The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-12

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.,e ssfs~tbla His Qualifications, ~
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,,,s ,p t1a very ~aippuiahle cHss that ~
sss.ls friendly and artistic attention.
s,,,,, tse Count Wslslpff. k~iimaaseRn,
r,t an English mnther and ~ ssspfspaa
Ina, ,bs, nrc1un's foS ths hrst pspt ~ he
,.s,Iar and r,hsideFahle hams We had
.t,,st,fes In tho beautiful land ~ Thu.
,,,si, AZ mo fltna xhen Naf1ieon's bfothep
i,,grs vas Kins ~ westphalls, Ne fell
b, s,,l Coisef fians, n fantastic character
-bs soot alsut tho country nddllne dlvin@ly
.,t I.,pe asnero,ps desda, Hans had oat
he s,y,ethrari through icing atiineoked
d, , ..or quarrel. and N ~ hia pufroeea
+, u,ipr va IN p~rsusde otheS lovers not
I. r. %, foolish Hc looked ont pafticti-
,,,y fr steven Count Waldorf. KilmanaeRa,
spI 4ti,ui,. lovely child and heiFeaa ~
srcn, rnft ~ ThurinRia.
4ie,s1 v,a q little slow in perceivinR how
n,rIy siInnia was. lie wanted IN kiss
tho beautiful lady with the inviting eyes
and tho buahel NJ Jewels who had como from
Car,a IN cheer the hours ~ King Jerome.
and no loved for nm hour the BurEravins Of
Vslenhausen, whose Bluebeard Of q hus-
l,rI had locked her MP In n gloomy castle
rorshed on n lofty crag. and who was GER
,a,rly ve-y good booking, 10 was because
steven was blind to the innocent charms
~ stdnntn and because he waltsed with the
b,rgrnyina after supper hat Geiger- Hans
stehcd and -aid to himself. IF youth only
know
steven was n goose for more reasons than
the mason that he was cold TO Sidonia.
He thought that the Burgrave Of wellen-
hqusen vas glad to see him when that jealous
hushar 4 returned to the castle Unexpectedly
The r irgrave dissembled and consumed
drink and conoocted a scheme. II was a
thoroughly villainous and drum ken scheme
and terhap s for that reason the results Of
il make Interesting reading &. The Bur-
sravine had persuaded the unhappy Steven,
who no longer loved her even a little bit,
to Az with her and carry her of to Vienna.
The youth awaited the lady in the east
tower. A heavy rain set in. Geyer-Han
climbed in at the Burgra vines window
when she was packing and persuaded her
that it would be scandalous to 60 ava alone
with a young man in such weather. She
called Sidonia and sent her to tell Steven
that she had changed her mind, Sidonia
few 10 the east tower. She wore the Bur-
gravine's cloak. The Burgrave, though
drunk, was alert and waiting. He saw his
from sight he moveda ever and started some
medievel ma hinery. 1t worked perfectly,
the floor Of the tower slid away and de-
psnded at an acute angle, and Steven and
Sidonia were precipitated into an oubliette
whose bottom wa s the roaring torrent
Of a subterranean stream. The hooking
laughter OF the Burgrave rang after them
as they descended.
Far be it from us the guilt Of revealing
al the secrets Of an authors tale. II Is
quite enough to reveal only a few. We shall
not say what the experiences Of Steven
and sidonia were in the oubliette. or whether
they got out. When the cannons doomed
at the battle Of Leipsio they shook dow
the throne Of King Jerome I. at Cassel.
Jerome was despicable, but the reader will
be glad that the oannons deferred their
booming long enough to afford the oppor.
tunity OF this generally readable and enter
tanning story.