The Clinton News-Record, 1902-05-22, Page 3• 1\lay 22nd, 1902
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posionumimo
and Herr Weber had none. With boy rtve eall life,"
But laleie did not kuI
And aow all Was ready for the
Wedding, The beautiful Vaulted
room in Which the Orel:gaily Was to
take place looked grand aud feetiVal
through the etainedeglaes evindOWII
bright eolered light fitreanied Veer
the white altar SUrrounded With or-
ange trees, Prom the centre of the
vaulted ceiling hung an old brans
candelabra filled with WA= earidlee,
and some carpeted steps led to the
adjoining dining roem. There stood
the little- table riehly deeerated with
glass, silver, and rare china. The
servants ha,d taken pains to do their
part toward malting the holele look
gay with wreaths and garlands.'
Hortense fatale it distasteful. '7
suppose they have put gay rosetteti
on the horses! heade and ornaniented
the video," she maid to Ledie as
they were standing at the window
Waiting for the carriage Which Was
to bring' the brielegroorateleet front
the station.
It was nomi of the day before the
wedding, young baroness had
put on an embroidered• batiste dress,
with scene yellqw roses at her neck
instead of a broach. ,Every vase and
jars in her rooms Was filled with
roses., Lucie was arranging vari-
ous wedding -presents on a, 'little
table; among. them, 'sonic gorgeous
• pieces of jewelry from the mother
and sisters of the groom. Dr. Adler
had sent a majolica vase filled With
roses. Matlerneleelle's cushion with
the crest lay among the other things,
Hortense had' already repeatedlY
toped her head .to: look at the
clock on the writing -table.
"What doe keep the carriage?"
site said at last;
"The train meet be belated," weld
Lucie. ,
I hear the ..'whistle plainly."
"Then, perhaPs. Herr Weber wait-
ed for the Ilimburg tralea-it comes
. a quarter •of an hour later -so as to
bring his brother with hirdee •
Hortense shrugged her shredders
• impatiently.
"That is not exactly gallant."
• The noise of Wheels was •now
heard in the street by the gate, and
a moment after the carriage drove
into the court -Yard With no one. ,in
it.
•
Horteithe turned Pale • as death.'
"He has. not eome,", she said,. with
apparent .coolness.
.• "There is another train • in • two
hours, Hortense," .
"Oh, as t� yoei, Lucie, If 'the
world Were' to cerae to an end you
would have • Sante explanatiOn for
. it," cried Frau Von Lowen, stamp-
' i.111," 'qn the ',carpet with her dainty
•foot. •• ' .
• Leicie looked. up atirpris,e..
• "Ilut I do net know-",
"No, you do not know; but X -e-1
. ye is not coming;. he • not Conte
at all. He hes not eirritteri since
the •day before yesterday; he has
:Probably-,-!" •she stopped. "I "do
not knoW: What: Will happen-je-eif
-" she Murtimred.
"But, dear heart, why do. you
'work "yourself ; im see", said Lucie,
.gieing over to her. .
"You do not' 'understand, of
• course, beenese fete has never played•
you such •hatefue. • tricks; .but. one
Nyho has suffered as I have -.Oh,
I am prepared' for anything."• ,
"Do you imagine that he• eau,
have heard about your. father?"'
• "Afid _is that not quite .possible?
It is, certainly welleenou'gle iknown.
It would he rfrucli'reere cif. 'a ewonder
My Heart's Da ding
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BY W. HEIMBURG '
Author of "A Penniless Orphan," "Gertrude's 1Ylatrlage," t
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which to replaee It.' A long-draavn
sigh escaped from the plump little
ladee
"Oh, It is excessively tweeze nig!
Now, que faire, Hortense meet be
contented with one cushion."
•
OTIAPTBR XXUI.
The Weeks flew quickly by; the pre-
parations were but few. The trims -
seam. of house linen, needed only to
be pecked in•trunks and sent t� the
station; everything was finished. and
reedy. The cestly lece veil which
Hortense's mother had Worn laY
reedy to adorn the young baroness
fOr the seend time. A. white silk
to excuse himself too, when Ilor- , out and tell him honestly 'I do. not dress had arrived from tiertion-a
tetise called to him: I love you; I will not make yon un- bentitifUl Soft Material Which fell in
-will take a cop of tea. with' happy.' " • beaVy folds; and for the civil
me?" "Rather a hell Wrth him 'than to riage black lace dress with bone
It sounded as if a refusal would appear again before the world with net and mantle to match all dotted
not have displeased her at all. a broken engagement," said 1-lor- with jet. .
ati the greutest pleasure," he tense. It sounded as if she were The baron had had ail his Ordeee
had ereil; so there they sat gnashing her teeth. "I only need to fastened upon his coat. Itlademois-
v. ening for him. think of Wilken if he were to hear elle had endea,vored to give an • air
Hortense had not yet had the the news that the engagentent was of splendor to her claret -colored silk
laftiPs lighted; Lhe little blue Leainb. off between -Herr Weber and Frau von with beam yelloW real -lace; and Lae
ling name under Ole silver kettle Lowen! I can see clearly how no • cio had taken a white eashniere
made but a dim light in the coni- would stroke his beard with a grave dress Olit of her wardrobe in Order
foelable. room. Lucie could not ban- look and mutter, 'It would be int- not to appear in glOomy black on
ish from her mind the thought ' of possible to marry her; I acted very •' such a, day. .
how often she had sat here, and properly.' Rather misery to -mor-` I Only 4 tow guests were expected.
near her smile one who had every row!" The slender hand that lay in Of the bridegromees relations only
now and then secretly pressed her laicie's doubled itself up. "I un not his youngest brOther 'c011id Conte, the
hand, and that, this could now never so sure that it ;may not still come one who lived in. Hamburg,' and was
be age. in. to that. Grandpapa tells me that agent for a largo Jim. His moth.er
Weber came in; the servant brought was a very frivolous sort ot man; too long for an old and
After a few minutes Waldemar he hinted to Waldemar that papa hathd,Olinecl, saying the ittlf euerbIlle: Wwao!
in red -shaded lamp and placed it but that he -that ho was worse than man, and she hoped eoon to win -
on a side table, and Hortense pour-. that, ho did not think it necessary COree her daughter-in-law Within her
ed out the tea. to say; and I -I am such a coward, own four walls. The other relations
" Your graedfather does not look I can not. Well, there may be some were notinvited, as Hortense. was
well," he began, after a pause. good friends who will show hint the decidedly t!p‘pposed to any great c1°-
'1Ie is always so," returned Hor- morass upon which the flower that bration. there was no one else
tense. he wants to pluck grew. And then - to come but. the. baron's bosom
"What does the doctor say as to then, Lucie, I do not know what friend, Major 'von Schenk, who lived
his comfit ion?" will happen.' by himself • on his -lonely estate • in
"I do not know. Lucie, have you "Shall I talk to him?" asked Lucie.. the neighberhood of Hohenberg, and
ever heard Doctor Adler say any- "I am convinced that he knows all the clergyerian Who: was to say the
thing about him?" about it, and that you are worrying "Amen" over the bridal Pair. *.
"No," said the girl. yourself needlessly. Even on the wedding day the bride-.
"Adler?" he asked. "And if he were only now to find" groom Might draw ba.ck..
"Yes, Doctor Adler," said Hor- it out -he loves you, Hortense, and Hortense seemed to realize that,
tense- "Alfred Adler, I believe 3 our father's reputation would not She appeared to be remarkably calm
that is his name, is it not Lucie?' injure you in his eyes." and quiet at this time; at. least her
" Yes," was the low answer. "Oli, you do not know men. Van- grandfather - and mademoiselle
"So the old fellow is here? , That itv and selfishness are their chief ' thought so; but Lucie knew better;
interests me. very inuen-nn, it ' de- characteristics. No, do not say any- • she knew of the wanderings up and
lightsieniet" he cried, thing to him. I do not wish it; let down until .deep into, the night,. saw
"Do you know him?" asked Her- things take their course. Only do how she paled if the postman failed
tense, surprised. not forsake me, Lucie." to bring one Of the square, cream-.
"Do I 'know him? elany pleasant "Or say, rather, do not forsake ,ecolored en.velopcs which 'Waldemar
hours we have spent in Heidelberg me, Hortense," returned the girl;rXIVeher was in the habit of using.'
together. I must hunt him up to- "You are my only refuge in the And yet it. was no longing to hear
morrow: is lie married?" from him that ina,de hi letteiS eo
world."
"No," returned Hortense, abruptly.
"What a pity! It would have in -
teres ed me so much to see what
kind of a woman he would choose, he
has such peculiar ideal views on that
subject. 1 he ever finds all that he
wants in his future wife combined in
000 pe: -son, he must be more than
human --a fairy or an angel,"
Hortense lookt.d over at Lucie; and
as she noticed her sad expression,
she said, trying to turn the conver-
s Hien into a lighter vein:
"What do men understand by that
kind o. angel'? First of all, they
must know how to cook well; is it
not so?"
Ile laughed.
'No; that was not what he meant;
though it should go with the other
virtues. He used to rave about a
soft, lov'n,tt. being. who would end
all the happiness of her life in his
love, who would meet him after the
heat and toil of the day with a
cheerful look, and in whom he could
confide everything; in a word, some
One that would ask nothing in the
world beyond him and her home.
Hendreds of times he has described
all this to me. He used to be F.0
vexed when he titt\V young married
women in a ball -room allowing
themselves to flirt to their lesart's.
content_ 'Let me ask you, hit would
say, 'does it not take away ell one's
cltsire to marry! Is that worthy of
a "wife? If I were to see mine sur-
rounded by such a silly crowd I do
not know what I should t1J. Do-
mestic they ought, to be-doineitic.
And then lie would describe to me
how it would be if he were to find
his paragon. I could see Pie Isimp
burning- on the table, and
head bending over her week. he be-
side her, with a book from which
he was reading aloud, end I could
bear the trees without grcianing In
the autumn storm; he had always
had a great love for the autumn; ;laid
I could hear the rain pattering
against the window -panes ---
"Do you take arrack In your t,ea?"
ash! I Hortense, rather loudly,
-Thanks. Is not, that a charming
picture?" he added, without allow-
ing himself to be interrupted. "You
avec ith him, of course, in every-
tlt g?"
"I can not deny it, Hortense. Ev-
ery man longs for a happy peaceful
hetne."
Lucie rose and loft the room; she
We it to her Is thooni. She scarcely
knew why she went there. She stood
in the dirk. "it is over," she whisp-
ered. -Too late!" She could see no
clearly a little room by lamp -light,
but it was not she who sat there;
it wns another, who had picked up
the jewel which she had thrown
away ki cause she did not appreciate
its worth.
She tamk a fresh handkerchief,
sprinkled it with cologne, and made
ready to go down -stairs again. As
she hail her hand on the latch of the
salon door she heard Weber's deep
voice.
"Celt's° a man like Adler! that
borders on- Foolish girl! }low -
et' r," continucd, -it is of course
my knightly duty to open my house
to her if you have promised her a
home, If iirt
' Not only that." interrupted Frau
voe ()wen, "I love her, and do not
Want to be separated from her. I
thank you, Waldemar."
CHAPTER XXII.
7 tide turned away and went hack
to her room; and she sat there and
repeated, in a low voice, the Words
she had just heard:
."Foolish girl!"
Half an hone Inter Hortense came.
"Are you asleep already?" she ask-
ed. "Where are you? You quite for-
get your duty 0.8 chaperon. Now,
Lucie." she continued, and seated
herself on the broad window -seat,
"the matter is settled; we are to be
married in four weeks."
She sighed comically as she said
this, and then began to sing softly.
Lurie knevv what that meant; when
she sung so she was at ease; there
'MIR a storm brewing.
'T'our weeks, And you have con-
sent rill"
"Ves, my love. We are to visit
his mother, and then our ideal life
at Wottersdorf is to begin. I pro-
pose that and I -the t we should
get ourselves iambs with red rlia
bons roulid their necks, and erooka,
and he Ahmed play the flute to us; it
would he en lovely! Well, our heeetzt
are in the trap already."
"3. repeat agaitt, take your. head
My good little mouse," whispered much missed; it wee restlesimess and
Frau von Lowen, tenderly, "no, in- a certain dread; and countless tirnee
deed! I can net think of any • life through the day. Luele had to recta -
without you." sure her as she 504; Po you think
"I will make myself useful to anything Will happen to pretreat it,
you," promised Lucie, "You are not Lucie -anything • shocking? . You
made for the burdens of life. I will know= Papa -e•-•"*. .
take all care from you; the little If she received a letter she answer
worries and annoyances of house- ed it immediately; but they were one
keeping, things that you can not • ly short teethe, and three lines of her
large, energetic writing would 'come .
• pletely fill the little sheet, . ei "
• "If he knows that we are still
alive, and that oin• house 'is stilt
trust servants to attend to; iou
shall feel no thorns, only roses shall
bloom for you!"
Hortense laughed. •
"%that w.11 you do? Pour out tea, standing, what need of more?" she
and after dinner make a cup of cof- would say as she pressed her • dainty :
fee? I know of nothing more, ex- seal With its sevoi-pointed •coronet
c•Gpt the co,ossal undertaking of help- on the purple seelingewax, and then
ing me to bear life, and that you un-. she would sigh. as •if she had. finished
derstand famously, my darling. How- a difficult piece of Work, •
ever, to -morrow he is to go away— * '* • * .* 41
'to prepare his house for my recep- A few •deers befere' the 'wedding.
Lion,' as he says; probably he' 1s go- Hortense *and Lucie Were .taking
ing to have the little Cupids on the drive.' 'Hortense had compleIned of .
ceiling that stretch out their fat lit, headache. In the hOtthe there was.
tie legs so roguishly in the air fresh- hammering • and : every *kind of'
ly gilded, and have the elaborate fur- 'noise.' A carpet Watt being laid .itt
iiiture freshly covered with brocade, the room where the inarriage. core -
He will also want to burn all his old • rattily was to take pIae6-7-the so-• „
mementoes and love letters-" called •"vaulted. i.00in." in 'the ,oldest
-But, Hortense!" e.vclaimed Lucie, part Of the 6I11 hotisearid the noise
half laughing and half shocked, "you- disterbed the baroness. so much that
have really a very flattering opinion she fled front. it ee •' They 'drove'
of hizn." through the hot, narrow streefs, '
"Oh, child," said the young ba- and suddenly the .. emeclun.an turned
roness, yawning, "you do not under- into the Wetsergasse. 'Lucie start -
stand that. I have a cousin in the ed; it was the street where his' house
(lizards that spent three days before was! 'She terrier' her head to tbe
he was Married in doing nothing bet other side; but -Se therei ha the .
destroying all the mementoes of his. nerrow sidewalk the Prate Cotitisehne .
happy bachelorhood. In the end he -.was walking' • in. a slow; dignified, •
forgot one photograph, and this pie- manner, and before •her a very, tail
tut.° was the cause of the newly- figure in a gray -colored sateen .dreSs.
married couple almost being divorce and a Rembrandt hat trimmed with
ed. So, you see, it is no joking mat- waving' feathers. As the carri.4-gh •'
ter." She slid down from the win- approached. them' ,Luele bent 'down'
dew -seat, , yawning again. "I am. •to pielc hez• .hanclIcerellief, -which •
dreadfully tired, Lucie. 'A . good - had slipped .from her hand. mad es -
night's rest-" caped .the old lady's glance, but she
, .
•'Does Herr Weber leave as seen as mat • the look of curiosity hi:the •
to -morrow?" girl% blew eyes, and Lucie's , heart
as soon as that, thank Heave beat loud and -patendly. She sunk
en! An engaged man is dreadfully back into the • enshions 'feeling' weak
tedioue. Good night, Lucie."
and helpless.- • ..
she kissed the girl on her brow and "Why, who.was that,?" asked
ITQr-
1et the room.
'How sad," thought the one left teennigtailon..v.vitlia•itt noticing the girl's
silting there, "s0 poor in love -in Lucie knehr. wellehut she could not
sentiment so unable to believe any- bring herself to speak. . •
thing really noble! Poor Hortense!" . "Well, 'if they ,Med pet that figure •
The next afternoon Herr Weber on the pedestai in the -Niederivald,
left, after having hunted up Dr. Ad- travelers ort Abe •steatriebrits • could
ler. Ho looked very happy when he , .not complain any longer that it .
returned front his house.
"He is the same sensibh, good fel- looked too striall. I think this must
be the thud of the yearly market, •
low as ever," he said dimeer, and that . the giantess has come.
but suddenly stopped as his glance Did You see her, Lucie?" .
fell on Lucie, who sat by Hortense But Hortense held her hatedkere
with her eyes east down.
Hortense allowed berself to be ncheitcfnototteheer aching temples; and did ,
that she received no an-
swer. A bell rang behind them; Lu -
recognized the .penetrcitieg sound
of the. tones, although she had only
heard it once, It Was the bell on
Dr. Adler's little gate. She seav her -
Self entering 'anil he standing on the .
threshold eXpectilig her. The.
thought came over her with over•:
terbelming forcer she, would have liked
to spring out. of the carried°. '
• When they returned toward eaten-,
ing a note • from',Dr, Adler I o Here
tense lay On the writing table. Ia
it he 'regretted extrernely being ob-
liged to :deeline the levitation to the
weddieg, as .he had a• very. siek •pite•
tient •whom ha Must Visit Annie
tithe° Otit in the coutitry.
"Very good," said Hotter...se; "he
has tact," arid she threat the IWO'
in the paper basket. "Yon know
Webee of Miro° had to Nvite him,
but we fully expected he would de.
'cline," • .
cline." • Lucie assented silently. In
the everting', tit table, Hortense ask-
ed: "De you know, mademoiselle.
who that yoting glantees is that ,
eee totting about the town?"
"Immensely tall,. with a Rembraridt
hat?" asked madam:WW1°.
"Yes; and very blonde, and Very
red eiteeks-,"
hiseed ifin, beautiful bands. "P'orgliiit
:me," he said, again.
The color gradually returned to
her cheeks; bat she could, not, say a
word. It wad impossible for her
to be untruthful. She did not say,
1."T have been anxious about you,"
she only said„ "Worse tleings Might
happen than a broken wheel, Walde-
mar. Let us go to grandpapa."
. Lucie, who had retired to her
room, did not meet the engaged pair
until dinner -time. , Hortense said
.
but. little; but Herr Weber Wes ra-
diant .with happiness, He talked
' with the baron about the prospects
of the harvest. The young brother
from Hamburg oecupled himself ex-
' .eltisively with mademoiselle, who
bad nothing good to say for Ram-
' burg. She had, in feet, only spent
twenty-four• hottrs there, end, ex-
• cep a plete of - turtle soup, whivii
had tasted very good to her, she
could not . remember anything
. Marsofllos,
was a very different place. Iledid
• not succeed fa having any conver-
sation with Lucie. The Pate girl in
a Meek dress, with the large 'brown
:eyes that seemed to looic so sadly
into ,every corner,. seemed to hiin at
the sante timo. attractive end repel-
lent: "Such a girt is wily to be
found in a Mall Uwe," thought
Ito, "in ouch Pit Owl's Xtest as this
• hottNe SeeMS to be; she ought to
come to a cheerful' place like. Ham-
burg; there we should soon have
• roses in her cheeks. Perhaps she
will be more talkative to -morrow. at
the wedding -dinner," •
ITortense wasready et, twelve
o'clock in her black dress with the
shining jet, and was waiting for her
bridegrown, who Was to accompany
her downstairs to the baron before
they drove to the magistrate for
the (evil contract, .
Lucie, wbo had helped Hortense to
dress, brought her a glass pl wine.,
she looked so pale and nervotte.. .
Just then Herr Weber came in.
Hortense hastily swallowed a mouth -
of. wine and went toward hiiii,
• "I am reaciY,." she mild. Tben ;she
toned once more to Lucie, "Adieu,
1-11'Acledie'n, He'
ort. nae;"' answered the
girl, 'with tearfuleyes, and in her
heart she saki, "May this step be
a happy one." •
As they were :in the act of leaving.
•etvhiet,b1.1:148leeitePr,er
caeneytoweed Went
• "For Herr Weber; it . has come . -by
special messenger." •
Waldemar Weber looked at, the let-
ter which the servant Landed hini,
and shook his:hehd,.; ' 1
. "One moment," he .said to Tier-.
• tense,, who1 had stepped back a little,.
and . turzting toward' her he
Opened the' envelope and took out a
cetnispled piece, ef paper.'like a. cut-
'. 'Una from a nowsPeP•er. As he. read
• it a deep.- color mounted to his
-
brow. .114 .turned ;the paper on the
• other Side, then read it :all: through
.aain. 'An embarrassing Pause en -
'Sued. Hortense went' up to'the
• ror and' arranged.' the veil on her
• Nile Lucio saw hoeir • her fingers
• teemblece, and that her eyes were ,
not feSthreid on her. ewe .eefleiztiOn,
• but Ivore ' t t on that of flerrI
Weber ' as he stool -there reacting.
• Hie face . was ea...longer' fleshed, , bet.
Pele, anti .theblueveins, geemSd. • to
• stand out on his temples.. Ile slowly
. -
put the cetting 'ane the • enerelope In
• the .breastpocket of . his chatahd
-
terned;,:to Hortense • "For ive the
'he:said,,quickly: and offered.:
". her, his men. And as he looked.. in-.
. her eyes,.., :which • for' the moment
looked 'dunand lifeless he asked.'
. "Do you not feel well?" .
I P er f ectly , She said, breathing
' ogeen freely; and 'she. stepped'before.'
," hime out of the door.
Lucie; had alreecleeliet on her dress
for. thewedding 'When Herter -tee -Came
• back: :She waited • in: the bedroom
• to help the bareness with the wed-.
dire -dress; Sbe heard Weber and his
. brother . abcompahying bee to the.
door of the .roont, andhow merrily
she. Was telking to, theme: and • she
could ',hardly I3ellevi her • 'eYes 'as •
•Hortenie entered :and • • tired,'
shut the door, and 'sinking'in the
nearest clwJr,. broke into tesirs• ie:
It Was,. the • first time .Lucie haa
'everseen her Weepe-aed.stee • sobbed' •
• eo peFisiortately, $o despairingly that.
the girl *as frightened. ' :She . ere-
braeed the trembling figure, • but •
• did not ' dare to speak. a 'weld to
• comfort such grief,. . .
By degrees Hortense becaltle Calm-
ar. She took. her haecleedciwn frOrn :
her 1 oar -stained face and Icioked out
of the. windoW at -the rostling leaves'.
' "Let us ' O. on: I will do ;it.
!She swung • and .throw her antis.
roimg the • girl's' rieck. "I am al-
ready Hortense Weber, Lucie. 1have '
a •hard reed befoie ine; but but ;
you. 'must go with nice Leeie;
my good angel.". And she kissed the
girl so passinnately as. shehad just
before treat. "Now you can adorn ,
'the sacrifice," she said; and three,
het -jetted hat' down' upon the -table, I
....Do I locik as if 'I had been crying,
Linife? However, brides Ought to
;cry!". She hastily took oti her black
Oreee to Change it for the white
wedding one. "Have. you any idea, ,
what was in the note brought ' by
a 'special messenger?" she ,asked, I
as ' she was • sitting' before • the
looking -glass, while Lade fastened
her Yell and the Wreath of orange-
.blossome •in •her dark hair.. ;
• "No, Hortense, Sonia business.'
matter; perhaps.. Ithy?" • ,
--do not laugh at Inc-' •
"I thought, -'X thought -you know I
• "Oh, is your father hauhting
you again?" .
• "Oh, Lucie, thank Clod
you heate • never gone through
What / havei nut it • is
over. . Give inc the: Chain of pearls
that Waldemar. brought to -day, I
Ought to wear it, should I not?,
tairsohtd.,, *Prefbr• to ',go in dust atict
tatele's Angers clasped the chain
round Hortense% neck, and the
brought her the fragrant bouquet of
White roses and orange-blessoins.
• "I will leave you alone, hOW,"
said she; "he 'Will be hoe at once
to escort you down; and 1 must be
down before you in the' vaulted
• 1
no"rtitoonvese, ,sed yoer eyes look," said
Lucie waved her hand and Went
Out, It seethed as if her veins were
filled with lead; she had to make a
violent eon, to rise to her feet,
Voter, • who was waiting for the
bride.' couple at elm door, Opened it h
for her,
"They all are assenibledere
whispered.
t
She went in with doWnetrzet eyes, .1
and placed herself automatically
mademoiselle's side.
"Where have you Weft keying' so „
long?" whispered the latter; "We
heat been standing here an , .etere h
nity."
The door now ripened again, ell- • 13
ken train rustled, and the bridal .°
pair • entered. • There was a deep 4
MPS, and then the minieteree vole
itounded loud and full through the 0
recipe "Be faithful 'unto death And
11 bW-!" • . •
• "Well, and suppose it 18 80 that
he meets soinemie : in the
.railway carriege who. should,
sae to • . `This •Ilere
Von Lemon is re Man without •any
sense of hon.ore do yeti believe that
Weber wotild :get' Out at the next stae
tion and .go home? Poe sha,meelior.
• tense, to' have so little confidenee in
the man to whom you will belong
toeinorrow!" ' .
"Think of Witkere Lticie."
,,flecause One Man acted so meanly.
ip the other to forget all his vows?
aust noW, as 'Yon etood, at the win-
dow, I thought "You. Were impatient,
that you *were glad he was coining,
that you cared , a. little for him; but
I see well • it was• not that. •You
make nue feel badly," - ' •
• "Stop tormenting me! You kiiew
that I do not love hien , Say hither
what shall 4o -if--" ' •
• "Cahn Yotirself, Hortense,"
whis-
pered Lucie. ; "Mademoiselle is cote-
• Ing." •
The old • lady 'cane° in, evidentlY
much heated and excited.
"low ia this, Hortense? Moasieur
has not cornet What does Vile
Mean? A. bridegroom Missing en
Such a day! . It is unheard 'of, Child;
it is not very flattering; it is an in-
sult!' • - •' .
• Fran von Lowczt gave a little
laugh.
"YOU APPear to be: quite worked
tip, dear Berlin. It is, quite possi-
ble that there has been an' eichident
on the railroad,'! • • '
•-"And you say that so 'co.011y,
Hor-
teflse! You are-" •
• "A dreadfully frivolous person, am
not? Dot that • is no Matter; r
still say that Is nest the woret that
may happen. Do not make yotiesell
anxious, but rather go :sleep. Doe
Yeti hear? take a little nap, now,
at once; it is the best itrae before
dinner. Au revoir, dear Ilertin."
The old lady Withdrew. She Was
accustomed to be dismistied thie
way. Hortense began to walk up
and down the robin, and kept it up
for two long hoers. The carriage
weetaerzen the depot, ad this
time it Te-er'r Weber's broth-
er. 'rhe baron had to receive him
alone. Hortense begged to be ex -
ceded. She went about with a
watch in her hand, and listened at
the windoW to hear if ahe west wind
brotight over the Whietla of the
train.
"Now'," she Said to Lurie, "do
you hear? If he does not come this
time, then -then---"
She Stared motionIets Out of the
window as the lioiee of wheels op.
preached. She became as white as
her &Ole, Etucl When the open landau
turned in at the gateway, and the
tall inan who sat on the back seat
looked up at the window at Which
she stood, with eyes full ot expecta-
tion, she Was Belted with a, fit of
trembling, and, leaned Ate if about
to faint against. Luele's shoulder.
kissed on the forehead by him at
parting, and called him -dear Wal-
demar."
A look of real sorrow shone nut of
his eyes at leaving. "May we soon
meet again," he said, anuch moved;
and Hortense called after him:
"Do not forget to have the stall
peep/trod for the golden sorrel; he is
accustomed to a box -stall." -e
She stood in the open door, and at
these words looked toward the eta,-
ble where the beautiful head of her
pet could be seen over the top of
his stall, and this sight so occupied
her that she did not hear the car-
riage roll away or se(1 two eyes
looking longingly for a last, glance
from her.
Mademoiselle, Who was siding at
the window of her room, shook her
head. She had only heard that
morning that the wedding Was tO
talce place in four Weeks, and that
Lucie hall been chosen by the bride:.
elect to follow her to her new hOriell.
She would have to stay there, alone
and forgotten, with no resource but
to play chess with the baron, and
with it all must be thankful • that :
Hortense granted her that mttele A
Pitiable life -that was thc resift Of
all her faithfulness. And now that
madame was to be married, if ehe "011, Mon Diouf .That is the ghli
shoUld hails children, he would say, Doctor Adler- is engaged to, Or le go*
iri that tone of quiet malice So pe ring to be engaged to."
collar to her, "Dearest Dertin, all . Hortense laid down her kalfe and i
respeet to you, but my datightere . fork sand laughed tIII the tears came
must bo brought up better than I in her eyes so that she had to dry
was, 1 eau net rae,ke any use of them with her napkin,
YOU." "Mae; e'est vrai," murmured nut4
in hiet, methane had once said demoiselle, with a stolen look at
something very much like that to her Lucie. "What is there to laugh at?"
When she had ventured. at Mich it "Children, how is it possible!"
thing. •eeied Hort*, as she mastered her
Alas old agel / She Want ta her i merriment, still without lookiing at
bureau and took from the lowest Litchi, Site becanie .graver and clasp -
drawer it double cualtion With n ereat ed the girl's hand; 'lily own darl-
embroidered Orf the white natin of Mg!" And 0.5 she noticed her Pale
octal. It had lisen intended for Hot- face she whisperedf "Have1 hurt
tenAcka nuttleitto with Waken, the your feelings, dale it is so ridi.
ono ivithiiie orimt w4g pow node". Moue! Laugh, too, it is the best
1 tAlng to diLi-to laugh oVer the Com.
CIIADTER XIV.
Itortense Was still pale as Walde-
mar entered the room with rapid
steps- and hastened to her with
both hands outstretched.
"Irow shall 1 eitetele Myself, Hon.
tense?' 1 missed the train, but
from no Writ .of mino; on tho way
to the station %ea broke a wheel. /
had, in Order to Catch the first
train, drive through the woods, and
you knew the, Wood toads?
No? Well, you shall never know
them. result was that, 1 did
net even catch the second train,
and had to e' fn the way .
taking,
•
1 Avuz gvio thee a crown of MO," He
1 spoke of the faithfulness which is the
Alpha, and Oruega of the marriage
state, saying Gad had given to man
no greater Virtue than faithfulness.
Where there was perfect confidence
no mistrust eould enter, and no rais-
understandings arise. •
The words went to tmeie's heart
like daggers. She felt herself con-
demned. Faithi had she not broken
her toaripthhantoedlicirahiwtromiworf stirlatetr, sits!.
ter? Her head sevataq Woeld the
preacher never come to the end of
11$4.41tselramstontte 334W- ly married, touPle
knelt and received the blessing'. Then
aedoud "Amen," a tow whispering,
the resthe of the bride's train,. eine
Lucie knew the ceremony was ewer.'
Thank God!. She had no Clear idea
of what went on about her. She
only saw thet Hortense threw her
arms round the old barort's neck,
hat all eluetered round the newly
Married .Pair to shake hands, and
she heard. a cry of terror as the oldl
baron. tottered and fell, apparently
lifeless, in, the briciegroomes areas.
A scene of indescribable confueion
followed. They crowded round the
old ma,n, who lay there motionlese,
sprinkled water on his face, a•ncl.
called for a Physician.
• It was not long before Dr, Adler, •
whom the servant had 'fortunately
met in the street, appeared.
"Do not alarm yourself, inacieme. •
It is only a feinting fit," he said,
• after a brief eXamination. •"The ex- .
eiterneht and tee sultry air," He
' took him in his arms, as if he were
a ,chilci, and earried him upstairs.
Hortense -and her new husband. has-
tened after him; the others remained
talking in low tones,
.ene was. not able to stand sti
loug," reinerked the old major, as •
he stroked his white beard. "I told
hint beforehand that, he ought te
have it chair 'brought in for him -
but his motto always was;
!Rather .die than be wanting in
courtesy.' " .
•The young brother from Hamburg
sterMed..im to Lade, who was lean- •
ing, as if week, agalest the wall.
He ares.evidently in anything but a
elrorerhfualt.mwoaosci
'More ef a' funeral ser-
• mon," said 'he, but sio tow that the
minister, who was talking to ma-
denaiisolle, could not hear him,: ."As
if he akpectecl One or other of them
to die at least Within. a; year', •I
haVe,' not observed that either of
them look consumPtive, new have
they the feebleness 'of old age."
But -the pale, 'silent -girl bed no
. : : ' j ce. ,.. thought 'of
leTzethilda, aedesaid in a' 1ow. voice;
. "It might;.come quickly; and thea
• . • . .• wrong to another,
it hurt's all one's life." .
The young:mien% eyes .Opened wide;
•.he adtuaily shuadered. ;Voting,
'must bear i•P teasna.dbrnileill a bong n‘nd he
le ne • ..
nert • He ev puld be :ghee • elm g he •
when • he was mice inOre• steaelleg
for llenibitige and to-morroW poen
he wouid warn ert Synkoth. when
be:MA.11bn at the Bourse; never- to ni11111
fall in love With •11, girl .freen a little
towne-one aught' as well plant emit
•
• Weeping. willow in hie garden. .
"Adler," • 1:)..kilt Waldemar Weber, as be et
the old baron came. to himself, as be /1110
wzia gciihg 1.0 the dining-rarelyivith
eleortense • • on his arm, - "clo. mo the elPhle't
Woe' (.6 stay hero; we stinefeel awe- tho
�usaettnet, :N.Valdenint, indeedi but .1.. hrsi
:will Oahe again, 'about, half past • eo
Six; and see how he is. • rarewall. dr i»
and it I should not sec you again,. ,He
int hyIennolallif.ettrwhicIluidhrito7siebein. the'
dinner. Ile sat.at. the head of the in t
this
pany lead ciesembled in the, 1..lining_• Wim
room The eleiron. ' too, appeared •hast
• agelni he had recovered rapidly, and • eyes.
eneisied on 'being present the . nos
• table between the, bridle peer. Tee • seeps
Conversation was not. aninuieed. "D
demoiselle. told ,the clergymen and the hear
old. Maier; von Sehenk uo the
Mon of it.' The pastor Proposed a •
ttiest to 'the ne*Iy-Inarried 'pair
the Major to the. baron e Their' they • alefe
talked of Russian .polititee,' Of Italy,
and the elialera. Towarciaahd, end a...tho
the dinner it Wan •scnioNiAliat ' more -awe
'Cheerful. ' The Young Weber. :lettered *0"
Lucie a, Philopena; ,but she refused. all
He was 'more Successfut- with niede-'
moisellee he alloteed.her ta win - fit e.e.
chernang man," thotight • the 'old •
hide, who . wat delighted, tied Wish- One
her. wishes. : "A . charznizig, • rectitY scala
once; and:inquired partiatilarly aS to 11,::jeath
ed at Mice for a red Japanese .frin,
with gold embroider,v,. and quite .011e
large. Heatialingly noted it, down in son'
hiswioi6oncitetitI-obolocel. we're • ed iefo• 11)01
tea
tense signed to Leda to come to her.
.The girl 'peshed a cheer betweeit the ta„Ls
eLvhlYerzsearetdttlio"etilltr Odthi
baron's and that of the 'beide, and
behind the orange -trees round .the Mt(
other
hand,and. tables, now
vaulted room, but remained
moment,• The Adler. entered the
idden
altar, and looked through. the drawn 'keua
portieres •tit the wedding favors
teetered to health, was • presiding. • "'Y
where the baron, appareetly quite 1,t_01:1:11
His eyes remained fixed nn the two
yo,ung women's heads, bent towards Fre
oath other next to the bitron.. 1ft the 1321.'
curious light,. which .was blending lea!'
Of daylight and'. wax candles; the eme,
girl's heir looked like spun. gold on 10.?n.
her white brow, Sometimes. }tor- ki.,°,1
tense. would lean fOrivard, and her
veil would float about Lucie's face
es if she too wore wearhig • bride' Lae'
array,. and his heart beat • itt the "
remembrance of the dream. whie.h had • an
been. so nearly realiZed, Where would for
she find hesiie?. Would Kernmert tO
good-naturedly take her back again? his
He remembered the Oberforster's wo
harsh Condemeation of the girl as .1"1
his dying wife longed her her sister le'r
and' She did not conic, lee felt he me."
must write a lotto of. earecity to ,,ta,
icemen it the young and beautiful WI
girl was to be left alone to fate the 013
dangers of Me. • He Shook his head; 01
what made him think of doing so? :
Vliat was . her fate to him/ Whether •01
her voyage on the sea, of life wail n
NIPPY and peaceful, Or Whether she ,itt
went down -he had no elaim on her, 0.
did not Wirth .ene. Tho Chairs were ee
nOw being pttshed back. trorteneelo
ad rieen, stepped quickly Into
a window 'tithe as if he feared being
edit; he did not Want to meet her.
Within COTO was being served, and
it animated eonversation Wes going pi
on. Why did he not go? What held
haelt? The baron eertainly tild
ot heed him any longer, and still, 0
straitge to Say, he did not melee from h
he 'Vet. no looked absently at the ti
rightly colored Stained -glees win. it
dows, and by degrees What he saw
here elitinted bin attention. The
tallied glass Wait Very old; he knew
hat; the baron prided hirnoclf upon
ts teat) for antiquities. A young
atrielatt, in the eostutno of the
Orb, part, tif the einteenth century,
vas standing in an arehett hall With
fled floor. "Wernher ertindwitnri"
vas to be read beneath. On thri-
'glow Side of the WititloW, 'with the
Our 01
el:diary
*her at
Spectucle
trim -wet
otre
rem•d7loi
Wqr guar!
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