Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-03-13
No. 1 I

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well. but the rest Of the story, Roun-
dell,' l said.
The rest of the story? don't
know that it isn t all over
oh, come now, there must be little
more
Yes, little but I think it might
have been better, so.aehow, IF it had
ended there
Anyhow, it didn t so 60 OH.
well, the fellow didn't see either Of
the girls next day, or the next. But
the third day they came aud Dorothea
WAS very sweet and melancholy, and
the other one, Meta, was rather distant
in manner. the fellow thought, and was
somehow. They didn't stay long, Meta
seemed wild to get away, but when they
were going, Dorothca gave her hand to
Ito the fellow, You know, and put into
it a tiny scrap Of paper.
'Ah"
YES, tiny scrap Of paper. 1t had
few words written on it. Of course
he didn't read it until he was safe out
OF the range Of every ybodys eyes. Then
he read it. 1t only asked him to meet
her after dusk, in the ola place, that
evening. Ofcourse he went. He wait.
el long time, wondering, and in ag-
ony lest some confoundel stroller should
come that way. The place was as free
and open TO any one who pleased as
that bank Of the Thames there, but it
was nst out Of the reg liar track Of the
promen,ders and loungera, and, thanks
to the routine tendencies Of the human
mind, not IA creature eyer uIl come
there but the poor fellow and these girls.
80 he waited for an hour, and at last
she came. She was almost out Of breath
and frightened. 8 .id she had great diff.
Guilty in getting away, bu. that she WAS
resolved. come what would, to see him
alone for the last time.
For tie last time 2
Those were her words, and her firm
sad face showed that she meant it. She
told him that she and her companion
had been doing very foolish thing,
and running a terrible risk, and that
they trusted to his honor as an English
gentleman to help them out Of the fix
by just keeping their secret. and tor.
getting all about them. She WAS aw-'
fully in earnest no affection, no coquet-
ry brave and firm, but with the flash
Of a tear now and then in her beautiful
eyes. She told the fellow that she was
the cousin and companion Of the prln-
cess, who was to marry the young Grand
Duke of Liebeshelm.
'Meta?'
Meta, she told him, was the future
Grand Duchess She was brought to
LlebcShelm to marry the Grand Duke.
She was the daughter Of a mediatized
prince, and put under the care Of his
hard aud formal old moth her. Of course
Dorothea told the fellow that the prime
ess could not love her future husband.
How could she ? Every one knew that
he was selfish young club. Dorothea's
eyes filled with tears when she spoke of
the miserable fate Of her friend. 4
may tell you,' she said to the f, low,
that she loves one whom she will al
ways remember and can never SIC a.
gaiu.'
But how about herself:'
Yes, am afraid that concerned the
fellow good deal more than the troub.
les Of the Grand Duchess thAt was to be.
'Dorothea, SAID said the fellow, YOU
know, this mustn't affect us We must
not part; nothing must separate US; |
love you, and all that kind Of thing
He would have talked to her like A
mailman, ana he caught her hand and
kissed it, and begged Of her to be his
wife although the poor deyil-God help
him had very small allowance to
live on, and Was good for nothing, so
far as money making goes, and be was
only twenty and two years old but she
stood there irm and patient and suffer
ing. All, by Jove. | know she was.
1t Was in her eyes, for-for the fellow
told me 50. She said: My friend we
must not see each other anv more ever
again. We must part Then she told
the fellow that the young princess and
herself had taken freak Of going out
for morning walks dressed like city
girls and that they meant no harm and
that one day they heard the fellow de
claiming from Schiller and they listen
ed, aud then tney got into talk with
hlm, and they rather liked the fellow
and 50 on, you know. Now the prime
eas's marriage Was approaching, and