow There
| ] hope you II consider thar lar Oilcr
Very likely neither Of the antagonists alto
| gcthcr sorry TO be provided with decent excuse
! for burying their differences AZ any rate, Bob
| expressed his willingness 10 undertake the quest
! upon the terms suggested and shortly atterWard
| ne departed on Count Schalkenburgs track, every
assistance having been afforded TO HIM by the
manager OF the hotel, who Immediately photographed
INSTRUCTIONS in all directions Tor the arrest OF
| the fugitive for d. appeared that the Count had
| omitted 10 pay his bill, though he had not Tor
gotten to take his travelling-bag with him.
That the search proved unsuccessful was az
least not owing TO any lack OF energy on IN"
part Of Bob who was absent for more than a
week, during which time he visited many iocal-
tics far and near. For nothing more was ever
heard Of any individual resembling Count
NchallIcnburg. The slcdge in which be had de-
parted from the NIaloia Pass was indeed dscov-
cred nj Slvaplana bu II had been driven thlther.
according 10 thr testimony Of several witnesses,
by an Enclishman with a smOOth-shaven fnce
and dark hair who had AT once LETT Tor CORE;
and mt Core no such Engllshman had been seen.
The Count, red beard il must DE assumed. had
disappeared beneath the snow. mus, aiter hotly
pursuing various innocent persons and having
10 offer humble apology to some of them, Bob
was compelled 10 acknowledge himself beaten.
However. he did his best, and. rs Mr. Gregory
WAS generously pleased to say, ne earned ms re-
ward
The truth is that upon cooler reflection, that
gentleman was not quite so anxious for the cap
lure OF Count Schalkenburg aS he had been al
first II * ANNOYING TO lose 900 and your watch
il i verv annoying to have been made n dupe
hut WIN, is even more annoying than either Of
these thing, i that al yonr friends should hear
Of your having been dipped. Tint Is why Bob
can always reduce his father TO silence and sub
mission nv y casual allusi0n TO tohagMnng: rer-
haus also that is why Mr. Gregory has tacity
accepted his sons sudden appearance in the Engu-
dine rs an Undersigned coinci fence -fAtalanta.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM SHIFTING.