The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-05
CHAPTER ".
Tho Eira Atluhf.


castle, l do not know what 81 was n
him. but scinetb'ug There WAS which
carried us an th2 way he wished us 70
60 DID ne laugh az tae thought q dan,
serf Suraightway we laughed too ana
this though ! knew Hert4burg and n
d.d not. Did he speak so0rnfully oi tn
omrghers2 Forthwith they seemed 70 US
q petty lot
He dared even 70 scoid my iayiy. saying
that she had cpasetea the townsfolk ana
brought this trouble on hers by pleas
utng themi and she, who seemed 70 rs
the praudsst Of the proud, TOOK u meek
~. Laughing In his face. II required no
cOniurer to perceive that he admired her,
ami w1ud fain shine IN her presence.
I'nat was 70 De expected. but ABOUT my
mistress l was less certain, until AFTER
BREAKFAST nothing would suit her but
an immediate excursion u the White
Mmden-the great grey spire which staads
knew that she had Il IN her mind to
make the best figure she could for
though SHE talked Of showing him game
~ that direction, aud lhere was a grand
parade Of taking dogs, all the world
knows that the other SIDE Of the valley
is the better huntiag ground. ! was left
to guess that the Waite Maiden was
cilusen because all the Hefttzburg land
can De seen from lis r5ot ara not corn
and woodland pastpre and mead7w only,
but the gem 81 alt-.the town NESTING
bAbe-hke IN the lap q the valley, with
The grey towers rising like The face of
some harsh nurse above II,
Ny lord pumped az he plan. Doubt
~ g hAsl .ths pro 81 oil f'ie 'nEoush
tes toigst py IeI slds 80 -. ia
SymetlmeS doubt II my iauS ever had
such q flclc again. Happier days she
saw. think, and many and many Of
them Il hopes but such day " care
les4 suIlay sa9eIy' spsni y ne Ally
by her with OH servants at her hae,s,
and an the beauties Of her inheritance
spread before n light and swallow, she
neEer again enjoyed. -,
WY there IS the Vera. ne e&-
claimed
larse quantity Of rain liait fallen that
spring, anu the river Waich commonly
s's4oie, eIoas rs NE s,!veF siFeah uhe
IS my isny anS"s mat Is
me world. .
Naltner must 50 back this day
week, ne sald' between SgnlHS ana
smiling Ihen, hey for the south and
Nuremberg, the good cause end the great
Aug
You have seen him?
Once only"
And " he 80 great hshterg' my
lady asked
How can he lail 90 be when he and
ltiA men night and pray alternately the
Waldgrave answered When there Is
no license in the camp, and q Swcyle
thinks death Che same as yctory."
where is he now -
'f Munich, in Bavaria"
How X would have grieved my uncle"
MY htdy said. with a Sigh.
He dcl as he would have wished
70 de- the Waidgrave answered gently
elfe belieyr-i in ms cause. ga the KING
o. Sweden believes in his; and he died
for ii, What more can man ask But
here Is Frlnz wEsh adj sorts OF good
things And am afraid 81 feast Of beau
"a. however perfect does not prevent a
man getting hnngry.r
''Tihat Is n very prcttg compliment to
Heritzburg," my lady said laughing
"Or its chatelainsW I heard him muir
mur. with tender lq0k But my lady !
only laughed aEain ard caileai 10 me 10
come and name the hi.ss aud tell my lord
what land went Win each Of the thtee
haml4ts between which the lower valley
is divided.
Stili we had plenty OF daylight before
~, when nv aiiy mounted and turned
her face hoinewsiads thinking to reach
the castle a little after i've But II
wanted iittle Of sunset when we came al
.agt in sight of the bridge which spans
the ravne ut the back OF the castle. /
saw in the Distance u sad had Jumped
down from the wall and was runninfr
towarxas tis waving his cap trottel
forward along rhe side of the path until