The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-05
HOW SHE WAS SAVED.

At Baden Baden, a Hungarian Count,
Christian W, and his daughter Helen
came to pass the season. The Young Count
ess, charming and beautiful, and heiress 10
a large fortune bequesthed her by her mother,
was soon surrounded By host Of admirers
She speedily became captivated by one Of the
most worthless Of her saitors, Carl n
because he had handsome face, and long.
black, wavy beard, was gifted with fgrscin-
ating manner, dressed with exquisite taste,
danced marYelously, and possessed rare pow
ers as a singer Carl was a noted gambler
and given to dissipation, and Count Chris
tian became possessed of the information
that the young cheyaler had quilted Naples
in consequence of some scandaloUs adyen-
tuIe in which he had been implicated.
Helen was so completely infatuated with
Carl that she gave no heed - the advice, the
prayers or even the orders Of her father
She would not believe the reports Of the dis
graceful antecedents Of her willy lover. The
condition Of affairs brought the Count, pos
sessed of remarkable degree Of frmness,
to the determination Of originating some
plan whereby he could effectually overcome
:he persistent efforts of Carl to secure his
daughter, as well as convince Helen that to
U
/ a deed Of paternai tenderness and care.
The chevalier had continued adrOitly In
his'work of ensnaring the young heiress, and
1 finally in direct terms asked her TO elope with
/ him. He wrote a note proposing ciandes-
tine meeting at an hour when her father was
! in the habit Of going out to play whist with
some gentlemen of his acquaintance, and in
it made the suggestion that, if she favored
= 4 Il
. as a sign of consent Count Christian, hay-
ing intercepted the letter, took occasion soon
after TO approach Helen, and then asked her
to go out with him, a. the same time handing
her flower, remarking; Put this in your
belt as an ornament" She snilingly obey
ed. In the course Of their walk they met
Carl, who bowed, and was overjoyed to notice
that Helen had carried out his request.
The Count conducted his daughter to the
residence Of one Of his acquaintance, and
requested her to wait till he called for her.
This done he returned to the house lie oc-
cupied on the outskirts of Baden Baden.
He had sent away his servants and was alone.
At the appointed hour Carl arrived and leap
ed over the garden wall. Finding the door
securely closed, he entered the house through
one Of the windows. With pleasureable e1-
citement he hastened toward Helen's apart
ments, but great vas his astonishment to find
her father armed with a brace of pistols
The Count closed the door, and said to the
miserable chevalier:
Carl NJ, I could kill you have the
right to do so. You have entered my house
at night you have broken into it. 1 could
treat you as a felon-nothing could be more
natural"
But, sill" said Carl, trembling, and in
most an inaudible tone, q am not robber. 90
'Not a robber T. exclaimed Count Chris
tan. What are You, then 80 You have
come to steal my daughter, TO steal IN heiress
and fortune. ! have your criminal letter.
1 shall show you no mercy. II you refuse
NE will slay you
'What is your will, sir2''
'You must leave Baden this instant. You
must put a. least two hundred leagues be
tween it and you, and never come into the
presence Of my daughter. For your travel
ing expenses I will give yog.2O 900 franss.'
Carl endeavored to speak
Silence" said the Cognt in a voice Of
thunder You must obey. In that secre-
tary is the money. Take it
The chevalier ventured the remark: Per.
NIT me to decline your oIer."
The false modesty OF the young man was
y overcome by the imperisus gesture OF the old
man.
But" said Carl, ''ths secretary Is locked. 90
Break the lock, then" returned the
! Count, and with his pistol in his hand be re-
= peated, Break it, oz I'll blow your brains
out"
Carl obeyed
> 'It is well, said the old gentleman, those
J, bank notes are yours. Have you a pocket
! book with anything identifying it as belong
ing to you 80
l Yes"
"Then let it fan in front Of the secretary
!. which you have broken OPEN
u 'What, sir2''
Il must have proof which will conyic
you. l mean to have all the evidence o
burglary. Robber OF death! Choose All
. l see your choice is made Now 90 befor,
." me. do not quit you until you are a leagu
q from Baden. 1 return late, and enter n
- complaint against YOU till tomorrow noon
u Begone."
Cheyalie- Carl could not resist the CON
pulsory order, and Count Christians pla
- was carried out to the very letter. The al
s fair created great noise and excitement
he Helen coald no longer donbt IS to Carl
at character and il was not long before his in
of age was banished from her heart, and tins
was in due time surrendered to one Of hs
II cousins captain OF an Austrian caval1
d regiment