The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
g~ Mes.tALExANDEe.,
zN>N~~O~~

shed simple beauty over II, struck
the Prussians as elegant beyond what
could have been expected in the neigh
| town.
As Steinhausen took In these details
while unfolding his napkin, the door
leading 10 the corridor was opened and
Lies, who ushered in two ladies in
fashionable travelling dresses, saying
az she did so:
my mother, these ladies' have wait
ed so long that have persuaded them
to Join us at supper"
Frau Cheering rose, and proceeded
TO 20 through the introductiOns inev'
table in Germany on -uch an occa-
zion.
No sooner was the name OF Won
Steinhausel pronounced than the el-
der OF the two ladies' with nuch ami
nation, exclaimed:
II have surely had the honor OF meet
ing Herr Kittmeister last winter in
Berlin, at the Granfn Won Cs"
mo doubt ] have had that honor"
returned Steinbausen, careIessly, as
he watched the movements Of Lies.
Pray, sit down." said the young
lady, with dlstracting polIteness, draw
ing back the chair destined for her
self; and the lean and angular Baron
in, with mods and bccks, and
wreathed smiles took possession Of
il, while Lies dropping : slight curt
sey at her mothers passing introduc-
ton, my daughter, Herr Itittmeis;cr,' -
led the younger guest 10 n seat OppO-
site, next TO Lieutenant Furchardt.
Lies" said Frau Cheering, thou
hadst better take the fathers seat un-
Ill he cones"
"Yes, dear mother and she placed
herself accordingly, with n glance Of
suppressed mirth and covert meaning
TO her yor niger sister, which indicated
more Of mundane feeling than her
calm, nuplike bearing would have sug-
gested.
But Steinhausen missed this momen-
tary revelation.
lie was helping himself, in deepest
wrath, 10 some excellent roast hare,
and giving the shortest possible an
swers TO the Frau Baronin's fashion
able "reminiscences.
At the opposite side Fraulcin Won
Wuthcnau sat between Burchardt and
Won planitZ, whose neighbor, the lit
tie Backfiscbenen Clara-or, more gem
lx Ia p,h ~ IN
oppose q cold reserve, becoming the
conquered but unsubdued," TO the
frank merry talk OF her companion,
himself a mere boy.
Burchardt meantime made himself
exceedingly ridiculous (Steinhausen
thought, by his almost troublesome
attentions TO-. and persistent attempts
to converse with. the fair Fraulcin or
Frau at the foot Of the table. Stein
hauscn observed that she wore we'd
ding or engagement ring.
Buchardt was n genial, joyial soul
much given TO beer and tobacco, and
not without some sense of humor.
His devotion TO one neighbor and
negligence Of the other struck the Ba-
ronin also ms extensively foolish.
And the Rittmeister, too! She had
heard he was hard. selfish creature,
but scarcely expected to find him SO
bearish.
"Thc guadige Frau is great stu
dent" said Burchardt, setting down
his beer glass after deep draught,
and again turning 10 the daughter of
the house.
lie had called her Fraulein first,
and Steinhausen listened sharply for
her reply, but when il came she took
see books in all languages yonder on
your table,
"A country life would he dull without
some such pursuit" she replied.
Doubtless" put in the Banonin. con-
temptuously. Without the advantages
Berlin, and contact with wcllhred so
cicty. the faculties are apt TO rust"
I'VE command the highest class OF
society here" said the young lady,
TRANQUILITY.
"Indccdl Pardon me IL ask where
is IL 10 he found?
"I could see no great residence as |
drove here to-day; of whom may this
high-class society consistY
Gentlemen named Goethe. Schiller
and Macaulay; ladies known as Burow
Madame de Stael and .Jadame George
Eliot"
Dear young lady! your answer. ex
cuse me. betrays the rlsticw remarked
the Baronin. with infinite conccit.
VERY likely" returned Lies. indif
ferently. but with smile and glanc,
SO sweetly arch that for a moment sh,
looked quite beautiful.
Moreover. both were directed I,
| Steinhausen-of whom she had hither
TO taken not the slightest notice
with an Irresistible consciousness tha
he was on her side.
The effect on the Rittmeister wa,
electric
His eyes met hers with bold admir-
alton almost startling, and certainl!
not agreeable 60 its object
III being n rustic insures good taste,
he said. Il should be inclined 10 bea
my sword into ploughshare."
Bah mein lieber Camcrad! wher
is your perception cried Burchardt
Ito accept the Fraulein's description O
herself rs a rustic!
"One can well see she has known
wider world that Bercfelde"
"Oh. yes" broke In Clarchcn. IN.