The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-02-14

| forted him-the leader OF the Rhine
korps was already an object OF deepest
interest to BeatriX. and In that grow
Ing love Paul believed he could see the
strongest possible fertilization against
| all harm.
lie remembered his promise 10 Hill
| degarde. and was DESTROYS of keeping
10 without delay. The school must be
/ given up-other duties seemed TO call
! him 90 fields or more activity.
So Paul began to prepare to leave
/ Heidelberg by the nigut express. the
! Dutch cannon ball train OF the period.
! that would land him In the German
! capital In n phenomenally short timc.
That the influence OF the schemer
| Countess Aimee would follow him 60
4 Berlin. he never once thought. tcliev-
| Ing he would leave her Tar behind.
That was because he did not know
| the willy woman and her astonishing
/ powers as well rs he should have done
in order TO defeat her clever plans.
Paul had been well watched
The government spy lowered near,
and there was besides another who
worked In the interest OF the countess
great times these two honest
worthless had in lodging each other
while keeping an eye on the main
chance as embodied In the American.
Paul ignored them as much As pos
sIble-he had quite enough 10 think
about in the premises.
I,N
bic later on perhaps he would take
turn out OF them in a fashion peculiar
TO the wild and woody West, and after
a way. to weaken their enthusiasm.
Karl was not surprised when he
heard what sudden alteration Paul
was making in his plans, for Karl was
OF n phlegmatic temperament and dis
posed To take the most extraordinary
things as he found them.
"One favor. comrade." he said while
Ghaking hands at the train later in the
night.
Granted before you speak. replied
| Paul
speak a good word for me when you
| apply for a commission. God knows |
would like TO be AZ your side II the
war comes. and IL grows closer and
hoarser along the Rhine every day"
IL shall be zwei." was what Paul
called back as the express quilted the
platform.
When young Rhlnelandcr shook the
sacred dust 81 Heidelberg. with all it's
pleasant student recollections. from his
feet. and started In the direction OF the
capital. he took II for granted that he
would be closely watched. since az the
time he was an object OF sollcItude TO
several parties.
He little guessed. however. 10 what
ends some OF these spies might so In
order to prevent him from carrying out
his designs.
To the countess Il was a matter OF
considerable moment whether or not
he reached Berlin with the design OF
seeking IN audience with those high In
authority
And she would so 90 considerable
trouble In order 20 prevent this same
thing. being woman OF remarkable
will power
Through the night the Berlin train
painted. and Paul. having made himself
as comfortable as the conditions would
allow. endoavorcd 20 sleep.
But ho found sleep would not come.
SO he reviewed what had passed during
his interview with Hildcg1Tde
How plainly IL all came before him
I 4. -ftttN A. al
her again as she stood there blushlng
in confusion.
lie loved 20 dwell upon thi3 scene
Somehow. there were features con-
nected with II that told him he could
not be an object OF Indifference in uer
eyes.
Then. again. when he remembered
the blot that rested upon his family
name he groaned In secret.
Gould she. would she forsivc-thesa
high-class German families. as he well
knew. were very punctllious about
such things. and in many eases the
breath OF scandal had severed arrange
ments for a wedding.
So Paul was miserable. at times let
ting his mind dwell upon picture
painted by fancy In her lightcst mood
and then dashing over the bright scene
a pail OF mingled doubt and despair.
All this while the train was booming
on. crossing broad plains. rattllng over
bridges. and stopping occasionally AT
towns en- route
Paul hndIng q utterly impossible
for him to sleep began to amuse him
self by observing his fellow passcn-
gers,
This IL always an interesting study
for any one fairly fond OF reading hu-
man nature. FOR nowhere may more
pronounced types be found than Ia a
second-class Continental railway car
rlage
There were several persons In tho
compartment with him.
One was merchant travelling "a
Berlin. n second seemed 90 be an old