Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-08-24
Nv M9s. ALEXANDER.
CHAPTER 1.
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m another minute the song ceased,
voice murmured some words the lis
tener could not catch. and then the
song was resumed with peculiar ten
derness In the strain.
Steinhausen rose, cautiously holding
him sabre to avoid making any noise.
and approached the window. which
was open, In order to peep through
the jalousies unseen.
"That is no Dlenstmadchen's song"
he thought. "It is a trained. refined
voice, and expressive, too"
Looking carefully through the blind
he discovered the singer.
The room occupied by S,alnhausen
was near an angle of the square
formed by the house and offices on
three sides, the gateway and low walls
right and left making it the fourth.
The chief entrance was beneath the
apartments assigned to the Prussian
officers; but to ,he right of Steinhau-
sens window. in the side Of the house
opposite the gateway. was q smaller
door ar rather French window to
which two ar three Stone stems led
from the yard
hafora a. stood tho songstross ! siigh+
figure in white, with a black sash and
ribbons in her abundant hair parted
and drawn back from the face into
draamv ,. 80 Lot toward tbe wlrdow
- an -, ,'..t,,,o- hoa tol,ar
~ Ia ~ - -. 80 ~ ,hso~ratian 'e,
uar r,r,,t am rostod on tho rail
,,.h,ah @ dsfan5ad ~ ~ = az stons snd tha
49,, s,., ta.ta,. ,,ira ~
-. 80 asss a. ~ ha. sida o,asnod a
s,nsu - has,,o+
i.'- ~ 80 ~, @rsAs, s,noo s.a,nbarso, had
,..,.a,i -, ai,as,,'i,,, ecr-a Al
iulasaa,,go ,ogaes ~ ~. ,.a,,,aei,, ,,raco nar.
,.asaa IN a,,e.v it,,o and r,orled eyerv
-, - III .A,,. ~ - ,,s,,ars,aavs
ssiI,ro ,sa,. sha,rod ,rr,st ona arm
-. .,ls,.s.,,l,. s,,' ,a,,,a - fair
- 80, 90 ~ sar. sa,,,ad o,,,n
g.. sa5..,.oI -, ,,,.,aa,,,, 60 aut,erin,
-, so,,,. - st,.,,s o,75 i,o,, q + nor
go go so,na move ~ - a,dsa,ans ,erc,,i,s
.,,,,st.ia., ~, ~, IN, - 10 at,,.,;I
she mi fhe let;er wltlta Sort Of len.
dor care insida tbe folds Of her dress
ION the left side steinhausen poticed.
and searching in her basket. pro.
duced some grain or seeds. which
she threw 10 tho pireons. spealsine
softly to them the murmur of her
voice reaching steinhausen where he
stood fascinated in an unaccollntable
degree
Tbere was nothing about the quiet
figure which deserved to be called
"beautifulr
He had seen dozens of women far
Ioyelier and more distinguished.
But wbv ATTEMPT to describe the in
dascribableq
Steinbause, scofrer and skentic as
he was wes suddenly and eompleteIy
captiyated
ua vonld bava scornod 70 admit II
even to himself in So many words vet
be was conscious of wild intense
wish to talIS with thIs fair girl face 10
face to asl, her history 70 attract TO
himself tbe delicate tenderness which
she layisbed on the mute creatures
around her fone had inst taken n seed
from her Inns,
II was no whimsical intermittent
kindness that had fms familiorIzed
thern with her nresenca
leaning his arm against the side of
the window. frame ahova his head
steinhapsen oazpd tbroueh tbe down
slontino iaIonsies 10 his hearts con.
font n9seap and safe
Rut +ho vilia r,os rorsin. itsalf from
~ afternoon renose
SQUADS oe ,.oicas and +ba oocosionol
c,ottar az rots ana nons fron, a ,,r,.a
GO Sst,,,a,,+ 70 tha rfat+ 80 ti,o s.a,s
,rhera tba iaa, ,n ,yl,ito stood hro'.e
the st,lIness
sararal hons ond oh,o,,ons Which had
hsa, laziIy Inx,,r,a+ing n hoas % sand
80 ~ rrara, [ nndor tho = shaaa - No
walnut troo now cron+ ont and cave
a,,,al-ir, "a otir,;,,, to,,a,.d tbo ,,a,,-
-, hssesaa.,.ass 80, s - s,,are ,,.I,ote,.o,
-. ,,.s,. -,
IN Tha t.an,n 90 hoerr hoots sounded
,rora tl,a STD stables and troonsr with a
connie of buctets came across the ward
and nroceeded 10 fll Them from tho
Stone trough. having done 50 ho nd.
vanced sten and stood gazing very
nnconcernedlv at the object Of stein
b,nseu,s admiration
II Is thai insolent brute "ylartin,, he
muttered With infinite disgust
arbese follows must nal rive Them.
selves the airs Of conquerors herev,
md he frowned nortentoitslv MS
nleased grin snread itself over ihe
soldiers broad red face
A large Newfoundland dog at that
moment came bounding from tho farm