Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-10
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His salary from the government wa:
sufficient for his support, while al
occasional sum from his master en-
abled him to enjoy many of those
luxuries which were denied to most
of his brethren. Olga feared not t.
trust this man, for the fellow ha6
nothing to gain by betrayal, but ev
erything to lose.
And such was the man who now
entered the dukes private room
He entered with a bold air, for
though he was somewhat in thu
dukes power, yet there was pecul
lar satisfaction in knowing thai
when he fell the noble lord must
fall with him, part way at least
Brethren in crime cannot count
much upon respect.
81 have come, my lord, the priest
said as he shook the snow from his
robe and then took a seat by the
furnace pipe.
"And how is the count?" asked
Olga.
"He is recovering, | am sure"
'Does Kopani say SOP"
eyes. He says he will have him
out within month"
"By heavens, Savotano, this must
not be-"
"But tell me, my lord, what is the
particular need of the counts de-
parting"
The duke gazed his visitor a few
moments in the face and then said:
"Why, since the affair interests
you, I'll tell you. Thus far have
paid you promptly all your dues
but l cannot do so much longer un.
less we can make some of our points
work. My property is on the de-
crease fast. | have not enough left
to live on. Within the past three
years l have made some bad ven
lures. I put it into But never
mind; suffice it for me to say that
I am at the end of my fortune"
The duke was about to say that
he had placed large sums in the
hands of the Minister Gallitzin fol
the purpose of carrying out the con,
spiracy by which the Princess So
phia was to have been placed upon
the throne, with Gallitzin for hel
prime minister and himself also high
in power. He chose not to tell OF
this. And no wonder, for heads had
ere then been taken to pay for such
indiscretions.
"And now if this count survives
thus have one source cut off. My
half OF Drotzen is used up and mort.
gagged to him, but if he dies the
whole comes to me. His father anc
myself married sisters, and they
owned Drotzen, and on his side the
count is the only heir. So in the
event of his death the whole comes
to me. You>understand this now"
"Perfectly," returned the priest
"And tits pity your first effort did
not succeed"
$50 it is," said the duke uneasily
"When | sent him with that mes
sage to the gunmaker, | felt sure
he would be slain, and then | hoped
that the other could be disposed Of
for having slain him. But the en-
peror has turned all my plans up
side down, for the present at least
Savotano, you must have hand in
Damonoff's medicinep'
"That is easily done, my lord
replied the priest quietly.
"You have free access there"
"Yes."
"And can you not watch with him
some night?"
81 think can."
"Then do so. When he is dead
200 ducats are yours"
"Then he dies"
"Good! And now there is one
more. This gunmaker must be got
out of the way"
"AhW uttered Savotano, looking
up incredulously. "Do you mear
sop
"Most assuredly l do"
"But why him3"
"Do you fear to undertake tht
work ?"
"Not at all, my lord. I only wish
ed to know why he was wanted
away"
"The reason in simple. ! mus
marry with Rosalind Valdai. He
property is worth the whole OF Drot
zen twice follower two million O
ducats."
$50 much?" uttered the priest
opening his eyes with greedy won
der.
eyes; it is one of the finest es
tates in Moscow, and it pays her nov
q yearly income of hundred thou
sand ducats. She does not know it