Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-09-07
LA PLATA, MARYLAND. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER I. 1906.


beautiful military concerts before
she hesitatedi her color rose, and she
added with an irrepressible burst OF
angry feeling. "till you came and
spoiled everything
Steinhausen laughed.
Are we such terribly bad fellows as
to spoil the harmony Of your life. mein
kidchen?" he said.
"You must forgive, and learn to love
u.s.
I'VE too. can give musie-iine music.
Have you never heard Prussian
bandY'
Never; only your penny whistles
returned Clarchen. shortly.
What Herr Rittmeister. are you
and the little one quarrellng:" asked
Burchardt, coming in from the yer
anda.
"Ah, mein Frauleiu. the Rittmeister
is a cruel. hard.hearted being like
me
80 come out on the balcony and
tell US some more of the legends you
repeated In the garden this after
noon"
CIarchen hung her head as II
little ashamed Of having been betrayed
into such a familiar footing with her
foes: but she was rescued from the
dilemma by the words
Excuse my sister, mein Herr! The
dew falls, and she is better indoors
Lies had entered unperceived behind
them.
Steinhausen rose and stood with an
air of Difference until she should seat
herself: but she walked to a large or
namental work basket. which stood al
the end Of the room, and taking from
it large piece of half-fnished white
embroidery handed 1t to the young
lady with a significant smile.
Clarchen. with slight laugh and
blush, at once sat down to work, and
her sister. taking n small velvet case
placed herself on low reading chair
near the ottoman, and drew forth q
finer. but not less elaborate, specimen
Of silk work.
Burehardt seated himself by Clara
and proceeded to tease her in kindly
fatherly fashion about her patriotism
her hatred of Prussia, her military
ardor. etc; and Steinhausen, at last
master of the position. threw himself
on the ottoman. lounging toward the
fair needlewoman. whose occupation
permitted him to look fixedly at the
sweet face, the quiet grace of neck
and shoulder, the pretty. white, deft
fingers.
my father" she said suddenly, rails
ing her eyes fully and fearlessly to
his. charged me to make his excuses
to you-buslness Of Importance detains
him in his .Arbeitzimmer.'
The courtesy CT all within Niila
! Bellevue leaves nothing TO complain
| of"
A long pause, which Steinhausen felt
terribly puzzled to break-his com
panion looked so profoundly cain, SC
coldly composed, that he felt more
severely checked than IL she had ties
tilted the utmost scorn and dislike, be
\ sides n sense Of irritation created by
the contrast between her repose and
| the strange longing he experienced TO
seize her soft small hands and cover
them with kisses. To this pleased sur
prise she broke the silence. saying with
| an arch smile:
| you see there are pleasant corners
! in Saxony."
sit Is a charming country, aud full
Of precious things" he returned, with
much animation.
Gwen after all we have given to
you she added.
"Givenr cried Steinhausen. should
you not have said you have taken
from us?'"
Eyes. taken from US returned Lies,
thoughtfully. without raising her eyes.
And we are greedy still" continued
Steinhausen, drawing nearer to his
companion.
"Saxony has still gems left which
some of us at least long TO annex"
She looked up in a little surprise.
but his eyes told his meaning, and in
spite Of her self-commsnd faint hush
stole over her cheek and faded slowly
away. as she replied;
Peace at least secures from further
aaAexatiOn for the present"
| But does not forbid it for the fu'
ture." cried SteinlIausen, eagerly.
you should be ashamed to aeknowl-
edge your national greed" she re-
turned, with Il smile.
] r.. eli, sal fast ha