The Washington herald., 1919-09-08

Of this misfortune the child Of Mrs.
Robson, his good landlady, dies and
since she has no money to defray the
bills Of physician and undertaken
Thaddeus, or Mr.. Constantine as he
now styles himself, assumes them. In
the meantime the refugee secures the
address OF Pembroke Somerset and
writes him two letters: but much to
his grief these are returned unanswer-
ed. He even meets his former COM
rade on the street and the English
man passes him by. What choice has
Sobieski but to believe Pembroke a
fair weather friend who scorns his de-
feat and poverty. and has ceased to
cherish any further regard for him?
The discovery is n cruel blow to his
faith in humankind.
Life now begins in deadly earnest
fol our hero.
While he IS still without money a
beloved old general from the Polish
army-a man whom he had pledged
the King he would always befriend,
Genes to him in want and illness.
TIa6deus takes him into his lodgings
and tries to nurse him back to health.
The young nobleman's financial con-
dition is now desperate. He pawns
what scanty possessions remain to
him. But he must do more. He makes
some drawings and sells them. Still
he has not money enough to support
himself and General Butzou.
1t is just when he reaches the end
Of his resources that he meets Lady
| Tincmouth, rich Londoner. who be-
comes interested in him and suggests
that he teach the languages 20 a
group of her friends.
| Thaddeus is only too glad to accept
! this means OF earning a livelihood.
| but the result of the venture is not
altogether fortunate since two of his
| pupils at once fall in love with him
! and do not hesitate to tell him SO.
One is Lady Sara Ross, who already
| has husband; and the other is the
| foolish and sentimental EuphemIa
Dundas. The iorwardncss and patron
age Of these women of fashion dis
gusts Mr.. Constantine. Nevertheless
he is pennileSs and cannot afford to
cast aside the position. Hence it taxes
all his wits to maintain his dignity
ard his honor as a gentleman.
Yet his path is no. entirely without
sunlight fur at the nundas' residence
! he has the good fortune (" meet Lady
who is a cousin of Pembroke SOmer-
sets. and as good as she Is rich.
or course Thsddeus falls deeply in
love with her and she with him.
During his acquaintance with these
| many English people all of them have
suspected that Mr.. Constantine is
| something more than an impeCuniouS
teacher of languages and they try to
| make him reveal his identity. Had
| he yielded to their wishes he would
| no longer have been without friends.
! for England is ringing not only with
! tine fame of Kosciusko, but also with
. that Of the brave and dauntless So
, Dieski. But Tnaddeus is too modes
! TO thus court recognition. lie will
stand upon his present merits o.. noe
! al al.
! Therefore when Gen. BuLzou dies
/ and Mr.. Constantine is unable to pay
for his burial he is arrested for debt
and borne away TO Newgate.
Did ever hero endure such a chap
| ter Of calamities?
From his dilemma Mary Beaufort
rescues him, imploring her cousin,
| Pembroke, to go to the Jail and re-
lease the unfortunate foreigner. Penn
broke, however, believes the stranger
to be an imposter and therefore in
stead of going himself sends a mes
senger with the money. Had he gone
he would at last have met Thaddeus
face to face.
Nevertheless such u meeting cannot
be avoided indefinitely. Lady Tine
mouth is an old friend of the Somerset
family and at her house the two men
| finally confront one another. On rec
osnizing his friend, Pembroke is filled
with Joy and Immediately reproaches
Thaddeus for never having searched
him out. 1t is then that Sobieski tells
him Of the letters that have been re-
turned to him. Pembroke Is puzzled
He admits, however, that his father
has always cherished a hatred for Po,
! land and forbidden his son ever to
visit that country. Hence Pembroke
ilhas never told him OF his stay with
the Sobieski family.
But having now discovered Thad
deus the young Bnglishlnan con.
eeSses everything to his father and