Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-08
K0LLER'S VICTORY.
A Genuino Love Affair at q Water
ing Place.

II has boon so many years since
genuine love affair occurred at water
place that the one between Koller and
the French governess was regarded as a
succession Of phenomena The Bran
don was the latest typo of aesthetic sum-
Iucr hotel-a large Queen Anne man
sion, surrounded with cottages equally
Queen Anne, high in altitude as in
tariff. as the Anglo-Saxons say. The
cottages were the resort of those favor
ties of fortune who. wearying of New
port and Lenox, sought place where
they could have fortnight's rest from
tho business Of pleasure, The style of
dress was severely plain among tho
women. and the men affected Norfolk
jackets and shooting coats. These pc
culiaritics were unknown to the Burt
Robinsons when they took the most cN-
pensiye cottage for the season. They
only knew it was very high priced and
very exclusive. The time came during
the sojourn when they blushed for the
numbcrless gorgeous toilets displayed
by Lillian Burt-B0binson, and FOR Mrs
Burt-Robinson's diamonds as large ~
peas, which she wore every evening.
The Bur-Robnsons had been evolved
thus: First, there was Josiah B. Robin
son, hardware merchant and dealer in
agricultural implements, then fine
house on Fifty-cight street, and cards
engraved "Mr and Mrs Josiah Burt
Robinson;" next box at the opera,
noticed in the society papers rs that OF
the Burt.Robinsons; and at last simply
the Burt-Robinsons, rs people say tho
Howard dc Rcdclyffcs.
They hail not, however, got quite up
to the level of the Howard do RedclyfIes,
or they would not have been found at
the Brandon House, with Lillian the
daughter, and Clarence the son. and lit
Tie Gwendolen the baby, with her French
governess, Miss Lcfevre, as they all
voted II poky. and only came because OF
the acquaintance to be made. Miss
Lillian had thought to do great things
with her pretty blond hair blowzed over
her blue eyes and her innumerablc fluffy
white toilets. She had suggested bring
ing the governess along, thinking in the
depths OF her heart that Miss Leiovrp's
dark skin and trim black dresses would
make good foil for her own bright
beauty. The governess was certainly
very dark and had no clothes TO speak
OF; but she had eyes rs black as sloea,
and the way she wore her simple gowns
was truly Parisian.
There was one thing Lillian did un-
derstand, and that was music The
Brandon did not indulge In any thing
so commonplace as regular orchestra,
but it had a couple of young Germans,
one of whom played on the piano and
the other on tho cornet while Kollcr
was the yiolinist who rendered"
Wagner, Schumann and Raft most artis-
tically in the great dim drawing-room
every morning and evening, Lillian,
although given TO affectation, could
truly say that she "a,loredn to hear
them play; but there was mystery
about Roller which attracted her. True,
he was only the violinist at a summer
hotel, but there was delicious aroma
OF "fanily" floating around him,
Somebody said he was . count, or had
been a count, or was going to be count;
and ono morning, as the BurtRobinsons
sat listening to the last strains of q con-
certo, Mr., Prescott Fairbanks, the most
fashionable acquaintance they had in
the world, came up to speak to them,
md seeing Roller, started visiby. Then
he went up to him and said, holding out
his hand: "Why, Count--excuse me, but
surely / am not mistaken-I knew Count
Maurice Roller so welll"
Roller colored up to the roots of his
curly yellow hair, and awkwardly ac-
copied Mr.. Prescott Fairbanks out
stretched hand "Yes, am .Koller, but
in somewhat hard circumstances,
would prefer my family did not know"
Then he stopped short Itwas equal
ly embarrassing to Mr.. Prescott Fair
banks. Don't lot me interrupt you"
he said, hurriedly, waving his hand as
II Koller were playing for his own.
amusement. presently Wen have q
TALK
Koller went back somewhat tremu-
lous and excited to his everlasting con-
certos and nocturnes. Miss Lillian seized
Mr.. Fairbanks. "Do tell mo all about
him, and what brought him hcrc," she
whispered, as he bent down.
Cant, my dear young lady. Never
was more surprised in my life, Last
time saw him was at his fathers pal
ace in Munich. Most embarrassing ren-
C0ntre."
That was all, but that was enough,
Mr.. Fairbanks presently escaped from
the ladies; was seen no more until some
one caught him coming out of the cot
tage where the musician lodged, and
left on the night train. Nobody else
but the Burt-Robinsons had witnessed
the Fairbanks episode. and they tacitly
agreed to keep it to themselves. But
TO Lillian glorious vista opened up.