Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-28

. rival confident OF success. He de-
sermincd to retire from the scene he
would not witness the triumph Of his
rival. Under the circumstances he
hailed with satisfaction the opportu-
nifty which had presented itself Of illl-
ing an honorable post in distant
town.
Twilight was gathering. Long, gro
tesaue reproductions Of the Professors
figure, Of bis companions, and Of the
sun-dial lay in dim, indistinct shadow
along the gravel path.
I" You won't give up your studies
after | have gore. Fraulien ?n the Pro-
fessor said gently. II will leave you
my edition Of Goethe. You can return
it some time-any time-and-" lie
broke off.
There will be no one to help me
over the difficult passages
The answering voice was an unsteady
one.
"0h, you will need no help. You
have been out Of leading strings this
long time, Fraulein. II is noteworthy
how we'll you speak German. Your
old enemy the dative case-you remem-
Der, child ?-is conquered now" The
Professor smiled a wistful smile OF
tender retrospection, and he laid his
hand with a caressing touch on Janet's
arm.
At length the girl rose she and her
companion retraced their steps slowly
toward the house. II will leave you
TO tell FraH Mittnacht Of Max's misad-
venture" the Professor said. =" You
will know better than | what TO say to
her. And remember, child, Max's
friends are not to take the matter to
heart. The young fellows fault is just
a boys fault; he will grow steadier
with time and experience. | will do
my best; for the sake Of those to
whom he is dear / will do my very
best the Professors tone was full
Of quiet meaning" to be of use to
him. with my brother in Heidelberg"
All at once the clear singing Of bird
was heard from a neighboring copse.
q" Listen. =" cried the Professor, stopping
abruptly in his walk " that note is
nightingale's sure enough. How oppor-
timely it comes '-opportunely for you,
mean. Doesn't it"--with a frank
smile" bring message to you, Frau
lein ?"
what message should it bring?"
DO you ask? You must know
your own English Milton's Sonnet to
the Nightingale and all that it implies.
If one hears the nightingale before the
cuckoo one may expect success in love-"
And the Professor detained, pro-
nouncing the English words with a
strange accent:
Thy liquid notes, that close the eye Of
day,
First heard, before the shallow cuckoo's
Porend success in love"
! Frau Mittnacht. detecting the sound
Of footsteps near the house, appeared
with her niece, Berthe. at the open
door to press on the " Herr Profess
Sor" the hospitality Of her roof; but
I that gentleman declined to prolong his
visit; he had work to do at home, he
said. His farewells were quickly dis
pensed. and he took his leave. Look
ing back. he caught sight Of Bertha
Weisse's bright face, framed by the
doorway with the grinning carved
head.
The stranger Fraulein is very pref
ty," was his half-unconscious reaec-
ton. But his last glance was toward
another face. a face belonging to a
black-robed figure, the face of Janet
Kirby. And it was Of Janet. Janet
necessarily, and Janet only that he
thought, as he made his way to his
lonely home while the stars came out
in the darkened sky, and while the
nightingale ssong, heard earlier than the
cuckoo's. broke in now and again upor
his reyerie. You're wrong, wrong
he cried, apostrophizing the bird witt
little mirthless laugh; " there's nc
success for me; the idea is absurd"
A year had passed since Herr Bet
finger first took up his quarters a
Heidelberg.
After all a place for Max Siegel haC
not been obtained in the Heidelberg
mercantile house Of L" Bettinger unC
Compaenie -; the Professors advo
cacy in that quarter had proved unne
cessary. A petition to Herr Freitas
from Max's father had resulted in re
yersal of the young mans sentenc'
Of dismissal. Max was received bacl
in the old Office on the old terms.
When a year had gone by certain
business matters connected with the re
letting OF rooms whose lease, held il
Heinrich Bettinger's " name. had We
some months to run, demanded tn
Professors presence in Ahnstadt. II
wrote to his friend, the Herr Consisto
rialrath Eisenlohr, proposing himself a
guest for one day, received hearty
response. and appeared one fine Apr
morning in Ahnstadt.
How bright the old town looked II
the spring sunshine 1t was earl.
morning. In the market-place all wa
hustle and activity housewives, arme
with stout baskets, fitted from shop t
shop. At the corner of the CanzlsC
Strasse the fower-stall keeper, Her
Bettinger's old acquaintance, was di-
{ posing to the best advantage his bunche
of wild flowers, fresh gathered frol
the neighboring woods. Every no.
and again be stepped back into tn
street to suryey-with head on on
side, and with a critical expression {
conference.-the artistic arrangement
of his primroses and yiOlets. "Act
Himmel Der Herr Professor :" b
, cried, holding up both his hands
| surprise, as his old customer, not see
; for many months, appeared before hin
The salutation was returned.
= struck the first speaker that the Pre-
: fessor was changed; he looked wor
, :. and weary; hard work had by his ow
choice been his portion in Heidelberg
and it had told upon him (; his elasticii
Of spirit seemed gone.
, A peal Of church bells broke upo
the ear. The Professor, looking aroun
him at the sound. observed that Il
l principal door of the Lutheran churc
5 in Canzlei Strasse, generally rigid