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tors wife. Take it quickly, and do
not delay the steward
Almost mechanically the young
girl took one Of the rolls, but started
in alarm when the baroness su denly
appeared at the door and cast an in
curing glance into the room.
We'll" she said, quickly striding
up TO the old servant. What are you
doing here, LOrenz? You might know
that Frau Fels will scarcely decide to
accept the escort of any one save her
husband"
Il offered the waiter to Fraulein
Ferber, gracious lady" said the old
man. The baroness darted a furious
glance at him and then surveyed
Elizabeth from head to foot in one
prolonged stare. so, Fraulein Ferber,
you still herel | supposed you were
long since at home, resting upon your
Iaurels."
Without awaiting a reply she re-
treated, shaking her head reprOvingly
at the trou led old butler and shrug-
ging her shoulders.
you were most absent minded
again, LOrenz, a weakness which, Of
late makes itself felt very frequently
and disagreeably."
With these words she rustled out.
and the old man followed her noise
IessIy. He replied not syllable to
her malicious reproOf, but a faint
blush spread over his pale face and
his bushy white brows cintracted IN
Til the good-natured eyes almost van
ished
The three who were left behind
stood staring at one another in speech
less amazement, when the doctor en-
tered He made a profound comical
bow before his wife and said solemn
~:
Since FrauIein Won QuitteIsdorf
has Just had the goodness to unite us
anew as the priest did fifteen years
ago, / am willing to continue to bow
cn.alh the gentle yoke Of matrimony
furt or, and this day at your side, my
faithful spouse, enjoy the pleasures Of
the occasion nourished and cherished
by your gentle hand
>,n1t are you talking about dear
hus22ud?" cried the doctors wife,
Laughing and amazed.
oh pardon! that is no notion of
mine. / see you aid not hear the ad
dress when Fraulein Won Outlets
dori delivered to us more favored
mOrtals. What a pity! | am therefore
obliged herewith to communicate 10
you that every married couple, Wheth
er upon warfoOting or terms of friend
ship. is 10 betake itself within a quar-
GER Of an hour peaceably to the nuns
tower There it becomes your duty 10
wait upon me, giving me as much to
eat and drink as my heart may de
sire and to care generally for my
welfare as the famous Penelope did,
But. in order that the wifeless men,
who are the majority here, may not
be too i'll off, i. e., - they hold it an
advantage to be fed, sort Of lottery
has been arranged for their benefit
Every unmarried gentleman upon it,
and it is lett 10 care of Fortuna and
Amor to unite two tender hearts or
knavishly separate them.
Elizabeth was put into a state of
understandable excitement by this infOT-
alton: she had not further reflected
upon the question whether other fes-
tivities would be united with the con-
cert 1t now became clear to her why
the baroness especially emphasized it,
yesterdays conversation, Elizabeth's
return home Immediately after the
concert. Her cheeks glOWed with NOR
LITIGATION, for, by accepting the scrap
of paper which the steward had offer
ed her by mistake and which burnt
like hot coal in her hand, she had
made herself seem most intrusive.
Quickly deciding, she hastily entered
the salon where the opening of the
fateful rolls was going on amid the
laughter and bows of the ladies and
gentlemen.
What a senseless idea this is OF
Fraulein Quittelsdorrs, said an actu-
airy Of noble descent to his neighbOr,
just as Elizabeth passed him. Nov, I
have got the fat pious Lehr fastened
upon me. ri donC!"
The young girl did not need to seek
the baroness long; she was standing.
somewhat isolated, il a windOw-niche.
FrauIein Won ,,utteIsdorf, the first
Iady-in-watting. and Helene were
standing beside her in vigorous, but,
as it seemed, not very agreeable con-
versation. The rrst lady-in-waitinG
was talking sharply to Fraulein Won
Quiuelsdorf, who shrugged her Shout
ders again and again, rather hopeless
~. Upon Baroness Lessons face the
prOfOundest yeNation was depicted.
There was no need of the two red
spots this time to show that she was
angry. Not far from the group stood
stood Herr Won Wade. leaning upon
pillar, his arms folded He seemed to
be only half listening to the old es-
cort of the first lady-in-waiting, who
was standing near him: Herr Won
Naldes eyes were fixed on the ges-
liculating group of ladies.
Elizabeth walked quickly to the
baroness. She could not refrain from
observing how. at sight Of her, Frau
lein Won Quittelsdorf gave the lady-in-
waiting a slight push, and how the
latter turned and darted a hostile