Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-27

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The table d'hote breakfast in the grel
.aIle was nearly over. TIe guests ha,
mostly risen; some to saunter in tn
pleasant grounds, others to go to thei
rooms TO make preparations for expedi
tions further afeld, all alike bent o
draining to the dreIs the cup Of p,easur
which in Nice Is always bubbling to tn
brim. But at the Ell of the lolg tabl
two groups, sitting near each other an,
similarly composed, yet having no con
nection, still fingered over the grape
and peaches. The tall, dark man, dee
in conversation with Mrs. Vanhuyser
the pretty American widow, was Prime
Demetrius Spandof, a Russian Officia
high in favor with the Gar, who, havin,
worked hard for eleven months OF tht
year ct swelling the chain gangs to 81
btria, was spending the twelfth as
holiday in the sunny South. At hOm
in St. Petersburg the Prince was silen
enigma, carrying dread in his frown auC
his smile alike. Here in the Riviera b
was as a chattering schoolboy, dividing
his time pretty equally between tht
Casino at Monte Carlo and the offering
of the perfectly harmless homage to tn
fair American.
1t was the last day of his holiday, auG
the chance acquaintance which had beer
80 pleasant for the last few weeks was to
come TO an end that afternoon with the
Princes departure northward by tn,
rapiGe. The lady must have been per.
suading him to prolong his stay despite
the call of duty, for as she rose and
swept gracefully toward one of the open
French windows she said, in q voice LOUD
enough to reach the other group:
'Ouly week; 1t is such short time.
You have been so kind and good 1 an
sure you could spare me that"
Tho Prince rose also, and following
with his hand on his heart, made an
sWer:
MADAME, you ask what is impossible,
and what gives me pain of the most ex.
quisite nature to refuse. Would that
could remain; but my time is up, an6
His Majesty has need of me-"
81 want you good deal more than
the Car does" said Mrs. Vauhuysen.
"Come into the garden, Princs, must
see if l can't upset your determination.
The moment she had stepped through
the window, with Spandoff in close at.
tendance, the other pair of lingcrer!
raised their eyes to each other. OF this
couple the man was also tall and dis.
tinguished; but he was very fair and
his accent suggested German origin.
The lady's ancestry may have beel Aus
tro-Polish, but she lived in the present,
and for the present she was entirely cos
mopolitan. She vas of singularly pale
complexion, and had large quietly CON
templative eyes. When Mrs. Vlahuysen
was not present, the men staging in the
hotel voted her attractive, but the women
shrugged their shoulders. The man was
known as Baron Kolnitz, the lady rs
Nine. Mosenthal, and they were sup.
posed to be brother and sister. As
matter of fact, they wero not related,
and their names were quite different,
but that has nothing to do with thf
story.
They gazod long and earnestly. Th'
man was the first to break silence.
at will upset all our plans if she does
prevail on him to stay" he said in the
gutteral accents CT his race. "Who clu
say what & woman will do7 She may
put her soul into the job now at the last
moment, and disorganize everything.
Our mission would thea have to be a.
tempted in this crowded hotel, if We are
TO give him his quIetus By the 18th.
''Thc date matters little, l fancy, 60
long as he never sees st. Petersburg
again" said Mne. Nosenthal.
The Baron shrugged his shoulders.
"You make no allowance for my feel
ings," lie replied. az have pisnncI
every thing to a nicely; have spent so
fcs@Cs in sgusriEE the guard of the
rar!Gc, Francois Pctrc, to do our bid
dingi rCr own escape is arranged with
certainty, and yet you ask me to view
the overthrow Of all this with com
'Is will &c Sine enough to grumbh
yIsu cause arises" returned the LADY
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Lauge II tie programme. Would it no
&C well to recspitulGts the chief pointi
Z II, Dow that wc have 81 opport-1ityl'
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