The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26
BY BARONESS BERTHA
Won suTTNER,
Famous Austrian Novelist and Peace
Advocate and IN 1905 Winner
Of the Nobel Peace Prize.
CHAPTER x.

down the promenade when / was
aware Of the tread behind me OF a
horse coming on at round trot.
"Ah. how are you. Martha? / am
pleased. to meet you here"
II was Conrad-the inevitable. 1
was not at all pleased at this meet
ing. However. the Prater was GER
tainly not my private park, and on
such q beautiful spring morning the
ride Is always full. How could have
been so foolish as TO reckon on an un-
disturbed rendezvous here? Althaus
had made his horse follow the pace
OF mine. and settled himself evidently
to be my faithful attendant In my
ride. At this time | perceived Fred
erick v. Tilling at distance, who was
galloping down the ride In our direc-
ton.
Cousin! you are my good ally. are
you not? You know that take all
possible trouble 10 dispose Lilly In
your favor?,
"Yes. my noblest OF cousins"
"Only yesterday evening was
again Wanting your good qualities.
for you are really a grand young fell
low--pleasant, discreet"
Whatever do you want with me?
Just to give your horse the spur
and ride on"
Tilling was by this time quite near.
Conrad looked first at him. then at
me, nodded at me with smile, and
went OF as II he was flying for his
life.
This Althaus again. were Things
first words after he had turned round,
SO as to ride on by my side. In his
tone and his manner jealousy was
plainly expressed.
was pleased at II.
rs he so out OF patience at seeing
me? Or has his horse run away"
Il sent him away, because"
Countess Martha, odd that | should
meet you with this Althaus, Of all
people. Do you know that the world
says he Is in love with his cousin!"
1T Is true
And Is trying to win her fayor?"
That is true Also
"And not without hopper"
Not quite without nope"
Tilling was silent. looked into
his face with happy smile
Your look contradicts your last
words" he said. after a pause. ''For
your look seems to me to say, .Aut-
haus loves me without hope"
He Is not In love with me at all.
The object Of his suit is my sister
Lilly"
You take weight of my heart
This man was one of the reasons for
my wishing to leave Vienna. l could
not have borne to be obliged to look
on"
And what other reasons had you
besides?" interposed
The fear that my passion was In
creasing; that / should not be able
to conceal II longer; that 1t would
make me ridiculous and miserable at
the same time"
Are you miserable today
"Oh, Martial Since yesterday
have been living In such tumult of
feeling that am almost. beside my
self. But not without the fear, as
when one has too sweet dream,
that may suddenly awake to a pain
full reality. have no right to expect
any return for my love. What can
offer you?
To-day your favor smiles on me.
and lifts me into the seventh heaven.
Tomorrow. or little later, you will
withdraw from me again this unde-
served favor, and plunge me into an.
abyss OF despair | know myself no
longer. How hyperbolically am
speaking--I, who was formerly such
calm. circumspect man, an enemy
of all extravagance. But in your pres
ence nothing seems to be extravagant.
Tn ~
happy or wretched."
Let me speak OF my doubts, too.
The princess"
"Oh. has that chatter come to your
ears, too? There is nothing in It.
nothing at all"
"of course you deny: that is your
duty"
The lady In question, whose heart
Is now imprisoned. as Is well known
In the Burg theater, and how long will
that last?--for II Is heart which
gives itself away pretty often--this
lady is one about whom the most cir
cumspect gentleman need hardly oh
serve the silence Of death. SO yot
are doubly bound to believe me. And
besides, should have wished to leave
Vienna II that rumor had had any
foundation?"
Jealousy does not draw reasonable
differences. Should have ordered yot
to remain here " had been neal
making up match with my cousin
Althaus?"
1T Is hard for me. Martha. to be
riding SO quietly by your side.
should like to fall at your feet. to kiss
at least your beloved hand"
Dear Frederick" said ! tenderly
such outward acts are not needed.
One can embrace with words. too.
and caress all the same as--"
"lf we kissed he said, concluding
the sentence.
At this last word. which thrilled
through us both like an electric shock.
we looked for some time into each
others eyes. and found that one can
kiss even with looks.
In September OF this year our mar.
riage took place.
My bridegroom had got two months
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