The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
CHAPTER XIX.

tie reassurins daylight before Snsy ventured
the four great chimneys round the vast hall
/ where the breakfast was In progress
saiEan in his wcathe r l., hunting suit
looking the courtyard. whore the huntsmvn
| and Raunt dogs, the famous. Sagan boarhounds.
were already collected in anticipation OF the
boar hunt arranged 70 take place on that DAY
| TIE sky had cleared. but the tsa ragged and
howled after its perennial custom about the
Nine, de saean; entering later. cast a per;
s se at p9 5 anH
ton with the peonlc round her, although her
heart iolt rod Shs vas far from being a
her marvellous sel'-controj was no more t!an
| cial standing. II is a secondary strength, not
innate but ACQUIRED Of which the finest IN
nsssed within the walls Of the GO Con ctergerie
during the Reign Of Terror. where mon and
women unfinchingiy carried on a hollow SEM
m ounted laughing. into.he tumhrils.
Although nothing wa; known about the
who took part In them. q sense OF excitement
pervaded the party. The strained relations
successor gave rise to an amount OF vague en-
happen with such dangerous elements present
Therefore. when Hollywood. booted and
spurred. passed up the hall. his entrance at
the Count at his distant window, and. saluting
,poke for PERHAPS minute in low voice.
his o S1 face sS1ns darker as hS M
tened Then. advancing to the head Of the
table prspared for the enterteinment of the
striking 1t with, the riding whip he CARRIED
:, An instant hush settled upon the room,
in tho pause the tsa broke in a crash upon the
castle front with the pebble. shifting sound o;
Il have to beg the favor of your attention
| for moment" the Counts words rang out.
Capt. Rallywood reports that an officer Of his
| HRhness's Guard IL missing apt. Colon-
not be found, It seems that he was last seen
be- GOOD GOD enough to Do SOP u "'' WIZ '
stood behind the Count. As he met them the
young mans stern face sottened suddenly.
side her , eaash, the .SshSnFe Of loofs and for
a aomept was puzzled. selpdorfs daughter?
Well yell the English a are v,PderiH reg2ps
odds and heat him! Here was selpdori laying
while this pretty. clever daughter of his was
ready to give hin away because heavy dra-
across a breakfast table. pah The ways OF
Providence are inscrutable; it remains for
mortal men to do what they may to turn them
into more convenient channels.
Then there was Counsel lor, whose politica!
importaace could not b. denied. Yet he did
thing obviously. and blundered on from one
great city 70 another. but Numbered trium.
The good God had given the russian crar,
and a silent tongue. and facility for telling Il
Elmur was by Attraction Of a second too lat.
to see what the Russian had seen. Valerie
was very, white, but she was talking indffsr.
her plate. 1t was some time before sht
seemed to grow conscious OF Elmur's gaze
a slight feck of color showed and paled In hel
| ChNpEs and then at length her long IuShpS
futtered up and the German perceived IN tho
OF her eyes sS trace 81 pnihed iears
Yes" she answered. smiling But we ar,
going back to Rsvonds In a day or two, anC
then will wipe out the rsmem brancs OF every
thing that has happened at sagan from m,
Elmur was about to reply when sagan spok,
as aNa ~. onn..r. 70 h.v. bsa I'd Or aeon .,v
HiRhness that in the corrSe OF an hour ortr
has got TO. His absence Is doubtless due t
some trifling cause
As Rallywood retired. SaGan cast a conrre
hensive glance round the tables and note,
Councillors absence with sinister satisfac
Ali the morning he had been speculatin
upon the course Counsellor would pursue afte
: the rsncontre Of the previous night. Nos
dare to brazen 1t out. Sagan arg ned that thu
British envoy could not be very sure Of his 20
I And how sSt had the Duk. answered him? VIVA
was to be the RESULT OF the visit, or would ther
II a mSst ee Enra e and openly thro
his Jaiiuence into the German scale No hal
courses could any longer avail IN Nassau;
Here his reflections wore Interrupted, 10
: Councillors big. burly figure was bending owe
Nine. de Sagan'S chair before ne accepted tn
scat at her side with the assured manner OF
Eys9 the Eq.s RD,t attacks b b'inked Al
, AS an Immediate result Count Sagan wa
forced to accept the situation thrust upon hin
Haze you slept I'VE well Major n be inquired
; the morning :tq! forget bad creams, If I hay
/: THAT is wise" said SGGan. FOR dream
e and schemes, OF the night rarely have soil
d 10 they say; my lord; but do not troubl
= is forced to consecrate his best energies to HI
. The Duke had decided upon returning
Q RevOnde during the forenoon, but most OF tn
d guests were 10 remain for the projected boa
b hunt. The hunting party had ALREADY starte
the castle courtyard on their way 10 the neal
h set railway station. which lay under the mour
taHSS some b miles LAVA snow into b,av
p drifts. leaving the roads and other eHG2s Q
places bare and and, almost clean swept Ne%
y Gu sent by Taonoup to escort the DuE
Q back to the capital.
> when the IinginE Of announcements had die
away Blivinski said, IN an emotionless ton,
70 You met with Count Sagan last night, the
d I'm your dreamsY
d Yes or Duke GustavS would have bee
8. over the border by this morning"
a All"
And history goes to prove that reignIn
soverstgps are fragile waIe-they cannot
10 You allude to Bulgarlap" BliVinskl askt
profanity, with an air Of genial interest,
l. Why, for the sake of argument. AleXand'
| stand n case In point
ly I'll say five borrowed him, we also r
turned him"
=" Councillors reply was characteristic. al
le Justified his com paniQn's opinion Of his rae
"Damaged-so thsy'sRy"
OF BlivinsEi considered the dreary landscap
o. We must not believe all we hear. In dip
matte relations, my friend, ethics ceuse to e
le LIST. Diplomacy H. after all a simple game
II, even elementary-a magnificent beggar- N