The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
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10y ~ wv ~
my attontiou Was arrested by the AZ
pcArance ~ = lovely female head ~ a
low window ~ one ~ the stiff
succeed houses facing the E,crclser
Plata ~ regular MAS the profile. 80
golden the hair. 80 graceful the whole
t0trpc.r. that With an artists read,
impulse instinctivriy grasPrd my pen.
ell.
Al the moment the bead Ms raised
from the work above upon which II had
been bent. = pair II clear blue ewes
looked sercncIy into mine. znd then
quietly dropped, Will. their owner pro.
cccsied Ia dclibcra,. match some shades
II Berlin wood.
passed IN. but the remembrance u
the lovely head haunted me. What a
study II would bc for an artist How
fortunate | should con idcr myself In
having this specimen II blond. beauty
whcrewith io adorn my studio in Amer
ical ! left my copying nj the gallery
rather earlier than usual on this even.
ing. and returned to my lodgings by
way Of the konig's Alice; but the elias
sic head was mo- longer nj the window.
Next morning, however. ! had the de-
ligh, IL b-holding II la the same place.
half vailed behind n blossoming fuschia.
Our eye. met. and this time she bctray.
ell recognition and consciousness 10y
slightly clevating her delicate penciled
= brows. and giving sa almost impercep-
tible .hrug II her fair shoulders
On the day following, ! looked for my
charmer. She was not visible; the
transparent muslin curtain wa drawn
across the window; 50 IL continued the
next day. and the next. Then dreadful
conjcctur-s began to present them.
selves la my mind. Had our brief.
and. Ia me, precious, Interview been
discovered 10y the grim guardian II n
tdnt,. and had my fair u with golden
locks been in consequence new immur-
ed In some secluded dungeon II n back
room where my cy cs cou a no more dai.
" behold her'
grew d~espairing with the thought.
and after one more long and lingering
look al the vailed easement, turned
away. and sorrowfully wcnded my foot
steps tow ard the Hof Garten that pop
ular sylvan resort Of the ocauty-loying
Dusseldorfers IL both s.Aes
Seating myself at the only ~unoccupied
green table, under = dropping beech
and close beside = she'll bordcrcd fount-
ain, | ordered my usual evening rcpas,
II coffee. cold meat and salad. But In
vain I attempted 10 eat. NV appetite
had deserted me. and ! finally sent away
the Wand. untouched. turned my
back Ia the table and the company.
opened n budget 81 newly.rcccived
English papers, and tried to be- interest.
ed In their contents.
Presently ! became aware that other
persons were seating themselves ut the
table; and. glancing round. behcld, to
INV unspeakable emotion, my golden.
haired beauty 81 the konig's Alice, az.
%compsnied by her aunt and an old H..
male -eryant She wa seated In one of
those invalid wh~cel-chsirs so commonly
me, with in German public gardens.
and when my eyes first rested upon her.
was slipping from a glass 81 amt"r.
foam-crowned lager,
now understood. NJ ! thought. the
mystery II the vailed window. Nv
eharmer had been Ill. and they had
brought her here to-day. in srdcr that
she might have the benefit II the gentle
exercise and the pure. fresh air, Of the
gardens.
The old female servant. having wheel
ed the chair close 10 the table. carefully
adjusted the folds of the embroidered
carriage-robc in which the invalid's
form was wrapped from the waist Ia
the tips Of her feet. and turned to de-
,art. respectfully remarking hat she
s,spuld return punctually In two hours.
Meanwhile. the elder lady had been
feeling n little Spitz dog which she
held in her lap. and wa pow. NJ ! pre-
ceived, curiously eying one 81 the paper.
on the table Finch. On seeing her
self observed, she pushed IL away. half
alphabetically.
PRAY. madam" said I. in the mos,
courteous and defcrential manner
pray do me the honor'' and modest
~ PLACED the papers within her reach
banks. mein Herr. All you Eng.
!. glish9'' said she. looking pleased IL
shpeaks o leeiel 81 de English mein.
zeif."
won lee,el II de French ansa.
Monsieur have got o 'moosing pspier,
Look. Kaisrinar'
..KAiarinar' so this was the angels
name. I repeated IL 10 myself with
lingering tenderness.
.'Ah, what big noser' said Kaaarina.
In what struck me - the sveetest Of
English. What Ugly, diAble menr'
Il may explain that she vM speaking
u FnaoA)
And queer. odd lee,le dog sdded
the aunt
,.No, like sour little dog. madam"
ventured insinussingiy 70 Observe.
And l caressingly essayed TO lift the
ball Of nossy white hair which was nos
proving about my feet His aeknowl.
edgment OF the courtesy Vas . yell. and
a bite which drew the blood from my
dnger and tears from my eyes, despite
myself.
Monsieur" said the lady. depreci.
aiingly, II implore ten million par
donne. am sad inconsole-whai
you call melAncholic-thsi my dog
should thus set"
b<gsed her not u think of IL; and
xmiled rhas,ly. while awful f~orebodings
hydrophobia noaied through my
mind.
Come here, Yrur' said KasarinA.
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