The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-06
THE VOLTS FANGS.'


men by birth, since our father was n
Polish count who had been deprived of his
estates in connection with the events Of
1863. IN Engiishman by breeding After
the death OF our father, when we were
quite children, we two had been brought
up ont of charity by countryman, who
taught dancing and lived in a shabby
London street
As time went on | earned my four
guineas week as vioiinist, but my
brother, Paul Bolskoi, became the dar-
ling of society-tirst, perhaps, because
he had the most beautiful voice in all
the world, next, because he was the
very handsomest man ever saw
1--WE seen her at last, Louis" said my
brother one night to me; the woman
I've been longing for and dreaming OF
all my life; and I'm about to become
teacher Of singing" he added, with
laugh 'You wouldn't wonder, Louis
if you saw my pupil" and he took from
his pocketbook photograph. II was the
portrait of IA woman, Il fair woman, with
a 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
few lessons in singing. | stared at her
in astonishment An, she said. Mon
sieur Boskoi, the singing lessons are
only pretext. know your story; !
know that you are OF noble blood:
know that your fathers property and
estates were confscated 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 coursing
through my veins. For love her
Louis! he cried
The love of the princess for my broth
er Paul had become a 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 in 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 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 Sama-
rof enjoy the free, wild life, the nd
ing. driving and the hunting here, and
am happy, for am with the woman
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 a
shaky hurried writing, totally unlike
the commencement, which was written
in my brothers beautifully clear hand:
Louis, terrible misfortune has hap
pened The princess and were wander
ing in the park a 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 i'll a solitary wolf in
summer time. but this 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 it's mouth, and as it came toward
us it uttered little yelping barks Save
me, cried the princess; save me, Paul!
she shrieked, rs she clutched my arm
Her voice attracted the attention of the
infuriated beast. and it made for us at
once Nadia fell fainting 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 it's hot breath on my face
and stared with terror at its red eyes
and | wondered whether my strength
would hold out Flyr shreked to the
woman loved, fly, Nadia, for the love
of heavenl But she never moved, for
she lay upon the turf in 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 slowlyl-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-
ling! 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, NadiaY | cried, and her head still
lay on my chest.
Love you. PaulY 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 am betrothed
to will come to claim my hand in one
short month.
Nadia. cried. and you talk of low
ing meT
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 Bolskoi, she said, why dc
you look like that?'
princess Nadia, answered, 1 nevel
loved You, loved the woman thought
you were
Paul Bclskoi, she said calmly
you must be mad the Prince Bakou
line owes you deep debt of gratitude.
and then she rose and turned her back oil
me. But let me thank you, NJ. Bols