Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-03-24


''Mon Dieui You shake like lear now.
How can l soften the blowi What can
say to give you couragei How can | be-
gin"
TELL me all" repeated Begin from
the day went away"
Our troubles began then, to be sure ]
was surprised when took In the breakfast
that morning to find the master sitting
alone. 1 am afraid mademoiselle feels un.
well this morning. said he. She was Ill
yesterday, and last night she did not come
down to wirh US good night" Self she
would like a cup Of tea in her ROOM Then
Invent up, and finding your room empty
and the bed unused | called the master,
feeling that he must see this with his own
eyes to believe 1t, He looked very grave,
but less astonished than l expected. He
only asked II could tell whether any Of
your dresses was missing found that
your hat and jacket were gone. That shows
that she has gone out. said the master
We shall know more when she returns
He said that to put an end to my questions
and went back to his breakfast as though
it was quite natural you should 10 out and
stay away all night But when cleared
the things away | saw that he had not eaten
anything
He was working In his Atelier when Mr.
Kavanagh came; that was in the after
noon. Good morning. madame, says he,
as open the door; Is NJ. Gordon herer
No, monsieur; he has not been here for
two days, and that IL droll, because he has
lately been in the habit of calling regularly
to see mademoiselle every morning. Dear
mel says he; this is curious; for exampie,
! went to his rooms this morning by Ap
pointment and found that he went away
last night and has not returned He 10 not
at his club, and. in fact, cannot find him
anywhere Mon DieuP this is extraordt
nary says |, for mademoiselle went away
last ltight and has not yet returned Al
what hourP II must have been before
you left. How very stranger says he
Why, the hall porter at the cham bers says,
that young lady came to see Mr.. Gordon.
last night about that time, and from his
description It might have been mAdsmoi.
selle. But, Of course. IL couldn't have been
her, for they went out together arm In
arm, and NJ Gordon had large portman.
teau with him." "a :
"A pornanteau" exclaimed.
The portmanteau In which he took
away many things that belonged to him,
for when his rooms were searched they
were found all in disorder from the hAsty
preparations he had made for long Jour
ney. But have no need to tell you that"
mo. mol don't want to hear anything
about myself. Tell me about Taras"
"Ah, my poor masterl That killed the
Joy in his heart. for look you, he loved you
more than you could have belieyed--moro
wk,a khaK. kak kr~
himself He was no longer merry and
cheerful as he had been; he did not sing
when he came from his atelier. And the
house was as II some one lay dead In &c. IL
melted ones heart to see him sitting alone
at the table. He would have your cover
laid. and we spoke as II you were coming
back soon. But for my part I felt that
there WIS more unhappiness 70 come-that
Providence had sent this warning 10 pre-
pare US for still greater calamity That
was something more than superstition and
the fancy OF an old women Before she
end Of the month a second warning came
The masters work was destroyed for
second time"
"The group Of statuaryf" -.
"Yes-the beautiful group that be hsd
toiled at SO long and patiently. IL was In
the kiln. The master saw the Ares liz and
staid in the pottery till past midnight
watching the burning. WAS sitting mp
for he had eaten TO dinner. and had . hot
supper to serve. Well. mon Dieul he bed
scarcely seated himself at the table when
We heard terrible crash. and q boy run
ming in from the pottery cried Ous that the
kiln had fallen In"
Had it fallen In by accident"
"No, for when the ruins were cleared
away traces Of dynamite were found
When NJ. Kavanagh saw It. be said: The
mark OF the czar's hand Is here. This has
been done by the Russian police' They
have not beaten me yet.' replied my poor
master. and that very day he began 70
model the group again. Then that good
NJ Kavanagh prayed him to abandon the
attempt, or at least to turn his efforts In
some new direction, lest worst misfortupes
should follow. heard him say one day
These warnings are not to DO mistaken.
Next time these agents Of the czar-these
hired assassins--may be ordered TO destroy
not your work, but you Yes, that may
be- answered the master III | do not
yield, the czar will have me killed perhaps.
but the disgrace shall be dri his aide. not on
mine And he shook his bead to every arRu
ment. work ing on to the last All. how he
worked One could see that he had moth
ing else to live for, my poor master
"But that was not for long. IL seemed
as If the czar knew his intention and had
resolved to strike the blow before the work
could be finished One night-only a fort
night after the kiln had been destroyed
they came to the house, the assassins. aud
rang the bell They must have known that
had gone up to bed. and that Taras him
self would answer the ring"-
She broke off suddenly as the sound OF
wheels on the drive reached our ears. Taras
had returned. and she went out 70 receive
him. leaving me still in ignorance OF the
calamity that had befailen him.
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