The Portland daily press., 1891-06-27

'rThe worthy Braner will be here In
fifteen minutes, so had we not better be-
| gin business immediateiyY'
Directly in medias res"
Il am, indeed, not Hungarian peas
ant, that | understand Latin, but you
mean, then, Immediately to reach the
centar2"
"You have decided instinct for Ian
guage. Well?"
Through the sunlight her clear cut
profile was truly exquisitely beautiful.
The chin trife impairment.
snow, then, suppose, dear count,
you want to know how things stand.
Well, we have very indiscreetly al
lowed golden chains to be put upon us,
which we should like to shake off, tout
prix."
"Just as true as POLITICALLY said"
His brown eyes alone must make him
sympathetic.
"Of course the withdrawing must
come from your side, my dear young
lady. can not be expected to refuse
you"
son principle that is fair, but though
have much courage, for once fought
regular duel with Lady Auersberg, fear
it would not be sufficient to fight one
! with my family. Allow me, please, to
put up my parasol, the sun is shining
right in your face"
1t was indeed a beautiful woman's
head which looked from under the red
shade.
$50 we must have a 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 scandal
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 to
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 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 pity too
"Truly?" He kissed her hand, this
time underneath the bracelet.
"Then, perhaps, long, never-to-
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"
"Yes; in the meantime you would
know your own heart; the right man
| would come, to whom you would
listen"
"The 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, too9 There, now, !
hold the criminals Yes, because it
must be"-she stamped her little foot
$50, there they lie now in the lakei"
"You have done that very slyly and
| just like woman. We are rid of the
rings, a beautiful carp will undoubtedly
die of indigestion-and we are precisely
| as beforel 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 Mizi. 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. I
even thought we would have been right
good comrades, and hope yet that we
may be-"
teem W Oh nv # p ssppEREse concerning the es-
Sand l hope the esteem on my part
will be equal to yours"
with the 1ove,' indeed"
Never write. One must get angry so
often with those whom one writes about.
See? have gone to the trouble to draw
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
Mizi, the abovesaid Mil, should sud-
denly cast down her eyes aud 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 l have been
standing five minutes in the sun. In an
other second shall have sppstroke!"
1t was the worthy BrauerS