Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-11
4 gflyrt Story,
IN THE oRAToRY.
Translated from the German of Lois


agony you cause me. Be mercful, go.
'Merciful. Garcia! Just because
pity yo", | cannot leave you. Yol
know how fondly | love you, and a
i.ne pIrting hour comes tais passion
7-.ns 10 Inc ease. a taousa,. i soid.
Suddenly a distant bell began to toll
Garcia von Cartwitz started
i must leave You now,' she said. Il
is time for prayers. Ny husband viii
miss me-
'Iou forg"t how | will miss you :
he exclalmc d, passionatelv. Not fol
an hour, not for day, but till eierni
ty. We will never meet again tn,
ocean will roll between us. We mus
part forever
! He strained her to Ter breast. He
kissed her madly; again and vet again
'Detain me no longer. Rudolf NJ,
husband will be surprised at my ab
sence. What shall say when he see:
my tear stained face
! t Undoubtedly falsehood? p? How
can you be afraid TO utter falSehood
Is not Your whole life one for have you
not married him while Your heart beats
only for me =
% spare me, Rudolf have not the
/ right To listen 10 such words
He laughed bitterly.
DO not be afraid To utter an uatruth
/ # the circumstances compel you. De.
ceiye the world, and swear, Garcia
swear to a falsehood, If necessary
She started up rs If to hurry away
DO not part from me thus, Garcia.
Forget not that tomorrow | will leave
YOU forever
lnvoluutarily she halted.
i must see YOU once again, he con
tinuei Do not deny me this boon.
Come at 10 o'clock to the oratory.
'rls well three raps at the window
nearest to the altar will tell YOU of my
arrival.
He turned away. leaped a wall and
vanished instantly in the adjoining
garden.
'oh. Rudolph, Rudolph, you knew
how | love, how | adore YOU, she
groAned. II seems as If | was crazed
by love. How could be so weak as
to promise him 4 rendezvous, |, u
wife.
With all effort she overcame her ag-
itatioH, She entered the house appar-
eatly F.Im, although WITH pale cheeks.
In tie hall, her husband, Rolf Won
Cartwi,z, met her. lie was fully
twice her age. She looked at his stern
face and her thoughts Few back to her
lover. to whom her heart belonged, lie
spite her duty aud her struggle.
Why are YOU not in the chapel
Garcia : heasked. Are you not we'll:
j have u headache, she s,ammeIeI.
i have waited already hllf an hour
f1r YOU. No one could tell me where
you were. Don't Won know if there S
anything | dislike it is beng net pune
tual?
'Oh, 10 not treat me like slave,
she pleaded. Have | not the right to
go and come without telling every one
my intention ::
IL; looked surpris i, as if he doubt.
ed that he had heard Alright.
Yes, you are sick, Garcia. | will
send for cur physician
j do not wish 10 see him, she cried
petulantly. 1t were better If you
would leave me in peace
Such capIi,rs and stubborness
do not like Cartwitz said sternly
Beside you have never acted thus.
Where have YOU been. From that one
may draw conclusion of the cause oi
your irritableness.
What should she say: The truth
could do no harm.
was in the orchard said she.
Alone: he a>ked.
Her heart throbbed. She heard Ru-
dolph's words: How can you be SC
afraid to utter a falsehood f; is not your
whole life one:' She need not fear
that it would be discovered. No one
had seen her with Rudolph. But still
falsehood was al ugly thing. Know,
inglv, she had never said one, and she
would not do it now.
Il was not alone
Who was with you . he asked.
Cousin Rudolph she replied.
a lightning flash of jealous anger
swept over his face.
Are you not ashamed TO acknowl.
edge this p he exclaimed.
Mould you rather have me deceive
YOU? Tomorrow Rudolf leaves Eu.
rope forever, therefore | wished to bid
him good bye
Have | not forbidden you, under
the penalty OF my displeasure, to spea k
to Rudolf Won Gravenau, or to utter
his name in my presence He was
your suitor before | had received your
parents consent to marry you. | will
not endure that my wife
Stop Rolf! Until now only d
shadow has hovered between us. BE-
careful that'it will not darken and turr
into substance.
Listen to me, he said more calmly
Il love you as | have never loved be
fore. One impure breath would taint
your honor. That you have spoker
to Rudolf van Gravenau, although
had forbidden it, | will forget. Bu
if this should happen again'-he rails
ed his hand threatingly-I cast yo,
away from me-
She trembled. One word woult
have spared her this humiliation
Why had she not said that she had beer
alone? OF what use had her conscien
tiOusness been to her? Rudolf hat
been right From these thoughts sh'
was aroused by her husbands >ric,'
saying:
we have not yet attended rrale s
To-day is the ninth anniversary of m,
mothers death. | have not been a