The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21
SELECTED STORY.
Good Luck.


show on what slender thread of chance
is sometimes suspended the mysterious bar
rier which to poor humanity makes "all the
difTerence"-even the difference between life
and death.
The table d'hote breakfast in the great
sale was nearly over. The guests had most
ly risen, some to saunter in the pleasant
grounds, others to 60 to their rooms to make
preparations for expeditions farther afeld,
all alike more or less bent on draining to
the dregs the cup of pleasure which in Nice
Is always bubbling to the brim. But at the
end of the long table two groups, sitting
near each other and similarly composed.
yet having no connection, still fingered over
the grapes and peaches
The tall. dark man deep in conversation
with Mrs Nanhuysen, the pretty American
widow. was Prince Demetrius Spanboff,
Russian official high in favor with the car,
who, having worked hard for II months of
the year at swelling the chain gangs to ST.
IBERIA, was spending the twelfth as II holiday
In the sunny south. At home in st. Peters
burg the prince was u silent enigma, carry
ing dread in his frown and his smile alike.
Here in the Riviera he was a chattering
schoolboy, dividing his time pretty equally
between the Casino at Monte Carlo and the
offering of perfectly harmless homage to
the fair American.
1t was the last day of his holiday, and the
chance acquaintance which had been so
pleasant for the last few weeks was to come
to an end that afternoon with the princes
departure northward by the rapide The
lady must have been persuading him to
prolong his stay despite the call of duty,
for as she rose and swept gracefully toward
one of the omen French windows she said
4 l., L..
proup.
"Onlv q week. if is such n short time
Won have been so kind and GOOD am snre
Won could snare ,nnthot
The priuce rose olso. and following with
his hand ON hi. hrai,t made answer,
"NTodorn vou NIX ,vbot i in,nossible
and what pivps me min the most ey
nuisitnt,rsf,,.n Wonld that | could re-.
min INIT NV t:rn il mn and his majesty
b,s rnod of ,nnu
,J ,-aut Won - rood deal moro tbon tbe
czar do,s " snis Mr.. Vanhuvsen "Come
intothe ,.arden r,;uce Imust see if can't
nnset vour dotern,ipotion y
The moment she had stepned through the
window with Snondofr in Attendance the
other noir of lingarers raised their ewes to
eacb other Of hi. connie tho man ,vos
also tail and DISTINGUISHED but he was very
= n German
irin Thr Lads anre9t,,, mqv have benn
Anstro-Polisb bnt She lived in the nresent
and for the nrcspnt She WINS entireIy cosmo'
nolitnn she WINS of sinonilarlv naln com
nlevion and had LARGE onietlv contemnIa-
tive ewes
When Nre Vonhuvson WINS NOT nrasent
the mon stavin,, in the hotel voted her at
tractivo h,it thn women sbrugged their
shoulders The man was known rs Baron
Kolnitz the ladv ms Mime NIosentba1 and
they were sunposed TO be brother and sis
ter Asa matter of fact they were NOT re-
lated and their names were unite different
hut that has nothing to do with the story
Tbev o,zed lone and EARNESTLY 1'beman
,vas tho fret 70 bre,l, silerce
at will unset all orr Mans if eha docs
prevail ON him to stay - he said in tho ant.
teral accents of his race "Wbo can saw
what q woman will doy She may mt her
soul into the lob. now at the last moment
and disorpanize everything. orr mission
would then have to he atfemnted in this
crowded hotel if we are ia give him his
ouietus nv tbe 15thv
"Tbe date matters little fancy On limo
as he never sees st. Petersburg again ), SAID
Mime Mosentbal
The baron SHRUGGED his shoulders
"You make no allowance for nv feel.
jnps.u he replied. II have planned every
thing to nicely. have spent 500 francs in
souaring the guard of the rapide. Francoi.
Petre to do chr bidding. our own escans is
ARRANGED with certainty and vet Won ask
to view the overtbrow of orr nlans with
comnlaisance
aft will he time enough to prumble when
cause arises returned The lady For nv
self. | do not anticipate any change in the
programme. Would it not be well to re-
capltulate the chlei points III II, now that
we nave the opportunity she added
giahclhS rouhu the roon' when was de
serted save Tor the presence OF the head
waiter busy at distant buffet and wei
out OF earshot.
hoinltz satisfied himself with IA stealthy
glance III the same direction and proceeded
10 ehumerate MS points win the gusto Of
An artlst wen pleased WIN MS own design
Ihe Tram by which the prince Is to tray
ell, he whispered leaves here at $3.50 this
afternoon. we also travel by that train
but at hrst not together we arrive early
at the station ana take our tickets to Paris
put we DO not know each other-you and
"hen the tram comes III, proceed to any
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