The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-24
Waldo. II am perpetually hearing Of
him. German. If cnrrsA2's

Waldo. II am perpetually hearing Of
him. German, of course?''
"Only partly so" replied Mr.. VEN
ming. HE is the son Of Scotchman,
who made good deal of money in Cali
fornia, and I believe his mother was
Pole. He was brought up by German
grandfather, whose name he eventually
took. He is clever fellow, bat an un-
happy one, always fancy. She was
Miss Charcote, daughter of Lady
Jane Charcote
"But who was the other lady in the
box''-I inquired eagerly-''the lady
with the primulas?"
"There was no other lady in Kurz's
box tonight, Miss Linthrop. You must
have been looking at some other box. -
Mrs. Waldo laughed. "My young
friend has been dreaming, Mr.. Ven
ming"
I scorned the impntation, but they
would not believe me, and they were
still laughing when the door opened and
old Lord Saintsbury peeped in.
Every merry here"
my friend Miss Linthrop declares
that she has seen a lady with primulas
in her hair-such terrible decoration
seated in Baron Kurz's box this even
ing," said Mrs. Waldo in her loud,
clear, penetrating voice, that carried
farther than any voice have ever heard.
noticed shade fit across Lord
Saintsbury's face. He turned his head
sharply and glanced back. Then, step
ping quickly into the box, he shut the
door behind him.
"Why so mysterious?" asked Mrs.
Waldo, smiling.
"Kurz was just behind me. He must
have heard what you said" And the old
gentleman looked genuinely distressed.
''But why not? We were only laugh
ing at my young friend here. Are you
going, Mr.. Venning?''
began to be afraid that I had made
goose of myself. And Lord Saintsbury
was looking so solemn. Perhaps that
was because he was in the ministry.
"Mrs. Waldo" he began, as soon as
Mr.. Venning had disappeared, "don't
repeat that little story about-the-the
lady with the primulas. IT,
my dear Lord Saintsbury, why
mayn't 1? love little anecdote, and
this is such thrilling one.
''But you would not like to cause
pain, am sure. -
"And you think Miss Linthrop so very
thin skinned that she cannot take lit
tie chaff?''
cit is not On her account that am
speaking. You may or may not have
heard that Miss Charcote was not
Kurz's first wife, No? Well, she was
not His first wife was girl of the peo-
peasant. 1t really doesn t signify VIII ich.
At all events, she was neither lady by
birth nor a person of education. After a
time he grew tired of her. His father
died, and he came into money. He be-
gan to go in for society. He met Miss
Charcote. One night-it was at the
Grand Opera in Paris-she was seated
for some time in Lady Jane Charcote' s
box. His wife was alone in the loge op-
posite. What she saw Or thought I don t
know, but when he returned to her she
complained of feeling very tired, and he
suggested that they should go home.
She tainted on the staircase and was
carried into their brougham. That same
night she died. 1t was very sudden and
rather mysterious.
"Good gracious! Did any one suspect
the baron of having poisoned his wife?''
'Not that l know Of. But they did
say that his neglect had broken hel
heart. But to come to the point of my
story. The first baroness Kurz-Rosine
was fair, blue eyed woman, with 8
passion for primulas. In Paris, where
she had no acquaintance and was only
known by sight, and by many people
was not supposed to be Kurz's wife, SHIT
always went by the name of the lady
with the primulas. That is why wa
startled and upset Dy what you told me
That was why I was distressed that thu
flower should have been mentioned il
Kurz's Harrington hear am sure h
did,
It was my turn to feel distressed
distressed, but at the same time vividl.
uVcIoSteu. was JuSC SO1uS " saSA LUZ
Saintsbury whether he had ever know,
Rosine personally, when Mr.. Vennin.
reappeared, and at the same moment
noticed that while we had been discuss
ing the first Baroness Kurz her successo
had disappeared from the opposite DO:
had left the house probably, I thought
bored by the dizziness of act l.
Such an awful thing has happened =
Mr., Venning's face was pale, and hi
voice sounded low and hoarse. "Kur
has fallen down dead, just outside TIL
omnibus box
GOOD gracious, how DREADFUL Blu
very likely he has only tainted
| Mr.. Venning shook his head. "Cleve
land met him looking ghastly-yo1
know he does sometimes. And he asket
him. Are you i'll, Kurz:' And the 9th
er just stared at him and muttered
True, true! She has come for me, ant
fell back dead -
| I started to my feet. Mrs Waldo.
must 60 home. Please let me- Dom
You come, but
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