Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-09


being that 1t was right Win should see
the world. another being that Count
Hordenberg and his daughter were also
to visit Dettin, and the Count had, In
one way or another, solemnly under
taken to keep his eye on Win and see
that he was not led astray.
1t is possible that the Cunt knew no
more why he had given this promise
than Win knew why he was in Dettin.
Neither of them would have been glad
at the idea of Else being there II they
had known Lieutenant Grosberg was
congratulating himself upon con-
quest.
Count Win dressed for the masqued
ball that was 10 be given at the Hotel
Bismark with the most pleasurable an.
ticipations. Else would be there, and
she had given him a clew which woull
prevent her from being disguised 20
him as to the rest Of the world. lie
would dance with her AS often AS he
might, and put altogether out of mind
the annoyance which he had felt at
some pranks played upon him by sew
eral cloaked men-including. as he
could not help thinking, Lieutenant
Grosberg. He had been annoyed. not
sO much at the pranks themselves,
though they had gone beyond a joke.
as nj the publicity which had been
given them. He had been made 10
look a fool: and he felt fool for not
knowing how far to resent what had
happened. He hoped that he should
not meet Grosberg that night. for his
temper was not altogether under con-
troll.
Else dressed for the same ball with
out any pleasure at all. Her plan by
which Win was to have been rendered
more of a man of the world seemed 10
have miscarried. Accounts of the
tricks that had been played him had
filtered through TO her in this city
where her father had many friends;
and she had heard judgments passed
ION his rustic simplicity and forbear-
ance. She felt Inundated. The one
. thing that possessed her mind was
that Win must clear himself from the
charge before he left Dettin.
| II was three hours since the ball had
commenced, and Count Win had not
yet danced with his betrothed. When
ever he drew near to ask her-for she
wore rosette as she had promised,
and there was no installing her-an-
other domino had stepped in and been
preferred. He could not understand it.
He had no opportunity Of finding oni
who his rival was, and he was stand
ing now, disconsolate at one end OF
the deserted supper rooms, when the
very two passed together.
In the meantime Win enjoyed him.
self amazingly. The size and the hustle
and the society Of Dettin all delighted
him. The stiffness and pettiness OF
the grand ducal professions had been
exchanged for the large freedom Of a
city; and instead of dowagers for COM
panions, he had young men OF his own
age, who were much more ready 10
shock him than 10 be shocked them
"e' "ien''' anu mo
chie'ohs anu hpsurd anu nasn'neeh'
lhal count WIN naraiy knew now u
treat them. Nt one momeh, they were
utterly serious over some trine' a. an,
o,her ,hey were ho'uins MOCK u'a'
un 'ni'a''on vi 'he ria' III oappen-
sre'eh -" pay winch iiau iho'eo WIN
" 'earsl' OF marching ROUND SOMEONE
rooms 10 the noise OF borrowed arum'
anu tne! were always uriphihs heai.hs
" ihaioens WIN iah'as'ic NAMES "h'.i'
.oun' WIN 'ho"sht W'hei. b"t h'
i,hed u a'i' ana everybody Iheu h'h'
hNei!oous' 'ha' ID W s"y' except Lieu
'ehah' "rospers'
Count WI" unners'ood inns oihee'
less th"h any Vi the rest. 'roSpers
was ~ 'e'! nhe anu sei-p'ssesseu,
No'e us '"oho''e WIN such an air anu
nis 'hus'u.ne 80 nefse'!' tnat Nonh'
WIN 'ou'' ''aru's hcip aunirlhs NM
'ne o."er on'pis au,hireu n'osoers
, SN"e'' n","s Num- "n" o""'
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