The Portland daily press., 1875-08-07

he was soldier enough not to agitate himself
over step that had once been taken. He
had acted on the impulse of the moment; the
thing was over; and all further scruple was
superfuous. He tried to sleep; he did not
find it easy; but at last youth and fatigue
conquered.
He was awakened; il struck 10. elias the
man from number five come back?'
''No."
go out and see if he is not coming up the
road. But come back at once.''
The orderly went out; but he came back
directly and announced that there was moth
ing to be seen.
eco out again and look about; will come
directly.''
Hausnstein dressed himself, put on his sa-
bre, and went on to the drawbridge. One
could see far out into the country, and he had
his glass, but he saw nothing. But yes-now
he sees something! There comes the colonel,
riding upon horseback, and behind him the
orderly. The heated countenance of the
young man grew stormy, and he said to him
self, sits all over with you now"
The colonel comes nearer and nearer; he
stops on the bridge, and asks: ''Why are you
hereT'
"Colonel, have committed fault-a grave
one." Aud Haudnstein briefly stated what he
had done.
"What has induced you to commit so grave
an error? You know the consequences. 1
imam yesterday l remarked that you were rot
without sympathy for certain criminals. Go
before me. Do you not hear me? Go on; 1
will follow you."
Hauenstein went before him with bowed
head; the soldiers fell in; the colonel dis
mounted; Hauensten was relieved; and in
side, in the guard-rOOm, he was made to give
up his dagger and saber, and was put under
arrest in the very cell where once the Pole
had been confined. Hauenstein sat still and
heavy-hearted il his cell, and his first thought
was not of his own suffering, but of Gabri-
elle's. How it will rend her heart! Yet it
must be borne. What an immeasurable gulf
lies between to-day and yesterday? And
how is it possible that the man who spoke so
knowingly can be so treacherous? Yes, it is
true; the men who would destroy the state,
to whom no oath is sacred, who cannot keep
faith with the great whole, how should they
do so with the individual? And the man
said, 81 shall be responsible for it if you new
er believe in a man again. Ridiculous! 1t
was easy for him to bear that responsibility.
With the bitterness of it all feeling of re-
morse and reproach of conscience pressed
upon the young mans breast. And suddenly
he cried aloud:
'You, too, are revolutionist! You have
perverted and broken the law, because you
believe yourself justified in it. You have
sought to shake the rock of order-now it
will run from mouth to mouth through the
garrison; and the best they will say of it
will be: "A pity about Hauenstein, that he IS
to be cashiered. He was good soldier, and
had every expectation of getting into the
general staff. But inwardly, you see, he was
in sympathy with the revolutionists.'
At the moment when Hauenstein was sit
ting in his cell, everything was in merry
mood in the governors house, for the morn
ing after successful fete always has some
thing especially pleasant about it,; and owing
to the numerous and we'll trained servants,
there was no trace in the rooms of the festiv-
tiles of the night before. The breakfast
room was comfortably arranged, and showed
the aesthetic staste of the daughter of the
house. A bright, open fire was burning in
the fireplace, and the bouquets of yesterday
stood in two green vases of Venetian glass
upon the table. As her father entered and
greeted Gabrielle heartily, she said:
sit must have made you happy to see how
brightly and harmoniously the evening
passed. believe the people who told us
they had had a pleasant time. But why do
you look SO gloomy?"
81 think you ought to have told me you
should dance the cotillion with Lieutenant
Hauenstein. I remarked it, and many others
did, it seemed to me. Why did you do 2"
why? He is the best dancer in the gar
rison. and you like him, too. You have often
told me how good comrade his father was.'
Eyes, that is all very well, and there is
nothing improper about it; but, as I said, it
was conspicuous"
Conspicuous
"Yes. You are my good, wise little girl;
and am no tyrant of a father. will only
| tell you that now you are going out into the
world, and it would give me great pain if you
| were to do anything that you would perhaps
repent hereafter. I should wish that no
thought of yours should be given to another,
but that you should give your whole full soul
to him to whom you will, some day belong.
For your own sake, therefore, 1 wish that,
before you learn to know the world and the
world knows you, you should give no one any
cause to hope. And in saying no one, my
child, remember mean to understand your
self also. You see, do you not?"
Gabrielle assented silently. The governor
did not press her for an answer. He knew
in how true spirit his child received every
reminder of duty. The servant brought in
several letters on waiter. The governor
took one up and said: ''That is from aunt
Trueben; it is for you, Gabrielle
He gave her the letter, and Gabrielle
opened and read it, while her father glanced
hurriedly through those addressed to him.
He laid the letters down and asked: "What
| does your aunt say? Tell me the main points
| of it.''
''She writes," answered Gabrielle: "'The
| princess was much pleased with your photo
| graph, and finds you very like your deceased
mother. Now she only wishes to see a let
| ter from you, that she may have photo
| graph of your mind as well. But 1 have
none that can show her. So write me
what purports to be letter entirely ad-
| dressed to me, but containing nothing that
| is unnecessary for the princess to know
| What shall write % asked Gabrielle.
| Describe yesterdays ball. But write en-
tirely without cons,raint; that is always the
| best way"
While the governor was lighting his cigar,
| an orderly was announced. 'Let him come
| in,n
Gabrielle went quickly out. A young en-
sign entered the room and announced what
had happened. "How is this possible?'
said the governor, half TO himself Elbow
could he do it9 The thing lies utterly out
side his power"
| The ensign carefully RETAINED from max
ing any reply until he was directly addressed;
and now the governor turned to him and
said: "Good! Go, now, and say I will
| come myself. He is already arrested?'
Subject to your orders, SIR"
The ensign went out, and the governor or
| dered his horse saddled. He did not hest
tate long as to whether he should tell Gabri-
ellie. He had her called, and said to her;
"1st Lieutenant Won Hauenstein has violated
the orders of the service most fagrantly.
| He will be court-martialed.'
| He paused; Gabrielle did not finch; she
asked in firm voice: "What has he
done?"
The governor told her briefly, and added:
Gle will be sentenced to death; but he will
not be shot,"
"That, then, was what he had in mind,
and that is why he was so sad" she cried;
''and how could he say that I could not help
him? I could have prevented him-he
should have told me. And how could he so
ruin our life-so carelessly-so uselessly?"
| The governor would have said, 81 fear my
| warning has come too late, even ow;'but,
he repressed it, and only said: ''It is we'll
| Gabrielle, that am the only one that hears
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