The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

Out Of simple poiiteness the men old not
laugh, but oh, the lecture l got &ter they
had gonel
wore a white muslin dress and In my
green foliage, completed the Hungarian
colors. / thought II was compliment
the officers deserved, but mamma was
The ballroom was filed with dancers
and although my curly haired otioer mao
seemed Handsome before, / quite forgot
all about him when / saw the other men:
One especially attracted my attention ana
not only mine but that Of all the other lades
in the room. III
dark eyes and dark hair and beautitu
uniform that eemed TO have grown on him,
il fitted 20 wonderfully, He danced IKE
an angel and made love in such an enchant-
ing way that every one felt like huggng
him on the spot.
II he had as much Of the air Of a conqueror
on the field of battle, ! do not see how any
fortress could have held out against him:
lima CINE my Joy when he asked me Tor
the quadrlel do not know what re-
Piled, but presently he asked me II thought
/ would remember him.
Can / ever forget your was what
thought, but l didn't say II. Instead L
gave him a rose from my, bouquet saying
Il will recognize you by this.
The Captain kissed the rose and you can
the next quadrille.
At last we took our places and felt my
hand burn where he held i'll Oh, Einor, l
was completely happy
just as the music struck up for our dance
there came the noise Of many horses gallop-
ing outside and shots were fired, At the
same moment a man entered the hail.
covered with dust. He announced that
the enemy we're attacking the outposts
and that help was needed.
IN. - fIala AL n
Il have been expecting this, he SAID.
Gentlemen, ask these ladies to excuse you
for few moments, We will return i'm
mediately.'
In a twinkling the men disappeared from
the room. As my partner left me he pressed
nv hands tightly between his and kissing
my rose placed Il in his shake behind his
cockade For a moment we looked at eaoh
other. Then / was alone.
1t was certainly one OF the longest hours
Of my life People filed the narrow win,
/ Cows Of the ballroom, trying 70 listen and
/ judging Of the result of the skirmish &C
| cording as the shots sounded near or lar
J No one dared to go home. The only thing
| 10 do was TO wait and wait =,
Little by little the noise OF the firing died
| away until all was still.
We concluded that the Hungarians must
| be victorious.
We were right. A quarter Of an hour
| later, amid great noise and many shouts OF
JOY, the omceIs TeluIneu 70 tue JAIN VOlIi
! gay and smiling as il nothing had hap
pened But their bright uniforms were
soied. Was il blood or dust? did not
dare to think.
Seeking their partners the dancers once
more took their positions for the quadrille.
All except my partner. He did not come.
Presently the Colonel joined me where
| was standing.
my dear young lady he said, 'the
Captain asks a thousand pardons for ms
DELAY in returning to your side, but. with
the best intentions in the world, il Is i'm
possible for him 20 come Immediately
He Is. unfortunately, unable TO dance with
only one leg, and the other is at present
being amputated
Oh, Einor, | can never hear to dance
another quadrille. | am sick, | am posi-
lively desperate!