The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-22

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The table d'hote breakfast in the giea
mlle was nearly over. Tle guests ha,
mostly risen; some to saunter in tn
pleasant grounds, others to go to thei
rooms to make preparations for expedi
tons further aicld, all alike best o
draining to the DIRE IS the cup Of ptelsur
which in Nice is always bubblia5 to tn
brim. But at the eat Of the lo1g tabl
two groups, sitting near each other ant
similarly composed, yet having no con
nection, stil1ingered over the grape
and peaches. The tall, dark man, dee
in conversation with Mrs. Vanhuyser
the pretty American widow, was Prime
Dcmetrius Spandoif, a Russian oticia
high in favor with the Gar, who, haYiu!
worked hard for eleven mouths of the
year at swelling the chain gangs to 81
beria, was spending the twelfth as
holiday in the sunny South. At HON,
in St. Petersburg the Prince was a silen
enigma, carrying dread IN his frown and
his smile alike. Here iu the Riviera h
was as a chattering schoolboy, dividing
his time pretty equally between the
Casino at Monte Carlo and the offering
of the perfectly harmless homage to thu
fair American.
1t was the last day of his holiday, ani
the chance acquaintance which had beer
30 pleasant for the last few weeks was tc
come to an end that afternoon with the
Princes departure northward By tn,
rapide. The lady must have b2sa 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 a voice lout
enough to reach the other group:
"only a week; 1t is such short time.
Sou have been so kind and good l an
sure you could spare me that"
The 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, and
His Majesty has need of me-"
~ want you a good deal more than
the Car does" said Mrs. Vanhuysen.
"Come into the garden, Primes, 1 must
see if 1 can't upset your determination
The moment she had stepped through
the window, with Spandoff in close at.
tendance, the other pair of lingcrerl
raised their eyes to each other. OF thi,
couple the man was also tall and dis.
tinguished; but he was very fair and
his accent suggested a German origin.
Tho lady's ancestry may have been Aus
tro-Polish, but she lived in tine present,
and for the present she was entirely cos.
mopolitan. She vas of singula,ly pale
complexion, and had large, quietly cor.
tenplative eyes. When Mrs. Vauhuysen
was not present, the men staying in the
hotel voted her attractive, but the women
shrugged their shoulders. The man wa.
known as Baron Kolnitz, the lady q,
Mme. Mosenthal, and they were sup.
posed to be brother and sister. As q
matter of fact, they were not related,
and their names were quite different,
but that has nothing to do with thu
story.
They gazcd long and earnestly. The
man was the first to break silence.
at will upset all u plans if she does
prevail on him to stay" he said in the
guiteral accents OF his race. "Who cad
say what q woman will dot She may
put her soul into tho job now q. the las,
moment, and disorganize everything.
Our mission would then have to be at.
tempted in this crowded hotel, if we are
to give him his quletus by the 18th.
"Thc date matters little. l fancy, so
long as he never secs St. Petersburg
ssaia," said Mime. Mosenthal.
The Baron shrugged his shoulders.
"You make no allowance for my feel
ings," he replied. az have planned
everything to a nicely; I have spent 500
fraGcs in squarirg the guard OF the
ranide, Francois Potrc, to do our bid.
ding; Cur W escape is arranged with
certainty, and yet you ask me to view
the overthrow of all this with Com
r~laissLcr,'
'I. will Gc :ims enough to grumbls
When cause arises" returned the lady
"For myself, I do not anticipate any
,Lauge in the programme. Would 1t no
80 well to recapitulats the chief point
n it, nov that VIC have an opportuaisyH'
he added, clsnciug round the room,
Ehich WAS deserted save for the presence
" the head waiter, busy at a distant
BUFFET, eld we'll out of earsho:.
Kcln!tz satisfied himself with G stsalthy
glance IN the samo direction, and pro.
to enuncrats his points with the
Iu'to Of an artist well pleased with his
,wn design.
"The train by which tie Prince is to
he whispered, ''lcaves here at
$3.50 this afternoon. We also travel by
hat train, but at FIRST nc: together. We
Irrive early at the station aad ;ako gu
tickets for P.ris, but We do TO. know
zach other, you and l. Whel tho tram
iones in l proceed to any compliment
may select; full or empty, all the sane;
t does 20: matter which. But Ga YOU
It this stage everything depends. Til
he momsn. of departure you rsmsia
n tie wrieug-room. Then, as Ii dis.
racted a. the thought OF losing tbs trs;a,
-ou rush on to tho platform. Fraacois
'etre, tho guard, already squared with
nv 500 francs. is on the lookout. He