Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28

-oic "uen sue returns lie said
snA, 10 put an end to my questions AID
went oack 10 his breakfast as though IL
was quite natural you should 20 OUT aud
stay away all night. But when cleared
tue things away l saw that be had not
eaten anything.
HE was working Al his ateiier when
NJ. hAvanagh came; that was in the
afternoon. Good morning, madame
says ne, as l open the door; lis NJ. Cor
uon hereT No, monsieur. he has not
oeen here FOR two days, and that is
droli, because he nas lately been ia the
habit OF calling regularly 10 see
mAdemoiselle every morning Dear
me.' says be, this is curious; for ex-
ample, went to his rooms this mora
inS by appointment aud found that
10 went away last night and
has not returned. He is not at his
club. and, In fact, I cannot find him
anywhere Mon Dieur this is extra
ordinary says /, for mademoiselle
went away last night and has not vet
returned AT what hourY IL must
have been before you left How very
stranger says he. Why, the hall por-
ter a. the chambers says that young
lady came to see NJ. Gordon last night
Soout that time, and from his descrip-
ton II might have been mademoiselle.
But, oil course, IL conldn't have been
her, for they went out together arm I'm
arm and Nj. Gordon had a large port
mauteau with him."
"a portmanteau" l exclaimed.
The portmanteau In which he took
away many things that belonged 10 him,
Tor when his rooms were searched they
were found all In disorder from the
hasty preparations be had made for a
long Journey. But l have no need To
tell you that"
mo, mol don't want to hear any
thing about myself. Tell me about
Taras."
"Ah my poor master! That killed
the Joy in his heart, for look you. he
loved you more than you could have
oeiieved-more than l knew, perhaps
more than he knew himself. He was
no longer merry and cheerful as he had
been; he did not sing when he came
from his atelier. Aud the house was
as II some one lay dead in IL. 1t melted
ones heart TO see him sitting alone
At the table. lie would have your
cover laid, and we spoke as II you were
coming back soon. But for my part l
felt that there was more unhappiness
TO come-that Providence had sent this
warning to prepare us for still greater
calamity. That was something more
than superstition aud the fancy OF an
old woman. Before the end OF the
month second warning came. The
masters work was destroyed for a sec
oDd time"
The group OF statuaryP"
"Nes-the beautiful group that he
had toiled at so long and patiently. II
was in the kiln. The master saw the
fires lit and stAid In the pottery till
past midnight watching the burning.
l was sitting up, for he had eaten no
dinner, and had hot supper to serve.
Well, mon Dieu! he had scarcely
seated himself at the table when we
heard terrible crash, and boy run
nlng In from the pottery cried out that
the kiln had fallen in"
Had 1t fallen in by accident?"
mo, for when the ruins were cleared
away traces OF dynamite were found.
When NJ. Kavanagh saw it, he said:
The mark OF the cars hand is here.
This has been done by the Russian DO
lice. They have not beaten me yet
replied my poor master. and that very
day he began TO model the group again.
Then that good M. Kavanagh PRAYED
him 10 abandon the attempt, or at least
to turn his efforts In some new direc-
tlOui rest WOISe mlsIOTtuneS should fol-
low. heard him say one day: These
warnings are not to be mistaken. Next
time these agents OF the czar-these
hired assassins-may be ordered 20 de-
stroy not your work, but you Yes,
that may be- answered the master. III
l do not weld, the car will have ME
killed perhaps, bat the disgrace shall
be on his side, not on mine And he
shook his head 10 every argument.
working on To the last. All, bow he
worked! One could see that be had
nothing else TO live for, my poor master.
But that was not for long. II
seemed as II the car knew his Intention
and had resolved to strike the blow be-
fore The work could be finished One
night-Only fortnight after the kiln
had been destroyed-they came TO the
house, the assassins, and rang the bell.
They must have known that had gone
up to bed, and that Taras himself would
answer the ring
She broke of suddenly as the sound
OF wheels on the drive reached our ears.
Taras had returned, and she went out
to receive him, leaving me still in ig-
norance OF the calamity that had be-
fallen him.