Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-16

his eye on Vim and see that he was not
led astray
It j. possible that the count knew no
more why he had given this promise than
Vim knew why he was in Dettin
Neither oi them would have been glad at
tie idea Of Else being there. if they had
known that Lieut.. Grosberg WAS conerat
MA ting himself upon conquest.
In the meantime VIM enjoyed himself
amazingly The size and the hustle and
;hc society OF Dettin all delighted him
The stiffness ana pettine.s OF the grand
dueal professions had been exchanged Tor
the large freedom OF city. and instead
Of dowa9ers for companions. he had
voung men of his own age. who were
nuch I4ore ready to shock him than to
be shocked themselves. They We're so
friendly and mischievous and absurd and
magnificent that Count Vim hardly
knew how to treat them. At one mo-
ment they were utterly serious over some
tribe; at another they were holding
mock trial lin imitation of the trial in
Zapfenstrecna play which had moved
Vim to tears , or marching around some
ones rooms TO the noise OF a borrowed
drum; and they were always drinking
healths 80 maidens with fantastic names,
which Count Vim thought wicked But
he liked it ALL and everybody liked him.
Every body, that is to say, except Lieut.
Grosberg.
Count Vim understood this officer less
than any of the rest Grosbcrg was 40
very tiue and self-posscssed; wore his
monocle with such an air and his mus
tache so fiercely that Count Vim could
hardly help admiriug him. The other
officers admired Grosberg without exact
~ liking him, and Count Vim supposed
that this must be his own feeling. He
was too innocent at all times and too
busy at this to notice that Grosberg's
manner toward him was as iHsufferable
as it could be short of open insolence
The other yomg fellows enjoyed raging
Vim: Grosberg made a business of it.
Lieut. won Gelder, who was particular
friend Of Wins, demonstrated with him
about it,
Why can't you leave the little count
s!one?" he asked
Doesn't suit me to- said Grosbcrg.
Besides. he likes it. His skin is as thick
as a rhnoceros': and where he squirted
him the other night he thought he was
seeing life. SO he was. | will show him
more with your Kind permission, Won
Gelder." And he went off cumming the
tune OF winter garden song that runs:
The maiden has such eyes of blue
You thiuk they're looking straight ut YOU
But is IL so?
Oh no.
III.
Count Win dressed for the masked
ball that was To be given al the Hotel
Bismarck with the most pleasurable an
ticipations. Elsie would be there, and
She had given him clue which would
prevent her from being disguised to him
as To the rest OF the world. He would
dance with her rs often as he might, and
put altogether out of mind the annoy
ance which he had felt at some pranlls
played upon him by several coaked men
incH.iing. as he could not help think
ing, Lieut.. Grosherg. He had been an
noyed, rot 50 much at the pranks them
selves, though they had gone beyond il
JOKE, a. al the publicity which had been
given them. lie had been made to look
a fool and he felt fool for not know
ing how far to resent what had hal-
pened. He hoped that he should not
meet Grosberg that night, for his teul-
per was not altogether under control
Else dressed for the same ball without
any pleasure at all. Her plan by which
Vim was to have been rendered more
Of q man of the world seemed to have
n3iscarried. Accounts of the tricks that
had been played him had filtered through
&c her in this city. where her father had
many friends; and she had heard judo-
mcnts passed on his rustic simplicity and
forbcaranco She felt Inundated. The
one thing that possessed her mind was
that WIN must clear himself from the
charge before he left Dettin.
1t was three hours since the bah had
begun. and Count Win had not yet
danced with his betrothed Whenever he
drew near to ask hcr--for she wore {
rosette as she had promised. and there
was 10 mistal,ino her another domino
had stepped in ard been preferred. He
could not understand it. He had had 10
opportunity of finding out who his rival
Nas and he was standing now discon
ISOLATE at enc end of the deserted supper
room. when the very two passed to-
getaer.
There he stands, looking like u rope
led country PIC. said th" man in the
domino.
EMcdy.
" th"uGht hh from the hiat mo-
ment saw him.
Il knew ynu did
Then Count Vim became aware that
/ the, were speaking of him. and that the
nGn was Grosberg,
Excuse me he said. hoar~clv. and
made forward step The Countess Else
lie; 20 the leutenant> arm and slipped
Away with a merry laugh. 1t set Count
( VIM on Gre,
YOU" he said ,tammuiug in his
rage. y ou,"
What do YOU uaut:" asked the lieu,
tenant, caolIy. and umu-ked
Fot answer Count Vim struck him in
/ the face heavily
How long he STAYED there, sitting with
his face buried in his hands. Count Vim
hardly know. The lieutenant, after his
first fury, had gone off TO arrange for
SECOND Won Gelder had somehow come
into the room and promised 20 assist the
count. Thu duel was to be with pistols:
50 VIM iaucjcl he had heard Won Gclder