New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
A GENTLE KNIGHT
OF OLD BRANDENB B u R 6
Confined from, page II

Johann Adolph, Margrave OF och"e1'. 10y us
friend and for a woman.
Don't Care avoided Henry tor several lay7
after the ceremony. but at last came up 20 nm nm
and said So he's tall and thin and ms eye roIls
and he IS pious Bah, don care. W llheIIniha
is welcome to YOU. 1t IS all true and more
A Nd now the story IS nearly told.
n When invitations were sem 1T tor the
,,arriape ceremony. the Princess nd Henry
v-rote a ioint letter 10 the Margrave. who had
returned 10 his mother and the good Deer IN @ tie
country, inviting him 70 be the guest 81 1iC.L'-
during the marriage festivities lie rePIIed III
iovous letter. and returned al once To the paI-
ace where he seemed TO be the hapPleSt OIL
The ,iI1selfsh Adolph would not mar WI
helmina's happiness by allowing her % ILlllIf-
that he was miserable. and succeeded IN thor
oughly deceiving her. One evening she Said .
Henry.
II am glad our friend the Margrave has for
gotten what he thought was his love tor me,
Il too. am glad" answered Henry. though
he was not so sure as was his sweetheart til1I
the Margrave had forgotten
At length the wedding day came he cere-
rnOnv was performed. and the wedding break
fast was eaten amid great Joy with the Alr-
grave the central figure at the royal table IN
il was q rare day for Adolph. He Was the nero
Of the occasion, and far outshone the BRIDE
groom
When the bride and bridegroom separated TO
prepare for the Journey to Bayreuth. the pm
cess said 70 the Margrave. " We snail expect %
see You at the carriage and. saving my mother.
,-o,, shall have the last farewell But now |
give YOU this miniature OF myself as a token OF
nv gratitude and love.
THE Margrave hurried u his room. the old
garrett he had formerly occupied. and
seated himself at the window Leaning his
elbows on the window bench. he sat gazing
down on the garden toward the marble steps n
front Of the great door. from which the car
rage would soon depart. bearing away from
him forever the woman he loved
There he sat through the long hours. hardly
conscious of the lapse Of time WilhelnIna
miniature was in his hand and frequently was
on his lips: but the Margrave gazed at the great
front door and hardly knew that he suffered -
great was his anguish.
At length the carriage drove 70 the marble
steps. The great doors opened. The Princes
came forth radiant with the Joy that Adoiph
had purchased for her at cost % hIrn ot more
than life itself
Where IS the Margrave OF Schweit' asked
the Princess.
He Is not here" answered Sonnsfeld.
Fetch him Fetch hlmi' cried the Princes.
.Icannot leave without saving farewell % him
Messengers were sent 10 fetch the Margrave.
but he could not be found, and the Princess
drove of happy as the birds at dawn nOtwIth-
standing she had not been able % say goOdDy
70 poor broken hearted Adolph. He had not
dared trust himself % say farewell but watched
her through streaming tears as the position
cracked his whip and bore her out Of his lie
forever.
~4ch C51Hl 4rL L5ottt' he cried as the car
rage drew out Of sight.
Then his head fell forward on his beniei e.
bow resting on the window bench. and he
SJbbed till his troubles were over, t)- the Mar
grave Of Schwedt was dead