The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-24
LOVES NOBILITY.

George Carnegie was what you
would call a very fortunate young
man; his professorship brought
him in comfortable income, and
he had just published a book that
all the town was wild about. Under
the circumstances he should have
been happy, but it was quite the
contrary. Some time before, when
he was less known now, he had lod-
ged in the house with an old Ger
man musician, Konig by name, and
whose daughter, Elsa, George had
promptly proceeded to fall in love
with.
He had figured when he got the
professorship of asking her to be his
wife, but after having won that COW
eted position he returned to his LODI
gings only to find that the German
and his daughter had gone away the
day before, and, search as he would,
no trace of their whereabouts could
be found.
Middleton, who was Georges most
intimate friend and a painter, no.
ticed how the other moped around
and made up his up his mind an
entire change of scenes was needed
to shake the memory of the German
girl out Of his head. So they went
to Isohel, in the Austrian Cyrol, and
found the town overhowing as it
was the height of the season.
Among the mixed assemblage al
the hotel was a fascinating young
American, Miss Sadie p Vansittari,
who, after reference to the visitors
book, recognized in Professor Carne-
gle the famous author. Like all hei
compatriots, she "struck the keynote
of personality at once, and, thanks
to her delightful frankness, the prof
essor was in possession of her histo
ry before he had been two hours ir
her company.
81 am writing a novel, Professor,
she said calmly, and / shall dedi
cate it to you"
Carnegie bowed in acknowledge
ment of this flattering declaration.
"You have no idea how lovely il
is studying characters and collecting
materials.
mo doubt you have already vivi
lected me-"
ayes, that's so but you're not Il
5 appear in this book
! "How cruel, Miss yansittart, af
r ter such good opportunity of pick
I, ing me to pieces May I ask if yol
/ are to be its heroine p"
. "No, thank you, Professor Carne
gle, she to be Fraulein Won Konigs
mark"
"Who is she ? The name seeml
familiar"
"Why, haven't you seen the Aus
trian beauty2 She is here just nov
with her brother every one raves
about her. Fancy, not so long age
this same beauty was q school-marm
in England"
The Professors thought flew tc
Elsa, his dear "school-marm.
Where was she now? Teaching still
perhaps and his heart ached with
its burden of hopeless yearning.
'How was Fraulein Won Konigs-
mark reduced to such straits ?' he
inquired.
"Her father was suspected of be.
ing concerned in some political plot.
Unable to prove his innocence, he
escaped to England and his estates
were confscated. After many years
of poverty the exile was recalled and
restored to its former rank. But the
old man did not long enjoy his pros
perity, and his son is now Baron
Won Konigsmark. If you like I'll
introduce you to my heroine we
were fast friends in Vienna
"You are very kind. A distant
view of the beauty will satisfy me-"
"She is engaged to Prince Cont,
they say. The school-marm trans
formed into a princess is the ground
work of my novel"
While the two friends were at
Ischel, Middleton's brush was not
idle ; but, strangely enough, he re-
fused to take George with him when
he went out with his sketch-book
and would not show him his work.
"You shall see it some day. Go
and fiirt with the Yankee. Get her
to speak of Fraulein Won Konigs-
mark. By the bye, have you seen
the beauty yet.p
"No Fate is against it; but 1
am mot haaYt hroLan Eroro oil -ao-