The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-12
News NoveIetes, No. 8.
ELSBETH'S HOLIDAY

~ at an open letter in hia hard. u wns
u letter from an old schoolfcllow. now
the representative Of government In a
distant province Of Austria. and in II
the baron was warmly appealed to ON
behalf Of that schoolfoIlow's son.
At first sight thcro was nothing very
appalling about this fact. ard yet this
was the moment which the widowed
iathcr of threo daughters had been
Grcading for years
The men who make successful chap
crnrs rro extremely fow and far be-
tive en-. A malo ducnna is either over
lcy Ipulous or overnight In the fulflllmcnt
% his duties. The baron belonged to the
Z mer order TO tho extent of making
10 burden TO himself perpetually
,.id not irfrcqucntly to others also.
: oung girls were treated by him as
angerous explosive. within q mile Of
which no match should be struck for
'sear Of catastrophe. and 30 faithful
was he to this theory that his friends
frequently felt it their duty to reason
with him.
But, Dornerburg, how do you expect
ever to get rid of your daughters IL you
Keep them shut up behind gratings?''
BLESS the man, hos surely not going
to have three old maids help him into
his grave?" Such and such like remarks
few past his ear, but left him nm
moved. A male chaperon Is 30 far
easier to satisfy than female one that
the latter has no peace until her charge
has made q brilliant marriage. whereas
the former is content IL she has not
made disgraceful one.
When on this 'September morning
Baron Dornenburg had done glaring 1t
his old comrades letter, he reached the
same conclusion he had begun with,
mo escape this timer After which he
promptly sent for Miss Wilkins
Miss wilkins was his youngest daugh-
ter's governess, for the baron still had
q daughter in the schoolroom, and she
was likewise the English instructress Of
the elder baronesseA IL had cost hard
fight before she had been secured, and
peace with her. Being past go and bald
and equity. the baron had foolishly sup
posed that he would be unmolested by
the fair sex. He very soon recognized
his mistake. Various had been the frau
leins and madelnoiselles who had passed
In procession through the house of Dor
nenburg. each one of whom would have
been ready to overlook both the bald
head and the crippled Joints for the sake
Of sharing with him the crown Of seven
points Miss wilkins was not only the
oldest and plainest gcverness he had
been able to unearth for love or money,
but had something distinctly purftanical
about ner person reassuring 70 any one
WIN 30 snaky an opinion OF female nu-
man nature - nao snis pertcuisr oaron.
MISS wnxins saad isaron Dornen.
Durg, addressn8 the gaunt' MIDDLE aged
Engnsn woman = sneenSereos nave
mao some way unpiessAns news my oid
1rieno' 0oune nessloE. wsises 70 me nere'
saying .nat ms son Conrso mas just re-
turned irom nis American Tour ana ID
very anAious Is, some snooung. MS
own oeer iolssV nsss ros ~ recovered
rom .ne o'seass wnlcn iniecsed tnem
.wo years 30 oseqrensly no appeals
" n'e $50 no esc.po sus " asA Conraa
AoS'ier noIe Ios Avoey. s~ consult
WIN you - 70 tne preosu'lons 80 % taken
- Una. LaveF1ques.s0 youE pzosonoe mere
Va ~. INC nrs' Placs
plesumV sno yvung man Is unmar.
Eaeo' As.eo Ms wukins sorupsiy' ana
spark VI sol,o Qu.se n0Wiy ooin inter-
es. seeneo 70 nun''ne nos usually cniiiy
gray eyeA
Of course Conrad 10 unmarried,
confirmed the baron IN some astonish-
ment
And the Kestler's name has q good
sound, and tho fortune IL considerable.
Miss Wilkins was warming to her sub
ject as she spoke. "Oh. Baron Dornen-
burg, do believe that letter from your
old friend is nothing but an interposi-
tion OF ProvidenceI Why, don't you see
as clearly as possible that this means
husband for one OF your daughters9"
Hold, there, " said the baron gruffly,
flushing dark red from vexation. If
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