Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-17

thinge Woe to Doppelkinn, though
zoe 20 hint She would lead him q
dance. wild and terrible.
II only she were Betty, free TO do
what she pleased, TO 20 and come at
will She wasn't born to be a prin
cess: she wasn't commonplace
enough; she enjoyed life too well. All,
II only she might live and act like
those English cousins of hers with
whom she went to school! They could
ride man fashion. hunt m~an-fashion.
shoot. play cards and bet at the races
man>fashion, and nobody threatened
them with D~oppelkinEs. They might
dance, too. till the u came into the
windows and the roage on their faces
cracked. But shell Il use the en-
phasis to illustrate the decided mods OF
her pretty head.} Why, every sweet
had Il be stolens
She would never marry D~oppelkinn
never. She would. neve watch HIS
old nose grow purple at the table. She
would run away. And since Prince
Charming war nowhere to be seen, II
were better TO die an old maid.
Presently the smithy came into view,
emerging from a cluster OF poplars.
She rode up to the doors, disfnounted
and entered. Old Bauer himself was
at the bellows, and the weird blue
light kissing up from the blown Goals
discovered another customer. She
turned and met his frank glance of adj
miratioh. Of she hadn't turned! II
his admiration hadn't been entirely
frankl5 Instantly she sent Bauer a
warning glance which that old worthy
seemed Immediately TO understand
The stranger was tall, wellmade,
handsome, with yellow hair, and eyes
as blue as the sky is when the west
wind blows.
He raised his cap, and the heart oz
the girl futtered. Wherever had this
seemly fellow come from?
Good morning" said the stranger
~courteously. Il see that you have had
/ the same misfortune as myself
You have lost a shoe? Rather am
| noying, when one doesn't want a sin
| gle break in fne going She uttered
| the words carefessly. as If she wasn't
| at all interested.
The stranger Stuffed his cap into a
pocket.
She was glad that she had chosen
the new saddle. The crest and coat
| of arms had not yet been burned upon
| the leather nor engraved upon the sill
yer ornaments, and there was no
| blanket under the English saddle.
| There might be an adventure; one
| could not always tell. She must hide
| her identity. If the stranger knew that
| she belonged to the House of Barscheft.
| possibly ne would be frightened ane
| take to his heels.
But the Princess Hildegarde did net
| know that this stranger never took to
| his heels; he wasn't that kind. Prm-
| cess or peasant, 1t would have been all
the same to him. Only his tone might
have lost half a key.
Bauer called to his assistant, and'the
| girl stepped out into the road. The
stranger followed, as she knew he
would. Tt viii be seen that she knew
something of men, IL only that they
/ possess curiosity.
What q beautiful place this is!"the
stranger ventured, waving his hama to-
| ward the still lake and the silent,
| misty mountains.
There is no place quite like it, "rshe
admitted. You are a stranger in Bar
scheitY'-politely. He was young and
certainly the bestIooking man She mad
seen ia a month of moons. If Doppel-
kinnn, now, were only more after this
patterhf
Yes. this is my first trip to Bar
scheit." He had a very engaging smile.
You are from viennaY"
mo"
"Ah, from Berlin. / was not quite
sure of the accent"
Il am a German-American."-frar
ly- Il have also spoken the language
as IL it were my own, which doubtless
1t Is" T
"AmeTicaf" she cried, her interest
genuinely aroused. That is the coun-
try where every one does just as hs
pIeases."
Sometimes" what beautiful teeth
she had, white as skinned milki)
They sire free?"
Nearly always"
They ten me that women there are
all queens
We are these. or here, always your
humble servants"
He was evidently a gentleman; there
was something in his bow that was
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