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one attempting 10 remain will De i'm
/ mediately arrested. The band Will al
! retire at one"
Even a she spoke, her ear painfully
/ strung for the sound, could hear the
I warm hum Of the flames from the
back; but, unmOyed; she stepped
! back, swept deep Oueisancc 10 the
audience and Emperor, and the cur
taln fell. The Emperor immediately
7 left his box, whispered To the gentle
man 10 whom he had pointed out Anna
Carolla:
There is something behind all this
am not robbed. Send Colonel Berg
man round 10 summon the manager 10
our carriage door
Meanwhile, the vast crowd filtered
/ rapidly, in quiet order and in safety.
out, only learning at the door, rs they
were hurried away, the awful death by
! fire or crushing from which the brave
and quick-WItted girl had saved them.
/ The last few to leave the auditorium
smelt the fire and heard the cracking
! of flalneS, and hurried wildly, spread
/ ing the alarm. But the terrible cry of
| fire came too late to do mischief, and
/ once outside, the police and sOldiery
] AlAAIA AAlt NlDl AlAlNIAAbllD VI LlAC lN--
| rOr himself, kept order. And though
the flames mounted at first, Anna 5
| timely discovery and the energetic
measures taken forced the fire under.
In less than an hour and half it was
| completely quelched out, and the mutt
I lated opera house left in charge Of the
/ police. Then and not until then, did
Z the Emperor dismOunt from the horse
he had used, and return to his carriage.
As lac did So, he paused suddenly.
"Berglnann, see, there goes that lta-
lian girl herself, leaning on the arm of
the young fellow who led the band so
splendldly tonight. Go see who and
what they are"
Colonel Bergnann departed TO obey
the order, and the Emperor drove off
The next day the whole story WAS in
the Government organ. with an inti-
NATION, INSPIRED" Of course, from
that quarter, that His Imperial Majes-
ty had graciOusly caused Inquiries To DE
made about the young singer. 4 few
days later old Herr RO5enfeldt received
an official intimatiOn that his gifted
son Carl, and his financee, Anna Car
rOlla, were both under Imperial pro-
lection, and their marriage was desired
to take place rs speedily rs possible,
the Emperor dOWering the bride. The
manager also TecIeYed 4 similar invita-
tiOn, through Colonel Bergman, that
his late chorus singer was to be
brought forward, and ADVERTISED for
the opening Of the opera us Madame
Carolla ROsenfeldt.
3
Once more the elite of gay Vienna
crowded the opera house To witness
the debut of the new singer rs "Agata,
in "Der FreischutZ.
The moment she came on she was
received with a furOre which might
well make Carl Rosenfeldt proud of
his beautiful young wife; and If for
royalty was her grateful glance and
sweeping salute, for him was the
smile in the soft, dark eyes that met
his for one second.
When the curtain fell the new star
was called for, and shOwered with bOu-
quet5 from many a distinguished hand
but from the imperial box was flung
Glia in which lay nestled j costly
bracelet, IN the center Of which blaZed
. diamond OF rare value and beauty.
That fire has made our fortune.
Carl" his young wife said, smiling, as
they drove home,
Nay, Anna, your own courage and
quickness," answered Carl ROsenfeldt.
THAT was diamond rarer than the
Imperial gift"
And he was light.