Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-14
IMMORTAL LOVE.

Count August Blumarck was colo
mel in an Austrian regiment, for some
years stationed in Venice. He was
young and full Of fire and ardor.
He had not long joined his regiment
rlvhen he became acquainted with
SS,ssuiammetta, a beautiful young Vene'
VI lady, belonging to a family of ex-
'enNely anYrAustrian tendencies and
Of nigh rank
Their country they believed to be
most brutally oppressed and hated the
invaders. not only as Il nation. but as
individuals, having no willingness to
treat with respect or to endure the nc
quaintance Of any of those even most
remotely allied to them.
How. then. We're they to receive. as
sutton for the hand Of one Of the fair
est daughters Of their ancient race, Il
member Of an invading regiment not
only. but an officer Of high rank, no.
bleman Of family ancient as their own
and one extensively Austrian in habit
and personal traits.
When the count laid his suit before
the father Of his idol he has so car
ried away by his passion that he hest
tated not to leave the service of his
own country. to abandon it as habi-
tation, and to remain permanently in
Venice, only as an Austrian in name.
But even this did not satisfy the ia
Their. He was angered even by his
Count August's-suit and his answer
was. that even if he were willing to
adhere firmly to Venice and to fight her
battles against his own nation, he could
never make himself anything but an
Austrian. 1t was impossible for him
to accept the suit or to acknowledge
him as son-in-law. He must. there
fore. give him firm. though he was
willing it should be civil dismissal.
The poor youth was overwhelmed at
this result, though it really was no
more than he had expected. He deem
ed all hope forever dead; but he had no
conception Of the strength and firmness
of woman's love. Guiammetta, despite
the influence of education, did not con-
ceive the lover worthy of rejection
merely because he was an Austrian.
Guiammetta should once more attend
the chapel where she was wont to offer
her prayers, but this time with pur-
pose more important than hearing the
mass.
She accordingly sailed forth as usual
to prayers, and with the avOwed pur-
pose of hearing mass. Her lover was
to meet her, and the marriage service
was to be performed. Her father, sup
posing his dismissal final, and, not
dreaming that his daughter or her low
er, Austrian rs he was, would dare to
disobey, made no objection, and GUAM
meta set out.
Her plan, however met with unex-
pected obstacles to it's fultillment On
her way she encountered party of
friends whom she had not met. for a
long time.
They insisted on her accompanying
them; and, since she was unable to Of
fer any better excuse than her inten-
ton Of going to mass, she was quite
forced to accept their invitation.
And while she was going with them,
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er grew impatient. He had no idea of
the cause of her delay, which each mo-
ment grew insupportable. Fear init
mated one cause after another each of
which was more agonizing than the last
and he grew continually less able to
bear the intense excitement under
which he was laboring.
Finally his anxiety triumphed over
all bounds. He wildly rushed away to
the home Of the father, and, demanding
to see him, threatened him with the
wrath of the Austrian government if
he did not instantly produce his daugh-
ter. His impetuosity revealed the plot,
or, at least, gave rise to suspicious that
became certainties. The father drove
him from the door as if he were dan
gerous mailman. and without vouchsaf-
ing him any information in regard to
Guiametta
The next morning while the disconso-
late lover was roaming like real mad
man about the city street, unable to
hear anything about Guialnmetta, or to
find her in any Of the places she had
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