The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

Hence or he made an immense TODD about
TIA small revolution-accordinG to the hui
NOR he happened to be in. The part he
should have played In public life In the
government Of the country he was utterly
untitled for, and 30 he stopped at home and
trified. AL
He interested himself in the welfare Of
his servants and their wages. and insist
ed upon personally scolding them. One
after another the duchess housekeepers
left, and her servants gave warning
there were two or three loyal domestics,
hereditary. who made life impossible for
any of the others--and the semi-royal
household was filed with kitchen squab-
bles and backstairs abuse. such as many
would imagine to be perfectly impossible
In palaces. The duchess paid little at
tention to these matters; for whenever
she tried to do 80 her husband interven-
ed, snubbing her. and telling her that
she ought to have managed 1t all very
differently, and now he would have to
put It right: and he wished she hadn't
interfered. She had got into the habit Of
not responding to his violence. excepting
by an irony he never understood. Once,
on the terrace. among the tubbed myr-
tles-myrtfes Just as she was slowly
moving away. beautifully naughty fig-
ure, from O discussion about some repri-
mand Of his she had tried to tone down,
she pHuSeu ana tuTneu, WITH a we'll KNOWN
sweep of her little dark head
II am never to interfere" she said, be
tween you and the maids? I have no
intention of doing so--not even when you
kiss them!' And she left him and walk
ed away to where she could hear her
children calling across the wide stretch
of lawn.
Dear me. how exceedingly awkward"
he said to himself, violently smiling, as
he always did when excited. II had
thought she was far too stupid to know.
But she's not. Well, dare say she'll be
too scornful to mind" With which COM
forting reflection he also went his way
to the cow-houses to inquire about
calf.
And, indeed, she was too scornful to
mind. When she met him at dinner
there were only the two of them-she
asked half dozen questions about gen.
eral subjects, to which she knew he would
have no reply. She herself did not care
for the answers, though she fancied she
did. In any case, It would be difficult
to tell anyone at moments notice
whether the peace of Europe remains
assured or whether proportional suffrage
exists in SPAIN especially If neither Of the
persons conversing feels even perfume
tory interest In the matter, or has more
than the faintest idea what proportional
suffrage" means.
'The evenings are rapidly shortening"
said the duke, I'VE shall soon be getting
round to the shooting" And he rubbed
his hands. There was one happiness in
life as he well know-sport All the rest
simply was because 1t had to be. The
nonshooting months of the year were so
much unavoidable waste of time.
The duchess also preferred the autumn
Guests very seldom came to Stolzenau
for the duke did not like the inconven-
- NJ haC
everybody found the place intolerably
dull but at this time of the year the
house filed; there were couple of ia
nous battues; the duchess, half frighten-
ed, enjoyed receiving the numerous visit
ors. Gradually she woke up. and liked
her dresses and the brightness and laugh
ter and the amusing things some of the
gentlemen said. Then by the time she
had got accustomed to 1t all again 1t was
over and she sat alone opposite the
duke.
THAT reminds me-" said the duchess.
1--WE shall soon have to see about tutor
for wilhelm" Wilhelm was the eldest
son, aged 10.
II know" replied the duke.
you remember" she continued. with
slow insistence. I'VE agreed that next
winter Wilhelm was to have tutor in
any case"
II know, 7 know. There's plenty of
time" said Duke Ernest, taking wine
She flushed Here was one of the many
points of disagreement between them; for
she was always trying, In the teeth of his
tacit Indifference, to get the children
taught something.
'You talk as II the boy were to grow
I'D for a 'schoolmaster,' he said. 1.-THE
Stolzenaus have always managed to get
OH"
"Hy their inherent Stupidity"
THANK you. No; by being Stolze-
naus."
'Those times are over. Nowadays a
man is what he Is WORTH
"what do you know Of the times, my
dear Eleanor? A Stolzenau will always
be worth more than most other men. But
do not excite yourself; as 1t happens, I
have taken steps to secure teacher for
Wilhelm
"Without telling mel" she cried. an
grily.
II never tell you about engaging serv-
ants, The last time told you was about
the new pig-keeper and you said you did
not care"
but my own SOM She struck her fin
ger tins nervously on the table CLOTH
Duke Ernest shifted.
IT'S the best pig breeder In the coun-
try" he said; I'VE shall get first prize
at the show"
And to whom, pray. is Wilheln's flu
ture 10 be iutrusted?"
'Oh, nothing is settled, ! asked my
uncle. the prince-bishop, to find us a
young theoiogian. He wrote me that he