The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-16
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER III.

AS she spoke, Lame remembered the
scene at her frst visit TO the Indian House
when the priest tried to remove the jewel
from the hand OF the invalid whose terri
fed face had so shocked her. Now she
understood the anxiety and terror OF the
sick lady, az also Frau Lohn's deter
mined manner on that occasion when she
placed herself between the priest and her
patient, and whispered soothmgly 10 the
latter: ''He shall not take II, dear-don't
fear" And a nervous trembling crept over
her as she wondered what kind OF silent
witness II would be that would presently
be brought TO light from the clasp or
those pale half-cold fingers, and why Il
was that when. from time TO time. the
priest had had the power, his evil genius
had not whispered TO him: Crush her,
and take Il.
"And then you see, gracious madame.
that IL was not till sorrow and trouble
came TO her that the poor lamb learned
to care for me-" continued the woman In
low voice. IT was always ugly and un-
favorable to look at, so I didn't expect her
to take 10 me- When the late master
brought her first 10 Schonwerth. my good
ness! what fuss he made about herl he
seemed TO think no one was good enough
TO wait on her. and he just worshipped
her himself She like child In her
frolicsomenese. and would fly about the
corridors and galleries OF the castle like
a fairy, running after her husband. and
then sometimes she would spring out or
some corner at him, and with a joyous
cry throw herself into his arms, and hang |
round hts neck till used 10 long TO catch |
the pretty creature In my two rough |
hands and press her to my heart from
very love. Did you ever see anything so |
lovely madame? Look al this hair; II lis |
tpf nff a world Il
full as this"
And the woman lifted one of the long. |
shining blue-black plaits. which she had /
arranged on either side OF the pale. ST.
lent figure and stroked II as tenderly as
II she had been the dying woman's moth
err. Still standing by the bed, and with
broken voice she resumed
~'And I have seen the master take this
lovely hair in his hand and kiss II. and
laughingiy tell hor that IL weighed
great deal heavier than her fairy form
itself-and am sure he was right. He
used 10 love 70 adorn II with precious
stones and costly ornaments-all OF which
I had 10 give up 20 the Hofmarschall. He
took everything ma am. from my poor
darling fur II ttrns Fire had n faty 3 |
maid whom the master had brought from
Paris. or from God knows wnere. TO wait
on her. Well. one day the master was
taken Ill. and for two hours he seemed
conscious And when he came 10 himself
they said his head was not right-it had
been coming on a long while, and that
now II had fully developed Itself: they
called 1t mela ncholy. And from that hour
TIL he died-long months after-the Hof-
marschan and the priest. who has since
become the court chaplain. were masters
of the castle. ! told you once before,
ma am. that the sehvants all seemed
a fraid of theae two ecoundrels--for scoun-
drels they are. begging your pardon. mad
ame-and did sll they were bid; but the
worst among them was the flne French
who told lies about her mis-
tress. and got up some trlmpery story
about how the little beauty there loved
some one else and this reached the ears
OF the master whose mind they said was
dark The woman had several thousand
thalers given 10 her and then she was
sent away. II was wherf heard this that
secretly clipped away from the castle,
ana came down here to this Indian House.
whore the poor lamb lived 10 look after
her hit ! found her coiled up in bed
half starved and half dressed. frightened
10 move from her room for fear Of the
hardly know how II
,ane about. but tha poor young thing
grew fond of me. and trusted me with
Everything. and yet the Hofmarsohall
never seemed 10 suspect that she clung
% me-perhaps because T am not 80 stu !
oid "a look For several months she
prisoner I'm this house. and
luriNR that time I shall never forget how
ihe wept and cried for the presence OF the
nan who refused to see her any more.
rhen Gabriel was born, and from that
moment the haid. unfeeIing Lohn was
leputed TO the office OF jailer al the In
Ian House Now and then, when my
1usbarrr- wa- uruf7tp- Ut w1rr III ms uI7z=
er. ] took his place, because I know what
10 liked best: and often have had Il on
ny tongue 10 speak TO the master OF the
title son born 90 him. and that all that
le had been told about my poor lamb
vas a falsehood Blu, it would have been
oct pains, for II he had believed me. when
lie dark, melancholy fits were on bin he