The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-30
A SHARP PARENT.


A T Baden Baden,a "a Hungarian Count,
IA Christian W, and his daugh-
ter Helen came to pass the season. The
young Countess, charming and beautiful
and heiress to large fortune bequeath
ed her by her mother, was soon sur
rounded by host of admirers. She
speedily became captivated by one of the
most worthless of her suitors, Carl M
because he had handsome face, and
long, black, ,wavy beard, was gifted with
a fascinating manner, dressed with ex-
quisite taste, danced marvelously, and
possessed rare powers as a singer. Carl
was a noted gambler and given to dis
sipation, and Count Christian became
possessed of the information that the
young chevalier had quilted Naples in
Consequence of some scandalous adven-
ture in which he had been implicated.
Helen was SO completely infatuated
with Carl that she gave no heed to the
advice, the prayers or even the orders of
her father. She would not believe the
reports of the disgraceful antecedents of
her willy lover. The condition of affairs
brought the Count, possessed of re-
markable degree of firmness, to the de-
termination of originating, some plan
whereby he could efTectually overcome
the persistent efforts of Carl to secure
his daughter, as well as convince Helen
that to save her from such an unprinci-
,,Io 1nf ofnrn al faf Ia,
ness and care.
The chevalier had continued adroit-
ly in his work of ensnaring the young
heiress, and finally in direct terms asked
her to elope with him. He wrote a note
proposing clandestine 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 fav-
ored the proposition, she should wear in
her belt rose as a sign of consent
Count Christian, having intercepted the
letter, took occasion soon after to ap-
proach Helen, and then ask her to go
out with him, at the same time handing
her flower, remarking: "Put this in
your belt as an ornament" She smil-
ingly obeyed. 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 acquaintances
and requested her to wait till he called
for. her. This done he returned to the
house he occupied on the outskirts of
Baden Baden. He had sent away his
servants and was alone. AT the appoint
ed hour Carl arrived and leaped over
the garden wall. Finding the door Sc
curely closed, he entered the house
through one of the windows. With
pleasureable excitement he hastened to-
ward Helen's apartments, but great was
his establishment to find her father arm
ed with brace of pistols. The Count
closed the door, and said to the miserable
chevalier
Carl Nil could kill you; 1
have the right to do so. You have en-
tered my house at night; you have brok-
en- in to 1t. could treat you as felon-
nothing could be more natural"
But, sir" said Carl, trembling, and
in most an inaudible tone, " am not
robber."
"Not robber!" !" exclaimed Count
Christian. What are you then Y'' You
have come to steal my daughter, to steal
an heiress and fortune, 1 have your
criminal letter. 1 shall show you no
mercy. II you refuse me will slay
you !" Is a-
" What is your will, sir Y''
"Hou must leave Baden this instant.
You must put at least two hundred
leagues between it and you, and never
come into the presence of my daughter.
For your travelling expenses / will give
you 10000 francs.n
Carl endeavored to speak.
Silence," said the Court in voice
Of thHnder. You must obey. In that
secretary is the money. Wake it,"