Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-08

"Good morning, honored Herr Gains
borough" she said gravely in German
as entered.
"Good morning, pretty maiden" re-
turned l, CALAMITY. "You seem to know
my name. though don't know yours
what is it?"
~ am called Christina-Christina Ru'
dolph. 1t is some time since l have
known Herr Gainsborough's NAME" she
added.
Really! how comes that?" 1 asked,
by no means displeased.
"The honered Herr has been kind to
a relation OF mine-a very near rela-
tion," replied Christina, with the same
gravity,
"HaveI l? I'm glad to hear it! Was
she as pretty as thou?" inquired l, ven
turing upon the familiar form OF ad'
dress.
She blushed and answered:
sit was not a woman-it was my
brother"
"Oh, thy brother And where did
meet thy brother?"
'In Paris, Herr Gainsborough."
'In Paris! Rudolph Whatart thou
the sister of Heinrich Rudolph, who
lives in the Latin Quarter and is con-
sidered the cleverest jeweller in the
city?"
Eyes, honored Herr, returned Chris
tina, smiling for the first time and
showing her pretty teeth and dimple
on either cheek. INV brother Heinrich
cut and arranged the diamonds in the
parure of the honored Herr's mother. "
$50 he did, Christina, and he did II
better than any one except him could
have done it. And so thou art really his
sister. How did he tell thee OF me?"
"He wrote to me while you were still
In Paris and described the pretty stones,
and told how Herr Gainsborough used
TO come and sit with him and see him
work and talk great deal with him. "
Eyes, he was we'll worth talking with.
And remember now that he said ne
was born in this neigh6orhood, and that
he had a sister and father living here.
1t was stupid OF me not to have thought
Of that when l heard your name. Well,
Christina, I'm afraid l wasn't OF much
use 10 MIN after all. / tried to get him
customers but knew very few people
in Paris, and the only person did sue
coed in introducing to him-By the way,
IL was this gentleman who is with me
now"
Herr Birchmore; yes, my brother
spoke also OF him." said Christina, her
gravity returning. But he did not
speak of the young lady or OF the serv'
ant"
"No, believe they weren't with him
at the time. l only met them myself
/ since | came to Schandau."
THE young lady is Herr Birchmore''
-wife?"
His wife? Dear heavens, no! His
daughter, OF course, Christina"
Christina said nothing, being occupied
in neatly smoothing out the pillow and
laying the wadded Counterpart over the
sheet.
"Will Herr Gainsborough stay with
US long?" she asked after pause.
las long as Herr Birchmore does, ]
suppose" said carelessly.
'And Herr Birchmore's daughter
subioined Christina with a twinkle OF
mischief so demure that l could hardly
be sure whether she meant IL or not.
Thou art as clever as thy brother,
Christina" l laughed, coloring little.
too, however, dare say. at is true |
have not known them long, but-out
people see a good deal OF one another In
travelling together"
II have heard it said that travelling
makes people acquainted WITH she
paused and looked down thoughtfully
at her bare feet. Presently she lifted
her blue eyes straight to mine and
asked, Herr GainsborQrgh has his dia-
monds with him?"
Undoubtedly! They are never away
from me-"
SIN going about this place the Herr
should be cautions. Some Of these hills
and valleys are very lonely. There are
spots not far from here where no one
goes for sometimes many months.
"Well TN be very careful Christen-
chen" / rejoined laughing, and in truth
not little amused at the care my
friends took OF me. But thou must re-
member that no one in Germany, except
Herr Birchmore and his daughter and
thyself knows that any such diamonds
as these are in exiStence--much less
| that they are in my pocket.
Christina raised her finger TO her lips,
as il to caution me TO speak lower.
There is at least one other who knows
1.-The man Surk" she said.
"Well, perhaps he may" l replied
somewhat struck by her observation;
land as / see thou hast taken dislike
to the fellow | will contide to thee that
/ consider him an atrocious brute. But,
| brute though he is, there's no harm IN
him OF that kind. He is an old servant
/ Of Herr Birchmore, believe, and would
! of course be dismissed at once IL there
were ANYTHING serious against him"
Naturally was all Christmas an
( swer: she made no pretense OF arguing
the point with me. ''Adieu, honored
sir,.' she said at the door. But, with her
hand upon the latch, she paused, turned
around and added, rather confusedly,
"Win Herr Gaiusborough go on any ex.
petition with his friends today
"Why, hardly think so, Christina. .
But tomorrow, perhaps?" she per-
sisted, lifting her blue eyes to mine
again.
"Perhaps," admitted with smile.
.sThen-ii be can trust me-would the
Herr mind leaving the diamonds with
me until be comes back again?"
NAY, Christenchen, | cannot give
them up, even TO thee and although
trust thee as much as thy brother or my
self. But thou mightest lose them, and
il they are TO be lost at all, / would
rather the responsibility would be mine