The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-28

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lady. l can not be expected to refuse
you"
ION principle that is fair, but though
l have much courage. for once fought {
regular duel with Lady Auersberg, feal
it would not be sufficient to fight one
with my family. Allow me, please, Il
put up my parasol, the sun is shining
right in your face"
1t was indeed beautiful woman:
shade.
80 we must have pitched battle
and conquer your family, if you expect
| to get rid of me. ! am not saint, in
spite of my holy name of Nicholas. The
girls of your ballet would, for small
recompense, gladly get up some scanda-
about me, and"-
"Mercy, count, that would be dread
full for me- Besides have, in my child
ish innocence. always believed such light
winged scandals belonged exclusively tc
the marriage chapter"
| They looked each other questioningly
in the eyes, as if they could answer such
a rational question.
II think then that it looks hopeless"
''Oh, no, not quite, for l can take my.
self forcibly from this life"-
"For heavens sake, stop. Why, every
little schoolboy nowadays who gets a bad
certificate commits suicide, and besides
it's no longer the style. Then it would
be such a pity too
TRULY" He kissed her hand, this
time underneath the bracelet.
''Then, perhaps, long, never-to-
return journey on my part. Africa is
quite the go now, and is accompanied
with chances for being eaten. The saw
ages prefer roasted human flesh to baked
chicken salads"
THAT would be deserving your flag,
and would decide nothing"
Eyes; in the meantime you would
know your own heart; the right man
would come, to whom you would
listen"
''Tne right man! Oh. count, you do
not know this dull, insipid society, Vicky
Arnsberg, or-'it overcomes me- as
Gretchen says. So you must think Of
some other way"
"At your command I'll try"
"It's strange that these two stupid
gold rings should have so much power.
Do you see how easily mine can be
drawn off-yours, too? There, now, l
hold the criminals. Yes, because it
must be"-she stamped her little foot
$50, there they lie now in the lakew
you have done that very slyly and
just like woman. We are rid Of the
rings, beautiful carp will undoubtedly
die Of indigestion-and we are precisely
as before! But, did you say because or
if it must be?"
Because, count"
A long pause, with a swift exchange
of glances; then the count said: "a cap
ital idea, dear Miss Mil. Well present
our case to the 'Salonblatt in the form
of public explanation. No one can do
anything against the fait accompli. We
have been brought together against our
will and engaged. We have, as sensible
persons, found out that we are strangers,
that we can neither esteem nor love each
other. Is it not true?"
Now strangers we are no longer. /
even thought we would have been right
good comrades, and hope yet that we
may be-"
"Why, of course, concerning the es-
TEEN on my part"
And | hope the esteem on my part
will be equal to yours"
with the love- indeed"
Never write. One must get angry so
often with those whom one writes about.
See? l have gone to the trouble to draw
a sketch of characters, and now this in
dustrious work is to be frivolously de-
stroyed. can absolutely not say why
those two On the bench should look at
each other SO long and lovingly-why
Mil, the abovesaid Mil, should sud-
denly cast down her eyes and become
very red. find it also very inconsistent
that Mkt grasped her two hands, and
that Mizi let her head rest upon his
shoulder.
And this is what was tremblingly
asked: "Mizi, and will you let me have
this little hand for my very OWN" and
to this an energetic nodding of her head,
then said angrily, Dear me, our rings
lie in the lake." to which he answered:
mo matter about the rings, see here
two lips which will bind the faster"
Then
Would it not be well to make an end
of this, children? Here | have been
standing FIVE minutes in the sun. In an
other second shall have sunstroke!'
1t was the worthy Brauer?-Translated
for Commercial Gazette from the Ger
man of G. Shottler by Jennie Dickson.