Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30

/ with whom he had been a favorite, his
! former friends, the cousins who had in
/ herited his estates, thought of him no
more. So no one seemed to be astOnished
/ when NictOrine was betrOthed and mar
ried to Poseneck, whose financial circum-
/ stances had been bettered by an unexpect-
/ ed Inheritance.
Time had not taught Victorine to forget
HOhenstein's tragical death. Often he
seemed to appear before her, menacing
and threatening, and at night she often
started from her sleep with a shrek.
/ But when POseneck was at her side her
/ happiness was so great as to obliterate the
{ dark past.
+ That day, the second anniversary Of
4 Amos death. races were again to be held
/ at Baden-Baden. Hurts faJher-ln-law
+ had asked him to attend. He acquIesced
/ rather unwillingly. His thoughts turned
continually to the moment when he had
! kelt beside HOhenstein's corpse. Even
I the presence of his beloved wife could
! not make him forget. He had to summon
I all his strength to maintain his outward
cOmDOsure. But NIctOrlne's loving eyes
read his inmOst thoughts.
/ He was restless; he passed from group
/ to group, and at last went in the pad
I dock to take a look at the horses. One
Of his comrades stepped up to him and
said;
'Poseneck, you must ride Creve-c9ur
to-day"
Don't you know that 1 have given up
steeplechase riding altOgether?''
After great deal of cOaXing and ban
tering he at last consented.
Seems a fever has seized me,' he NUT
/ tered to himself. for in spite of the warm
weather he felt chilly.
AS the moment of action arrived. know
ing that he needed his nerve, he regained
his self-cOmmand. just as he was put
ting his foot in the stirrup he heard some
one say:
Have you heard that at HAMBURG. day
before yesterday, DEVILS Daughter broke
her neckE'
He felt as if he had received a blow.
The horse that had been his tool was dead
She had passed from one to another haV-
ing brought nothing but misfortune to her
owners. Another in his position, per-
haps, would have silenced his conscience
by saying that it had been the horses
fault. POseneck could not do so. Only too
we'll be knew that he had deliberately
caused H0henstein's death. He did not
repent the deed, but still he was often
haunted by his victim.
As the race was proceeding it was east
ly seen what CreVe-cWur could do. He
was gaming ground constantly, and
each obstacle was cleared without effort.
soon he was in front. Suddenly POseneck
saw a shadow, without hearing the tread
of horse. lie tUrned and SAW beside him
AIno Won Hohenstein, mounted on DEVILS
Daughter.
Was the terrible apparation a creation
Of his excited imagination?
"WhO is the rider next to kurt:'' Vie
torine asked her father.
"A rider: see none, POseneck is lead
ing the race
There ON the dark horse. l see him
plainly. Merciiul God, it is Hohen-
stein"
Her father turned hastily towards her
she had tainted.
In the meantime the two riders sped
away.
POseneck could not avert his eyes from
that CHASTITY face that was close behind
him. Now the horses neared the stone
wall, and he prepared himself involunta-
rily for the leap.
Suddenly the phantom turned and fixed
his CLASSY look full upon his face.
With an inarticUlate cry he let go the
reins and covered his face with his
hands. CreVe-cWur, suddenly deprived Of
his masters guidance, fell, throwing his
/ rider.
I His comrades, rushing towards the
i spot, found POseneck a corpse. No one
I but he and VictOrine, the only one who
I knew of the foul deed, had seen the spec
trail rider.