Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49, 1913
ing discovered his absence beyond the


beauty, but by magic. What he saw
was so beautiful that instead of bring
ing his gun into position to protect
himself 1t dropped out of his hands
forgotten. The creature wore gown
trimmed with fur, the garment futter-
ing In the wind as she skinned grace
fully hither and thither. A dainty cap,
made chiefly Of fur, was on her head,
and her hands were incased in fur.
Boris forgot entirely his fathers eau
ton. His chief desire was to go and
see II he could catch the thing. I'm
fortunately he had no skates with him.
He ran to the margin of the lake and
called. The vampire turned, stopped
and stood gazing at him with eyes as
full of wonder as his own.
"Can you talk2" he called to her.
Eyes. Can your"
"Of course can, or couldn't have
asked you the question"
~ wonder II you're not manT
"Of course | am. Why do you won
der If ann?
Because I've heard our servants
talk about what they call men, but
I've never seen one before"
And I've never seen anything like
you before What are your"
why, Pm girl"
Are you the creature that charms
men as snakes charm birds and then
eats them?"
~ don't eat men. l never saw one
before"
Each had by this time approached
the other. The girl put her hand on
Boris sleeve and touched his cheek
with her finger.
Have you got nameT she asked.
Yes; Boris"
my name is Nathalie"
Boris took the cap off her head and
saw the coils of hair. He ran his hand
over them.
How smooth and soft" he said.
Suddenly her skates slipped from un-
der her, and she fell into his arms
She smiled at him, showing white
teeth between her lips. No one ever
told him about kiss. He had never
heard OF such a thing. No one ever
told Il newborn babe that, feeling hun.
cry, 1t would find sustenance at its
mothers breast. Boris kissed the lips
before him from the same cause-in-
stinct He started.
what Is itP she asked.
"The spell"
what spellf Isn't 1t NICE"
"Nicel Too nice. Are you going to
charm and eat meT
The girl laughed and showed the
same white teeth between the red lips
and couple OF dlmples besides He
kissed her again. Then he began to
think very hard
"What are you thinking about" ask
ed Nathalie.
well. | was thinking that If what
my father said is true, that you are
charming me to destroy me, you can
go right on doing 1t, and I'm going
right on doing 1t, too. till Pm lost"
And he kissed her again
Mime. Barchikoff, having mind to
join her daughter, who, she was aware,
had gone TO the lake to skate, at this
moment stepped from the edge OF a
r0nd and stood transflxed at seeing her
daughter held In the arms of a youth,
whose lips were pressed upon the
girls The good woman caught at q
tree to prevent her falling in a swoon,
and as soon as she could gather her
faculties she hurried down on to the
fee.
what are you doing here2" she de.
manded OF Boris
"Going to the devil as fast as pos.
sible. But ! can't be ruined by you.
You may be one OF the same kind, but
can resist you without trouble"
go away from here"
II won't"
Nathalie come to the house imme-
diately."
II won't II this is the awful man
I've heard about I don't think he's so
awful at ALL" And she chung to Boris
Come TO the house, both of you"
said the mother. more persuaslvely,
and they Obeyed.
An hour later Nine BarchikOff was
driven In n sleigh to the gate of Count
IvanOvich and demanded admlttance.
Being refused, she sent in word to the
count that her son was at her house
making love to her daughter. The
count, having steadied himself with
a goblet Of vodka, went out to see his
visitor and, after a brief conversation
between the two, rode back with her
to her home. There they found the
young couple sitting before an open
fire locked In each others arms.
"You are ruinedp cried the count 10
his son.
II love to be ruined" was the reply
you have brought down upon your
SELF" said Mime. Barchikoff to her
daughter, "a terrible trouble"
"I'm ready to endure IT," replied the
girl, "for another Of those what-you-
may-call'ems" referring to the kisses)
"send for the priestp cried the lady,
"The priestl Great heavens! Is my
son TO be manacledT
Eyes. and presume he will leave
his wife for menial."
well" moaned tho father, II sup
pose ! must yield oh, my son, you
have brought great misery on yourself
You will regret this all your life"
The priest came and went through a
ceremony the young people did not
understand. and that was the end OF
the endenvor OF Count Ivanovich and
Nine. BarchIkofr trying TO keep a boy
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