New-York tribune., 1904-05-31

Count VIM was the most guileless OF young men
imaginable. Partly this was Que 70 DIS teniseFa-
ment partly 70 his bringing up. he took after rs
father. the Count EeGe trhis was really WINS
title now. only nobody CODED him by IL. who.
though he had been nomip courtier al his
days. haviHs a-led tbs pos, Of Master oL the
Stables. Chief Ranger az Caamoer-aia 10 the
Grand Duke OF Wippe-LIrrhau- had in reality lived
for science, if such an aesentmindei person could
be said to have lived IT an Tae hiling OF these
positions was a duty demanded BY his rank. for
the Won ReGes were the second family IN the Grand
Duchy- But his passion had been for gunpOwder-
The Count had spent his days alternately in his
laboratory. inventing. and. At the range on ms
estates experimenting with the powder whica was
to shoot further and cleaner and destrUctvely
than any powder that ever had been dreamed or
Nothing much had come OF these leoors- Ine
Countess, Wins mother. thankful for this
She was always prophesying that either her hus-
band her son-for Win was always with his
father when he could be and his earliest recollec-
ton was OF practising with a miniature pistol with
some particularly choice cOncoction which event
ually turned out too expensive 70 he practlca--
would be blewu into little pieces The Only real
result ef all this toll was that Vim imoibed some
of his fathers passion for science and great deal
of his absentnindedoess
This latter was not exactly eradieated by the
strict training given him by his mother The
Countess a martinez. and ruled the estates sue
eessfuly enough. Vim went much in awe OF
her that he dared to dispute her commands,
even after his father died and he became head OF
the house He obeyed her by stopping at nome
BY trying not 10 be abseEtminded and by taluns II
love with the Countess Else Won Hordenberg- He
n-on1d have fallen in love with the Countess Else
in any case for she was only beautiful but also
witty and merry and quick TO understand ohe
possessed all the qualities that the Countess ven
Rede desired TO see in Vim, all that Win admired
without being able TO initiate 1T
STreiv enough the girl had fallen in love with
y;ir, She liked him for his honesty. his thought
TFID ~ a
Including perhaps. his unkeness 70 o'ner men S so
knew The only thing about him mat Ah5;4s eG e11 f
pouted-at her glass-W hen sae ilotlsLI @ g trir,e-s
tightly he was tied TO MS Inolaet apron @ - Won
And she could have shreked a the JoLs ,,i ,I,sf
Vim should become more OF a nm Ii - C 40. one
why does he not travel- she asAe1 90 SL5 bear
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Countess was taking I'm
TO her over the lOng-draw2 coffee IN "nIcn N7A
man 5o.a ,aqe5 ~ ,ImeI said the Countess taken aback
Win would lose himself II ,Liis nf tFa'eiiS'
.'But how will he take care OF me- 'AeA-
'siat Is what say TO him How will you Jaze
care of your wife prayf nave saIu - = ,-oTpe
% 4;rI l15 has aII the rashness OF youth Why Only
this morning he telling me lLa. @ ~ t,a si41 ~
like to go 10 Dettin TO visit Jae 4lGSl ne as Won
know during the maneeGyTes last yeyr and some
Of Them have invited him 70 go over ana stay .
crI do7.I approve?'' Else inquired. eau
ti9gsIv ,.,..sr. said the Countess. 1T would be
+ha y,iIJast thing. TO do Officers Imagine W.. i
tbev would lead Vim into. ThQugh VIII @ 50 ,Iss IS
.teS ,obsyad verv well here. and seemed Vsry Pee
-, vciiDp men: but you know what oI.cyIs d q
like or rather nv child. hope you 90 b no. b"It
s-I,s countess who knew about as nuch . aoO'--
o4scSrs ss her son did shook her head rlyslerI. l
iv Else fegned the occurrences proper - & --'-
daughter-iu-law- - +.--f5Ia sba
s,i5 ..F7or as YOU say, Vim might nave !ea' - -
sc-1stHf7p from them. Lieutenant tfroscsi5' -
sxarDia was decidedly more seli-ttI!aAL , Yt+-1s
sbocEed tbat Else should have observed so ny =
- psrTcrIIar officer. III Vim cculq Ieaelll-lII
Or any ps. ptL-- IN some ways I should be Wen
rIs,zede hut YOU did allow the @ neuleliaI-c ~,
L-esss,-,,a5l,, charming manners to impress Ou
@ $3.50 NV rb9u the lieutenant tntended'
"0b mo-" said Else, ard hid a sIillIs. .t,,1,- At
Tieliranan NJ Cirosberg had paid very P1I ~ -.1i
.,-tiCr "a her during the very snort tiIls ls =
r7spt had been billeted il Wippe-L & all % sv
!----ta-S might have included more tIlslu 81 n.
ttt+j0T ~ ais undoubtedly charming IIia-l
had made a point Of comIleh(@-s @ on ~ Else was
ST0+ certain If she had been more Hauis--@---
him or with Count Vim