The Washington critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-02-16

And there we're rrsee and rcfncm
stuiu this person Tar beVond ani
Witch the putchman'a ladyi1vc cnu
Tttttnd. The expression ~ TIE Inter
Csiing features was rather pcnsirc thal
Iay, and there Was something clsgsicl
W. the arch ~ The eyebrow and OutN FL
~ he face The isdy was plainly hu
richly aitirtd an 90 elegant travrlin
dress ard bad her hard upon The avn
Of d tall end vffY handsome man. ah0i
80 years of age. Of sinfulariv aflsiocrafie
but soueNhai dissipnfrd anpraflus.
They were talking ns I entered. ani
sentence or two az their cHnFcfssiinH
reached my ear They spoke Frcnth
with n scarcely prccpubie foreign ar
cent
Curious o. know who these pcrssn.
vcv,, ! returned tathc court 0f the 30
tel, intending io question walter b.
Wa hfst ncgrearf in caich one
easy Of that hus, q nc ol day emf lfi
several iruiti,ts tnnus t0 dfuin H.
jackucd gentry ] syr up NE aiirrnr
ard took my JH'inn az The rHttHI.
Scarcely bad Z done so when n caria
drove ~ Hi D. niiIina pace. a amaIi .pI
OF Toy IN smart green suit lH
with an ambiguous enIt uf curunst au
hroidcrcd IN silver un The front 0f %
cap, Jumped IN aud Opened ne daIr.
and there emerged from The vehicle. fl
my infinite dismay. the inevitable Vac
Haubiiz. Retreat was impossible. fof
he saw me directly; ard after handiur
cut Madame Seudcl and Der daughter
seized NO vcbcmcntly by both hands
Delighted to see y0ui he cried. Il
wish you had been q day sooner We
were married yesterday. he added Ia
a hurried voice, drawing me aside.
Have left Homburg, paid everything
there, and leave this TO morrow for
Heaven knows where. Explanations
must come first (herc he made a grim
mace, for my purse IS low, aud my
moiher-in law makes projects that
would ruin Rothschild. Lucky YOU
are here to back me. Come en-.
was fairly caught and In pretty
dilemma. My first thought was 10
knock down the Dutchman and run for
1t, but reflection checked the impulse.
Stammering confused CONCENTRATION
to the bride and her mother. and medi.
tating an escape at all hazards. | nj.
lowed Madame Sendel to hook herself
on my arm and lead mo into the hotel
in the wake Of the newly. welded pair.
who made at once for the public room.
A magnificent courier, in a Hungarian
dress, with beard, belt and hunting.
knife, strobe past us into the apart.
ment.
Herr Graf" said the man, address
ing the disiinguished-loolting stranger
who had attracted my attention, the
horses are ready"
The count and his companion turned
at the announcement, and found them.
selves face to face with our party.
There was general start ard eXclama.
ton from the three women. The strange
lady turned very pale and visibly trem-
bled; Madame Van Haubitz gave a
slight scream; her mother flushed as
red as the peoples in her head-dress,
and hung like log upon my arm,
glazing angrily at the strangers. For
one moment all stood still. Van Hau-
bitz and looked at each other in be-
wilderment. He was evidently struck
by the extraordinary resemblance, now
that the two ladies were seen together.
Come, Ameline," said the count,
who alone preserved complete self
possession. And he hurried his com
panion from the room. Madame Sen
del released my arm, and letting her
self fall upon chair with an historical
glggle, closed her eyes and seemed
preparing for a comfortable swoon.
HeI daughter fastened to her assistance
and united her bonnet; Van Haubitz
graspcd decanter of water and made
an alarming demonstration of empty
ing 1t upon the full moon countenance
OF his respectable mother-in-law. I
was curious to see him do it, for had
always had my doubts whether the
| dowager's colors were what is techni-
cally termed fast" My.curiosity was
not gratified. Whether from appre.
hension of the remedy or from some
other cause, I cannot say, but Madame
Sendel abandoned her faint and after
two or three grotesque contortions of
countenance and certain amount of
winking and blinking, was sufficiently
recovered to take huge pinch of snuff
and ascend the stairs to private room,
with her daughter and son in law for
supporters, and half a score walters
and chambermaids, whom her hysteri-
cal symptoms had assembled by way
Of tail Seeing her so well guarded,
thought 1t unnecessary to add 10 the
escort. As she left the room there was
a clatter Of hoofs outside, and looking
through the window / saw the coronet-
ed berline whirled rapidly away by four
vigorous posters. Just then the dinner
bell rang, and the obsequious head
waiter, who, with profound bows had
assisted at the departure Of the travel
ers, hustled into the room,
Who is the gentleman who has just
left?' inquired.
"His EXcellency, Count J." re-
piled the man. 1t was the name of
Hungarian nobleman of great wealth
and of reputation almost European as
one of the most fashionable and sue
cessful Lotharios of the dissipated Aus.
trian capital.
And his companionp
"The celebrated actress, Fraulein
Sendel."
[CdntiauGd merit Sunday.
To dream Of ponderous whale,
Erect on the tip of his tail,
Is the sign Of a storm
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