The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-04-28

PAU a. on;nion. and this niue Tho
nal Maggie haa pani her
so to steinmetz. but toWx5u She
say !" attitude was difeFehs. little
fact ..ar = pause, i
s.vs obeyed Etta's Instructions nnaseT
nav nor want us to begin. ! suppl ,l,;rI he
doe h9' ranIied Paul. she WI" Os
down in a minute & not over
- hope the princess - certain
-,-ad" said steinmetz' WIZ to ac-
eIsu n~oliteness which seemed ~
1oEl-aL rp anv mention OF Ettas nanl e.
eonpan! an ~, thank you" replied ii.
20 herself, coming into lhe . and
IA r.oneDt. She looked fresh aDI
1na' aansdent. "on the contrary,
sen tn'1 Of energy and easerness 70 10
am tu., % csstle. One naturally takes
pore in ones baronial halls.
Win his she walked Slowly aI.oss
w. ri1dow, Sic stood there 1908.
" ont and every one in the Don wa.
Ins os;ng On looking for the hiss
-na on the same view a fe" mot1 T--ls
aa-I;er Maggie had uttered d
go ~ sunrise and had then rethalhsu
iis,+ Eta looked out Of the "'hooN
a.a said nothing. 1t was a most ~
c1,lar outlook weird, uncon'h' p' Ii,
tor,c as some parts OF the earn 49,
a.. The castle was built on Tue e
~ a perpendicular cliff, ON u1s s"s
las ~fmpregnable. Any object drop
ned from the breakfast room "lnuvn
would fall a clear 200 fee' u 'ne
hror1inp Oster river. The rock was
h,act and shining like the topnos'
crses Of an Alpine mountain "here
snow and ice have polished the oaie
stone Beyond and across the rSe' ns
the houndless steppe-a sheet OIL W"
gin snow. 49,, +o tho
Eta stood looking over this 10 ene
.o- horizon where the white sno"
ond the gray sky softly merged INTO
one Her first remark was characters
tc as first and last remarks usnaii!
are.
"And as far as you can see is yours:
she asked. "a,
eyes" answered Paul simply, win
that calm which only me Win
hereditary possession.
The observation attracted Steinmetzs
attention. He went to another Wlndo"
and looked across the waste criuca'-
y.
his,r he said.
Eta looked out slowly and compre-
hensiyely. absorbing it all like a long,
sweet drink. There was no hereditary
calmness in her sense of possession.
"And where is Thors:' she asked.
Paul stretched out his arm, pointing
with a lean, steady finger:
1T lies u there" he answered.
Another of the little incidents that
are only half forgotten. Some of the
persons assembled in that room remem
bered the pointing long afterward.
1T makes one feel very small" said
Eta, turning to the breakfast table
at no time a pleasant sensation. Do
you know" she said, after q little
pause, II think it probable that | shall
become very fond of Osterno, but !
wish it was nearer to civilization
Paul looked pleased. Steinmetz had
queer expression OH his face. Mag
gle murmured something about ones
surroundings making but little differ
ence to ones happiness, and the sub
ject was wisely shelved.
After breakfast Steinmetz withdrew.
"Now," said Paul, shall show you
the old place, you and Maggie"
Eta signitied her readiness, but Mag
gle said that she had letters to write,
that Eta could show her the castle
another time, when the men were out
shooting, perhaps.
But" said Eta, Il shall do it hor.
rbly badly. They are not my an
c%estors, you know. l shall attach the
stories to the wrong people and locate
the ghost in the wrong room. You
will be wise to take Paul's guidance"
mo, thank YOU" replied Maggie,
quite firmly and frankly. Il feel in.
clined to write, and the feeling is rare,
80 must take advantage of it."
The girl looked at her cousin with
something in her honest blue eyes that
almost amounted to wonder. Eta was
always surprising her. There was a
whole gamut Of feeling, an octave OF
calloW, half formed girlish instincts OF
Wnlcn Eta seemed to be deprived. II
q had ever had them. no trace was
left OF their whilom presence. At frs,
Maggie had fatty refused to come r.
Russia. When Pau! pressed her to de-
30 she accepted with a sort of wonder
There was something which She did No,
understand.
.Wnen the door had closed behind
tnem Maggie stood for some minnie.
Dy the window looking out over IN.
snoWclad plain, the rugged hro,ar
rocks beneath her.
she turned to the writing tah,a
sne %resolutely took pen and paner hI,,
me least thing seemed to dis,rac, ~,
a%.tentlon-the coronet on the note no
per cost her five minutes of faror 20
= She took up the pen AGAR
w wrote Dear Mother"
ime room grew darker. Maggie look