The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-07
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER II.

The storm which during the afternoon
and evening had been violent enough.
rose about midnight 10 a perfect hurri-
cane. Hardly any one In the castle went
10 bed, for all feared that the fury or
the blast would damage some portion or
the roof II IL did not do considerable
harm 70 the wings and turrets. so no
wonder was expressed when. the next
morning the news arrived that the weak
bamboo roof OF the Indian House was
blown completely 10 skaters.
The morning was clear and bright, and
the blue heavens smiled down In calm
complacency on the disturbed state of
the earth The trees, which overnight
had had their branches wrenched asun-
der. now stood still and unbending, mere
ly letting their leaves futter gently In
the breeze. which was all that remained
OF the late furious blasts.
In the large kitchen several OF the SER
wants were assembled. talking over the
effects of last nights storm, and one ana
the other whispered that FRAU bonn,
the ho,sekeeper, looked just like ghost
this morning" that, hard and unmoveu
as she generally, was, she now appeared
almost TO have lost her senses she
has remained up all night down In me In
d,ar House and right over her head the
roof had been torn away by one terrloie
rust of wind" and she had not been eoie
~ have a light on account OF the violence
~ the storm and then, as morning
broke and the wind lulled itseh 10 resi-,
the stars had peeped down into the room
where the Indian lady lay dying; out ~ha.
was worst Of all. no one could rectiiy
the mischief for fear Of disturpins uie
Ia ~ hours Of the suffering woman
Those who were biGoted declared open
" .thst Il was no wonder sucn a Ter
r,ble commotion and storm had taken
nlsce in the air when the time arrived
for such an unbaptized soul to leave
Tho earth II was always so when 'ne
devil came 70 CLAIM, his own.
7, was not TIL toward morning that
Iisne fell asleep. The storm would not
have been sufncient to keep her awake'
but the new born Joy OF knowing sne was
loved had driven all desire for sleep far
away from her eyes. Before she undressed
.ha haa unnacked her little trunk. and
nut everything back in Its place. Even
Tho two KEYS had been put back In their
IocLs and the envelope burned In whlch
they had been sealed. for no one shouln
ever know, besides her husband ana her-
s.v how near she had been 10 leaving
his aide forever Her room in oroer'
she had thrown around her warm dress
ing gown and then sat down 10 wr"s
a long letter to Tlrike, telling her on aIl
her struggles and sorrows ana sen
proarhes even also the new joy wh'ch
wa. the happy result OF her much suffer
inu The few hours sleep had wonder
S,i,v refreshed her and when the mald
onened the shutters and drew back the
curtains, the young wife felt as IL never
before had The blue heavens appeared 10
bright or the morning air smehen so
sweet as now. not even the old nome.
where the early morning hours were
passed with her sister and brother In the
study she loved best
She rose, and dressed herself In violet
colored morning robe that u1rike had
once said was more becoming 10 her than
any other dress she had. With her
twelve hours happiness she had become
coouettjsh, and anxious that her nus
hand should admire her.
Presently little Leo came clamorins AZ
her door as usual. for admittance, ana
a few moments later. leading the chiId
BY the hand. Lame entered the oreaktsst
room She knew that she would De
obliged to suffer no little humiliation nj
the hands OF tho Hofmarschal, for the
evening before she had Indignantly turned
her back on him. and now she was about
10 make a cup OF coffee for him. as IL
nothing had happened
She clinohed her teeth for a moment,
and struggled hard against the inclina-
ton to turn back. but she entered.
What the chaplain had said the even
ing before in the old gentleman's room,
and how he had explained his presence
by the stove, or how he had exoulpated
himself in tho AFFAIR. Lame. Of course.
was quite ignorant Hanna had brought
Leo To her room about nine o'clock, but
from the child's prattle she had been able
10 sathcr nothing beyond that the two
gentlemen had played chess. and that
they had evidently been friendly and
quiet while he remained IN the room.
A. Lame closed the door and walked
over 20 the table. she thought ~ the hrst
morning Of her appearance here IN the
castle. for now az then. the hard fen tured
woman. Frau ISohn. Was standing few
steps away from the tiofmarschsl, and