The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-04
EIlAI"T'I5E H.
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nw?' exclaimed Stc!nhauscn. ciaspllls
the book With an impatient Snap.
"Rai. what is i to ne"
He rose aud saw NY Il clock Oh 1De
console at tie end OF the room ina
he tad been occupied With the photo
graphs for nearly tllrc"-IuartcrS Oh III!
hour. and So completely That h" rad
uot heard a very light football Oh per
rCivcd a small figure that had stolen
through the ~verauGH TO peep al the
Pyussiau inst as. he had closed the
hook with the foregoing exclamation.
This is SLOW work he thought. !
will see what is &C. tC touitd III Inc
garden
WbCrcunOu ue iiCSCf !ht"l Inc Steps
and walked away toWu The hrSt alice
which presented IlSCtl.
Meantime tuc quiet III the entrance
court was broken by the unWonted al'-
Ucarance OF an open carriage, urlEeh
by IN evidently hired driver, and
drawn by two weary, dropping horses
the whole, as we'll as he two LADIES
who sat therein, covered with dust.
AS they stopped at the open door
Hans camla forth TO answer their cage
Jcn,and for Herr Gerichtsamtmann.
"Gone ont screamed the elder lady.
"Why was told 1T the Gcrichtsalht
In Pima that he must he 1T the villa.
as he had moi been IN town to-u"!,
anG, wearicd az VIC are b. a long rali-
way journey. we hired 4 carriage ana
came on. J really must see lieHl
Gerichtsamtmann.'
Hans was not Il little oFcrWucllncd
by this attack. He was willing 4" &c
the impossible at the command OF so
great a lady. but with the best CT wills
no could not evoke the NerIEh:Sa1ni-
mann from space.
So. as the next best tl:nS, he humbF
suggested an Interview with Tie FRAU
Amtmann.
This amcnde was no. g~raci0uSIy &C
rcpted, and the ladies', .alightin&, per-
mittcd Hans TO usher them INTO the
Herr Amtmann's arbeitZ!mmer, OF
study, while he sought his mistress.
and announced that Frau Baronin ana
Eraulein you Wuthcnau wished 10
speak with her.
Frau Cheering by no means over
powered by these specimens Oh no.
bility. although they declared them
selves prussiaus 10 boot, explained
that she expected her husbands return
every moment and begged they would
repose themselves till he came, o1ier-
Ing them q Dresden morning paper,
and clearing 4 crowd OF hooks ana
documents from 4 very coln1ortaDle
Easy chair that the Itrau BaroEin might
tfst after he! lCnG drlYc
Meantime the sound of Voices, WHICH,
he recognized as his brother officers
lcti Stcinhausen from n part OF the
garden 10 the either, anu at last ne
,amc up With them just as they were
rallied i! 70 supper by the smart little
maiden who had shown him into the
salon.
$50 Won arc awake Cncc more. EerT
Rittmrlste! sand Lieutenant Burcii-
ardi.
oh. mem lIebcr SieinGaIIScH! Ihl&
is Il perfect paradise after or bole-
mian uua,tprSi cried the boyIsh IIaN.
it,. Witt Il PERI 10 no the ho!IorS!"
"uOw!" sad Sleinhanscn shortly.
"'rllc eldest daughter IS Il most
rharmnl- crea1ure-a little Stiff ana
too colby polite" sad Rurcharut.
"Diynillcd GOA mcam. corrected tho
Tahnrich-
'Ncll. dcucCIlT uhcomnunlcatiVc
ron,lnned Bu:"hardl. at all events,
the Frau MalnIna seems too cast down
10 take part III anything. so after
coffee the E'faulelu asked is If VIC
ShOuli not like 10 WALK around the gar
den, conducted as 20 the first alice, ana
with Il polite excuse. lett rs
I'VE IaVc read All the papers We
could find. zone "Cind 20 the stables,
made friends with Il bright little Back
fiScncEcu' t~SciluOl @I!il, and now are NJ
tie end OF Gu resources. So come
uiomg 10 surpcr'
'Fraulcin.." repeated Stclnhaus"n.
ISIS this rrom.n rm parsonage, 1hcn, I'LL
n.drrIeu?"
Il suppose Sc" sad the lieutenant,
Struggling his shoulders. %"tiion@ll she is
Z little too grave ana Scif-NGs%rsScd for
4 young maiden
no mattrl-to supper, comrades. 70
supper"