New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

inevitable and dispensed the coffee hosplta,oiy. l,i -
| Now this is delightful said Erna- Did you
| hear any one go upstairs few minutes agoE ~
come without passing our window. but she VIII
y e pass ydn N TBsr Bsrte ise s0ss Exclaimed the young
man. 'Oh. my dear child. let me take you home or
1 Are you 50 frightened Of Fraulein Won BarteIs.
Yes" with great energy. of course am
! Ah! she is the second string to your bow 80 you
Don't YAM Be n absurd so dye ETna! EPa ana YoG Know what
sTss 6 sae ma mas se does 3 not & GTe ood looks poor
thing They say she had terrible experlsnGs aI ~
her own life! And the general is giving a nlUSledl
have something really interesting to relate S tns
time It's very cowardly Of you to hide yogrse'l
IF she only sees yOU-it won't De so oad- Fer-
| Ernestne laughed Trust Fraulein BartsIst'
/ she cried: and now attenrOn-she comes -
FTaHlein Won Bsr5es the Hansens. Frau Jdrgen
sen Emile % PaaP No sooner nad ts br iS F5isns the
| dressmaker's. than Ernesttne sprang up rTlf IRE
Heini. I've done il. and it can't ever pc Indonei n9i
TEL me that you don't think I'm quite norrl1' 'ell
| He rose. too and stood beside her.
But you wonder what did it for? How dense
men men are are There Hetn wouldn't have trusted any
| She broke OF with sob. The strain had Been
! oh DON'T I'm going home now-qufck. so as 20
get there before Otto get ready before
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ike ike 9el 5SnS'@i ; II WI" al emu naDD"S = So ~
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Ieft the room as abruptly as she LAD entered u
| He followed 70 find her fumbling with the handle
69 99u must 5s5 ar9. me see s you home - Otto with
i you. supposing him"
ae held the door open ana the gtTI fed s7 s9EogEs
! sun shone. Was every soul in kIatscheourg point
{ ing the finger Of scorn at her?
She slipped into the house without encountertns
( otto. and up to her room When the gra1n re-
frame in a small sitting room at the back OF the
: Ernestine was quite calm again now. After she
had helped her mother to remove her hat and cloak
! Of her visit to the old lady at the stift.
life iy Ge b TsT 1n1bg pr g73Sf5,t = ssf Tc
agait a aims jim IL my poor ehf for Its is there yo nys ave
it.s mercy your poor father made that provision
. 1T would be easy avoid ending my days IN the
stiff observed Ernesttne in a low voice
Yes. if you would marry the Baron said the
/ grain ferceiy- Ah in my young days girls didn't
arranged sFTaSs d eEensy If wna thsg teg were 'o'
( There's stiII another way, mamma Let me mar
| ry Heinrich Braun. He has both his eyes intact
Yea SGt o % my e5 1RSTs5 to haF 2ns s bapas0e
/ What has happeusd?" sneered The elder LADY
| back to Frederick Barbarossa, have they given
him one Of the brand new titles that they seem 10
| Neither. mamma: but this has happened have
ash Rfsh Street. S ss isinF''n alone al MS F0oS II ~
| For moment Ernestine regretted the confession.
a 1T Her face grew purple, and three efforts TO
/ a request for further particulars
your consent so I went this afternoon to-tO say
/ long goodby to poor Heni'
'Heini2'' gasped the grain
ITO say a long goodby.' continued the girl
knew his He ro6ms n9 arc re 65 he ground oor Of the
| house in which Frau Jens lives, so expect she
/ Frau Jensf' repeated the half dazed grain.
| their dresses so am afraid they win know. too.
/ seemed to be returning the full horror Of the
Yes. and the FreifrauIein Won Dtetrich-Hulst--
very unfortunate. she is terribly strict person,
and the footnan & vas in 4fTsndanes- or course
| For IN her life the grd1n forgot social dis
We'll then i fear FrauIein Won BarteIs must
know-for she came also about dress
F'raulein Won BarteLs!. This time the grams
Rosenkrantzes are disgraced forever"
''WeH-it's unfortunate continued the girl. who
| appeared grow calIneT her mother became
more excited; and 1 suppose its really mere
of advocate-were there to-day know they
/ saw US through the window -s., -
these people can point the finger Of scorn AZ Won
Then there was frau forget tn the 5af aImes s. wtrs
/ Of Holm fisher Frau Jens says the HoIIn nsners
quite class and DO not mix with the other
townspeope- But Frau Jens VIII have told her.
! to the Holm fsherfok.'
The Holm hshers,'' BY this time the grah1
: was too faint do more than gasp the words
There was no one else. except Emile Pap, who
sssPs sfsst the nice little shop this end Of the High
The gradn was speechIess now and dead silence
prevailed for some minutes II was growing dusk
Ernestine relnqUished her embroidery and WaILeu
shs Ss Wbt to fs f 53sr @ R0S 56S had half Killed hsr
Unhappy child! You have put yourself into the
feelings Of gentleman But 1t Is too late Tor re-
. Il expect that he won't mind that much" rur-
@I{a ha ," iaIISrsi the grain historically -Ha
hai The Of connbE1axer will have TO oe com
must 90 and fetch him He must promise you mar
. riage in our presence. If he will not, Otto must
and married TO a Won RosenLCantz. and I've 70
What did he say to you? What did he do-
She burst out again after little What insult dc
he offer the daughter OF the house Of Rosen-
Ernestine rose now and spoke with dignity
Heinrich Braun is gentleman I was as safe
marry him. and if you and Otto viii give your con-
sent TO the betrOthaI it can take place soon Hem
est wish She left the room
and having once accepted the hJIrIiating necessity
of marrying her daughter TO the young lieutenant
she did not spare herself any more than she DID
The following morning Otto was dispatched TO
bring Braun. willing unwilling, to the house CT
The grain and her daughter awaited him in the
The grain seated herself on an immense sofa
ana made ner dauehIer sSd4u oesus nTr' ~ -
the two young men entered sne rose IN All the
glory OF her stiff black silk Braun kissed the
hand she held out bowiag low 10 her and her
I sent for you to-day Herr Lieutenant Braun
daughter. Ernestine Augusta von RosenSrantz2
she viii nave M, M, ansWeTel & [ne EouaT 1aT, u.s. -
will have me she will make me the happiest man IN
The prfncesses invited Eruestire 70 the castle 70
offer her their congratulations. in spite OF Frauei
we are SO glad. dear Ernestine' cried Princess
Helene warmly. We are so glad il Is not that
horrid old baron with the lame leg Or course
it's officer. it's all right. and We can see
you as often as before And We admire you ? very
let old Frauleln Hulst say anything against you
torine. ahe shall have a post the court. and
shall be ennobled shall not not forget -.,,s. .o,