The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-06

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glorious in her ioveliness now. She
smilingly and gratefully thanked me
Tor my attention in French. and I had
but received her courtesles wi1en In
rushed q man In great agitation. Be-
bold. Il was his high haughtiness!
Learning that no great damage was
done and OF my service. he expressed
bis, thanks In fairly good French. and
went my way.
That evening, as / finished my din
ner ut the hotel at which was living,
word wag brought TO me that o geatie-
man desired to see me. directed that
he be taken to my parlor, whittier
went at once. Imagine my eurprisa
when the gentleman was usherea in to
discover that he YVES the one who had
left the gold watch and chain.
1T IL an extraordinary meeting
again. DR.. Baicoe,' he said. Again
| attend ON you after you have attended
on the fair lady
Again that gesture that seemed go
| like salute. This time his visit was
first TO tender payment FOR my eerv-
Ices, which so percmptorily declined
that he would not renew its tender,
and probably the chief reason TO dis
cover if had curiosity to know the
persona or disposition to recall the
affair in Brooklyn. Assuring him had
neither curiosity az to the one nor dis
position as to the other. after some
suave and graceful compliments he
took his leave. A few days after and
the day before I left London on my re-
| turn home I was walking In Rotten
row with our consul general of that
| day. His high haughtineas pfanced by
on @ black charger, which in my eye
was the more valuable OF the two. I
asked the consul general ie he- knew
him.
"I CANE master his name replied
j our representative. He Is a Russian
, prince and OF royal grade, believe;
some cay left handed. but o power
both as an officer 7o9 the realm and as
! an enviously rich man. He has beau
tiful daughter, about whom there Is O
mystery OF which no ono knows any.
| thing. but who Is carefully guarded by
!, the prince
! $50 ended chapter two OF this singu-
! lar experience. Two days after was
! on the high seas. Five years later
: Harry here persuaded me to throw ev-
erything up and go with him on six
, months cruise. In the course OF our
Z peregrinations we found ourselves In
the Bosporus. with the mInarets OF
Constantinople In sight. There were
.other yachts flying the flags OF nearly
every maritime nation and among them
one Of IN Engl!shman we had met at
Gibraltar and with whom we had had
good times. One lovely evening we
were dining with this Englishman on
his yacht when barge, pulled along
side. iaiiing us with request to know
II physician were aboard. His serv-
ices were required on yacht lying out
some distance. OF course volunteer
ed and, descending into the barge, was
pulled away to the yacht in question.
crew could tell me nothing, for could
not understand him.
AS climbed up the ladder to the
deck was met by my friend of the
!. gold watch episode and to our mutual
establishment.
tAgnin the fair IadyY asked.
e. :. gain the fair LADY, he replied
gravely. 1T is fate-fate.' And he
again made that queer gesture so like
O salute.
! HE seemed somewhat embarrassed
ara reluctant to so forward, but said
that II the lady had need Of service at
all she probably needed It quickly, and
upon this suggestion he led the way to
the saloon. There we found his high
haugAtiasss. Ee regarded me with
blank astonishment and without deign-
ing me greeting said in French 50 the
other: ss-Ass
How is this?'
i 'The other replied In Russian and ap,
parently apnloge etfcally. For myself, r
sation and. must admit, with no little
arrogance.
g Sir I said, Il am here by request
to make use Of such skill as possess
In BEHALF OF one needing skill. MY act
Is o voluntary one OF courtesy and be-
neyolence. Your reception Is discour-
s teous In n high degree and demands an
apology. FS3 ~
..Ho faced me with an angry frown,
but when he saw that I did not lower
my crest he altered s,.a szsassssss gs:s,
! ap0los sizing, led me TO q handsome
!, statcroom where the fair one was sur
fsounded by attendants bathing an ugly
, wound In the arm. which to me ap.
!. peared to beia saber cut delivered by
an arm upiifted. but which, she de-
ciared. came from o fall on the weap-
ON, However, dressed It. Admins.
3 tering some medicine, I left instruc-
tlons and Cook my leave. saying +
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'3asT did not see his high haughtiness,
& but the other stopped me on the deck
20 cay It was to be hoped that would
be reserved In my communica tions, as
4 the matter was q distressing accident
and again rendering q fee. which I.
\ again declined, saying that I was not
nov practicing my profession Hardy
had ], returned TO the yacht 4 had.ieft
when i wsls called 20 another one
where lay q young fellow badly cut In
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