The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-11-28
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale Of Love
and Adventure.
EY A MOS LEE.
|PUBI1suED BIT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR


To explain the letT5rB navils ru,,ri m mn
possession, the operator quietly handes
Lydia large envelope bearing the adj
|lress telegraph OPERATOR, r. r. Station.
Dol" On slip of paper inclosed therein
Iwas The following request:
'Please hand this envelope to Lady lydia
t3roadacres. if she comes to the R. r. Sta
ion. Otherwise, hold it for further direc
| ions"
That was all, but quite enough to en-
Tighten Lydia.
Horror-struck' and greatly agitated, she
FASTENED back to the chateau.
Nairfax once again was successful. He
lhnd not planned for nothing. Ere bidding
lEdieu to the steward OF the "Namovna" he
lhad placed in that reliable servants hand
an envelope, (which you will post from
lHavre,n he added. 1t bore the postmark
I,f that port, as Lydia observed)
Uncertain whether or not she were the
victim Of cruel, practical joke, the poor
| girl, in an agony Of suspense, kept urging
her coachInan 20 speed the horses to their
utmost Although accompanied by her
maid, usually great confdante, she reso-
lutely kept the news 10 herself, notwith-
standing tho anxious questions Of that kind
! hearted body who perceived that her young
mistress was unusually distressed.
Lydia's lips were firmly compressed, her
cheek was very pale, and determination APP
peared in every lineament OF fHr face;
while that blue eye, hitherto so tender and
melting, now glittered with baleful glare
OF suppressed anger end distress.
The carriage actually arrived at the
chateauin somewhat less than two hours.
The storm was fast coming on and the
belated lovers, Dimitri and Catharine, sud
denly aroused to the fact of its rapid APP
proach, had also been making exertions to
gain the shelter sof the chateau ere its
breaking. They reached the gates just
ahead of LYDIA
The latter, subduing her agitation, in or
binary tones inquired Of Catherine where
her mistress was. The maid, in surprise
and sudden alarm, replied that she supposed
the Princess had been at the chateau for
some time Lydia Involuntary exclaimed:
''sThaIlk God trust it is So" and began
to feel somewhat relieved. Her perturbation
might, after all, be caused by some frightful
blunder She must keep tho entire affair
secret until further developments. Re-
covering her self-control she quietly asked
Catharine to inform the Princess of her ar
rival
After what seemed to her anxiety an age,
she beheld Catherine returning with
scared, white face.
"Oh, my lady, she is not here, and Dim
itri says Medji is nowhere to be found,
either. Where o where can she be. And
this dreadful storm coming on, too. What
shall l dol Perhaps, my lady, she went to
see you. I know she was greatly disap-
pointed when she read your note"
When Catherine made this announce
ment, Lydia's heart sank within her and
she felt obliged to yield to the horrible GER
tainty that the impudent missive had told
tho truth.
Something must be done, and that quickly,
too.
"Call Madame X" said she.
The madame entered, greatly alarmed
Already drops of rain were beginning to
fall-precursors of the now rapidly up
preaching storm, ready to burst overhead
IN all its fury. The winds sang dolefully
through the trees. Flashes Of lightning
played warningly In the distance, and spite
;aul mutterings Of thunder frequently smote
upon the ear
Together, the two women perused the
inote that Lydia had brought from Dol It
read a. follows:
SPY the time Madame X. will read this
.tha Princess Natalie will be far distant from
Chateau D'Or-too far to even Ni~k OF
rescuing her. Every precautaon has been,
sid will be, taken TO prevent the slightest
injury or insult TO her. No ransom will be
asked or accepted for her release. She viii
return certainly In six months time from
- date Of her abduction, and In Ill proba-
Adlity much sooner. In the intervening
,period she will receive the most courteous
and considerste of treatment her favOftte
authors, and musical composers will be 1t
hor hand. A maid will observe her every
wish. Medji will accompany her. From
week TO week one or two notes will be
mailed to her parents, stating the condition
;of her health and mind, Exactly as they are.
Should more speedy means Of communities
ton be found necessary, tho telegraph will
be resortcd to- Should her family desire to
communicate with her, let their communica-
ton be mailed to each one of the following
Journals: The Paris Figaro, the London
Times and the New York Herald. Use the
following cipher:
"Beginning,with the letter g as II, II as
IL, l rs 10 and 80 on, return to A, which, OF
course will be 81; finish at T, whose number
will thus be So: e. g.; '3l, is, 1870, IS, is,
18'-'All we'll
SIT will be utterly useless to even attempt
to learn the Princess whereabouts.
'sThe foregoing promises will be kept solely
on condition that no effort is made either to
rescue her or to discover any thing whatever
with regard to her.
"As regards immeiidts communication, il
that be necessary, telegraph cipher-dis-
patch to the same papers, with the request
to insert the cipher message in their next
Issues"
| Both ladies were mortified and astonished
lat tho enormity and daring of this deeply
laid plan. They coClS scarcely believe the
leTidencc of their senses that such bold af-
Hair had actually taken place in district so
lpopulous and carefully guarded. 1t seemed
impossible, and yet the proof of it lay in Nat
klic's absence and the two notes.
CHAPTER XII
TOO LATE.
The storm was now raging in its fun
Force. The rain. in perfect torrents, was
driving against the chateau walls. The
lwind howled about the housecorners and
down the chimneys. Peal after peal Of
Heafening thunder rang through the
heavens, and the lightning in binding
flashes seemed never to cease. The en-
tire house was in state of wild confu-
Ision and alarm, and each servant was
crushing aimlcssly around, questioning the
lother.
| Dimitri and Catherine swore that the
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