Arizona republican., 1892-11-20
A STRANGE STORY.

Out spIlLS tWlubut, III Ju6 year ll0O, aman, young and handsome, sat writ hg in the chamber of secluded house not far from the old Electoral palace of Mayence.
 Suddenly he dropped his pen with startled cry. The face of woman, dim znd yet perfectly distinct, had appeared between him and his work. He looked xp, 1t hung fowerlike in the air above him, He rushed toward the open win Sow--it was there, smiling sadly in the kading light. Adam Lux stretched out his arms passionately to the vision.
 "Ah, you come to me againl" he said. ''Who are you? Why do you pursue me1 Beautiful shadow, whither shall go to And your substance2 Do you exist in Ge flesh, or are you only spirit-de. hsive as maddeningT
 "Adam--Cousin Adam" girls voice called from the court below; "leave your stupid writing and come down to mel h is l-Margarethew
 Adam Lux passed his hands across hil %es. The voice of Margarethe dissolved the spell which held him.
 His dream maiden vanished He de. Acended corkscrew stair to court full 0 shadows, where girl dressed as for xfete stood dabbling her plump hands A the fountain.
 'YOu have forgotten my birthday, cousin" she pouted. "Of late you think G nothing but liberty. fraternity, equal By, like those mad folks in Paris who lave cut off the head of their king"
 Pardon me, did forgetl am buta sorry lover, Margarethe.
 She sighed deeply,
 You are no lover of mine, Adam. Ours is betrothal of hands, not of hearts. You care nothing for love-"
 He took a turn across the court He had fine face, with dark brows arch ng over violet eyes, and haxen hair slightly powdered. A strange smile ap- reared on his lips.
 "l loYe-not flesh and blood, Marga- rethe, but a phantom, shadow" he answered, with his eyes full of dreams. ''Listeu! It came to me one night as l was walking in the gardens of the Elec- toral palace, woman's face, white as parble-white as one of the garden Elies just blown; in the chin deep tmple; about the perfect mouth an ex- yressiUn of sadness and gravity; a face with great eyes of unfathomable dark Hess. fringed with lashes as black as night, and hair dark also and lustrous, be full rich curls, tipped with auburn, falling against neck like column of pearl.
 "Oh," cried Margarethe in dismay, 'ehow very beautiful she must bel Surely there is no woman like that in ztl Mayence!
 True" he answered, "nor in the world, fear 1t is the ghost of some Greek goddess that has entered my Train and will not be dislodged. To- night she came to me again in the cham Fer above stairs. ltwas your voice that Eightened her away"
 Tears stood in Margarethe's eyes. She was jealous and perplexed.
 Ut was wrong of me to tell you these Elings," he continued. "You are mere child, Marguerite, with the heart of a child. Come, let us talk of other mat ters A great honor has been conferred Spon me by the people of Mayence have been chosen deputy to go to Paris xnd request the annexation of this city to France"
 "Parisr sobbed Margarethe. "That is long way off When will you go"
 "Tomorrow--by diligence"
 You will never. never come back, Adamr'
 Heaven only knows" he answered g1ietly.
 Lux was an ardent Republican. The mission to Paris suited him well. His Handsome head was full of other and more dangerous phantoms than dream maideus. On the following day he kissed poor, weeping Margarethe goodby n the old court, and started for the French capital, where Jean Paul Marat was then at the height of his terrible power.
 Lux took lodgings in the Rue St. Honore and hurried to the convention to solicit, in the name of German repub- Tcaus, the annexation of his native city to France. The chamber on that day was iui of tumult. Marat-hideous, loud mouthed-preaching massacre and anarchy, was the leader of La Montague. As ho rantod in the tribune, Adam Lux looked at him in disgust. His head was too large for his body; his lean, sickly Ece was uuspeakably repulsive. He wore patched and dirty waistcoat, cot lon velvet trousers stained with ink, shoes full of nails and tied with pack thread, ragged shirt, and greasy hair confined with a thong. On his deeply cleft mouth sardonic grin appeared continually. His look was full of inso- knce and power.
 "A monster in body and in soulp Brought Adam Lux. who found the ex-