The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-20
The
Second Wife
CHAPTER Nv.


sound OF voices smote their ears. and the
girls peeped out cautiously 20 see who was
below.
| On the terrace just beneath the window.
carelesgly gazing at the scenery before
him, Baron Mainau was lounging against
one OF the pillars. looking, too. In his
| rough tweed travelling costume. quite
different being 20 the formal. proud. and
ceremonious bridegroom of half and hour
ago. He had lighted cigar. and was
| lightly blowing the smoke upward. so
that IL entered the picture gallery by the
open window. and filled the air with its
| fragrance scent.
81 didn't say beauty: besides, what
| thousand different ideas there are on that
| point" Herr Won Rudigers clear voice
was saying; and although they could not
see him, they could distinctly hear every
word he uttered This little girl has
| neither a Roman nor Greek nose. But,
bah! that's nothing; it's dear, sweet
face, and indescribably loving"
Baron Mainsu shrugged his shoulders.
HIN! perhaps So" he said. indiffereSt-
! ly. "A quiet. modest girl, very shy, and
with violet-blue eyes la I>avalliere-but
1
suddenly and pointing to the landscape
before him. added: Just look here. Rudi-
| ger: the fellow who arranged this park
! must have been an artist Could anything
be more perfect than the view OF that bit
down there through those wonderful
| trees?"
Bother! You know I have no taste for
such things. Now. beautiful pair OF
| eyes, or beautiful hair-but. good heav-
| ems. Mainau, what a glorious tress or
hair that was which fell at your feet just
now at the altar! BY Jove! II was exqui-
Site"
"A somewhat paier tint of the Trachen-
berg family color" lightly answered
Mainau. What nonsense! AS II cared.
It's all the rage just now, this Titan
colored hair; all the heroines I'm the novels
who are so deeply loved have this hair.
Mere matter of taste, my dear fellow /
shouldn't care for II I'm a mistress, but I'm
my wife IL will do
He quietly knocked the ashes from his
cigar. and went on smoking.
Instinctively Lame drew her veil over
her face as the words were uttered. not
daring 10 show even to her elder sister,
who was frowning down angrily at the
young men by the pillar, the hot color
which shame and indignation had called
10 her cheek
Countess Trachenberg came forward
at this moment, and leaving the arm of
the pastor, with whom she had been
conversing, said insinuating. TO Baron
Mainau:
Dear Paul a word with you; and lay
ing her hand on his arm. she walked up
and down for several minutes earnestly
talking; then suddenly stopping In her
promenade. said:
"Apropos you viii pardon mothers
interest in her child, and not judge me
indscreet II touch on painful ground.
and ask you how much pin-money you
intend allowing Lane?''
The sister upstairs at their window
could see the amused expression on his
face at this "mother'c interest" as he
answered:
Exactly the same as my first wife had
-four hundred and fifty pounds year"
The countess looked pleased.
"She may be content with that. I, az
a young wife, had not as much" with
a sigh, which made the young man smile
again sarcastically And. Raoul. you
will be kind to her. won't your" she
added. with affected feeling
What do you mean by that, aunt?' |
do you think have so little tact, and |
am such a heartess fellow as not 10 be
kind 20 the one who bears my name?
But II you ask me for more--ahl then
that Is not the bargain. I want n
mother for my child. and a mistress in |
shall be away great deal. All this
you knew. and you promise me that |
Juliane was soft, womanly girl. well |
fitted for the post Love I can not give |
her. and / am not so stupid as 20 expect |
one ray OF 1t from her"
With bitter cry Ulrike clasped her !
sister TO her heart and held her tight, |
as IL she would try and give her the |
love thus heartlessly denied her from |
the man who had just sworn at the altar !
to be true husband 10 her. .
Good gracious, Raoul. don't get warm |
over it, replied the countess, quickly. |
You have quite misunderstood what /
meant Who was thinking OF such SEN /
timental nonsense as love? Not T. You /
ought 10 know me better than TO imagine \
such thing. I was simply begging you /
TO be indulsent with her-a little patient. !
that was all. You saw today for your |
self how far she can carry her soft |
womanliness.' by the turn she played US |
with her toilet
Never mind that aunt. On that head |
Juliane can do as she likes. and when /
she wants help she"
Then here am l. Good heavens! It's |
dreadful TO have TO say t. but Magnus /
is such mum; n man 30 entirely with /
out energy, mere cipher; and what /
7 dislike In him his sisters uphold and |
admire; and when Llane is away from \
the influence OF Ulrike, the plague OF !
my life. you will see you will be able |
to twist her round your little finger"
is such a nun; a man so entirely with |
out energy. n mere cipher: and what I /
dislike in him his sister uphold and ad- \
mire: and when Lame is away from the
influence OF Ulrike the plague OF nv /
life. you will see you will be able 10 \
twist her round your little finger"
Mamma s very rash I'm her Judge
ment." said Lame bitterly, as the stems
OF the talker carried them away be-
yond hearing she never gave any
trouble to hnd out what my disposition
is-we were always left 10 strangers
And ! have no right 10 ing n stone AZ
such selishness as that we heard down
there Just now" she went on. ouickIv
drawing In her breath as ~ II hurt her