Mohave County miner., 1890-11-01
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4.
ollsh count who has been deprived
MS estates In coaaeetion with
'ats OF 1868, ard Englishmen By
feding; after the death OF our father,
men we s#sre quite children. we twc
nal been brought up out OF charity By
oountrynan. who taacht dancing
ana lived In a shabby London street.
As time weas on. earned my four
Rnlneas a week as vioiinist; but nay
hother. Paul Bolskoi. became the
darling OF society first perhaps, be-
ca'sse he had the most beautiful voice
IN all the world; next, because he was
the very handsomest man ever saw.
I've seen her at last, Louis. " said my
brsther one night to me; "the woman
Eve been longing for and dreaming of
all my life; and I'm about to become a
te,lcher OF singing" he added, with a
laiieh You wouldn't wonder, Louis
IL you saw my pupil" and he took
from his pocketbook a photograph.
IL was the portrait oil beautiful wo-
MANA fair woman with hard mouth
and cruel eyes. ''She thanked me for
singing for her. and then sho said:
Monsieur, l want you TO dc me favor.
1 Eant you 70 give me few lessons 10
singing. stared at her in astonish-
msnt- 'Ah,' she said, Monsieur Boil
skoi. the singing lessons are only a
pretsxt know your storyi I kaow
that you are of noble blood. / know
tAat your fathers property and estates
were eonascated long ago. and would
help you TO regain them. Perhaps Pm
not altogether disinterested, she said,
and she gave ne one look from those
soft languid eyes Of hers--a look,
Louis. which sent the blood eoursinq
through my veins. For love her,
Louisi" he cried.
The love OF the princess for nv
brother Paul had become a matter OF
common talk among our friends By
the time that Prince Vlastof had OBJ
ttined leave to visit his estate Ia
soathern Russia Ny brother Paul
uas TO travel in his suite. and 1t was
arranged that in the winter, when he
proceeded TO the capital. the prince
should present him TO the car and
use his influence in bis favor. They
had been gone month before heard
from my brother Paul. AT length he
wrote as follows:
Il hare returned to the barbaric life.
and | enjoy it. The prince keeps al
rnost regal state in his great castle Of
s'amarof. enjoy the free. wild life.
the riding. driving. and the hun ting
here. and ! am happy. for / am with
tbs woman / love. The prince Is al
ready moving in our matter, and has
no doubt, 50 he tells me, Of his ulti-
mate success
Here tho letter was continued in a
shasg, hurried writing. totally unlike
fha commencement, which was written
In my brothers beautifully clear hand:
Louis. terrible misfortune has
happened The princess and I were
wandering in the park week ago. the
very day when commenced this letter
10 you, when we heard loud shouts and
cries Suddenly from tangled thIcket
eiooe 10 Us appeared a wolf. There Is
Dotning very terrible here Ia solitary
wolf in summer time; but this was no
ordinary wolf The brute was mad; II
had been hunted. ard badly wounded
oy the huatsmen and torn by dogs; its
tongue hung from its mouth. and as 1t
came toward US II uttered little yelp-
Ing barks- Save mel cried the prir-
oess; save me. PAUL. she shrieked, as
she clutched my arm. Her voice at
tracted the attention OF the infuriated
boast, and II made for US at once.
Nadia fell fainting to the ground. AS
the brute made its spring. clutched
IL by the throat, and we fell 10 the
ground together. got my knee upon
It's chest and tried TO choke the life
out Of it ! felt its hot breath on my
face. and stared with terror at It's red
eyes, and / wondered whether my
strength would hold out 'FlyF /
shrielsed to the woman | loved; fly,
Nadia for the love OF heayenr But
she never moved. for she lay upon the
turf In dead faint The struggles OF
the wretehed animal grew weaker and
weaker. but l never relaxed my grip
upon its throat; and slowly-ah. how
slowlyl-I strangled the beast. choking
Ii TO death
Il turned TO Nadia and / raised her
from the ground, and. pressing inn
passioned kisses or her lips, cried In
her ear: There is no cause for fear,
my darlingr She seemed 20 wake as
from q dream; the great blue eyes
opened and looked at me with unutter-
able love, ana my kisses were returned
You do love me, NADIA ! cried; and
her head still lay on my rhest.
Love you, Paulr she answered,
'oi course / love you. Need tell you
50 in words. Paul?' she said. and she
looked around her wildly. Let us
make the most OF our time. Paul aad
again she kissed me; for the man ] am
betrothed TO will como to claim my
hand In one short month
Z" NADIA i cried, and you talk Of
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