Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-01

her sketch If the weather were fine, she
would be delighted to have me show he,
the eminence."
81 think" interrupted Aunt Martha.
that she was a very imprudent young
| woman"
| THAT may be" he replied, "but you
must remember, madam, that up to this
time the young lady had been subjected
to the most conventional trammels and
that her young nature had just burst out
into temporary freedom and true life. It
was the Gagged bird s fight into the bright
summer air.
''Just the kind of birds,' said Aunt
Martha, that shouldn't be allowed to
fly, at least until they are used to it,
But you can go on with your story
well" said the young man, 1.-The next
day we met l took her to the piece of
high ground l had mentioned, and she
sketched the castle. After that we met
again and again nearly every day. This
sort of story tells itself. 1 became mad
~ in love with her, and 1 am sure she
liked me very we'll; at all events 1 was a
| companion Of her own age and tastes,
and such one, she assured me, she had
never known before, and probably would
never know again
There was some excuse for her." said
Aunt Martha; ''but still she had no right
to act in that way, especially as she was
so soon to be married.
Il do nc. think that she reasoned
much upon tho subject" said tho young
man, land l am sure l did not. We
made no plans. Every day wo thought
only of what we were doing or saying,
and not at all what we had done or
would do. We were very haprJ.
Zone morning l was sitting by Marie
in the very place where l had first met
her, when we heard some one rapidly
approaching. Looking up I saw a tall
man in an undress military uniform.
Heavens cried Marie, 1T is Colonel
kaldhein.'
The situation was one of which an
expectant bridegroom wouldnot be like
ly to ask many questions. Marie was
seated on low stone with her drawing
block in her lap. She was finishing the
sketch on which she was engaged when
first saw her, and l was kneeling close
to her looking over her work, and max
ing various suggestions, and 1 think my
countenance must have indicated that
found it very pleasant to make sugges-
lions in that way to such pretty girl.
Our heads were very close together
Sometimes we looked at the paper,
sometimes we looked at each other But
In the instant l caught sight of the
Colonel the situation had changed.
rose to my feet and Marie began to pick
up the drawing materials which were
lying about her.
Colonel Kaldhein came forward al.
most at a run. His eyes blazed through
his gold spectacles, and his close-cut.
reddish beard Jeemed to be singing
with the fires of rage. / had but an in
slant for observation, for he came di-
reGtiy ur to me, and win a tremendous
objurgation in German he struck me
fnl! In The face with such force that the
'.lnw stretched me upon tho ground.
Il was almost stunned, but heard
scream from Marie, a storm of angry
words from Kaldhein, and l felt sure he
was about to inflict further injury. He
was much stronger man than was
and probably was armed. With sud
cen instinct of self-preservation role,
down little declivity ON the odge
which had fallen, and, staggering
10Y feet, plunged into n thicllet and
fed. Even had L been in the full possess
sion of my senses l knew that under the
circumstances l would have been of no
benefit to Marie had 1 remained upon
the scene. The last thing l heard
was a shout from KalGhein, in which he
declared that he would kill me yet. Fo,