The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17

from Stockholm, In 1856. My father
[2rsfye Carl I4aIin, WIS an officer of high
rank In the kings army. My mother
GIsfYinna Carlotta Bertha, descended
from one of the Oldest families about
WaxhoIn.
Before had arrived abthe importance
Of is years my parents died.
Clef OLSEN, the only son of a barrister
YVES hance ID me. He begged me to stor
longer at Westerns; bat had come into
possession of the 100 coo kronor left to
me by my father in his will, and being
seized by a sudden desire to see the
world and al thai is IN il l uttered a CIV
OF delight upon the morning % the Sd of
june, 1876, when / receiVed a letter from
America y,0stsn6Eled New York which
upon opening found had been Jointly
written b. nay gTeat-great-Uncle Ivan
PTrelsky and his vie Vera, who had
gone from Cr0nsSa2t, IN Russia, to the
states two yea-5 previous.
1 had frequently been visitor at their
house al Cronstadt, my uncle and aunt
both being natives Of Stockholm And
being readers Of the Swedish newspa-
pers- Ivan and Vera had come upon the
announcement OF EET succession TO my
fathers fortune tact which seemed to
highly Impress them, for they congratu-
lated me UPON It at the same tune ex-
tending apreESin. irrT-i ati0n to pay them
an early visit, understanding the assur-
ance That | would be most affectionately
welcomed.
OF course 1 read this letter to Olef,
who, now that my parents were gone,
found no person sufficiently interested
in me TO inte-posa caste objections to our
suit Of wooing.
From tle very outset Clef seriously
opposed ny uncle and aunG's invita-
ton. 1t was but quite natural that he
should, inaSmuch as we were betrOthed,
and the dear, good lad wanted to possess
Ine wholly in person.
But IL spiteof Olef's protests my spirit
bent itself to nay minds selfsbness, and
early in August I departed from Scandi-
navia by one Of the Swedish line of
steamships, arriving in New York upon
the 28th day of the month, and was most
profusely welcomed by Ivan and Vera.
"How charminS.yJu have CROWN ex-
claimed lay aunJ, alga" the SITUATIONS
had ended
But not hale as chaz.niqg as her
dot" cautiously whispered Ivan.
Silence. illiab! The girl viii hear
your' protested Vera, Gugrily. Dear
niece" she continued anrw, suddenly
turning to me, ''you won't mind VANS
and my little tete-a-teta now and then,
vii you: We ;gre both so,dseplv inter
ees$ei IN yoJtr-glllf2ze, Won know, that
7ge,find 1t nard enough to do for You.
To our great disadvantage We are far
from being rich In worldly goods, and
We fear that however great may be our
attention it VIII not compare with your
surroundings at home"
"AIy dear aunt ana uncle, replied, lit
Is not in the quantity of our efforts, but
In the quality, that the heart finds richest
enjoyment. And &Elaugh | noticed
that Ivan WINGED as made the remark
! paid no further attention to it at the
time, but begging my aunt TO show me
to my apartment babe Ivan good night
and ve loft him.
Arrived at my room l kissed Vera,
and as she went away boltsd my door,
threw myself. exhausted, ia my travel
ing gown upon the bed, buried nay face
in my pillow, and III spite Of myself,
overcome by Olef's absence and my
great distance from home, now that the
stimulating e1GitemGnt of my voyage
was elalied, l burst inEo tears, While be
tween my sobs my sorrowing heart
ngain and again repeated Ivan's strange
words. '.Not half as charming as her
Gotw
Was l positively ugkv, then? l began
TO rummage the East. Whatif mydowry
had been, 0lef's sole motive for winning
my hand after all? Was 1t his mann rea-
ison for w5sIling me TO stop in Sweden?
Am l ug}S:I repeated. To-which Truth
gave me bJyb ono answer, my uhrrOr
had neverSSuEnedsfrem 1ne with ,disdain.
Whs t, Chen. did 4vaD. mean?
SurRHitsd by them. lost in GurieusSus-
picions, 1 feIlrin$o a isaShsrsaslsp Nor
did l recover. consciousness again until
morning dawnsa, when my eyes were
jarred Open by a>s0und rxgping at my
donrsaEd,a4v tisEt s0fSly asked:
"are,y You awake Cesoa dear"
Yes, Amt Vera"
Breakfast is -EISiDs fog you, my
dear slls Iepiied IN ipSitang tones.
''WiH Won ie-do~n SpSn
Right away, aunt and heard the
echo Of her footsteps as she descended
the staircase
How .frsShS,o;tIodk! You must have
enjoyed most quist might of sleep,
was Ivan's greeting, AS ! gained my
place at the table.
l was ashamed 10 explain to them
that l had not taken my clothes of
during ali Of those hours; that my
dreams had coined themselves into pages
upon pages Of horrors, and that, al
though had huTledIy convinced my
self b. asbrlcf glance nAny glass that
did leo& comparatively frSxh, geally
could .Eot=gl.se make. ous,why, after my
whole uisRt Of misery. ! shcRla not
present she s!sIJeaFance. of alright
The breakfast WIS progressing when a
ring came st the.dSer and q telegraph l
mesxs1gerlN2s s2l2altted -healag a dis- !
patch addressed 10 my aunt Nervousl- Il
sAe received it. ragged y-:uear!n.. II open. /