The morning call., 1891-02-01

l should be pleased to obey your COM
mands. madame, but do not know where
the Count is" said the Secretary. s. The
Count has gone away"
Gone away, gone away" she exclaimed,
as the color fled from her face. I" Why
should he go away, and with whom has he
gomez"
With four sendarmes," replied the Sec
rotary.
1t was enough Uttering piercing scream,
she fell to the floor before the unnerveu
guests could render her assistance. For the
moment she was believed to be dead Medi-
cal AID was summoned, however, and she
gradually regained consciousness. But res
toratlon TO lie was more cruel than death.
When the sense of her calamity returned
the hapless lady's grief was poured ont in
torrents of wailing. - He is lost! He is
lost" she cried. - L shall never see him
again. What has he done? What has he
done? My darling, nay douchinka dear
dove, what has he done?"
During two days the Countess re-
manned in condition of prostration, and
awOke to Interest in the things about her
only when assured that DIR. Cakoen should
60 to st. Petersburg and further, if neces-
sary, to ascertain tie fate Of the Count and
the means, if any, available Tor his liberia
ton. Meanwhile, indeed, the Counts friends
and his Secretary had not been idle. The
latter had gone TO the Governor of Odessa,
who accompanied him to Governor General
hOtLeDue DUH These OHlcldlS, III Will be
remembered, were in the salon conversing
with the Count, when the summons OF the
gendarme reached him. Both professed to
be terribly shocked at his arrest, and both, it
IS believed, were anxious for his release
But see, said Governor Kotzebue, see the
nkase; there is nothing to be changed. The
imperial decree directs Tolstoi be treated
with the greatest severity. / know not
why but you know we are in Russia"
:, IL was at length agreed that the Governor
General should confer with the Count Dol
goTouki, the father OF the Countess Tolstoi,
as to the course to be pursued AS result
of their interview General Dolgorouki called
on DR.. Calkoen the following day, and, in
the name of the Dolgorouki family. re-
9uested him to carry the solicitations to
Count StrObanski, then of the Imperial
Cabinet at St. Petersburg, and to ascertain
from him il it might be possible to obtain
an imperial remittitur and secure for the
prisoner trial before high court of JUS
tlce DIR. Calkoen promptly accepted the
mission. bis love of the Count Tolstoi
was such that he would willingly have
taken any risk or undergone any labor in
his behalf. The utmost dispatch being
necessary. special train was provided by
General Dolgorouki for his direct convey
ance TO the capital. at an expense to the
Dogoroukl family of $500 rnbles. The
journey took three whole DAYS, stops hay-
ing been made only at Moscow and
Wlodlmir. After the customary ceremonies
the faithful Secretary was admitted to
courteousiy received. He related the
particulars of the Counts arrest; explained
his mission, and assured his Excellency that,
as private Secretary of the Count Tolstoi,
he had conducted the correspondence of that
nobleman for more than six years; that hav-
ing had the duty entrusted to him Of opening
aud classifying all the letters as they were