The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-28
THE VOLTS FANGS.

estates in connection with the events OF
1868. an Engiishman by breeding. After
| the death of our father, when we were
! quite children, we two had been brought
up out of charity by countryman. who
taught dancing and lived III a shabby
London street.
As time went on | earned my four
! guineas a week as a violinist; but my
| brother, Paul Bolskol became the dar-
/ ling of society-hrst perhaps, because
/ be 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
| brother one night to me; the woman
/ I've been longing for and dreaming Of
I all my life; and I'm about TO become a
teacher of singing" he added, with a
laugh. You wouldn't wonder, Louis,
if you saw my pupil" and he took from
his pocketbook photograph. 1t was the
| portrait of a woman, a fair woman, with
hard mouth and cruel eyes. "She
thanked me for singing for her, and then
she said: Monsieur, want you to do
me favor. want you to give me a
few lessons in singing. stared at her
in astonishment An. she said, Mon
sieur Bolskoi, the singing lessons are
only pretext. | know your story;
know that you are of noble blood; |
know that your fathers property and
estates were conhscated long ago, and |
would help you to regain them. Per-
haps I'm not altogether disinterested,
she said, and she gave me one look from
those soft, languid eyes of hers-a look,
Louis, which sent the blood eoursing
through my veins. For love her,
LouisY be cried.
The love of the princess for my broth
er Paul had become matter of common
talk among our friends by the time that
Prince Vlastoff had obtained leave to
visit his estate in southern Russia My
brother Paul was to travel III his suite,
and it 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 his favor. They
had been gone a month before | heard
from my brother Paul. At length he
wrote as follows:
Il have returned to the barbaric life,
and enjoy it. The prince keeps almost
regal state in his great castle Of Sauna
rof ] ENJOY the free, wild life, the rid
ing, driving and the hunting here, and
l am happy, for ! am with the woman l
love The prince is already moving in
our matter, and has no doubt, so he tells
me, of his ultimate success.
Here the letter was continued in
shaky. hurried writing. totally unlike
the commencement. which was written
in my brothers beautifully clear hand:
Louis, a terrible misfortune has hap
pened. The princess and We're wander
ing i'll the park week ago, the very day
when / commenced this letter to you,
when we heard loud shouts and cries.
Suddenly, from tangled thicket close
to US, appeared a wolf There is nothing
very terrible here IN a solitary wolf in
summer time, but tnls was no ordinary
wolf. The brute was mad; it had been
hunted and badly wounded by the hunts
men and torn by dogs; its tongue hung
from its mouth, and as it came toward
Us it uttered little yelping barks. Save
me, cried the princess; save me, Paulp
she shrieked, as she clutched my arm.
Her voice ATTRACTED the attention of the
Infatuated beast and 1t made for US at
once. Nadia fen sainting to the ground.
AS the brute made its spring | clutched
it by the throat, and we fell to the
ground together got my knee upon
its chest, and | tried to choke the life out
Of it. felt its not breath on my face,
and | stared with terror al its red eyes
and ! wondered whether my strength
would hold out 'Flyr | shreked to the
woman | loved; fly. Nadia, for the love
OF heavenr But she never moved, for
she lay upon the turf III a dead faint.
The struggles Of the wretched animal
grew weaker and weaker, but | never
relaxed my grip upon its throat and
slowly-ah, how slovly!-l strangled
the beast, choking it to death
Il turned to Nadia. and raised her
from the ground and, pressing impas-
stoned kisses on her lips. cried in her
ear. There Is no cause for fear, my dar-
hngr She seemed TO wake as from a
dream; the great blue eyes opened and
looked at me with unutterable love. and
my kisses were returned You DO love
me, Nadisy cried. and her head stiu
lay on my chest.
Love you, Paul? she answered, of
course love you Need tell you SO in
words. Paul. she SAID. and she looked
around her wildly Let us make the
most of our time, Paul, and again she
kissed me; for the man an betrothed
to Will come TO claim my hand IN one
snort month.
Nadia cried, and you talk Of low
ing me-
My marriage with the Prince Bakou-
line. she said, Is one OF policy. but
shall always love you. she added. and
then she looked at me IN sudden fear
Paul Paul Boiskoi. she said, why do
you look ike that
Princess Nadia, answered, 1 never
loved YOU. loved the woman thought
you were.
Paul Bolskoi. she said calmly
YOU mus oe mad the Prince B&kou-
line owes YOU 4 deep lent OF gratitude.
and then she rose and turned her tack on !
ne. But lei ne thank you. VI. Bols
koI.' she sad formally. let me thznE
yoa II MS name Tor saving my life and /
then she turned as pale ss death aud I
seized nv hand Paul. she shrieked. /
Is SIC fell upon her knees ~ nv feet, 4
Paul. nv love, nv life, YOU are wound I
ed. and for nv worthless sake
-t.av I ~. @-- 4