Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
TIE GUiLELESSNESS OF COUNT
MIN

guileless of young men imaginable.
r1ent, party to his bringing up. He
took after his father, the Count Won
Rede tthis was really Wins title now,
only nobody called him by III, who
though he had been nominally a cour-
tier all his days. having filled the posi-
tons Of Master Of the Stables, Chief
Ranger and Chamberlain to the Grand
Duke Of Wippe-Limbau, had in reality
lived for science, is such an absent
minded person could be said to have
lived at all.
vim imbibed some OF his fathers
passion for science and great deal Of
his observation-disclosures This latter
was not exactly eradicated by the strict
training given him by his mother. The
countess was aJnaltinet, and ruled the
estates successfully enough. Win went
so much In awe Of her that he never
dared to dispute her commands, even
after his father died and he became
head oi the mouse. He ODe!e ed her by
stopping at home, by trying not to be
absentminded, and by falling in love
With the Countess Else Won Iiorden-
berg. He would have fallen in love
with the Countess Else In any case,
tor she was not only beautiful, but
also witty and merry and quick 10
understand She possessed all the
qualities that the Countess Won Rede
desired to see In Win. all that Win adj
mired without being able to initiate.
Strangely enough the girl had also
fallen In love with Win. She liked him
isr his honesty, his thoughtfulness, his
|devotiop-for a hundred other things
Including, perhaps, his unlikeness tC
other men she knew. The only thing
about him that ANNOYED her was his
lack of Independent spirit. She often
pouted-at her glass-when she
thought Of how tightly he was tied &c
his mothers apron-strings. And she
could have shrieked at the Countess
Won Rede when that lady confded hel
aspirations that Win should becom,
Iuoi' VI q VI thd Nollus
why does he not travel?" she asked
Upon one occasional month after tn,
engagement had been announced wheI
the Countess was talking Win to her
over the long drawn coffee in which
German ladies delight.
Got in Himmel." said the Countess
taken aback. win would lose him
self II he Travelled. He has no NOR,
experience than child"
But how will he take care OF me
them" asked Else. vexed.
THAT Is what | say TO him. How
will you take care Of wife, pray?'
have said II a score Of times. And Win
has no answer; he is so young still, and
has all the rashness Of youth. Why
only this morning he was telling me
that he should like to go to Dettin &c
visit the officers, II l approved. They
we're quartered on us, AS you know
during the maneuyres last year. I,
seems that Win took a great fancy &c
them. and some OF them have invited
him TO go over and stay week-befors
he gets married"
"But Won don't approveq- Elsie In.
mine cautiously
mo. indeed" said the Countess 81,
would he the widest thing 10 do ON.
GERS, Imagine what tbev would ,eaf
Win into. Though I will saw that tbey
behaved very well here ana seemed
very pleasant young men, but vo,
know what officers are like. or rather
NV child. | hone Won do not know"
The Countess, who knew about n,
much of officers as her son did. sbool
her head mysteriously. Else feIpned
The occurrences proper to n fumr,
daughter-ip-law,
at seems a pity thew are $3.50 ter,
rlble," she said. For. as Won saw
Win might have learned sometbin.
from them. Lieutenant Grosberg. fol
example, was decidedly more self-re