Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22
The Storv
of the Ghost
BY MAURICE Won HOLLENBEcK.

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RI perial guard, despite his massir.
"a I.anie ana ms six feet three in his
~ stocklngs' was much perturbed in
- mind 1t was fine morning in June.
~ anu ne held in his hand dainty note
n mhich had come to him by the first
er perrin post. He had got away from
re 1ie mess table TO mediate in the pri-
'r 'acy OF ms own rooms on the missiye.
Inc lace which a short hour ago
!, was radiant with health and cheer
= fulness was now drawn and haggard
E ~ was not long, this perturbing
note, and ran as follows:
o MY own darling Max-Your Eva il
= broken hearted. A bolt out of the
I oiue mas suddenly descended, blight
. ing the tender flower of our bappv
nope How l wept since the news of
ooom came over Goethe's Violet, SO
cruelty crushed by the callous and
needless strangerl But, dearest
Max, the Won Salitz family is poor;
so, alas! ever dear one. are Won. But |
sun what happiness seemed in store
Ior loving hearts until Gen. Helm Won
orubseh came here He is one of the
Won Grubsches of Dusseldorf, and is
immensely rich. He is of a grave.
seif-contained aspect, and with a
heaYy mustache, has round
trimmed beard. He is not altogether
alspleasing in appearance, but, my
own Max, what of that? / do NOT
love him; l love you, and Won only
but papa came to me last night and
says Baron Helm Won Grubseh has
asked for your hand. He is wealthy
and powerful. He viii restore Salitz {
castle. You must marry him, Eva
y, my Max, the nightingale sang last !
night and ! so sad Come. D. nv 4
own one, see my father. Tell him Of 1
our love, and surely he will relent. a
Tour loving, broken hearted
EVA Won SALITZ."
Max Won Veldenz decided on the D
spot to obtain a weeks leave. and p
congratulated himself ON being first Z
faVorite with his colonel. The next j.
oay ne was speeding as fast as an q
Express train could take him towards -
the Eitel mountains, where above ~
the lovely slopes of an upland lake "
stood the castle of Salitz. a romance a
II stone empowered in a fairyland of 81
forest. RI
Along the edge of the deep trans OF
lucent lake there ran a sylvan patb. Al
Nith mere and there a cunningly con- as
rived rustic arbor-a happy spot IS IS
'nown well from their childhood to vi
lax and Eva. 1t stood midway be- ins
Ween the rugged grandeur Of az
elaenz castle and the picturesque
which was the home of the lau
ist Won Salitz. This sylvan nath ne
iretehed now before Max like leafv uis
lnneling, along which he saw Eva ,As
lVancing swiftly to meet him Ru. Ia
ow sad, disconsolate she looked iine
DIV different from ar ~ I1oAeu' ing
yous Easter tide. His loving heart 49, =
earned towards her in her sorrow. iiloi
came more entrancingly beautiful ~
rough that veil Of fearful thought Sia
men seemed to wrap her round. eie'
she shrank from his embrace. as NJ
e would have done from a sacrileoe 'la'
IS. heart sank within him; he knew "'ee
was too late. caro-
You are betrothed, Eva? You are .iee
be his wife?" i'lh
III is 81 NJ 49,, door
> weeping. 1t was so new. so m
red. he comm.aaes "is' ne I'M thro
orer than | knew. He would have 'on
sell the castle if / were self-wiIled. s snan
wander forth beggar. All. Max. -
was terrible to hear him talk SO. ia. wv
my father" W
IL scaroo1, -, till d
ad sor,att,;, ""S ~ say ne The
pobt ~. - ne care
ply. He would make one more M
'rt to rescue her from the NM
tehes of Mammon. But here his was
ection was brusquely interrupted piayii
a resonant voice. lear
-. e"n.lns why TINS at hi
tLo,,s.h. - NeiueIA' "nS CAV
liners with your horsemanship or 49, 49,
reising your squadron. Let me 49,
oduce you" 6 MAJ
"a had gone a shade paler Max. n va
ne turned, recognized the aris- and =,
attic face and figure of Count Won no. :
u. Beside him stood a military The =,
ing man, whom he guessed from were !,
p.oH 70 oe ms rival ner o.
eIhiit me- sald the count, Gen saw, b
.he baron helm Won Grubseh flesh
am the baron Max Won Veldenz the fl
ia'e oeen close neighbors all on. played
, general as | have told YOU" .erhs
"u now Iva continued the gentlel
= "heh me ceremony OF intro of all
on was over, go on TO the cas- diamoT
18th the general, while bring up aWb,
A claime'
on have heard of Eva's betrothal, Helm
7" said the count as soon as the chair
IS We're out of hearing "She is aYou
congratulated. dear girl. The sudden
al is fine fellsyv, and immense ~ IN