Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-18


property are to be restored. Prince
viastoff only today handed me the re-
script from his imperial master Cont
boiskoi, he said. rs he pressed my hand.
don't speak to me Of gratitude: shall
ever Be your debtor.
The French doctor has come again.
Ny brother, there is no hope, and must
dle It may be a question Of DAYS or
hours only. Already swallow with
the greatest difficulty.
Pray. Louis, pray for the soul Of one
who longs for death.
Your unhappy brother, PAUL.
There were two other letters-one
from Prince Vlastoff, another from the
French doctor. They gave me the dread
ful details of my brothers death. He
died, as he had predicted, after fearful
sufferings from the mania of hydro
phobia.
have visited my brothers grave.
have seen the place where my brothers
life was sacrificed for the Princess
Bakouline-for she became the Princess
Bakouline Of course. And then went
to st. Petersburg to thank my imperial
master for his clemency, and stayed
with Prince vlastoff. One night. Is
was talking with my host, he said to me:
you've never been in this room before,
! think The very rug your feet are
resting on is the skin Of the wolf that
killed your brother. The head is won
derfuly life like" he said.
Yes, there was the bead with glaring
eyes of glass, the mouth wide open, Che
lips retracted. showing double range Of
fierce and cruel fangs
1T makes me shudder when look
upon it, z said Prince Vlastoff; ssbut tie
. work of art all the same,'' he added,
with little laugh.
Presently he left me, and sat by the
fire in a half doze and thought Of my
brother and his miserable death. twas
close on midnight.
The door was suddenly thrown open
and tall woman in evening dress, muf-
fed in an opera cloak, rushed into the
room, locked the door behind her and
flung the cloak from her shoulders. On
her pale cheek there was a great red
mark. When she saw me she fell upon
her knees.
"Pauil cried In horrified ac-
cents-"Paul Bolskoi, have you come
back from the grave to haunt mer''
As stared at her in establishment
recognized my brothers evil genius in
the beautiful creature who knelt before
me, looking into my face with frighten-
ed eyes.
Madam. ! said coldly, 81 am Louis
Bolskol.
And then she rose. "You are very
like him, she said mechanically, and
she sat down IN the chair opposite me
and stared at the CHASTITY, grinning mask
OF the dead wolf. and as she looked she
shuddered.
Your brother saved my life, Count
Bolskol, she said, with groan.
bowed, but did not answer her.
Your brothers was dreadful death,
she went on. land sat by his bedside
and listened to his last rawlings. He
prayed in his wild delirium that might
never know happiness in this world !
sacrificed your brothers love to vain
ambition, and sold myself to Prince
Bakouline. Tonight he struck me-you
see the mark upon my face-and leave
him forever just before your brothers
death, when his failing voice had sunk
TO Whisper. ne opened MS eyes ana
seemed to recognize me. Nadia, he
said, you Will repent; and when you
have repented You will see me once
again, and shall summon you to meet
your God He never spoke again, Count
Bolskoi. ! have repented, God knows
how bitterly, and when saw you sitting
there ! thought that Paul had come
from the land beyond the grave to drag
me to the judgment seat of heaven.
! Count Bolskoi." she said bitterly, 81 long
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