Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04

| sides Being called Won Gerdshof, of ole
Margravite nobility, her father is a pen
stoned General, but where she lives | dc
not know Do you wish to console her fol
! the loss of Paumwolf, old boy"
l threw him glance full of rage. A
young assessor who sat at our table anc
seemed to have heard our dialogue called
out to me " l can give you the address
| Baron-Kurprinzen street, No. 80.
| Now that was the very dwelling of my
Unknown felt all the blood rush to my
heart; then thanking him for the inforlna-
| ton, took my hat and stick, and without
those remaining at the table, left the place
to saunter. without aim or object, through
the mOonlit streets.
How, after long wandering hither and
| thither, finally found myself before the
much-thought-of house III Kurprinzen
street, | surely cannot tell. went on the
opposite side of the street and looked at the
house standing before me in the clear moon
light. in the midst of blooming gardens
the dainty villa rose, with its antique vine
covered and many-columned gallery in
front, like the enchanted castles in story
books. And the little fay who wandered
about therein Was she still awake, shell
tered behind the one single window of the
gable end, which was still lighted-griev-
ing, perhaps, about the unfaithful Paum-
wolf? With pity. scorn and-yes, | will
confess it-burning jealousy in my heart, |
at length turned my steps homeward to my
quiet lodging
After rather sleepless and restless night,
and several anxious morning hours, Imade
my way at the proper time for visiting to
kurprinzen street. Now / was on the
steps. Oh, the beating of my heart, the
almost painful oppression that came over
mel IMPULSES had not throbbed so wildly
since long years ago, when the first volley
of musketry whistled round my ears In
the lonely old family estate Of Barwalde in
the Mark the last few years had passed
away so quietly and monotonously; grave
studies and practical application of knowl-
edge gained in early and distant travels had
occupied me so exclusively that the Ell
quette of the great world had become
strange and unknown to me. And yet it
was not timidity alone which caused the
blood to fly like lightning through my
veins, which made me remark with almost
tender interest the elegant brass plate with
the name engraved: g Won Gerdshof"
Now Courage! The bell is pulled l
am in for it
An old servant dressed in livery answered
my ring and on my asking if the master
was at home, took my card and left me
with the conventional Il will inquire" but
soon returned and opened for me the lofty
folding-door to the left of the entrance
His assurance that the master would be
pleased to see me sounded very consoling
10 me.
Within the elegantly furnished salon
found the General, an old, dignified gen
tleman, with erect, military bearing, a
martial but not unfiendly countenance
and Il long gray beard, which, however,
was carefully shaycn from the broad chin
After | had expressed to him my pleasure
at being able to help his daughter in her
dilemma, and he had thanked me for the
slight service-hc seemed to be informed of
everything and to have expected me some
what-we passed from the usual forms of
pohtencss to lively conversation, that cx-
tended over every possible topic. The
time passed as if OF wings; almost an
hour was thus spent in chatting with the
amiabie old gentleman, and vet Fraulein
Eveline had not appeared. But when at
parting the General said he hoped to see
me often at his house during my stay in
the city. | could not refrain from pressing
his hand in deep heartfelt gratitude Not
long aItcrward / received q dclicately-
written card-dccidedly lady's hand
writing-in which Herr General Won
Gerdshof did himself the honor TO invite
Herr Baron Won r to dine I must
confess | never received an invitation with
similar joy. What was the excitement
and expectation Of the first court ball. as
compared with the impatient throbbing of
my heart, with which /, on the appointed
day. bctooll myself TO the dinner A nu-
merous company had already assembled
many of the persons present We're known
to me- were indeed friends, so that | soon
found myself most delightfully."- situated
And the daughter of the house?
There stood Eveline with her friends. her
graceful figure moving with hewitching
grace among the guests: for she was
obliged 10 assist that aged. somewhat CON
ventional-looking lady in doing the honors
Of the house-the Generals wife had been
dead many ycars-and could not help adj
miring the tact and sc!f-possessiOn with
which she, in spite Of her youth, so charm
ingly filed her position as hostess. Here she
asked an old gentleman after the health of
his sick spouse: there whispered some
pleasant remark to 4 young lady about her
tasteful toilet, or repealed too gallant cav
alier with a scornful glance or saucy
answer. With each and all she knew Just
the right tone 10 take. She was surrounded
by all. Every one tiocked about her, who,
like al apparition out of story book,
moved among those nodded fashion plates
And yet there lay in her violet eyes, when
she believed herself to be unobserved. sad
expression which did not accord with the
conventional smile Of the sweet, small
mouth
At length the signal for dinner was given.
Evcline laid the tips of her dainty fingers
on the arm Of a tall blonde cavalier, 4
cousin of the family. To my great annoy
ance my portion was Countess Soundso. no
longer in the first bloom of youth. ! must
add had secretly hoped to see Eveline's
angelic head at my side. With a mien
which was certainly not very amiable | of
fered the Countess my arm and led her to
the places designed for US. Though other
wise most eStimable lady, she almost
drove me to despair by her loquacity. and
while she even before SOUP inquired about
my recent journey in the East and cx-
pressed desire to here something about
my last new work, my glance stIayed i'm
patiently past the questioncr in vain
search for Eveline had not had the op-
portunity TO exchange one word with her.
She had only nodded 10 me from across the
room. pleasantly and confidingly, as to an
old acquaintance.
Pretty soon felt gentle touch ON my
arm. ana Il voice only 100 Wcll-reIneinDe red
asked shyly and at the same time saucily !:
g Does mein Herr 10 longer recognize
his protege?"
l turned quickly, and yes. there indeed
was Eveline who had been s'ttiag next TO
me for full five minutes without my hay-
ing observed her. My neighbor, the Count
esS, and Eveline's escort, the cousin in the
Guards, very soon understood how much
they might expect TO be entertained by
Eveliuc or myself during the four or five
hours passed at the table. How the time
sped and what were the general topics OF
conversation we never knew. But ! was
entirely happy during the whole time. Not
once did discover in her eyes that melan-
choly dropping which had before made me
anxious. Oh, if l could only succeed in
making her forget Paumwolfl 80 this fond,
proud thought concentrated all my mind
and efforts. With rapture ] noticed how
her eyes hung so earnestly on my lips rs |
told her of my distant travels and of my
restless wandering about from one distant
land TO another. And when ! spoke of my
dear solitary Rorr-aISla vo,,,I,a,-