The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-23

these three-the three always, until just
the end. There really wasn't any love
making in particular, although the fell
low grew nj last 10 be madly in love
with the girl with the eyes. She called
herself Dorothea; the other was Meta.
They were cousins. they said, daughters
Of worthy trades-people who supplied
things 10 the Schloss. They used 10
talk about books. The girls were par
ticularly interested in English novels
and poetry and art, and don't know
what all. The poor fellow was confound-
ediy happy. And. doyou know. think
siudious and poetic young fellows ofthat
age are wonderfully pure. This fellow
wasn't any better than any OF the rest of
Us, but, BY Jove. his love for her was as
pure Is the love of a woman"
" Did she fall in love with him?r
Swell, il came out in this sort of
way. He was rather good looking
young fellow then, though perhaps you
wouldn't think so now-fellows change
so-and he was full Of poetry and pas
sion, and that sort of stuff, Just AT the
age when a man would be delighted to
give his life for woman. Well, sir,
one morning she had little flower in her
hand; and as they were parting, she
held il in an uncertain sort of way, as
If she was going 10 offer il 10 him. He
extended his hand the flower dropped !;
he reached down for IL; she reached
down for il; their hands just touched
one moment, one single little moment
by Jove, as short as this puff of
smoke; and when she looked up her
face was all crimson; and then she
turned away; and she knew as well as
Heaven does that the fellow was in
love with her, and he knew that she
loved him.
Rounded paused in his story. The
evening was deepening down, the skies
were purpling. and the Thames was as
summing a sad and melancholy hue.
Inc faint ripple Of the water was heard
more ana more clearly. Nv friend
looked out of the window, and seemed
TO enjoy the quiet beauty Of the scene.
Wei, but the rest of the story,
Roundell,r said.
= The rest Of the story2 Idon't know
that it isn't all over"
'.Oh, come now, there must be a lit
tie more"
:. Yes, little; but think il might
have been better, somehow, if it had
ended there"
. Anyhow, it didn't; 90 on
. Well, the fellow didn't see either of
the girls next day, OF the next. But the
third day they came; and Dorothea
was very sweet and melancholy, and
the other one, Meta. was rather distant
in manner, the fellow thought, and
seemed frightened somehow. They did
not stay long Meta seemed wild TO get
away but when they were going, Doro-
thea gave her hand Toto the fellow,
you know, and put into it a tiny scrap
OF paper"
- Ahi-
= Yes, tiny scrap of papar. 1t had
a few words written on il. OF course
he didn't read il until he was out of the
range Of every body's eyes Then he
read il. IL only asked him to meet her
after dusk, in the old place, that even
ing of course he went. He waited
long time, wondering, and in agony
lest some COMPOUNDED stroller should
come that way. The place was as free
and open TO any one who pleased as the
bank Of the Thames there, but il was
just out Of the regular track Of prom
enaders and loungers, and, thanks TO
the routine tendencies of the human
mind. not creature ever did come
there bat the poor fellow and these girls.
So he waited for an hour. and at last
she came. She was almost ont of
breath, and frightened; said she had
great difficulty in getting away. but
that she had resolved, come what
would, to see him alone-for the last
time
For the last time?''
Those we're her words, and her \
firm, sad face showed that she meant
IL She told him that she and her COM
panion had fFen doing a very foolish
thing, aRd running a terrible risk, and
that they trusted to his honor as an
English gentleman To help them out of
ne fix by just keeping their secret, and
forgetting al about them. She was
iwfaii, in earnest; no affectation, no CO
Iuetfy; brave and firm, but with the
lash Of tear now and then in her
beautiful eyes. She told the fellow that
he was the cousin and companion of
he Princess, who was 10 marry the
Toung Grand Duke Of Liebesheim.
"Meta?-
Meta. she told him, was the future
Irand Duchess. She was brought to
.iebesheim to marry the Grand Duke.
he was the daughter of mediatized
'rince, and put under the care of his
ard and formal old mother Ofcourse
)orothea told the fellow that the
'rincess could not love her future hus-
and. How could shep Every one
new that he was selfish young cub.
,Orotheas eyes filed with tears when
he spoke of the miserable fate Of her
riend. IL may tell vou.' she said 70