The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-10
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Tfsnslktsd from; tie German BY Rhoda.

j pIAyeQNt th6 expOH1tlon, i turned my step
homexArd one afternoon earlier than usual.
hadStaken leave Of my friends, making an en-
gagement for q reunion later on in the evening
p directed my course TO one Of the quie
quarters of the city in which my hotel was sit
uAted. b less frequent the bazaars ant
shop-windows became 30 much moro insight
icant became the number of foot passengers
9 tho streets. But II seemed 10 me . much
moro stylish looking part Of the city thar
The public drives Of the central portion, because
hare the high, grsve-looking houses were eth,
Or Government Offices or were inhabited by
city officials or wealthy private citizens.
Before me walked for some distance q young
and elegantly attired lady. At . curve Of the
street I succeeded in getting a fleetins glimpse
Of her profile, and felt myself thereby urged
TO observe carefully even the knot Of golden,
blonde, sunshiny hair, half covered by the dark
English hat, as well as the extremely delicate,
graceful figure Of the still youthful girl
6uddenly her step fastered, she half turned.
fingered for . moment. and then walked hast
ilytoward me, past me, and back over the road
by which she had just come. Not far ahead of
~ came sauntering along an officer, with q lady
on his arm, gayly chatting and laughing.
Gould they have frightened my Unknown? A
sudden interest stirred within me; I wished to
gain some insight into her strange conduct, and
therefore made q hasty turn, following her and
keeping only . few PAGES behind
Then / saw how she pressed the little
clenched hand pasaionately TO her heart, and
with tears in her violet eyes and q half sad,
halt scornflll expression, murmIred something
to herself which my excited imagination fancied
70 De: 20, foolish hckrt, why art thou not
quiet; why mounts the blood to my cheek aud
compels me 70 turn back lest / betray myself"
This childish ebullition moved me uncon-
s%ciously, and . feeling Of jealousy stole over
me against that officer whom / had %inyoluntari-
" thought Of in connection with this young
girl II 1 had only dared to address her; but
Mat IcOnld not bring myself to do. She evil
IDENTITY belonged TO the first class of society,
and nothing was further from my thoughts
Than 8 desire to insult or intrude upon her.
Bnt fortune favored me. A small package
which she had hitherto carried slipped from
her arm without her having remarked it
Quickly I picked itup and gave it back to its
looked At me with q surprised, somewhat
naughty glance, as 1 remained standing before
her rather longer than WAS absolutely neces-
sary. Her large, violet, ciiildlike eyes were
still filed with tears, and the delicate face was
deathly pale.
package from my hand. But i did not allow
myself to BIO dismissed thus quickly.
aYou are not well, my dear young lady,
said J; will you not command my servicesg"
Something in my voice, perhaps also, my quiet
condolences. She looked st me with wonder in
her beautiful, fearful eyes, and said, less curt
" than before:
You are very Kind, sir would like to
have a droschke.n
I bowed, and while she stood At the window
nj n {Hn~ar afNro II hi, rrta n n,.y At,n aA.oa4
and soon U an empty vehicle, In which /
553Oyful1y, and with q gentle feeling OF erpecta-
ton Of what would happen next, drove back to
my little Unknown,
Meanwhile she had regained her seif-com-
sntering tho carriage laid it lightly in min
and IL felt ice-coid through her glove.
Your reHidence!' - asked. She named
Dne OF the elegant streets in the west end, and
- called the address to the coachman Iknew
how certain ! would be not to forget it myself.
I closed the carriage door; she then bowed her
lovely head At the open window and thanked
me for my service; hut she spoke confusedly,
n In har embarrassment her pale checks col
orcd with . rosy blush, 40 that she appeared
even more charming than before.
your healthy" ! yentured to ask; but she
seemed taken by surprise at the question and
hesitated to answer, while the bInsh deepened
on her eheekss&
Hi, cried the coachmsn at this moment;
the horse started OF, and AZ I stepped again on
the side walk the vehicle was already rafting
away. :
A. II in q dream | entered my hotel. could
not refrain from laughing at myself this ardor,
this interest about q young lady entirely I'M
known to lne-more beautiful, more dazzling
visions than this childish, shy girl had often
during my life crossed my path without having
attracted me particularly. / was a riddle to my
self however, / madet the firm resolve to find out
by Tomorrow some particulars about this new
street acquaintance.
A few hours laterI sat with q number of
pleasant friends in one of the best restaurants
under the indens. The conservation was
lively and cheerful, and there were many
ladies' and gentlemen continually going in and
put.
In the neighborhood of the table at
which we sat and made ourselves merry was
gathered = large party, joyous and gay like
ours.
Some young girlish face before MS having at
tracted me l i%nyolnntarily looked around for
p y unk NOV 2 b., but shsreIyes, certainly, there
the seductive little snub nose and the snowy
white felt liat-the officer of Lutzower street,
the same before whom my little friend had
taken flight, for although I lind no foundation
Tor the idea, since we had met many other men
On that street, / could not help thinking of the
!Argee, SNOWY, handsome, but utterly blase and
lnsolent looking lieutenant of infantry in con-
aection with her,
who is that pale ofscere' asked I of my
friend Erich.
.tWheres"
With the black beard, next to the little blonde !
ady.
ssHea" said Erich, and laughed. ssWhy, he |
. the lately betrothed, the handsome Paum-
vol. / thought you surely must know him. "
mo, nc; but what il, the story about hims'
well, nothing more than that yonder blonde
has-with.some trouble, it must be admitted-I
captured him for life, after he has caused
nearly ninety-nine others to dream of the
same happy fate. For myself, I never could
breaking off q love affair. But he has
been unfortunate. Young ladies' with and
without pedigree, with and without money!
bags. bow down to him after he has devoted
himself to them half an hour, entirely con-
9uerea " his irresistible fsscinations And it
y Just the same with the old ones. Many, to
pc sure, allege, indeed, that behind that titanic
brow there is nothing but . cornfield, aud that
, thrashed-out onet"
While Erich had been speaking my ewes had
wandered away. from Paumwolf. His pale
hair, reminded me, in fact, of the Zeus OF
Dtricoli. To me it was in the highest degree
r%epugnanL
Enough tears have recently been flowing
from beautiful eyes, since his betrothal with |
erauiein Josepha Maier has appeared in the
Gazette. ,,
.tMaier?n / i~nyoluntarialy asked.
Eyes, yes, laughed Erich; t'simply Maier
with All but passably pretty and immensely
rich, OF course. Andsince Fraulein Josepha
does not look Jewish, Paumwolf can endure
hat his law in spe should have for
nerly been . cloth merchant in Frankfort-on-
Main $50
The conversation having once turned on the
handsome Paumwolf, it did not soon leave the |
On the other side Of our table the
people were whispering about him, and one
IAid:
III is quite incomprehensible to me that he |
10 10 recently courted The girl is Of altogeth-
n df1erent stock from the Maiers, and she
GEMS TO be head over ears in love with him.
ssYes, but the money-the money! cried an
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