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your MOtherr--- 'Where doet3 STOW
,t father live now?*- 'Was he at the
svedding?'- 'What kind ot a wedding
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place among the gentlemen, who had last, as 1.1.e.e was no answer to tier
iiithtod their cigars, and aPPeerod knocks: that -you mein 1,e sie:spieg.
not to not Me that Lucie soon. left lie le't Ilia espects for yott. Major
the room, much to mademoiselle's ; von s'eltenk jusi Wising him to the
sly Lion in los carrel ee."
-Oh, regret es troTely Lucie
Vvalter - she was tip -
against will. she had ne • 011- I Matt's. Probably she has lochetl her-
portunit,t to put her grievance in sef in end is weeping at part tree":
words, for 1,iicie lied already dis- "Very probatilY."
appeared in tho darkness of the cor-• "I suppose Fraumn. Waiter will
ridur. now go back to. Dammed° to •Iwe
Hite went into Aka bride's room, brother-in-law?'' inquired. the Frau
but it was elalitY; its inhabitant had counselor. At last she was oh the
left it forever. The twilight of the right track. .
summer evening made the corners "Quelle mactemaleelle;
dark airseilY; the strong odor of sshe toPlive Wottersdorf with
fade(' risse; 11 nit orange flowers was Hortense; that was arranged froiti
almost. oiemossive. On the arm- the first; they have twine, thought
chn:r lay 1 lortense's handkerchief, of parting." •
still wet with her tears: there, over No one spoke .4 word for the'nekt.
t he she ke- I on gni% like a spec! er, litY minute,
the ;Iiie bridal dress so hastily "aind does -he like that?'" asked. the
taken on, and her white satin shoes. mother at 1aSt.
.No ono had pat the room in or- "HO" repeated mademoiselle, rola-.
der sine,. she left; it. wae so still, so ing her voice. ,
lonely in both the rooms. A mune- • "Yes. Herr -Weber."
less fear took possession of the girl. "Ah, so! But What ton to un -
What if she should not see nor- derslund by that, madame?'' '
tense again! What if she were to "I Mean, Man sand Wife are goner,
lose her love! 'I hen site would have Satisfied with melt other,. end a
not ing left -nothing left in the third • perSon is . superfluous.
world. • - wife loves- her •husband 'she• Con 'do
"Hortense, do not desert me," she without -her friend."
whispered, clesping her hands to- •"You forget 'that, this ie not like
gother. "Do not deserts me," she a simple.- "village marriage, my
repeated, US if her .friend . could hear friend," interrupted • mademoiselle,
her, sharply.- "Castle 1Vottersdoef Is large
Hie then went to her room .and sat enough to allow. Ail' opporthnity
by the open window end lookdd see as much or as little as One wants
down in the dusky garchyn. . of.one's friends, and beildes, madarae
"Do not learn me, love me stint is so situatee• that she. May indulge
I haVe no one bat yoU,• llortenSe- herself in CL cbmpanion should sbe
no one e180!" wish .it." • • 1 • • • •• • •
The windows I tl the dining-roent • "Ali, 'Sol 4 -that is quite a 'different
under her 1011M, have ()Mined' just matter, fox, then One Can diSpenite,,
thou. Talking, and laughieg could. with .a .0thapanion -whenever' one
he heard from them; they Were now wishes:. I' thonght Frettlein Walter,.
having a glass beer. Lucie coold was hek• friend?"
clearly dist ing,iiish a deep, well- • "And that She is,:madame, and a .
known voice. Prom the other side tree. frien,d, tets theY witl• hava•
of the garden came the notes of . 11 very delightfel together'," retort- -•
harinonicon, and a tenor veice sting: ed:snaciemeiselle, enraged sat the Man -
"Er hat's mir oft gesagt, tier. in which she Was questioned.
Wenn ich geplagt • , , 1,11U Frau Coenselor• remained Pealree".
wirst noeh menchmel, mewls. she only said, a word •tir tWo,.,Which•
mei mich .....tritidetitoiselle did :hot• understend, -
Hastily she shut the window anal... ,e.".1 -est Wait awhile." • ' •
rest ed lwr Miad against. t he • high' "What?" P., • • .-4 • •
buck of 1 he vim ir. ,The tears • eens "",llo not.... hang un -yOur• flails till,
slowly (1011 11. her pale cheeks. , ihe.glAin is' threshed; -•de. net whistle.
utitibyon are 011t.' -of the ..Woods." .•'
(11.11sella XXV.. "But I dO Peot-euaderstand Yon•'.';
I mean it•Would be the first
. swIli‘ veto ti not rest in, the tittle In the. history Of' the world that
house. she took a shawl and •went . love and friendship hareessed toP.one
through the dark streets tti_ Frau- cart Would drasi • eiVnIY , • ()no .utusi,.
lei n I tot (Ouse; she must -have •schhe - Sasso .way the Other.' • Whores'. •can P'
one to whom to unburden her.heartP ;Selina ber . . ,
()Vt.?' the eVonts of these last. festive. 'Must saY gbodeevenirig," said
days, ' • 1 mademoiselle, "1 find .it rather -ceol
Tlie• old lady was sitting ip .the the• arbor here: Herr .Doetor, do
an00,1 ants% 33 lie, feeling uncomfort-
able at heing the only lady present,
Was tu her, though
dress did you w•earr 'Wats not
your father an officer?' Weber Ms-
turally •had a great deal to do, for
he had been following us for a
year, after his long absence, and so
much to tell his mother that he did
not notice how a,nnoyecl I Was. So
on the fourth evening of ow visit
'there told him I raust go away.
.•Where?' 'Anywhere, only leave
this.' 'Then let us go home,* he
said. I believe he was inclined to
be offended, but I ttiok no. notice ot
• it, So we .eatne here at once.
"Wotterstiort is just A's prettY
reuxember it Used to be; what
pleased me roost was to hear Gold-
fitehs and Della, whop had arrived
the day before, whinnYing for Mai
rny first walk was to the stable. I
chose your room the first thing this
morning; there is a spring
bubbling opposite the win-
dow, anti a,• group of nymphs
surround it in the shade
of the lindens; it is rococo-, quite ro-
coco. Come soon, Lucie. Let Minna,
pack your things, and they can be
sent with my" ehestS and boxes.
Telegraph use what train you will
take, that may meet you at the
I station. Thy ,
1 "Ilortense.*'
1.'he -next: morning Lucie caine . to
mademoiselle all ready for her• Johr-
nee': the little lady had A ,headaelm
and wassinclined to he tearful.
- "Much love to. Hortense, Lucie; do,
MA. forget to write. RetneMber. we
live so shut up and alone. here,. the
baron and I, that medame and mon-
• sleur ought to conic and make us
Visits often. Farewell; I should like)
to accompany. you to the ate:time,
but am afraid my :nerve§ Would
not stand it."
She. klised . the girl on the -foree
head, and turned away sebbing, Lu-
cie went to say aeien tie the baron.
,As she opened the door, .slie seev?
Dr. Adler taking a glass Of . wine
with tbe barone
"Ah! you have come.. to
say good byel'' he cried. Lucie
had a little :traveling -bee- with a
strap •over her shoulder and a light
wrap on her arin. stretched ont
his hand to her. STarowell; dear
ehild. Much .happiness •to ,Schloss'
Wottersdorf and its iriha,bitants."
She did got dare to raise •Iter eyes.
•Adleu, she stammered, and free-.
ing he,r hand from the baron's, turn -
P. ed quickly; _end walked toWard the
door. . • • •
She heard how Adler moVed P the
chair from which lie had risen,. and
• continued the conversation with the
heron which she bad • -•Interrepted,
"There, X am quite of your- opthion,
Herr Baron." ,It sOunded quite Come
posed. The .deee, calni v.otte ,sounde
.• ed sher ear after she was Miles.
away frOm Hohenbeig ane nearing
:the end Poe her jeurney. ,
• It, wes toward -evening when.. She
ye -ached the little station which. stemcl
.in the miciSt poP open. fields. .0n. the •
'gravel peth before thelittle epee
building stood Hortense, in 'a -gray
linen dross,, a servant behind ,her..
She .was, lpoking into the neerest
railway earrhige, and did not see
tire gtri alight from the last one and,
• Jaiirry. toward
• "Hortense!" period a voige beside•
• lier, and they -flew into each other's
artng as" if they had.•been separated.
for years.
• ','HOw are:you?". ...„ ',P . 1
."And yon?": • .
'•"Were You .gled. to cense to gleeTei-
eie?" ' •
- "Oh, so .gled!" p •
Thes" seated theInselyes• -in :'ihe
.• lianclemne,lanchtu,.• and ciroVe•-at • a
quick: trot through• the•twilight to
their heW ; • . •
exeuse.Here Weber .fpr
net coming to welcome. you; he en-
.-tehded beihg 'here. I do net know
What .cansbave kept him.- Tie • bee,
•throWn hitneelf Into the. cares -of his
:Iestate with suth enthusiasim.:"
/*Ole ' do nest speak of .. it; Hor-
tense! ' ' Lucie 1 eoltedsin -the• faCe • of
the. beautiful young wife, in which
StiA expresehen of utter Wearinese- lay.'
"Heiss. *delighted • Shall be te• 'see
-Your heetel'' she,. takihg Hole
tenee's. hend. •
."We shall be there :13,tonediately;
yeti caa;see,the roof already.over.the
trees." • • • •
•TheY no*. droire. bit& PtOP the Vil-
lage,: and' turned. into a dark alle.y pef•
lindens, at. the end of which etheY.
.tould Ree a bright.. light.. By the
last rosyplight of -day Lucie Cottld'see
..wide Sweeps of 'srhooth.titre,spiendid
Masses pf trees Which Were reflected
in the •littlelakes, and groupe of Old
a•raySsancletone• figures. They • now
-entered the park. A little white cas-
tle laY before them, with Carved
atone. balconies and' the sloors .and
wiritIon7s Ornemented ivith, the sable
kind of arabesques. Elaborately or-
namehted, irregular,' . and of IlliXed:
style, *and yet: extremely attractive,.
: thiS little reproduCtion ' of a
leiendous. 'aee amid. its .dark -green
8nrreitinclings. A Ohre and white flag
fluttered in: the •evenitig breeze,. and a
bine and •white tent, was on. the
grape, and the same colors were re-
produced hi the aWning which • pro-
teeted the entrance to tile house.
They were' Hortense's • fatiorite
eThe arriage •stopped before the
sivide-open portal; the seevant assist-
ed the ladies tO alight; a .maid in a
white dap and' snowyewhite aprott
i •
I :hastened forward •find took -Lucie's.
. traveling -bag. . .
"Welcoluel" cried. Hortense, kiss-•
ing her again, "Now I shall feel
comfortable and at honie, as. I have
I you again."
garden in. tilt, arbor waitieg for her .you think that faint of the baron1s'
slit, had put back their was Anything seriatis-?" • '
owning rePaSt, and was knitting, in "011, A01 Think hose 'trying • this
the dark. Not a Meath •of parting WaS:t0 hiln; 110 WaS
stirred.; only 1110 water rippled .and • very quletly as came itwaY. But 'if
yen Will allow me. I will accompany
yen home." „ , ' ••
,s ,11Ta.demoiselle tripped aloeg 'by Al; •.
murmured softly as it flowed .en
hind. the arbor. •
AladoinOiselle• waS' quite exlmusted;
she kissed in an eNtrited manner the frat's side,...in her restling dresa, •
round little fraidein on the cheeks, hut !tor heart,'W•ai,itill'of rage at the
and evated herself breathlesS on the. mean insinuations. Which. had been.
"Oh, mon Dieu! it is overt theY hia• hat is his hand, as if' he tvere
are g,one! It has been such ta fa- Wenn, not •• epeaking a, .word
tiguing day!" And without giving . except here and there returning: the -
Tante Detieheu a chance to say a . ,q4a0d-evenhigs9 called to. him from.
word. she des'erihed lit glowing col- 'some doorstep!. ' . .
ors the bride. he presents, the ineou, ' • ..As they. terned at the corner • .of
and finally the baron's' fainting - tee., wasseigesse, the7apothecas.y
"Your nephew. my dear, .iS :Still • Yams (1.oldence 11,31epbantitis a tall
there; the gentlemen were takitlg figure in ,a liglit;dresa StePPed out of
gins:4 of Luelee-" •• ',the .shop, and; in 'the light •which
A sharp ring at the gate inieritiptL, ,sherte out of 'the: window, Atlier.:ree
• made. efe -Walked .'along slowly;
ed her. 'I'it rite Ise triton, NVIto • had
hin•ried down the path, rame..back
Willi a tall figure at•her side. •
cognized hiS 'mother'S guest, Frau-
lein Sehritt". She stood, not noticing
him,. stint looktsi smilingly through
" .1 1 1 o w nie, in adieu() iselle," . she the windOw, where. a•delicate 'young -
said, speaking into the dark •arbor, • elan . -with' is black 'mustache' was
"my sister-in-law, p the Fran Vtain- busy corking a bottee of niedielnee
seior Adler." : e .„ .' 'and tying II; tip in dark jasper. Then
The ladies bowed, and Frau Adler ..slie hurried' off In the direction of
. - , • the. doctor's hells°. . . s
"Is. is really too had that this out
. "tined:night.: • Mille remerelment,
hag should I"' hi 1)001441.S „WaY so doctor;" said • mademoiselle 'at.. the
Fite in the e‘ ening .'' .she thought, gate of the Meerfehlt mansion, • "De
as she drew her knitting out, of her ' not forget *us lonely people." • .
pocket. Dew nwhile nofhing wrissto , “A griod• night's rest, mademois-
be heard but the clicking of the . elle. 1 •Isdli. perform my• ditties as
needles. "sehen is c9111331 4 after house -physician P censCientionsly." •
groped 1101' 1.3 ay 0 a SCat.
toe," is,s.ttit 1 he Estill t'<itinsel()r • at , As' he sreturneil. lie• pessed the arber
last. ". lies only gotte to baker wits. saal,,assea„eaerling,,,, He
Sslitilseti•s to get a cherry Cakt?; 0001(.1 * see rraulein Selnia's light
have not had lea yet: We 11111:q3 !ken ::.dress within, • • •
st a thing and w ere det a in . ' ' .' • ,sAlfred,'' cried. lets mother, • , •
aile omit toil to • say that ''I must get My lainp,''' Sounded
she and teruttlein Selola had beep beetle Pileme the hottse door. '"e have
sitting tWo liolirS at the &lee „witn to Work .this 'evening:"
utuss or Ilevarian wine thitt. thee Doti:chefs hastened -Lo- bring what '
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tiukhimmiattau..
svnite and inghly varnished.
"1 hope it will please you."
"011, Hortense, how prettY!
They stood. upon a parquet floor,
Smooth as A looking -glass; the walls
were hung with white cretonne, with
bunches of roses upon it, and the
bed-eertains and arta-chairs were of
the sante material. A MArble, Ant111-
tel-pieco svith a mirror, white, highlY
ornamented furniture, a rose-
colored hanging-lautp, and the
rosy light of the stn. -met through the
Windows, made it like a falry-tale.
Hortense seated herself in one of
the little aria -chairs.
"Po not hurry yourself," site said,
taking off he'r hat. "I will wait, for
you, and then we will drive. Is
Herr Weber at Jaime!" she wilted the
maid, who just then brought in lee-
cie's things.
'Mai master lias not returned
yet."
"No matter; we Will dine in a
quarter of hoUr; go down and
give the -order."
Lucie hastened to arrange her dress
a little, brushed off the dust of the
journey, and smoothed her light
hair. .•
"1 feel as if I did not harmonize
with' all this splendor," she said,
with a-. sad smile. looking at her
black dress;
"What, did you Lay?" asked atm-.
tense, 'wile hod been thinking of
something else. And 'without .wait.
ing for an• answer,. sho added;
"Come, Lucie, 1 tun hungry,"
The girl f011owed her submissively,
She felt quite confused by the Amid -
fel elaborateness of everything • in.
this 'louse. Hortense's Baton and
boudoir were decorated with. blue
and white brocade silk; old Meissen
china and wonderful clocks were' to
be seen on all sides, aad on every-
thing the butterfly was to 1.10 found.
Here also were the .saine shining
parquet. Iloora, and•the ceilings were
decorated. with shelaterdess. Scenes. a
la Watteau. , The seining -ream and
the adjoining remit, used by the mas-
' ter of the house were furnished in
derker colors,' which gave a• quieter
and mord dignifled effects ,
In the latter the walls were hung
With. gold. Oolstlin tapestry, repre-
senting- hunting. scenes. • The flow
was. covered. with a simple green
carpet, in which the forit seal: as if
in thick moss. The freseo peintings
in gilded wreaths• on the ceiling re-
presented Diana fallowing 'the hunt.
Tile furniture' Wag Of dark wood cov:-
ered with green material. :The' cab-:
Mots shewed.behind their glass doors
old., and valuable jireearms,P teed MI
the. green cloth of the epen writing
teble was. the. photogeaph of an el-
- derly lady with white hair, .
,''Slow' beautiful everything is,''
said Lame,. as She stood again .Pin
Htirtense's boudoir. "'X never: ehould
lie. Able. • to accustom myself :to. ell
this -splendor," . • • . •
Ilertense looked impatiently at
the (deck WhiCh ticked on HM*1113111-
' tel-pleee, :and ken is'fWitt thing, it. •
-if he does not Covie.soon said
.she.
• "Oh, let •lls wait! Tell .1116 about
rulisd11 "(1111i,' tteekkolitnY" 818' thq'r he asked for, let down -the eurtains,
carriagv. As the wedding did Ile seeted hiniseff at- his writing -
Weber 111111 his bride enter the . rail- _and went aWity, atepping 'on tiptoe.
not tilo. place In church she -had to (able before. ea -already 'commenced
convince horse'f sortie other way repert , as to the' Niacin:km of the
whet her I Tort 011FP WaS .Vrall;V That. drinking, water of• the town in cen-
se". rim?. And now she must find out', ..nection with the building ot a, new
whet wet' In hum"' ()t 1'1(1(1' • aqueduct; ; 'hut he held the Oen in
••ts Alfred not at hoefer .she. aoW big hand without Once dipping it in.
fist ed. to' the ink. She Was not going back .
• 1 le is with the heron,
who h" •-•to those tnetherles§ 'children; had hot.
had a, slight et tack, but is already had • any P idea of doing Sol She
innch bettor. \vita hiSt tel11.11g WOnld follow Hortense as a com-
aim 1 t it TIMSWered mademoiselle's.
pattiOn, aft friend, in the luxurious
it was; agein; he was anxious about
The hotel of the trellis gate turn -
voice. , lite of • her weal thy home. How
"There he comes!" renutrIwti Bette weuld it, he at Wottersdorf? There
ehen,
her, What was she•Ito him noW? He
et!, and a firm step sounded on the' haatily clipped his lien in the large
pith.
' 1 anal!" called his mother, -"here,'
in the arbor."
11.. came and stood atilt° entrain*,
''‘. 11Y wits iho goto 01)011?" ilti ask-
ed. atter bidding them good -evening.
1-Sellea is Netting." .
"Alt! is she?" Ile made a mOve-
meet 10 vo.
-Alfred, do stay; we sets you to
seldom," stet! his mother, molting up
on the bench "thore, 1 /10V(1..10a40 a.
place for 'Soul sit dd-stenett monient,''
1 1 0 did 9 0.• At 11clomoiRelle Only SAM'
the derk outlita of his figure and
the lighted end ta hlp cigar.
"It will be ssry quiet in yotn:
house now,'' 913 id tle Frau Counsel-
or, taking up the delver:4'10°n and
titreing in t.he dirbtion In 'which
modem 01434411e sat. .
emits us? (th, isettlbly so," 'art..
9'31t. 1 t.110 la,tter; 3i,,von eesealeaa
Walt er-" .
'• 3 1111 Itere, madetsloiariss,, asked
Adler, astonished. 1 .
"'Mats met 1. rime oVetsa sea a
1 lttle with FranIeln Dett este* •
"Ala thnt, is the reasottee easel
beea softrehings for you's aataty.
,ti.
Herr Weber, who wan JUL; Patting
for 'Hamburg, wished tO it s leave
of tele ladlee, and We t lees aa
ts
iekstand and wrote: _
."In the water of the •Ilethhatie
Spring, -for example, have, by ee-
pertinent§ made' yesterday, discover.
od tte considerable quantity of salts
peter-" •
It wits. tw.o o'clock in the mornings
before he- thought of going tO bed',
. She eeized turfe's band, and' they
1, mounted, the broad carpeted inarble
atairs. Everywhere were ornaments
and decorations, beside them and
• nhove them, and on the ceiling fresco
paintiegs. delicate colors. In ev.
erything, wall decorations and
paintings, £3. butterfly. either white,
: ,or gold, or light• blue, guttering
elbove a rose, was constantly 'repeat-
.
•
"Bearest,°- seed Tatele, in estenieli-
I /tient, "what is the tweeting of this
blItterflY?"
mIlio builder of this testle Wee.-
, called a.t saint '1.414 " ex- ;
; plaineil Hortense. '"The gentlemen In-
stituted order -it must be how
aleetreteeehanderedeeted Wady yeare asro
esred tlietitselVes 'DeS Iler-
1 do ilutillo 1 1 111)10111'i' theY were'
p ,4,ri.44 ,•44..ses of brown taffeta, hats
w 4.1 flowers; on them, ,
tend reale hound with bright :nee
, 0, .1 sea 44 11 ey wv1.0 (01013(0(1 owl (011(3
4)1 pleasilist end amused themselVeS •
Ill e• the gods. Tbe badge of their or-.
sler was a scarf of White ribbon 'With.
the deviee, 'Vise .itt jole!"elley gave
I theanseves nil kinds of absurd nettles;
i the ;Imitable (Stunt It- was call-
; Oa tita ' und upod giv:e
the merry hermits maris'• a brilliant
1A1 on 3311 1 find the harte14- em -
/teat on every ceilittg, and every pie -
tuns and every piece of furniture."
They had been walking through
' little entry, and liortettee opened,
door on 00. Ieft, which Woe painted I
CITAPTIett XXVI. '
Plight classe bad passred, and Lucie
held a letter in her hand on which
Hortense had written the addresa in
her large hand -writing;
"My Istele,,--Do •pack yoUr
things at once• rind come, We -er-
rived at WotterscIorf tvvo days ego;
I could not stand it any longer in
Frankfort; what with the strangers
Who stared at me 418 if I were- some
strange thing train- the sea, and be-
ing dragged front one dinner to alt.
other. The Only ray of "light Ayes
lila motive', but hie youlig married
sister Sva8 unbearable, and kept, Ine
ote thorns by her curiosity and
inquisitivenetia. Sho would not
moVe front my side, and Would haVO
tilted me to be taIrrounded with pho-
tograPhe of my past. 'Who tlo yektf
reSeMble, Iierten8e, yOttr father er
you reit , II is rt Oise. •
"What. is there to tell,. Luctsr •re-,
tile Yot.ulti Wife: ..".1 rote to
' -• ' •
• ''I,thought tie lind yett mere 'cheer -
ital.". • . .
• .•
"011,', I clitl•not know--- Ara not?
.
-feel P (Mite .contented; • NV 'Shed .03/-
erything. to, be ae it 'is." , •
She stood With her 'back -.to the
:Window. • Lucie eould hot' see her
'tette ie the twilight. ' • '
e. Quick. steps %one thrOuglt• the next
room, amt.! in e moment .the mester.
of the house evelkedPies, • '
• ''1 hog tt thousand pardonS„'sititi
lie, hastening _up, to itort.'nse,
• Why did' yen net Wait. jest, a nein-
; ute?...I arritted. at the, Istat.ion- two
minutes _after the appointed touts:.
anti .1 saw/ •yeur-striVriege; disappear -
Mg at the end of the street, :and as
1 lied- foolishly seht My horse. back,
I had to walk home'. leraulete
1Vtillioterrtetill'sreri.vistegf?4e1 •.'"Theee
She is; and Wte 'Want. Cnir dinner." •
• He gregead the' Young girl: and, ofs•
feriSd Hortense hia .arni; • Thes, • were'
seen:Seated at the .round tattle in Hie •
ditting-roont..., Lucie had to tell theta ,
hew the•bitron was, end hew lie pore :
•the parting.. • • p . • . • •
r•tV1 1th 0: Scarcely spoke. a Weed.
As the conversation. tureed. • upon •
:1Vott ersdorf and its. siirronndings,
Weber. remarhedi- •
"We most soon begin to make our .
calls, llorteese.. ...1. have•always
ited all our neighbors." • *.
do not like large parties,
the e•oung. Wife!. "pray .
spare, me:" . • ,' .
"I, do' not think I can, 'dear '
• "Ibit,what are thes,e pc;ople to me?
' I wills not Vis hem , W denia r. "
"If semi Will not, iforterate," ettid.• '
a, light 1111:411, rose to his brew,.
" 11011.. t here. is •it end. to the •Mat t er.
.c.tn - not, put . . you . furl
•
1 / I
Pleuse• 11, le se hard for 1110
to hn,ve milling to the"
"But why should s•ou? I trust
Frost Nein perfectly," •
Tho woman eourtesied. again.
".1t. •Is a great Minor to have you
say so, my 'mistress; but, parden
accounts must be brought to the
Marla of the house: it le their dote
I lived ten years. with the Countess
Haeen, anti She always wrote 'In
good order' under my accounts." .
"Please, please, Hortense!" re-
pealed faade.• "Frau. Nein and 1
will got on SamouslY; 'will we not?"
"'Why not, if nly masters tell Me I
am to tfIve my accounts to you?" •
ilortense 'pushed the beoh to 1.41-
terheres If you want it." ••
"Will my• mistress• make nut, the
list of caltea for to-morross?"
'Hortense pointed to Lnete. "1.'here,
Frau Nein." •
."01.1, we will think that over to-
gether biter in my room," said the.
giri, feeling her heart light for the
Erst time" that day. "You can ar-
range as you like new; (rent to-
morrow on you Will find in;11.111'111
to. my •duties.!'
"Very 'good," , replied the wimutn,
and went out, Weldemar had not
spoken a word; be sat, with a grave
look on his face, and spread'. sugar
on, his strawberries. •
"Is that _kind, of thing' 'really so
distastiqul to. you, 'Hortense?"
"I do not.. understand anything
about lt,". she .returned. as -she rose.
"Ilertense." said lie, "sing us a
song; Is believe . you have not yet.
even opened •,the Insa ner piano."
will try it," she answered.
"Come, Tsiele.".
The windows' of the spacious sa'on-
Nr4,1A open and the moon .shone on
the pieteres, on the red silk hang-
ings, :and the mirrors let. in the
Wa115 W#11.. their go•wery
crowned with Cupids. .
• "NO' lightl."' said Hortense: to the
eervan t , ',Was wining in with
two lamps. . '•
Tmcie seat ed. her 'self silently at the•
_open window: she cotild not See -
where 1Veher Ives; 'perhaps _Ile wits
•in the shadow Poi the silken 'curtains.
on one et the little 'sores. - • • •
lii•i'61:).,att. shall 1 sing?. asked tor -
tense, playing lightly part of one '0(
bead towerd -Lucie. "Winit yOu
ChoPio's nocturnes. F!he turned her
• •
' - ITer wonderfully aWeet' voice filled
.the •rocnii. • She •began ono of Schu-
liertls• songs,- but.,stopped in the Mid-
dle;.:then one of Brehm's. It seemed
as if soniething• rese inp her- throat,
' She stopped s•everal times, .11
roug h. sting_ suited to the. peoPio
the •.`Order,...of Oood, . she
seid, Petal •hegate • • • . P.P.
• " Brauer Mitt -on Tratthenhaue.'
Det this,. leo,. she. did .not 11311sta
•Tet.sne on1Y ehts1saids . anti
the. 'eirsof *au Old minuet ' kotinded
forth, as sett and light jtelf tied
come from.. a musical clock ,• the
olden- time; .• 'P.' • ; •
• j,liele lokked• dreantilout...into the
garden.. •The .spring• was bubbling;
,and Hie tays• of, the,' .1noOn lay. on
the 'green swerd, -where perhaps. that
same minuet 'had oft • been.' claimed,
Meeting' drepertee • antl fluttering
seshee scented to mpee before• -her
..e.es • end ,to keep:turning backward
and forward." . • •
• p "n •S t 0(41 p Hort ease!' she cried,
.half In. jest: Conjure • up
• smite ghosts.. I feet tt if the, merry
coitquiny of former,tiities must .be
brought...to life by, that musks: What
a pity'. you Will tiot sing!" .
cans.not;" she said:. hsentinien-
tal.songs• are not to'•iny.taste; and
shp•.noiseTessly shnt Mantis. -
came over.730_1.11 "Porgive MO;
r., • ... " •
••• no' matter about nue..' but
your huebend $yottlit 'Cortstinte •bave
enjoesed'••lwarimg 7 ."yo 11 ." • . . : • : •
• • • ri h,, o th er's• me; one ther. t tines' r -
she returned, -impatiently. "It fa 00
hard to sing' just berause. one.'ougitt
te--one trinst, feel in. the' .
.• In the furthest of the rifoin
eps- ••It °mid ed and poultl:P let beard
going -through .one'ef the aoora. '
• `.1 ou • it ve, lugs,"
• , •- •.
nensensel'', • 1..,.:turnett
tense.. • ."He- hits' probably .geme • out
to• sf,?e;lf P -the gisenns.! have taken
lights ltito the hey, left, • or - Seine
'such:thing; thengh."11. is the instlec•••
tor's 'business to .attend; to ."them.
.1f We are to • spend our lives togetri-,
er, Tel. us. have. -M6 tinneressary-•
vial ies. • oh, know, I ode, '1 tan
hot pretend what I AU not 'feel. lint
I'must'snot tire you any longlm.
•you •go pt oP sleep 11(,11:, clea.rest?'' -••
'"Yesi."-. said t•hatrirl; "i ate tired."
:"Cones, will -aceompany sou." ..•
• •She Sat, by 'lies awhile, its Lode
epribraided 'her -hair '113'0.0 the glass.
"'can • ':111 ..if.,711i0, - She
'Said lasts- "..1 1 et he, teat;
:erect the most . I.! • e [eh in
-the whole neighborhoods".
.....".Yotirs.hilsband? • 011,. Yes, .1 can
well ,believe 1,;" ..was the • answer,
in a ,stone of conViction.•
s "Ohs I do nitt Wean' on account of
P his pOSSeSSibte41 'There ‘Verts wont 011
W110 were paeflionattly .in love with
Mel." She. samek •her it§ if „It.
were inemnprelienei blet .aini looked
queStiOningly at Lucie, •. •
"He ts a • sidenclid and .couttly
man ---why itot, Hortense?" • •
•P 1' ou think • so?" SIM Was 'silent
for It -While, and kept .t wisLieg
. .
ribbdit on her. finger, and looked at
, "Good night,: Lucie:- 'sleep
' sweetly." '• 'She ,pressed her. Tips te
.thoSe of the •girt.and left the rOOtn
5,1100. kept.' , standing by the p Win-
dowi N'.11-1-t%ing the, r31/311VA: Of flle
,(01171tabt,- Whieh. threle "Out silver
sparkles la the P inoo»lighta Thank
Pod, mete was Pita quite. useleast she
..waites hal,' Boma ..a.aseeesaaes,
Which was • the . only thing that
cOuld help her to 1/earlier sorrow
I Der; dill errande in the town with I
•
her end for her. She conscientiously
tried to help Hortense to bear • het'
life, and that wee not ettey-eit 10,
quire& Patienee. The young- wife
was never more •capricious 'titan
now; sometimes quiet, Sometimes un-
naturally g4y . meet 1111eS She
3.3.oulcl play half the day on her
piano, on Othera She- W0111(1 1101.
tOtICh a key, even if her husband.
bete her. She would soMetitnes
sleet 411 noon, at others startle
Lucie by aneeting her in the early
moritieg as she cattle out of the gar"
den With fresh fictivers for her own
boudoir. She 33'0111(1 often ride for
hours. alone, without spying any-
thing to Lucie or her imsbend, and
woutd then be tired ancl• worn out
on her sofa.
Herr ll'elier let her follow every
Wit 3111. Ile pp eared to hear Hies('
changing , moods with perfect Cahn,-
ne,A, NA contradiction, 00 capt•lee
upset his composure, he al Way ft
treated her with the sante gentleness
and fiirbettranee. But he ceased to
ask her to drive mit with hint; • site.
had repeatedly declined, and after a
few CIO'S tIV• Mild& /10 More mention
of (30th i pg. that, went. en in l .
.house or on the estate, as he hail
reeeli•ed no other anatver than "AI -0
is it so?"
So' there was nothing. for him • . to'
eo hut to epeak to Lucie of house-
hold Matters; when Hortense, 'was
not present.
The house seemed deserted and for-
gotten .by trivet's and neighbors. .No
carriage rolled through the • wide-
open iron gate, the golden s points
of which shone • so brightly . against •
the. backgroUnd of. Clark trees. No
stranger's eye admired (lie receoti on -
room with its vocittettish blue silkite
hangings. Those.were curious weeks
in ltottersslorf during the heat of
August.• That sultriness Which' is
1•11e..Preetirsor of a storm seemed to
meat in the hearts of its' innietes as
' it did in the weether. but the storms
outside broke through the clotals and
let in fresh air from the Mountains.
but to the inhabitants of the castle
-suelt bettelit cante.P.-Each day the
"'flood Humor" that used to hear
the scepter here, seemed to retreat
further; away and to ..have burled It-
self in Atte tomb at the end -Of the ,
park Where the merry. Count
p au:Y. The Latin mottd over the
' door, "Onines tem tweet mac" -
over one • and all reigns • the . seine
nighteseSeemed Co apply to the whole
• place.- • , •
. Yes; Pone anti all 'the .Sanie night! -
-.But whore 133.18'.1, ha (ley?,
Going Awtiy ?
Why not leave a geed photograph
When sou go for the swearer ?
It. will 11OP make the tioYe. Pleasant
for theone. who renetins behind end
a ill Innke you leel that you are pre-
umt, though idekente Our yholos are
sem 04 hasteg Le keep you 111 mind of
he out. vim Ally§ nt home or to give
rliu one who goes away'. •
lenlargements made. .
•
Guaranteed the Best.
•
HENRY'S PHOTO STUDIO.
•' • CIIAPTElt XXVII.
At first Hortense, used* tp -sit, for..
houra in Lecie!s. room; it. v,as, so •
Our Glasaes
satisfy because
they are right.
spectacle fitting le no
guess worit,,with us.
We pre experts in,
remedying ell eye des.
sects, .
We guarantees sullen
feeders.
•
-'4r
_ _
j: -GRIGG
...
$cierstikic 5.1...weller and
. Optician '
- . ol...11",PTON, ONT.
, . bright and cosy. The• girl had • a r- ' • ,, ,,,,.- ,
the table .' there. WAS elways. sonw . ss.. -,-_______:...4..-,. L - ...,-„,_..;.____
, ....._-...--------....y.)
ra nged . a cerner '1 for her eew ing: Pen i -' `-sseasais)
hook she was just . readies,. and he-, • .-• , •
'. :fee it Piny. the housekeeping hotilsi • •
., .
°nod '1i. little slate for accounts:" '1 Le •
. .
1 aF06 on'. tit e e. atttel,pi (ice .w. tire it I:, . • ,
. •
. S • ft 'et! e, (tit' fresh. rth.40s,
of regrailee ..• rer.vnd .,the room.
her mothim and 0 1111
..iitiotegt ;soli' of.- Ma 1..11114 tiling •ON'er
the • bell,•. covered bY, • 1•44sfeeotte .
cell:lie. es; if. they were too ;is:act:CO
few :e'en:slights . . . .
• , When . I 1 art epee was bere,
t quirt- cont. watched 'the. girl' itit,
at•eourris, (,i;„ pew,
1' 11'11y 11)10 yoe so' quiet'?" ,the
ter svoulti oftep ask; bet , I lortetise
, had 'always some non-ismottittal
swer. ' • . . ' • ' • • •
! Lucie; with her fine tact., forbere.
ito tisk- more; she oilly 'tried in vari-
''-, ties •16tys., to inahe the syciung wife •
intiee cheerful,-
MAY. . to • Pt he ' varriage, • '
'and 1 • Shall have ,. to:: bear have
tug lioube 'become a' sort Of her-
mitage." •
• • "Ole that is the- best way," -des P
dared. Hortense, and rang for.. the
second course. •.
"I .feel Only that you will be the
one to- find the loneliness the most.
wearisome.. ft is dreary in the
country without 'good friendS• and
pleasant neighlmrs,."
•
• "Dreary? • Why, I have Lucie, My
piano, my pa intIng,' and the horses.''
•Ile gave a losts laugh ite he potteed
out ienne wine. . Lucie Understood.
hittit it Was not'sa •elteerful lattAk.
T-ortonsa mounted' uts all that stet*,s.
aesaithaed-01 hint she made tio num-
tIon.' • •
"-Nous verrons," 110 said, quietly.
"I can 'stand • it, for IP have you,
Hortense; and if I pee that you ere
happy in your home, I Shall not mists
the intercourge -with Inv neighbors.
Now, ladies, to the revived order
'1)es Hermites de Donne Humour,'
May good humor reside with es 0.14
it, did with those who lived before
USI" .
As he drank, he looked oVer his
glees at his beautiful wife, Who had
not . chafiged her expression at his
leet.
At this inometit a etout, little We -
mats ern/eared behind the serVant;
her good-natured face was trailed
in a white cap; she wore a large
white apron', and at her side hung
a huge bunch ot keyS.
"Deg a thousand pardons," she be-
gan, • after ' tild-hailtioned Our-
' tesy, ."I only bring the mistrese tho
house -book." . She laid a book by
Ifortenee's Plate and stepped back.
"Will my mistress look at it later?
And I wiSh to say milk has gone
doWn, the • Woman only gets the
market price everywhere ln' the
, • •
Hortense did not tottch the boa; 1
We:Meitner took it up and turned over
"It is probably all right," said the
the leaves.
young Wife. "I do not underetand '
&bent guelt thtegs."
.Two arms were thrown rotted her ,
nook, "Let me undertake that, nor -
"Vx•iu ought to see people,: .1lor-
tense," said She tnie day, ."you." need.'
'verietY, and your-11mM mi, toe " •••
. 11.10 ryttdy 10 !..,•0 10 1 1st 1011I with:
him; ,1.0 .414 ee not -Want 10." • •
. "tfo' 11i,8 1,.C7n away Front honle
lin llortense."
'' 1 ou 'have III ways 'an e,:etise., for
•he does', Lucie.. It •ie • a •
rct y• ---;y011 01,h1 ,I16pn :11.. much,
1 0,1, s(Opred 01131 .11It 114.i
VIJ71 01.0:1(.41',17.(.1.i.7,0Vri.1F1).10. and
leolted at Porten: e..."I do. Mil under -
static] yon; spleto0 Spettk P more
1Y..1 lOrtense." • , • •
The Py Dung V, lie pro her arms". ro eml, •
• . ,
and sk issed her.
• 1(. °I 1 t:ele: :13.1:::1 :110:(1s1:1 NI41 1;:t jevi(i.)::::1-
. . • " •
• • "b!,t1..five fitei I.uele; • I .anx half
Hort is1St.,
hig. t.v ,S110 lutd. again
••• speak (.0 you a reinatint; Ise. is :Wait,
•
a708. able; "the'• 13133Fter Want:4 t.0
• 1.,:muioned her (pities ist -as. 5660
init iho sa1011." ' • ' •
1.:13"1.113. lilo, ()ramie); • it. is ptst'b
tat .1(33-)`1;411-.2-er .:33•11 V341. her rit.i.u(). ,,E t
• Pa. mattee of ifidiffereece •LO Me What
It, la *about. 3 will • 33 &tit 'fin. you
here.'1 • • . • . • ,
. lau•ie 1vent; she, Uinta] him at- the
:window reatittes,. • •As she entered he
lei ned....round. • •
'"1/0..you know much about !tend-
. ings?'' oak ," Illyou be so.
good, Fratile!t1 eyes . are
IN.).0.1tiel.teirleit.ittatinestowt(\11),,ti tAt,,),,,t,leec81‘dieltIttenti• ..611,17e
the eatne hand?"' lie drew a little
• tnble . to. tlie window, and laid
fdr(33-/T;..111 a 0111111t11),IlittaUtle•S"Ilti./(11atil 11(11.talt.t1' .CS'0(11:1."(C;irl/1112:1
• )11100 Wt111.011 011 the' White edge be7
side 06011 other, .nnd handed, lateie
tnagnityitig' glass. ' •
'Hie girl bent her head over them,. •
hot 31011) • rettding• the
sVorilsri she said, • .
• .• l'Oh; 1 beg you \vitt, Also the print-
ing. Perhaps s•oti remeinber that ilea,
as .setts la the • act .of going . with
• Tiorteese to the ,eivil contrita of tier
nittrriege, a letter came to me by a
and regret -the only thitig which specie! messenger. •ThiS neWspaper
cut tine; W115.111 it. „Head it." P
. It Was an extract front a. French
paper, and contained the' tiectitint. of
a. scandal in Baden Baden of which
1 lerr von LOW011 W11.5 the hero, The
latter had challenged Count, 5--, be-
eateal he had asserted that ho
caught' Herr Von 1.033'011 Cheating at
cards; the Count had declined to give
1211n satisfect10.0, because he cm/miller-
oil It beneath his diestity to fight
with loch matt, 0101 ferr seal Low-
en had disappeared that 8a1310 tiny,
len:elms no truce behind him. it Wait
supposed he had gone sonieWhere in
Ileighinn but it eves hoped that the
police would be able to 111141 -hint. On
the edge the following words were
written: "It ,surprising that a
member of such a highly hottorttble
family es the 'Webers, and who have
alWase been so particular, should
merry the daughter seat a 'matt -
vats stt1et." Tile writer sew the
Young led,v going about Baden With
her lather s44•4;eral. Valli ago."
tale it.'S 01(8 141033'Pd, 1 ow hor-
rid," She attid,,,,
"i'lease (Mug -etre the handwritings.
could make her existence here lees
galling, and help lier to prove to
Hortense her p,•ratitude for. the shel-•
tee she. gave her. Nothing should
he too lilted tor Pher, nothints too
much, if She could only help Hor-
tense to be llapPP--AS ,she SAW She
'Wag 1101, despite all her splettdor
and luxury. '
Lucie kept her word. She rose
ettrly and went to the.housekettper'e
rooms below, and when Hortense
came to the breakfast table she saw
'a cheerful face ang 'fonnd a bunch of
fresh flowers Phy her plate. No geee-
Hen of domestic ecohomy come to
the young wifees cure; eve* thing
went like a clock. The servants
.were tylicient under •Lticie'e direc-
tIoeS, 0101 1.111.3 11011SArepillg was
ntost successful. .
rrau Nein fled been Ill, but Her-
ten:el did not know of it Until Web-•
er asked -Luce. if her duties were
not too heavy for her She fonilings
ls' eltook her bead. Advice. .,
" o " e t4 tit! and I er eYee
- In --identifying the -trriting. Of , the'
. ether 'Pa "' • - •
•"l'Ilerk is no 'cloalt1,:' said tlit girl;
et he ssiaie the•ettelit style': the
• letters tts far tIlatri•'•' '
"I. think so, leo, „. Thank' Yon..
. Freels:en 1.iwie."..•
•
"Who he :Writ 61.? slie•
. . , •. . •
voluntarily. •
persen 331)0a1 311 3' sistet•• rettlfted
,
wore than tWo yeara ittl'O. .3 11 iee'rot.
N'eng0.! •1:6 lit•es,ln, nelghboi,•',
floods that is, he hats boun abroad ler.:
the'hist sik 'Months, arid only" .re-,*
'itirtteil a -tow •days ago. Anil -e.O1V
'4,11.117:'11;;: yen. do?" 'she interrtint- .•
isil• liastise bit •'' •.
•
.liew?"- •
,"The 3110W. IS tuV effair t tt.ie 1 3 •
,..p. (est. p not Cl:t 'HON (sil ACM) Ncr
01' ils hist
The girl . meted pe le, '• hi • it
ejways this fi't /WI'!" She Sla.p1110.1.NI:
1.01 110 3,011)app.1,' Alp 11 ryst: 1.11,
• lying •clangerously In 0...Belgium
, ' •
-•:"You know?" •
:' 1'1. knowl.a.11; • •I'Ittiow his past, !wt..:
ter, perhaps, then even his P W11
dauglit els and •no ot l'ate.'!
"Dees 11 oetonee shnpect.
.Tle fiecied thespopers mid:telt thein. s •
in his Imetts sflosterisel She •
11ns: neyer ment hetet! .. her her'e
Jaime .to end I do reit -tleitire•ee
. • • • . •
daughter fte be•the arcuser. of her fa,
P•tlier." P; • • •.P. '
-I row muck stip has stallerett •On, his
, .
aecount! 1 bog pi yon;•juidge
of much' in her on. this grotincl," said .
Lueie, .did not, know hyw she
1410 to make. these exceffess .shit beet •
her Iteed, feeling entbarraseetl. •
11Q right to complain of
bp $41(1. "ifOrtenSe has
never Ppretetich'el that she loved nie;..I
can:do nothing: hut -IVO A*0:.6,1', fa. •
ia t;(yoce, and see if ••ber heart. does
0113 onsiploekeestt.ht,t,sa:.n. intsot 1,111;15,0'.1."(1 8 .111 a low.
tone.. Now thej• were both si V01. •
"1.10 7"elminpion." he said, at
113:111:stris:311.4111:tgry(sac,,i:lial...1,17,1•L;:itt.;111,saned°,P1,11111')rtamildiergin
"Ile se ook her hand. -.Mitch disturb-
ed, Liteie rattle back and fointd the
totllinIschonaekeoper still talking to Her -
"Yes, that's how it 'Tam, 111 38 -
tress," she went On, not. allowing .•
herself to be .sinterrtipted, "-they
broirght hint 'home 8(011110d end half
dead. Tits Mother and. Ids yotmgest
'sister, who -Were. !lot, then inatried,
eame here to take care .pi nut
fruulein," 6430 stria, turning
to •Ltetie, elutes 1 he .elaster staved. a
man front droteitines when the ice .
was .breaking up one year. ile was
as‘hottiods4Luillecittnein,',ed„.)iitiLt,itellikifith4lItnit111.0aLt:rt-..
tungs Medal; •stlittt'is the most beau- .
decitration'there is, nty eolititess
Used to say, because It is (may given
otothtlti.sose \‘‘'.‘hicitait"isk,„,i,011801ri
Oh, yes! 11 0 bad a. merry here
when. HIP 11111fa 01. was 'veil wain, 'rho
ladies s 0.1. ed 'several t•eks here;
they use,' to dance in the teflon and
outside in the garden in the moon-
light. Now . It is tatej.i.ther too
quiet; all lay •bettutiful preeerves and
the maater's line 131110S nil, or 00
It. 'never .used to tie so in Wott ors-
dorf, meet vt hen ;.114 Itept ,
bachelor's hall here."
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flew Things Usually Conte.
"Ile yea believe that all things cense to
him who walts'i"
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"Pretty neatly everything (hat a num
do:+sif' t went vontes to hint who waits,
but 1140 things worth lusting come to him
Wile /tele up- and humps hinteelf."-Chle
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times / KM accustomed to 'he 'the postal card is of no consequence
busy. " in itself, aml note addreftsed to nie
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for Hortense. She walked with ceived from the person have long'
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