Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10


When she had left the room, Mr.. War
rem said to his wife, 'sSarah, do you sup
pose our Derry is taken with this foreign
fellow?"
Mrs. Warren had strong claim to gen.
tility, based upon being naturally not
given to much talking, and being artifici-
ally barricaded in the best OF black silk,
which her husband thought the clothing
most suited to her years and estate, and
always bought himself in the heaviest
grades. She answered slowly, 81 think,
Samuel, our Dora is fit for any society,
and could grace any European title"
$50 do |, Sarah--so do l. There's no
discount on Derry; but the question is,
Is this chap worthy of her, and will she
be likely to accept him?"
Somehow l think she would. l never
heard her say as much in praise of any
man before''
''An right, Sarah; I've got money, and
Pm not gong to stand in Dorry's light.
She will marry just whom she likes. Of
course; I'd rather she didn't fancy a
nobleman. Pm republican to the back
bone. Still, if it's Dorry's whim, why"
Mrs. Warreh gravely reproved him; "you
want Derry to marry high just as much
as l do"
CHOW, Sarah" he laughed, good hum
oredly, "don't you get too sharp" Then
he kissed her, and whistled tune. Just
before doing off to sleep that night he
asked: "Sarah, can Dorry speak in this
counts own language? All his family
might not speak English as well as he
does"
"Dora speaks German, her teacher
says, well enough to talk to the Emperor
himself"
Gail right, Sarah; I thought so but
wasn't certain" and he fell TRANQUILITY
asleep"
About the middle of the following June,
when the family were home from their
European tour and settled at their Rock
port place, Mr.. Warren announced one
day at the dinner table, 'I've letter
from Count Won Held"
Mrs Warren, long unused to changing
color, actually flushed with delight, and
looked significantly at Dora, who return
ed the look with frank complacency.
Phil, the only son, and future inheritor
of all the mill property, bawled out in a
loud voice that was his most remarkable
characteristic; "Whe's Won What's-his-
name, anyhow?'
Dora calmly explained, "He's German
gentleman whom we met in Berlin, and
found very agreeable"
els he coming here, father?" demanded
Phil.
eyes, he is coming tomorrow"
Tomorrow, accordingly, he came.
Dora floated into the drawing groom, love-
ly as dream, dressed in white muslin
sublimated with Valenciennes, and dir
ectly from the hand of Worth.
Won Held's blue eyes promptly paid to
such beauty the tribute of an admiring
gaze, ever returning to her face, and as
often deprecating its own insatiableness.
A queen couldn't ask a more respectful
homage, and like queen the American
girl received it, as self-poised as the for
eigner himself, and as perfectly well
placed in the luxurious drawing-room as
a gem would be in its setting.
avery glad to renew your acquaintance
SIR" was Mr. Warren's greeting. 81
hope you will get along with our plain.
republican way of living"
"Plain!'' echoed Won Held. "Why
this villa is one of the finest ever saw,
and your grounds are1ffmost an English
pdIh. LULU . uOGuluS uClC Uus eoSoO
and opulance."
"Weu' the happy proprietor
smiled contentedly-"well, count, don't
mind eonfessing this sea-shore place cost
me something like half million. A
little money, you know, buys every
thing"
'sSo!'' responded Won Held, resorting to
his useful German monosyllable.
The gusst was soon at home in the su-
perb house, and filled it with plenty OF
distinguished callers. Members of the
German legation dropped in, in friendly
fashion; so did the French and Italian
ministers. Dora conversed with each in
his own tongue; then she would play and
sing to Ven Held all the long summer
evenings, while the perfume ofrare flow
ers and the flood of moonlight made sort
of witchery in the room.
The count said to her one day: 81 never
cease to wonder at your varied accom-
plishmehts, your taste, your perfect self
possession and perfect-Pardon me!''
He stopped, checked by the slow gaze of
her eyes; but she understood the compli-
ment as plainly and with less sacrifice of
dignity than if she had received it in
words. "You have nothing of what 1
expected to find it in this new country
You would fit European COURT
"Thanks," answered Dora, with the
languor proper to a much beaattered
woman. 81 hope you won't be shocked
by such crudities as still exist in our soci-
ETY. here"
"Oh," responded the count, "under-
stand me, pray. I like all strong charac-
teristies independence, freedom of
speech, originally of thought, quaintness
of expression, admire, even if they are
not always in the most refined taste"
Dora smiled, and understood another
and subtler compliment that embraced
even her surroundings
Won Held's patience with Phil, the
most noisy of Yankee boys, made Papa
Ware n remark, with significant laugh,
"You see, Sarah, our guest wants to be
friends with all the family
Friends the two certainly were, and
went off on long tramps and fishing ex-
cursions together. On such occasions
the boy, finding the German name too
hard, addressed Won Held as "Mr.
Count" or oftener with only the jolly
hail, ~ say" e
One day Phil screamed from a long
distance down the river bank tit was
Phil's popularity to yell his conversation
across wide distances): "Mr. Count, l
say, to-morrow's the Fourth. You'll
have to pet nm early If Won 90 out with