The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-06

it really be that she would not
let her in? Then where would she gop
The thought almost deprived her of
her senses. Some one, too, was coming
the street. She shook from fear
and held to the gate to keep from fall
The footsteps were at hand now,
and a mans voice said in foreign
French:
"They will not let you in, madeni-
Theu what will you doPn
The sympathetic zone treasured her
enough to look at the speaker. 1t was
the young man of the coupe.
II don't know" she answered.
.Haye you no friends, ne place to
gop"
..No."
A low, prolonged whistle announced
the CONSERVATION of the questioner.
"This is a beautiful story" he broke
out in German. "Did you GO alone to
the fete?"
.sNo; 1 started with some friends
whom I lost and who are not coming
back to Paris; and then I was with 4
lady whom l lost, too. and whose name
do not know
The young man thought for q mo-
ment, and then continuing in an UNDER
tone 10 himself: s.If l would take her
10 q hotel or if I would let her go alone
mo, it can not be done.e Then he
added, aloud: There is only one thing
to do, mademoiselle, you must come
with rae I will give my rooms up to
you and go to a hotel. My man, Fritz.
will see chat you are safe from any an
noyance; and tomorrow morning at
nine o'clock 1 will be waiting for you
at the ri of the block and we will
go somewhere for something to eat,
and then you can come back here and
make it all right" Though he thought
to himself: IF | am not mistaken there
is something white at the window,
which looks ominous, but still we can
hope" And taking her hand he laid
it IN his arm and led her away.
BE reused the porter at his lodgings,
designcdly, and sent him for his valet,
and explained to the two men that the
lady was a stranger who had lost her
friends at the fete, and that he commit
ted the responsibility OF her safe keep
ing to them. If any evil befell her they
would have to answer for it at the le-
CATION; and giving some additional or
ders to his man, he babe her good
night and went away,
As soon as daylight followed the
sleepless night Lucette unlocked the
door, resolved to go back to the school
at once and send a grateful note to her
deliverer, but the door "a guarded on
the outside by Fritz, who, it seemed,
after a night as sentinel, had lost his
capacity of speaking French. To her
frantic efforts to pass him he replied
volubly in German, shaking his head
and gently forcing her back into the
room; it was only when the porter came
up to say that Monsieur would like to
see the lady down stairs" that she was
permitted to pass. Notwithstanding
the gravity of the position her protector
could not help laughing as Lucette ex-
planned to him why she had not come
sooner. She refused to have any break.
fast and insisted on taking leave of him
then and there.
Il intend to see you through your
trouble" said he, quietly, .sand so
will walk behind you. If Madame will
not open the door to you, you will have
one friend at leastn
And. Madame, in fact, only opened
the door wide enough to say, through
the crack, that, after last nights pro
ceedings, she was surprised she ex.
pected to be taken back, since just a;
she vas preparing to let her in, moi
only she but all the neighborhood,
aroused by her voice, had seen her walk
off with a strange man. She coul6
have her clothes when she sem fol
them! And the iron face disappeared
behind the iron door, which went tt
with q bang.
Poor Lucette was joined BY her sole
friend at the end of the street, twhe
took her to have some coffee; after
which they sat down in the nearest
park to discuss what could be done
For a long time nothing presented it
self.
81 could have you go to my parents
or to our chateau on the Lahn-thert
is no ore now there but the ste award
but how explain your positionP What
I can do for you, mademoiselle, will,
fear, only compromise you ant
more. You see I am the second son
Max Won Steinfels, and am betrothed t.
my cousin, whom 1 am to marry a.
soon as my medical studies are over a
the Sorbonne. And now tell me some
thing of yourself. 1t is NOT necessary
to say you are a lady, for / saw tina
at the first glance"
After Lucette had told him all sht
knew of herself, of course Max's inter
est was doubled, and he lay back oil
the bench, with his hat drawn dow
over his face, and thought for a Ions
time. AT last he Strengthened up.
81 have it." he cried, s.and it can b
done. My uncle has bought the sup
pressed Jesuit seminary on the La
chersee in the Eifel Mountains, and oil
Hans and Babette. who have been in tn,
familyforever almost, are taking care o
it. You a go there and stay with then
until something else turns up. ] vii
write and explain all about it to them
and will make up a plausible story b,
which they can account for your pres
ence-for instance: An English family
travelling through Germany, has lef
their daughter with them for her healtl
while they travel farther. You do no
speak German and will not be asked
any questions. which will be very con
venient. Until 1 can get word to them
though, you must remain in my rooms
/ will relate the whole story to Frit
and the porter, and put it upon thei
honor to help me-"
The beautiful blue lake of Lach
Who can describe it? The water-lil,
plants are visible hundreds of feet be
low its surface; and, set in their Lowell,
green beds of moss and ferns and tan
gled vines, linking together the darl
frs on the shores, the waters rival il
loneliness the heavens blue. Its weirt
beauty is enhanced by the legend o
how an accursed monastery stood Oh
an island in the middle of the lake lons
ago, and one midnight, as the oil
monks were at their carousals. a vol
cano burst forth near by and sank it il
the lake, and now, when the winds ar
perfectly still, the groans of these mis-
cradle spirits and the sound of tn,
monastery bell ung in distress, ar
heard at midnight on the water owe.
the spot; and indeed, not far from tn,