The Marshall republican., 1908-07-03

EII VIII lake seven or eight
III, TIT miles 10 the south OF
@AS the Rhaetiap capital
The castle Is comparatively modern,
with pointed turrets and fretted nina.
rets. and, being built Of white Carrara
marble, throws n reflection snowy ss
q submerged wan into the clear green
water OF the Mommelsee. All the sur.
roundings OF the palace. from It's broad
terraces to Its jeweled fountains and
well nigh tropical gardens. suggest
luxury. gayety. pleasure.
hut on the opposite bank OF the
liommelsec is huddled the dark shape
Of an ancient fortified stronghold. be.
gun no one knows how many centuries
ago by the FIRST Count Won Breitstein.
Generation following generation the
men Of that family completed the work
until nowadays II IN difficult to know
where the rock ends and the castle be-
gins. There. like n dragon squattlng
on the coils OF Its W tail. the dark
mass IL poised. Its deep set window
eyes glaring acros the bright water
at the white splendor Of Lyndalberg
like the malevo'ent stare Of the mon.
stcr waiting to spring upon and devour
q fair Young maiden.
Ine MOODS OF Baroness von Lynda
concerning grim old schloss Brcitstein
had varied many times during her
years OF residence by the lake. Some.
times she pleased herself by rejecting
that the great man who had sighted
her lived In less luxury than she had
attained by her excellent marriage.
Again. the thought Of the ancient line.
age Of the present Count Won Brcitstein
filed her with envy. and oftcner than
oil the feeling that the ''old grizzly
bear could crouch IN his den and
watch sneeringly everything which
happened ut ~Lyndslbcrg got upon the
lady's nerves. She could have scream.
ed and shaken her list at the dark mass
OF rock and stone across the water.
but after the birthday ball and during
the FIRST days OF Lcopold's visit nj her
house she often threw a whimsical
glance ut the grim silhouette against
the northern sky and smiled.
"Cap you see. old beary' she would
ask gayiy. Are you spying over thcrei
DO you think yourself all wise and all
powerfully DO you see what's In my
mind now. and do you guess partly
why I've taken all this troublei Are
you racking your brain for some way
OF spelling my little plansf But you
can't do II. you know. It's too late
There's nothing you can do except sii
still and growl and glare at your own
claws. which a woman has clipped
How do you like the outlook. old bear
Do you lie awake nj night and study
how 10 save your scheme for the EN-
peror's marriagef All your grumpy ole
life you've desplsed women. but now
you're beginning ut last to ind on,
that. powerful as you are. there are
some, things q woman with tact and
money. nice Aouses and q good natured
husband caA do which the highes
statesman In the land can't undo
How soon shall I make you admit that
Chancellor Bearf"
Thus the baroness. standing at heI
dn wing room window. would anus,
herself In odd moments when she wal
not arranging original and elaborate
entertainments for her guests. Ant
she congratulated herself particular!
on having had the f~orethought to In
vits Egon Won Breitstein, the chancel
lor's half brother.
There was a barrier Of thirty-s
years difference in age between tn
two. and they had never been friend
IN the true Of the word. for tn
old man was temperamentally unabi
70 sympathize with the tastes or un
destand the temptations OF the young
o. brother, and the younger man wa
msntally unable 10 appreciate the quail
itiss Of the elder.
Nevertheless II val rumored at cour
that Iron Heart had more than one
used the gay and good looking capital
q cavalry for q catspaw In pullipI
some very big and hot chestnuts out Q
the Ore. At all events, "Handsom
Egon" $50 known among his followers
''the 'chancellor's jackal" (thus nick
named by bis enemies). would hav
found dif1culty In keeping up appear
snces without the allowance granite
by his powerful half brother. The 4
assorted pair were often In cOmmunI
cation. and the baroness liked to thin
that news fresh from Lyndaiberg mus
sooner or later be waited like o win
blown scent Of roses across the waite
to Schloss Breitstein. .
She was still less displeased than sui
prised, therefore. when. the empcrc
having been three days at Lyndalberl
with two more days Of his visit to ruI
an urgent message arrived for Captai
Won Rreitstein from bis brother.
Poor old L.orena was wrestling wit
his enemy. govt. It appeared, and wisl
Cd for Egon'a immediate p~ressnce.
snoh z summons could not b moi
lected yaEgon's whole future depende
upon bis half brothsrs caprice. he bin