and into the recesses of the dim ly Illu
hands, I am not n e a r enougn to a fa rt the
mined carriages. In vain. N ow here sea
accident. W ith a crash it fall», w ith all
I M aruscha.
its weight, on the E n g lish m an 's foot.
T here is a lady in one of the c arriag es
H e acts up a yell, which term in ates
who is sm all and slight like my M aru
in a groan, nnd falls insensible into my
scha. H e r face is averted. She is col-
o u tstretc h ed arm s. T h e whole thing has
lectiug h e r effects from the net above
happened in a Hash, and the po rters
A S t o r y of R u s s ia n P ow er
A S to ry oI R u ssia n P ow er
her head, and a porter, w ho is alread y
stan d by sta rin g stupidly, It is a ’pass-
well laden, sta n d s ready to receive them .
ing stra n g e r who stops and, quickly
By
M A R C U S
E A S T L A K E
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I press fo rw ard to th e door. She tu rn s
stooping, rem oves the edge of the chest
— tu rn s to me au old, fem ale face, th a t
from the foot, and th e sam e individual
peers a t me w ith a sta rtle d look from un
orders a doctor to be brought.
der a dark traveling hood.
“ I am a doctor,” I interpose, and to
I am now d a rtin g off tow ard a group
th e people who h ave flocked round us.
O H A P T K R X V I.
is Iv a n 's honest phi* looking a t me w ith "W ill you m ake w ay, please?"
C H A P T E R X V III.
those offices an experienced hand m ight of struggling wom en n ear one of the
A day la te r I arriv e in B erlin ami at his thoughtful, deep-set eyes, and P a v e l’s I T hen I tak e th e in ju re d m an as if he
My p a tie n t n e ith e r m oans nor speaks have done better, if less tenderly. Though *u****® .van*
liberty to seek my old associate, K arl firm and fiery one. T h ere is poor Vasil w ere a chihl, and b e a r him buck to the during the operation, and I know not he speaks not m uch,
jch. . 1 see
th a t — it _______
soothes
V ladim ir.
_____
Itosen. In a few m inutes I am “ U n te r and those others who w ent w ith me to sta tio n , h or a m om ent, my own g re at w h e th er he is conscious until a t its com- und gratifies.
‘ he voice is joyous ns the eurtietu red
.
. . . ,
. ..
.
,
.
trill of the lark direct from th e ga te s of
den L inden," m ounted on one of those the scaffold, but, unlike m yself, retu rn e d anxiety h a s sh ru n k into the background, pletiou he m urm urs, " T h a n k you, doe-
I stay w ith him, tending him changing Leaven! „ lg MarlllM.h l|. , yolce. *
high-wheeled B erlin droskies, couspicu uot to light and life a g ain ; and there I direct my ste p s to the sta tio n m a s te r’s to r.”
his
com
presses,
ad
m
in
isterin
g
Hie
cooling
"V ladim ir; I am here!"
ous to the view of the double stre am of urn I, iu different stages of my stu d e n t q u a rte rs, follow ed by th e crow d to the
I gently raise him to a sittin g position, d rn n g h t I have prescribed fur him ; nnd
A little gloved hand is restin g on my
Individuals th a t p our in both directions, existence.
Lingering in contem plation door. T h e statio n m a s te r tak e s in a t a and support him w ith my arm .
th e hours I had dreuded to face flow on
n o t one of whom b u t tu rn s curious eyes of these I note not the flights of tim e, glance the bearings of th e case, moves | “ H ow do you feel now, sir? ” I in- alm ost unheeded, and in perfect quietude arm a rre stin g m e; its totiH * shoots to
my h e art like an electric shock and takes
on me. A R ussian priest is undoubtedly ami before 1 have begun to expect Ro quickly to open an in n er door. W ith o u t quired.
of m ind. I t is as if I had turned the
aw ay my b re a th ; I look into n p a ir of
a rare sig h t in B erlin, and few even sen's retu rn he is th ere again. H e pu ts a question, he precedes me into his com
"A ll right, all rig h t,” he replies, yet key on its B luebeard cham ber.
know to w h at n a tio n a lity I belong.
blue eyes, u p turned to m e; dancing in
his arm through mine and conducts me fo rtab le sittin g room, w here 1 deposit my his voice is thick and indistinct.
He
A t length the fading light apprises
burden on a sofa.
“T h e S te in -S tra sse is one of the m any to the dining room.
co n to rts his odd, old face, too, w ith a me th a t the door of th a t cham ber m ust joy, brim m ing w ith te a rs— deep wells of
■treets th a t ra n into the g re at c en ter—
“ W here is he h u rt? ”
“T hou a rt a lucky fellow, K a rlo s,” I
tw inge of pain. “T h is is a bad job, eh? be approached again. 1 do so a t first love, all m ine!— M aru se h a's eyes!
“ U n te r den L inden." W e tu rn into it, say, as I w atch him dissecting a roast
"M aru sch a— a t last!” I gasp.
“ H is foot is cru sh ed ."
I shall be detained here w ith it. H ow w
........
^ ^ posure. H ope has rallied in this
ith com
and presently h a lt before a large house duckling, "to drop into a th in g like this
A certain num ber of curious onlookers long, now, should you suppose it will | Hti|| atm osphere.
My arm s surround her, and we kiss
A se rv an t knocks and
th a t has a Imlcony covered w ith creep ju st when the tim e w as ripe fo r thee h ave follow ed—-the sta tio n m a ste r po- tak e to m end; or ra th e r, how long until
I consult the gold re each o th er as u p a ir of b e au tifu l lovers
brings iu a lam p
ers. T h e re is an orn am en tal m etal ta to do so.”
1 litely b u t firmly w aves them back and I can tra v e l? ”
p e a te r th a t re sts in a pocket above my m ight kiss when they m eet in P a ra d ise,
ble, and c h airs disposes! am id u grove of
“ I have nothing to com plain of,” he sh u ts the door on them . I can n o t but
I h esitate. “T h a t is difficult to say ,” p a tie n t's head. H e opens his eyes und w ith th e world ami its sorrow s behind
lea f plants. One of the rh a irs is occu replies.
ad m ire the calm self-possession of th e I reply a t length. “ I t depends m uch on rouses.
them , and before them an e te rn ity of
pied by a young m an in whom, spite of
blissful union.
“And w here is this uncle o f th in e ' m an, and his com m on sense, for w hile th e s ta te o f yo u r blood and your bodily
" W h a t, going?” he asks.
h is clean shaven chin, trim w hiskers, and who has show n such wise discrim ination I am loosening th e E n g lish m a n 's neck constitution. I f the wound should iu-
I suppose it is the platform of a ra il
"Y es; I h ave nil engagem ent; but I
general a ir of lofty respectability, I at in his choice of a successor?'
I cloth, and ad m in isterin g a stim u la n t, he flume------ ”
will look in again to-night and see you w ay stution I am treading, and not the
once recognize th e converted Philistine,
“A t present he is a t his country house j opens th e window, a sc e rta in s from me by \ " I t can n o t inflam e! It w o n 't inflame!
" s tre e ts of gold,” and the s tir nud tu r
e rstw h ile of the U niversity of St. P e as eager iu ex te rm in a tin g grubs and j a questioning glance w hich is the bruised Do I look like a m an of gross h a b its? ” before I go to bed. I am stay in g in the moil of the w ork-a-day world th a t ia
S tein -S trasse, uot five m inutes' wulk
tersb u rg , K a rl Rosen.
snails as he used to be in doing b a ttle j foot, and proceeds to ta k e off the cloth H e lashes him self up to a s ta te of ex- from h ere.”
around me, and not the rustle of angels’
My droski stopping at the door, he w ith disease.
In the w in ter he lives i shoe and the woolen stocking, displaying citem ent which is of all th in g s the m ost
w ings; lint it m a tte rs not to me which
T
h
e
old
m
an
's
countenance
h
a
s
fallen.
rises and leans over the railings of the here, or ra th e r I should say, sleeps h ere; an ugly w eal across th e instep.
I injurious.
it is, for it is verily M aruscha who w alks
“
O
f
course,
you
have
engagem
ents.
You
bal cony to bestow on me a prolonged for he spends his days betw een
the
A lready the old g entlem an begins to | "N o, no, my d e a r sir. By no m eans;
beside me, m aking som e o rd in ary obser
m ust go to y our friends. It is good of vation about her luggage. T w o tru n k s,
and astonished sture. I w ave my hand -Medical C lub and the A quarium .
A t testify by deep-draw n sighs th a t his calm yourself."
excitedly, to which he m akes no response, the la tte r he has c ertain pets, th e feed senses a re retu rn in g . H e opens his eyes
H e h u rries on a s if I had uot spoken.
^
” ‘e_ K,0 1*°" o .:J .! I think she say s she lias w ith her, and
only sta rin g the h ard er, so I pay the ing of which he alw ays superintends. p resently, looks vaguely in my face, und
I am in excellent condition— alw ays m u st have been dull— m iserable, sitting she w inds up w ith “ V ladim ir, thou a rt
iu
th
is
gloomy
room
w
ith
u stupid old not a little bit im proved w ith thy tra v
d riv er and ring D octor R osen’s bell, In tile evening he goes to the opera, or closes them again.
I w as— alw ay s am. N ever know w h a t it
w hose nam e on a large brass p late Is uu plays w hist a t the house o f an old b a r
" H a v e you any linen by you?” I in- is to have a pain in my stom ach! I am ; m an, who h a sn ’t a word to throw a t a els! Thou a rt as absent-m inded as ever!
Bounced below it.
oness, whose devoted a d m ire r he has quire of the sta tio n m aste r.
j n e ith e r a d ru n k ard nor a glutton, sir, and dog. And, sir, I am g ra te fu l to you.”
I know by thy looks th a t thou h a st not
“ Do not m ention it.
I hud nothing taken in a word of w liat I have been sa y
W hen the stre e t door flies open I been for some fifty years. W hen he is
" I have bandages, lin t; in short, every- m ore th an one-half o f hum anity is e a r
m ount the (light of stone steps three at iu tow n, w hat w ith his outdoor engage th in g you require, d o ctor,” he replies. " I ried off before th eir tim e w ith one or else to do. And now, since 1 am obliged ing to thee.”
a time. A n e at m aid se rv an t holds open m ents and my own, we rarely m eet, save alw ay s have them w ith me, in case of ac- other, or both! T h eir bloated bodies go to go, I will send you a n u rse .”
I laugh. “ And thou, M aruscha, a r t •
"A nurse! Need I — is it absolutely not yet cured o f thy vain h a b it; thou
th e door.
a t m eal tim es.”
c id en ts.”
to fa tte n the churchyard, and ju s t w hat
n
ecessary?
W
ouldn’t
one
of
the
m
en
of
“ Y our m aste r is a t hom e; can I see
“
Sensible
m
an,”
I
th
in
k
;
"should
have
they
deserve.
I
have
one
m
utton
chop
" W h a t a fine old fellow be m u tt be!” I
a r t still the sam e little scold!” 1 re ta l
h im ?” I inquirer) in H erm an ; for like exclaim . “T h a t is the so rt of uncle for been a doctor.” And c ertain ly no prac- fo r my d in n er every day, sir, no m ore! the house do, eh ? I am not used to iate.
m ost R ussians of the educated cluss 1 m e.”
ticed surgeon could have lent m ore able One fresh egg for b re a k fa st— tw o slices : h aving women about m e.”
A s we are leaving the sta tio n , I m an
Looking dow n on Mr. G ough's perturb-
am a tolerably good linguist.
I m ast have seen som ew here before
A s he lingers In my bedroom before a ssista n ce th an does he. H e a n tic ip a te s of to ast per diem. And, sir, unless I get
F o r some m om ents she regards me saying good night, he b u rsts into a sud iny requirem ents, fetching w a te r in a killed in nn accident, I shall live until , ed countenance, I m ake a sudden resolve. sm iles a t me nnd even tak e s my haud
“ I f you will have me instead, nud put aud presses it in passing.
w ith eyes as round as saucers before she den laugh, w ith his eyes running over basin, unfolding and holding in readiness I die of old age!”
sufficiently recovers from h e r surprise
the long strip s of liueu, until I am fain
“ No do u b t,” I h asten to assent, anx- | up w ith my clum sy w ays, I have noth-
Ah, it is the sta tio n m a s te r—it flashes
my person.
a t wight of me, to reply to my question.
j ious only to soothe him , adding, w ith I ing to do.”
on me! I tu rn and w ave b a ck ' a t him.
“ H e rr!” he exclaim s, “ w h at w ith thy to observe:
"W ould you. now ? W ell, th a t ’s kind
“ Yes, sir; step in, sir." She precedes
"Y
ou
have
m
istaken
your
vocation,
a
laugh.
“
You
are
a
bad
custom
er
to
the
I tak e off my h a t and sw ing it. H e looks
k m e across a hall and pauses a t the door height nnd the stra n g e costum e together, H e rr B alinhogs-V erw alter."
doctors, sir, I fear. If all w ere like you. [ of you, my lad!” H is face beam s with a fte r us, re tu rn in g my greetin g w ith a
1 pleasure and relief, then as quickly falls
o f a room, which m ust he th a t one w ith thou ‘fullest into the eye,’ as we G er
H
e
sm
iles
w
ith
m
odest
com
placency.
wo
should
fa
re
badly.”
broadening sm ile.
T h e d riv er sta n d s
m ans say. T ruly thou couldst scarcely
th e balcony, to ask:
I have had a little practical train in g
H e chuckled. “ Not m uch they have again, as he adds, "N o, no. Go your w aitin g for orders.
w alk abroad in the stre ets th u s for fe a r
w nys nnd send the nurse. I cannot ac-
" W h a t nam e, sir? "
in su rg e ry ,” he responds. " I t is useful ever got out of m e; ha, ha!
“ W here shall I tell him to drive, M a
I h e sita te for a m oment. " H e r r I.ub- the ’S trassen ju n g en ’ should mob thee. to a m an of my position to kuow how
And yet, in spite of his boasting, he
^ ou w an *
el'j° y yourself in ru sc h a ? T h e seventh h eaven?” I m ur
T hey m ight tak e thee for a p arading
B erlin— go to the theuters. nnd th a t sort
anofr," I reply a t length.
to
bind
up
a
wound
a
t
least.
I
have
seems
to
hold
but
a
frail
ten
u
re
of
life.
m u r m ischievously.
She tu rn s the handle and announces ad v ertisem en t to some show. T o-m or found it bo . All the railw ay officials L ike a w ithered apple his face is w rin of thing. T h a n k you all the sam e.”
M aruscha is so bew itching w hen she
” 1 shall be back a g ain ,” I explain,
m e; then w ith a lust, curious glance, row, first thing, thou m ust pay a visit bring th eir cuts and bruises to m e.”
kled,
his
fram
e
is
sh
runkeu
and
wizened.
to my tailo r and allow him to encase
ju s t as if he had not spoken; “ in, let me assum es th a t little a ir of outrag ed dig
leaves me w ithin th e room.
f i n be continued.*
A
t
this
ju
n
c
tu
re
a
n
o
th
er
tw
inge
of
pain
nity. w ith her lips try in g to purse, y et
A figure stan d s betw een me and the thee in civilized ap p are l.”
forces a groan from him, and his head see-------” I h e sita te. “ I c an n o t exactly trem bling with suppressed m irth.
“ W ith all my h e a rt,” I fervently re
P O S E A S D E T E C T IV E S .
say
how
long
I
shall
be
gone.
I
have
light— a dn p p er little figure, the sight of
falls to m y shoulder. An ashen hue be- i
“ S tein-S trasse, No. 7!),” I say to the
which aw akens in me a host of pleasant spond. “ Oh, K nrlos, thou ra n s t have
a friend to m eet nt the tra in , and I
gins to spread over bis fe a tu re s ngaiu.
d riv er with perfect solem nity.
m
u
st
see
Itosen,
to
ex
p
lain
;
b
u
t
you
may
recollections.
I step quickly up to it, no idea w h a t a relief it is to me to be S e c re t S e rv ic e T r y in g to B re a k U p O b
“ I am not used to pain,” he m urm urs,
“ I t is well t!iat lie com prehends not
je c tio n a b le P ra c tic e ,
rely on me th is evening, some tim e. If
g ra sp an unresponsive hand, shake it done w ith disguises mid assum ed nam es,
“ A s u rp ris in g la rg e n u m b e r o f peo nnxious to explain the cause of th e fa in t she should not come------ " I stop short, thy foolish ta lk ,” observes M aruscha,
h e artily , forg ettin g for the m om ent how to be m yself again!”
ness. N ext he tu rn s to the sta tio n m as
"o r lie m ight tak e thee for au eacuped
p le seem to h a v e a m an ia fo r p o sin g us
disguised beyond the possibility of rec
ter. “T h e statio n m aster, I presum e?" overw helm ed nt once by the terrib le sig lu n atic!”
C H A P T E R X V II.
nificance
of
the
w
ords
I
u
tte
r.
Sly
self-
ognition I am , as I exclaim :
U n ite d S ta te s se c re t-se rv ic e m en ,” re
T h a t individual, who ap p are n tly under
(To bs continued.)
My figure, dressed in a respectable m a rk e d C h ie f W ilk ie o f t h a t se rv ice
possession d e se rts me.
"D on K arlos, old m an! how goes it
stood E nglish, bows.
M r. Gough lifts his head from the
w ith thee? W aken up, b rother! Surely, d a rk su it and g ray w ide-aw ake, m ust re c e n tly , s a y s th e W a s h in g to n c o rre
“
A
t
your
service,
sir.”
thou h a st not forgotteu th in e old com be beginning to be a fa m ilia r object to sp o n d e n t o f th e B ro o k ly n E agle. “ W e
D IS L O C A T IO N S AN D
S P R A IN S .
“ W ould you have the goodness to see pillow and regards me.
the railroad se rv an ts a t the B erlin Cen
rade, V lash a?"
“ My d e a r boy, you said ‘she.’ Is it
a r e ru n n in g a c ro ss In s ta n c e s n e a rly e v w h at those fools have done w ith my e f
tra
l
station,
for
th
is
is
th
e
fo
u
rth
day
1
“ V lash a,"
he
re p ea ts
stupidly.
your siste r w hose safety is th reaten ed ? YY h u t S h o u ld Be D one in C ase o f a n
have haunted its precincts, though it is e ry d a y o f m en w h o p a s s th e m se lv e s fects, M r. S ta tio n m a ste r? And if they P e rh a p s she has got into trouble, like
A c c id e n t.
" V la sh a ? ”
a re not stolen, order them to be taken to
th
e
first
on
which
I
m
ay
reasonably
ex
off
n
s
m
e
m
b
e
rs
o
f
th
e
s
e
c
re
t
serv
ice.
yo u rself?”
A d islo ca tio n is th e d isp la c e m e n t o f
G axing a t me alw ays, his g rasp begins
H otel L ondon.”
pect
M
aruscha.
T
o-day,
ns
I
trea
d
the
S om e o f th e m a re a m u te u r h a w k s h a w s ,
to tighten, his fe atu res to w ork. "V lasha
“ I t is m y b etro th ed ,” I groan. “ And b o n e s w h ic h go to fo rm a Jo in t, s a y s
T h e sta tio n m a ste r again inclines bis
— It cannot be V lasha LuhanofT; he was now w ell-know n way betw een the Stein- w h o h a v e been re a d in g th e S h e rlo ck head.
if she comes not by this train , I may th e S c o tsm an . O ne o f th e c o m m o n e st
S
trnsse
and
the
station,
my
h
e
a
rt
bents
j — han g ed ?” H e say s th is dubiously, in
H o lm e s sto rie s n n d p o se a ro u n d m ere-
“ And send for a four-w heeler,” I re conclude th a t she is in a R ussian prison.” v a rie tie s is d islo c a tio n o f th e sh o u ld e r.
l i w avering, undecided m anner. D oubt high w ith a sort of quivering hope. One ly fo r th e s a k e o f m a k in g a n im p res- quested.
I seem to see h e r there, aud sink down
I t is a good ru le n e v e r to in te r f e r e
m
om
ent
I
e
x
u
lt—
M
aruscha
is
on
her
w-ss my fam iliar voice and o th er signs
slon. O th e rs a re m o re v icio u s iu th e ir
“ W h a t is y our nam e, young m an ?” beside the bed, hiding my face in my w ith a d islo ca tio n .
S uch a n In ju ry
way
to
me!
In
a
few
m
inutes
I
will
•p ea k to his heart.
hands. I feel a trem bling band on my
hold her in my arm s w ith the conscious in te n tio n s a n d p a ss th e m s e lv e s off a s a s*cs t *le E nglishm an a bruptly, scanning head, and h e ar a broken voice, feeble and m u st a lw a y s be le ft e n tire ly in th e
" W a s he? w as he?”
me
from
bead
to
foot.
“
You
are
a
doc-
I fling my clerical h a t to the fa r end ness th a t <ve p a rt no more. T h e n e x t— se c re t-se rv ic e m en in o rd e r to p ro fit tor, I presum e; but w h a t do th ey call piping, but exceedingly sym pathetic, h a n d s o f a c o m p e te n t su rg e o n . A ny
of the room ; my wig, my false beard fol And if she should uot be in the tra in ? th e re b y . T h e la w s tr ic tly p ro h ib its th is you ?”
" P o o r lad! P oor lad! And w ith all this p a ti e n t w h o p la c e s h im s e lf u n d e r th e
low it; and, tw itching up the sk irts of If my le tte r to h e r should h ave arrived p ra c tic e n n d im p o ses a tine a n d im-1
j pronounce to him my nam e in full, ou y our m ind, you could yet thiuk of the c a re of a b o n e s e tte r is s u re to com e to
too
late
?
M
aruscha,
m.v
ten
d
e
r
one,
my
my silken k a fta n , 1 c u t a c ap e r before
p ris o n m e n t fo r c o n v ic tio n .
\ \ e a re
I ta k e a pride in doing so,
b u t it trouble
is lost of a stra n g er! B ut, bless us nil, g rief. T o b e g in w ith , b o n e s e tte rs h a v e
dove, is beating her bright w iugs a g ain st
him.
tr y in g to b re a k u p th e b u sin e ss n n d on him. H e g a th e rs his w hite, bushy look up, my m an! T h e case isn’t lost yet. no scientific k n o w le d g e o f th e a n a to m y
th
e
b
a
rs
of
a
vile
cage,
unable
to
fly
to
“ V lasha! Is It possible?” he gasps,
T h e young wom an m ay come. N ever cry
a r e p ro s e c u tin g c a s e s w h e re v e r th e y
eyebrow s into puckers,
o f th e p a r ts th e y a re d e a lin g w ith .
and then the tender-hearted little fellow
a r e fo u n d . H e re is a c a s e w e h a v e on
“ W h a t? D o you m ean to say they out before you're h u rt.”
b u rsts into tears. I am grave iu au in
I e n te r the statio n and ta k e m y stand
I rise. “ Yes,” I say, bracing myself, T h e y know n o th in g o f th e v e ry c o m p li
w
ere
b
a
rb
aro
u
s
enough
to
c
h
riste
n
you
s t a n t My hands descend on his sh a p e beside the ba rrie r, from whence I can see h a n d now .
nnd draw in g a long breath . “ You are c a te d n e tw o rk o f a rte rie s , v e in s u n d
"A m a n w a s a r re s te d In In d ia n a p o lis th a t? Say it agaiu. 1 d idn’t catch any right.
ly shoulders, nnd we look euch o th er iu the tra in arriv e and the passengers leave
I cry before I am h u rt; and n e rv e s w h ic h su rro u n d e v e ry j o in t in
of it.”
the face. T h e te a rs a re stream ing down it. As usual, 1 am too early, and w ait, a co u p le o f d a y s a g o fo r m a s q u e ra d in g
I expected her y e ster th e body.
I repeat It.
“ No doubt my Dame y et not quite.
his, and my vision grow s dim a t sight of torn by conflicting hopes and fears. T hen a s a m e m b e r o f o u r se rv ic e . H e e v i R ou n d s stra n g e to E nglish ears, yet in day, nnd the blows 1 have sustained
T lie re su lt o f th is g ro ss ig n o ra n c e is
them , nnd him.
I not only rouse, b u t become painfully d e n tly is a sh re w d fe llo w a n d w a s my country it is a sim ple one. 1 am n have heeu crushing ones. M ethinks if
t
h
a
t w h en a b o n e s e tte r trie s w ith u n
H a lf an hour Inter we are seated with alert. 1 lenn fo rw ard over the b a rrie r, m a k in g u se o f th e d e c e p tio n to g e t a R ussian. In E ngland I should be called th is one descend it will send me m ad.”
sk ille d fo rce to re d u c e a d islo c a tio n , he
our feet under the saute m ahogany, with e n g 'r to catch the first glim pse of the
I
sta
n
d
a
few
momenta,
striving
to
only
V
ladim
ir
LubanofT.
T
he
middle
coffee before us. 1 relate my adv en expected train . I s ta r t nervously a s the c h ec k fo r J 2 .» c a sh e d . T h e m an w e n t title, which m eans 'son of A lexander,' calm my a g ita tio n ere 1 move tow ard the Is v e ry lia b le to c a u s e in ju ry to th e
tu res. Now and then I henr his short, piercing w histle ; m ites my enr, and on in to o n e o f th e In d ia n a p o lis b n n k s a n d w ould be left ou t.”
n e ig h b o rin g blood v e sse ls a n d u e rv e s .
door.
quickened breath in g s o r his low, agitated it conies gliding like some huge, sn o rtin g p re s e n te d a ch ec k fo r th is su m o f
" W h a te v e r it he it m ust be m et,” I say T h e la tte r g e t c a u g h t b e tw e e n th e
‘Ah, ‘son of A lexander.’ ” he rep eats
laugh. T he room is q uite dark when sen m onster, trailin g its long join ted m oney. H e to ld th e c a s h ie r t h a t It
bones a n d becom e p a ra ly z e d , w ith t h e
W ell, now, to my n iim l t h e D a m e Alex- a t length. And I go.
I arriv e a t the end of my story. A tail a fte r it— the tra in th a t m ust con w a s th e ch ec k o f th e p a y m a s te r o f an(]pr a th e only sensible one of the
re s u lt th a t th e p a tie n t is c alled u p o n
long pause ensues, during which nothing tain my M aruscha!
C H A P T E R X IX .
o u r se rv ice . T h e c a s h ie r re q u ire d th e th re e ; and if you w on't be offended, I
to su ffe r u n n e c e ssa ry p a in a n d d i s t r e s s
is beard save the rum ble of vehicles anti
H ope dies n hart! dentil! I t lies in Its fe llo w to se c u re a n In d o rse r, n n d w h e n will call you D r. A lexander. O f course,
“ U n te r den L inden” is all alight when
the subdued s tir of life in the stre e t be la st throes when, w ith casual glances
I descend the hotel ateps. S tream s of u n til re liev e d by a c o m p e te n t su rg e o n ,
h e w e n t o u t to look fo r som e o n e to you will see me through this affair."
l im e a f te r tim e w e h a v e seen p a ti e n ts
low.
c ast on me w here I sta n d prom inent, id e n tify him th e b a n k te le g ra p h e d to
"C e rta in ly , if you wish it, sir. Only light pour out of alm ost every door and
w indow , throw ing b rig h t bars across my th u s su ffe rin g w h o hnd fo o lish ly In
"V la sh a ,” he begins, “now th a t thou the stra g g le rs pass by me, and no one
th e p a y m a s te r a t St. Ix u iis fu r tu fo r- hofo.re «»«"".'h' >*»> »« «‘m-nge "ie to do path. T he world of Berlin is am using
tr u s te d th e m se lv e s to th e m e rc ile s s
h a st m ade this g reat sacrifice for the has claim ed me. No little figure h a s d is
so, I m ust tell you th a t, though I have
w eal of R ussia, w hat b e tte r is she for it? severed itself from th e crowd and flut n iatio n . T h e rep ly w a s t h a t th e re w a s tak en my degree, 1 have not ns y et prne- itself in easy, careless, com fortable G e r b a u d s o f a b o n e se tte r.
Everybody is abroad;
—H a s it advanced the enuse? W h at b e tte r tered up to m e; no little trem bling, eager no su c h p e rso n In th e s e c re t se rv ic e .
M oreover, th ere is som ething else m an fashion.
\ \ hen a d islo ca tio n o ccu rs th e p a r ts
is she for those hundreds of devoted hand has been placed on my arm .
T h e m a n tu r n e d u p w ith a n In d ia n a p - yo„ ought to know— ”
I h esitate, some on th e ir w ay to th e a te rs or concert sh o u ld be k e p t a b so lu te ly n t r e s t by
I pause in the stre e t and look aim less o ils c itiz e n n a m e d R ice, w h o In d o rse d and look him stra ig h t in the face. "T he rooms, others sau n terin g in pairs, enjoy
m en, and even women, who have p erish
ed on the scaffold for her redem ption? ly up and down. W h at shall I do to slay th e ch eck . R ice e x p la in e d t h a t h e h a d filet is, you m ight object to being a tte n d ing the fine evening. T he a ir is full of m e a n s o f slin g s a n d lig h tly a p p lie d
la tyrnnuy less ra m p a n t? In all these the w eary hours th a t m ust intervene m e t th e m an w h ile tra v e lin g from M ou- ed by a political fugitive; but 1 have a gay voices and lau g h te r which, proceed bn a d a g e s un till su ch tim e a s s u rg ic a l
ing from m any th ro a ts, is yet blended in a id c a n be o b tain e d . T h e re is n o o th
y ears have we advanced a single step? before I m ay re tu rn to m eet the evening
tre n l to T ro y a n d h a d no re a so n to s u s friend here. D r. C arl R osen------ ”
Beest thou uot a t least th a t thy m ethods tra in from K önigsberg? As Rosen is
l am h u rry in g on, w hen he b u rsts in to one continuous note of contentm ent, e r tre a tm e n t, a n d to a tte m p t m o re is to
p
e
c
t
t
h
a
t
h
e
w
a
s
a
b
o
g
u
s
g
o
v
e
rn
m
e
n
t
a re w rong? T here is no help, no effi engaged nearly all day, and I am d e b a r
w ith, "F u d g e! You’ll do. A political like the hum of a sw arm of bees in a c o m m it e rro r w h ich m ay h a v e v e ry
cacy iu the extrem e m easures you adopt red from relieving my feeliugs by pour em p lo y e.
fugitive, you say. And you think I m ay blossom iug lime tree.
fa r-re a c h in g a n d d isa g re e a b le c o n s e
" W h e n th e m a n w a s a r re s te d p a p e rs o b jec t? 1 like a m an who hna the pluck
— yet I kuow th a t 1 only w aste my ing m y troubles into his sy m p ath etic ear,
O ne all-absorbing thought engages me q u en ces.
b re a th in pointing this out to thee. 1 I shrink from re tu rn in g to the Stein- fo u n d on h is p e rso n in d ic a te d t h a t he to show fight w hen he is u nfairly — M aruscha. N either hopes nor plans
W h en a jo in t Is sp ra in e d its lig a
suppose, thou w ilt hasten to league th y S tra sse to sit alone betw een fo u r wnlls. w a s a long h e a d e d c h a p a n d hnd pre- coerced! Now, those N ihilist fellows, I for the future— only the g re at uncertain
self w ith the red-hot social dem ocrats T h inking thus, 1 have been absently p a re d fo r tro u b le g ro w in g o u t o f a pos- d o n 't say they are right, m ind you— clitnnx centering in M aruscha, which is m e n ts a re stre tc h e d a n d to rn a n d th e
w atching the loading of a couple of d ro s slb le q u e stio n aa to h is Id e n tity . H e not io blowing people to pieces, and th a t advancing, and which I hasten trem m u sc le s a ro u n d a re b ru ise d a n d In
here, and get Into m ore m ischief."
" W h a t if a t last I have become a con kies w ith th e luggage from th e tw o b a d in Ills p o ssessio n tw o o r th re e let-
o f thing— God forbid! B u t on my blingly to m eet. T he first person my eye m an y c a s e s p a rtia lly to rn a s w e ll.
v e rt to thy gen tler creed. K a rlo s?" I trucks.
w ord, though 1 disapprove of th e ir metli- a lig h ts on in the station is the station Blood is poured o u t from th e b ru is e d
te
r
s
a
d
d
re
s
s
e
d
to
m
e
w
h
ic
h
h
e
h
a
d
quietly observe.
B a th s of different shapes, including
,
,
, ,
,
ods, I cannot help sym pathizing with m aster. H e stan d s talking to a gentle tis s u e s Into th e jo in t, w hich ra p id ly
"N o such luck.” he responds w ith s a show er b ath , a folding ch air, and a Ju a t d ic ta te d to th e h o tel a te n o p ra p h e r. th e ir caug€. { am d ead aKainat coeiviv* m an, but quietly observant he sees me
b ecom es sw ollen, stiff a n d p a in fu l,
touch o f bitterness.
.
folded cam p-bed, h ave been bestow ed on T h e y all re fe rre d to d e ta ils o f office m easures, and so are you. I like your a t once and raises his cap.
m ore esp ecially w*ben a n y a tt e m p t is
"W ell, well, I will not insist, but p e r one of the vehicles; p o rtm a n tea u s, tru n k s w o rk a n d w e re c a lc u la te d to d is a rm sort. A lexander. Shake h an d s!”
“ H e rr D oktor! How is your p a tie n t? " m a d e to m ove it.
haps tim e m ay show .”
aud h a t boxes on the other. All the th e su sp ic io n o f a n y o n e w h o m ig h t T h e station m a ste r en te rs and inform s
he inquires. " I tru s t the poor old gen
T h e tre a tm e n t of sp ra in s is a m a t
"V la sh a , d e a r old m an! If I could tim e, th eir ow ner hns been fum ing, fuss d o u b t h is c laim s.
tlem an will soon be on his legs a g ain ? ”
A n o th e r w a s nd-
us «>'«» «>'* conveyance is w aiting,
only believe th a t------ ”
ing and shouting directions nt the top d re s s e d to th e p re sid e n t, b u t In th is h e
“ I have every reason to believe he will. te r o f to e g re a te s t im p o rta n c e , a s a
“ H ow are you going to get me to it? "
"B elieve nothing." I in te rru p t, “ nntil of his voice a s to th e ir disposal, to the
H e is fo rtu n ately not a feverish subject! n e g le cte d sp ra in a lw a y s lea d s to im
th is
lr"JuirM1 t]) r K " Kl‘,l’nuu‘' «'“ biously.
thou h a st proof. A m an m ust have lived discom fiture of the po rters: for, as the r , a th e r . o v e rre . a c h .a e d . h im s e lf. . In
.
. .
I reply by carefully g ath erin g him up and nt his age fever is w hat is m ost to p e rfe c t recovery o f th e Jo in t, w h ic h is
le
tte
r
h
e
m
a
d
e
It
a
p
p
e
a
r
t
h
a
t
he
h
a
d
,ti
mv
arnla
ai„,
carrvin(f
him
off.
his theories before he h a s earned the language he speaks is E nglish, w ith nn
be feared. H e w as ns rool ns a cucum very lia b le to becom e p e rm a n e n tly s tiff
rig h t to talk of them . T h erefo re I am occasional m isapplied word in G erm an, b e en h a v in g c o rre sp o n d e n c e w ith th e tw ists his face th e while for all th e world ber w hen l left him a while ago.”
a n d im m obile. E ffo rts sh o u ld b e d i
m ute.
In this b la ta n t w orld one gets they fail to un d erstan d his w ishes, aud p re s id e n t In p e rso n a b o u t h is t r a n s f e r like a crying in fan t. H a v in g dispose.!
W e w alk side by side to tin* gate in
•ick o f tlvis e te rn al talk, talk. Only one the end of all is confusion.
to th e w a r d e p a r tm e n t to look a f t e r him on the seat of the conveyance with th e ba rrie r. T hen the station m aste r re re c te d to red u ce th e sw ellin g a n d to
th in g I will observe, th a t the m ind of a
p re v e n t th e Jo in t from b e co m in g fixed.
“C oufusion you, fo r idiots.” the E n g so m e c o n fid e n tia l w o rk fo r S e c re ta ry n cushion, lent by the sta tio n m aster, uu- m ark s;
m an is liable to undergo stra n g e m eta lishm an shouts, beside him self w ith fury.
"Y on are here to m eet the express A t first, to a lla y th e pain a n d sw e llin g ,
T a f t. If a n y th in g w e re n e ed e d to ex- d e r bis injured foot, we s ta rt a t a slow
m orphoses in passing through the Valley "T h e sent, I w ant th a t on th e se a t be
hot fo m e n ta tio n s should he a p p lie d fo r
pose him t h a t le tte r w a s su fficien t. Pno® tow ard th e hotel. On the broad from K önigsberg?”
of the Shadow , and if he em erges to flud side me, you fools! V aluable!"
step s the p ro p rieto r is w aiting to receive
" \ e s . " 1 reply laconically.
som e hours. T h en a la rg e p a d o f c o t
fo
r.
o
f
c
o
u
rse,
no
le
tte
r
on
a
s
u
b
je
c
t
of
him self still on th is side of the grave,
T he chest in question, which is banded
us. H e h u rries to the stre e t as we halt,
You have had
m any
d isappoint ton wool should be fixed in p o sitio n
th e chances a re th a t he sees th in g s in w ith steel and is of considerable w eight, th is k in d w o u ld e v e r be s e n t fro m th e w ith m any solicitations; for. as he in
m en ts." he continued; “ it ia some days o v e r th e Jo in t by m ea n s o f a b a n d a g e .
a different light. T h e m ysterious jo u r is being raised by tw o sulky p o rte rs to W h ite H o u se .”
form s us, "M ee ster G ough's effects had since I first observed you w aiting.” He
ney opens the w indow s of his soul."
the box. As they u nderstand not w h a t
arrived, and he had heard of th a t gentle sm iles Pleasantly. "Y o u r height m akes W lth ln fo n y -e ig h t hours, o r e v en less,
W ight N e x t P o o r.O
“ Now. I m ust leave thee for a couple its ow ner is saying, they go on w ith
g e n tle m assa g e sh o n ld be c o m m e n c e d ,
m a n 's sad accident. H e has tw o men in you conspicuous."
of hours or so to visit p a tie n ts ." Rosen w h at they are busy, until unable to con
C a se y — I see be th e p a p e r t h a t a m an readiness w ith an invalid's conch, which
Yes.
I respond, and Involuntarily th e Jo in t being c a re fu lly m a n ip u la te d
observes, placing a t my elbow ne w sp a tain him self, the E nglishm an th ru sts.o n e n a m e d H ig g in s av 24 H a rm o n y c o u rt assistance, how ever. I decline, requesting
ray b re a st heaves w ith a sigh; "I have s t th e sa m e tim e. D o u ch in g w ith b o t
pers and a new book. "M ak e th y self a t of them aside and lays hands on his prop w a s s tr u c k be a n a u ty m o b ll* y ts tld 'y to be show n M r. G ough’s rooms.
1 been expecting a friend this four days." a n d cold w a te r a lte rn a te ly w ill b o
hom e."
erty him self.
a n ' killed.
again tak e him up. 4Ye crass a Testi
H e rails back the gate and invites me fo und a useful a d ju n c t to t r e a tm e n t
I.e ft alone, I feel too restless and e x
G rasp in g one handle, he tugs vicious
C a s s id y — My, m y. b u t th o t w a s a buie adorned w ith a lte rn a te s ta tu e s and to p ass through w ith him.
a n d la te r frictio n w ith oil w ill a id In
cited to read. I w a n d er about, exam ly a t it w ith the evident intention of lift n a rro w e sc a p e fu r o u r frtn d F la n u r r y l acacias in enorm ous tuba, ascend a flight
" I hope your perseverance m ay be re re sto ra tio n o f m ovem ent. W h en t h e
ining th e pictures on tho w alls, the ing th e chest back to the pavem ent. Oue
of
w
ide
shallow
steps,
sud
e
n
te
r
th
e
sp
a
w arded th is evening.” he politely hopes.
C a se y — H o w so?
books, tho knick-knacks, and finally some end of it re sts on the box, and he tw ists
cious bedroom allotted to the English- "A h here she is!" T his. a . the shriek In ju ry h a s been n e g le cte d fo rc ib le
C a s s id y —S u re , F la n n e ry U rea a t 23
album s,, in one of which I soon becam e about to bring the o th er handle w ithin
m o v em en t of th e Jo in t w ill be n e c e s
m an.
of the w histle is heard.
absorbed. It is entirely devoted to Ro his reach. In voluntarily I m ake a m ove H a rm o n y c o u rt.— P h ila d e lp h ia P r e s s
H e is milch exhausted, aud as help-
I know not a fte r th is w hether he quits sa ry . b u t th is should a lw a y s be c a r r ie d
se n 's U niversity friends. A lm ost every m ent in hie direction, th e w ords Ln his
A» O w e B o a r d t a g H o s e e
, ,r"
/ rh ild - • n<1
becan-e I am me or rem ains, I am conscious only of o u t by a good surgeon.
face is fa m ilia r to me, am) aw akens In tongue rising to my lips.
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v
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n
*« •>**«•« "ie the tra in curving into the station. T he
me m em ories of happy, careless days
....
.
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.
_ from p4»rpl«»x*l nn«l mi*<»rabl* thought*. p latfo rm is a t once a scene of confusion,
“T h a t Is too heavy fo r you. air. Al
A ra w p o ta to p laced a t th e b o tto m
r o o t. pooh. T h * r« U n t e n o u g h o f p a r tl j
i am ^ r r y for th« old
th a t ra n never re tu rn , and o th ers th a t low m e te ------ ”
iu which I move h ith e r and th ith e r in of a J a r o f tobacco w ill keep th e to
m ake me unspeakably sad for those who
I get no fu rth er. I see the rh e et com It to m a k e a fu sa a b o u t." — C lO T tland m an who seem s to depend on me. i dis- wild distraction. My eyes d a rt every
bacco m oist, a n d e n a b le i t to re ta in it*
m oldsriag iu an early g rsv s. T here ing down, and though 1 throw e n t m t P la in D e a le r.
m ist th e m an s e rv a n e and do for him
w here am ong the alighting passenger». n a tu ra l a ro m a .
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