The Press., 1884-05-01

ducting him into slde apartment -tne servant received his card and disappeared, lowing himself! out of the room.
 The apartment into which Paul had been ushered was apparently sitting room, There was sewing table near the window, an opened piano, books, papers and other miscellaneous articles scattered about. He noticed the most trifiing arti- cIe with sharp though deceitful gaze, gaze which. through fog of imagination, sees more thaa the reality.
 sI touched her foot-stool," he subse- ouently related; ''I occupied her easy chair kissed her scissors in short, did the foolishness which IS older than the flood, and yet sounds so incredible when related. In the several articles about the room, in which the taste of the proprietess was revealed, where everything lived and spoke of her in the flowers and the open ed notebook, I found her again as on that first night. I Iseemedtonce more to behold her wonderful beaming eyes, her slender hand, the naughty smile,-in 8 short time I would hear her voice My heart beat and the blood rushed to my brain. l had fought had had faith and doubt; usually faith, as one sees more of heaven than ot earth had worked for her as the Jew in the old Testament, not for seven years, but two; two that were fully equivalent 10 seven. Now the time had arrived The
 work completed, I waited, trembling with
 hope and fear, for the-compensation
 There was something strangely unusual,
 something hitherto unknown in my exist.
 ence, as the morning we formed ill line on
 the battlefield at Ban.'
 A short time elapsed during which Paul
 meditated and dreamed. The men in the
 courtyard below became turbulent shout
 ing and singing was blended with the clat-
 ter of arms; the dogs parked; the clock
 in the tower struck seven and yet Paul
 heard nothing.
 Presently the door through which the
 butler had disappeared opened. Helena
 entered, pale, noiseless and hesitatingly.
 She wore light-colored morning dress,
 and had probably, in the haste with which
 she obeyed the old servants summons to
 appear before the officer, tied an embroid-
 cred kerchief around her hair. As she en-
 tered Paul remained standing, leaning on
 a chair, uncertain and fearful; he, who
 had passed through all the great battles,
 trembled now. searched for words, feeling
 that speech deserted him.
 Helena gazed upon him with her tender,
 dreaming eyes, probably not without emo
 tion, as she recognized him, but certainly
 without visible signs of what she felt She
 remained silent, waiting for him to speak.
 After the elapse of few moments he gain
 ed his usual self-control, and emitting, as
 was his style, everything ceremonial,
 raised his bowed head and smilingly said {:
 '"To see you once more, in these aur-
 roundings so nearly connected with your
 self, I prize as something more fortunate than anything hitherto had ventured to hope for.''
 "And L" she replied, "must no longer ,1>o1,4 4bofr hox, o4 ,,, der to believe that it is you who to-day come here, in command of detachment
 of troops, to arrest my father!' : "Oh, let us not mention that" Paul fer
 vently replied. sI was compelled to elect , ,, another's mission, since I had no right to come in my own. But you were sure I would come, >" he added, passionately Eff
 I remained away should be dead p She continued silent, and he seized her hand.
 z ''Js it not true," he added, entreatingly, "you knew I would come?" "Yes,' she answered, with charming sarcasm, ''I knew it"
 "Now I have come," he continued
 ''and how have longed for this moment , Now behold you again, young and beau tiful as the aurora yonder-that expresses everything. have never seen you in the day before, you know"
 Helena had taken place in an easy-ehai' : : opposite him. As he !ceased spsaifs~ g eyes met his, which eentip" sAg he 5 her, expressive of blj~~ ed fixed o1 She bowed hex be- and happiness
 8 defensive = ~ad as she smlllngly mad :, she wc- gesture with her hand as the @ ''- .,ald bid those talking eyes be silent r But can not understand. she sweetl l. replied "I do not know you.' q >4 Dz. IL Il, -"the first, that long evening, g,-and in you that l might talk to you of your brotl CT, when our thoughts met in the shol le space which separated us,-say you re y member that night, I beseech you, sa It you have remembered my prayer an " thought of me-"
 e' sAnd if I have, what follows ?'' y ''Then I would feel courage to tell yo that, not only from the time of our las u meeting, but from a meeting dating sti ,. farther back, have I included you in 8 B. my thoughts and longings; have marct u ed onward ,-retreated, when it could no u be otherwise, and all in the hope of meet U ing you again.
 o "Is that why you come here to-day s 1T the head of those troops?'' she smilingl > interrupted "is that your mission ?" I, 'Yes," he replied, with the same smile but in voice that trembled audibly, "ths is my mission concerning you ;" then in frmer voice, "to your father, the count, X; 8 different message"
 u u "But what would people think, if the 'S should discover that you, in time lik l. this, neglect your duty and devote the oe ;, casion to the forwarding of tendencies COT corning yourself alone?' 5. ''I did not consider it wrong to ava e myself of the occasion" said Paul, ''sinc 7 that alone could effect this meeting II II you only knew how I have longed an u hoped for an opportunity to speak to you
 You speak of duty Oh, yes, have five o and served duty all my life Is it not ac
 missable to think of my future happ ., ness ?''
 > ''And all this yeu tell me,' she exclain ) ed, with 8 glance and smile that seemed t
 contradict the sarcasm in her voice, ''wltl e out knowing me, without recollecting 0 considering all that separate us crcun 7. ;. stances, our respective views-the part . you serve p
 '- "Oh, that does not separate us" he con r 6dently replied. "You love the party t which you belong, mine, that is perfect
 ly proper, and that is no account now" Well, then, there is at least one thin, a you forget, since you do not seem to re