The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
LOVE AND ROSES.

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was the most dashing officer that could
bc Imagined. lie was not only IA
nous dancer and h0.seasan. but he
talked well aud p.lyel tie piano brll
\ iantIy. Ills castle WAS magnificent
aud superbly arranged. Hls stables
/ were well supplied. lie had indeed
debts. >but debts are for the most part
an evidence OF riches Ernst Won Prinz-
thai was. on the contrary. quiet. but
! earnest.
Both sued for Marie Antoinette's
| hand. and each In his own way was
filled with dstrust and jealousy to
| ward the other This uncertainty
could not continue longer. One OF them
must yield his place II murder or
deathblow dld not remove him. but
which oneg The parents permitted To
the daughter her free choice, Aud
| Countess Antolneties Really she had
not considered whom she would choose
The day before the garrison ball the
two sult0rs came 10 Castle Helversen
at the same moment and almost at
tackled each other In the salon. The re-
suit was that they urgently and ear
nestly begged Countess Antoinette 10
render her final decision.
4 MAKE known TO us by some token
( which OF us Is the favored one. which
OF us you will make happy with your
hand" cried Camlll Won Leeringen
Yes. ct us know our fate today. for
only under this condition can we give up
the duel which the scene OF today has
rendered almost unavoidable. The one
whom you reject will leaye the scene
OF combat VIII you do SOP
"Oh. you must indeedr' cried Ernst
Won Prlnzthal. "for. Antolnette, | can
not endure longer the torments Of this
uncertainty / love you. DO you un
derstand what that meansr IL means
that shall suffer always II you do not
say, You shall find new life with me "
We'll. for my part" said Countess
Antoinctte. laughing. Il will give my
decision this evening At this moment
| really have not the time, My head Is
80 full The modlstc has promised me
my ball dress at noon. and Il IN now IL
O'Clock"
"And let us know NJ the first glance
US has to despair" said Ernst Won
Prnzthal I'm n hoarse voice. while his
breath came fast III am the one to
whom you will give life aud happiness.
then wear a red rose In your hair.
VIII you? But IL II IL Cavalier Leerin-
gen. then
Then of course. wear a white one"
smiled the officer, showing his whitest
OF teeth Roses vary commonly In
these two shades. az does wine"
$50 let IL be. so let IL be-" merrily
said the Countess Antoinette. "l}ut
now ndieu hear a carriage In the
court | wager Il Is the modIste and
my ball dress"
The evening came. Antoncttc stood
before her mirror In all the magnih-
cence OF the dress from Nine Lcontine
OF Paris. She was beside herself with
delight In It's style. material and shad-
ing OF colors the ball dress was mas
ter work Of elegance. IL was OF the
palest rose tint. not the rose red that
recalls the color Of the hundred leafed
rose. but the shade that suggests ell
Their the winter rose when fully blown
or The tip Of the diamond petal that
has almost yelowish Skinner.
In this toilet. which harmonized won
derfully with her complexion. her eyes
and her chustnut brown hair. Antoi-
nette was sweet enough 20 kiss There
remained only the question OF the
flower for her hair Before her lay a
cluster OF dewy roses that the gardener
had just brought. She must choose.
She thought Of the important role the
color OF her flower must play this even
ing
But dld she think OF the wooers
themselves2 Did she love one more
than the other2 she was extremely
fond OF both. but Of which one p0rticu-
larlyg That she scarcely knew Did
she think that the handsome officer
was a little tickle aud little frivolous .
that be was somewhat skeptical as
well as somewhat reckless and some
what extrayagant? Did she remember
that true heart tone had sounded In
the voice OF Ernst Won Prinzthal, that
he was benevolent TO the poor and that
WI Ahio WY AipihihN NA' tS'u ~
tear sparkle In his eyer
No. Who thinks OF such doings be.
fore ball? Who thinks OF such things
in the blissfulness OF a new toilet3
II was really impossible 10 wear the
red rose with the blossom tint OF the
dress that shaded 80 softly. but the
white rose. the heart OF which softly
glowed into creamy shade. completed
her toilet In the most enchanting man
ner.
oh" murmured Antoinette a. she
fastened the rose In her hair. triumph
for the cavalier! The prize IN his"
Many years after woman sat griey.
Ing In a cold back room OF great
house In large city she was sick
and suffering and aged before her
time She was a widow. although her
husband lived somewhere I'm the
world outside In disgrace and degrada-
ton After he had spent her fortune.
deceived and scorned her. he had left
har frha InuarfaI runuur &c.. 80.