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maiden, creasing till at last it was a wild, ed of MoxY
Lucie led the conversation to this; This is
Lucie felt her way clown the dark very nervous temperament. I found tumult, in which, women's shrill
Biafra again, and went through, the her pacing her room, frightened and voices were raised. Bertin took me she had read a good deal of various
9 little ga,rden to the arbor.
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BY W. HEIMBURG .
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It would be dreadful to have any- Hortense," she n'aid, warmly,
one discover what had been clone.
What was it? Perhaps she had had
toothache, and had unintentionally—
No, No! She wished to diel Lucie
seized the horrid cloth and the
empty bottle and threw them both
out of the window, Half (lazed her-
self, she took the pillows and cover-
ing, there was a wardrobe near, and
she pushed them in. Then she opened
the other window. She brought a
large bunch of 'lilacs from the :ether
room, and fanned the pale face that
lay so unconscious on the bolster.
And now the letter that lay ch the
little table by her side—"For niy
grandfather, Herr Alexander von
eleerfeldt."
Lucie put it in the pocket ef her
dress and pulled tho bell -cord. - It
sounded like a thunder -clap through
the quiet house. She was rubbing
Hortense's temples with cologne as
the maid hurried in; and behind her
the voice of the mademoiselle .and
the old baron could be heard.
"Send for the doctor," said Lucie,
quietly; "She has fainted." ;
The lamentations of the old peOple
were htesheit Shyly they stepped up
to the bed and looked at the pale
face.
"En veriee, only a fainting fit?"
asked macteinoiselle.
"liortense, my child," whispered
the old man softly, and raised her
hand, which fell heavily cloWn
again.
"Mon Dieu, she will die!" cried the
little French woman.
"lf Alfred would only (entice"
sobbed the young girl. ; "Heaven
grant that he is at. home!" ehe
prayed, softly. Now she thought
she heard his step in the
corridor. She ran- over to the .door
by which the young doctor was just
entering. ' 'Come ! ' ' she said, drawing
Mat back, "I want to tell you some-
thing."
• ' Y cm are trembling, Lucie!"
"Yes," she said, in a hesitating
vuire,''1 have— A eound Hortenee von
Lowell as she—as she—she had tak-
en chloroform, Alfred, don't let them
know. She wished, 1 believe—she had
some great trouble .yesterday --and
'eel
e •
lt •
so—"
Ile took her hands. "Calm yourself,
Lucie. What did- you do?"
"I took the cloth from her face,
and opened the window, and—"
"Is she unconscious?"
el'es, yes! Ach! do not tell what
she has done; say she has fainted, .A1 -
Peel!"
Ile stroked. her hair caressingly,
and looked tenderly at her. She did
itot notice it; she was trembling in
every nerve. Now that she had hine
to take her place, her strength seem-
ed leave her.
"Sit down," he begged, and put
her in an artn-chair. "Be quiet
now; you have been very brave, Lu-
cie."
He nodded to her, and went into
the bedroom, the door of which had
remained open,
It was not long before mademois-
elle also appeared. "She is awake
ing," she cried. "Thank God; it was -
only a fainting fit! Heavens, how
often I used to faint as a girl! And
to mike such a noise about it! .
Dearest,you rang as if there wore, a-
fire or a murder. I shall never for-
get the trouble it gave me, jamaisl"
"I do not want. her to see me
here," Lucie now heard her lover say;
"and perhaes it would be better,
too, if she did not find either mad-
emoiselle or the Herr Baron here
when she wakes. The less one makes
of these attacks the better. for the
patient," he continued.
"But some one niust be here," said
mademoiselle; going up to the doc-
tor, "and I know her maid is never
allowed to come here unless called."
"I will stay here, Alfred," • said
Lucie. "I will act as if. I had just
come, or—"
"That is the best," said he. "If
Frau von Lowen should be very rest-
less, send for me."
She stepped out into the corridor
w eh h .
"What a frightful struggle she must
have had before she came to that!"
whispered the young girl, leaning
against hint.
"She: is nervas and fanciful,
child," he returned, coolly; "that
kind of thing happens oftener than
you imagine. Only take care that
elle does not think to6 much about
his foolish attempt of hers; don't
lee embarrassed; talk to her about
other things. You must help nee
sometimes, Lucie." }lo kissed her
tenderly on the forehead, and bade
her go back. "Make everything
quiet as soon as .possible," he
begged.
Lucie sat more than a quarter of
an hour in the deep arm -chair in
the boudoir, looking through the
open door of the bedroom at Frau
von Lowen's bed. They had all, in
accordance with the doctor's 'orders,
left the room. On a little table
st ood some wine and refreshments
in readiness. They had shut one of
the windows again, and now it look-
ed only as if some th•ell child were
sh.eping sweetly, watched over care-
fully. The twilight of the spring
evening filled the room, and without,
In the garden, the nightingales were
Ringing.
Hortense .did not move; but Lucie
sew that she lay there with her
le rge eyes wide open; 'perhaps she
did not yet know what had haPpen-
ed. At last she sat up in bed, and
looked round, her Mtn& on het tem-
plets; then she began to took 'for
something.
"Hortense," cried the -young gite,
"may come in? You were sleeping
so sweetly, I did not want to wake
ou. I have been wait ing here a
long while to thank you for your
kindness yesterday."
While saying thele words, she
drew near the bed, and took Ilor-
tense's hand, Two large, frightened
eyes tored out of the
white face of the young
baroness at, the slender girl,
did nbt answer.
"Do not disturb yourself, nor, -
tense, and do not be offended that
have surprieed you nedeep; t wan
Rent up. Are you angry with Mee
.•Y out" said the young woman,
end pushed her arm away. "What
ere you pretending about,: and 'Why
do you tell 010 lies? Why did you
come to -day?"
"it was well- that I came to -day.
Ifortensei"
"Veil, well, as one may take IU
but I beg you will nor, trouble your-
self any 'further. But just tell .me
what . time it was 'when y•ou were
shown In?"
"It was about half past five."
"And what time is it n.oeV?"
"It is half past seven,"
"Who cumouneecl you? Who came
first to my bedside?"
"No one; I found you so," return-
ed the -young girl, emphasizing each
word.
"Your, •
• "Yes,. I, Hortense,"
"And the others?"
"They think we are talking • to-
gother."'
Hortenee was silent. "Go," she
said; "forget it, I eat not be
thankful; it is too bitter, what you
have done to tee."
"No, . will not go," returned the
young girl, although Hortense tarri-
ed away, hetried her face in the pil-
low, and clutched at .her hair with
her slender hands. She remained
quietly seated, and began to talk
softly. . "It was really wonderful
that we • Shohld Meet yestere
clay, Hortense. It has brought back
my childhood so :vividly,' to nie.;
you remereber, 'pet, papa's little
monkey? What a good little thing it
was, and how droll, it used to look
in the little goat -cart. • I• could
paint the place where we buried him
with so. many teais.,Do' you remoter,
ber how 'WO once fell down, and you
got such a. cut on your • forehead
that my father • had to sew 11P?
You clung so to my mother, and
cried so bitterly with you. Ale, '
*dear mother! I can ;never. fagot ber,
she was so good .and kind! Many a.
time at , night •whon I lie. in bed, liorseehair. if it goes. to lum. It is
it seems to me• before go • to sleep quite • fu,11; it belohge to my meth-.
that. feel her soft hand stinking inel. er's, time, • When people evere• not!.
forehead, and 'then X have . cry. • cheated with- .or sea -weed." • .
DO you •ever feel that?" '• • ',,,"Certainly, mothere certainly," he
Hortense turned round. e'No," •she,
returned, ;cheerfully, --• , •
said:, doubling her fist.. "It makes me ' • "Good -night, Alfred.. Come, Ieeete,e
enraged t� •thinIc ef . my 'tether, • far. she ,saide: shortly; "we. shall not .be
she was worried to, death •and- •into ,able to' sleep again • on account .01
the grave, and I was :cleceiVed about .the einging of the nightingales • and
• the only .person.wIto ever really , croaking...of the frogs.. If I had only
ed elle*" ' • ' thought about that horrid •garden,
• "Hortense, :a fiancee should 'not Would not have rented this.house."
speak so," .said• the enieng girl, . re- Lucie looked surprieed .and hurt'
unable to get her breath.; the whole to bed, and sat with a pale, indig-
"Is it you?" said her lover, and In the end elle her eyes sparkled e.ts oho talked of
house was alarmed. She kept long- nant face beside me,
mF to come to you." had to explain everything, and then his novels so full of poetry. Hop.
kinds. She delighted in Sturm, and
stepped out to meet her. "Did you ,tense liatened silently, and watched
Is it very serious?"asked the I began to hate my father. The
not just meet my mother ancl aunt? the swaying of the leaves through,
girl, with anxious eyes, next day I shut myself up in my which the beams of the setting sun
threw golden sparks.
When it became twilight, they went
up again to the young baroness'a
apartments. A dainty little repast
was set out for them. They sat op.
pesite each other, and enjoyed it,
Hortense turned to her companion
and said:
"Would you like some champagne?
A glass of it sometimes refreshes me
:very much."
She rang, and soon after appeared
the silvery top of a half bottle peep-
ing out frora its ice -filled casket.
"Do you like this kind?"
"I can not make any coinparison,
for this the first time I have ever
tasted it."
The young baroness sunk back in
her chair.
She forgot for a moment all her
troubles, and laughed till the tears
were in her eyes; then she became
grave and looked at Lucie as if she
were some wonder of nature.
"Take your glass, and let us drink
to our good fellowship," With this
she came over and put her aria
round the young girl's neck. "I have
a favor, a great favor, to beg," she
whispered.
"What is it?" asked Lucie, With
burning cheeks. •
"You have saved my lite; help mo
to bear it!"
"L Hortense?"
thing. But drat of all, how are "No, no, my child; she will be room, but 13ertin took a despatch
much quieter to -day, But she must for Uncle Ludolf to the Poet. 'Come
things over there?"
drst of all be made to think of other at once; I can not stay with papa.'
Instead of answering, she leaned
As Lucie **turned to the sitting- beside me
33y evening my father's brother was
her head on his shoulder and wept, things."
spoken to her?" 'Why can not she remain
"What is it, then? Have ye*
She nodded, "Her intended hue. room, the Frau Counselor was say.
ing to her sister-in-law: here?' he asked Bertin. She gave
band has written to break off his "It will be very -embarrassing to up' the Orem= language in, Alsguet,
and told him everything in Vreuch,
engagement." she' whispered, "on ac- have to say that •she has gene to lie kiesed rue on the forehead, and
Frau von Lowell.. Alfred, with all went to my father. At first all was
count of her father."
"Poor womanl" he said, feelingly. Yes new-fangled ideas of tolerating quiet; then Ludelf's vciee was raised
ouch things, had better have remain- in a terrible rage; he fairly shook
"Did you talk to her and scold her
ed in the large town of H.—, where when he
about her foolish attempt, you good came back to my toont.
Sociora and Gomorrah are thought, Pack your and my niece's things,'
little Samaritan?"
you wished me," "But, sister-in-law," protested ihousyseasi 0, In
abruptly; tweh'ntlinerse!p r‘evses went, good style."
"Yes, Alfred; I idid everything that
Dettchen, "what could he do? Yoe ithout saying adieu to papa, to
"As if X did not know the first
time I saw you what a splendid doc-
The Frau Counselor could evident-- lzaavter"hcelea.askeTmnterYif PIlawaaintidAtn'aarritY
call not refuse the young baroness."
tor's wife you would make."
self with a long -drawn "No, no!" Dillenclorf was a lovely place to live
him. My gratitude now no bounds,
She leaned against hira. "Where ly think of nothing; she satisfied hoe»
was that? Say—was it in 111a.thilda's
sick room?" au,d,1 turning tomeIraincilnet, •
ay% Sfaoirclgot, to hood, and Uncle Ludolf was a Sue -
in; I had loved it from my child -
"No, indeed; it was when you
dust the glass shade over the feather looking man. Three weeks after -
bound up Bebe's bad hand." flowers. Yesterday afternoon, when ward we were married. There Was.
"Oh, Yes!" said she. "And that
the postmistress came. she made I assure you, no talk of love, and
made such an impression upon you?"
marks on it with her nger, and then yet I really thought I did love him.
"Of course, and still more the
held it up to the light. X ,pretended There, now, I have told you about
delicate venison steaks .that ,vou used
to prepare for my patient.", notAtcohisefeor'gitivebumt—e,;,' said the royitelf," she said, looking into 'the
girl, grave, girlieh face before her. "For -
place
for shame! how pommon-
and began her dusting at once with give tue."
place!"
"But allow me," he added, mock- the glass in question. "Poon Hortense!" whispered the
About four o'clock she went to, girl again; "such a sad face, and so
ingly; "if housewifely ability does
Hortense.'e Before her, with a state- misjudged," she thought,
not impress a man, what should?" •
ly tread, marched Frau , Adler, in a Child, that was not the
He patted her cheek and kissed her.
her cap, basket, worst of it. It is no wonder if I
"What won my heart was your cheer- brown silk dress,
and wrap upon her arm..She had in-
ful disposition and your fresh mi. -
tended starting somewhat before T..u-
turo," he thought,
ole, although they were going in the
But- he did not put it in words; he
same direction, because sho did not
belonged to that class of 'persons
want to see her son's future wife en-
downthat keep what they value most shut
ter the lefeerfoldt house. But she had
in their hearts, locked up in
been detained by an acquaintance,
themselves, that can not express it,
and had to let herself be evertaken
and. pass for • cold and indifferent,
by a light step. Without turning
Only after long acquaintance and
her head ,she alloived the girl' to ae-
real study does one learn to know
company her, and only out eif the
them and to prize them doubly.
They sat silently by each other. corners of her eyes did she seo the
She had such high ideal thoughts of beaming face,
"She ought to thank you for ne-
love—she' found it so easy to undere
glecting respectable people far her,"
stand that one could die if the ob-
said the old lady. "Alfred will see
joet of one's affection were lost. Her
some time that I am right; blit then
young heart asked if he loved in
it is usually too late." •
that way, ahd• she sat gazing dream -
She nodded once more to Lucie as
ily at the blhe sunshine.
they came near the gate, and with
After a few minutes the Frau Caen -
her head erect strode on.
selor came along the path, She re-
ucie• hurried up the broad, stairs
Aliened the young girl's greeting cool-
ly, and remained standing at the of the Meerfeldt mansion. without be
detained by , mademoiselle, and
enerance to the arbor.
stepped, quite out of breath, into the
"Do you not think, it would be
better, Alfred," she asked, with her selon. From the chaise - lotmo,
shrill voice, "if the man. were to up-
holster the stifa in our house? He
ivill certainly steal the 'beautiful
think that there aro no more good "Let us see something of each
men left in the worldee
other—be a little good to me. Ach,
"Poor Hortense!" whispered the
again; "such a sad face, and so inis- .you little know bow lonely I am!"
judged," she thought. . "But I am so insignificant beside
•
your stammered Lucie.
"11 is a matter of perfect indiffer-
"You have heard me!" threatened
ence to me what most, people think the young baroness, laughingly.
of me," eontinued the young baron -
"Dear child, men think all women far
ess, as if she had heard Lucie's
inferior to them mentally; but that
thoughts; "but to be falsely judged
does not ' prevent their pleasing •
and given up by those whom I still
trust; that is bitter unto death. them.". •
Lucie blushed and looked in her
Tell Me," she • said, after a pause, glass, in which fine pearls kept danc-
"what have people told you about
me?" ..• ing up eta down, .
. "He thinks no worse of you for
Lucie blushed, it," continued Hortense; "he es just
of course," nodded Hortense.
like all the rest. You must not take
"I do . not want, to hear, but I it amiss. Ah, child!. if you have no
thank you tor coining to me in spite worse trouble! NOW let us touch•
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seen Hortense, and the latter's notes,
if she had to. give, op a visit because
it was impossible for her to be , at
leisure, sounded quite inconsolable.
The Frau Counselor called all this
clear "madness." • She could not ex-
actle conunand her future daughter-
in-law and say "o11' Must stay
hero," The son had taken the mat-
ter in his own hands and had quiet -
b informed her that he allonred Lue
cie to visit. Frau von Lowen when-
ever she felt inclined. But still she
was ready in finding a thousand
little hindrances, and clever in util-
izing them. . There was an Unexpect-
ed visit to be paid, and Lucie must
put on her hat; she knew very well
that it was unnecessary, but that
did not help matters. Next theta
was a PiOCO of work that 'could not
be postponed; then: a necessary letter
must be written, or the house -book
stretched hand atid kissed it. "Do
' , glasses; we will be friends — goed. 1 must be added up. . .
not desert me, I pray you!" 1 friends?" The girl's whole 'soul' revolted
.
"Nb, Hortense," Said Lucie, niov- ' Lucie kissed 'cordially the offered against the old lady as she began to
feel more and more at home with
.ed. to tears by the young woman's liPe'
request. '. . 1 "Yes," she returned. ' . the lovely, cultivated woman, In ,
They talked t th f awl il "Always frank with each other, if . beautiful and refined, making' such a
. :whose society everything seemed
.„ • • .
you osttnroosnsg ticfonatraastte hevoimthe.theAhn,akye:siparhoe-
which had been 'puseed •with the thon Hortense wanted fresh air. we do not like anything; and always ,
head-eed toward the window, two ''' "iffy head is still weak; but if you stand by :each other. I feel sure
will. God protect/you; but if sor- loved beauty and , refinement enthusi-
hands stretched out toward her. • will support me, perhaps we could
row shotad come.to you, and human. asticallY• ' ' _. -
"How geed of you to comer said, go'- into the garden a little while,
sympathy can avail, I will help You Hortetise'e musieeeLucie learned to
a tired. voice; PI have read myself We will take the hanimocks vith
half erazy, in order to .get rid of uty us." • ' to bear it." - understand Chopin and Wagner, and
Own thoughts," And as. Lucie seized ' "Oh, most Willingly!" • -, A deep blush still dyed the girl's to love Schumann and Schubert. -
her hands, Hortense continued: "The , They went arm in arm down stairs • cheeks' ets• she soon' after stepped put Hortense's book -case ----She listened,
night, • Lefeie-e-the horrible' night! 3t. . aria across the quiet courtyard. Just on the street." There was •Alfred her eyes growing larger and larger,
eveet pc, dark about nie, and in inee— then came it neighing eound ' from evalking up and edown waiting • for • 'to the reading ef the young baron -
1 had such. a- dread of,living any the stables: • , : • . her. • • ess. What had she hithereo known,
longer! I do not know what 1 said "That is nellee she recognizes my .' ,"I thought you Were going to stay ef at and its hietory—of all the glor-
• did did. Then they: brought your tetep. Come, Yee Must see her.". • all night," he said, jestingly. ious things in the world'? She had
,
doctor, and.I thought of you; time They passed the windows of the. ' been going about as if Lid and .
longed •for you. bid they tell You? old baron's inom, He stood behind • they reached the dimly lighted upper
She shciok her head silentlY, When.
,'went to?" She said all this 'in an ' than with a pleased expression, ate& . ..Your cheeks. burn like 'rosesdeaf -
1 feeling. She was almost humble to -
Will you stay here a• littia De you the • glass and kissed his hand to hall, he drew her to him. I. • And yet she struggled against this
.proa,chfully. , • into her lover's face. . He smiled. • erresistibler winning way„ Peorae, sit . opening the sashe cried . he, tenderly.; "Wee it net. dose • weed' her lover; et.ried by a thousand
FiAnceer ' she laughed, 'scornful- wonder if that woman • ever 'down by me; Minna will; bring you "I •congrathlate you—I borigratu-. e • ' little attentions to make amends to •
and warm out there. an the see' gar- . .
.s, e one, b e for having forgotten him 'so
ly. "Fiancee? 'e • ; .•' Was young, thought the girl: And something. Will yoit have an ice, or late .youl," •
• den, Lucie? And I sent yeti there 1111"
Lucie stopped, qnitit •frightened: she stood a long. long time at the *a °cup of clipeolatee Tell me sortie- "Why did You not go •eci your
h many hours through the day. With
- " • P th wl n ou found nu m.yeelf. Now conies l•ttl
the'early dawn. she was busy about
"Give me a glass of wine, begge open. window of her roora, and look- t ung, alma • g
•attracsyu,sepessy .
the young baroness: Lucie braight. . ed through the • silvery shimmer of - 'The. :yOung girt had taken eff her . could not • stay in your father's .,,yei
; she' is beneitehing!"
' • d.' h emptied it at, a• e spring • , A* f mo - bat and • sat by the coital house?" asked Lucie, coming back to , . . • .
light had lighted up her little sis- .of the beautiful woman in a loev the Pirtle ,j . . , . • • I did not know what she • was doing. .,
I, Ile remained kind as ever, talked to
,
draught. "Do you know -the Old . er sub ect It came from the bOttom .4, her
•Baroness Lubeska?" she asked.. ter'e photograph on the bureau,. and arm -chair, se that, she could 'leek • "Oh, he was then, I think, in Af- e„,, . , . , ,
h t ' '
"That horrid Persen that all the now lay like a •riairew line across -her in the fence, . . , • • • rice. on an antelope hunt. with the ,7Now, .1 her cheerfully at: noon and in the
children run atter, because She is• ale. the love; white -covered bed as Lutia She how deew seine Work out of . Duke. of II—, Perhaps you • have no- now!" he remonserated, •
evening ,he - wotted,stimuin hoh, the old
most always .drunk? " , : . vows of eternal friendshipci h
uncomfortably ImPressed; "only no piano Boccaccio s arc or the
sought her couch, She had eeteecely her popkete . • vee heard what a great Nimrod he. . ,.
"Yes; she, got in the• hecbit of it • fallen asleep, -when ct bell amended "Well, Hertensei . whate shall I.. tell litteifittweektunotvphotemernot yet= brother- . things, Lucie; it es not in your ' way , 13
, en such •
soldier's song from "La •Donne
because het hushand deserted • her.' lanche." He struck ci. thoasand
through the house. -With a. beating. 'You?" , generally." : • • • •
the house. • She did not spare her-
self any kind of work; but often she •
• I'Iortense •occasionallye thenk •
' wrong notes, laughed at himself,
Is • it Mite better to .be dead- than st heart she jtimped up and.listened. Ale- "About yourself--abo-ute yeurself,, . do -not know," said Lucie; -; lt
"-- ' "The: .great thing. is mav see.
• ter a little while she; beard Alfred's ,Luele; . it would sound like. a fairer- • is' very possible.," •• •
• ' then would try ceoMe old studeot
come to that. I have not• been 'able. •
to 'get that •vveman ou+. of aity -elope oti the etairs, and .soon after he tele' eo• me„ if there is any happiness' "Welle.as I saki, ,hre was selilem tie
Yoe heartily for that, Alfred," she
• • , . 1,ucie felt, thotigh ;she said 'noth-
songs from memory. , •
thoughts since nesterday. Give, Me shUt the door. 'Then a strange voice: in it. Bet please lay down yoer never at home. He has hunted- all'
. how quietly he would step up to the so." The 'splendid eheetnut mare came • ; I c .4
of said,' alo
Oa And if you find yourself disap- . . • .
shine • out of the window by his.
half a glass /here, Lucie," • . . spoke; *she listened as het answ.ered: work ; I Can not eta.nd the movement sores of creatures in all sorts -' He hesitated 'a moneent, i it grant , ing, that ehe could not listen to it.
‘‘1%1.6." ' ' . ' • • • "I will come at once:" - • of your fingers. It is itnpossible to . places. See, here 15 my Hella," said yoit perneissioii with mY velible hereet 'However, that was but seldom gen-
"How careful you are! But do nle . Where Would. he have to go? She keep one's attention on a converse,- she, opening the sea.ele door. Is "7- if it will be ci. pleasure to you, •Lit:: er,itlly he retirettio his room at nine .
another favor there, was an envelorie shut her eyes' and. Pietured to herself Lion when the handle, are moving she tet beautiftil?" • . ' o clock, and Uteri the light would
eickebed, and could 'heat his cheerfel Lucie gave a -surprised look; she' up to them and began to smell her els'"e" some1a" ' .. " writing -table into the: quiet garden
P• She . shook her ' head, as if thet
herd; read Me cute of the letters in
it. You mtlee have taken it awaY• ' .
"Yes; here it is said Lucia and voice, as he asked questions, come ,could not help it but she put her mistrese's hands and her dress. would be imPossible. • . , until late at night, , He wrote scien-
tific articlee for a reView; and then
she took .it oot ef her pOcket. X fw.tihg and quieting. "He. is so Work 'obediently in her pocket, and You miss your eugar, Ilene," h
,., 8-e ' "Well:, judge by . your own expert-
thohght it was a.fareewell to yotue good," ,she whispered, and folded her leaned baek in the arm -chair. • • .esucid, and patted softly the stender ' &me," he said, gently'. ''1 know ' I she sat. by his mother and received ,
every wora of hers as if it• had been
Bands upori her; breast. And she stay-, "I believe you are right," •ehe
"Of course, sO•it wapi but a letter • ed awake until lie eaane back some. said, and her eyes wandered etnend ,neek:, "I didnot give* her any yes-. . May, trust you.-' You loye neet,, 'rm.- 'a priek of a needle, • ' ' .
grandfather." • " • .
Lu -
to nie was itelosed eh it from jilirii--- hours later. • • , • terday—ah, yeetorday! Zit X had el.e? . • •
. • the room and came •back te Ilore • The physician has no Sunday. Lu-
eo keep for my father; there, read • '
____ tense, to the, white Cashmere Wrape provided for you. You Shieuld never „ ;She' taid both ' arms retina his
eie stood by the Window • and saw
ite—it is the White heavy parier.", ., CHAPTER VT. per trimmed with Tin:Melt einbroi- have shared the fate Of your . com- neck. "And you Me, toter.' she. ask- . get into his. carriage.- - He look-
"To-MerroW, Hoetense. It will * , . dery, and to the palineleaf fan which .paniens; as an bld worn-out horse ed, and looked searchingly into his nlin
you should have had your feted . hi- eyes. •• . - ed up and bowedto her en the
" then
only excite_ you again. ' , she held- in her hapd. Pelbeat shall I • ' VehiCle went slowly up the lonely
Da began early in the Frau Coun- • sured to 'yea. No one else should "MY sweetheart, as ranch as a man
"Read," she said, in a commanding s 7( tell you?" she as1,:ed again, street ' d h t ri cl back.'nto the
, an s e ur oi
elor s house. The family *Nee ' have sat upon your back." • loves the wariah who is. ix> tie his iobna, •
And Lucie read; drinking their •coffee at half -pest SIX "Abut ourself and your futue She turned round ' and I,Ucie saw . wife!" •
—Tante Dettchen in se red plaid jack- husban-------------------------- I o ow re '
voice.
•
Of .all the facos in the town that
"Dearest elortense,—I cctnnot ex- is rc,ally any such thing' as happi- •
large tears in her eyes. . i' She leaned against hien, and a day • none was certainly more de -
MSS: of course you love .him 'eery It is sad, Is it not, when One on- thrill of happiness went through jectecl than that of Frau Counselor;
press to 'you how uhutterably imed et and quilted petticoat, and her . _
it is Per me to• write these .• few night-cap over ha thin little terist ly has tears for an animal? I her.
of hair. She cotad not give up this ' much'?
lines to you You know how love
assure ' from beneath her Sunday cap it look-
• 1 neje looked at her much stir is- you that the fate of this horse was "If you do not want me to go
habitalthough her sister-in-law did , , pr
ed. Lel the coffee and cakee on the win-
erl sourer than ever. She had place
you, and will -understand the pain the Only thing yesterday that made there, say the word, and • my feet
it gives me, and will lzielieve that one cOu Y the thought of death hard to me. will never again cross the tires.
not sintre her biting renierks. But
nothing but the seetnest necessity
d h If d k • • •
Neil you get Ine 0 little sugar?" •
this rimitive ne e was of se e it -sounded almost as if she were
"Yes, of course," she said, hastily •• i ow -s e , an was knitting with
• P 0 g • Luele went readily Into the house, hold," cried her heart; but the words nervous haste, her exdpireseiton grey-
ld hardly be vexed with ha, .
obliges me to give you back your offended. • . did not pass her lips, they remained Ing more and more scon enter as
spotless freshness that it was mum she loolced •out at the empty streets. •
promise. We must part, Hortense. - - , b "Forgive me; it was an odd ques- and Procured at last what she want- silent.
The cook had gohe 'Good -tight," he said, lovinglY, ,e,
1 ante Dettchen eat hi her accustom -
Why? Your father. I dare not tell more attractive than the 014 brown
tion, but I think one sometimes de- ed feem Minna"
his daughter of all the bitter debts cashmere street -dress turned by . the . , , _ , •
. reeves one's self. It was so with into towe, and mademoiselle lament- ; and she retterned, softie?, "Cleat- Cil place, ' her head resting on the
the 'Worn awns and faded velvet , me, Lucie. I have---ana this is per- • But she detained the young girl sev-
ed extremelY that she had no sugar. night," Then they,parted.
1 i Counselor into a morning govvn . back • of the arm chair Peacefully
he has incurred, and yet I' almost ".
believe you are not unprepared, My
position you Will understand—" ithad ' of this I deceived him and myself faitenuint crazy, ' she asserted.
white. apron, was Pouring out the =that is, my dead husband—and Plate, her lover's deep voice sounded It was a regular rainy Sunday, .
Lucie, kneeling. clown at the side of .
Lucie in a daint mornin -ea i and
, , Y ff I and Others. I thought I loved him . As Lucie went back with her little
-the bed. • . Those -who ventured to church were , „ .
April —Rev. .1' De
—. ,
coffee as Dr. Adler entered, ' yet I was a widow without any real from the stable. InVoluntarly she Wet throtigh and tiiroUgh. The street Vi aslon tc en.12!:. ..
gutters were like swollen streams, W tt T. lmage died eet. mac o'clock to-
trimming giving the impression that haps my only good quality—a reek- oral minutes with excited aceounts
Stop, interrupted Hortense. •
, CH.APTER VII. .
it had just beat brought out ef t,he e•lessly honest nattire; and yet in spite of ehe night before. •"She was par-
e o
"My poor, clear Hortense!" sobbed regebag.
. (To, be continued.)
DEATH IDE TAL1ViAPB,
Ilefoin this 1 cotila cry, too, "Good-merreing," said his mother. grief. Then I first discovered that X., stopped. , Would she distrust them?
murmured the young baroness. "Where did you go Met night?" had deceiered myself, that it was He came. as a physician. .
'But get upl Achi .1 am,' so tired of He first kissed Lucie's forehead only With feelittg of thenkfulness "What shall the Child read to you,
it all. If you had only let me ra n r p .
decieneci nie, have reWardecl 1130 With cloatgs hagngrtournfully in the ward- 01 . hie
XI h ber had, to let their 'Sundae+ heinge for the bettor which gave hope
thoughtfullY, patted Dettchen on. the that I had found a home at hie side, ' .gricidige frau'?" she heard him say.
sleep! All that I have loved have, shoulder, and then took his place be- x old you before that •I came 'from , "Artutfred'e Phol Spare her andrecovery. Several days ago,
hatred etrid ingratitude. They have large blue letters with the inscrip- house, If one may desigante so re- ' glootny hero. Let her read you glxze , however, his condition grew wqrse,
fore a cup which • Was adorned in school, Of course, to 'my father's youreelf the acquaintance of that ,
taught me suspicion and contempt." robes, And they themselves
of the bright, slanny 'child • that nephew on his return home. '. Bertin, who, as long as I was • in poems charMingler." • I ciffee Garden an e
d the livery -
the Wm.,' ent,s d by congestion of the brairewith
Lucie sobbed stlently, She thonght an attention frail Dettchen to her sidences in which my father lived, ter; elle reads these cheerful, healthy ed as deject dly at
her as the .hosts of t.he - ,
tle n the famity have been daily ex -
tion; ."For the head of the house," spectfullY the endless. change of • ie- something cheerful; for example Rette - e • h retarrlial comrlications, and since
t 1.el k er There was but ' one p ct,ug hth 4:oath, • .
and the branches of the trees hung me. I a
The voung e a few weeks ago, had experieneed a
this't He
doWn heavily beneath their toad of h d. eeen ill kr some time and, only
used to hang so lovingly on her "To Frau von Loweie's," he said,' Dresden, had gohe back to her elvit
fatha's neck, that used to talk so quietly, and reached out fora. roll. home, came back before me, and ar-
Much abbut her handsome papa, and
I
she gam before her a Pale, despairing an Wanted tone
"Cheerful," £3ho'heard'Hortense tut- ,
eWer, "But life i4 so gloomy!" man in the Whole town Who ventur-
Is she worse?" cried Lucie, in -ranged a little room Per Me, X was "But she Would haVe no eempeee • ed to order a eaeriage, and that was DON'T SHOOT ROBINS.
childishly delighted to be let home.' hension of 'tvhat you want her to
woman who longed for Cliltith Oft ace She reqUires the greatest care and My fathor was at the station to :read,"
eount of this same father.
Dr. Adler, who had to visit a. pa-
tient in the country; and there was A ase c me befo e Te Fee Iragis-
but one pair of girlish eyes which re. t ate esi ler last neck in Whith a
attention. X Should be very, glad, meet me. Ile appeared embarrassed. 1 ..qhat hi Very flattering; I thank
"I am Very tired," moaned Her- Lucio,if
you Would go Over there Berton however, came to me with Yell in the name of your fiancee. But "
' garded the falling rain with -secret W arton man was fin: d one dollar and
tense. this afternoon; 'she begged partieu- streaming eyes, and iii the stillness with due respeet to your wish, we eatisfactiOn, and those were Lucie's, sts for shooting a tohin. The state
"Sleep—rest on," begged the laxly to have you," of my own room kept telling Me do not need to read at all," i Ltickily the weather made the dread- •; t $ placed a lieaey penalty for the'
young girl, and arranged the pil- ea.i di ,, id th i 1
a Y, sa 0 young g r . 'pauvre enfant, pativre petite!' which ; Lucie entered during the last. ed eecursion to the town facet with d structnit of inStetivorous birds and
lows. "But that can not be," ettiti his X did hot at all understand, As we words; she looked at her future hue- thirty or forty people 'whore she' did 1, 'no as ; igh as twenty dollars can
It ' ,not know` quite impossible; and she : hit Ose . n t is cote. the defence
L ' t Moth r "w are invit d to a, coffee were (lining, my father explained to hated questioningly, and her face was
V 1 1
by me till fall asleep. Come again party at the postmistress's. She hes
to -morrow; your voice quiets 'me. Partieularly invited Lucie."
NO, Ile; you than not Watch here; "Then Make her exeUses. haVe
Minna earl sit in there on file sofa." ' Promised Frau von Lowen sheshould
ine that he ;Was to lia.ve a little Pale, . • could go to Hert•01100 I liertefise arid ' es tit t, th ird we. in , red and not
party in the enrolling, but I had bet- ele held oett his hand, regretting been' the Alpha and Oraega of her a • iv Q li e tid s act 1 : 8 en, .4 I
ter go quietly to bed. / saw in the' that he must be going mum., thoughts since that day; she count- le •atii. y, Tit • ca; a inne tie ,s tt
cOurse of the afternoon that a table "Cane With, me tet the -gate," he . ed the hours midi iihe Could again .. areiug to e ys end rein men who
She held • the little girlish hand fast, have a visit from Lucie, and X mtist Was being laid; baskets of wine And begged. enter the YOUng bareness's saltine she w • to lv • shoot s• di hir s and des -
in. hers. "Do not cry," she said keep my- word to a sick person." ehampagee mane from a hotel, and She walked' aerate the courtyard
. . •
felt teediter was lost if she had not roy the r n s s.
oece more. "Can you understand me [ ' "What is the 'matter with her'? Mile candles were being placed every- ; With hint while Hortense Wee feed -
Some tittle: 'It has done me to hnich - "She is nervous." lighted at the idea. of being intros, -pathetietelly, "you do not feel COM, VAIWAAMWAMWMAiltiliWititroYWO;Ov, It ", Ift
210Wr Then after a pause, when never troubles herself about any- where. Why' might not Dertin and , Mg her horse,
Linde thought She had been asleep body," said the old lady, angrily'. 1 sup with them? I had been •se, dee "Poor little thing!" he said, am- •
good. to talk to yoU, Lticie. DO you, "That is, she is faiicifuli"; cried his duced into society, teethe hOweerer, fortable here." •
sing just so sweetly in your gar- "No, is not that. YOU dannet arranged a simple eepaSt for us, arid He stood still and looked at her.
She spolee a few more Words in e. do tot knoiV ile eireilmstanceS, How- - the guests to arrive, 1 heard Spurt; Hortense lovable and bright. I en- .,
low tone, half intelligibly, arid at ever, X Wish that Lucie, for Frau von . Clanking he the 'corridor, and. then joy renewing our intimacy."
last she fail tieleelt. Lowen's sake as it sick person, and the rustling of silken dressee. It, lee Was siletet, as if she h. d re -
Lucie slipped out on tiptoe; the for mine as a physician, should. go is not a gentlexnan's supper, after Pulsed him; there was sOntething Con-
nutid sat in an armchair by the oVer and ' try' to eheer her op a; lit- all,' said I, 'Listen, mademoiselle,' tradietOry M her whole bearing.
salon door. Lucie gave her theetedeee t•Ts''' During this debate 'he had 'You are. mistaken,' she returned,. "FdroWeill" he said, at the; gate,
sary directions, sent her in, hue , . finished hie eoffee, and getting up gravely. Did Just then a woman's . "I think rrau von Lowen Will soon
went horse, • ' took his hat from it chair. "Of slivery laugh sounded, and another . be quite herself again.
course, only on condition that Lucie answered. -X felt inyself very much "Adieu" she said, bowing her
• hurt', and neglected. I Will tiOt be head gravely,
la willing," he added,
remeheber the itightingaIns used to Mother. silently, which Was not her habit, "Why?" she asked,
deter' . judge of the Matter, mother, as yott Made tea, When the time came VA* "YeS, X, like it very =Itch. I find
.71•Fr BLA.QK .CATS
ARE HERE.
You know me--Luele Walter," She CIXAPTAItt V, ' She nodded assent, and followed -treated 0.11 a child tiny longer,' X Xiortetise Was waiting for her,
sat down on the edge of the boa, hita to the door, "What was the cried, quite beside myself. The feast They then wont WO the garden and
and laid her ern" ott the eheltleler Of "The ladies are in the garden," matter With her?" she whispered. began in the rooms beyond our, and had the groom &Sten the haratieeke
the Aid( woman, -My dom., good eto rre:,u Centvidnety thict little Metied 0, fit, of desPeir; she has a lasted till deep in the night; the undqr the chestnut trees,.. They, talk-
-. . .. - cheerfulness 'ilt1 Navety kept in-
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