Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10

slaughter of an entire people. the king
surrenders and agrees to sign a treaty
OF partition.
1t is terrible day Cor Thaddeus So
bieski.
Wounded, he tries In vain to rally
his followers II is useless. The Cos
sacks rush forward in pursuit of the
vanquished army, swarming after their
prey. Thaddeus is compelled to retire
and as, with his few retainers, he re-
treats toward ''Villanow" he comes
upon the dead body of his grandfather,
who has been killed In the combat.
There is, however, scant time to
mourn this overwhelming loss. Hur-
riedly young Sobieski presses on to his
castle. where the women of his house
hold are defenseless. Here he finds
his mother wasted by Illness, and even
while he fingers to protect her she dies
in his arms. Further delay Is certain
death. If he is to escape with his life
he must flee. AS he mounts his horse
and gallops away the foe storms the
redoubts and puts the buildings to
flame. No alternative now remains for
him butato say farewell to his native
land and, an exile, hasten his flight to
England. All his property is gone. The
riches the family possessed have been
sacrificed TO aid in equipping the Pol
ish army. In consequence young Thad-
deus leaves home carrying with him
nothing but the few trinkets he
chances to have upon his person.
One hope, however, cheers him In his
loneliness and despair. He will soon
be with Pembroke Somerset and no
longer be friendless and alone. Dur
ing the turmoil of the past few months
he has mislaid Pembrokes address, to
be sure and in addition no lettas
from England have reached him, but
these facts he explains away as a re-
suit of the chaos in which he has been
living. 1t never occurs to him to doubt
the loyalty or affection of the English
man.
On reaching London Thaddeus goes
at once to hotel, planning to stay
there only until he can discover the
whereabouts Of his friend. but on find
ing the charges beyond the scope of his
meager purse he is forced to take
cheaper lodgings with a kindly wom-
an he encounters in the street. Fortu-
nately, this worthy soul proves herself
true Samaritan for, on reaching her
house Thaddeus, overcome by the
strain through which he had passed,
at once falls i'll, and but for the care
of his faithful nurse would have died.
AS it is he slowly RECEIVERS and, in or
der to meet the expenses Of his sick
ness, Is driven to pawn almost every
treasure he owns. On the heels Of
this misfortune the child of Mrs. Rob-
son, 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 mean
time the refugee secures the address
of Pembroke Somerset and writes him
two letters; but. much to his grief.
these are returned unanswered. He
even meets his former comrade on the
street and the Englishman passes him
by. What choice has Sobieski but to
believe Pembroke fair weather
friend who scorns his defeat and pow
erty. and has ceased to cherish any
further regard for him?
The discovery is a cruel blow to his
faith In humankind.
Life now begins In deadly earnest
for 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,
comes to him in want and Illness.
Thaddeus takes him into his lodgings
and tries to nurse him back to health.
The young nobleman's financial condi-
ton 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
Tinemouth, rich LOndoner, who be-
comes interested in him and suggests
that he teach the languages to group
of her friends.
Thaddeus is glad to accept this means
of earning a livelihood, but the result
of the venture is not altogether fortu-
nate, since two of his pupils at once
fall in love with him and do not hesi-
tate to tell him so. One Is Lady Sara
Ross, who already has husband; and
the other Is the foolish and sentiment
tai Euphemia Dundas. The forward
ness and patronage of these women of
fashion disgusts Mr.. Constantine.
Nevertheless he is penniless and cam
not afford to cast aside the position.
Hence it taxes all his wit to maintain
his dignity and his honor aa a Opnfla-