Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-23

ment His aversion to the fair sex
went so far that he dismissed all he
female servants m his household and
limited his stan 90 dOmestiCs ana re-
talners 10 men. HIS pleasures were
principally shooting and hunting ~ tae
prlmeya forests which covered his es-
tates. He was tail. staiHart and hani-
some. with bold and energetic features
and muscular limbs His eccentric
habits and his disnke to female soci-
ETY. caused him to be regarded among
his neighboTs as man TO be avoided,
and the stories which were told Of his
quarrelaomc and violent nature gave
him most unfavorable reputation
through all the countryside.
BARON SAW OLGA.
One Hateful day Baron Llupianoff set
eyes on Olga Ostrelsky, who at that
time had just passed her sixteenth
birthday and was IA girl Of striking
beauty. She was tall and dark With
flashing black eyes aud JET black half.
Baron MISUNDERSTANDING MS he
had been for 50 long--was fascinated
by her charms and recalling his former
conquests IN the Russian capital began
assiduously 20 court her In the hope OF
persuading her TO be- his wife. lie had
come into contact with the girl through
business transactions with her father.
who still carried on business as a deal
er In furs. Ivan Ostrelshy's business
esta Adjustment was situated In the city
OF Kazan but the merchant lived IN
the vicinity OF Kasanbazh. some 30
miles from the capital of the province.
He was the possessor of a stable OF
thoroughbred Russian horses, which
enabled him to speed along the deserted
ssf,ta1 40 ~ Il 4
within three or four hours In the sum-
mer by means OF the light carriages
peculiar 10 Russia, and IN the winter
by means OF sledges. HIS wife had died
soon after HIS daughters birth and
Olga was committed 10 the care OF an
English governess Miss King.
INVITED TO DINE.
Olga ostrelsky had CHANGED to be
present IN her fathers store when
Baron Liupanoff came into the city 10
purchase his winter furs. The baron
requested the merchant there and then
20 present him TO his daughter and
the eccentric nobleman took good care
70 continue the acquaintance thus cas-
ually begun. Henceforth he carried on
his business transactions with the
merchant, not I'm the s,ore IN the city
VI tnhH1It OuA AA OgAlttSh1 y private
residence on the outskirts Of kasan-
bazh, In order that he might utilize the
opportunity OF seeing Miss Ostrelsky.
His visits became more and more fire.
quent, at first under the pretext OF bug
mess. and subsequently, for the ayOwed
purpose OF paying his attentions to the
daughter. Ivan Ostrelsky,
a man OF pleban birth who had accu-
mulated his great riches by his own in
dustry and commercial efficiency. was
flattered by the attentions
which the great nobleman paid to his
daughter and favored Baron Aupian-
OTIS suit. He encouraged The baron TO
visit his house, frequently invited him
to dinner ana gave him numerous OPP
portunities Of being alone with his
daughter.
VISITOR DIDN'T PROGRESS.
Miss Ostrelsky, however. did not share
her fathers Partially for the aristo.
crat, who made no progress whatever
with MS suit, but on the contrary be- |
came more and more undesirable in the
eyes of the heress OF plebeian birth. |
Olga Ostrelsky II must be remembered, |
had been brought up In great secIusion |
In her country home, and was absolute |
~ unacquainted with the weaknesses
and vices OF the lades OF high society |
In the Russian capital Baron l.iupia- |
non however, whose experience OF |
women had hitherto been confined TO |
the gay danes OF the capital, wooed the |
innocent country girl in the same |
dashing style by which he had effected |
the conquest OF so many feminine |
hearts in st. PETERSBURG His auda- |
cious advances, however only fright |
ened the country girl and his CONVEX !
sation, full of witticsms and yelled al |
lusions which would have suited the |
taste of st. Petersburg ladies. only |
shocked Miss ostrelsky whose English
governess, Miss King, encouraged her |
In her dislike OF the amorous baron At |
the expiration OF the first fortnight |
Baron Liupianoff made formal offer
Of marriage 20 Miss Ostrelsky. which |
was Immediately and emphatically re-
jected by the young lady.
WOULD NOT HAVE HIM.
The baron, however. who believed
that he had to deal merely with the
whims OF caprlclous young creature,
continued his visits and his courtship |
and ignored or effected to ignore Miss
aversion to his personality.
At the end Of the third week he re-
newed his offer, which was again re-
jected. A third, fourth and hfth offer
were all likewise rejected. and on each
occasion Miss Ostrelsky declared her
dislike OF her persistent sutton In en-
Dhatic language. On the last occasion
she cried. II dislike you more than |
AN express IN words. II you were the
Dnly man IN the world / would not mar
" you. Your attentions are dlstasteful
% me and your persistence, after have
made my wishes known, IS dlscourteous
md brutal. | shall never permit you
% see me again"
Ivan Ostrelsky who at FIRST openly
md afterward secretly favored the suit
" the great n0bleman, veered round
aud sided with his daughter after her
determination became apparent to him.
After her first and second reflections "
he barons suit the merchant had
shared the aristocrat's belief that these
'eflsals were due to n maidenly ca
price and Mr., OstrelslSy had encouraged
he young man to continue his visits
md to persist In his courtship.
But after the final scene with
he baron Miss Ostrelsky told her
'ather that she would never see
Ter admirer again and that his visits
o the house must be forbidden,
Ivan Ostrelsky reasoned with his
laughter. endeavoring 10 point out the
advantages OF so brilliant q
match, but Olga remained obstinate. II
would rather kin myself than be COM
leled TO marry that man. said the
yirl, and her father, who was well ac-
lualnted with her self-wllled character
ealized that all further efforts 10 alter
Ter determination would be absolutely |
litile. Accordingly he wrote a po-
tie note to the baron. informing him
that his attentinos to Miss Ostrelsky |