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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
The Widening Breach

For only three days could Bazaroff
endure the simplicity of his fathers
house. He, in the great and overwhelm-
ing conceit which he had of his own in
tellectuality, felt that there was nothing
in common between himself and his
parents.
His grandfather on his mothers side
had been a major in the army which
had served under Suaroff. A picture of
him was in the parlor.
HE was continually talking of cross
ing the Alps" remarked Bazaroff; "he
lied, I suppose"
The breach between Arkady and Baz-
aroff was widening. Arkady had got an
insight into the profundities of Bazaroff S
conceit-had come to realize that he was
cross-grained egotist rather than the
genius he had thought him.
Once they had come very near to
fighting, but Arkady had not pressed the
matter-in fact, some lingering respect
for the man whom he once so looked
up to made him hesitate rather than any
cowardice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
A Double Wedding

Anna hurried to his bedside, bringing
with her IA celebrated physician. When
Anna entered the sick room Bazarolf
said:
This is done in royal style. They
say that Szars also visit the diving.
We'll, death is an. old jest, but new to
each person.
1T Is no use my saying that I love
you. But will you breathe upon tho
expiring lamp, and let it be extin-
gushed?"
Anna bent over him, and kissed his
brow. But her feelings were only OF
wonder and dismay. With the kiss uo-
on his forehead ,Bazarof died.
III was six months after when tvn
Weddings which had been planned-that
OF Arkady and Katherine and of
Nlkolai and Fenitchka-took place.
They made it a double wedding. and
1t was celebrated in the little church
upon the Marino estate.
NEXT week s one-page classic will be
"Sybil,' by Benjamin Dsraei.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
In Love, But Not With Anna

When young people meet often upon
friendly terms the same thoughts
often occur to them. Arkady and
Katherine began to discuss Anna and
Bazaroff
They were both masterful persons.
they agreed. and they also agreed that
Katherine was a little afraid of her
sister, and Arkady, that he was lit.
tie afraid of Bazaroff.
At length Arkady realized that he
was in love-not with Anna, but with
katherine-that he had probably been
so all along
one day, in the garden, he told her:
Il would not exchange you, not only
Tor your. sister. but for anything in
the world
day before he said this Bazarosf
arrived at the estate. He was on his
way back to the home of his parents.
He said he had come merely to make a
passing call. But lie stayed on for sew
eral days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Denied the Power of Loving

, Il am to blame,' she said to herself
when she was alone, but I could not
foresee this
She was calm, her composure was not
shaken. But she grew sad and wept a
little
Fate had denied her the love for which,
unknowingly, she Ionged-not the fierce
love of the Nihilist, but that calmer and
purer fiame-and also had, apparently, de-
MED her the power of loving.
At dinner that night she was entirely
self-possessed.
Bazaroff maintained surly silence. A
servant had brought her a note from
Bazaroff an hour after their last inter-
view, in which he announced his inten-
ton of Immediately leaving the planta-
ton.
After dinner all the company went to
walk in the garden. Bazaroff took an
opportunity to speak alone with Anna
You cannot be angry with me-" he
said.
No" she replied. ''but I am grieved.
Why are YOU going away?'
Il must co. he said, ''for you-par-
don my frankness-do not love me and
will never love me. Farewell madame .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
BY
IVAN TURGENIEFF

posai to her: did not attempt to make
love to her.
When Nine. Anna was told nv Arlsad,,
that he was in love with catherine ana
wanted 10 marry her, Anna was as
founded.
She had felt SO confident of her own
Gus leul uBtu Suno6 stl dsAo daNod
mad not suspected the miider, vet
stronger, power which her sister had
been exercising. But she was not angry
only little sad again
Readily-willingly- she grant her
consent to the marriage of Katherine
and Arkady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Home From the University

Therefore both he and his brother
waited with anxiety and expectation
the return of Nikolais son, who had Just
been graduated from the University OF
St Petersburg.
The scene was pcst house on dusty
road and Nilkolai Petrovitch was looking
,1p and down the highway for sight OF
his sons home coming. Finally the
drosky. in a smother of dust, drove up
and stopped at the postoffice. 1t was
Arkady. Father and son embraced and
kissed each other.
$50 thou art home again." said Nj
kolai, Eat last?'
Hast thou been waiting for me lons?"
asked Arkady.
well, about five hours" said Nikolai.
s.What a fine horse I have prepared for
thee, and your bedroom has been pa
pered."
A large, important looking man tuni-
bled out of the carriage.
"Father / want you to know my frlend
Bazaroff."
"Glad to meet you," said the father,
"a fine horse also for Bazarof. Bdt,
now then, we must get to Marino.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
A Courtesy Call

But the monotonous life of the farm
began to pail upon Bazaroff-he became
restless and suggested to Arkady that
they visit a town situated in a Govern
ment'' at some considerable distance from
Marino.
He "wanted to see the higher officials
there" asserted the Nihiist.
Arkady, of course, at once agreed to
his friends plan and furnished the funds
for the trip.
When the two men reached the city
chosen by Bazaroff, Arkady had a hard
time trying to convince him that they
should call upon the governor.
Bazaroff seemed to have taken fero-
cious dislike for all officials. At length,
in reply to the pleadings of Arkady, he
growled.
well, well, as you please. You have
made your bed and must lie upon it. We
have come to inspect the landed gentry
SO let us inspect it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Making Friends With Fenitchka

One day, strolling in his insolent man
ner through the grounds, Bazarof came
to an arbor and peeped in. There was
sitting Fentchl1a, with her child and her
maid
"Ah, who are these?" he asked of Ar
kady, who was with him.
"She-she' stammered Arllady, lis my
fathers friend-and should be married
to him."
Marriage? Love? What nonsense you
talk replied Bazaroff. In second he
was in the arbor and was introducing
himself to Fenitchka.
Strange to say, this rude plebeian--
heartless and remorseless-this bubble OF
the dregs of Russian society blown UP
with the wind of college education, could
be, upon occasions when it served him,
pleasant, polite, agreeable-could charm
women and children by his ways.
Fenitchka's child took to him. at once
and Fenitchka herself liked him with
his easy manners. When the baby
sneezed and Bazaroff told her that he was
q physician, and took the child In his
arms and soothed him, the young woman
was his friend instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Predicts One Tough Summer

fTOm lHe New Y Ofk world.
Wall street brokers. police grafters.
taxi companies and pro- Murphy poliiti-
clans are not the only ones who are go-
ing to have a tough summer IL William
Probasco, OF Elmont. l.. L., is any good
as a prophet and he says he is. Every
body is going to suffer some.
Didn't I predict the San Francisco
earthquake. the Titanic disaster and
every other calamity worth mentioning
in the last few years?" he inquired yse-
terday when he thought he had detected a
CLEAN of skepticism in the eye of the
questioner
Well" sarcastically interjected a lis
tener. 'you didn't predict what happened
to the republican party last November.
I. r. beat you to that ONE
undismayeds by such fippancy, the
prophet proceeded to hand out the fol-
lowing crop of calamites:
Diseases in animals and poor crops all
along the line, sending up the cost of liv-
ing at tremendous rate.
An earthquake on August 2.
Heavy rains right along from now. un-
til the end of August.
Tornadoes after total eclipse of the
moon in the middle of September.
Then series of earthquakes.
If by this time there are any people left
on earth to notice what is happening they
will feel frost that will kill everything
alive in vegetation.
Prophet Probasco has been studying the
heavens with his pocket telescope in his
retreat In the woods near Elmont, and
he saws the earth has been making pre-
parations for hundreds of years to give
the United States general shaking up.
People who have noted sharp changes In
the climate of New York, and have fallen
into the habit of jesting about these phe-
ncmena, really have no idea OF the grav-
ity of such signs.
1t is said to be one of the sorest spots
III the civic pride of Winsted Conn,
that there is no prophet of the first order
there. like De Voc of IacSensack, or Pro-
basco of Elmont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
BazarOff, the Doctor

Bazaroff took ali the attention that was
paid him with calm condescension ana
when he arrived at the farm house Nj
kolai asked him what he meant to do
for a living in this world.
He replied: II expect to be country
DOCTOR"
By daybreak the next morning Ba-
zaroff was out hunting for frogs for
purnoses of vivisection. He calmly
took command over the whole planta-
ton.
Only two men at Marino really hated
him. that was Paul, to whom the previ-
Gus evening he had sneered at his
nephew as an aristocrat, and one old
servant-a serf WHO had refused to be
emancipated
You will uprobally see,' said the
father that around this house is
young-I-I in short, l must tell you
these things.
well, father, 1 understand, and. her
name?"
"Fenitchka :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Fascinated by the Widow

Bazaroff and Arkady were both present
ed to this fascinating creature, and both
received permission to call upon her at
her hotel. a permission of which they
availed themselves the very next day.
Nine. Anna Odinstoff was 30 years of
age, a widow possessed of considerable
wealth. Her estate lay some 80 miles from
the town, and she seldom left it.
Arkady had been completely subjugated
by the charms of Nine. Anna when he
first set eyes upon her. and Bazaroff.
though struggling against the sensation,
felt himself for the first time in his
life, embarrassed in the presence of a
fellow creature
There thou goest,'' he thought, thou
are afarid of woman" and, lolling in
an armchair, began to talk with exag-
gerated freedom, while Nine. Odinstoff
never took her bright eyes off of him.
Arkady was content to be near his di-
vflinity and admire her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
The Beautiful Sister

Arkady and Bazaroff found katherine
as beautiful as her sister.
AS for the elderly princess, she simply
grumbled and growled from morning to
night and would never walk-even in
the garden-unless attended by solitary
serf. who was attired in a yellowish-
gray livery and wore a three-cornered
hat
Katherine was accomplished in many
ways-was a musician-but always in
Annals presence she was as shy and sub
missive as a well-trained child. When
katherine smiled. she smiled very pret-
tily. with a candid upward look.
While they stayed on at the plantation
Arkady was thrown, necessarily, much
of the time, with gentle Katherine For
Nine. Anna was plainly attracted by the
stronger nature, the bizarre ideas and
the abrupt manners of Bazaroff
When they went out walking she al
ways took the arm of Bazaroff leaving
Katherine and Arkady to walk together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
His Request Granted

lie told Arkady the story OF his duel
with Paul. Arkady was deeply grieved.
but was assured by Bazaroff that his
uncle Paul's wounds We're not serious.
1t was not until some time after that
the news of Paurs death reached Ar
kady.
Nine. Odinstoff seemed glad to have
Bazaroff stay on for a while at her
house. But he did not renew his pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Rack to Marin0

When the two left the home of Baza-
roff's parents they returned to Marino,
where Bazaroff had left many of his be-
longings-and where. in fact, he appre-
eiated the generous living and the free
quarters.
Things at Marino were going on in the
same old ruts. Paul loitered about as
usual. but kept out of Bazaroff's way
as much as possible. But he threw him
self more than ever in the way of Fen
itchka.
Bazaroff held himself aloof as much
as possible from all concerns of the fam
lily with which he was guest.
I'VE need tools for our great enter
psises," he said to himself, but these
people are too stupid. However, per-
haps they can be made use of in some
way.
Bazaroff kept much in the room which
he had fitted up as laboratory and en-
gagged himself with his lizards, his frogs
and his infusorae. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
In Spite of Herself

Arkady felts sure that he was deeply
in love with Anna, and that great re-
spect. almost amounting to awe, which
he had formerly had for his college
friend, began to be tinctured with "a feel
ing almost of enmity. In short, he was
being bitten by the green-eyed monster
of jealousy.
Anna was not flirting with Bazaroff-
he simply interested her as a curiosity
at first, and then all at once she began to
say to herself: Am I afraid of that
MANI"
She tried to understand him-to get
at his point of view of life, and could
not
Still he was large, strong, important.
rude-gave out Itterances every now and
then which sounded oracular; scoffed at
all established order-what more was
wanting to make him interesting 10 A.
lonely young widow.
The two began to talk of love in the
abstract and of the possibility of falling
In love- At last crisis came The two
were talking together alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Taking the Blame

Paul was not dangerously wounded.
AS soon as a surgeon could be procured
from a neighboring town Bazaroff left
Marino.
Paul told his brother that the whole
affair was his fault; that Bazaroff had
said something uncomplimentary con-
cerning Sir Robert Peel; that they had
quarrelled and he had challenged him.
Bazaroff went away in a peasant $
cart with a lighted cigar between his
teeth and as he looked back upon Mar
ino spat and muttered something about
the cursed gentry"
He realized that Paul had been mag
unanimous to him and resented 1t.
Nikolai read the papers to the injured
Paul and Fenitchka brought him his
chocolate and his tea.
But she seemed to be afraid of him.
This was because, during a fever which
had supervened from his wound, Paul
had raved little and had asked of
his brother who sat by his bedside:
"Fenitchka has something in common
with Nellie, has she not? There is a
wonderful likeness" Nellie was the
Princess R. whom Paul had loved IN
his younger days.
Nikolai in his simple heart did not
perceive what F'enitchka, who was
standing by in the capacity of a nurse,
perceived, and had only replied, as
though to himself, 1T is wonderful,
this survival of feelings
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A CL A S S &c
IN A P A G. f
Copyright, 1919. by Irving King. Al

t1Op\fl2ht, I9tis nN itNihs iNiiSt -
rights reserVed)
Though Tursenieff was an author Mho
stood for liberalism and was regarded ny
the young Russia of his day as lhe
prophet of a new order of society. had
even been prosecuted by the soverhlhsh,
for the expression OF his, to it. too hpefa |
and advanced" views, his story OF
Father and Sons which he wrote at
the very height of his fame-does rot
put one in iove with the advanced
thought of the Russian times of which
he writes-about 1850
1t is asserted that in "Fathers ana
Sons" Turgenien gave the restless move
ment of Russia toward some bhnd sGal
the name of Nihilisn-a name which was
quickly caught up and has since come
to mean so much.
But to Americans the story OF "tathei 5
and Sons" is chiefly interesting Ter the
graphic depicting OF Russian types, we
can scarcely comprehend the conditions or
which Ivan wrote, but his types are IN
tensely interesting. we get picture OF
the Russia of 1860, even though its politics
are a little hazy to us.
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some time you have been especially
moody"
Il am going off to my father tomor-
row." replied Bazaroff
For some reason Arkady was both
astonshed and delighted Arkady re-
flected. He had better so, too.
Evidently Nine. Anna would pay him
no more attention. 1t was best to get
away. What had taken place between
Bazaroff and Anna?
.If I stay here after he is gone"
thought Arkady. II shall only make her
tired of me and lose my last hold.
will go away and come back"
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} EzEy SIM R7IL
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her sister Katherine. a shy reserved
girl of IS, and their aunt, the venerable
and grabbed Princess Stephanova, whom
Anna had sent for to act as her duenna
Immediately upon the death of NJ. odin-
stoff.
Anna endured her aunt's whims and
interested herself in her sisters educa
tion besides mana gng her estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Asking for PAY

After 10 days at home Arkady became
restless. He announced that he was go
ing to look at the schools for laboring
people in the town to which he and
Bazarofe had travelled previously-the
town where they had met Anna Odinstoff.
Bazaroff knew that Arkady would not
stop at the town-that he was going to
see Anna. But he kept silence and
sneered to himself.
Fenitchka's baby was taken SICK ana
Bazarof attended it and cured 1t. Fen
itchla was very grateful. Bazaron' after
the departure of Arkady. began TO seek
the society of Fenitchxa.
One day he found her in her faVorite
arbor and jokingly demanded pay FOR
attending the baby. But give me that
rose" he said-she had wreath OIL
roses with her-"and we will call II
square,.
She gave him the finest rose. she could
select.
"The perfume Of it is delicious, ne
said as he smelled Of the flower Just
you try"
She bent her head to inhale the ira
GRANGE and as she did SO Bazaroh KISSED
her lips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
The Parents of Bazaroff

The parents of Bazaroff lived in a
manor house with a matched roof, in a
mean and dirty little village. 1t was a
miserable affair to be called a manor
house; but there were some serfs about
who belonged to the elder Bazaroff-the
whole place was miserably squalid and
the serfs lazy and drunken.
Bazaroff's parents were wild with ue-
light at the return of this, their son, who
who had been to college. Bazaroff re-
oeived their endearments and caresses
with an ill-concealed disgust.
Arkady, as a friend Of his, the great
and learned son. was well received with
all the hospitality which their simple
means were able to afford.
Father is a very amusing old man."
said Bazaroff-"just such another eccen-
trio as your father, only after another
style. He chatters a good deal.''
your mother is very fine woman"
remarked Arkady.
Yes, she is a simple creature"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Misunderstood

something tells me-" said Anna. "that
II Is not for nothing that we have be-
come intimate. We shall always be good
friends This intensity-this reserve OF
yours-whlch Of late you have been show
lng-will vanish in the end"
Bazaroff arose and went to the win
dow, standing thus with his back to
Anna.
And would you like to know the
cause of that reserve?" he said.
''Yes," replied she, with slight trembe
OF alarm in her voice.
"And you will not be angry?"
mo"
We'll, then, you must know that
love you stupidity, mady! That is what
you have been trying to make me do"
He turned around and she was terrified
by the brute force and passion which
glared from his face. She was terrified
and sorry for him.
He caught her in his arms and held
her for an instant The next instant she
was in a far corner of the room and he
stood alone.
You have misunderstood me-" she said
in low voice. He turned abruptly and
left the room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
An Adept

From Judge.
Farmer Bentover What's your
nephew, that's home from college, doin'
now?
Farmer Hornbeak--Nothin' and he's
got moro original ways of accomplish
in 1t than any Teller you ever seen.
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which streamed through the

which streamed through the window
and closed his eyes to sleep.
HE looks like a cropse," thought
Nikolai who sat watching by the bed
side Nillolai leaned over. eloser-and
Paul, he found, was a corpse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

think this over. l am going to diasect
some frogs"
.'They are 9erfeetlS good hearted said
he, hut are not yct ready for our new
ideas"
As for the bewildefed farmer wLo had
thus suddenly received into his house a
method of thought and manners-weli
he, poor Nikolai, was simply bewildercd
Paul and his ideas he was accustomed
to-they represented something with
which his traditions connected him. But
this Bazarofr,-and also his own son
Arhady, whom he dearly loved-what was
the meaning of this new light which vas
dawning upon Russia?
At least Arkady and Bazaroff told him
that it was a new light, but by it he
could see nothing clearly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
His Last Sleep

Paul was very weak that day. Though
the people about him did not seem to
realize 1t, he was drifting from life
Marry her at once" said Paul. who
seemed to have heen exhausted by the
emotions of the interview.
Il thank thee from my SOUL" re-
turned Nikolai, but there is no hurry.
Go to sleep, my dear brother
AS soon as he is married" thought
Paul. i will go away somewhere-to
Dresden or Florence--and I will live
there until I die
Paul lay back upon his pillow his
colorless face iflumined by the light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Best to Go AWAY

That night, when Arkady and Bazaroff
were preparing to go to bed. Arkady said
to him, What is on your mind? For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
To Right a Wrong

Paul's wounds healed, his fever left
him. But he remained a weak invalid.
He had thought much while on his sick
bed. He sought an interview with his
brother
Brother" said he, give thy word
that you will fulfill the request 1 am
about to make of you"
What is it? speak," replied Nikolai
aiarmed-he knew not why.
Marry Fenitchka--she loves you.
She Is the mother of your SON."
"Is it your cried Nikolai, who say
this? You whom ] have always re-
garded as the uncompromising enemy
OF such marriages? Why. it was solely
out OF respect to you that I have not
married her long ago" Nikolai en-
braced his brother with tears of joy.
Then thought came to him. But
what will Arkady say?'
"Arkady will lbe delighted" returned
Paul, take my word for it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Still IN Dangev

From the st. Louis Republic,
Is the patient out Of danger yet?"
well, not altogether. The trained
1urse is still with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Nihilism Defined

Bazaroff stayed on and on, perfectly
content to live at The expense of NiAolai
and to conduct his lissecting operotions
of frogs, Lizards aid fowls in a room
which he had 2ixed up as laboratory.
At the end of i"o weeks Paul could
stand the intrusion of the plebeian no
longer, although being his nephew $
friend he fought with himself TO do SO.
1t especially angered Paul when any
thing was said OF military life and the
honor of Russia.
''You cannot scare me with a word
Bazaroff would say. q am a Ninilist."
Then Nihilism." 4etorted Paul, "con-
fines itself to abuse"
Yes echoed Dazaroff, "NihiliSm
confines itself TO abuse-you cannot UNI
derstand any other argument
Then Nihilisrn is to cure all our
woes-it is?" said I'aul; but why do
you talk so much Of tearing down be-
fore you have learned to build up?''
@EWl
Now Ready for New Ideas
Whatever faults the N!hilists have"
retorted Bazaroff. "shry Go not err ,hat
wsy.'
What are you prepared for action?'
I'VE shall destroy because We are a
force. and force IS not TO be called TO
account. Allow yoripeir two days to