The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-25

Why cd yCI let them go, tsen''
laughed Clarchen.
There are books pointing to the
well-flled table; then there are some
wonderful gardens. the Versailles, they
saw, not far off. and you might catch
Herr Lieutenant if you like-they had
only Just ridden out Of the Hof as l
came in.
80 adieu, Herr Rittmeister,' n
with a saucy courtesy she walked
quickly out of the room.
.Impertinent little puss.' thought
S%teinhausen, looking after LEI.
Tits too absurd, the prejudices OF
these people,"
He paused in momentary hesitation,
then, catching a glimpse of trim little
Daisy clearing away the remains OF
breakfast, he called her into the salon.
whereabouts are these wonderful
gardens of yours?" he asked.
"Oh! the Schloss gardens"
Yes, 1 suppose So"
THE gnadiger Herr must go up tile
hill right through the village to Ober'
bercfelder. and leave the Gasthof zun
Schwarz on Bar to the right, keep on
across the fields until you come to a
little house in a clump of hr trees, ana
there they will direct you"
Thanks" interrupted the Rittmels'
ter. "Oberbergfelder. I have no doubt
I shall find the place
Daisy dropped a courtesy and re-
treated. while Steinhausen. remember
ing Clarchen's account of her sisters
errand, took up his cap and started
forth on the sunny, dusty road in
search of the will-o'- the-wisp mystery,
the attraction of which he could not
resist.
The distance to the OberberSfelder
was not great, but on the way the
Rittmeister met and spoke with sew
eral Of his troopers; he also paused
more than once to look behind him al
the villa and it's sheltering lindens, SO
that a good deal Of time was consumed
before he reached the little hamlet.
Yet the only specimen of womankind
whom he encountered was an aged
beht and ~bare-legged crone. with a
huge basket on her back. who old "Dlm
Gluten Tag mechanically.
Reaching the few cottages which
constituted the Dorf. the road divided
or. rather, a cart track diversed to the
right and the road kept away left
across some open grassland, nat and
unbroken, to the clump of fiji trees ID
dicated by Daisy.
The Rittenmeister hesitated.
1t was improbable that such an ac'
complished housewife as the young
Frau Lisabet would at this period or
the day absent herself long; but as yet
there was no sign of her.
To be sure, she knew the country and
had probably returned by some more
agreeable route
True to his Hussar training, Won
Steinhausen looked about for a want
age post'' whence to study the position;
a stunted, gnarled pollard was the only
Object (save the housetops) at all ele-
waited above the level of the field and
road.
The Rittmeister. though no slender
stripling. managed to climb up a couple
of feet Of the ungainly knotted trunk,
and, taking q searching look around,
fancied he saw a whitish, strange OBJ
iect moving toward a sudden steep
declivity, down which the cart track
led. and which he had not before per-
ceived.
A continuous eager gaze convinced
him that this object' was a"certafh
drab-White cotton sunshade, lined with
green. which he had noticed in an UNI
brella stand in the entrance OF villa
Bellevue.
This was clew enough; the enter
prising Rittmeister started at once IN
pursuit, and when within reach OF MS
quarry slackened speed in order to
come up alongside as if by pure acci'
dent. '... .
The certainty that had grown upon
him since morning that Lies was mar.
ried and in some way, more or less un.
fortunate, separated from her husband
had changed the current of Steinhau-
sens ideas considerably.
If this charming girl, or woman, was
thus s~hackled. he must assume a dlt-
ferent tone and approach her on a dill
ferent footing.
Her bonds did net render her less
fascinating; far from it, but he might
be better understood, more appreciated,
than by a mere girl; yet, preposterous
as it was. he was conscious ola dim
regret that there was any n before
himself that had a better chance OF
winning-What?
What arrapt folly to think seriously
of such q passing fancy?
What did he seek?
Only to willie away a few Jul OF
Punishment in ali enemy's country.
(To be Continued.l
Chiunmap's Neryeless Teeth.