The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-03
"why d.d yen let them 20. then r.

| Iaugnei IlarCntI.
There are books" pointing 20 the
well-6lled table; then there are some
wonderful gardens. the Versailles, they
say. not far off. and you might catch
Herr Lieutenant il you like-they had
only just ridden out Of the Hot a.
came in. L
$50 adieI. Herr Rittmeister,' and
with n saucy courtesy she walked
| quickly out Of the room.
| "Impertinent little puss.' thought
Steinhausen, looking after her.
1T is TOO absurd, the preJudices Of
! these people
He paused IN momentary hesitation.
then, catching q glimpse Of trim little
/ Daisy clearing away the remains ot
| breakfast he called her into the salon.
Whereabouts are these wonderful
gardens Of yours" be asked.
"Oh! the Schloss gardensE'
Yes, suppose So
The gnadigcr Herr must 20 NJ the
! bill right through the village 10 Ober.
| bergfelder. aud leave the GasthOf zuM
| SchwarZ on Bar 10 the right. keep on
across the fields until you come 10 =
| little house IN clump Of FIR trees, and
there they will direct YOU
Thanks" interrupted the Eittmris'
| ter. "Oberbergfcldcr. have no doubt
] shall find the place
Daisy dropped courtesy ana re-
treated. while Steinhauscn, remember
ing Clarchcn's account OF her sisters
GRAND, took up his cap and started
forth on the sunny. dusty road ia
search Of the will-O'-thp-wisp mystery.
the attraction Of which he could not
resist.
The distance 20 the OberbcrGfcldcr
was not great. but on the way the
Rittmcister met ana spoke with sew
cral OF bis troopers; hr also paused
more than once 10 look behind him AT
the villa and its shcltcring lindens, 50
that a good deal Of time was consumed
before he reached the little hamlet.
Yet the only specimen Of wOmankind
whom be encountered was an aged,
bent and bare.legged croue, with
huge basket on her back. who bid BIN
"Guten Tag mechanically
Reaching the few cottages which
constituted the Dorf the road divided
or. rather. a cart track diVcrged 10 the
right and the road kept away left
across some open grassland, Fat ana
unbroken, to the ciump oi IN trees H.
dicated by Daisy.
The Rittcnmeister hoSitatcd.
II was improbable that such an ao-
complishcd housewife as the young
Frau Lisabet would at this period o.
the day absent herself long; but as yet
there was no sign Of her.
To be sure. she knew the country ana
had probably returned by some more
agreeable route.
True 10 his IIussar training Won
StcInhauscn looked about for want
age post" whence 10 study the position;
Il stuntcd, gnarlcd pollard was the only
object (save the hOusetOpsj at al eie-
waited above the level of the field and
road
The Rittmeistcr though no slender
stripping, managed TO climb up couple
Of feet Of the uugainly knotted trunk.
and. taking n searching look around,
fancied he saw n whitish, strange OBJ
jcct moving toward a sudden steep
dcclivlty, down which the cart track
led and which he had not before per.
ccivCd.
4 continuous eager gaze convinced
hiIn that this object was Il certain
drab.white cotton sunshadc, lined with
green, which he had noticed In an um-
brclla stand in the entrance of Villa
Bellevue.
This was clew enough; the enter
prising Rittmoister started at once IN
pursuit, and when within reach of his
quarry slacscncd speed in order 10
come up alongside as il by pure acci-
dent.
The certainty that had grown upon
him since morning tnat Lies was mar
riCd and i'm some way, more OF less un-
fortunate, separated from her husband,
had changed the current OF Steinhau"
sens ideas considerably.
If this charming girl. or woman. was
thus shacklcd. he must assume dit-
ferent tone and approach her on diff
fcrcnt footing.
Her bonds did net render her less
fascinating; far from il. but he might
be better understood. moro appreciated,
than by mere girl; yet, preposterous
as il was, he was conscious OF dim
regret that there was any one before
himself that had better chance OF
winning-What?
What arrant folly TO think seriously
Of such q passing fancy
What did he seek?
Only 10 while away few hours "
banishment In an enemy's country.
jTo be Con tinueGD