Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-02

within q dozen feet of him. her
arms folded across her breast her
eyes half shut In the luxury Of the
senses, stood the goose girl. He smiled
al he recalled the encounter Of that
afternoon. Il was his habit to ride to
| the maneuvers every day. and several
times he had noticed her and her
beauty.
"Why couldn't have fallen In love
with some one like this7' he cogitated.
Colonel Won Wallenstein Of tho gen
eral stair approached her from the
other side. Wallenstein was capital
soldier and . Jolly fellow round a
board, but beyond that Carmichael
had no real liking for him. There
were too many scented notes stuck In
his pockets.
The colonel dropped bis cigarette.
leaned over Gretchen's shoulder and
spoke a few words. At first she gave
no heed. The colonel persisted. With
| out a word In reply she resolutsly
sought the nearest policeman. Wallen-
stein, remaining where he was. laugh
ed. Meantime the policeman frowned.
His excellency could not possibly have
intended any wrong. The law OF re-
dress In Ehrenstein had no niche for
| the goose girl.
GOOD evening, colonel" said Car
| michael pleasantly. "Why can't your
bandmaster give US light opera once in
| awhileY
The colonel pulled his mustache in
chagrtn.
Light operas are rare at present"
he replied, accepting his defeat amia-
bly, enough.
And then a pretty woman rose from
a chair near by. She nodded brightly
at the colonel, who bowed, excused
| himself to Carmichael and made OF
after her.
! Carmichael looked round for Crotch
en-. She was still at the side of the
policeman She came back.
Ibid you get your geese together
without mishap2" he asked Of her.
The instinct Of the child always re-
mains with the woman. Gretchen
smiled. This young man would be DIFF
ferent, she knew.
"They were only frightened"
1--WE don't have goose girls in Amer
ica." he said.
The magic word America. where the
gold came from. famed her curiosity.
"You are from American" she asked.
EYES,"
"Are you rich?"
'Tn fancy, in Dreams" humorously.
'Oh. thought they were all rich.
Did you fight in the war"
Eyes. Do you like musicr'
"Were you ever woundedT
"a scratch or two. But do you like
music?'
every, very much. When they play
Beethoven, Bach or Meyerbeer-ach, I
seem to live in another country. hear
music In everything-in the leaves. the
rain, the wind. the stream"
| It seemed strange to him that he
had not noticed it at first, the almost
Hanoverian purity of her, speech and
the freedom with which she spoke.
The average peasant is ignorant, Diff
dent, with vocabulary Of few words.
"What is your name"
Gretchen
'It is a good name. It is famous
too"
Goethe used IT.
$50 he did" Carmichael ably con-
cealed his surprise.
mot always, my friend. Now. do
not believe that it was absentminded-
ness which made you step in between
me and that pretty goose girl the other
night"
| "Ahw Carmichael was all alertness.
"It was not. believe?"
cit was coldly premeditated." said
Carmichael. folding his arms over his
cane, which he still held behind his
back. But that happens to be an in
nocent girl. colonel. You're no Herod.
You really annoyed her."
"Pretense They always begin that
way. do not wish any quarrel. my
captain. But that girls face has fas-
cinated me. propose to see her as
often as like"
II have no objection to offer. But I
told Gretchen that il any one. no mat
ter who, ever offers her disrespect to
report the matter to me at the con-
sulate."
"Well, In case she is what you con-
| S1der 1nSulteu WnaC Will you OO9 u
challenge in his tones.
REPORT the matter to the police"
Wallenstein laughed.
| "And If the girl finds no redress
ther>s" TRANQUILITY. Ito the chancellor"
The colonel laughed harshly and
strobe abruptly away.
| Carmichael saw a carriage coming
along. He recognized the white horse
| us 1t passed the lamps. He stood still
for space. undecided. Then he sped
rapidly toward the side gates of the
royal gardens. The vehicle stopped
there. But this time no woman came
out. Carmichael would have recog-
nized that lank form anywhere. 1t
was the chancellor. Well. what Of 1t?
Couldn't the chancellor 60 out in a
common hack If he wanted to? But
who was the lady in the veil? AS
soon as the chancellor disappeared
Carmichael hailed the conchman and
engaged him for drive for 3 crowns.
Carmichael slid over to the forward
seat and touched the jehu on the back.
"Where did you take the chancellor
! tonight? p he asked.
"Du liber Gottl Was that his ex-
cellency2 He said he was the chief
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